⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[nelson4lov]

After Liverpool failed to get Caicedo from Brighton because he preferred to join Chelsea. Now Liverpool have got a new defensive midfielder to replace Fabinho and he is Wataru Endo from Stuttgart. He is already 30 years old and as a midfielder this will consume a lot of stamina, let alone playing in the most competitive league, of course he will often experience fatigue. The transfer fee is not expensive, only around 19 million euros and is 5x cheaper than Caicedo's price. Wataru Endo will undergo a medical test today and after that he will be officially announced as a new Liverpool player. In your opinion, for Liverpool's midfield depth, is this Japanese player very good for Liverpool?

I don't know much about Endo. To be honest, until yesterday, I never knew who he was but the fact that Liverpool is close to landing him only says that they already had him on their radar before now. From the reports and comments I've seen so far, he seems like an unsung hero that might do well in this Liverpool team. A midfield diamond featuring Mac Allister, Szoboszlai amd Endo to sit at the heart of Liverpool's defense looks solid if you ask me.

I'd wait till his first couple of games for Liverpool in order to access his qualities. Until then.

[Bananington]

I don't know much about Endo. To be honest, until yesterday, I never knew who he was.

They must have scouted him and followed him since his very good performance for Japan in the world cup.

Arsenal are exploring the possibility of signing another versatile defender after their key man, Jurrien Timber suffered injury in the game against Northingham Forest.The players has already gotten his way into the hearts of Arsenal fans with his  solids performance and versatility in the Arsenal team.The player who was bought from Ajax for a fee in the region of 45 million Euros was brought in to be a cover for Zinchenko,and since his arrival at Arsenal,his defensive capabilities has made Arteta  chose him over Tierney,but his injury will force Arsenal to look at the transfer window again in other to strengthen that department.It is yet to be seen how long the payer will be on the sideline,but Arteta has discussed bringing in another player,and who that could be has not yet been disclosed.

This is a good plan since Timber will be out all through the season. The coach had a plan with him for this season,but It is no longer going to work It is a big disappointment for Arsenal because they were already happy to have signed a versatile player like him. For Timber, he will not be happy for how long he will be out, as he will have to fight his way to the first team choice again and hope that his injury does not happen again after he becomes better.

[Jody.Drummer]

Some European clubs were very thoughtful when they signed him for a sum that would have been fantastic but they could not get the appropriate contribution from the player because of his injury prone habits. But for the Arab clubs themselves it seems that they are not considering this, but for myself it seems that I will put a little doubt.

Arab clubs signed these big players mostly because of their fan base and the huge attention that they can draw. They do not mind if these players are old and almost retiring, if they will get injured and stay all season on the bench, they are just interested in bringing them, and they make their deals so enticing that other big players who are not yet in the league will begin to consider accepting a deal from them if it ever comes.

Yes, their main target is indeed the fan base and also the attention they will get when they bring in big players, not only from the fans themselves, but also from the media who will also definitely highlight them. The bigger the news about them, the bigger the attention and that will come with its benefits.
Logically, it may seem like an exaggeration, but from a business point of view, it does bring them profit.
Yes, inevitably we have to talk about business too is the movement that Arab League clubs are doing. And that's natural.

[Polkeins]

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain finally left premier league teams and in the next season he is going to play for Beşiktaş in Turkey I'm not sure why Chamberlain choose Beşiktaş, because this player is still young he is 29 years old player which means he can play for the top teams in Europe for years but choosing Beşiktaş doesn't make sense for him.
Chamberlain joined Liverpool from Arsenal in 2017 for 42m and he played 146 games for this team, but after 2019 he but injured and he couldn't play in many games for his team.  

Turkish league is far from the worst, even Icardi was able to restart his career there, so maybe Chamberlain can do it too. Chamberlain is a good player,  talented, but it did not work out at Liverpool to get a grip on the main squad, after all, Klopp is a tough coach and if something does not work out, you immediately fall out of the squad. The example of Firmino and Fabinho is even more vivid than Chamberlain.

Chamberlain still has a chance to prove himself, in 29 sometimes everything is just beginning.

This transfer is considered the beginning of a beautiful adventure for Chamberlain. I think he can be better in the Turkish league after Liverpool. The example of Mauro Icardi is a very good example. Apart from that, there are good players from the Turkish league who went to Europe again. If this transfer is good for him, he can revive his career.

Now the Turkish league is like Spain for many players and if they survive it they go back to Europe and if not they go back to Saudi Arabia).

