⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[salad daging]

Very quiet January transfer window in the PL. I haven’t paid much attention to other leagues this January but in the PL especially, it’s been one of the quietest transfer windows I can remember.

I guess we’ll see if that continues for the remainder of the month, not long to go now until the window slams shut.

The winter transfer window is not too many transfers made even the big players very rarely move in the winter transfer window it is only a few players who do not have much playing time at the club then sold or borrowed several clubs that are interested.

It's still the summer transfers that become a lot because of the overhaul of the new squad for the start of the season many clubs are after players who are talented or have a lot of goal productivity then it will be even more intense.

After all, now there are still many clubs that keep their players not wanting to be sold at low prices.

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[baeva]

Manchester United don't look like they are thinking of bringing anyone to replace Martial due to his injury. Maybe they just want to trust Hojlund in the rest of the season. There is some development of him recently as he started to score in Premier League games as well. If he keeps up the good work they might really not need anyone else for the position.

The goalkeeper position should be the most discussed one for them actually. Because Onana is the best goalkeeper they have. However he is having a very inconsistent season. I'm curious about whether a new goalkeeper transfer would be seen this summer.  

Manchester United does not need to rush for a back-up striker option because Hojlund's role can still be rotated well with Rashford and of course these two players are quite flexible when Erik Ten Hag places them both according to the team's needs. Maybe they will move in the summer for a new striker because Anthony Martial will officially stay at Manchester United until the end of the season and at the same time he will leave as a free agent.

In fact, Manchester United does not need to buy a new goalkeeper and regarding Onana's poor performance, Erik Ten Hag should be able to reserve him first and give the goalkeeper that they also brought in previously, namely Altay Bayindir, a chance as a starter. We know that in Cameroon, Onana was not really needed and after conceding many goals while defending Cameroon, he was immediately substituted on the bench in the last AFCON match. I think erik ten hag should have the courage to back it up and not indulge it too much.

As if things don't turn out so that Ten Hag will be fired and then the team will be set up not by him, but by another coach, who probably has his own vision of the game and will shuffle the squad as he pleases. As far as I am concerned, one of the main problems now is the coach himself and there have been many times talk about his resignation

[rahmad2nd]

Honestly I would love Arsenal to add attacking force to the team. Do you think I am happy with Jesus and Nketiah as strikers ? I don’t think there is any club that will release their top strikers this January. And also there’s no one club that has brought in players in England. Seems the FFP is on people’s asses.

If Arsenal fails to land any attacker this January, I don’t know how if they can still challenge their rivals for the EPL title.
What they need right now is new patterns, ideas and tactics to break down the low block teams, as it’s now more difficult for them than winning big teams, but getting new players isn’t the fix, it’s left to the coach to come up with new ideas on breaking that and not changing players each time there’s a challenge.

Gabriel Jesus is a clever player, his job is not just to score goals. however, he also often opens up space for his teammates to take advantage of opportunities and create goals. G.Jesus' contribution to Arsenal is very large. unfortunately, he is not a typical pure striker player who can be relied on like Haaland, Kane, or others.
As for Nketiah, I don't mean to underestimate this pure striker that Asenal has. however, for me Nketiah is not yet capable of playing as a pure stirker at Arsenal level. that's why Nketiah was able to leave and Arsenal got a replacement.

But as you said, it seems it will be very difficult to bring in a top striker this January. as for several of them who are widely linked with Arsenal and one of them is Ivan Toney, it is rumored that Brentford is reluctant to let him go. even if there is a team interested in his services, especially since this player plays with an elite team like Arsenal, the money that Arsenal has to spend on this English player is quite expensive. Rumor has it that Brentford has set a price of €100 million. that's why, this situation makes Arteta and Edu have to make very mature decisions.
in other news, Benzema's party has held talks with Arsenal. but so far, the rumors are getting wilder everywhere. if Arsenal fails to land a striker who can be relied on as a goal scorer in their squad. this means that Arsenal must survive and become more competitive so that their mission this season can be realized. after all, the competition still has a lot of matches left. For the ideas, strategy, style of play and system that Arteta applies, I really like it, but their problem is with the goal scorer. and actually if Jimber is not injured, Arteta has other plans and new strategies. unfortunately, the player suffered a long injury. well, there's still time so let's wait until the end of January.

