Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Joca97]

Juventus are very serious about Lukaku transfer but on the condition that Vlahovic leaves until August 4. They are preparing to offer a €37.5m transfer fee + €2.5m add-ons for Lukaku. I think this would be a favourable deal for Chelsea side. But there is this condition that I said and on one hand Chelsea want to finish this deal until August.

Inter have withdrawn their offer because of getting furious after hearing about Juventus' talks for Lukaku. Inter was the only team Lukaku wanted and now it is gone. But I believe that Lukaku can still choose to go to Italy as he doesn't see a bright future for himself at Chelsea. He should also accept Juventus' offer in case Vlahovic leaves.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1680213402944151552

For me Lukaku is out of form currently. Vlahovic will leave o most for sure Juventus and it is just a matter of time. Lukaku played solid in Inter but far away from his best form and i dont see how he can help Juventus. But still if he leaves Inter they will need a striker badly. Its like there is a low number of strikers in Europe currently that are good

[coinlocket$]

Juventus is talking with Barcellona to get Kessie possible in loan with an obligation at the end of the season.


Keep in mind that Pogba wants to stay in Italy but if a big offer from Arabia came he will probably leave

[alastantiger]

Right now for Lukaku it seems everything lies on Vlahovic deal as if it doesn't happens then he will be back at Chelsea where he seems to be very unsettled.

That is correct.
Without the Vlahovic deal, Lukaku isn't going to Inter. And if he isn't going to Inter it is going to be a very long unhappy season for him. I wouldn't expect his performance to improve.
On the other hand, I am hoping that Inter wants Lukaku as much as Lukaku wants them. If not then there will be no seriousness on the side of Inter to bid for Lukaku.

[zuzie]

Fabrizio Romano explained that Lukaku had yet to respond to an offer from Inter Milan and added to the complexity of price negotiations with Chelsea's management. Juventus came to enliven the hunt for Lukaku's signature by offering Dusan Vlahovic to Chelsea, a genius move made by Juve's management in this transfer.

Anything can still happen because the transfer market is still long and various possibilities can be explored by clubs that want the services of the player from Belgium.

Inter Milan close negotiation for signing Lukaku, they not interested yet want to sign Lukaku next season after last proposal from Inter rejected by Chelsea. Return back to Chelsea can't guarantee with Lukaku as priority player and become first choose under Pochettino but back to Inter Milan almost impossible after announcing have decide not negotiation yet. Lukaku will waiting respond from Juventus and will pay bid offer ask bu Chelsea above 45 million euro? Actually Inter Milan decide not negotiation again for Lukaku because disappointed with Chelsea respond after two proposal reject. Possibility with Inter won't pay above 35 million euro for signing Lukaku but Chelsea thinks that values most cheapest price for Lukaku.

I actually think that there is no continuation of Romelu Lukaku's negotiations because Inter Milan are no longer expect too much from him. I didn't know that actually Inter Milan had submit a proposal more than once and it was reject by Chelsea. But that's not a big problem because now Inter Milan can try to find young and talented players to help them reach the top spot in Serie A.

[bitgolden]

Lukaku has also not decided on the club, Fabrizo Romano tweeted that Juventus are ready to give Lukaku 37.5 million euros + 2.5 million euros in bonuses, and Lukaku has already negotiated with the club, but this will only be possible if if Juventus sell Vlahovic. Inter are not happy with this state of affairs, as they still have not received any response from Lukaku regarding the completion of the agreement.

Yes Juventus must release Dusan Vlahovic to another club if they want to sign Romelu Lukaku. So far there have been several clubs interested in Vlahovic such as Chelsea and Arsenal, it's normal for his age and prospects to have very promising in the long term. However, if this option works, Juventus will reap losses by releasing potential young striker Vlahovic by recruiting Lukaku from Chelsea and having to make a bidding war with Inter Milan. Considering that Lukaku is 30 years old and Vlahovic is still 23 years old, I think from this point of view that Jeve was wrong in recruiting players even though he had the advantage of letting Vlahovic go.

It is true that until now there has been no clarity regarding Lukaku's contract, Inter Milan has not been able to meet the price desired by Chelsea's management, The Blues want Vlahovic to be an option for Juventus to hijack Lukaku from Inter Milan.

I understand that Chelsea may want some decent money for him, but to be fair at his age and after his injury, they are not going to get a huge paycheck for him. Whatever was offered could be the fair deal and I feel like that's the deal they should take. Chelsea is not lacking money, they have sold some big names and have some good players, I feel like they could use that money to buy whoever they want.

