Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Doell]

Granit Xhaka, who is a former Arsenal player, is now in Germany to complete a deal with Leverkusen. Reportedly not only signed a contract with Leverkusen, but at the same time to carry out a medical test as a condition for moving to the new German club.

The transfer fee is around 25 million euros and in my opinion that is quite a fair price for a Granit Xhaka who has so much experience in an English league club. His contract with Leverkusen will last until 2028 and it is a long-term contract that Granit Xhaka will sign to be part of the Leverkusen squad from next season.

With his arrival it seems like Leverkusen will be one of the challengers for the title race next season, although it is too early to say that and although Granit Xhaka is currently 30 years old and in September he will be 31 years old, but as a midfielder he is quite great when playing for Arsenal. The previous season he was even able to make 7 scores and 7 assist from 37 matches in the Premier League, Leverkusen was very lucky to get that man services.

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[shinratensei_]

Another summer, another three (and counting!) superstars are leaving RB Leipzig.

When people complain about the Bundesliga being a one-club league, well, the fault rarely resides with Bayern Munich.

RB Leipzig has already lost Konrad Laimer (free, Bayern Munich), Christopher Nkunku (€65 million, Chelsea FC), and Dominik Szoboszlai (€70 million, Liverpool FC), while Josko Gvardiol has legitimate interest from Manchester City and is expected to move on.

Losing four players of that caliber would cripple most clubs, but RB Leipzig has a built-in resiliency because of its superior scouting and youth development system. That said, no one will expect Die Roten Bullen to seriously challenge Bayern Munich next season in what abouts to a rebuilding year even with Christoph Baumgartner (Hoffenheim), Benjamin Sesko (Red Bull Salzburg), and Nicolas Seiwald (Red Bull Salzburg) joining the squad.

I do agree with it. The level of competition for the upcoming season will be less challenging than the previous season. It's caused by important players owned by leipzig and dortmund being drained by the clubs from another league while bayern is still remain with its strongest squad.
The competition gonna be a bit easier for bayern next season. That is why people were calling this league as a farmer league. The competitors of bayern were easily selling their developed players to another club.
So many people are boring to see bayern was alwasy winning the title easily. The tradition of making money from selling the players by bayern's rival was just giving bayern easiest way to win the league.

[Smack That Ace]

I think Kane's situation is the same as Mbappe's, both players want to leave but their clubs are holding them back by giving new contracts and increased salaries. But yes, that situation has been around for a long time I think from the previous few seasons as well and as such, it would be a loss for the club itself if the player is not willing to sign the new contract on offer. So yes, if Bayern Munich can still give $70 million then I think it remains a good advantage for Tottenham too, but if Tottenham are too greedy then of course the money remains a big obstacle for Kane to leave.

Crucial situation for Harry Kane right now due he want leave Tottenham Hotspur and rumor close will join with Bayern Munich next season, but Bayern won't spent above 100 million euro due Harry Kane have been over 30 years old and looks that price most expensive transfer fees. Other side, Tottenham Hotspur hasn't many option want to extend Harry Kane more than several years later due his contract over in the summer of 2024. Left one year for Spurs eant to sell Harry Kane under 100 million euro or possibility he will be free agent of not reach agreement for extending contract with Tottenham Hotspur.

It is actually not hard to understand the situation of both Harry Kane and Mbappé. Both of them want to leave the club and both Tottenham and PSG do not want to let them go.

So they are asking for a huge price for both of them. The situation of Harry Kane is that he wants to win trophies and he is certain that this is not going to happen with Tottenham. And of course, we are going to hear a lot of things from social media and a lot of rumours are going to be heard about them because both of them are hot targets on the transfer list right now. But at the same time, I think we all can agree that both of the clubs should actually let them go.

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Duke

[Lafu]

With his arrival it seems like Leverkusen will be one of the challengers for the title race next season, although it is too early to say that and although Granit Xhaka is currently 30 years old and in September he will be 31 years old, but as a midfielder he is quite great when playing for Arsenal. The previous season he was even able to make 7 scores and 7 assist from 37 matches in the Premier League, Leverkusen was very lucky to get that man services.

This is for sure a nice and very good transfer for Leverkusen and he already knows the German League when he was in Gladbach playing 3 years.

