⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[rahmad2nd]

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The rumors that have been waiting for some time have finally been answered and Atalanta have reached an agreement for Rasmus Hojlund to join Manchester United. All costs around 70 million euros with add ons and this is the most awaited transfer by coach Erik ten Hag to strengthen the position of the Red Devils striker next season.

The fans are certainly very enthusiastic about this news and it seems that now Manchester United is no longer bothered about matters of the main striker in the squad. With the arrival of Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford has returned to his starting position, namely the left wing and of course this will be much more optimal. The duration of Rasmus Hojlund's contract is for the next 5 years and this is a long journey for him at one of the biggest clubs in Europe.

At least, Ten Hag is no longer just always hoping for Marcus Rashford. now, Rasmus Hojlund to Manchester United. an agreement has been reached at this time as quoted by Romano. Ten Hag has fulfilled his target in the centre-forward position, but there are still a number of names in their sights in this transfer window. even so, I'm not completely sure if Manchester United can still bring in some of their targets. at least, United have exceeded their budget funds. maybe it could, by selling some of the other players. we'll see, because this summer transfer window still has enough time lag.

Speaking of Hojlund, actually I don't have much information about him. because, I don't really follow the development of Italian football. referring to his statistics, he has scored 9 goals from his 32 total appearances last season, not bad for a player who is still 20 years old. it's just that, it's likely that the striker will need quite a long time to reach his maximum level. so, don't expect too much because we are likely to see the performance fluctuate. or it could also be that under the tutelage of Erik Ten Hag, this player will bring out the potential and talent that is stored within him, just like Rashford when handled by the architect of Manchester United.

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[baeva]

The transfer market this year is more exciting than I would have expected. Mbappe turns down a crazy offer from Saudi Arabia. Other big stars are now in the Saudi league, and another has seemingly decided against it: Galatasaray have actually announced that Icardi is now in their team - crazy!

There's nothing crazy about it. Mbappe has said firmly and clearly that he wants Real Madrid, but he understands, and has even more than likely already agreed with Real's management to move to their team next year without paying a cent for it. PSG have put a lot of pressure on the player in his time and apparently will really limit his playing time, too low on their part, but they have no other option, because they can just lose 200 million for nothing

I think it's crazy! How many people are there who would say no to an offer of €700 million a year? I don't know anyone and can't imagine anyone saying no. Even though it was my childhood dream to play for Real, I couldn't have said no to such an offer, but it's great from Mbappe! We probably won't see him play for a year now. Perhaps it would be wiser for PSG to let him go to Real cheap than to pay him a salary for a year without allowing him
to play.

The team is run by Arabs who don't care about money. They love it, but I think they will sacrifice some money to punish a player. Besides, they will lose less on this "punishment" than if he leaves the team for free. I don't know, it seems like some kind of entertainment for them.

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Any team, even if they have a good capital does not want to give 200 million if you can wait a little bit and get a player for free. But I agree with you that the player is quite selfish, but I didn't see that this season, although earlier, it was clearly visible

[MinoRaiola]

Two stars have changed clubs. Their names are no longer more famous like before, but when you read them, you think "i havent heard from him a long time". It is James Rodriguez and he was a few months ago in Greece and play for Olymp. Piräus and now he will play again in Brazil. He won the Champions League twice and also in Germany titles. And the second is Edison Cavani, je go to Argentina and he will play for Boca Juniors.

[Bananington]

Now Rasmus Hojlund can join in the pre-season matches Manchester United still have 3 matches remaining which can help him adapt quickly before the real season started,

Manchester United team finally have a striker that they have been needing to relieve Sancho and Rashford the responsibility for the next season. But as normal with it for every new player in a big club, he has to meet the expectations of the club supporters by doing the job which he was brought to the club to do which is to score goals. He will be expected to fit in right away into the Manchester United team and start scoring goals. Any performance less of that will be a huge disappointment to everyone who has been waiting to see this transfer work.

[coinlocket$]

Chelsea according to Tuttosport has turned down Juventus' proposal to loan Belgium player Romelu Lukaku.

According to them, their intention is to sell him permanently.

[tiCeR]

Even if you look at some of the current news after a few weeks ago it was busy about Dusan's news with Chelsea at this time it just seemed to disappear.
The victim now is Lukaku because we know that when Dusan became Chelsea's target, the exchange option with Lukaku + additional money was very busy being reported and Lukaku was also ready to go to Juventus which made Inter disappointed with what Lukaku did, but now there is no news anymore and Lukaku's fate is also unclear now.
Currently Chelsea is still eyeing Elye Wahi as one of the options and his 24 million offer was rejected because Montpellier still wants 30 million for this young striker.