[ginsan]

Kalvin Phillips is 28 years old. and he still can't be an option in Man City's main squad. he couldn't compete with the other players on the team. he had no problems with the coach and also his friends on the team. he went to West Ham to get more playing time. I hope he can shine with West Ham.
On the other hand, Man City is also thinking about bringing in new players. Pep always thinks things through well. if someone leaves, of course, they are preparing to bring in new players to the team.

I think this is the best way for Kalvin Phillips for his career because while at Manchester City he had difficulty getting many playing minutes because he failed to compete with other players to win Pep Guardiola trust. For this reason, his move to West Ham on a loan period and a buyout clause is of course a good step for Kalvin Phillips to get lots of playing time in the second half of this season. For West Ham, they got quality players on loan, of course their steps in lobbying Manchester City were quite successful.

So, let's see how kalvin Phillips performs with West Ham in the second half of this season. Will he immediately become David Moyes choice for every match played by West Ham in the second half of this season. I hope that Kalvin can help West Ham to get into the top 4 because currently West Ham is only 8 points behind Aston Villa who are in the top 4.

[Slow death]

It seems that Bayern is racing to improve the team a lot so that they can not lose points in the remaining games and become Bundesliga champions, but I also believe that they are improving the team even more because they want to at least win the European Champions League. I don't know to what extent this hiring is good or not:

Bayern on mission to sign Sacha Boey with initial €𝟏𝟓𝐦 proposal!

Blitz now ongoing in Turkey with Boey agents Stellar in Istanbul to negotiate terms with Galatasaray for the RB.

Initial verbal proposal sent but Galatasaray want more, talks continue — as personal terms won’t be an issue.

👀 Sacha Boey, open to the move as he wants to join Bayern; it’s up to the two clubs to find an agreement.

source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2iJ6KTolOb/

But when it comes to Bayern, I believe it will be a good signing, one of Bayern's best qualities is that they have managed to make good signings, they don't waste money on meaningless signings, every signing that Bayern manages to make is a signing that greatly benefits the team. team. This is a very good thing and I hope it continues like this. something that continues to make me very curious and what steps Manchester United will take in this market opening, they are very quiet even though they see that the current squad is not of great quality capable of winning the premier league and the European champions league , but it seems to me that the coach and management of Manchester United will not make any major changes to the team yet, at least in this transfer window I have not seen any major signings made by Manchester United. We'll see how Manchester United will be at the end of the season.

Very quiet January transfer window in the PL. I haven’t paid much attention to other leagues this January but in the PL especially, it’s been one of the quietest transfer windows I can remember.

I guess we’ll see if that continues for the remainder of the month, not long to go now until the window slams shut.

The winter transfer window is not too many transfers made even the big players very rarely move in the winter transfer window it is only a few players who do not have much playing time at the club then sold or borrowed several clubs that are interested.

It's still the summer transfers that become a lot because of the overhaul of the new squad for the start of the season many clubs are after players who are talented or have a lot of goal productivity then it will be even more intense.

After all, now there are still many clubs that keep their players not wanting to be sold at low prices.

In strategic terms, a winning team will not sell its players, this would make the team very unstable, but in the case of losing teams it makes sense to buy a lot of good players, but since January to April (the month in which many leagues end) this is not the case. This is very far away, which is why many teams that are doing poorly, but are very far from the relegation zone, prefer to finish the season and then go and buy players, because the tendency is that those teams that won the title sell their best players because they leave with more profits.

