No matter what Dortmund must be still in a very good position financially. After Bellingham's sale they have made a big amount of money. This is their priority in the end so I don't think they are still thinking about how they can lose their title chance like that. Yeah it was really unbelievable but they are still able to reach their main goals according to their vision.
As long as they make so much money in sales of their players it wouldn't be important for them whether they are champions or not. I assume the fans think the opposite but they must be also aware of Dortmund's policy already. Otherwise Dortmund can easily build a squad that can be much more competitive for the league title to win.
We should not forget that Dortmund was basically bankrupt in the early 2000's because they made so much debts with stupid transfers in the years before that. Then Jürgen Klopp became the coach of Dortmund and then they started to rise again and they won the Bundesliga two times with him and they even made it into the final of the Champions League. In the last few years it became their business model to buy young talents and then sell them again for high amounts of money. Of course those were really hard times for Dortmund. But it seems like they have learned their lesson from that as we don't see such unnecessary transfers. They are only focused on reasonable transfers in which they can make a big profit. Sometimes things don't go exactly as they imagine as well of course. For example Haaland could have been sold for a much higher amount of money considering that he is a very special striker. At least the same thing didn't happen with Bellingham. They need to be more careful with release clause cases while they are signing such talented players. |
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Ancelotti's staying at Real Madrid is good news for the team for sure. Otherwise they were going to need to find a solid manager like him as well. I have heard that Florentino Perez has plans to bring back Zidane to the job after Ancelotti's departure next summer. But I have serious doubts about this because of Zidane's attitude these days.
You must have heard that he is more interested in managing France now. However it doesn't seem very possible while Deschamps has a contract until 2026. I wonder if he is still determined to wait for that long without managing any team. Returning to Real Madrid can be superb for them considering the successes they achieved with him.
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There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.
They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.
Yes finally Manchester United will get their first target player and Chelsea made the right decision because Mason Mount contracts will end in 2024 Of course Chelsea don't want Mason Mount to go for free while he is a talented young player of course many teams want it. On the other hand Chelsea began to find a replacement for Mount, one of which was Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo, so Chelsea are looking for a cheaper one? Actually they have a lot of money in the budget to use for a solid midfielder transfer. Gabri Veiga isn't a bad player of course and his performance was really solid this season. He scored many goals in addition to his contribution with assists. He is only 21 years old as well. However I still can't be sure if this would be the best move for Chelsea. There are better alternatives in the market. They have made a lot of money in Mount and Havertz's sales you know. If they don't want to use it for another striker transfer then they can use it for a solid midfielder. Making the team very young is making them turn into Arsenal as well. |
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It is difficult to understand Arsenal about that Havertz signing for a big amount of money indeed. But I'm considering that he would be able to play in his natural position at Arsenal whenever he is in the lineup. Because that was how he impressed other top teams while he was playing for Leverkusen before. But he started to be less effective at Chelsea.
This is a golden opportunity for Havertz to bring back his better performances as an attacking midfielder. Arsenal would like to make sure he is really worth his transfer fee. It feels like Arteta will make him born again there and we will watch a way better player. I would really like to see the real Havertz there.
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I'm curious about whether Inter can live up to the expectations from them for next season. Because they are the number one contenders for the league title according to bookies. After seeing the previous season in the Serie A it is really hard to believe in Inter that much honestly for now. Of course they weren't consistent and that was why they were out of a title race in the first place.
Maybe bookies are considering that Inter would maintain the current level and that would be enough to become champions in the end. But it is still early to make sure of it. Besides they are losing some players one by one recently. Dzeko, Lukaku and who knows who else will be leaving this summer. Di Maria is also leaving for example.
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There is finally an agreement for Mason Mount between the Red Devils and Chelsea. It must be good news for Chelsea as well considering that they were already prepared to sell him for the amount they would like. 60 million pounds is a really great amount for him and Chelsea can use this money for a solid transfer of them this summer.
They have sold Havertz for quite a high amount of money as well as you know. All of these departures shouldn't be for nothing. Boehly and Pochettino should be able to take the right steps in the transfer market. Because there is a big hole to fix in the team. Transfers are the starting point to deal with their problems.