Between other sales and Lukaku sale, they will have enough money to buy Vlahovic if they want to. Plus, you can't expect these two players to be close in value neither, it is going to be a bit of a tough deal. I hope that people could end up with a good situation in the end but until that happens we aren't going to see much change.

[Doell]

Juventus is talking with Barcellona to get Kessie possible in loan with an obligation at the end of the season.


Keep in mind that Pogba wants to stay in Italy but if a big offer from Arabia came he will probably leave

Franck Kessie is quite experienced in Serie A, if an agreement is happen between Juventus and Barcelona then maybe the depth of the Juventus squad will be even good, moreover Lukaku is rumored to be tempted by Juventus offer. Pogba have a lot of injuries at Juventus, unfortunately the situation is not too good for him if he stays at Juventus, because this club will most likely use Kessie service.

[Leviathan.007]

Fabrizio Romano explained that Lukaku had yet to respond to an offer from Inter Milan and added to the complexity of price negotiations with Chelsea's management. Juventus came to enliven the hunt for Lukaku's signature by offering Dusan Vlahovic to Chelsea, a genius move made by Juve's management in this transfer.
Anything can still happen because the transfer market is still long and various possibilities can be explored by clubs that want the services of the player from Belgium.

Inter Milan close negotiation for signing Lukaku, they not interested yet want to sign Lukaku next season after last proposal from Inter rejected by Chelsea. Return back to Chelsea can't guarantee with Lukaku as priority player and become first choose under Pochettino but back to Inter Milan almost impossible after announcing have decide not negotiation yet. Lukaku will waiting respond from Juventus and will pay bid offer ask bu Chelsea above 45 million euro? Actually Inter Milan decide not negotiation again for Lukaku because disappointed with Chelsea respond after two proposal reject. Possibility with Inter won't pay above 35 million euro for signing Lukaku but Chelsea thinks that values most cheapest price for Lukaku.

But as far as I know also that Lukaku does not want and or is not interested in playing at Juventus but yes, if Juventus offer Vlahovic to Chelsea to get Lukaku then maybe the transaction could happen. But indeed, I also don't know what if the player really doesn't want to join Juventus, but at the same time I personally believe Chelsea will agree to sign Vlahovic. This issue is very interesting to me, because it seems that Juventus are very serious about bringing Lukaku and giving up Vlahovic, and for me it is a ridiculous move made by Juventus.

This is likely to happen. Lukaku's performance with Inter Milan last season was quite good. But Lukaku did not succeed with the Chelsea team. He could not adapt himself to this group. And so Chelsea have no interest in Lukaku. And I also think Chelsea would be willing to give Lukaku if Juventus offered Vlahovic. Vlahovic is a young player. Chelsea will certainly be interested in signing this talented youngster. And so it seems very likely to see Lukaku in the jersey of Juventus next season.

I don't completely agree with you because the performance of Lukaku is this season is not good enough to say he worth trying hard and paying a huge amount of money for him, Lukaku was injured in many games and he couldn't help his team for weeks, however after getting recovered Lukaku could show in the last week but all we saw from Lukaku was just in a few last weeks which is not enough to say he had a good performance.

[Ayers]

Juventus is talking with Barcellona to get Kessie possible in loan with an obligation at the end of the season.

Keep in mind that Pogba wants to stay in Italy but if a big offer from Arabia came he will probably leave

Barcelona has good midfielders in the team right now. So I think they can afford to let him go on a loan. But Barcelona will have the best profit in selling players. Of course, if they can agree to a deal in which they do not have to pay any salary to the player, it is going to be profitable for them. But selling players is probably the best financial decision for Barcelona right now. But they have to remember, they should only sell players if they do not need him. They also have to think about the depth of the squad. Otherwise there will be in another problem where they will not be able to win matches.

I think Pogba should stay in Italy right now. He can still perform well enough. It will probably be better for him if he goes to the Saudi league after the upcoming season or after two years. I believe we will still be able to get a good amount of money.

[shogun47]

I don't completely agree with you because the performance of Lukaku is this season is not good enough to say he worth trying hard and paying a huge amount of money for him, Lukaku was injured in many games and he couldn't help his team for weeks, however after getting recovered Lukaku could show in the last week but all we saw from Lukaku was just in a few last weeks which is not enough to say he had a good performance.

