Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Doell]

Luis Alberto is a player in Lazio with the situation same as Mbappe in PSG and he had problems with his teams because of extending his contract.
Also just like Mbappe, Luis Alberto didn't travel with the team to the summer tour and he was absent in the friendly match between Lazio and Aston Villa but when they Lazio went to Spain, Luis Alberto was there and after saying sorry to his teammates he joined the teams for the next games in this season.
He is probably going to sign a new contract with Lazio.

The rumours Luis Alberto want bonuses which that Lazio promised before, but situation Luis Alberto was quickly resolved, also reportedly he already apologized as you said. I think it seems he wants salary increases. Meanwhile Mbappe situation is quite complicated, PSG wants extend his contract, but Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract because he wants to leave without transfer fee. On other side PSG also wants sell him, but Mbappe still wants to play at PSG for one season again. Their drama will never end, if Mbape still wears the PSG jersey.

[BlackBoss_]

Luis Alberto is a player in Lazio with the situation same as Mbappe in PSG and he had problems with his teams because of extending his contract.
Also just like Mbappe, Luis Alberto didn't travel with the team to the summer tour and he was absent in the friendly match between Lazio and Aston Villa but when they Lazio went to Spain, Luis Alberto was there and after saying sorry to his teammates he joined the teams for the next games in this season.
He is probably going to sign a new contract with Lazio.

Same situations at tips of iceberg but Alberto did not get massive money and privileges from Lazio like Mbapp received from PSG.

In addition, he does not have much interest in many big clubs and does not have such a position like Mbappe to choose many clubs to move to. I did not follow this player case but nowadays, it seems he got some good offers from Saudi Arabia.

But wait, is he going to sign a new contract with Lazio?

By this news, I tried to find any offer so far from Saudi Arabia for him amd I got these following. Unnamed Arabian club sent him a lucrative offer.

https://thelaziali.com/2023/06/11/luis-alberto-offer-saudi-arabia/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwjL856w-8iAAxUS6jgGHZUpB40QFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2RQmN4ShI_NXsj1dO9hxKo

https://onefootball.com/id/berita/luis-alberto-receives-lucrative-offer-from-saudi-arabia-37656007

[xzone]

Luis Alberto is a player in Lazio with the situation same as Mbappe in PSG and he had problems with his teams because of extending his contract.
Also just like Mbappe, Luis Alberto didn't travel with the team to the summer tour and he was absent in the friendly match between Lazio and Aston Villa but when they Lazio went to Spain, Luis Alberto was there and after saying sorry to his teammates he joined the teams for the next games in this season.
He is probably going to sign a new contract with Lazio.

The rumours Luis Alberto want bonuses which that Lazio promised before, but situation Luis Alberto was quickly resolved, also reportedly he already apologized as you said. I think it seems he wants salary increases. Meanwhile Mbappe situation is quite complicated, PSG wants extend his contract, but Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract because he wants to leave without transfer fee. On other side PSG also wants sell him, but Mbappe still wants to play at PSG for one season again. Their drama will never end, if Mbape still wears the PSG jersey.

Mbappe is a really interesting player. Sometimes I think he doesn't know what he wants. It is not clear what he wants most, whether it is a good contract, a transfer to a new team, or becoming a champion.
I don't think Alberto is like that. I think they will sign a new contract and continue to play in Lazio

[Donneski]

Napoli not worry with Victor Osimhen not extend contract because still left two years and have chance for selling him if not available in this summer transfer possibility next summer window transfer. But disappointed with Napoli not release yet Victor Osimhen to other teams who interested for signing him due release fees transfer above 200 million euro. Possibility or not with Victor Osimhen move or leaves Napoli depend on one month later before transfer window closing, actually Serie A will play in one week later and looks if not any serious bid offer for signing Osimhen he will stays until his contract over with Napoli.

Not entirely sure about that part. Think about it, Napoli would be taking a big risk of Osimhen not playing that well anymore, they are not selling him and taking that risk as well, what if he plays all games he could next season and scores like 10 goals in 30 games type of deal?

He would lose half of his value and his contract would look like he is overpaid instead of underpaid. Or he could get injured, one of the defenders would tackle hard and he would be out for 6 months and he would not come back good anymore after that? These are all risks that Napoli is taking. And considering he still has 3 years, that means he has to keep playing good for 3 years in order to leave for a better team. It's a risk for both sides.

