⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Jody.Drummer]

When I feel it's time to take that step, I'll take it without thinking about age.
If I feel good, I'll always try to keep competing because it's what I like and what I know how to do.

Link- https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/us-united-states-mls/2024/03/lionel-messi-transfer-news-inter-miami-retirement-plans-revealed

So far whatever he has said, based on that I think he is not going to retire anytime soon. But I believe his retirement is not a long way away as well.
And I think he is definitely not going to wait, especially as Cristiano Ronaldo is doing. Because he has already achieved almost everything that there is to achieve in football.

So I believe it is not going to be a bad idea for him to retire even when he is performing well. Because that is the best way to retire in my opinion. It is not a good idea to keep playing till that stage where people will literally push you to retire. Retire while you have the respect.

Regards

Duke

Judging from his age, it won't be long before Messi decides to retire, especially since he has achieved everything in football, including winning the World Cup which he was able to do some time ago, that was his biggest achievement and it ended very beautifully. With all the achievements he has recorded, there is no longer any burden for him to announce that he will leave his professional career as a footballer.

Actually, I didn't expect time to pass so quickly, it feels like we've just seen the competition between the two best players in the world and now it won't be long before they retire. Of course we will all miss this player, because this player has become a legend in football. But apart from all that, is he interested in becoming a coach when he retires? that's something we'll definitely be waiting for, and it would be fun to see him change his role to become a coach. Will that happen?

[maknyos]

According to Fabrizio, Xabi Alonso has already renewed for one year with Bayer Lev. and the agreement will be announced publicly shortly.
He should also have a release clause for 2025.
Hard blow for Bayern M. who thought they had already signed him after Tuchel.
Who will the Germans go to now? Will they try for Conte or try hard for Klopp?

Finally Xabi Alonso's decision keep staying with Bayern Leverkusen until one year later, bad news for Bayern Munich and Liverpool are interested teams for signing him and they have find new manager because get empty space for manager next season after Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel will leave their position. I don't know its right or bad decision made by Xabi Alonso after announcing will stay one year later with Bayern Leverkusen regarding have many teams interested for signing him next season.
Have questionable with Liverpool and Bayern Munich manager for next season after Xabi Alonso decision keep staying one year later, both teams without manager next season and the management each team have to find new manager. I am bit disappointed with Alonso keep stays one year later behind he has good achievement and not bad ideas if try how difficult become premier league manager.

Xabi Alonso decision to stay certainly made Bayern Munich and Liverpool bite their fingers and filled with disappointment, they again had to shift their target to look for a new name again. A decision that was not easy, rejecting interest from top clubs as big as Liverpool and Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso certainly has a better and more detailed view of his future, and staying at Leverkusen is not the wrong thing. They will play in the Champions League next season, and Xabi Alonso has the ambition to achieve greater success with the squad he has currently built.

[lizarder]

Judging from his age, it won't be long before Messi decides to retire, especially since he has achieved everything in football, including winning the World Cup which he was able to do some time ago, that was his biggest achievement and it ended very beautifully. With all the achievements he has recorded, there is no longer any burden for him to announce that he will leave his professional career as a footballer.

Actually, I didn't expect time to pass so quickly, it feels like we've just seen the competition between the two best players in the world and now it won't be long before they retire. Of course we will all miss this player, because this player has become a legend in football. But apart from all that, is he interested in becoming a coach when he retires? that's something we'll definitely be waiting for, and it would be fun to see him change his role to become a coach. Will that happen?

Lionel Messi once announced his retirement from the Argentine national team, but he was called up again and played in the Qatar World Cup so they managed to become world cup champions at that time. He is no longer young so it is time for him to decide to retire even though if you look at his playing pattern it is still possible for him to play because he does not rely on his overall physicality. Lionel Messi has indeed achieved everything in the world of football, both individual achievements and for his club and country.

