Latest posts of: Velvet78

As it is Ancelotti's last season at Real Madrid it is the same for Xavi as well for now. Barcelona board still might not be very convinced to extend Xavi's contract yet. But I understand that of course. Yeah maybe they won the La Liga title previously and put an end to the longing for the title for 3 seasons.

However this might still be not enough. The board must be waiting to see Xavi winning this title again and expecting some success in the Champions League at the same time. By saying success I mean going beyond the league stage at least. Because as you know they haven't been able to get past the group stage successfully in the old format recently.

Quote from: dezoel on July 14, 2023, 05:55:59 AM

Relatively this was going to be good deal for the AC Milan which are looking for the strength into their attack but right now situation is looking not good for them because few hours ago we have reports about his possible move to Manchester United as Erik ten Haq have good intention of bringing goal machine like this, so his agent is also already in England for the possible deal which is going to complete in coming days even things are favorable as 30 years old Mehdi Taremi could be Manchester United player in coming days

Porto is surely insisting about their demanded amount but Manchester United finances will be not allowing them to spent amount like this but still all things favoring for this deal could be completed, and he will join EPL instead of Serie A as they are also in not good shape for spending amount like we are having from English clubs for the strength of their squads.

Yeah Manchester United are also in need of a centre-forward now as there is only Martial left as natural player in this position. Rashford can also play there but not mainly. It is better to have Rashford on his wing and signing a reliable centre-forward instead. At this point Taremi could be a good choice for them as well though. He is a really solid scorer in the end.

If the Red Devils and Milan enter the race for him both then I don't believe Taremi's choice would be Milan. Because he knows that he can play in the starting eleven at the Red Devils as well. They are a bigger and more capable team now so I would also support a move there.

PSG are trying to intervene and sign Kane for themselves. The last offer made by Bayern Munich is said to be 80 million pounds. PSG can surely offer the same amount to join this race easily. But the thing is which team Kane would like to pick here. Both of them are top teams that just won the title of their domestic leagues and that are going to the Champions League as well.

Honestly the Bundesliga is a way more quality league than the Ligue 1. Technically Bayern Munich and PSG have both been dominating these leagues for a long time. But still the Bundesliga is seen as a way more competitive and quality one now. Besides I believe Kane would be the main target at Bayern Munich as well. I think he should go there.

I don't see much impressive player being linked with Chelsea recently. I see only really young players being linked and it doesn't look like Chelsea have an aim to change the starting lineup much with new transfers for now. Actually Laporte and Dybala have also been rumoured players to join Chelsea.

But as I can see Dybala transfer is not happening as he wants to stay at Roma. Laporte still has 2 more years on his contract. However he couldn't play much in the previous season. We watched him in the Premier League in only 12 games. His market value is also only 25 million euros. Chelsea might be likely to sign him by not spending too much money I think if they push for him.

Quote from: Leviathan.007 on July 13, 2023, 02:57:32 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on July 13, 2023, 08:22:11 AM

So far we have seen two free transfers by Bayern Munich side which has been their only activity. Konrad Laimer and Raphaël Guerreiro have joined the team in this way. But I must say that these are both really good additions to the team to have a bigger squad depth. But this won't be the only action they take of course.

A right-back and of course a centre-forward seem to be urgent for them to transfer. They have been interested in Kyle Walker for right-back position for a while and they are waiting on the player's decision. He still has one more year left on his contract but we will see. For striker transfer you already know that their priority is Kane. Apart from that Julian Alvarez is also rumoured.

I think the first priority for Bayern Munich is not hiring a good forward and goalkeeper to have alternative for Neuer because he is getting old, as forward they are waiting for Tottenham and Harry Kane because they know the first and best forward they can target is is currently Kane however I think Bayern Munich got some alternative options for Kane.

Sommer is also likely to join Inter this summer as they are about to lose Onana to Manchester United. Neuer got injured for a long time in the previous season. I'm curious about how good he will return to the game. He is 37 years old now yeah but he is still Neuer. Bayern Munich might not want to replace him now before seeing his performance next season.

However they can find a replacement for Sommer on one hand as he is likely to leave as I said. They had better find a player who doesn't care about being Neuer's substitute much. Because Sommer doesn't want this now.

Quote from: Juggy777 on July 13, 2023, 09:08:55 AM

@Velvet78 PSG won’t win the champions league unless they have a united squad and due to Mbappe’s recent statements the squad is already divided hence they need to sell him and unite the player’s. Furthermore Enrique will need at least two - three transfer windows to build a squad that can implement his plans and thus I hope that PSG owner’s give him time otherwise the head coach position for PSG will open up very soon.