Keeping Victor Osimhen at the club beyond the end of summer transfer window is something I think will be more profitable for Napoli than selling him off this summer because of the fear that he might not deliver the kind of performance he produced last season.
Victor Osimhen isn't a one-season showman. He has all the qualities to even give Napoli more than he did last season and if he can do again, his price tag will be staggering by the end of next season

[Cookdata]

Not entirely sure about that part. Think about it, Napoli would be taking a big risk of Osimhen not playing that well anymore, they are not selling him and taking that risk as well, what if he plays all games he could next season and scores like 10 goals in 30 games type of deal?

He would lose half of his value and his contract would look like he is overpaid instead of underpaid. Or he could get injured, one of the defenders would tackle hard and he would be out for 6 months and he would not come back good anymore after that? These are all risks that Napoli is taking. And considering he still has 3 years, that means he has to keep playing good for 3 years in order to leave for a better team. It's a risk for both sides.

Yes Napoli took that risk, his brilliant performance last season is not a guarantee that he will be able to do the same in the next season, it could be worse than what we expect. You are right that they might lose half of his current price or even more than that. But everything that is done will have a risk, it depends on whether the risk is big or small depending on the situation they face. Because it is also a risk if Napoli sells this goal machine, because there is no guarantee that he will get the same or even better players than the players he currently has.

Let's forget the amount Al-Hilal are trying to buy Osimhen, he is an exceptional player, very good and strong, he didn't go to Napoli because he was lucky, it was Napoli that needed him and he obey their call and he won what was impossible for more than 30 years, that's like a God sent and he still good when he played with a good squad, if they want to sell him, they have to inform him and agreement must be reached before sold off and no forcing of players to do something or doesn't want to do. I believe in that guy that he will perform better this season but the problem of increasing his worth is funny because if by next season he performs better, any teams that need him will break the bank because he will be worth 2x of him by next year.

[Raflesia]

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I think that is a good decision taken by Napoli. I believe they should keep him on the team. Actually they must have to give him playtime as much as they can, they have to utilize him properly. By doing this maybe other players also will be interested to come to their club if they find the club is performing better. It is really interesting what napoli is doing, they are trying their best to keep their players and instead of selling them, they are trying to improve their quality. They are just not trying to sell the players and get the money. They are genuinely going for trophies. That's what I like to see from a club.  And as the defending champion of the serie-a they must be serious about league games. I am interested to see if they can do better in the Champions League this time.

Indeed it was a good decision, if to aim for the title, so Napoli must be able to maintain what they achieved last season. Although I doubt it, because Spalletti isn't at there anymore but at least they kept their key players, so the opportunity to get a title is still open for them Sir. This new season will be the toughest challenge for Napoli with their new coach I mean Rudi Garcia, him must be consistent to get lots of points.

Doubts about the new coach will surely continue to exist considering that what Spalletti gave last season was truly extraordinary and this will definitely be a pressure for Rudi Garcia. But on the other hand, of course, if they can maintain their performance like this then there will still be praise and I might not predict what they will be like now because last season I also talked about their condition and my prediction was wrong because it was too dependent on a number of players who they let go like Koulibally and Dries Mertens but it was Napoli's turning point.
There could be other possibilities now with the new Napoli coach being even better than last season although obviously this is definitely a pretty slim possibility.

[arimamib]

Yes Napoli took that risk, his brilliant performance last season is not a guarantee that he will be able to do the same in the next season, it could be worse than what we expect. You are right that they might lose half of his current price or even more than that. But everything that is done will have a risk, it depends on whether the risk is big or small depending on the situation they face. Because it is also a risk if Napoli sells this goal machine, because there is no guarantee that he will get the same or even better players than the players he currently has.

If I draw conclusions from what you have said, Napoli is in a dilemma between rejecting offers that are coming or holding Osimhen to stay with them next season. Now, if Osimhen's performance drops drastically in the next season, of course, the price for Osimhen release in the winter transfer window will definitely decrease quite significantly when compared to the current price.

Apart from that, no other team is actively moving to get Osimhen in this transfer window because PSG has already brought in Goncalo Ramos so they don't need Osimhen anymore. But there is a possibility that Bayern Munich will come to Napoli if Bayern Munich fails to get Harry Kane, then Osimhen will be their target.

