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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Example Sentences

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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?

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After confirmation United had accepted a £40m offer from Chelsea for wantaway winger Alejandro Garnacho, the future of other exiled players with the Old Trafford club continues to be debated.

From BBC

Isak was conspicuous by his absence once again, as the wantaway Swede continues to train away from the rest of his Newcastle team-mates, and this saga added a new dimension to the game.

From BBC

But the Alexander Isak saga has added a heap of spice to the occasion as the wantaway striker's suitors rock up on Tyneside.

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

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