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4121  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 08, 2023, 05:54:43 AM
Nkunku will certainly not be able to strengthen Chelsea against Liverpool in the EPL match this week. The new Chelsea striker, who was expected to be the team's foundation, had to be out for several months due to a meniscus knee injury and had to undergo surgery immediately. It's a shame even though Nkunku always performs optimally when defending Chelsea in pre-season matches, but sometimes fate says otherwise. Now Chelsea is hunting for another new striker and it is rumored that it leads to Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, but Chelsea wants Vlahovic to exchange with Lukaku to facilitate his transfer and the rest is just a small fee.
4122  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: August 07, 2023, 12:56:04 PM
In the end, Al-Nassr won 3-1 and they have an easy semi-final ahead of Al-Shorta. Al-Hilal, apparently, in turn, will easily defeat the winner of the Al-Shabab and Al-Wahda pair (damn what names I can break my tongue or fingers) and in the final we will see a confrontation between two Saudi teams.
By the way, Ronaldo scores the third match in a row  Cool
It seems that Ronaldo has found his rhythm with his new team-mates at Al-Nassr and it seems that he can always score in every game. No wonder Ronaldo is indeed one of the GOATs, even though he is old, he can still contribute to the team. Now it is quite clear where this final will take place and we all hope that the ideal final of the Arab Club Champions will bring Al-Nassr against Al-Hilal after each of these teams will defeat their opponent in the semifinals. It will be a balanced final in terms of squad depth which already contains several European players and will definitely make headlines before the saudi league title restarts in the coming week.
Ronaldo has returned to being aggressive in the last 3 matches because he managed to contribute his goals in these 3 matches. The presence of sadio mane has had a good impact on Ronaldo because Sadio Mane was able to provide accurate bait for ronaldo.

But looking at his team-mates at Real Madrid, it seems like Benzema has yet to find his best form after Al Ittihad lost yesterday's match against Al Hilal. Thus Al Ittihad was eliminated faster in the Arab Champions League.
It looks like the duet of Sadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo will run quite smoothly in all competitions including the Saudi league which will start in a few days. I can't wait to see these two players continue to contribute fully to the team and bring Al-Nassr back to winning titles. About Benzema, I'm quite sad because Al-Ittihad had to be eliminated even though Benzema is also on fire by scoring successive goals in the several matches he has played with Al-Ittihad. But indeed the opponent is Al-Hilal who is also not an easy team for them to beat and I don't think Benzema is bad, maybe he just needs more time to be able to find chemistry with his colleagues so he can maximize every available opportunity.
4123  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: August 07, 2023, 12:33:26 PM
Haaland is at the same level as Vini and also Mbappe, currently these three players are strong candidates as the best player every year. Rasmus Hojlund still needs quite a long time to be side by side with Haaland or even with other great players and considering he is still very young I think if he continues to consistently score goals in every game then this will soon be achieved, especially setting records every season is also necessary to increase his credibility as a future great player. Now we are waiting to see how he will do in the Champions League with Manchester United, considering that this is the first time he has been in Europe's highest competition.
Even Hojlund was not that well-known before Manchester United brought him from Atlanta in this transfer season, he is not as great in Atlanta as people imagine. Manchester United bought him only because they saw the potential that he could become a star in the future and United's hopes made sense at his age and playing in a competition that was tougher than before could increase his skills, while Haaland and Mbappe have proven themselves to be reliable strikers, even Haaland has scored a lot of goals before he moved to Manchester City, and Mbappe doesn't need to be doubted, so Hojlund has quite a difference from the two seniors, but he will be able to develop at Manchester United that's why United dared to spend big enough for him, but in the champions league maybe he won't be the main one to play immediately in the early minutes of the match.
That's right, I actually don't know who he is even though he often follows the development of players in Serie A, but it's clear he only scored 9 goals last season so his name was not heard before and since Manchester United took an interest in him his name immediately filled all the timelines of all social media. Haaland and Mbappe have an even crazier instinct for scoring goals and both of them always fill the top scorers every season.