[Velvet78]

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.

Pogba was injury prone and he will not able to play in juventus anymore. He must accept it if he may need to leave from juventus. Juventus is also keen to sell him for some money.
The club is still focusing in swap vlahovic for lukaku at this moment. Juventus really needs to replace vlahovic with lukaku as soon as possible before the opening match of serie a.

https://www.juvefc.com/latest-on-juventus-lukaku-how-allegri-is-trying-to-lure-chelsea-striker/

Juventus were after Kessie according to rumours for example but he has become another player to sign for a Saudi Arabian team. Gravenberch was on the agenda for them in July so maybe they would return to him now. They had better be faster than now. They shouldn't start the season with a problematic midfield.

Juventus' biggest weakness has been their midfield for a long time. This really doesn't change. Signing one midfielder might not even be enough for them while Rabiot and Pogba are both injured. They are Juventus so they should be able to solve this problem by using their influence.

[makishart]

Luis Alberto is a player in Lazio with the situation same as Mbappe in PSG and he had problems with his teams because of extending his contract.
Also just like Mbappe, Luis Alberto didn't travel with the team to the summer tour and he was absent in the friendly match between Lazio and Aston Villa but when they Lazio went to Spain, Luis Alberto was there and after saying sorry to his teammates he joined the teams for the next games in this season.

That means if he does have different situation with mbappe. Does lazio intentionally selling him this season? it looks like that if lazio is not willing to let him but luis is also agreed in extending his contract with lazio. That means if he was in the different situation unlike mbappe.
Mbappe may be blacklisted by its club to participate in the league in whole of matches. I expect mbappe's situation gonna be even worst soon. It's caused by PSG doesn't need him anymore and the club is willing to let mbappe leave from the club as soon as possible.

He is probably going to sign a new contract with Lazio.

I hope so but he wants bonus on his new contract. It's not understandable from lazio's side. Lazio's president being so mad toward him. The club is preparing a sanction. Lazio has been offering good salary and duration for his new contract but alberto is not willing to sign the new contract without bonus. I hope that problem gonna be solved as soon as possible. Lotito admitted alberto to apologize his mistake.

[Minecache]

I think that is a good decision taken by Napoli. I believe they should keep him on the team. Actually they must have to give him playtime as much as they can, they have to utilize him properly. By doing this maybe other players also will be interested to come to their club if they find the club is performing better. It is really interesting what napoli is doing, they are trying their best to keep their players and instead of selling them, they are trying to improve their quality. They are just not trying to sell the players and get the money. They are genuinely going for trophies. That's what I like to see from a club.  And as the defending champion of the serie-a they must be serious about league games. I am interested to see if they can do better in the Champions League this time.

Indeed it was a good decision, if to aim for the title, so Napoli must be able to maintain what they achieved last season. Although I doubt it, because Spalletti isn't at there anymore but at least they kept their key players, so the opportunity to get a title is still open for them Sir. This new season will be the toughest challenge for Napoli with their new coach I mean Rudi Garcia, him must be consistent to get lots of points.

I doubt they will be able to repeat the success of last season,not because they have not kept their players of last season but because they will be fighting against much better teams this upcoming season.I don't think Juventus,Inter,Milan and Lazio or Roma will be playing this bad as they did this past season.Removing Spalletti is the wrongest move they could have done and replacing him with Rudi Garcia is even worse as Spalletti has had better successes in Serie A compared to Rudi Garcia so I don't know what Napoli is going to do this upcoming season.

Well, there is nothing wrong if they are somehow not able to defend for the title successfully. It would suffice if they could genuinely put up an enthralling battle for the championship, wouldn't it? But of course, they are definitely expected to do better. I will say that if they did not keep the players with whom they found success, they would have definitely had no chance.  But another thing is, with the players that did well in the last season, they will at least have a chance.

All in all they will have to be consistent. Yes, I agree that with the new authority it is not going to be easy to be consistent from the start, but they will definitely have to try. Because what other options do they have?

[mamesso]

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Osimhen is still very worthy of being kept by Napoli for a few seasons instead of selling him as soon as possible due to high offers. Napoli wanted titles and they were desperate to prove they too could be successful in Europe instead of being concerned with business, so Osimhen was not sold so quickly.