I think almost many football players will eventually develop their potential to become coaches. But we never know what steps Lionel Messi will choose after he retires because until now he has never talked about becoming a coach. It could be that after retirement he will consider it because most football players will do the same thing, namely going back to football for a new face as a coach.

[Palakka]

Finally Xabi Alonso's decision keep staying with Bayern Leverkusen until one year later, bad news for Bayern Munich and Liverpool are interested teams for signing him and they have find new manager because get empty space for manager next season after Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel will leave their position. I don't know its right or bad decision made by Xabi Alonso after announcing will stay one year later with Bayern Leverkusen regarding have many teams interested for signing him next season.
Have questionable with Liverpool and Bayern Munich manager for next season after Xabi Alonso decision keep staying one year later, both teams without manager next season and the management each team have to find new manager. I am bit disappointed with Alonso keep stays one year later behind he has good achievement and not bad ideas if try how difficult become premier league manager.

The right decision has been taken by Alonso by staying at Leverkusen for at least one more season, after a long time of continuing to circulate rumors and uncertainty about Alonso Dieverkusen's future but finally Alonso confirmed publicly to declare he stays at Leverkusen next season, Alonso's stay certainly makes Munich and Liverpool who have been linked Alonso must turn around to target other coaches next season.

At the moment we are presented with a lot of hot transfer speculation from many top players for next season, but I think the coach transfer market is no less interesting after most likely many big teams will be left by the coach next season, currently Barcelona, Munich, Liverpool, Manchester United, Juventus and even Chelsea are rumored to be targeting a new coach for next season,  And I think with so few top coaches unemployed at the moment like Mourinho and Zidane of course it will make a very tough competition between these clubs to get a great coach, besides that it is quite interesting to see where the next coach like Tuchel, Ten Hag, Allegri and also Xavi will continue their careers at which club after indeed they no longer get the trust of their team right now to coach next season.

[indah rezqi]

According to Fabrizio, Xabi Alonso has already renewed for one year with Bayer Lev. and the agreement will be announced publicly shortly.
He should also have a release clause for 2025.
Hard blow for Bayern M. who thought they had already signed him after Tuchel.
Who will the Germans go to now? Will they try for Conte or try hard for Klopp?

Finally Xabi Alonso's decision keep staying with Bayern Leverkusen until one year later, bad news for Bayern Munich and Liverpool are interested teams for signing him and they have find new manager because get empty space for manager next season after Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel will leave their position. I don't know its right or bad decision made by Xabi Alonso after announcing will stay one year later with Bayern Leverkusen regarding have many teams interested for signing him next season.
Have questionable with Liverpool and Bayern Munich manager for next season after Xabi Alonso decision keep staying one year later, both teams without manager next season and the management each team have to find new manager. I am bit disappointed with Alonso keep stays one year later behind he has good achievement and not bad ideas if try how difficult become premier league manager.

I didn't expect Xabi Alonso to decide to stay at Leverkusen amidst the great interest of Liverpool and Bayern Munchen in him, I mean he has shown his loyalty to Leverkusen which has given him the opportunity to develop. It was not an easy choice to reject an offer from a club like Bayern Munich or Liverpool, and speculation about his future has now ended. Xabi Alonso has made a wise decision in my opinion, although some people regret this decision, because he rejected a good offer that may not be available in the following seasons.

On the other hand, now Xabi Alonso can finish this season with Leverkusen comfortably, without any more question marks about his future which could potentially disrupt their goal of winning trophies. The Bundesliga and DFB Pokal trophies will be proof of his skill in formulating strategies. If he is able to win the Europa League trophy then Xabi Alonso will truly be a coach to be reckoned with in the future. Bayern Munchen and Liverpool, who really need a new coach next season, will have to look for another coach because Xabi Alonso has agreed to stay.

[rendravolt]

Source: https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1773735276642197801

There was news circulating about the less than harmonious relationship between Kimmich and Tuchel, making the atmosphere in the Bayern Munich dressing room even more tense and now it is reported that Kimmich will consider extending his contract but he must know who his coach will be next season. It must be very difficult for Bayern Munich to expect their defensive midfielder to survive, especially because the coach makes all decisions depending on that.