Indeed, I also believe that as long as there is real progress, the players will be able to develop, especially in big clubs, the atmosphere of the supporters and greater responsibility that requires players to continue to show their performance. I think Erik ten hag will still use Hojlund as the main striker and optimize Rashford more as a left winger because otherwise they will find it difficult to adapt to the Champions League without full strength.
4124  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 07, 2023, 12:19:27 PM
Now Arsenal seem to have opened their doors to the arrival of a new goalkeeper as Matt Turner has officially reached a permanent deal with Nottingham Forent. This made Arsenal's percentage of success in getting David Raya from Brentford even higher, but indeed the problem of negotiating fees has not been resolved until now. We know that some time ago David Raya wanted to leave Brentford and his only goal was to go to Arsenal.

Now Aaron Ramsdale will definitely not be calm because his position as the main goalkeeper could be threatened by the arrival of David Raya, but as a professional player this is very natural, especially in a big team there must always be competition to be able to fight for first place. I hope Mikel Arteta can make the right decision later on in terms of goalkeeping and the most important thing is that the goal is to win the title together.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1688469514822828032
4125  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 07, 2023, 11:55:46 AM
Milan have spent 110 million euros on transfers already. But they have done this by spending this money on 6 players rather than 1 or 2. They don't like the idea of making one sensational transfer then I assume. They just want to strengthen multiple areas and increase the number of alternative players at the same time.

As far as I can see Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Chukwueze are the most impressive transfers. I don't have a wide knowledge about the other transfers. I can just criticize the Okafor transfer because he hasn't been a good scorer so far as the number of goals over the years isn't much good.
It's the way it should be so it's not too much of a waste of money on just one or two players and I think Milan's decision to spend so many players with that kind of money must be they want something more even than highlighting just one important position. The three recruits you mentioned have indeed proven their quality in the previous team, it's just that the two midfielders from Chelsea have experienced a decline in performance since last season but Milan seems to be able to revive their performance later.

On the other hand, I'm quite curious about the new Milan striker Noah Okafor, who was brought in from RB Salzburg. Statistically last season he recorded 10 goals and 5 assists in all competitions and this time he has to prove to Milan fans that his contribution will be better in Serie A later.
4126  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: August 07, 2023, 09:01:29 AM
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waiting for Victor Roque next year is not difficult for Barcelona. I'm sure Xavi can come up with a strategy with the formations used even with the existing players. Lewandowsky is indeed very important on the Barcelona front line. but I still believe that if Xavi lets Lewandowsky rest, Xavi can still use other options. Ferran Torres cannot be a replacement for Lewandowsky. but it looks like Xavi will have a special formation that makes him comfortable playing.
I just checked the Barcelona squad list and it's true that there are no pure strikers other than Lewandowski. I don't know what Xavi was thinking with not a single back-up for their striker position. Moreover, next season's competition is getting fiercer and they should be able to prepare things that will make it easier to win. The only way if Lewandowski is later sidelined due to injury or a card penalty is to change his formation to 4-4-2 by plotting Ansu Fatti and Ferran Torres in the attacking positions. I think that formation makes a lot more sense and would be easier to do with the depth of Barcelona's current squad.

Xavi still has Ferran Torres, he can play in various positions. despite the fact that the player did not show good performance last season, he can still be used as an option if Lewandowski suffers an injury. and if the signing of Vitor Roque goes according to what was originally planned, he could become Lewandowski's backup. although still relatively young, it seems that Xavi really believes in this player from Brazil. a few days ago there were rumors that Barcelona wanted to sign Vitor Roque as soon as possible.

But as reported by Romano, Paranaense still relies on Vitor Roque until this December. the Brazilian club wants Vitor to stay and qualify for the Copa Libertadores. So, this player will be planned to join Barcelona in the 2024 winter transfer window. but if Barcelona can bring him in sooner than originally planned, they will have a young centre-forward on hand to back up Lewandowski should he be injured. after all, if we refer to Barcelona's pre-season matches, it seems that Xavi has prepared several strategies that he can implement after conducting several experiments.