Napoli still hope that Osimhen can help them win some titles and they seem ready to lose some value to Osimhen. But maybe not, even Osimhen is still very likely to maintain his selling points if he is able to score more goals than last season. Osimhen is still too young to be expected to hit his peak, he is 24 years old, so there is still a lot of potential in him to improve.

Unfortunately, when Napoli were at the peak of their performance they had to swallow the bitter pill after Spalletti chose to leave the club. Napoli's success last season could not be separated from the role of Spalletti who managed to develop all Napoli players including Osimhen, Osimhen's sharpness on Napoli front line has led them to win the Scudetto which they have not won for a long time.
Osimhen has developed rapidly while wearing the Napoli Jersey, he must maintain the form shown last season with Rudi Garcia. Of course Napoli has a bigger target after achieving success in Serie A last season, Rudi Garcia is expected to be able to make a good contribution to Napoli in order to maintain the performance of his players to maintain their selling points like when he was polished by Spalletti.

[rendravolt]

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.

[hd49728]

Unfortunately, when Napoli were at the peak of their performance they had to swallow the bitter pill after Spalletti chose to leave the club. Napoli's success last season could not be separated from the role of Spalletti who managed to develop all Napoli players including Osimhen, Osimhen's sharpness on Napoli front line has led them to win the Scudetto which they have not won for a long time.

Napoli disrespect Spalletti after the coach helped them to win a first Scudetto after more than 30 years. They have never won it before that but after winning Scudetto,  they did not feel happy with it and asked more. They wanted to win Champions League and when Spalletti failed at quarter finals against AC Milan, they sacked him in suprrise of all.

Osimhen has developed rapidly while wearing the Napoli Jersey, he must maintain the form shown last season with Rudi Garcia. Of course Napoli has a bigger target after achieving success in Serie A last season, Rudi Garcia is expected to be able to make a good contribution to Napoli in order to maintain the performance of his players to maintain their selling points like when he was polished by Spalletti.

Osimhem was already known in Europe before Napoli bought him and it is reflected on the transfer price of Osimhen from Lille to Napoli at €75.00M two seasons ago. He just became stronger, more goal productive and has a higher value on transfer market.

Rudi Garcia is a safe choice for Napoli as he already spent some seasons in Serie A with AS Roma. He failed to win Scudetto with Roma but at least he can help them to end at the second position which is a good position for Napoli too. It is unrealistic if Napoli think that they can win more Scudetto in coming years.

[tusandii]

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.

From the problems that befell Juventus last season, it really affected Juventus' progress, considering that there was no breakthrough at all this transfer season in preparation for the summer.
However, if you look at what they have to pay, the fine is indeed very detrimental they even have to lose one player because of this problem, which results in huge losses.
Maybe it's true what you say by selling Pogba Juventus can add a little to the club's budget.

I don't think Juventus have the courage to take many actions that cost a lot of money because they are still not sure about the problems they are experiencing and we can also see that after these problems the Juventus players have decreased in every game very drastic.

[shinratensei_]

Riccardo Calafiori has become the hottest topic right now. Basel is not interesting to loan him to the acmilan. Basel wants acmilan to buy him permanently, which is so difficult to happen. Acmilan is not interesting in acquiring him as a permanent transfer.
Rossoneri is looking for another option. Surprisingly, milan was promoting Davide Bartesaghi from the junior club to the serior club. Davide Bartesaghi is gonna be used as a backup for theo hernandez.

Im so glad acmilan was taking such a decision. It will give its junior player a chance to play in the serie which is giving him a lot of experience in his future career.

[Strongkored]

Napoli not worry with Victor Osimhen not extend contract because still left two years and have chance for selling him if not available in this summer transfer possibility next summer window transfer. But disappointed with Napoli not release yet Victor Osimhen to other teams who interested for signing him due release fees transfer above 200 million euro. Possibility or not with Victor Osimhen move or leaves Napoli depend on one month later before transfer window closing, actually Serie A will play in one week later and looks if not any serious bid offer for signing Osimhen he will stays until his contract over with Napoli.

