⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Ndabagi01]

I don’t understand the Havertz signing, he hasn’t been great for Chelsea so not sure why Arsenal think he’s worth signing. Arsenal need a proper goalscorer, Havertz won’t give them lots of goals. He is not going to be the man to take them to the next level. As a Liverpool fan I am not concerned, then again we have our own problems.

Your perspective of view may not be as true as what the management saw in him that prompted them to sign him. Havertz may not be a prolific finisher, but he can contribute on the field and assist the club create more opportunities. Maybe he was missing some crucial links on the field of play that he can receive at Arsenal. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts doing better at Arsenal than he did at Chelsea.

I think Pochettino is making too quick bold decision since he letting their good players to join other teams e.g. Kante, Kovacic, Koulibaly, Mendy and Havertz. Obviously Pochettino already pick his 11 best players and few good players in bench, but if it's not go like his expectation, Chelsea fans would be very angry.

Ziyech is also among the players departing the club during this transfer window. I'm not sure what he's after, but whatever it is, it should be for the good of the entire team. We can't scrutinize him until the season starts, and we can't see anything helpful in all of the adjustments he's made to the team.

[DaNNy001]

Seems good for Real Madrid fans because Florentino Perez decision not ended with transfer for this season, I think Madrid still need with new center forward although success signing Joselu from Espanyol. I think Real Madrid need more attractive and experienced center forward like Harry Kane or Mmbappe. Joselu scored 16 goals last season with Espanyol and he can't helped that team relegated to La Liga 2 for next season but seems Joselu is compete for back up with center forward position.

Madrid should brave highest bid for signing Mbappe or Harry Kane, if lower bid seems difficult for signing their target and looks not realistic depend with other team interest want to give higher bid.

Real Madrid signed Joselu on loan for one season. Actually Joselu is not a new face at Real Madrid, he has studied at the Madrid Castilla academy and made his debut for the Real Madrid first team in the 2010/11 La Liga. Real Madrid's decision to sign Joselu was due to a shortage of players up front after losing Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Eden Hazard and Mariano Diaz.
Real Madrid is still trying to bring in a new striker with a higher quality to increase the sharpness of the front line. Until now, Real Madrid has been linked with Kylian Mbappe, Lautaro Martinez and Harry Kane. Real Madrid will have to fight hard to get one of them in order to compete with Barcelona in La Liga and other big teams in the Champions League.

I think if they fail to sign any of the top class strikers, it would certainly be a big burden for them to carry because the team will lack alot when it comes to the striking force, just imaging having a player like mbappe or harry Kane to their squad it would definitely boost the confidence of other players just as having benzema did for the  youngster that wants to impress and create a name for themselves. Real Madrid is a big club and losing these set of players can distabilize this team and will indeed affect them if they ever want to win trophies next season.

[macson]

After Joselu's arrival in Madrid, there have been no further player acquisitions in their transfer window, as recently conveyed by Perez to the media. Kylian Mbappe, Lautaro Martinez, and Harry Kane are no longer pursued by Madrid. This indicates that they have halted their pursuit of securing the signature of any of these strikers.
Although the transfer window is set to close on August 31, 2023, it seems that Madrid intends to conclude their player purchases earlier. I believe this is merely a typical tug-of-war game in their pursuit of signing one of the aforementioned strikers.

The news that i saw explains that there will be no more potential new players to be purchased by Madrid, at this time they will only complete the transfers of Garcia, Diaz, Bellingham and Joselu.  after officially being left by benzema who went to al ittihad, many fans doubted whether madrid could find a replacement for him again because so far madrid's targets ^{(kane, osimhen and mbappe)} did not show signs of joining madrid soon.  many say that madrid will definitely experience a slight drop in form in the coming season but i'm not sure about that because ancelotti knows what he's doing.

[kawetsriyanto]

It means if madrid already ended its transfer for this season. There's nothing that makes me feel doubt about him. Afaik, perez is always consistent with his words. Joselu is enough to replace benzema next season. His performance was amazing last season even though his team (espanyol) already relegated. There's no need to sign a new player anymore. Madrid has been doing all the things needed by the club to sign some important players.

Real madrid will keep use the same squad as like season. The only problem to find best replacement for benzema and real madrid got it from espanyol.

Joselu is not enough to replace Benzema's role. I'm not sure if Perez is really satisfied with the current squad. I've been a Real Madrid fan for a long time, as far as I know the current squad isn't the ideal squad that Real Madrid often builds for the new season. Moreover, there is still 1 striker only, if Joselu gets injured Real Madrid has no substituted striker. IMHO, Joselu is only signed for another option for the striker position. So, Real Madrid should sign 1 more striker at least, Perez still doesn't get the main striker. How can it be enough for Real Madrid?  