Frankfurt also got his next new player , Ellyes Skhiri from Cologne has got an contract to 2026 there.
Union Berlins looking for Robin Gosens is away from the table and will be not coming true that he plays for them,
at the same rumors coming back again that Gosens maybe coming to Wolfsburg.

[klidex]

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For Kane's age, the price of $100 million seems quite expensive. Tottenham don't even want to release him below that price. Actually I'm not too sure Kane is better than Sadio Mane. I think with such a high price, Munich do not need to rush in selling Mane. They can give Mane confidence to perform at least half a season. If he is good then keep him, but if it is the other way around maybe they should sell him immediately. Half-season conditions might make Tottenham able to release Kane at a cheaper price. In addition, it seems that Kane is already very keen to leave Tottenham.

Bayern Munich desire to Harry Kane for the upcoming season does indicate their desire to continue to rule the Bundesliga. Kane would surely have a significant impact on the team making him a top target for the representative board headed by Karl Heinz Rummenigge. While it would be great to sign Kane this summer the club is willing to wait until his contract with Spurs expires in 2024. This displays their long term thinking and willingness to wait if it meant investing in a player of Kane calibre. Such a calculated approach demonstrates Bayern Munich dedication to maintaining their leadership position.

In fact, even though waiting until Harry Kane finishes his contract in 2024, this also requires bigger funds because of course Harry Kane when he is on a free transfer will be contested by other clubs, not just Bayern Munich.
So I think for 2024 Bayern Munich must provide a good offer to be able to get Harry Kane.
If not, it is possible that Bayern Munich will not be able to get him because they will fight over Harry Kane with other big clubs.

[el kaka22]

It was always expected that Kolo Muani would leave, he was just way too good for a team like that and he would be able to go play at any team he wants. All the teams in the world would want him, some of them are willing to pay for him as well.

Let's see which team he picks but looks like it's a done deal that he will leave, that much is guaranteed. Inflation really showed itself on football as well, back in the day anything close to 100 million was reserved for worldstar players, like the best of the best, Ronaldo type of players. Nowadays you get to see maybe at least 50 players that worth near that amount, even if not exactly that much, close to that. Kolo Muani is one of those players, apparently worth 80 million euro right now.

[wmaurik]

In fact, even though waiting until Harry Kane finishes his contract in 2024, this also requires bigger funds because of course Harry Kane when he is on a free transfer will be contested by other clubs, not just Bayern Munich.
So I think for 2024 Bayern Munich must provide a good offer to be able to get Harry Kane.
If not, it is possible that Bayern Munich will not be able to get him because they will fight over Harry Kane with other big clubs.

Players like Harry Kane will always be targeted by many clubs, but I don't think that there will still be many clubs who want to go after him when he is past 30. Even though he will be on a free transfer after his contract ends with Tottenham, because at the same time young players with good achievements can also appear so that it will also create separate competition for Harry Kane. And every team will certainly pay more attention to young players who can be trained to give achievements to the team in the long term.

[DanWalker]

It was always expected that Kolo Muani would leave, he was just way too good for a team like that and he would be able to go play at any team he wants. All the teams in the world would want him, some of them are willing to pay for him as well.
Let's see which team he picks but looks like it's a done deal that he will leave, that much is guaranteed. Inflation really showed itself on football as well, back in the day anything close to 100 million was reserved for worldstar players, like the best of the best, Ronaldo type of players. Nowadays you get to see maybe at least 50 players that worth near that amount, even if not exactly that much, close to that. Kolo Muani is one of those players, apparently worth 80 million euro right now.

Even if he is worth €80 million right now, I don’t think they are actually going to let him go for only 80 million. There are at least trying to get 100 million for him. He is absolutely way too good for the team. I actually wouldn't be surprised if he does make a number like 100 million euro. I also agree that this number has become a little worthless in recent times. Thanks to the inflation for that, everything cost twice as much now. Of course, that is not a problem. The players can be worth a lot of money. But it just feels like the time is changing a little too fast.

[Leviathan.007]

Bayern Munich are indeed targeting the Spurs striker for next season's competition and if they don't manage to get him it will certainly be enough trouble to be at the top of the bundesliga table. I think that Harry Kane's influence on Bayern Munich is clearly enormous and therefore the chase for Harry Kane is immediately led by the representative board Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Even if Bayern Munich don't manage to get Harry Kane in the summer, they are prepared to wait in 2024 which is the end of Harry Kane's contract with Spurs.