I think that if the new Bayern Munich coach is not suitable as Kimmich hopes, of course he will choose to leave and on the other hand, Bayern Munich will lose him. Several big European clubs will definitely start monitoring Kimmich's development in the summer and if they have the opportunity they will move quickly to get him.

[rahmad2nd]

According to Fabrizio, Xabi Alonso has already renewed for one year with Bayer Lev. and the agreement will be announced publicly shortly.
He should also have a release clause for 2025.
Hard blow for Bayern M. who thought they had already signed him after Tuchel.
Who will the Germans go to now? Will they try for Conte or try hard for Klopp?

I also read from the same report, namely Fabrizio Romano. he reported several tweets, which suggested that Alonso would stay with Bayer Leverkusen. quote that a few hours ago, Xabi Alonso had a good meeting with Bayer Leverkusen and told them that he will stay and remain at the club. which means Alonso won't be going anywhere next summer, whether it's to Bayern Munich or Liverpool. Alonso remains with Leverkusen, he even said that this is not the time to decide his future, he wants to develop at Bayer Leverkusen.

Talking about Bayern Munich, I'm sure Munich has other options even though initially their priority was Alonso. however, it seems that Bayern Munich is aware that there are clubs competing for his services. That's why several other coaches are on Bayern's list to replace Tuchel, one of which is the Feyenoord coach. so, this is just a matter of the ideal candidate if Alonso is not willing to leave Leverkusen.
Likewise with Liverpool, Jurgen Kloop also commented on Xabi Alonso's decision. Kloop said Alonso did an extraordinary job there. Kloop also said he understood that Alonso wanted to do that. well, in the end Liverpool also had to look for a potential successor to Jurgen Kloop because the coach they were targeting remained with the team and club. Let's just follow further developments.  both for Bayern Munich, and Liverpool.

[Franctoshi]

I also read from the same report, namely Fabrizio Romano. he reported several tweets, which suggested that Alonso would stay with Bayer Leverkusen. quote that a few hours ago, Xabi Alonso had a good meeting with Bayer Leverkusen and told them that he will stay and remain at the club. which means Alonso won't be going anywhere next summer, whether it's to Bayern Munich or Liverpool. Alonso remains with Leverkusen, he even said that this is not the time to decide his future, he wants to develop at Bayer Leverkusen.

If this report happens to be legit, then this is a very nice decision made by Alonso, being in haste to leave Bayern Leverkusen after building such a formidable team wouldn't make sense, at least he should spend one or two more seasons with the club because going to another club after the season ends, he would have to start building a team with that new club and this isn't something easy to because you need to master things with the new club, even sometimes it might even take a couple of years before some coaches gets to understand things with their new clubs, and if it happens to be an impatient club like that of Chelsea who don't normally have patient with their manager, he will be sacked almost immediately if there are no results with the team.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Can’t lie, I’m disappointed Alonso isn’t going to take over from Klopp. I assume he thinks he will get the Real Madrid job when Ancelotti retires. Big risk though imo, if Leverkusen have a crap season Real will move for somebody else, the owe Alonso nothing.

In life sometimes you have to take a big opportunity if it comes your way. There is no guarantee Leverkusen will be good next season and if they’re not his career will be on a knife edge.

[alegotardo]

I also read from the same report, namely Fabrizio Romano. he reported several tweets, which suggested that Alonso would stay with Bayer Leverkusen. quote that a few hours ago, Xabi Alonso had a good meeting with Bayer Leverkusen and told them that he will stay and remain at the club. which means Alonso won't be going anywhere next summer, whether it's to Bayern Munich or Liverpool. Alonso remains with Leverkusen, he even said that this is not the time to decide his future, he wants to develop at Bayer Leverkusen.

