Sentence examples for buying a player from inspiring English sources

7. Consider buying a player.

Despite his pre-season in the reserves, José Mourinho is buying a player in tip-top shape.

I'm on board with buying a player low, but unless Jimenez's previous velocity returns, there's real concern here, as only 22 pitchers had a lower SwStr% among all starters last season.

But in a classic piece of reverse Ferguson psychology, the manager applied pressure on both the player and his club, while seemingly ruling out buying a player he badly wants.

It isn't widely known, for example, that the Premier League's rules forbid anyone from one club – no matter if it is the manager, the kitman or whoever runs the souvenir shop — talking up the possibility of buying a player who is registered somewhere else.

At present the money involved is small compared to buying a player, but we're certainly not talking pennies – I know our own gaffer at Bristol City gave up on one potential signing in the January transfer window after the loan club asked for a transfer fee he described as "ridiculous".

Poorer people who have waited until now to buy a player for around $50 buy fewer titles.

She bought a player piano and her grandson played it to distraction.

She bought a player piano and her grandson played it… Recollections of adolescent days around 1918.

"Think about the goalkeeping situation, for example, where everybody pushed us to buy a player.

"When we buy a player we know where he feels comfortable.