If I refer to what you said, the 4-4-2 formation is more likely to be a defensive pattern. ideally Xavi applies the 4-3-1-2 pattern, this pattern suits their offensive style of football. yep, like when Barcelona countered Real Madrid in the pre-season match. so with the players that Barcelona currently have, Xavi can apply the pattern as he wishes, but it all depends on which team will be their opponent.
Well, that is quite good news for barcelona because there is no need to wait for Victor Roque to join in the 24/25 season. If later it is true that he will arrive early in the middle of this season then Barcelona will not need to look for an additional pure striker. Xavi is indeed a great former midfielder and he knows which strategy is right to help the team win, I don't doubt him because he has that ability.

The 4-4-2 pattern that I said is good for both attacking and defending, but indeed with 4 midfielders available, the defensive portion will become more. The formation you mentioned is indeed quite suitable for Barcelona with its tiki taka style and it is likely that they will return to using that formation if Lewandowski has a problem that cannot make him present on the field.
4127  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: August 07, 2023, 08:40:28 AM
Fabrizio Romano tweeted that Joao Felix will leave Atletico Madrid guaranteed this summer.

Felix is waiting for an offer from Europe first. Especially an offer from Barcelona. But there is no way Barcelona are signing him on a permanent deal. Because as far as I know his asking price is around 100m euros now. In this situation Barcelona can't pay that much thinking of FFP rules. Maybe a loan option might be on the table but I don't know if they have such goal now. If he doesn't get an offer in Europe then he is likely to go to Saudi Arabia.
No one expected that Joao Felix's future would be this complicated and it seems that he really doesn't need a place anymore at Atletico because of the less than harmonious relationship with Diego Simeone. I think Joao Felix is still very good for a top European team but if you wait for an offer from Barcelona it is absolutely impossible with all the aspects you have said. What's more, the high cost will certainly be another consideration for other European teams if they want to recruit him.

Last season when he was on loan at Chelsea, he also did not show significant performance, so there would be so many things to consider if he signed him. But the last one is an offer from Al-Hilal and it must be a fantastic value, at the young age of 23 years he will make a lot of money and at the same time will end his career sooner. So the decision is now a matter of time.
4128  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 07, 2023, 07:02:32 AM
I still didn't expect Arsenal to be able to beat Manchester City in the Community Shield final and even though everything had to go through a penalty shootout, it was very clear that Aaron Ramsdale was a savior because he managed to save two penalties from Manchester City players. Even in normal 90 minutes there was hardly a goal scored but everything changed when Cole Palmer came on in the second half and scored a wonderful goal for Manchester City. Victory was almost certain at the hands of Manchester City but surprisingly Leandro Trossard scored an injury time equalizer to draw the score. After that, Pep Guardiola's face looked annoyed because his team had to concede in the last minute, but it seems like Manchester City's fate to win the community shield title doesn't always go smoothly and they have to accept the fact that they have never won in a row in the last 3 seasons in this competition.

Anyway, congratulations for Arsenal's first title this season and hope there will be more titles they can get later, especially the EPL title which they lost last season. Smiley
I feel sorry to see Man City defeat when they played against Arsenal yesterday and it seems I see players who are a little inconsistent here, especially Man City players. I saw that the City players thought a 1-0 goal could win the match and underestimated the Arsenal players so that the City players performance weakened in the second half and Haaland was Man City mainstay player. I felt very disappointed in this match as there was no contribution whatsoever and also in the defensive line is quite bad at the start of the season. I hope Guardiola has to be tough with his players to train him consistently because it was a very bad game for Man City.

and I congratulate Arsenal for what has been an amazing start to the season.
Even Manchester City underestimated Arsenal too much by not using some of its core players in this final match and it seems that Pep Guardiola is so sure that even with the existing squad he can beat Arsenal easily. But if we look at Manchester City, it's still struggling and couldn't even score a single goal in the first half. If Manchester City had been serious from the start by including all of their core squad since the first half, Arsenal might have lost from the early minutes with a difference of 2 to 3 goals.