[MinoRaiola]

Claudio Echeverri moves to England and join Manchester City. In Argentina he ist a youngstar and currently 18 years old. He has signed a contract with Manchester City until 2028, but will play one more year for River Plate. He has shown a very good performance as captain of the Argentina national team (U17). For 14,5 million euros he is perhaps a very cheap deal and in 2-3 years he could be worth many more if he can establish himself in the premier league.


https://x.com/ManCity/status/1750488725186924747

[ingiltere]

It seems that Bayern is racing to improve the team a lot so that they can not lose points in the remaining games and become Bundesliga champions, but I also believe that they are improving the team even more because they want to at least win the European Champions League. I don't know to what extent this hiring is good or not

I think Sacha Boey is a good player but not a top class player. Bayern München isn't an ordinary German team, it's the top team in the league. It's not enough to be "good" to play there, you need to be "top class". Although Boey has a bright future, I think he can only reach the 2nd level, he needs to work more to reach the top class leve. He can play for Stuttgart, Leipzig, Freiburg or some team like that, but it's difficult for him to play for Bayern. 15 million Euro isn't a lot of money for Bayern, if he develops well he can find a place in the rotation. I think they are not signing him for the first 11, if this transfer happens.

[KTChampions]

A good decision, but he should have made it a year earlier, now he is in less favorable conditions than when it seemed that he alone was worth 40-50% of the team that achieved the title. Napoli have slim chances of getting into the Champions League next year, so Osimhen has nothing to lose even if he leaves for Chelsea or United (which will also not be in the Champions League), at least he will get into the most popular and richest league, but if he goes to Liverpool, Arsenal or City, it will be a jackpot.

Arsenal will be luckiest to have him, maybe he will be the one to complete the Arsenal team and improve their goal scoring ability. Arsenal already creates a good number of chances to score, so for Victor and how he plays, always bullying defenders, he will do well in Arsenal, score goals, and then the comparison between him, Haaland, Darwin Nunez, and Manchester United Hojlund will be direct. Victor has also not been scoring as expected in the African competition, if he can do better in the next round of the competition, his value will be maintained, but if he keeps missing chances he should score, it is not good for a player like him especially now he wants to move.

Yes, a move to Arsenal would be an ideal option for him (as well as a move to Liverpool or City if Real does lure Haaland), Arsenal plays ball control and they always have a lot of opportunities for the striker to show his worth. Napoli at the moment is a sinking ship and there is nothing to do there, if the Super League (as they say Napoli is the third obvious supporter of the Super League after Real Madrid and Barcelona) does start, then firstly it will be the 25th year, and secondly Arsenal will also end up there, even if not from the first season.

[Alpha Marine]

I understand that he had shown good things. But that Manchester City, you will always have to be more. It is almost like you have to perform much better than even the coach asks from you. And of course that was not something he did. He did show good signs. But there are a lot of other players who are better than him in Manchester City. So of course the coach is not going to choose him over them.

In Phillips's case, I can't help but wonder if he was Pep Guadiola's signing. I feel like Pep didn't ask for him, but the club wanted to sign him or he asked for a back of DM and the club signed him.
I'm saying this because Phillips is not so bad to the extent that even when Rodri is injured, he can't see minutes. Pep prefers to play Stones and Akanji in the DM position instead.
It just raises a lot of questions.

I know Phillips is good, he's not Rodri's level but he's good. West Ham will get the best out of him. Since Rice left they've not had that presence in center of their midfield. Phillips can solve that.

Bayern on mission to sign Sacha Boey with initial €𝟏𝟓𝐦 proposal!

Galatasaray CEO said they're willing to let Boey go but it won't be for that fee. They want more than what Bayern are offering. Negotiations are still going on so let's see how it goes.
Knowing Bayern Munich, they won't want to pay much for the player.

[temple]

Onana is having some hard times as it seems. He got degraded in his national team and I think he is not the number one anymore. He is also having some difficulties at Manchester United and now the question comes up whether he will soon decide to change something about his situation. Once being considered a super talent, he is now running into trouble on so many fronts. I guess ten Hag is the only one who will stick to him, but if one day Manchester United gets a new coach, it could also mean that Onana will lose his number one status in the club, too.

It's more like a personal conflict with Eto'o instead of his performance.

Ok but I wonder whether it really is like this when the president of a football nation decides to exclude a player, did this happen again the opinion of the coach? I don't know enough about African football, but I thought that it is primarily the coach of a team who gets to decide who will play and who won't.

I remember reading some other stuff about him when he attacked a fan or something. To me it seems that Eto'o should sort out some of his problems or let the people make the decisions who are in the right position for that. Obviously, a coach would have a hard time deciding against Eto'o, but that's how it usually should be.