For Kane's age, the price of $100 million seems quite expensive. Tottenham don't even want to release him below that price. Actually I'm not too sure Kane is better than Sadio Mane. I think with such a high price, Munich do not need to rush in selling Mane. They can give Mane confidence to perform at least half a season. If he is good then keep him, but if it is the other way around maybe they should sell him immediately. Half-season conditions might make Tottenham able to release Kane at a cheaper price. In addition, it seems that Kane is already very keen to leave Tottenham.

When you need a player it doesn't matter if he is expensive or not because you have to buy him for the next season.
We know 100m is a lot for any team and even for Bayern Munich but they need a forward for their next season and Harry Kane is the best option they can have, that's why trying to provide this money for hiring Kane is what Bayern needs to do.

[slapper]

Granit Xhaka, who is a former Arsenal player, is now in Germany to complete a deal with Leverkusen. Reportedly not only signed a contract with Leverkusen, but at the same time to carry out a medical test as a condition for moving to the new German club.

The transfer fee is around 25 million euros and in my opinion that is quite a fair price for a Granit Xhaka who has so much experience in an English league club. His contract with Leverkusen will last until 2028 and it is a long-term contract that Granit Xhaka will sign to be part of the Leverkusen squad from next season.

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly the sands of football transfers may shift. Granit Xhaka's departure from Arsenal to join Bayer Leverkusen is fascinating. But what exactly does this change entail? Will he help Leverkusen become a championship contender, or will this deal be another waste of money? We can't discount his impact for Arsenal, but it seems optimistic to assume he'll have the same impact for Leverkusen. We can't ignore the fact that he's 30 years old. When does speed become more important than expertise on the football pitch? Is the widely reported sum of 25 million Euros for this move justified?

[Doell]

With his arrival it seems like Leverkusen will be one of the challengers for the title race next season, although it is too early to say that and although Granit Xhaka is currently 30 years old and in September he will be 31 years old, but as a midfielder he is quite great when playing for Arsenal. The previous season he was even able to make 7 scores and 7 assist from 37 matches in the Premier League, Leverkusen was very lucky to get that man services.

This is for sure a nice and very good transfer for Leverkusen and he already knows the German League when he was in Gladbach playing 3 years.

Frankfurt also got his next new player , Ellyes Skhiri from Cologne has got an contract to 2026 there.
Union Berlins looking for Robin Gosens is away from the table and will be not coming true that he plays for them,
at the same rumors coming back again that Gosens maybe coming to Wolfsburg.

Yes, Leverkusen are gettings player which really have good experience, I personally believe this club will finish in the top four new season next. Because the previous season in my opinion they should have been able to finish in the top four, but unfortunately they are inconsistently in their last few of matches.
Ellyes Skhiri did play very well in Cologne FC, as a Defensive Midfield he can also score, but Frankfurt are lucky to got him on the table without transfer fees.
Too bad Sir, if the deal with Union Berlins goes happen then Robin Gosens could play in the UCL.

[Sterbens]

what is so good in leverkusen ? the stadium ? the fans ? or the good money ? why do players move from other clubs like mönchengladbach to bayer leverkusen ?
can you explain something like that to me ? Jonas Hofmann moves from mönchengladbach to leverkusen .
but what is better in leverkusen ? ok. they play international. and he gets more money than in mönchengladbach . but ok.
ronaldo and messi are not better. you go where there is a lot of money. that doesn't care that there is no real atmosphere in the stadium . as long as the money is good

It is interesting in this case because seeing in terms of him at Gladbach, he was not even rumored to be on the sales list but he was even willing to activate the buy out clause of 10 million euros in his contract.
On the other hand, seeing from the farewell said by Hofmann, he seemed to insinuate that in terms of position Gladbach lost to Leverkusen which made him leave.
I don't really know about Internal issues in this case but certainly with farewells like this and with his sudden departure it will certainly raise many questions that are impossible to answer. but certainly he is officially at Leverkusen now.

