wantaway

British

/ ˈwɒntəˌweɪ /

noun

1. a footballer who wants a transfer to another club
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a wantaway player

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verb

(intr, adverb) (of a footballer) to want a transfer to another club

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Could the wantaway Swede really have been reintegrated if he did not get the move he desired in the final throes of the window?

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

But as Palace celebrated in the sun, the appeal of the wantaway Newcastle forward became clearer.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025

The same equation is true of the wantaway striker Romelu Lukaku.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2019

Fulham's pursuit of Ross McCormack has been dealt a blow after Leeds United reiterated their desire to keep the wantaway 27-year-old frontman.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2014

Although it can buy you a wantaway striker from Wigan – Mauro Boselli is set to leave the DW stadium for Genoa.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2011

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