If we don't see Mbappe joining Real Madrid this summer then I wonder who they will bring to the centre-forward position in the starting lineup. Maybe they have Rodrygo as well but he isn't actually a striker. The best formula would be to create a new trio in the attacking line with Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and a striker that they can transfer soon.

Vinicius Junior has been used to having a solid partner like Benzema in the attacking line. Therefore I wonder the next striker can get along with Vinicius in a short time. It started to feel like they won't spend a lot of money on either Kane or Osimhen. Then they had better look for Vlahovic as I think Juventus might be willing to sell him for a price around his market value which is 70 million euros.

There is half a month left for Pochettino to take over and have a fresh start. He has a really big responsibility to bring back the much stronger times of this team. Because this season was just a big disappointment. They couldn't finish it even in top 10 and there was a huge problem with scoring goals. 38 goals in 38 matches is just horrible statistics for Chelsea.

Pochettino should focus on solving the striker problem first. Havertz has been used as a striker for a long time but he can't give the expected performance to the team. It is totally normal because it isn't even his natural position. He should be used as an attacking midfielder or winger. A solid striker transfer should solve the significant portion of their problems already.

We never know who would be brought and how he would manage Roma after Mourinho. Maybe they can be managed even better than this to be a part of the Champions League finally. Mourinho is a successful manager of course. He has a really decent career and he is a respected manager. However he is still having issues with carrying this team to the Champions League.

Roma have actually strengthened the squad quite nicely after the latest transfers. This squad have the capacity to make it to the Champions League normally. Despite Juventus' punishment Roma couldn't become one of the teams going to the Champions League. Roma board are still okay with keeping him for another season of course but if he can't make more improvement again then I think it would be his last season there.

Actually it isn't that weird because I wanted to emphasize that there was a significant chance to make it to top four for Freiburg. Because in Leverkusen's absence in this area there was a bigger chance for other teams to have a slot for the Champions League group stage. Union Berlin and Freiburg fight really hard for it but Freiburg couldn't make use of their chances efficiently on the final weeks of the season.

But I wouldn't like to mean like the position they finished at isn't success. It is of course success as they can finish right behind top 4. They don't have an incredible squad in the end so this is just really good work for them.

I don't know whether Manchester United can sign Mbappe in case there is an opportunity this summer. Because they wouldn't be the only team interested in him. Real Madrid would surely get into this race right away as they have been monitoring Mbappe for a long while. They are also in need of a striker now as this need has got bigger as of Benzema's departure.

Manchester United have got way richer than before certainly. But as long as Real Madrid present the same conditions on his contract I don't think Mbappe's choice would be the Red Devils. Because they haven't been as successful as Real Madrid in the recent years before anything else. Mbappe must be hungry for winning a Champions League title.

There is still no action taken about Galtier by PSG. This season can't be counted as successful for him no matter how much he says that it was a good one. Winning the Ligue 1 title is an easy peasy achievement for PSG with a huge strength gap like this with the other teams. As long as they can't be competitive for the Champions League title and win it there is nothing that much admirable.

Maybe PSG haven't made up their mind about Mourinho yet and they are looking into some other candidates as well. But the earlier they finish the rumours about this manager change topic the better for them. While PSG are on the verge of losing Mbappe as well they need to make their choices more carefully from now on. Otherwise the Champions League title will be only in their dreams.

Newcastle are also rumoured to be after Neymar these days by the way. Actually they might be able to more convincing to him as they have joined the Champions League. But Neymar would ask for some guarantees I assume. He might ask for a solid improvement in like nearly every area of their lineup. I wouldn't be surprised with such demand because Newcastle really need it to maintain consistency.

Newcastle are a very rich team now you know so I'm expecting them to build a squad that can do well not only in the Premier League but also the Champions League. If they build such squad then the only worry could be the chemistry among players. As long as they have a solid chemistry they should be good to go.

I don't agree with you that Real Madrid don't need Mbappe now. Because they have newly lost Benzema to Al Ittihad so they need to bring a new striker before the new season starts. If PSG give a signal like they will sell Mbappe this summer then Real Madrid would surely be in line to sign him right away. For now they are just waiting patiently to see how things will go.

As I said if they can't sign Mbappe now there is still no problem. There are many striker alternatives in the market now to fill the space in the lineup for next season. I don't know how much money they are eager to spend though because I think they might plan to allocate as much money as possible for Mbappe's demands and a possible transfer fee as a plus.

Mourinho's future at Roma is still not completely clear. He is actually okay with staying there but he has signaled that he is open for reasonable offers at the same time. You know there have been some interest by PSG side recently but there is still no update on this situation. Maybe they want to take their time before making the right decision.

Mourinho said that he would inform the board right away if he gets an offer from PSG side. In this case I don't think Roma would be able to keep him because such offer would be much more attracting to any manager. But if Mourinho stays one more season then he will surely be expected to improve the success rate on the last year on his contract.

Yeah Perez has the same car with Verstappen according to Red Bull's words. But still he can't be competitive enough in this rivalry. Of course Red Bull care about Verstappen more and this is a reason indeed. Because there is a hierarchy in the team. The drivers are not seen equal like it is at Ferrari. Apart from that Perez has started to make individual mistakes as well recently and this also caused the gap to get even bigger in the championship.

For example the simple mistake in Monaco qualifying session.


Of course I don't intend to overlook the other very skilled drivers. We never know what they are capable of until having a strong car like Verstappen has now. But I just wanted to evaluate the situation considering the past of the sport. Hamilton and Verstappen names have been the ones ahead of the others in the recent years.