But we also can't force this because the EPL competition will start soon and they already won the treble winner last season so if they bet using the main squad, the possibility of player injury is what Pep Guardiola is most afraid of and it's not worth what they focus on next season.
4129  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: August 07, 2023, 06:25:46 AM
I know since we saw Neymar playing for PSG in this season there is not much chance to see him leaving PSG for another team and he seems happy in PSG even after his friend Messi left this team but still, according to some resources, Neymar is close to leave PSG for Barcelona and return to this team for another time. The last time when Messi left PSG for Inter Milan Sheikh Mabkhout Al-Marri is a journalist and was the first person who announced this and now he said Neymar is going to join Barcelona.



https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/08/05/fc-barcelona-signing-neymar-from-psg-looks-probable-because-of-these--strange-nuances/
There have been many rumors circulating about Neymar's departure from PSG and even PSG's own management seemed to have no intention of retaining Neymar because he was injured more often and was absent from matches.
Now it has been reported that several great PSG players have started leaving the squad one by one.

I prefer Neymar to play with Barcelona compared to PSG because while with PSG I don't see him being able to make many good contributions.
But if we look at Neymar's pre-season performance, he is actually still quite good and can adapt to other players, but indeed the problem of injury is what PSG is most afraid of if it happens again and makes its star player absent again. On the other hand, I had read that PSG actually offered Neymar's loan to Barcelona for a season as a transfer deal for Ousmane Dembele, but Barcelona refused because they could not afford to pay Neymar's salary, which was considered very large. If we look at the current financial situation, which is very bad, it is impossible for them to be able to pay for it.
4130  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: August 07, 2023, 06:14:52 AM
I'm not going to compare players but I think Hojlund is a young player and he is a good finisher I think he is very similar to Haaland and even his name is similar. However these players are not compatible because the performance of Haaland was much better than Hojlund, but I think not Ten Hag can have a player to have a better and close race with other teams like Manchester City and Real Madrid in the Champions League.  
Maybe quite the same, because after all he is a talented player. but for now Haaland is on a different level. He has proven himself to be successful and doing very well at his club. And Hojlund just might prove it. Because of that, it's just a matter of how Ten Hag will hone it so that this talented player becomes an extraordinary player, able to match his strength with Haaland and be recognized throughout the world. And how in the future Hojlund can make a very good and consistent contribution at Man United. This might not be easy for her, but it doesn't mean it's impossible.
Haaland is at the same level as Vini and also Mbappe, currently these three players are strong candidates as the best player every year. Rasmus Hojlund still needs quite a long time to be side by side with Haaland or even with other great players and considering he is still very young I think if he continues to consistently score goals in every game then this will soon be achieved, especially setting records every season is also necessary to increase his credibility as a future great player. Now we are waiting to see how he will do in the Champions League with Manchester United, considering that this is the first time he has been in Europe's highest competition.
4131  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: August 07, 2023, 05:01:06 AM


So far Leipzig has pocketed a total of 220 million euros from the sale of its star players to English Premier League clubs. We know that there was Nkunku who joined Chelsea, then Dominik Szoboszlai who joined Liverpool and finally there was the most expensive defender in history who joined Manchester City, namely Josko Gvardiol. With that amount of money it can be said that Leipzing's finances are very good so far and I think they are like Dortmund who have managed to sell their talented players. I'm still curious whether in the next season they will succeed in selling their talented players at high prices again and seeing great interest coming from English clubs, of course it will be a very big profit field.

I am expecting them to bring in really good players with this amount of money that they have right now. They don’t even have to spend all the money.  They can just bring in young players who are showing potential and nurture them properly to become a really good player in the future. It is not a problem for me as long as they invest the money back in the team.