If I had bet on that, I would have made money because while many were betting on his departure, I always believed that Xabi would not allow himself to be lured by big clubs.
Anyway, with this press conference that took place today, the rumors about his possible signing by several big clubs, such as Liverpool and Bayern Munich, are finally over.

At least now this announcement will give Leverkusen more peace of mind as they continue the final months of the most important season in the club's history.... There are only eight rounds left before the end of the Bundesliga, and their leadership is ten points more than Bayern de Munich gives you a big advantage. I'm rooting for them to be able to break their rival's streak of 11 titles in a row and also lift a cup after these 31 years.

We cannot also forget other competitions such as the German Cup and the Europa League, where there are also high expectations.

Let's go up Xabi!!!

[GbitG]

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Lionel Messi once announced his retirement from the Argentine national team, but he was called up again and played in the Qatar World Cup so they managed to become world cup champions at that time. He is no longer young so it is time for him to decide to retire even though if you look at his playing pattern it is still possible for him to play because he does not rely on his overall physicality. Lionel Messi has indeed achieved everything in the world of football, both individual achievements and for his club and country.

It is true that Lionel Messi is not even younger. He was 36 years old. And his body is not helping him in the same way as it used to at a young age due to the factor of age. But I think he should not take retirement now, he is still doing all of the above performance. If Lionel Messi is used only as a playmaker, he can do better than many world class players. Even so, he is still one of the greatest of all time. It is a different matter that he chose to play for a weak club like Inter Miami. Otherwise, if he played for a big club, he could still dominate his performance. 
 
So it's meant to say that Lionel Messi should play a few more years, he can still perform better. Like if he plays in the in the Copa America, he can easily give Argentina another trophy.

[Dzigie]

Can’t lie, I’m disappointed Alonso isn’t going to take over from Klopp. I assume he thinks he will get the Real Madrid job when Ancelotti retires. Big risk though imo, if Leverkusen have a crap season Real will move for somebody else, the owe Alonso nothing.

In life sometimes you have to take a big opportunity if it comes your way. There is no guarantee Leverkusen will be good next season and if they’re not his career will be on a knife edge.

There is no guarantee that Xabi Alonso will have a good season with Bayer Leverkusen next year, I agree with you on that, but I think what he can do with Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga will be better than what he can do with Liverpool in the Premier League next season. Liverpool is doing great with Klopp's influence but after Klopp leaves Liverpool it will not be easy to keep Liverpool in the race for the top. With this decision, Xabi Alonso may have made the right choice for his career.

[baeva]

I wouldn't say it's been a very difficult season for them. The usual adequate struggles with some passion in the league that we see every year. The Champions League is another matter, it will be particularly interesting to watch now as it's not a stage where Real are used to getting knocked out of the tournament, but it's a very serious opponent

Ancelotti is ready with all the consequences of the transfer method which is actually not very good if it says the condition of the players he has but he is still confident in that so now for Ancelotti only has to prove that what he has done is the right thing.

Facing several major competitions such as the Champions League, especially in 3 consecutive seasons always facing Manchester City, this indirectly makes the situation more complicated but the initial decisions that have been made cannot be withdrawn so now he just has to focus on the squad they have.

But for next season there are some things that will certainly be changed including bringing in some players because by looking at the age of players like Modric it is possible that this is the last season even though he is still very useful but his age is too old to be in Madrid with very heavy competition.

I thought Modric had already said he would end his career soon. But overall it doesn't matter, even if he does, I think he will find a replacement for him within one transfer window. This window will be interesting, we will finally see Mbappe in the squad, I wonder how well he will play under Ancelotti

[Furious 7]

Can’t lie, I’m disappointed Alonso isn’t going to take over from Klopp. I assume he thinks he will get the Real Madrid job when Ancelotti retires. Big risk though imo, if Leverkusen have a crap season Real will move for somebody else, the owe Alonso nothing.

In life sometimes you have to take a big opportunity if it comes your way. There is no guarantee Leverkusen will be good next season and if they’re not his career will be on a knife edge.