It is true that Lukaku is a risky transfer and even though his statistics are alright, it is as you said. Injuries are a problem but also instability in his performances. But the transfer fees are at new heights anyway. When €40 million was record breaking a decade or 15 years ago, it is almost nothing these days. Usually I would agree and say that it is an expensive transfer given how much money Chelsea wants and how Lukaku did perform last season or was injured, but what if those sums are the new normal? Is €40 million still too much?

[flipme]

Intermilan has been stopping to continue its talk for lukaku. Juventus has become the only hope for chelsea to get rid of him. Incompetence, lack of good attitude, and so many bad things owned by him. Chelsea must have sold him as soon as possible.
Lukaku is a garbage striker that can't even put himself as a professional football.

You must see this, inter stopped its negotiation for lukaku according from goal's twitter.

https://twitter.com/goal/status/1680203150559518720

He must be sold by chelsea as soon as possible. It doesn't even matter what club as long as he will be exchanged with some money and that's fine.

I admit, Lukaku hasn't played well in recent years, but he's had good seasons at Everton and Inter. However, the number of football players who have his physical characteristics and individual talents in world football is very few. Today, if we count a few names as center forward, one of them would be Lukaku. Also, if he is only 30 years old and has a good pre-season training period, I think he can perform well again next season. I don't know exactly why, but I still have high hopes for Lukaku. I see him as a star who can leave his mark on the season, no matter what league he is in, if he is at a good level physically. Also, I would like to ask you this question: If Lukaku had played for Chelsea last season, would Chelsea have finished in a better place in the Premier League?

[klidex]

Juventus and Fiorentina are close to concluding a deal for midfielder Arthur Melo. The agreement will be structured as an initial season-short term loan, with Fiorentina maintaining the option to spend money on the Brazilian the following summer if they so desire. Juventus will likely pick up a substantial portion of Arthur's enormous contract, which the club is keen to get off the books as it attempts to trim the roster in the coming weeks. As has been widely known, Arthur is one of numerous people currently at Juventus who have been recommended they are no longer part of the squad and will be available for free transfer this summer.

Actually, if you look at Arthur Melo's overall performance, it's not that great, but it just seems that Fiorentina are looking at it from the other side, so they are ready to sign Arthur Melo from Juventus and seem really excited to finish signing soon.
But actually it's a little ridiculous selling players to rival clubs but anyway Arthur Melo is not that good so Juventus are very relaxed without worrying about letting their players go.

[Velvet78]

Napoli are working on a contract extension for Osimhen. He has drawn the attention to himself quite much after his amazing performance in the previous season. But as his cost is going to be quite high for the other teams interested in signing him I don't know if any team would make an official offer. Napoli must be asking for at least 130 million euros.

His salary is nothing for a player like him now and this gives Napoli an advantage to convince him for an extension. I assume he would demand a couple of million euros rise in his salary and I would expect Napoli to accept that. As he has 2 years left there Napoli had better secure his future there.

Some rumors say Napoli will release Osimhen for 150 million or some other sources say Napoli wants 180 million, but it is unclear and unconfirmed because usually the media will exaggerate the news a little.
Osimhen is an important player in the Napoli squad, especially when he was a player who contributed a lot to their title win last season. It's only natural that Napoli would want a high price for a player who has played well.
Napoli seem to be between a rock and a hard place, I mean whether they want to sell him or keep him. Because if they sell it, they will benefit from the sale, but they will lose a player who has a bright future. On the other hand, if they keep him then they won't make a profit, but they will still have a very good player in the squad.

Yeah there is such rumour as well. But how many teams would like to pay 150 million euros or over that price for Osimhen now? There are surely quite many teams that can afford him. However when it comes to the will to afford him I don't see that many teams. It is even said that the only interested team now is PSG to pay that much.

PSG are working on Vlahovic deal behind the scenes as well though. If they decide to sign him instead then I will believe in Osimhen to stay at Napoli this summer surely. But in case he doesn't still extend his contract in this season and has one year left on his contract then Napoli will really have to sell him to not lose him without transfer fee.

[Docnaster]

Napoli are working on a contract extension for Osimhen. He has drawn the attention to himself quite much after his amazing performance in the previous season. But as his cost is going to be quite high for the other teams interested in signing him I don't know if any team would make an official offer. Napoli must be asking for at least 130 million euros.

His salary is nothing for a player like him now and this gives Napoli an advantage to convince him for an extension. I assume he would demand a couple of million euros rise in his salary and I would expect Napoli to accept that. As he has 2 years left there Napoli had better secure his future there.