By the way, we still have a long time for the transfer window. So, there is enough time for Real Madrid to sign other players. Moreover, Real Madrid only signs 1 top player (Bellingham). They should buy some top players in the transfer window.

[ampere]

Joselu is not enough to replace Benzema's role?

Yes Joselu is not enough to fill the Voids left by Benzema and i am sure the Real Madrid coach is aware. Like it is reported, i also agree that its better to wait an extra 9 months and sign Mbappe from PSG. And you never can tell, Madrid could sign Mbappe this summer too.
 
With Bellingham signed and modric renewed as well as kroos. I am sure Real Madrid are okay in the middle of the pack.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

The signing of Havertz by Arsenal may be to add a player with a winning mentality that Arteta has not had so far, even though there are already many Arsenal players in Havets' position like Pablo Veira. Another possibility to accompany Odegard in creating Arsenal attacks.
Another reason behind signing Havertz was to anticipate Arsenal players leaving the Emirates Stadium.

Havertz wasn't so bad at Chelsea. In the 2022/2023 season, almost all the players played could not perform like the previous season.

£60m guaranteed fee + £5m, the price of a Havertz as stated by Romano.

You didn't watch Chelsea game then because as a Chelsea fan the only reason Havertz wasn't getting trolled like the rest squad is because of the respect he earned when he singlehandedly won us the champions league against Manchester city by scoring the only goal in the match and he turned up for other important games during the champions league winning season. After that season, Kai Havertz has just been an average player that hasn't lived to the expectations the club has for him. He caused us lots of game last season by not been able to score even in clear chances opportunity.

I mightn't know what Mikel Arteta sees in him but I'm not surprised he's been signed for this much because we have a business genius as the owner of Chelsea. Few weeks back Real Madrid was also interested in Kai Havertz which means the managers of this clubs still see something good in the player. He isn't a bad player but isn't good enough for Chelsea and thankfully he's leaving and we're getting a good deal getting rid of him. Mikel Arteta can't be serious though him wanting to compete for the title against Manchester city Haaland and it's kai Havertz that he's going for.

[ginsan]

Being a first-choice player is always desired by every player. In Chelsea, Havertz was not frequently played in his natural attacking midfielder position. This is why, in my opinion, he didn't score many goals this season. He was often utilized in a deeper role, focusing more on maintaining the team's overall play.

Hopefully, at Arsenal, he will be deployed in his preferred position and given more playing time to showcase his best performance. Let's wait for the official announcement of his transfer.

Kai Havert has quite good expertise in finishing, but this season he has not played in his position because Chelsea has 3 coaches this season starting from Tuchel, Graham Potter to Lampard, so these three coaches often give different roles to Kai Havert. Actually he is an attacking midfielder who has good ability in finishing. We will see his work with arsenal next season, in fact I believe this is a great signing made by Arteta this season.

An official announcement will probably be made in the near future because Chelsea and Arsenal agreement on the transfer of Kai Haver has entered the final stages, this is likely only the last arrangement in this transfer before Arsenal officially announces it on their official account.

[Iroh]

The latest news that has broken the speculation about Gundogan's future, Gundogan has now signed a two-year contract with Barcelona and the agreement between the two parties has been completed. With Barcelona officially withdrawing Gundogan, it means that the strength of the attack line is getting sharper, of course, Gundogan is experienced and can provide guidance to young players. Moreover, Barcelona's position is the same as Manchester City which managed to lead the top of the standings in La Liga. Gundogan will surely be Busquets' replacement captain and Xavi is far more in control of the situation. Gundogan's presence is quite important and does not rule out the possibility that next season Barcelona will still have the potential to win the La Liga trophy.
What do you think about Barcelona's performance in the future?

source : https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1671558716594745345

Well, this move by Gundogan to leave Manchester City and just after winning the Champions League trophy is quite surprising. I suspected his time at Manchester City was likely coming to an end after playing foot so long at the club. I never did expect him to go over to Barcelona.
Gundogan has a lot of potential as well as experience to impact on the other players. I think the future of Barcelona is still secured and they very well  still have what it takes to retain the title of the La Liga trophy next season.

[Igebotz]

We've already let some of the deadwoods and injury-prone players go so as to build a competitive team for next season, and some of these players were already out of contract, so letting them go for a decent price is good business.  Mount is the one player worth keeping and who would cause a lot of fuss if we let him leave, but if we can receive anything close to £70m, it's an excellent deal.