[RaltcoinsB]

After rarely getting playing minutes at Manchester City, Kalvin Philips finally moved to West Ham on loan. This agreement is valid until the end of this season and there is a purchase option clause for West Ham. I think it's time for Kalvin Philips to start forgetting Manchester City because the competition there is very tight with other players and it's not that Kalvin Philips is bad, it's just that under Pep Guardiola he wasn't the first choice.

If his performance is convincing at West Ham then he will definitely be made permanent and at least that would be better for his career while he is still competing in England. Even if in the end he has to return to Manchester City then he will only be a bench warmer again and that will make his career not shine again. Well, congratulations to Kalvin Philips, he took the right steps before it was too late.

I mean, he really deserved playing more, he showed how amazing he could be at Leeds and then suddenly when City got him, he stopped playing that much and it was like City just didn't want to play against him anymore and that's why they bought him. Because, why would you spend 50 million on a player and not play him at all, if it was more about like how he played and he was bad then I would say they were right, but he played and he was good, and yet they still didn't play him.

I can sort of see why, they have good players there, but he should have played a bit more or not be bought at all if they have good players in the same position. With West Ham, he could get a lot more time, and that way he could show the world that he is still as good as he was at Leeds.

I understand that he had shown good things. But that Manchester City, you will always have to be more. It is almost like you have to perform much better than even the coach asks from you. And of course that was not something he did. He did show good signs. But there are a lot of other players who are better than him in Manchester City. So of course the coach is not going to choose him over them.

I also agree that with his new club, he will get more chances to prove himself. And maybe if he can, he will be able to successfully land himself in another big club. But at the moment Manchester City is not the right option for him.

Kalvin Phillips is 28 years old. and he still can't be an option in Man City's main squad. he couldn't compete with the other players on the team. he had no problems with the coach and also his friends on the team. he went to West Ham to get more playing time. I hope he can shine with West Ham.
On the other hand, Man City is also thinking about bringing in new players. Pep always thinks things through well. if someone leaves, of course, they are preparing to bring in new players to the team.

Kalvin was able to find time in 12 games last year, which is very little time. Pep did not give him many chances, which is natural because it was very difficult for Kalvin to shine when Pep had world-class midfielders. He couldn't go beyond the impression of a good backup. Now it's time to embark on a new adventure. I hope he gets successful results in this adventure.

[EL MOHA]

Kalvin was able to find time in 12 games last year, which is very little time. Pep did not give him many chances, which is natural because it was very difficult for Kalvin to shine when Pep had world-class midfielders. He couldn't go beyond the impression of a good backup. Now it's time to embark on a new adventure. I hope he gets successful results in this adventure.

Kalvin Philips had a time to forget at Manchester city although he won so many tittles which could be equivalent to the number of games he played. The game time at first was due to the fact that he was injured but after coming back I will simply say Pep didn’t just like the playing style because it had nothing to do with his ability. There were matches were Pep could have brought him in but he didn’t and rather went ahead for other options like even playing Bernando Silva or John stones in the midfield pivot with Rodri. Many thought it was because of Rodri form that kept Kalvin Philips out of the line up but it wasn’t it was actually pep that just didn’t trust him and that left him on the bench. Look at Nunez that just arrived he hasn’t had the game time he needs and it’s frustrating again.

[kawetsriyanto]

Kalvin Phillips is 28 years old. and he still can't be an option in Man City's main squad. he couldn't compete with the other players on the team. he had no problems with the coach and also his friends on the team. he went to West Ham to get more playing time. I hope he can shine with West Ham.
On the other hand, Man City is also thinking about bringing in new players. Pep always thinks things through well. if someone leaves, of course, they are preparing to bring in new players to the team.

Kalvin Phillips actually is a good player but he can't be the main player because Rodri played very impressive and Man City has some options in the same position. Man City has 4 players for the position of defensive & central midfielder (Rodri, Kovacic, Nunes, and Kalvin Phillips). It is difficult for Kalvin Phillips to play regularly because other players also played well. The only solution for him is to move to another team, he has done the right decision to move to West Ham. He may get more times to play in West Ham, so he has a chance to play again with his best form. I believe Kalvin Phillips isn't over yet, he still has an opportunity to return to his best career.