We never know as things are starting to change with Enrique's arrival. He has a different mentality than PSG have had so far. However I believe they still need one more transfer to the attacking line. A centre-forward transfer would happen most probably. After deciding upon a striker and signing him successfully I think they should be good to go.

The only ambiguous point here is whether the new mentality will work well for PSG. They have always used a mentality of fast football so far. I don't expect Enrique to maintain this understanding of play completely. Control possession strategy might come one step forward as of Enrique's coming to the team.

Manchester City might be on the verge of losing Riyad Mahrez as well. He is 32 years old maybe but he is still a really beneficial player for the team now. He completed the previous season with 15 goals and 13 assists. He still has 2 more years on his contract as well. Therefore I don't know if Manchester City would be eager to sell him now.

He is the only natural right winger in the squad right now so Manchester City will need to find a replacement for him in case he insists on leaving. Al Ahli are preparing an offer of 30 million pounds to Manchester City. I have no doubt his salary offer would be really attracting to the player.

Joao Felix has shown his intention to leave Atletico Madrid recently according to I have heard. Atletico Madrid actually seemed to have plans for him by not extending his loan at Chelsea. It is reported that they even increased his asking price to 100 million euros. However the player still seems to be keen on signing for a different team.

That team seems like PSG now. However I don't feel like PSG would pay that much to sign Felix. At least he wouldn't be their first choice if they want to pay that much in my opinion. I have heard about an offer by Aston Villa for Felix as well but their not being in the Champions League hindered them from signing him.

Quote from: RaltcoinsB on July 13, 2023, 08:06:44 AM

They will need to make up for the striker shortage for Milan. Along with Giroud, a good striker is very important for Milan. Mehdi Taremi may be a good candidate. He had a successful season in Porto and I believe he can be successful in the Italian league as well. I don't know if Taremi will transfer, but Milan definitely needs a striker.

Mehdi Taremi could really be a good option for Milan to think about. His previous season performance at Porto was really impressive. He scored 31 goals in 51 games in total. He is also making an extra contribution with assists - 14 assists in the previous season. These are very impressive stats for a 30-year-old striker.

Taremi's market value is only 18 million euros now but I don't expect Porto to sell him below his release clause worth. It is 60 million euros. I don't think Milan or any other European team would like to pay that much for him. Especially while he is going to be having his last year on his contract next season.

Liverpool still have no striker signing on their agenda currently. However Firmino's absence must push them to look for a replacement. They can't move on to the next season with only one striker in the end. Nunez's possible injury can cause us to see Gakpo as a centre-forward again. This wouldn't be much ideal for Liverpool at all.

If they don't want to spend so much money on a striker than they can look for a loan option or a favorable low-cost striker as a subtitute of Nunez. Nunez will also need to make some good improvement this season to prove his skills to Liverpool as well.

Barcelona and Real Madrid are really both scouting Brazilian players continually and discovering really great talents there. For example Neymar came from Santos and Vinicius Junior came from Flamengo to the La Liga and made us watch great football. Therefore Brazil is like the second home of these teams and I don't see any other team being able to compete with them about signing such players there.

I heard that Tottenham and Manchester United also wanted to intervene Vitor Roque deal by the way and they even offered an amount near 100 million euros. But the amount doesn't seem realistic to me much. I don't feel like any of those teams would spend that high amount on him. However he still chose Barcelona as he was wishing to sign for them already.

I wonder if Tottenham have a Plan B in case of Kane's departure this summer. Because Bayern Munich still seem determined to sign him. Some rumours say that Tottenham might go for Lukaku but I don't feel like the player would accept any offer from them. He is favouring Inter much more than any team interested these days.

But Tottenham still should be able to find a decent striker to fill Kane's place. They don't need to sign a world star like him as well. Because even though they have one now they still can't win any title. They need to focus on improving their performance as a team and then they can be more successful even with just a decent level striker.

Quote from: rendravolt on July 13, 2023, 12:45:04 AM

Luis Enrique's track record as an experienced coach is certainly extraordinary and I personally respect him a lot. When training Barcelona it was 8 years ago and of course now the era has changed, every football development cannot be predicted easily, especially for the champions league, of course every season the winner is always different. Therefore I will be quite happy if Luis Enrique helps PSG win the Ligue 1 title first before targeting titles in other competitions. However, if Luis Enrique manages to turn this team into one to be feared from next season, I think they have a chance to win the champions league even though the possibility is very slim.

