What they need A box-to-box midfielder with an eye for goal.

He was described by the chairman of Sønderjyske as a offensive box-to-box midfielder.

He plays as a box-to-box midfielder, but is also capable of playing as a full back.

It was here that Friio would be converted from a defender into a box-to-box midfielder.

He plays as a box-to-box midfielder capable of playing in either the holding role or as an attacker.

Also theres a pattern of good teams playing with 3 box-to-box midfielders like Cruzeiro and Corinthians.

Examples of a box-to-box midfielders are:

McCall was a box-to-box midfielder characterised by his tireless running, tackling and also weighing in with an average of one goal every 11 games.

Ramsey mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder, but has also been used in a wide variety of midield and even fullback positions.

He is a box-to-box midfielder with good vision, adept tackling ability, strong, tireless and hard-working abilities.

Cooksey was a utility player, due to his versatility on the left-flank and in the centre of midfield as a box-to-box midfielder.

A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill has become recognised for "his direct and powerful approach and his late runs into the penalty area."

He was a box-to-box midfielder, often making last-ditch saves as a defender before sprinting the length of the field to participate in attacking moves.

He plays as a box-to-box midfielder and is described as a player who possesses "excellent vision, great ball control", and "provides technical quality".

True box-to-box midfielders are very rare in todays game and he would be a real plus to what can be quite a static Tottenham midfield.

Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to accommodate substitutions.

He has also been deployed as a defensive midfielder playing a box-to-box midfielder role because of his energy in supporting defensive and offensive play.

He soon became an important part of Rosenborg's junior side, showing himself as both a deep-lying defensive midfielder and a more advanced box-to-box midfielder.

He has also been known to play in central midfield playing in the style of a box-to-box midfielder due to his overall speed, stamina and work rate.

During his career, he usually played as a box-to-box midfielder, although later in his career he played as a sweeper.

Paulinho is a box-to-box midfielder who "is a strong and powerful runner, pushing his side forward from midfield to supplement his fine defensive work.

Diaby is often described as a typical box-to-box midfielder; a midfielder who is adept both offensively and defensively.

His club describes him as a versatile left-footed box-to-box midfielder who is capable of playing as a centre midfielder or an attacker.

"The Question" has included articles on the decline of the box-to-box midfielder, the importance of the modern full-back and the evolution of the defensive striker.

Initially being moved into a defensive midfield position, Maniatis now plays as a box-to-box midfielder playing alongside a more established defensive midfielder.