Kalvin was able to find time in 12 games last year, which is very little time. Pep did not give him many chances, which is natural because it was very difficult for Kalvin to shine when Pep had world-class midfielders.

Indeed. Pep has 4 world-class midfielders in the same position.
We can understand if Kalvin Phillips can't get enough time to play. Moreover, other midfielders could play better than Kalvin Phillips.

[Josefjix]

Kalvin Philips had a time to forget at Manchester city although he won so many tittles which could be equivalent to the number of games he played. The game time at first was due to the fact that he was injured but after coming back I will simply say Pep didn’t just like the playing style because it had nothing to do with his ability. There were matches were Pep could have brought him in but he didn’t and rather went ahead for other options like even playing Bernando Silva or John stones in the midfield pivot with Rodri. Many thought it was because of Rodri form that kept Kalvin Philips out of the line up but it wasn’t it was actually pep that just didn’t trust him and that left him on the bench. Look at Nunez that just arrived he hasn’t had the game time he needs and it’s frustrating again.

I believe Pep Guardiola made an immense error by triggering the acquisition of Kalvin Philips from Leeds. He was one of Leeds' most adaptable players, fitting in with the assigned duties that were handed down to him. But what truly happens at Etihad Stadium? He was absent due to injury, and when he returned, he failed to make an effective impression with his performance. We know how definitive Pep Guardiola can be, so he did not give him a second chance, instead dumping him on the bench for upcoming matches. The entire benching of the player is apparent; he does not prefer the player to play games under him.

[Oluwa-btc]

Kalvin was able to find time in 12 games last year, which is very little time. Pep did not give him many chances, which is natural because it was very difficult for Kalvin to shine when Pep had world-class midfielders. He couldn't go beyond the impression of a good backup. Now it's time to embark on a new adventure. I hope he gets successful results in this adventure.

Kalvin Philips had a time to forget at Manchester city although he won so many tittles which could be equivalent to the number of games he played. The game time at first was due to the fact that he was injured but after coming back I will simply say Pep didn’t just like the playing style because it had nothing to do with his ability. There were matches were Pep could have brought him in but he didn’t and rather went ahead for other options like even playing Bernando Silva or John stones in the midfield pivot with Rodri. Many thought it was because of Rodri form that kept Kalvin Philips out of the line up but it wasn’t it was actually pep that just didn’t trust him and that left him on the bench. Look at Nunez that just arrived he hasn’t had the game time he needs and it’s frustrating again.

It was great to see him winning the Champions League Competition, Premier League Competition, Super Cup Finals, Club World Cup Competition aamd lastly the Fa Cup Competition with Manchester United.
Right now he needs more game time so he could be picked up for the team that would go on for the next Euro's with England National Team.

He'll make a good squad with West Ham with Kudus returning back from Ghanaian national team after a disappointing Afcon for him, they will make a good combination with Lucas Paqueta, Kalvin Philips and Kudus.

[Hvdv]

Kalvin was able to find time in 12 games last year, which is very little time. Pep did not give him many chances, which is natural because it was very difficult for Kalvin to shine when Pep had world-class midfielders. He couldn't go beyond the impression of a good backup. Now it's time to embark on a new adventure. I hope he gets successful results in this adventure.

Kalvin Philips had a time to forget at Manchester city although he won so many tittles which could be equivalent to the number of games he played. The game time at first was due to the fact that he was injured but after coming back I will simply say Pep didn’t just like the playing style because it had nothing to do with his ability. There were matches were Pep could have brought him in but he didn’t and rather went ahead for other options like even playing Bernando Silva or John stones in the midfield pivot with Rodri. Many thought it was because of Rodri form that kept Kalvin Philips out of the line up but it wasn’t it was actually pep that just didn’t trust him and that left him on the bench. Look at Nunez that just arrived he hasn’t had the game time he needs and it’s frustrating again.