There is no guarantee that Xabi Alonso will have a good season with Bayer Leverkusen next year, I agree with you on that, but I think what he can do with Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga will be better than what he can do with Liverpool in the Premier League next season. Liverpool is doing great with Klopp's influence but after Klopp leaves Liverpool it will not be easy to keep Liverpool in the race for the top. With this decision, Xabi Alonso may have made the right choice for his career.

Even Xabi's chances are actually quite small because surely Bayern will react more if this season they have to lose the trophy they have guarded in the last 11 seasons so indeed in this case it would be better if he left before it was too late.

Although in the end maybe he will take the first step by adapting first to the new club but at least the record for being able to beat Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga (if he can get the trophy this season) will be maintained.

That is a logical thought because even though he played very well this season but indeed as you said the guarantee for next season to remain the same is difficult especially since there are still several clubs that are bigger and stronger financially than them so it is possible for next season some clubs like Bayern or Dortmund to make changes in order to undergo the new season better.

[red4slash]

There was news circulating about the less than harmonious relationship between Kimmich and Tuchel, making the atmosphere in the Bayern Munich dressing room even more tense and now it is reported that Kimmich will consider extending his contract but he must know who his coach will be next season. It must be very difficult for Bayern Munich to expect their defensive midfielder to survive, especially because the coach makes all decisions depending on that.

Kimmich and Tuchel don't seem to get on very well together so it's possible he's thinking more about his future at Bayern but I think he'll still be able to make the squad with Tuchel's current uncertain state where if Tuchel fails to retain the Bundesliga trophy then he's gone from Bayern because being sacked is very strong in terms of possibility so this could be a favourable thing for Kimmich.

Tuchel is not very good at managing Bayern and he is still given a chance but it doesnt rule out the possibility that when the final results this season do not match expectations then Bayern will kick Tuchel without giving him further opportunities because indeed from the beginning Tuchel's way of working with his firm leadership style and in accordance with the rules he holds does not really match the philosophy that Bayern has always upheld.

[EL MOHA]

Can’t lie, I’m disappointed Alonso isn’t going to take over from Klopp. I assume he thinks he will get the Real Madrid job when Ancelotti retires. Big risk though imo, if Leverkusen have a crap season Real will move for somebody else, the owe Alonso nothing.

In life sometimes you have to take a big opportunity if it comes your way. There is no guarantee Leverkusen will be good next season and if they’re not his career will be on a knife edge.

Immediately I got the news of him staying at Bayern Leverkusen I thought just as you he certainly having a wait for the Real Madrid job which can be open to him if the current contract with Ancelloti who is heavily link to Brazil still isn’t extended. It’s a risk as you have said but i definitely agree with him not on the side of waiting for Madrid but because at Bayern Leverkusen he would have enough time to perfect his craft (tactics). Going to any of the current clubs available is way too risky because the expectations will be high most especially after this stellar performance.

It looks like Xabi Alonso feels he is not ready just yet and needs a more calm place like Bayer Leverkusen to grow and I hope he achieves his target. More so I happy he isn’t going to Liverpool because they are rival and having a Xabi Alonso as opposition is going to be big

[JeromeTash]

Can’t lie, I’m disappointed Alonso isn’t going to take over from Klopp. I assume he thinks he will get the Real Madrid job when Ancelotti retires. Big risk though imo, if Leverkusen have a crap season Real will move for somebody else, the owe Alonso nothing.

In life sometimes you have to take a big opportunity if it comes your way. There is no guarantee Leverkusen will be good next season and if they’re not his career will be on a knife edge.

He probably needs sometime there before he moves to big clubs where there's immense pressure. I mean, look at what is happening to someone like Ten Hag. I don't think Bayer Leverkusen will have a crap season after this one because, what he has done for them so far is not just a fluke. Worst case scenario, they will be in the top 4 still if they don't sell off all their players and the League isn't that competitive.