Especially due to his big success in the Champions League with Barcelona in the past, I hope he can do the same with PSG as well. He will have a quite strong squad in his hands and have a world star player like Mbappe as well. Mbappe could still leave the team this summer though but let's say he didn't leave for now.

Back then Enrique worked with Messi and now he is lucky to work with another world star. Mbappe can continue to do this best with a high level contribution to bring success to the team. Enrique should just give him some freedom in his game. Because Mbappe is himself when he becomes more creative than being too disciplined to play the same game with the others.

I don't see anyone rumoured to be Milan's new centre-forward these days. Lukaku was rumoured for a short time but it went away. Because Lukaku was prioritizing to join Inter instead. Now Milan don't seem to be in a rush to finish a striker signing. But they had better work on this situation as they are in need of one.

Origi and Giroud can't be reliable anymore. As long as they have big goals in the Serie A they have no other sensible choice other than signing a much more credible striker. A young and talented or a credible experienced striker can be a great use for them. There is already Leao's great contribution and together with it they can be much more productive.

Barcelona have completed Vitor Roque signing finally for a 40 million euros transfer fee. He is only an 18-year-old centre-forward right now. He must be seen as a wonderkid that Barcelona allocated the money they can spend this summer for him mostly. However this transfer won't happen now. The deal is going to be completed officially and he will join the team by July 2024.

It is similar to what Real Madrid did for Endrick from Palmeiras. Not exactly the same though because Real Madrid have no choice other than waiting for him due to age issue in his country. These are all investments into their futures and I wonder which one of these players will develop more.

There are two players being prioritized for certain areas. One of them is Onana and the other one is Hojlund. Onana deal is soon being completed though as they have been only trying to find a middle way about the transfer fee with Inter. They have been in need of a striker on one hand and they are likely to increase the number of attempts they make on Hojlund transfer.

Hojlund is a really young striker and maybe he might need quite much time to give the expected performance to the Red Devils. But they seem okay with this when we look at their interest in him.

I think Dybala is doing the right thing by choosing to stay at Roma rather than joining Chelsea. Because Chelsea seem to have an intention to make a bigger striker signing on one hand. It would be doubtful how much time he would be able to play there. Besides Dybala doesn't even have any experience outside Italy.

Therefore we don't know if this transfer would end up well for him. Maybe he would have adaptation problems and his career would go to a worse point. Dybala is still quite useful for Roma now. His release clause is nothing maybe but Dybala wants to stay anyway so there is no need to worry about this for Roma.

I don't blame Tuchel for anything for now. I'm just waiting for next season to see what this team will do for real. Because now Tuchel has a lot of time to prepare the team for a new journey. He had better use this opportunity effectively. As long as they complete the striker signing we should be seeing a more stable team already.

After that it will all depend on using the right game strategies. Tuchel is a Champions League winner manager as you know. He is a really great tactician and it was wonderful how Chelsea made it to the title with him. He would surely aim the same thing this season even though the job is quite difficult. If we see a consistent team then I expect them to be much more competitive in the Champions League unlike the previous season.

Quote from: Gozie51 on July 12, 2023, 06:30:02 AM

Quote from: asriloni on July 12, 2023, 05:44:09 AM

The chance to get kane is bigger compared with osimhen. Bayern may ready to increase its budget even higher compared with the last offer.

Harry Kane has said he doesn't want to stay in Tottenham Hotspur this summer. I think he realize that age is no longer in his side about clocking 30 years with no trophy. His contract should official expire by next year but he wants to make a fast move either to Bayern or Manchester city. I Daniel Levy should allow him to go , he has given part of his youth playing days to Tottenham so going to a club where he can celebrate trophy with team mates is a good idea for him.

There would have been no meaning in that if he still wanted to stay from now on. He has just wasted his years at Tottenham while he could have won many titles so far. On the other hand Tottenham chairman was also very stubborn about not letting him go either. Otherwise Kane would have left the team already to join a bigger team.

Bayern Munich have already been making offers to reach an agreement with Tottenham. They are the most likely team to sign him these days. Aside from that I assume you wanted to say Manchester United not Manchester City. Manchester City were interested in him before signing Haaland but not anymore. Manchester United are said to be interested in him now but there is still no offer.