Clubs can't just let go of their players when there are clubs interested in the player without an agreement, that's why PSG can't immediately sell Mbappe to Al Hilal even though PSG can get a lot of money, so an agreement must be made between the two clubs with the player's agreement, because players are not slaves who can be traded without him having the right to accept or reject it, and the player's agent will have a fairly important role in the agreement, extending the contract or moving.
I think Victor Osimhen will leave Napoli soon when there is really a good offer from an elite club in europe, unfortunately often the offers that are reported are just rumors spread by the media maybe to increase the player's price or other purposes.
Victor Osimhen's price will be able to go up even higher if he can show another impressive game this season, especially if his current club can get the title, but it would be better if he still plays in Europe because the competition in that continent will make his skills improve and also considering his age is still young enough to be able to grow even more.

[Velvet78]

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.

[piebeyb]

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.

it's good to be able to get 6 players from 110 million euros because it's not spending just on 1 good player, indeed it's a good step to be taken by Milan it seems and it's true what you said it looks like they just need players to be able to strengthen their squad line, so maybe they can see the players they bought have good potential so it can be an investment for them too if they can develop the players to be better at playing in Milan this season.

Milan will also play in the UCL later, of course, it also needs players who can adapt quickly enough to other players on the field and also master the strategy given by Stefano Pioli, even though I am not a big supporter of Milan, I salute seeing Milan last season being able to penetrate the UCL semifinals. I hope they can get that opportunity again next season. but so far I think Milan needs to focus also on fighting for the Italian league title.

[Unknown Op]

Mbappe is a really interesting player. Sometimes I think he doesn't know what he wants. It is not clear what he wants most, whether it is a good contract, a transfer to a new team, or becoming a champion.
I don't think Alberto is like that. I think they will sign a new contract and continue to play in Lazio

The similarities between Mbappe predicament at PSG and Luis Alberto at Lazio are startling. Due to contractual issues, there was conflict between the two players and their respective teams. Despite missing the summer tour and a friendly game Luis Alberto returned and apologised showing that he was prepared to make amends. The possibility of a new contract with Lazio points to a successful outcome. Mbappe situation is still complicated because he wants to leave PSG without paying a transfer price while PSG wants to extend his contract. Fans are curious about both players futures as a result of the drama surrounding them which highlights the difficulties of football negotiations.

[Jody.Drummer]

Yes Napoli took that risk, his brilliant performance last season is not a guarantee that he will be able to do the same in the next season, it could be worse than what we expect. You are right that they might lose half of his current price or even more than that. But everything that is done will have a risk, it depends on whether the risk is big or small depending on the situation they face. Because it is also a risk if Napoli sells this goal machine, because there is no guarantee that he will get the same or even better players than the players he currently has.

Osimhen is still very worthy of being kept by Napoli for a few seasons instead of selling him as soon as possible due to high offers. Napoli wanted titles and they were desperate to prove they too could be successful in Europe instead of being concerned with business, so Osimhen was not sold so quickly.

Napoli still hope that Osimhen can help them win some titles and they seem ready to lose some value to Osimhen. But maybe not, even Osimhen is still very likely to maintain his selling points if he is able to score more goals than last season. Osimhen is still too young to be expected to hit his peak, he is 24 years old, so there is still a lot of potential in him to improve.

Yes, he's still very young, and I'm talking about losing his form not only because of age, but also because of the dreaded things in football, like injuries for example. I don't expect that, but here we are just speculating about what might happen.
Of course, considering his age, he's at an age where he can still get better. And right now he is one of the best young players in the big competitions in Europe.

If I draw conclusions from what you have said, Napoli is in a dilemma between rejecting offers that are coming or holding Osimhen to stay with them next season. Now, if Osimhen's performance drops drastically in the next season, of course, the price for Osimhen release in the winter transfer window will definitely decrease quite significantly when compared to the current price.

Apart from that, no other team is actively moving to get Osimhen in this transfer window because PSG has already brought in Goncalo Ramos so they don't need Osimhen anymore. But there is a possibility that Bayern Munich will come to Napoli if Bayern Munich fails to get Harry Kane, then Osimhen will be their target.

Well that's about what I mean about Napoli. There's always a risk involved, as I said before, and as time goes on it becomes clearer what risk Napoli are now taking, which is to keep him. That's also because some clubs have in fact pulled out of the race because the price Napoli wanted couldn't be met. But there could be movement at the end of the transfer window. We'll see what drama unfolds.