Obviously everything is business. So they should spend money to bring in better players to have better success. But selling players like Dortmund, just to have a good amount of money is never going to be good for a club in the long run. I hope they are not following the same tactics.
Of course, after knowing that there is a lot of interest coming from other top European teams, this is increasingly making Leipzig do the same thing every season. I wouldn't be surprised if later they would consistently do that and instead of buying star players it would be better for them to create star players, maybe that's a thought that started to emerge from Leipzig.

I don't think so far there's nothing to lose except that Leipzig's chances of winning the title are diminishing but in football there will always be teams that produce big players in the future and Leipzig seem to be enjoying that. Even though you don't expect Leizpig not to do the same as Dortmund, it must be admitted that the Bundesliga is one of the good fields for future great players.
4132  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 07, 2023, 04:40:55 AM
I still didn't expect Arsenal to be able to beat Manchester City in the Community Shield final and even though everything had to go through a penalty shootout, it was very clear that Aaron Ramsdale was a savior because he managed to save two penalties from Manchester City players. Even in normal 90 minutes there was hardly a goal scored but everything changed when Cole Palmer came on in the second half and scored a wonderful goal for Manchester City. Victory was almost certain at the hands of Manchester City but surprisingly Leandro Trossard scored an injury time equalizer to draw the score. After that, Pep Guardiola's face looked annoyed because his team had to concede in the last minute, but it seems like Manchester City's fate to win the community shield title doesn't always go smoothly and they have to accept the fact that they have never won in a row in the last 3 seasons in this competition.

Anyway, congratulations for Arsenal's first title this season and hope there will be more titles they can get later, especially the EPL title which they lost last season. Smiley
4133  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: August 07, 2023, 04:30:22 AM
In the end, Al-Nassr won 3-1 and they have an easy semi-final ahead of Al-Shorta. Al-Hilal, apparently, in turn, will easily defeat the winner of the Al-Shabab and Al-Wahda pair (damn what names I can break my tongue or fingers) and in the final we will see a confrontation between two Saudi teams.
By the way, Ronaldo scores the third match in a row  Cool
It seems that Ronaldo has found his rhythm with his new team-mates at Al-Nassr and it seems that he can always score in every game. No wonder Ronaldo is indeed one of the GOATs, even though he is old, he can still contribute to the team. Now it is quite clear where this final will take place and we all hope that the ideal final of the Arab Club Champions will bring Al-Nassr against Al-Hilal after each of these teams will defeat their opponent in the semifinals. It will be a balanced final in terms of squad depth which already contains several European players and will definitely make headlines before the saudi league title restarts in the coming week.
4134  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: August 07, 2023, 04:06:56 AM
Spurs are rumored to have declined the offer from Bayern Munich for Harry Kane.

It is now rumored a bigger interest in Dusan Vlahovic for them.
Indeed, from the start, Daniel Levy had no intention of negotiating with Bayern Munich and when a Bayern Munich representative came to London to carry out the negotiations, Daniel Levy actually ignored him and then went to America to meet his family who were on vacation. Even though that was the last offer made by Bayern Munich for Harry Kane, his attitude as the owner of a club is very bad and I think the relationship between these two teams will deteriorate in a long time. However, Bayern Munich have tried to do their best and if there is no response by the deadline, then they must try to find another striker option and it seems that Dusan Vlahovic is far more convincing, especially for a long-term contract.
4135  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 07, 2023, 03:55:13 AM
I don't understand what Juventus is thinking if they are still annoyed with the ban given by UEFA previously, which made it lazy to carry out transfer activities this summer. But apart from all that I think they have to try with the existing competition and being able to win the Scudetto is a great achievement if they are serious about doing it again.
I think maybe that is one of the reasons Juventus have not carried out player shopping activities to hunt for the Italian league title in the season which will not take long to start, Juventus should be able to equip their squad with good players to cover their players who are still injured like Pogba to have replacements and players to fill the squad so that it can be better.