In general, Chamberlain by Saudi standards has a very weak contract, only 1.7 million annual salary, so he goes there certainly not for money and well done for deciding not to retire in Saudi Arabia.
Now in the Turkish league still plays Dzeko, Fred (strange that Manchester did not leave him) and others.
Fenerbahce, along with Chamberlain, also bought Cengiz Undermom for 15 million euros, so the squad seems to be in order.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Newcastle are in talks with Chelsea over a deal to sign Lewis Hall on loan with a prize tag £28m, the player should be given a chance at Chelsea, he could be a replacement incase of injury on any of the starter. Is so sad for the Blues to be letting young players go without allowing them show their full potential, that's how they did with KDB and now he's a world class players even the likes of Mo Salah.
I feel if they continue like this it would be hard for young lads to stick to the club. Is not fair for all academy players not to stay at the club and probably become a legend at the club, I feel if they continue like this, letting young players go without allowing them play out themselves is going to be something they'd regret, like it will hunt them.

[borovichok]

I'm reading trends on Twitter and I'm astonished to see Eden Hazard trending. It's truly remarkable because the Belgium international retired from international football and plans to retire from club fierce competition in addition. He will be a free agent this summer after Real Madrid terminated his contract, which is extremely distressing for Hazard, who was formerly regarded as a demi-god in Chelsea due to his stellar performances at Stamford Bridge. One single mistake wrecked his career, and even though some supporters are talking about Hazard returning to Chelsea, I believe his prospects are quite limited.

[GbitG]

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Neymar Jr.'s era at Europ ended on Tuesday after his move to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal became official. The 31-year-old Neymar has signed a two-year contract with Al-Hilal, and he will receive an astonishing salary of €320 million for two seasons. This is the reason he left Europe. The biggest mistake made by Neymar was when he left Barcelona, gave priority to money, and moved to PSG in 2018. I think this is the key turn of Neymar's career, which is left like a lay player. The second thing that affects Neymar's career is his injury. Neymar has missed too many games at PSG due to injuries. Neymar at PSG played six seasons; he played 186 matches and missed 101 due to injuries. It makes too much difference in player stats that he missed it. So maybe that's why Neymar made the decision to move to Saudi Arabia. His body does not have much more ability to play at a higher level because he is not physically strong enough to stabilize his attribution. Due to injuries, he misses big matches like the Champions League.

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[flipme]

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain finally left premier league teams and in the next season he is going to play for Beşiktaş in Turkey I'm not sure why Chamberlain choose Beşiktaş, because this player is still young he is 29 years old player which means he can play for the top teams in Europe for years but choosing Beşiktaş doesn't make sense for him.
Chamberlain joined Liverpool from Arsenal in 2017 for 42m and he played 146 games for this team, but after 2019 he but injured and he couldn't play in many games for his team.  

Turkish league is far from the worst, even Icardi was able to restart his career there, so maybe Chamberlain can do it too. Chamberlain is a good player,  talented, but it did not work out at Liverpool to get a grip on the main squad, after all, Klopp is a tough coach and if something does not work out, you immediately fall out of the squad. The example of Firmino and Fabinho is even more vivid than Chamberlain.

Chamberlain still has a chance to prove himself, in 29 sometimes everything is just beginning.

The Turkish league has turned into a rehabilitation center in recent years. Icardi is close to his old form again at Galatasaray. Wout Weghorst made a transfer from Beşiktaş to Manchester United last season. Zaniolo played for Galatasaray for a while and then signed for Premier League side Aston Villa. Gedson Fernandes is also approaching his old form again at Beşiktaş. The Turkish League has the potential to become a kind of reserve league. Footballers who suffer from injury problems and loss of performance in the top leagues can find a chance in the Turkish League. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can also return to his old days if he doesn't have another injury problem.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I don't think Joa Felix is a great footballer, but it's not easy to adapt to Diego Simeone's game plan. For an offensive footballer, working with Diego Simeone must be a nightmare. In fact, Joa Felix had the chance to get away from Diego Simeone by playing for Chelsea in the second half of last season, but he didn't perform impressively at Chelsea and returned to Atletico Madrid. If he had done a bit better in the Premier League, I think he would have been a bit more likely to move to another team this season.