I am having a hard time calling any of these guys a victim. The reason why Lukaku left Inter Milan for Chelsea was money and then he couldn't perform there. Maybe he was too bad or maybe he didn't get a real chance, it doesn't matter. But what certainly worked out just fine is the monthly paycheck. He was never forced to leave Inter Milan and he could have stayed if he wanted to, but the money was too good and he decided to risk the place he had in the Inter team and failed to prevail in the Chelsea team. Victimizing him is wrong and he is not the only player who makes a mistake and later blames others for his own situation.

Actually if a few weeks earlier Lukaku was still hoping to be at Inter and wasn't too keen on Juventus I think Inter would still be trying to make some sort of deal with Chelsea because we know that back then they were only 05 million adrift because Inter wanted 25 million for Lukaku but Chelsea were still hoping with their 35 million and it was actually possible to bring in 30 million but when Lukaku tried to join Juventus then it seemed like a waste and now he will still be adrift in obscurity.
If in the end he still returns to Chelsea and no one wants the possibility for the Arab club to re-enter for Lukaku I think is wide open even though some time ago Lukaku had refused.

It wasn't too be expected that early in the opening of the transfer window to instantly find a solution between Chelsea and Inter Milan. I thought that it is only normal for Chelsea to give it some time and see what other interested parties might show up and compete for the best price. But at the same time an offer over 25 million also proves that Inter Milan would like to keep Lukaku, but that they are not fully into keeping him. If there is an agreement for 25 million it is fine and if not then not. But 25 million is an amount clubs would pay for an average striker. This is why I think that he is not a priority for Inter Milan.

[Furious 7]

Difficult get regular position with Bayern Munich seems reason why Sadio Mane leaves Bayern Munich and join Al Nassr, Bayern Munich have reached agreement with transfer fees 37 million euro and looks worth values as Sadio Mane still on the top perform last season. In Al Nassr, Sadio Mane will get around 40 million euro each years and seems most excited salary than stay with Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich could use fresh fund from Sadio Mane transfer fees for signing Harry Kane, their first proposal rejected by Tottenham Hotspur and has change push up transfer fees to 100 million euro.

In Al Nassr, Sadio Mane will be partner with Cristiano Ronaldo for winning domestic league next season, seems compete with Saudi Pro League teams after several participants have been sign many top European players.

I don't think Mane has had any trouble getting a regular place at Bayern Munich, that is evidenced by the number of appearances he made last season. Sadio Mane made 25 appearances in the Bundesliga last season, meaning he only missed 13 games due to injury or other reasons. I don't feel that the difficulty of finding a place was the reason why Mane left, but there must have been other reasons that prompted Bayern Munich to want to sell him.

I think Mane is not less competitive than other players at Bayern Munich, but it seems that there is an internal problem that allows Bayern Munich to sell him to the Arab Pro League, but that is my assumption which is still very likely to be doubted.

We must be able to differentiate between this season and last season.
Last season when Mane often played despite being hampered by injuries but he was always the first choice because he was one of Nagelsmann's favorite players but for now, of course it won't work because we know that in the last statement given by Tuchel he will not be included in Bayern's future plans so of course it will be a stumbling block and the only option is to leave if you don't want to be a backup during the season.

I don't think it's a matter of being competitive or not but Mane's position does not support the scheme that Tuchel has always wanted.
Tuchel always does with 1 striker and 2 second strikers as the main choice in the match and obviously this is difficult with Mane's status at the winger.

[KTChampions]

PSG are bluffing. No one in Europe would pay that amount for Mbappe (and he refused to go to Saudi Arabia), so such desires are nothing more than a bluff. They've made it clear they want to sell Mbappe because he won't renew his contract, but if they really want to do that, they have to lower the price by at least 100 million. It will be very funny if, due to their greed, they cannot sell him and will finally fall into a financial hole (according to FFP) if he works out the contract to the end.

250 million euro is a lot but 250 million euro transfer fee for Mbappe is not much. It would not be wrong to call Mbappe one of the best stars in the world today. Mbappe has improved his game considerably considering his age. Any club would want to sign him at his age. PSG set price for Mbappe I think this price is not high. And the price that has been set for this transfer is not Mbappe's Real Madrid team. Since PSG has set a transfer price for Mbappe, Mbappe's free agent membership may no longer be possible. If Mbappe cannot change the club as a free agent member, he can join Real Madrid this season if he wants to, because if he wants to change the club in the next season, he will have to pay the transfer fee and then change the team.

