"defender being" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a noun phrase that describes someone who is defending or protecting something or someone. Example: The defender being at the front line bravely faced the enemy onslaught.
Clichy was signed under similar circumstances, with the defender being controversially persuaded to move across the English Channel at 16 from Cannes, which took its grievances to UEFA over the way Arsenal conducted the transfer.
Instead, it was Madrid that staged a stirring comeback in a scrappy second half, which ended with Sergio Ramos, the Madrid defender, being sent off after picking up a second yellow card for a head clash with Sergio Busquets.
As revealed by the Guardian in April, Laporte has been identified as Guardiola's preferred target despite the defender being ruled out until August with a broken leg and dislocated ankle.
Rodrigo Palacio halved the deficit with 20 minutes remaining and a rash late challenge from Henrique resulted in the Napoli defender being dismissed, allowing Icardi to force the draw with a "Panenka" spot-kick.
It is known that Babbel is among those to apply for the vacancy at Millwall and The Independent understands the club were impressed by the manner of the 40-year-old's approach, with the former defender being among the first applicants.
If you'd asked him whether he wanted his debut at Anfield, he would have said 'Yes'," Brown explained, furiously scribbling over the text of his copy of Joseph Heller's classic novel of wartime absurdity and rewriting the entire 454 pages into the moving tale of an 18-year-old defender being humiliated by a world-class centre forward for no apparent reason.