[hahay]

It was always expected that Kolo Muani would leave, he was just way too good for a team like that and he would be able to go play at any team he wants. All the teams in the world would want him, some of them are willing to pay for him as well.
Let's see which team he picks but looks like it's a done deal that he will leave, that much is guaranteed. Inflation really showed itself on football as well, back in the day anything close to 100 million was reserved for worldstar players, like the best of the best, Ronaldo type of players. Nowadays you get to see maybe at least 50 players that worth near that amount, even if not exactly that much, close to that. Kolo Muani is one of those players, apparently worth 80 million euro right now.

Even if he is worth €80 million right now, I don’t think they are actually going to let him go for only 80 million. There are at least trying to get 100 million for him. He is absolutely way too good for the team. I actually wouldn't be surprised if he does make a number like 100 million euro. I also agree that this number has become a little worthless in recent times. Thanks to the inflation for that, everything cost twice as much now. Of course, that is not a problem. The players can be worth a lot of money. But it just feels like the time is changing a little too fast.

Therefore, it looks like Eintracht Frankfurt is a very lucky club to have Kolo Muani for free from FC Nantes in the transfer window last season. But yes, with Kolo Muani's success last season, then of course Kolo Muani deserves to play at a better club for next season. Although indeed, it might also be a loss for Eintracht Frankfurt's performance next season if Kolo Muani leaves at this moment, but if Eintracht Frankfurt is willing to sell it at a high price then of course it will be a very good advantage.

After all, Kolo Muani has very good potential over time because of his young age too, so big clubs can recruit Kolo Muani for long-term progress of course. But if Kolo Muani stays at Eintracht Frankfurt maybe for one more season too, it seems like it would still be fine but of course it would be a pity if his performance declines maybe if something happens like an injury or something else.

[Avirunes]

Granit Xhaka, who is a former Arsenal player, is now in Germany to complete a deal with Leverkusen. Reportedly not only signed a contract with Leverkusen, but at the same time to carry out a medical test as a condition for moving to the new German club.

The transfer fee is around 25 million euros and in my opinion that is quite a fair price for a Granit Xhaka who has so much experience in an English league club. His contract with Leverkusen will last until 2028 and it is a long-term contract that Granit Xhaka will sign to be part of the Leverkusen squad from next season.

Heartbreaking for us as a Gunner but have huge respects for him. He definitely was a great player for us. He saw some difficult times but he finished off his career at Arsenal way too strong. Wished he had stayed longer at Arsenal but guess he wants a different challenge now. Bayer Leverkusen is getting a very strong defensive midfielder who can attack well also. They really do need a strong midfielder and hopefully Xhaka is what they were looking for exactly. 25m is really a good buy for Leverkusen given his experience and how strong he is. A very good buy for Leverkusen in my opinion.

[Lafu]

Ellyes Skhiri did play very well in Cologne FC, as a Defensive Midfield he can also score, but Frankfurt are lucky to got him on the table without transfer fees.

Thats for sure a bonus for Frankfurt that they was luck and got Ellyes Skhiri without pay transfer fees for him.

Too bad Sir, if the deal with Union Berlins goes happen then Robin Gosens could play in the UCL.

I dont know if that is true but there was some news pages that have written that he will be not going to Union Berlin.
I would love to see him coming to Berlin and playing there as he is a very good player and a reinforcement for them in the coming Champions League.

[emrecemsan]

I think that Kane is absolutely worth the price Tottenham are asking for. Normally we would say that players at his age wouldn't be sold easily for a big amount like this. But Kane differs from most of the players at his age now. He is about to become 30 years old but he is still continuing to perform amazingly. We all watched how incredible his scoring skills were in the previous season even while his team were doing pretty bad in the league. He is a special striker and I don't expect this to change for at least a few more years.

I don't see a big difference between Kane and Benzema because of that. Benzema also played great until his current age. Hence I think Bayern Munich should do their best to complete the signing.

[tiCeR]

That's what has to be considered first. They haven't played with each other yet and it needs a few games at least to see whether they build a great defense duet. But from the looks I would say that this was a good choice and the height of both is remarkable. They are strong in their movements and 1.89 and 1.90 m respectively. That is a defense that is of high quality in any game situation. There could be late corners or free kicks and they can dominate high balls and low balls alike. If you compare that to other defenders who are only 1.80 m or even smaller, it could be the difference that is needed in some of those games when high balls become more common. 