Firstly, you wrote incorrect information about the transfer of a player who is a free agent (do you know exactly how this happens?).
Secondly, 250 million is not the "full" cost of the player for the buyer and seller. If PSG don't sell Mbappe then they continue to pay him a huge salary + pay a loyalty bonus + greatly worsen their position in the FFP. Thus, for PSG, the presence of Mbappe in the team for another year means minus 100-150 million. It is obvious that any buyer understands the difficulties of PSG and want to benefit from this.

[SatoPrincess]

Good news to Manchester supporters this will definitely give them delight knowing of of their trusted centre backs has penned a new deal with the club to keep him until 2027. Without a doubt, he been an important player to Guardiola and will continue yo compete in the premier league in Manchester City for the coming season.

[nurilham]

Manchester City will not try to sign Mbappe while they have Haaland.

They must understand that Mbappe isn't interested to play in the same club with Haaland. Haaland and Mbappe have the same position, they are center forwards (CF). Mbappe must expect to play in his ideal position if he moves to Man City. And it is impossible because Haaland is already the main CF in Man City. So, it doesn't make sense if Man City want Mbappe to play together with Haaland.

What's new in City is the departure of Riyad Mahrez to Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia league for €30m. He was an important player of the squad although his role in the previous season was quite limited. He left after Gundogan departure to Barcelona. I don't know if Bernardo Silva will remain with the team or not but for Mahrez, he said that he achieved what he wants with City, especially Champions League, and he wants to try another experience (and collect money like the rest).

Mahrez probably moves to Saudi because he is no longer play regularly in Man City. With his current age, he must expect to play as the main player but Man City can't guarantee the main position because they have some wingers. Guardiola must rotate the players in the wingers position. Moreover, Al Ahli offers big money for the salary, Mahrez may feel to not miss the opportunity. So, he finally follows Gundogan to leave Man City.

I assume Bernardo Silva will stay because Man City needs him. Bernardo Silva can play in some positions (attacking midfield, right winger, or central midfield). So, he is still very needed for Man City in the next season. He can be the alternative to fill the position that was left by Mahrez or Gundogan.

[Docnaster]

I don't think Mane has had any trouble getting a regular place at Bayern Munich, that is evidenced by the number of appearances he made last season. Sadio Mane made 25 appearances in the Bundesliga last season, meaning he only missed 13 games due to injury or other reasons. I don't feel that the difficulty of finding a place was the reason why Mane left, but there must have been other reasons that prompted Bayern Munich to want to sell him.

I think Mane is not less competitive than other players at Bayern Munich, but it seems that there is an internal problem that allows Bayern Munich to sell him to the Arab Pro League, but that is my assumption which is still very likely to be doubted.

Indeed, statistically in his first season at Bayern Munich, Sadio Mane automatically won a regular place in the main squad, but maybe because of his clash with Leroy Mane, the situation changed quickly at that time because Bayern Munich began to give out some penalties for Sadio Mane. So there is a big possibility to stabilize team harmony, so the right step is to sell sadio mane.

Besides that, Tuchel presence as the new coach for Bayern Munich might also be a strong reason for Bayern Munich to sell Sadio Mane because Tuchel doesn't really prioritize Sadio Mane for next season. Previously, Sadio Mane had denied that he would leave Bayern Munich in this transfer window, but in reality he had agreed to an offer from Al Nassr.

I was very surprise to read in the news earlier today that Sadio Mane has reached agreement to sign for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabian League.
Mane I understand didn't have a great performance for Bayern Munich last season but a player that possess such intimidating work force like him should've gone to another European club even if he wanted to leave Bayern. Sadio Mane has invested so much money from the proceeds of his football career in to building infrastructures that significantly the people locality in Senegal and I think if there's anything that fueled his desire to join the SPL it must be to make money and help more people in his home town

[Captain Corporate]

Quite interesting to hear about Hojlund being worth that much. To be fair I have never heard of him before this transfer deal and I am sure more hardcore fans knew about him way before, so I am just a casual fan, don't really know many players from Atalanta. However, the reality is that we are talking about a situation where a player that is not known by casuals like me being worth a 70 million deal. In any case, I hope they find whatever they are looking for in him, I always thought Rashford was good enough as a striker and did alright, wasn't any rush to find anyone like this, but if they believe he will be good then they believe it will be good, that's all that matters.