Manchester United just had a second bid of £50M turned down. I think Mason Mount wants the move and would be a good signing for the Red devil. Maybe United will come up with an improved offer, the Glazer's inability to accept a preferred bidder in the United takeover is affecting the club activity in the transfer market. From what is been reported in the media, United have already lost Kim Min-Jae to Bayern Munich, I just hope they will be able to seal Mount's signature soon.

Mount has already stated unequivocally that he will not sign contract extension and Chelsea has already communicated to Manutd and Mount Camp that they will not accept anything less than 70-80m for almost a week now and I was surprised to see such a low bid from Manutd today, if Kai is worth 65m, Mount is worth 70-80m+ he is English and their market value is always hyped. He is a traitor, and I don't care any longer; I just don't want to see him in our club.

Kim is on his way to Bayern, and United is already out of the race.

[Leviathan.007]

It seems Kai Havertz is another exciting option for some teams like Arsenal and he is nearly a get in the market. However Havertz is under contract with Chelsea until 2024, but he got many offers from other teams like Arsenal and Real Madrid for the next season.



https://thehardtackle.com/transfer-news/2023/06/05/florentino-perez-prioritising-real-madrid-move-for-kai-havertz/

[coinlocket$]

Tonali is very close to leaving AC Milan for joining Newcastle.

They are talking about 80m €

[youdacapt]

Tonali is very close to leaving AC Milan for joining Newcastle.

They are talking about 80m €

Tonali will be a good addition and quality signing for the Newcastle united team. I believe the team are shaping up for the champions league campaign ahead of them. Next will be a left back, a winger and a forward. and ofcourse a quality medical team (because Newcastle united forward line are prone to injury lol)

The transfer window is shaping up nicely. with Arteta also getting Harverts and Pep getting Kovacic

[Sexylizzy2813]

What's really happening at Chelsea? It seems like the owner is loosing it at ones, why would he change the system that he (Todd Booehly) came to meet? Letting some of these players who haven't played to there full potential leave just like that, to me is not a good idea to let them go just to add up funds.

Todd Boehly's team have reached the agreements over the transfers of Havertz to Arsenal (£65 million), Mateo Kovacic to Manchester City (£30 million), Hakim Ziyech to Al Nassr (€10 million), Kalidou Koulibaly to Al-Hilal (€20 million) and Edouard Mendy to Al-Ahli. click here

A guy like Edouard Mendy is just to give him what he wants (If I'm not mistaken, he asked for a high pay but wasn't given so I feel that's why they want to let him go) because he has been a great contribution to the success of the Chelsea side in so many occasions and you'd agree with me that he's one of the best goalkeeper after Petr Čech let the side, and Koulibaly just came into the bridge and he said he'll be the CEO of the defensive department and we haven't seen much of that, I wonder why he would be sold so soon.
What's happening to this team that has all it takes to bring down teams like City or Liverpool (you name them) and even compete for the title. Well, CFC has all the answers, some of these players needs time to showcase their ability come next season but we'll see how it goes, that's if all these players would leave the Chelsea side.

[CLS63]

I think this is a favourable amount for a talented player like Maddison. What do you think?

If I'm not mistaken there were three clubs interested in this player Arsenal, Newcastle and also Tottenham Hotspurs, and in fact it was rumored that he would leave Leicester for quite some time when the club was still with his old manager and there seemed to be some disagreement between the two of them, but the rumors stopped when Rodgers left the club.
Of course he hopes to leave Leicester not because of disloyalty but rather because his football career requires a club that is in the English premier league, not the championship.
Clubs that need players with good assist makers certainly won't mind with such numbers for transfer fee because Maddison for the 2022-2023 season at Leicester specifically for EPL matches made 10 goals and 9 assists this is good enough for a club like Leicester, which did not perform well in the 2022-2023 season, but it could be that the clubs that want him feel that it is too high for players from relegated clubs

Arsenal are also interested? I didn't know that. Because there is a most recent transfer by Arsenal side for the attacking midfield who is Havertz. They have signed a deal with him for a 60m pounds guaranteed transfer fee as well. After spending this much amount of money on an attacking midfielder who can be a versatile player when there is need, I don't feel like Arsenal would sign Maddison as well.

But let's say all these three teams are interested in Maddison then Tottenham might be out of the race sooner. Because they have had a pretty inconsistent season and couldn't even qualify for any European cup. I assume Maddison's priority would be a European cup qualification in this situation.

[Docnaster]

Joselu is not enough to replace Benzema's role?

Yes Joselu is not enough to fill the Voids left by Benzema and i am sure the Real Madrid coach is aware. Like it is reported, i also agree that its better to wait an extra 9 months and sign Mbappe from PSG. And you never can tell, Madrid could sign Mbappe this summer too.
 