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Looks like FC Bayern won the fight against Manchester United for Min-Jae Kim. According to Skysports Bayern is paying around 50kk € for the release clause from his current contract. His yearly salary will be around 10-12kk €. Manchester United offer a same bid like Bayern Munich do, but Manchester United choose to sign Mason Mount and Onana because Mount is a good player from Chelsea, Manchester United will not reject this good moment. De Gea will leave Manchester United too, so they must find a good goalkeeper to replace him. It's not Manchester United not interested with Min Jae, but they're know their priority. However Bayern Munich is never stop to strengthen their defense, they already have Upamecano, De Ligt, Davies, Hernandez, Pavard and Cancelo. Manchester United offered the same amount? I haven't heard about such thing. They had a chance to offer a bigger amount of money while Bayern Munich were waiting on Kim Min-jae's release clause to be activated. That could have made the Red Devils be advantageous in this race. But they didn't want to intervene at the end of the day. Yeah de Gea's contract is running out by tomorrow. I was expecting the Red Devils to extend with him but they didn't want to. At least Onana can be another solid goalkeeper they would have after a great journey with de Gea for more than 10 years.  |
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Xavi has only one year left on his contract now. It looks like the board don't want to rush a new contract for him yet. Actually after winning the La Liga title I wouldn't have been surprised if the board offered a contract extension to Xavi. But interestingly there isn't any deal yet. Maybe they want to see whether there will be consistency next time as well.
I don't doubt their La Liga performance already now. But as for the Champions League it is really difficult to say a thing. Because the recent two years were really horrible for them. We need proof by Barcelona this time to start believing in them to do better than the recent participations.
If i am not mistaken Xavi has a contract until 2025 which mean he will be at Barcelona until summer 2025 and for time being Barcelona will rule out to talking about Xavi contract because this summer their focus is to buy new players and apparently Xavi has agree about that because his priority now is how to build Barcelona became an much better and performing well at Laliga and Champion league and maybe after end of next season contract extension will be discuss and Barcelona confident Xavi will be not leave and he will accept their proporsal and Xavi too will ensure he doesn't want to train other team besides Barcelona because he love this team so i think Barcelona fans shouldn't be worried about this because Barcelona will always be Xavi main priority His contract ends by June 30, 2024 and this is the source for it: https://www.transfermarkt.com/xavi/profil/trainer/59876Therefore this might be his last year at this team depending on the situation. He needs to maintain a satisfying level of success for the board to convince them to offer a contract extension. Winning the La Liga title twice in a row would be a point to start from. Besides I assume the board would expect him to be more successful in the Champions League rather than getting stuck in the group stage. |
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No matter what Dortmund must be still in a very good position financially. After Bellingham's sale they have made a big amount of money. This is their priority in the end so I don't think they are still thinking about how they can lose their title chance like that. Yeah it was really unbelievable but they are still able to reach their main goals according to their vision.
As long as they make so much money in sales of their players it wouldn't be important for them whether they are champions or not. I assume the fans think the opposite but they must be also aware of Dortmund's policy already. Otherwise Dortmund can easily build a squad that can be much more competitive for the league title to win.
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Chelsea need to be much more active in the transfer market now. They even need to be the most active team among the top teams of the league. Because they have parted ways with many players in this transfer window. They will need to replace them with solid alternatives as soon as possible. They are in a rebuilding process in short.
Pochettino has a big responsibility to carry this team to the place where they need to be. Chelsea wouldn't target the league title for now of course. The first step will be to finish a season in top 4. They still need time to be able to fight for bigger goals after leaving a poor season behind.
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Xavi has only one year left on his contract now. It looks like the board don't want to rush a new contract for him yet. Actually after winning the La Liga title I wouldn't have been surprised if the board offered a contract extension to Xavi. But interestingly there isn't any deal yet. Maybe they want to see whether there will be consistency next time as well.
I don't doubt their La Liga performance already now. But as for the Champions League it is really difficult to say a thing. Because the recent two years were really horrible for them. We need proof by Barcelona this time to start believing in them to do better than the recent participations.
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Good for Tottenham that they have managed to reach an agreement for Maddison for a price they would like. First Leicester looked obstinate about demanding much more money but it looks like Tottenham still managed to convince them. This is going to be a solid improvement to the midfield for Tottenham without doubt.
It is great news for Maddison as well otherwise he was going to play in the second league. This would really harm his reputation while he is a really talented midfielder. It looks like it is finally time for Maddison to shine brighter in the Premier League. Tottenham aren't one of the very successful teams of the league these days. But this is still not a hindrance for Maddison just as it hasn't been for Kane.
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The Declan Rice signing for an amount like 105 million pounds is really huge for Arsenal. In the recent times they have started to spend more money than before. Rice is a really good talent and hopefully he will strengthen the midfield a lot. However Arsenal still have a very young squad now. I think this also needs to change a little if they want to keep being competitive for the Premier League title.
Experienced players can bring that discipline to the team easier than the young ones. But I don't know whether Arteta has such plans for now. I assume we won't see that kind of Arsenal for many more years.
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I also really don't understand why Allegri just didn't accept the offer from Saudi Arabia. Does he really think that he can still fix things at Juventus? I don't think so honestly. Because looking at the summary of the past season it was a disaster for them. They could have finished in top 4 still but the punishment turned things into nightmare for them.