[CLS63]

Haaland and Mbappe have technically the same natural positions maybe. However Mbappe can play as a winger as well. He is actually not a simple winger or centre-forward even if we see him in those positions in the lineup. Because he is playing much bigger than his position. He is taking big responsibilities in the attacking area. I'm just wondering how it could be to see Haaland and Mbappe at the same team. These are both very valuable world stars at the moment.

Let's say Manchester City signed Mbappe I wonder how good relationship would have been built between these two players. I feel like they might have made a really solid duo.

[Dewi Aries]

Chelsea according to Tuttosport has turned down Juventus' proposal to loan Belgium player Romelu Lukaku.

According to them, their intention is to sell him permanently.

If Chelsea want to let him go permanently then there is no agreement with Juventus because we know Juventus do not have enough funds moreover they also have to pay a fine around 20 million to FIFA. Lukaku will stay with Chelsea or let him go to the Saudi Pro League because only they are willing to contract him. I wonder why Juventus didn't use the swap option Dusan Vlahovic to Chelsea and Lukaku to Juventus this is the best solution especially Juventus will get additional funds.

[Zaguru12]

It’s a lot of money for a guy with 9 goals in a top 5 European League. He could turn out to be brilliant but I think it’s a very, very high price for potential. It’s not his fault, he doesn’t dictate transfer fees, it’s just a reflection of how distorted the current transfer market is I guess, crazy.

That was actually why Manchester United were reluctant to surpass the 60M mark, but with the way strikers are hard this days and the player determination to join them i think he would come good. But don’t get carried away United actually did a brilliant business because the 70m wasn’t a direct fee but many ad ons were included which would actually sum up to that 70m. For now I think they would pay around 60m and Rasmus Hojlund performance would probably be where the remaining part will be payed. So it is still a good business I hope he comes out good because the premier League is actually one hell of a place for strikers

250 million euro is a lot but 250 million euro transfer fee for Mbappe is not much. It would not be wrong to call Mbappe one of the best stars in the world today. Mbappe has improved his game considerably considering his age. Any club would want to sign him at his age. PSG set price for Mbappe I think this price is not high. And the price that has been set for this transfer is not Mbappe's Real Madrid team. Since PSG has set a transfer price for Mbappe, Mbappe's free agent membership may no longer be possible. If Mbappe cannot change the club as a free agent member, he can join Real Madrid this season if he wants to, because if he wants to change the club in the next season, he will have to pay the transfer fee and then change the team.

You’re getting this thing all entirely wrong. Here is an explanation; Mbappe’s contract ends next season which makes him a free agent. A free agent doesn’t pay any transfer fee to any club since he doesn’t has any club under his profile then. As for now he is still contracted to PSG and that is why they wish to sell him this summer so as not to lose him for Fred next season, since he doesn’t want to renew his contract or extend the one year option included in it. Why PSG are furious is because next summer they will have to pay him an agreed amount for seeing off his contract couple with the fact that they won’t get a dime as fee

[Leviathan.007]

United got Harry Maguire too for a high price. and West Ham's offer I think was clearly rejected at that price. although he won't get enough playing opportunities next season. but I still believe Harry Maguire can be Ten Hag's choice in United's defense even though he is not in the main squad. meaning Ten Hag can still use Harry Maguire as a substitute.
but maybe if West Ham or some other club made a better offer to United, it would definitely be another consideration for the club.

I don't think other Clubs will offer Maguire above £30m or only a few will offer above £20m. Maguire is indeed a big attraction for big teams in Serie A, but Manchester United will not get a more fantastic offer from the Serie A Team. Yes, if you look at West Ham offer, of course it is quite cheap, but I think the price is quite appropriate because Maguire is not at his best.

So, if you don't want to experience big losses, it means that Manchester United will find it difficult to find buyers for Maguire at the price they want. Because other teams won't spend a lot of money on players whose quality wasn't very good last season. Maguire also can no longer stand staying with Manchester United because he gets ridicule from Manchester United fans. I think he will leave the EPL and develop his qualities outside of the EPL next season.