If indeed Juventus has a ban by UEFA not to take part in the European championship I think they can focus on pursuing a title in the Italian league next season, I'm sure Juventus have enough money to buy players to fill their squad for the better and bring Juventus to the Italian league title later . this is their chance where Napoli and milan focus on the UCL so as to make Juventus take advantage of this moment.
If I'm not mistaken, even Juventus have to pay a fine of 20 million euros, even though that amount of money is enough to buy one new player. But no one really suspected that the problem would continue to haunt Juventus. Juventus should immediately sell Pogba because nothing has been profitable since he came back to Juventus and if he sells him, of course Juventus will get decent money.

Actually, Juventus' finances are almost similar to other big Serie A teams such as Milan or Inter, but for some reason they tend not to want to change anything in their squad. Competition to win the Scudetto will still exist, especially with the presence of Milan, which in this transfer market is the most active among other Serie A teams, making them more prepared than other teams.
4136  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: August 07, 2023, 03:42:48 AM
I think Dembele and Ferran Torres are really lacking if they are made as an option to replace a pure striker like Lewandowski because both of them have pure winger positions and Barcelona really should try to bring in a striker to cover for Lewandowski who also has a tall stature and a pretty good finish. If Barcelona still have to wait for Victor Roque until next year, of course that's long enough, they have to look for him now, whether he's a striker on a free agent or can borrow him first for a season. There are still many ways that Barcelona can do to get a pure striker and of course there are also many players out there who want to join a big team like Barcelona.

waiting for Victor Roque next year is not difficult for Barcelona. I'm sure Xavi can come up with a strategy with the formations used even with the existing players. Lewandowsky is indeed very important on the Barcelona front line. but I still believe that if Xavi lets Lewandowsky rest, Xavi can still use other options. Ferran Torres cannot be a replacement for Lewandowsky. but it looks like Xavi will have a special formation that makes him comfortable playing.
I just checked the Barcelona squad list and it's true that there are no pure strikers other than Lewandowski. I don't know what Xavi was thinking with not a single back-up for their striker position. Moreover, next season's competition is getting fiercer and they should be able to prepare things that will make it easier to win. The only way if Lewandowski is later sidelined due to injury or a card penalty is to change his formation to 4-4-2 by plotting Ansu Fatti and Ferran Torres in the attacking positions. I think that formation makes a lot more sense and would be easier to do with the depth of Barcelona's current squad.
4137  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: August 06, 2023, 02:44:27 PM
Once again, caicedo has made it clear if he is willing to leave from brighton. It was giving hope for chelsea in getting him. The only main problem if chelsea doesn't wanna pay 100m for him.




The talk is still ongoing between chelsea and brighton. Caicedo already agreed personally to join in chelsea but he is still waiting for the final decision that will be made by chelsea and brighton. I don't even think todd is willing to repeat the same mistake again when the club was buying so many players with 100m price. Chelsea is trying to be efficient using its money. The club needs Caicedo as chelsea doesn't have good DM at this moment. Caicedo looked like an over priced player if we were comparing his price with his achievements.
At least he is far better compared with paredes from PSG. I would prefer for chelsea to get him instead of paredes which is a stupid option being made by the club.
It looks like the Caicedo to Chelsea transfer situation will still look complicated and given that Brighton still wants a high fee it will make the process even longer. I don't think Brighton should want such a big offer just because they are jealous of the achievements of other English teams who have managed to sell young talents for fantastic fees. Currently the DMF position is filled by Enzo Fernandez, which is not even his original position and this has hampered his performance and therefore Chelsea must immediately get a new DMF since Jorginho left for Arsenal last winter. On the other hand, it's likely that Todd Boehly will still spend that kind of money on Caicedo and it's not a matter of the transfer mistakes he made before but this time chelsea got so much money from the sale of its players in the summer.
4138  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: August 06, 2023, 01:43:26 PM
There is no striker transfer yet for Barcelona. I know they have Lewandowski already but I mean a backup player for him. If they want to play bigger this season they need to strengthen some positions first. Increasing the number of players for a position is always an important precaution.