Right for now, but he was once a talented young player that is why Atletico Madrid was willing to pay 127 Million to sign him in 2019 we know that in 2019 a player with a transfer fee of 127 million is a record, besides that Joao Felix is one of the mainstays of the Portugal  team that's enough to prove that he is a talented player. The main problem between coaches and players is disagreement in implementing strategy Joao Felix was overconfident and thought he could do anything without the coach's instructions of course Diego Simeone doesn't want something like this and then he ignored Joao Felix. If Diego Simeone still manages Atletico Madrid then there is no other choice, Joao Felix must move.

We will see continuous drama in the transfer of Joao Felix, so far Barcelona is interested in this player but Atletico Madrid will not let him go if his new club is Barcelona while other clubs have no interest in taking him. I think the best solution is to loan him to another club for a while and loan fees can be used to pay his salary same scheme as last season when loaned to Chelsea with 11 Million fee which means Atletico are free from salary burden.

[Oluwa-btc]

Felix is having a hard time at Atletico Madrid, I don't know if the   coach and the player are having issues because I don't see that connections between the coach and the player for him to start and he's not happy. Ever since he got back from the EPL on loan to Chelsea, he hasn't been the same player he was when he left on loan.
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I don't think Joa Felix is a great footballer, but it's not easy to adapt to Diego Simeone's game plan. For an offensive footballer, working with Diego Simeone must be a nightmare. In fact, Joa Felix had the chance to get away from Diego Simeone by playing for Chelsea in the second half of last season, but he didn't perform impressively at Chelsea and returned to Atletico Madrid. If he had done a bit better in the Premier League, I think he would have been a bit more likely to move to another team this season.

Off Course Mate, Joào Felix is a great footballer, the problem is that a player like Felix shouldn't be working with a defensive formation coach as Diego Simeone because they're always been compact and always parking the bus. That game is almost boring for him to thrive.
He had a quick start for Chelsea but along the line the bad displays from the entire team infected him also.

He did better for the blues. Every new coach has his plans for the club and if a player doesn't fit into the project it must be communicated to the player before the transfer window gets to conclusion. All that need be is to join a club God at counter attacks.

[iamsange]

I'm reading trends on Twitter and I'm astonished to see Eden Hazard trending. It's truly remarkable because the Belgium international retired from international football and plans to retire from club fierce competition in addition. He will be a free agent this summer after Real Madrid terminated his contract, which is extremely distressing for Hazard, who was formerly regarded as a demi-god in Chelsea due to his stellar performances at Stamford Bridge. One single mistake wrecked his career, and even though some supporters are talking about Hazard returning to Chelsea, I believe his prospects are quite limited.

I think Eden Hazard is very frustrated with himself. Due to prolonged injuries, his career almost ended, but I think he still has a chance to return to playing professionally. In the near future I don't want to see him hanging up his boots but at least he can get back to playing actively for a middle class team. But the problem is that so far no team has dared to sign him, thus ending his career soon. What a sad fate!

[bitpotter]

He earns everything from al hilal. Neymar was not just getting money, but he is also getting luxury life from the saudi club. It's hard to imagine neymar denying such an offer. It sounds nonsense as this guy really care about money instead of his passion. He has got many trophies and why's next? He needs to enjoy his life after he spent so many years in the football. Neymar is gonna play with so many prominent names in al hilal.

He is making the right decision. I don't know the possibility of him returning to the european competition. He may stay there for many years.

Apart from how Neymar finally chose to go to the Arab League competition, everything made sense, apart from the big salary offer at PSG, it was no longer sustainable. PSG needs players who are ready in prime condition, then at this time Dembele input has made Neymar position even more threatened. At Al Hilal he can enjoy all the facilities that have been agreed upon, money, cars, houses, and with crazy offers anyone is hard to refuse.

The joining of Neymar to Al-Hilal has made Dembele now officially wearing number 10 at PSG and it must be understood that PSG does not want to continue to depend on Neymar and I think this is the right time for PSG to transition to a new player. I heard the news and it seems true that Neymar will get full facilities while joining Al-Hilal and that is a very fantastic offer for a star player. But Neymar must also try to promote and popularize the Saudi league in the future so that it will become more famous throughout the world.

[klidex]

Newcastle are in talks with Chelsea over a deal to sign Lewis Hall on loan with a prize tag £28m, the player should be given a chance at Chelsea, he could be a replacement incase of injury on any of the starter. Is so sad for the Blues to be letting young players go without allowing them show their full potential, that's how they did with KDB and now he's a world class players even the likes of Mo Salah.
I feel if they continue like this it would be hard for young lads to stick to the club. Is not fair for all academy players not to stay at the club and probably become a legend at the club, I feel if they continue like this, letting young players go without allowing them play out themselves is going to be something they'd regret, like it will hunt them.