I don't know why a club should pay 30m for a player like Harry Maguire with all the mistakes he had in this season and he is famous for his awful personal mistakes in Manchester United even I think one reason for Macnshter United losing the Europa League against Sevilla in this season was Maguire and his mistakes in that game he had.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/28/manchester-united-turn-down-20m-harry-maguire-offer-west-ham

[Velvet78]

Manchester United should just get rid of Maguire as soon as possible and look for a replacement. The replacement doesn't need to be a high-priced defender either because he is most likely to be a rotation player. While there are Varane and Martinez it isn't easy to get the shirt from any of them.

But they had better find a defender who they can rely on when there is an injury situation for the main defenders. Because we saw how Martinez and Varane both got injured at the same time for some time last season. They should be able to keep their defense solid in this situation too.

[Cryptomultiplier]

Chelsea according to Tuttosport has turned down Juventus' proposal to loan Belgium player Romelu Lukaku.

According to them, their intention is to sell him permanently.

If Chelsea want to let him go permanently then there is no agreement with Juventus because we know Juventus do not have enough funds moreover they also have to pay a fine around 20 million to FIFA. Lukaku will stay with Chelsea or let him go to the Saudi Pro League because only they are willing to contract him. I wonder why Juventus didn't use the swap option Dusan Vlahovic to Chelsea and Lukaku to Juventus this is the best solution especially Juventus will get additional funds.

Chelsea doesn't want to sell of one of their strongest strikers too soon, unless they can be confident that he has a better replacement upon the commencement of next season. The team is still finding form and finished with their worst performing matches last season.
Lukaku still has some good offer even if things don't work out well with him at Chelsea. Unlike Sadio Mane who has made his way to the Saudi league, am sure with the wages he received from being in the final of the champions league, his pockets would only attract bigger pay if he considers retiring there.

[legendbtc]

United got Harry Maguire too for a high price. and West Ham's offer I think was clearly rejected at that price. although he won't get enough playing opportunities next season. but I still believe Harry Maguire can be Ten Hag's choice in United's defense even though he is not in the main squad. meaning Ten Hag can still use Harry Maguire as a substitute.
but maybe if West Ham or some other club made a better offer to United, it would definitely be another consideration for the club.

I don't think other Clubs will offer Maguire above £30m or only a few will offer above £20m. Maguire is indeed a big attraction for big teams in Serie A, but Manchester United will not get a more fantastic offer from the Serie A Team. Yes, if you look at West Ham offer, of course it is quite cheap, but I think the price is quite appropriate because Maguire is not at his best.

So, if you don't want to experience big losses, it means that Manchester United will find it difficult to find buyers for Maguire at the price they want. Because other teams won't spend a lot of money on players whose quality wasn't very good last season. Maguire also can no longer stand staying with Manchester United because he gets ridicule from Manchester United fans. I think he will leave the EPL and develop his qualities outside of the EPL next season.

I don't know why a club should pay 30m for a player like Harry Maguire with all the mistakes he had in this season and he is famous for his awful personal mistakes in Manchester United even I think one reason for Macnshter United losing the Europa League against Sevilla in this season was Maguire and his mistakes in that game he had.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/28/manchester-united-turn-down-20m-harry-maguire-offer-west-ham

Harry Maguire was recruited by Manchester United from Leicester City in 2019 for a transfer fee of up to £ 87 million. So far, although still playing regularly and even being assigned to wear the captain's armband of the club, Maguire has not shown any value. The midfielder played very well at Leicester, but at Manchester United, he made mistakes, was slow on the ball, and was mentally unstable. With a price tag of £87 million, this must be a failed deal for the Old Trafford team. Now he is only valued at 20 million. Perhaps Manchester United has lost too much in this deal. Given the current situation, they should sell him to Saudi clubs. Maguire will be more valuable in this European arena.

[Dewi Aries]

Chelsea doesn't want to sell of one of their strongest strikers too soon, unless they can be confident that he has a better replacement upon the commencement of next season. The team is still finding form and finished with their worst performing matches last season.
Lukaku still has some good offer even if things don't work out well with him at Chelsea. Unlike Sadio Mane who has made his way to the Saudi league, am sure with the wages he received from being in the final of the champions league, his pockets would only attract bigger pay if he considers retiring there.

Lukaku is one of the best strikers in your opinion? otherwise I think Lukaku is an outcast striker he has been unwanted since arriving from Inter Milan due to his underperformance therefore in the second season he was loaned to Inter Milan and now Chelsea wants to let him go it's just that there have been no suitable offers. Holding Lukaku to stay at Chelsea means Chelsea will be financially burdened because they will continue to pay salaries until the contract over I'm sure Chelsea didn't want this situation the solution is to let him go especially he is no longer a young player.