Manchester City had a very good form last year. Of course, the midfielders were also in good shape. In this case, Pep Guardiola probably did not want to disrupt the established system. That's why he didn't want to move Kalvin and disrupt the system. Since their chemistry was compatible, he didn't want to take any risks because they were trying to catch up with Arsenal last year. They also had a great season in the UCL. I think that's the only reason.

[ZAINmalik75]

Very quiet January transfer window in the PL. I haven’t paid much attention to other leagues this January but in the PL especially, it’s been one of the quietest transfer windows I can remember.

True in this transfer window (January) English side of PL is too quiet, and this is because of some reason that I think nobody discusses here. And the reason for this is that which club also offers to buy a player, From the front, that club asks for such a large value of this player that the buying club cannot afford it. The example in front of us is Real Madrid, who made a deal with PSG to buy Killian Mbappe. First,  they demanded a high value, when the value was difficult, then the player was not able to agree. So in my mind this is the true reason behind PL's quietness in the transfer window. If the club of PL wants to sign the player, then that club demands many times more than the value of this player, That's why the January transfer window of PL is silent.

[Docnaster]

Kalvin Philips had a time to forget at Manchester city although he won so many tittles which could be equivalent to the number of games he played. The game time at first was due to the fact that he was injured but after coming back I will simply say Pep didn’t just like the playing style because it had nothing to do with his ability. There were matches were Pep could have brought him in but he didn’t and rather went ahead for other options like even playing Bernando Silva or John stones in the midfield pivot with Rodri. Many thought it was because of Rodri form that kept Kalvin Philips out of the line up but it wasn’t it was actually pep that just didn’t trust him and that left him on the bench. Look at Nunez that just arrived he hasn’t had the game time he needs and it’s frustrating again.

I believe Pep Guardiola made an immense error by triggering the acquisition of Kalvin Philips from Leeds. He was one of Leeds' most adaptable players, fitting in with the assigned duties that were handed down to him. But what truly happens at Etihad Stadium? He was absent due to injury, and when he returned, he failed to make an effective impression with his performance. We know how definitive Pep Guardiola can be, so he did not give him a second chance, instead dumping him on the bench for upcoming matches. The entire benching of the player is apparent; he does not prefer the player to play games under him.

Since Kalvin Philips arrived in 2020, he's struggled to impress at the club and and that's why he's been relegated to the bench of the  club as he's no longer a starter at the club. Before the England international left Leeds, he was considered as one of the best midfielders in England but Pep Guardiola have been unable to bring the best out of Philips. Though injuries have contributed to the player's poor performance, but I'm still of the opinion that he could do better at the club.

I thought he was gonna leave the club last summer at least for a loan deal in other to get more playing time but since he didn't leave last summer, Philips I think should go to another smaller English Premier League club and get more playing time

[Palakka]

True in this transfer window (January) English side of PL is too quiet, and this is because of some reason that I think nobody discusses here. And the reason for this is that which club also offers to buy a player, From the front, that club asks for such a large value of this player that the buying club cannot afford it. The example in front of us is Real Madrid, who made a deal with PSG to buy Killian Mbappe. First,  they demanded a high value, when the value was difficult, then the player was not able to agree. So in my mind this is the true reason behind PL's quietness in the transfer window. If the club of PL wants to sign the player, then that club demands many times more than the value of this player, That's why the January transfer window of PL is silent.

In the January transfer market, some teams did not recruit to strengthen their squad because they had brought in many players to their team in the last summer transfer market. Only a few teams are recruiting players with loan options in this transfer window and there are only a few days left in the january transfer window before it closes on February 1.

Let's see if there will be any surprises in the coming days before the January transfer window closes. It is reported that Arsenal want to improve their front line, but until now there has not been a single name of striker who has become a serious target for them in the January transfer market. For Manchester united, they are also rumored to be recruiting Benzema, but so far they haven't been serious enough.

[LGD2Business]

PSG's new transfer is Gabriel Moscardo. The 18-year-old player was purchased from Corinthians for 22 million Euro, including bonuses. The Brazilian midfielder will remain on loan at Corinthians until June, before joining PSG the following season. I hadn't heard of other clubs for this transfer. PSG may have done an important job, but we will see in the future. It's too early to talk right now because what players are bought every year, many of them disappear because they can't deliver what they want.