I think this is something Mauricio Pochettino is planning to loan Lewis Hall to another club because I heard rumors that clubs from other leagues tried to bid on this young player but were rejected by the Chelsea manager and chose to go on loan to Newcastle.
If we think for real that going out on loan to a rival club can be a weapon of suicide because it could be that Chelsea chances of getting back up are a little more difficult because Newcastle have a player like Lewis Hall who has a very good talent to beat Chelsea when they are playing.
I wonder if it just the aim of the Chelsea management to improve their finances in order to raise €28 million to prepare for the next season to get more talented player and sell Lewis Hall to make a permanent move to Newcastle.
It little unfair because a young player like Lewis Hall still has a very long term career ahead of him at Chelsea but it a shame he not have the option to turn down the offer as the clubs management has laid out a policy of no-no.

[baeva]

Just as you said the season just began I think it is too early to conclude on the club that will have a better performance this season, both Chelsea and Manchester United may be ahead of the teams that are seen or considered as the teams on great form Arsenal and Manchester City we shouldn't conclude yet. From the first game, I think everyone needs to applaud Newcastle United because they really showed good quality once again in their opening match but right now they are underated because they are still been seen as a small club because they didn't win any trophy last season but they made it to the top4 and this new season I consider them as one of the favourite to win the league even ahead of Arsenal and Manchester City because they are in good form.

Chelsea had a bad season last season but regardless of that they are going to make it to the top4 if they up their games and now they have got a better manager with more experience in the league I think the Chelsea team will only get more better this season. And for Manchester United, I can think they have gotten a better goal keeper like Onana but team still lacks a hungry striker who's ready to break any defense to get a goal and after watching them struggle against Wolves in their opening matc, I think they still have a lot of work to do in the team.

Newcastle have only relatively recently started their history of winning. Not in the literal sense of the word, but to get this high and keep a good level is I think a win for a club that doesn't have as many stars as Manchester City, Chelsea or Arsenal. Yes they are performing very well and have started to do so from the first game this season, they could still be in the top four for a long time into the foreseeable future and then this team will start to be considered a really strong team

[Hyphen(-)]

I'm reading trends on Twitter and I'm astonished to see Eden Hazard trending. It's truly remarkable because the Belgium international retired from international football and plans to retire from club fierce competition in addition. He will be a free agent this summer after Real Madrid terminated his contract, which is extremely distressing for Hazard, who was formerly regarded as a demi-god in Chelsea due to his stellar performances at Stamford Bridge. One single mistake wrecked his career, and even though some supporters are talking about Hazard returning to Chelsea, I believe his prospects are quite limited.

Eden Hazard's best option right now is to retire from football due to the frustration injury caused in his career. Hazard was a good player that every team wanted while he was at Chelsea because he is really excellent and has amazing scoring ability, and he generated a lot of opportunities back then. He was one of the top wingers in the Premier League at the time, but his move to Real Madrid after Ronaldo left was a mistake that harmed his football career.

Nonetheless, I wish him the best of luck in life because he has attempted to brighten our days while playing for Chelsea.

[coinlocket$]

Since for Bayern Munich, there is a huge crisis regarding the goalkeepers, they are looking for new ideas, and they tried and failed to get the Junvetus goalkeeper.

Now they are trying to take De Gea, which is a free agent.

[KTChampions]

On the part of Neymar, this is of course the right decision, he never gave himself completely to football (by the way, as the current coach of Al-Hilal spoke about), and now he has completely sold his talent and money.
The only question is whether he can honestly work out this money? Or again, everything will turn into violations of the sports regime, unscheduled weekends to celebrate the sister's birthday, the Brazilian carnival, etc.

Are we going to deny that Brazilians loves party or maybe everyone are not happy for his choice of clubs and decision. I was one of the people that dislike his stay throughout in PSG and when he made the moves, Al-Hilal has the money and every agent want the best for his client, the more money the player has and priviledges, so does the agent, it can be assumed that Saudi Arabia are ready to spend heaven on earth for European players and that is why the negotiation ended with those incentives and he's worth it in my opinion. Those who will creticise will but if they are in similar position, they will do worse.

The Saudi Arabia clubs want to have name and recognition of their leagues, the money is there, whoever deserves it is going to have it and the fact that Neymar made a two year contract is a wise decision, he can leave after his contribution for another club elsewhere.