Allegri had great years with Juventus before maybe but this relationship doesn't work anymore clearly. It would have been far better to see Juventus starting off with a clean slate to the new season. I hope I become wrong about Allegri for the new season.
He has stated that he is more comfortable at Juventus for next season. He's not going to throw in the towel and go to another team because he got everything he wanted at Juventus. Even the new Juventus board members also fully support so that Allegri can last longer with Juventus, this is none other than Allegri's good behavior towards Juventus last season. Where he had given a few words that when Juventus slumped he would still be with Juventus and that was a form of his loyalty in refusing an offer to coach a team from the Suadi Arab League. Next season juventus will probably return to a better position in the standings table and it is very likely that they will bounce back after this season they failed to do so. I hope they return stronger with Allegri. I would really like to see that considering Allegri's history with Juventus. However this won't be easy at all if they don't be active in this transfer window and sign the right players to get more solid. I think they will need to consolidate their midfield and attacking line both. Pogba hasn't been able to do anything properly due to being injury-prone. Paredes is returning to PSG as well so Juventus really need some transfers into this area. Besides Di Maria has left the team so his place will also need to be filled with a decent winger. |
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I don't remember Union Berlin joining the Champions League before. This must be their first time I assume. Therefore they are going to be an inexperienced team in the tournament. However I'm pretty sure they will care about it much more than the Europa League. Because they can increase their income significantly by getting positive results as much as possbile.
They need to get lucky with the draw as well though. If they have a really tough group in which all teams look challenging then Union Berlin might not do much. Even if they drop down to the Europa League at the end it would be great for them anyway.
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I think Luka Modric won't go to Saudi Arabia after the end of his contract with Real Madrid either. I expect him to retire after having his last season here. He can even retire from national football as well at the same time. It just feels like Modric could have gone to a Saudi Arabian team or an MLS team maybe already. Because he is really old now.
Of course it is still admirable to see him being able to play for 120 minutes despite his age. We saw this in the Nations League you know. But he doesn't seem interested in going to a team outside Europe for now.
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Manchester United have been on the rise since Erik ten Hag era started. The question is how consistent can they be next season?
How consistent Manchester United will be depends on the signings made this summer transfer window. it will help shape up the entire season for Ten hag and Manchester United. 1. What happens to de gea? With Henderson getting sold to Nottingham and kovar coming back from loan; willl Manchester United sign a new goalie or reward De Gea with another contract? 2. What happens with the forward line? Manchester United scored as many goals as Brentford which is poor; will Rashford continue as 9 or will MUFC finally sign a striker in the mould of Harry Kane ?? 3. What happens to Manchester United average midfield? they lack ball retention and cannot even progress play! Whatever Ten Hag does about 1-3 determine how the season will be Yeah transfers can play a big role in this. de Gea is about to leave and it looks like there won't be any contract extension with him. Manchester United have been after Inter goalkeeper Onana to sign for some time. It looks like he will be the replacement for de Gea and Onana would at least be a strong replacement for him. Onana's performance has really been impressive. When it comes to Kane it depends on whether the Red Devils are ready to pay a huge amount which is over 100 million euros most probably. Bayern Munich have made an offer for him as well but it is only 75 million euros. It was rejected by Tottenham side as well. |
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I also really don't understand why Allegri just didn't accept the offer from Saudi Arabia. Does he really think that he can still fix things at Juventus? I don't think so honestly. Because looking at the summary of the past season it was a disaster for them. They could have finished in top 4 still but the punishment turned things into nightmare for them.
Allegri had great years with Juventus before maybe but this relationship doesn't work anymore clearly. It would have been far better to see Juventus starting off with a clean slate to the new season. I hope I become wrong about Allegri for the new season.
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Manchester United have been on the rise since Erik ten Hag era started. The question is how consistent can they be next season? Hopefully thanks to the working system of him they should be able to stay solid. I'm imagining the Red Devils fighting for top 4 again in the worst case. The most important question is about whether they can do well in the Champions League.
They had better do so. Transfers will be crucial to help us have some ideas about it. I wonder what kind of a plan they have for the attacking line. Rashford to be the main striker and a winger transfer? Or maybe Rashford to stay on the wing and a striker transfer? The second one can be way better in my opinion.
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I really wonder what Bayern Munich are up to by signing this many right backs. Because there are literally five right backs whose natural position is this in the squad. Cancelo is returning to Manchester City though but this time Kyle Walker is likely to come into his place. It is actually up to Walker's final decision to stay or leave right now.
Actually it would be better for Bayern Munich to sign a left back immediately. Because Blind is about to be free agent so there will only be Alphonso Davies there. Even Davies might leave in case of having a solid offer from a top team. I think this position is more urgent as a result.
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