There is no guarantee for Lewandowski like he will be able to play in every single match in a season. He can get injury or suspended. You know Lewandowski hasn't been shown a red card for years but he put an end to it after joining Barcelona. Things can get harder about scoring goals in his absence if they don't have a natural striker in the substitutes.
Barcelona has several young strikers such as Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres, indeed they cannot promise to be competitive but I think that is enough to cover Lewandowski who is definitely a mainstay of Barcelona on the front lines.
However, with Dembele leaving for PSG, the strength of Barcelona's current front line has diminished, I think Barcelona must bring in new players in the transfer market this summer to replace the position left by Dembele, moreover Barcelona have fresh funds due to Dembele's transfer to PSG.
I think Dembele and Ferran Torres are really lacking if they are made as an option to replace a pure striker like Lewandowski because both of them have pure winger positions and Barcelona really should try to bring in a striker to cover for Lewandowski who also has a tall stature and a pretty good finish. If Barcelona still have to wait for Victor Roque until next year, of course that's long enough, they have to look for him now, whether he's a striker on a free agent or can borrow him first for a season. There are still many ways that Barcelona can do to get a pure striker and of course there are also many players out there who want to join a big team like Barcelona.
4139  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: August 06, 2023, 01:24:33 PM
The latest news about the Mbappe transfer that I read, PSG still want to sell Mbappe right now and if Real Madrid offers 200 million euros, PSG will immediately accept the offer now. It seems that PSG knows that Real Madrid is stalling until the 15th of August, but PSG feel it is taking too long and they will try to lure Real Madrid to wrap up this transfer saga as soon as possible.
Real madrid's offer was still just rumor. No confirmation regarding this rumor. Real madrid has not sent any bid for mbappe. Real madrid unwilling to spend 200m for mbappe. The club rather than waiting him to leave as free agent instead of buy him once his contract is less than 1 year in PSG. Remember that if there are also many news said that mbappe's mother already talked with real madrid regarding his son's transfer.
Madrid was just asking mbappe's mother to lowering the release clause for mbappe. I think that madrid's rumor to buy mbappe with 200m was not real.
It seems you misunderstood my words, it is quite clear that if Real Madrid dares to offer Mbappe for 200 million euros, then PSG will immediately accept the offer. So it's pretty clear that as long as Real Madrid haven't made that offer then Mbappe's transfer to Real Madrid will never happen. I also think that Real Madrid will not make an offer of 200 million euros for a player whose contract is out next season and even if PSG are willing, it is likely that Real Madrid will offer at least 100 million euros, that is the most reasonable figure if PSG do not want to be patient from the players leave with free agent status. But it seems that I think that Real Madrid is right, as they are counting down the clock every day to determine that Mbappe's transfer will occur this summer and if this is achieved it will be very shocking all the transfer news throughout the season.
4140  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 06, 2023, 01:12:32 PM
Juventus have been quite silent in the transfer window so far. I see only Weah as a new transfer. I think this isn't good at all for them. I don't believe their current squad is decent enough. There are still weaknesses to be strengthened. Especially central midfield position needs some transfers now.

Because Rabiot and Pogba are injured and their return date is unknown. I can't believe Pogba managed to get injured again in July somehow. He is useless for Juventus but they won't be able to sell him this summer probably either due to his injury. It is a nightmare for them.
It's a bit strange to see that Juventus haven't transferred players other than Timothy Weah and considering that the transfer market will soon be closed I think they have to increase their ammunition so they can compete with other Serie A teams. If you think about it, Pogba will only be a source of trouble at Juventus and it reminds me that he is very similar to Hazard at Real Madrid, who only spends his time on the bench.

I don't understand what Juventus is thinking if they are still annoyed with the ban given by UEFA previously, which made it lazy to carry out transfer activities this summer. But apart from all that I think they have to try with the existing competition and being able to win the Scudetto is a great achievement if they are serious about doing it again.
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