I'm just saying something, if Bayern with Min Jae and De Ligt in defense and with a striker like Harry Kane, it will be great to see this team, it could be that the Bundesliga will be very well dominated by an increasingly strong Bayern But the Dortmund that has shown so much? how will he do? It is known that this team is one of the toughest in Germany, and they saw that they had everything to win a Bundesliga, but they could not, sometimes I start to think that if all these signings were demanded by Tuchel to better secure his job and obviously the Team victories, I don't know but I think this Tuchel is giving nice surprises, maybe it's what Oliver Khan wants, to make this team one of the best in the world.

For the next season of the UCL I will like to see the performance of the German teams, because it will be from another world, I don't know, but to see so many stars and that they all manage them well in one team, it's something great, Harry Kane was the complement of a Muller who has been fighting practically alone without a Lewa to help him as before, as I say the Bundesliga, the UCL will be on another level.

Oliver Kahn is gone as he was sacked as he was fired from his position as the chief executive. It was a hefty divorce between Bayern Munich and him as they thought he is going to slap his successor in the face at the after-season party 

The defense will benefit from Min Jae and as I said before having two players of that height in the defense that also have a high mobility at the same time can be a game changer. But in the Bundesliga the Bayern don't even need a game changer. As you have mentioned, Dortmund was served the Bundesliga title on a plate to their table by Bayern and yet Dortmund failed to take it. I have no idea what else has to happen that Dortmund can break this streak of Bayern of 10 consecutive 1st places in the Bundesliga. Everyone who is not a Bayern is hoping for a change and it doesn't even matter who the new champion would be, it is only important that there is a new champion soon.

[Leviathan.007]

Union Berlin will appear in the Champions League for the 2023/2024 season, surely with the level of competition there is so tight, they need some additional players to bring in to strengthen their squad. Reportedly, they are now approaching Robin Gosens, who is currently playing at INter Milan. Reportedly they have reached a personal agreement with the player, only they submit an offer to Inter Milan as the owner of this player.

Robin Gosens is a player who plays regularly with INter Milan, and Union Berlin thinks he is the player they need to make them more solid especially in defense.

Union Berlin did well last season in the Bundesliga and also did well in the Europa League. But I am not sure that the new player from Inter will be able to help them much in the Champions League, where there is a huge competition among the giant clubs like Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG and of course Manchester City. I think a good outcome for Union Berlin would be to qualify for the Europa League again where they would be much more comfortable.

I agree with what you said Union berlin in the champions league would be a little bit impossible because the big club competition is there and Union berlin is actually better suited to try to be better in the european leagues.
In the European league, I think Union Berlin will have no trouble testing its performance to try to get a trophy because I also saw last season that Union Berlin has also performed very well and has potential in the European league rather than the Champions League.

I don't think one player can improve the performance of Union Berlin that much. Yes, they played very well in the Europa League, but I think it's too early for them to play in the Champions League. I think they will be lucky if they can get out of the group, but further on it will be very difficult for them to play. The best thing for them is to get into the lower league, as happened last year with Juventus and Barcelona. The Europa League is just right for them.

Union Berlin performed very well and they were even racing with top teams for the title in some weeks while the fact about Union Berlin is they can't have an investment like other teams and it's the first time for them playing in the champions league, I think if they try to improve their team maybe we're going to see Union Berlin fighting the Bundesliga title after this season.

[Leviathan.007]

It seems Xabi Alonso is doing well in Leverkusen, he had a good performance the last season and now Leverkusen is trying to hire Granit Xhaka from Arsenal this midfielder played seven years for Arsenal and now he will join Leverkusen until 2028. If everything goes well in Leverkusen, they will have the chance to even better results than last season with Xabi Alonso.

[Joca97]

It seems Xabi Alonso is doing well in Leverkusen, he had a good performance the last season and now Leverkusen is trying to hire Granit Xhaka from Arsenal this midfielder played seven years for Arsenal and now he will join Leverkusen until 2028. If everything goes well in Leverkusen, they will have the chance to even better results than last season with Xabi Alonso.

Xhaka had a solid few years in Arsenal and for him to come to Leverkusen is great. I personally dont like him as a player but i think he can help Leverkusen in the next season. Alonso doing an amazing job since he came to the bench and i think this season he can do a lot more with this team