Some rumors say Napoli will release Osimhen for 150 million or some other sources say Napoli wants 180 million, but it is unclear and unconfirmed because usually the media will exaggerate the news a little.
Osimhen is an important player in the Napoli squad, especially when he was a player who contributed a lot to their title win last season. It's only natural that Napoli would want a high price for a player who has played well.
Napoli seem to be between a rock and a hard place, I mean whether they want to sell him or keep him. Because if they sell it, they will benefit from the sale, but they will lose a player who has a bright future. On the other hand, if they keep him then they won't make a profit, but they will still have a very good player in the squad.

Yeah there is such rumour as well. But how many teams would like to pay 150 million euros or over that price for Osimhen now? There are surely quite many teams that can afford him. However when it comes to the will to afford him I don't see that many teams. It is even said that the only interested team now is PSG to pay that much.

PSG are working on Vlahovic deal behind the scenes as well though. If they decide to sign him instead then I will believe in Osimhen to stay at Napoli this summer surely. But in case he doesn't still extend his contract in this season and has one year left on his contract then Napoli will really have to sell him to not lose him without transfer fee.

Victor Osimhen is still very much young as a player to be deeply perturbed with the continuous news of his potential transfer to other clubs or wether he'll remain at Napoli beyond the end of the summer transfer window.
The Nigeria international should be more focused in putting out a better performance than the one he had last season and with that unimaginable number of clubs will be seriously be asking for his signature come next summer transfer

[ampere]

It is true that Lukaku is a risky transfer and even though his statistics are alright, it is as you said. Injuries are a problem but also instability in his performances. But the transfer fees are at new heights anyway. When €40 million was record breaking a decade or 15 years ago, it is almost nothing these days. Usually I would agree and say that it is an expensive transfer given how much money Chelsea wants and how Lukaku did perform last season or was injured, but what if those sums are the new normal? Is €40 million still too much?

I think Lukaku has issues at the moment because he is quite some disloyal lad; betrayed chelsea to go to Manchester united; then off to Inter milan where he flirted with Juventus; and now Inter are upset he spoke with Juventus their rival. He has played in several clubsides and has failed to win fan love in any of the clubs. With poor performance and injury tripping in; a move to saudi at this point won't be bad

[Google+]

Intermilan has been stopping to continue its talk for lukaku. Juventus has become the only hope for chelsea to get rid of him. Incompetence, lack of good attitude, and so many bad things owned by him. Chelsea must have sold him as soon as possible.
Lukaku is a garbage striker that can't even put himself as a professional football.

You must see this, inter stopped its negotiation for lukaku according from goal's twitter.

https://twitter.com/goal/status/1680203150559518720

He must be sold by chelsea as soon as possible. It doesn't even matter what club as long as he will be exchanged with some money and that's fine.

Lukaku has been left by Inter milan in this recruitment. Whereas previously Inter milan was at the forefront of getting Lukaku back but inter milan rejected everything after knowing that something else was going on behind them where Lukaku established communication with Juventus. I think it's getting more and more difficult for Lukaku to find the right team for his next career.

From the Juventus side, it is likely that they will also fail to sign Lukaku if they do not find an agreement in selling Vlahovic to Psg. Lukaku fate is really bad at the moment even though he was a pretty aggressive stickers in the previous few seasons. So, is he really going to go to the Saudi Arabian league or stay in Europe. I don't think Chelsea wants to keep him for next season.

[Leviathan.007]

I don't completely agree with you because the performance of Lukaku is this season is not good enough to say he worth trying hard and paying a huge amount of money for him, Lukaku was injured in many games and he couldn't help his team for weeks, however after getting recovered Lukaku could show in the last week but all we saw from Lukaku was just in a few last weeks which is not enough to say he had a good performance.

It is true that Lukaku is a risky transfer and even though his statistics are alright, it is as you said. Injuries are a problem but also instability in his performances. But the transfer fees are at new heights anyway. When €40 million was record breaking a decade or 15 years ago, it is almost nothing these days. Usually I would agree and say that it is an expensive transfer given how much money Chelsea wants and how Lukaku did perform last season or was injured, but what if those sums are the new normal? Is €40 million still too much?

The risk can even go far when we know Lukaku is getting older and after getting older he will get injured more often and he will need more time to get recovered, while they pay too much money for hiring him but I think Lukaku doesn't worth this huge amount of money.
Inter Milan needs a player like Lukaku but still, they can find younger and better options instead of sticking to Lukaku.

