Liverpool’s signing of Florian Wirtz is bound to have a knock-on effect on several of the team’s midfielders. Acquired from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee that could reach £116m, the 22-year-old is ...

There are several terms for the player in the deepest midfield role. The defensive midfielder. The holding midfielder. The sitting midfielder. The anchorman. They all convey roughly the same kind of ...

These midfield hard-men and tacticians made life miserable for anyone brave enough to face them.

Atlético is in advanced negotiations to sign the Argentine defensive midfielder Tomás Pérez, 20 years old, who belongs to Porto, from Portugal. The position of defensive midfielder is currently ...

From Carlos Baleba to Mamadou Sangare, The Athletic looks at players who may fit the bill to take over from the departing Brazilian ...