Alonso is doing really great with Aston Martin and I would really like to see Perez being replaced with Alonso honestly. Because Perez is more prone to make simple mistakes considering the recent times.

Some news sources started to say that Manchester United aren't interested in Harry Kane anymore. Because they find his cost too much to bring to the team. Actually Manchester United have newly been bought by a Sheikh so they would have a huge transfer budget to make their signings. But it looks like it isn't about affording him now.

They must be seeing it not very sensible to do. He is going to be 30 years old by the end of July so not every big team would be eager to spend 100+ million euros for him from now on. Of course he can still be productive for many more years but it is still a risk to take.

When Neuer returns he would surely want to be in the starting eleven as usual. If he doesn't get worse than before after this lasting injury it is really difficult for Sommer to take the shirt from him. Sommer would play in cup games the most in normal conditions in that case. As we all know how solid goalkeeper Neuer stilll is I don't think he would have issues with having the same quality again.

There is Ulreich too as a backup goalkeeper so I don't think Bayern Munich would make it an issue if Sommer decides to leave in this situation.

Indeed Manchester United were a failure to me. Of course they faced the king of the Europa League on paper. However Sevilla were having their vulnerable times back then so Manchester United should have finished them off in Old Trafford. But Sevilla were really lucky in the last moments of that game and got a draw somehow.

And as of the second leg Sevilla started a really solid run which brought even the title to them at the end. Did Sevilla deserve the title at the end? My answer would be yes to that. Even though having big difficulties in general of the season they still found a way out in the Europa League after facing Manchester United. This time period is a product of hard work.

Neymar for the centre-forward position? No mate I don't think so. If you say that he can satisfy the need of goals by playing on another position then there is no problem. But Neymar can't be any use in the centre-forward position. The most productive roles for him so far has been left winger mainly and attacking midfielder. But his best performance is seen when he plays as left winger.

However Rashford is there so there will be a need of some adjustments. Let's say Manchester United signed Neymar and didn't go for a centre-forward transfer then I would expect Neymar on the left wing and Rashford as a centre-forward.


Tottenham chairman Levy started to seem not very keen on selling him to a rival team. Therefore Manchester United's job might be more difficult then they think about Kane signing. Besides I don't know what Manchester United board think about spending 100+ million euros only on Kane's transfer fee. As he is getting older not every team have the same opinions about such transfers.

He can still play for a season or two as his age is still okay for a defender although he is 37. Al Ittihad have been interested in him as the rumour has been out for a couple of days. Honestly I think it would be a really good move for him. Because who knows how much money he can make there. Arabian teams don't step back from paying a lot of money to stars like him.

He can have his last year(s) of his career there by earning a great deal of money and securing his and his family's future for certain. After that I assume he would retire instead of returning to Europe or going to MLS. I think this is the greatest formula for him.

PSG might even be evaluating the possibility of selling him before Mbappe has six months left on his contract. I say this depending on what the news says about PSG. It looks like PSG aren't willing to release Mbappe for free just like that. But the only way to prevent this is to sell him as early as possible. But this time they will have to find a replacement for him immediately.

Real Madrid wouldn't even want to make an offer already now to not pay any transfer fee after hearing about Mbappe's words. Mbappe has clearly stated that he won't extend his contract any longer so there is only one year left. Real Madrid should be able to make a good striker signing for next season and just go on now.

It was a really solid season for Inter. Maybe there was no Serie A title at the end but winning that title too would be a big extra for them. Because they already won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana titles. Moreover they had a dream run in the Champions League to the final round. Maybe they couldn't win that title as well but it was still a big success for the players and Inzaghi.

From now on I can say that Inzaghi can really be the right manager for Inter and they should hold onto him. But next season the supporters would expect them to be more competitive for the Serie A title for sure. They didn't end this season at a bad position though by qualifying for the Champions League as well. But they need to be in a title race too.

Vinicius Junior is the future of Real Madrid. Losing him would mean a lot to them. But now he has lost Benzema with whom he has been getting along. He will need a new striker like him to have a strong relationship in the attacking line again. For now this isn't certain though. Kane and Osimhen names are coming one step forward now as you know.

Mbappe is also going to join the team most probably but there is still time for that. Because he is going to play at PSG for one more season. When he comes Real Madrid will need to build the attacking line well because he is also a centre-forward.

I'm looking forward to see Manchester United's transfer moves this summer. Rashford has been taking a big responsibility about scoring goals so far. Under Erik ten Hag's management he shined much more. But still he isn't a centre-forward. Weghorst is returning to Burnley by the end of his loan spell. He hasn't been good enough as well.

There is Martial as well who is naturally a centre-forward but he is also not good enough. He isn't a consistent scorer. Therefore Manchester United would make use of a solid striker. Because if Rashford gets injured their scoring productivity is affected significantly. Kane has been a target but we will see if Tottenham can be convinced.

This might be the best season for Freiburg to finish in top 4 because Leverkusen made a quite bad start and started to recover really late. But Freiburg wasted this chance as well. After a fight with Union Berlin for this goal the winner was Union Berlin. Especially that loss against Union Berlin by 4-2 on the final weeks caused Freiburg to get behind more and lose their chance significantly.

I think Freiburg board must be satisfied with the work Freiburg have been doing so far anyway. They have already been not a regular in top 4 so being right behind that area is still success for them. As long as they maintain their game quality there should be no problem.