This love of parties leads to the fact that for some reason only a few of the Brazilian top players can boast of sports longevity (to be honest, I can’t even remember who to name for example). And now we are seeing that Neymar (given all these patterns and trends) is actually ending a serious career. But he's only 31 lol! Maybe the Saudis think they just bought a top player who still has a couple of golden years ahead of him. But if Neymar behaves like a pre-pensioner, will they part amicably? Or will it be a shameful point in his career? Let's see.

[shogun47]

On the part of Neymar, this is of course the right decision, he never gave himself completely to football (by the way, as the current coach of Al-Hilal spoke about), and now he has completely sold his talent and money.
The only question is whether he can honestly work out this money? Or again, everything will turn into violations of the sports regime, unscheduled weekends to celebrate the sister's birthday, the Brazilian carnival, etc.

Are we going to deny that Brazilians loves party or maybe everyone are not happy for his choice of clubs and decision. I was one of the people that dislike his stay throughout in PSG and when he made the moves, Al-Hilal has the money and every agent want the best for his client, the more money the player has and priviledges, so does the agent, it can be assumed that Saudi Arabia are ready to spend heaven on earth for European players and that is why the negotiation ended with those incentives and he's worth it in my opinion. Those who will creticise will but if they are in similar position, they will do worse.

The Saudi Arabia clubs want to have name and recognition of their leagues, the money is there, whoever deserves it is going to have it and the fact that Neymar made a two year contract is a wise decision, he can leave after his contribution for another club elsewhere.

This love of parties leads to the fact that for some reason only a few of the Brazilian top players can boast of sports longevity (to be honest, I can’t even remember who to name for example). And now we are seeing that Neymar (given all these patterns and trends) is actually ending a serious career. But he's only 31 lol! Maybe the Saudis think they just bought a top player who still has a couple of golden years ahead of him. But if Neymar behaves like a pre-pensioner, will they part amicably? Or will it be a shameful point in his career? Let's see.

The Saudi are the real party kings on this planet. There are some nice documentaries about how these guys can party. I guess I don't have to go into detail...

Since you guys opened up this topic, I am pretty sure that players like Neymar have their contract full of clauses and promises from the Saudi officials that they can literally do whatever they want for as long as things don't happen on a public street and officials would be forced to intervene. Neymar has called it a day many years ago.

But I am afraid that you are right with the term "pattern". More and more highly talented young players are making choices that they wouldn't have made two decades ago. The thrive for the best club to become the best and most recognized sportsman has now shifted towards a competition of who is going to be the most expensive and best paid player.

In the case of Neymar, just look at Messi and at what age he won the World Cup title that he deserved so much. But he worked much harder and more consistently for it than Neymar. Mbappe is the next on the list who is on his best way to waste a career, but he is French and won the  World Cup, maybe that is some comfort to him.

[Coyster]

Since for Bayern Munich, there is a huge crisis regarding the goalkeepers, they are looking for new ideas, and they tried and failed to get the Junvetus goalkeeper.

Now they are trying to take De Gea, which is a free agent.

Bayern Munich also seem interested in Stefan Ortega of Manchester City, though they haven't made any formal bid, but the other day Pep spoke about how important he is for the team, and i second that as well, even if he is only a second choice goalkeeper, he is their goalkeeper for cup games, and if Ederson gets injured, he would be the one to take his position. It is also going to be very hard for City to replace Stefan before the transfer window closes should they lose him.

De Gea is a good option, he is a free agent so they don't have to pay any transfer fee, they just have to agree personal terms with the Spanish goalkeeper, they could give him a year or two year's contract, at least by then they should have solved their goalkeeping issues.

[kawetsriyanto]

Neymar has already officially moved to Al-Hilal. I won’t be surprised if PSG’s Arab friends are behind this transfer - firstly, PSG got rid of a too expensive football player, and secondly, they not only got rid of him, but even received money for the transfer and thus improved their business in terms of FFP. As for Neymar, it is certainly hard to see the career of the once most promising player decline at the age of 31. I wouldn't be surprised if he completely finished at 33.

Neymar knows that he is difficult to play in a competitive league anymore because he often gets injured. Although he is still 31 years old, his career may end soon if he often gets injured. So, when he has a chance to play in SPL with a big salary, he immediately agrees to move there. He may think that it is hard to shine again with the injured problem. And by playing in SPL, he may play for a few years and collect good amount of money before retiring. Moreover, it becomes interesting to compete with Ronaldo and other top players in a new league like SPL. So, we can understand if Neymar decides to leave PSG and choose Al Hilal.