[Asiska02]

I don't completely agree with you because the performance of Lukaku is this season is not good enough to say he worth trying hard and paying a huge amount of money for him, Lukaku was injured in many games and he couldn't help his team for weeks, however after getting recovered Lukaku could show in the last week but all we saw from Lukaku was just in a few last weeks which is not enough to say he had a good performance.

After all this, if the team still finds him worthy of signing then they can see some potentials in him that’ll help their team grow to new heights. If the amount Chelsea is asking for is very big and the player is not worth it, they could have backed out of the deal but they keep pushing and hope that Chelsea will reduce the said amount to a lesser one. This is football and there’s business in football. In as much as you want a player very desperately, you’ll be ready to pay extra fees than what he’s worth in order to have him by your side, I think that’s just the case here between Inter Milan and Chelsea about Lukaku.

[arimamib]

I don't completely agree with you because the performance of Lukaku is this season is not good enough to say he worth trying hard and paying a huge amount of money for him, Lukaku was injured in many games and he couldn't help his team for weeks, however after getting recovered Lukaku could show in the last week but all we saw from Lukaku was just in a few last weeks which is not enough to say he had a good performance.

After all this, if the team still finds him worthy of signing then they can see some potentials in him that’ll help their team grow to new heights. If the amount Chelsea is asking for is very big and the player is not worth it, they could have backed out of the deal but they keep pushing and hope that Chelsea will reduce the said amount to a lesser one. This is football and there’s business in football. In as much as you want a player very desperately, you’ll be ready to pay extra fees than what he’s worth in order to have him by your side, I think that’s just the case here between Inter Milan and Chelsea about Lukaku.

I don't think there is anything for inter milan to fight for after they threw in the towel or withdrew for Lukaku. A strong reason for me why Inter Milan is doing this is because they have found the right replacement for Lukaku for next season. Marcus Thuram is much better than Lukaku if we compare their stats last season so that's what made Inter milan back off to get Lukaku.

So on the Ac milan side, they have now succeeded in recruiting Tijjani Reijnders from Az where he will soon complete his medical and join ac milan this season. I see Ac milan being quite active in this transfer window, Ac milan previously got Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic and several other players who were recruited on free transfers. Pioli really wants to rebuild AC Milan and I think he's got some of the players he wants.

[SatoPrincess]

Unlike Kylian Mbappé, Victor Osimhen is willing to extend his contract for another two years. His current contract ends in 2025, but he wants bigger pay. He is currently €4m and might be asking for €7m for the new deal. Just like every other team, Napoli needs the service of this prolific striker to compete in all in all competitions. He is a natural goalscorer who is good both on the ground and the in air. He has greatly improved technically and in his partnership with other players. With Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is still in the squad, Napoli is trying to build a stronger team.

I wonder how Napoli will go on from here, will they be able to maintain same form as they showed previous season with a new manager controlling and directing the affairs of the team with new tactics and strategies or could this be the beginning of their down fall? Many questions are going through my mind. Could they successfully convince Osimhen to extend his contract and find a new striker?

[Uruhara]

I don't completely agree with you because the performance of Lukaku is this season is not good enough to say he worth trying hard and paying a huge amount of money for him, Lukaku was injured in many games and he couldn't help his team for weeks, however after getting recovered Lukaku could show in the last week but all we saw from Lukaku was just in a few last weeks which is not enough to say he had a good performance.

After all this, if the team still finds him worthy of signing then they can see some potentials in him that’ll help their team grow to new heights. If the amount Chelsea is asking for is very big and the player is not worth it, they could have backed out of the deal but they keep pushing and hope that Chelsea will reduce the said amount to a lesser one. This is football and there’s business in football. In as much as you want a player very desperately, you’ll be ready to pay extra fees than what he’s worth in order to have him by your side, I think that’s just the case here between Inter Milan and Chelsea about Lukaku.

Lukaku, who was injured quite often last season, was unable to display his maximum performance. But at the end of the season when Lukaku started playing I saw that he is a player who adapts easily and he is showing a game that is suitable for Inter Milan's game. that is why Inter Milan still seems to feel that Lukaku can play even better if he stays longer at Inter Milan. and I also saw that. i.e. Lukaku has much more potential when he is fit. And Inter Milan certainly saw this. so that is why Inter Milan continues to struggle to get Lukaku from Chelsea.