With Bellingham signed and modric renewed as well as kroos. I am sure Real Madrid are okay in the middle of the pack.

Joselu is undoubtedly a prolific striker who's known to be very clinical whenever he's facing the goalpost and would definitely bring his striking experience and prowess to Real Madrid.
However, I don't think he's the best replacement for a very important player like Karim Benzema. Real Madrid does not have a major back up when Benzema was still around which is what Joselu can better serve at the moment at Santiago Bernabeu. They really need to get another better striker that'll be the club's first choice no.9 striker

[snipie]

Tonali is very close to leaving AC Milan for joining Newcastle.

They are talking about 80m €

Tonali will be a good addition and quality signing for the Newcastle united team. I believe the team are shaping up for the champions league campaign ahead of them. Next will be a left back, a winger and a forward. and ofcourse a quality medical team (because Newcastle united forward line are prone to injury lol)

The transfer window is shaping up nicely. with Arteta also getting Harverts and Pep getting Kovacic

I was just saying in another topic that Newcastle are consolidating the team in order to stay in top positions and I assume they will do that regardless of the money to be spent. Manchester City are pretty much solid and making the team even better is a must to keep the club competitive and able to win all trophies.
For Arsenal, they shouldn't do the mistakes done in the previous season.

[makishart]

I think if they fail to sign any of the top class strikers, it would certainly be a big burden for them to carry because the team will lack alot when it comes to the striking force, just imaging having a player like mbappe or harry Kane to their squad it would definitely boost the confidence of other players just as having benzema did for the  youngster that wants to impress and create a name for themselves. Real Madrid is a big club and losing these set of players can distabilize this team and will indeed affect them if they ever want to win trophies next season.

Yes for mbappe but not for kane. I'd prefer to take joselu rather than kane in this case and why? Even thouhg joselu was playing for a weak team like espanyol and it can still compete with some strong striker in la liga. It also known by Joselu about how to be a good striker in la liga unlike kane which was always playing on totenham in his life and he was never leaving from there. Joselu was able almost making the same goals as benzema last season.
that's become one of best reason to sign joselu with very cheap price. The quality of him is attracting perez to sign him as a temporary replacement for benzema with a permanent option if he will able to perform as good as last season with real madrid.
I'd prefer to vote josely to be a new striker for real madrid rather than harry kane. The typical striker like harry kane may not work in la liga.

[Nheer]

Joselu is not enough to replace Benzema's role?

joselu is a goal scorer, too, and not a bad player. He scored a few goals last season, but he is quite inexperienced in European competitions. Obviously, he is not up to the standard, and what Madrid needs is not just one average striker, but a highly rated, experienced striker who can play and promise an average of 20 to 30 goals per season, someone who can partner Vinicius properly. The two most significant strikers now on the market, Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen, will both blend in wonderfully. Else all i see is the second version of Luka Jovic, an average striker not up to Madrid standards.

It seems Kai Havertz is another exciting option for some teams like Arsenal and he is nearly a get in the market. However Havertz is under contract with Chelsea until 2024, but he got many offers from other teams like Arsenal and Real Madrid for the next season.



https://thehardtackle.com/transfer-news/2023/06/05/florentino-perez-prioritising-real-madrid-move-for-kai-havertz/

Havertz has already signed a contract with Arsenal, which will be disclosed shortly. Papers are being prepared, and the player will sign them soon. A 60 million pound fee has already been agreed upon with Chelsea. While clubs like Bayern Munich and Real Madrid showed interest, Havertz made it clear that Arsenal is where his heart belongs.  I think he deserves respect and I hope he succeeds at Arsenal despite the harsh criticism he had while playing at Chelsea. He proved his worth by helping Chelsea win the champions league.

[Leviathan.007]

According to some German news and SPORT1, İlkay Gündoğan is going to join Barcelona and everything is done.
He had offers from the Arabian team and he had offers from Manchester City to extend his contract but in the end, İlkay Gündoğan showed the green light to Barcelona.

[Davian144]

Joselu is undoubtedly a prolific striker who's known to be very clinical whenever he's facing the goalpost and would definitely bring his striking experience and prowess to Real Madrid.
However, I don't think he's the best replacement for a very important player like Karim Benzema. Real Madrid does not have a major back up when Benzema was still around which is what Joselu can better serve at the moment at Santiago Bernabeu. They really need to get another better striker that'll be the club's first choice no.9 striker

It makes a lot of sense for what you say, because if Real Madrid really wants to be better next season, of course Real Madrid must have some really reliable strikers. And one of them was as a substitute for Karim Benzema, and several others were as a backup to keep the team strong when their main striker was injured. So Real Madrid will have to move quickly to get a few more players this summer before the best players are taken by other teams.