He will still have a chance to join big clubs even after a couple of years.

[salad daging]

There is no guarantee that Xabi Alonso will have a good season with Bayer Leverkusen next year, I agree with you on that, but I think what he can do with Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga will be better than what he can do with Liverpool in the Premier League next season. Liverpool is doing great with Klopp's influence but after Klopp leaves Liverpool it will not be easy to keep Liverpool in the race for the top. With this decision, Xabi Alonso may have made the right choice for his career.

The main reason Xabi Alonso wants to maintain a brilliant career with Leverkusen whatever the fate of next season is not necessarily going to be worse but a little disappointed also where Liverpool cannot be taken over by him, I feel Xabi Alonso is still not ready to go to the Premier League because the work affairs there are much tighter with great demands.

Now there are still no rumors anymore who is the closest radar to replace Klopp next season? Because Xabi has made a clear statement but I really hope some other famous names will come.
Next season will see more changes including Bayern Munich looking to move Tuchel on soon, could it be a scenario where Tuchel will handle Liverpool?

[bering]

Can’t lie, I’m disappointed Alonso isn’t going to take over from Klopp. I assume he thinks he will get the Real Madrid job when Ancelotti retires. Big risk though imo, if Leverkusen have a crap season Real will move for somebody else, the owe Alonso nothing.

In life sometimes you have to take a big opportunity if it comes your way. There is no guarantee Leverkusen will be good next season and if they’re not his career will be on a knife edge.

Immediately I got the news of him staying at Bayern Leverkusen I thought just as you he certainly having a wait for the Real Madrid job which can be open to him if the current contract with Ancelloti who is heavily link to Brazil still isn’t extended. It’s a risk as you have said but i definitely agree with him not on the side of waiting for Madrid but because at Bayern Leverkusen he would have enough time to perfect his craft (tactics). Going to any of the current clubs available is way too risky because the expectations will be high most especially after this stellar performance.

It looks like Xabi Alonso feels he is not ready just yet and needs a more calm place like Bayer Leverkusen to grow and I hope he achieves his target. More so I happy he isn’t going to Liverpool because they are rival and having a Xabi Alonso as opposition is going to be big

Finally the speculation about Xabi Alonso future is over that he has decide to stayed at Leverkusen for at least 1 more season and it's quite dissapointing because as Liverpool fans i want to see him to being an the replacement of Klopp who decide to leave after this season ended and one of the main reason why Alonso has decide to stayed in Leverkusen is because he still new to handle Leverkusen and Alonso feel this is not the right time to moved to big teams such as Liverpool or Bayern Munich so he doesn't want to taking the risk

This is good news for Leverkusen because Alonso still at the team for much longer and obviously this season Leverkusen will gets the trophies under him but i am curious for next season whether Leverkusen is still the same as this season or not however about Liverpool and Bayern Munich after this news was appears then automatically they will look for new managers instead of Xabi Alonso and for Bayern Munich they considering the former manager of Manchester United Ralf Rangnick and for Liverpool i was found two names as the strong candidate for the replacement of Klopp such as Roberto De Zerbi and Sporting manager Rúben Amorim and about Rúben Amorim his achievement with Sporting was very impressive because he can bringing Sporting to gets Portugal league trophy and this season this team is still compete with Benfica for race title

[tyz]

I want to say the opposite of what you are saying. It is not an ambitious decision. Xabi understands his role as a young manager, and he is unwilling to accept greater duties when he coaches a larger club than Leverkusen. I don't think it's an ambitious decision. Xabi is only looking to avoid putting himself under a lot of pressure as a young manager to the big club. I'm sure you understand how much pressure comes with becoming a manager for a big club like Munich or Liverpool. More fans, a larger target, more responsibility, and much more.

Imo, this is Xabi's main reason for staying at Leverkusen. Everything requires a process, mate. You can't really imagine jumping from 10 to 100 in an instant. It will only add to his workload as a big club coach. I support this decision, and Xabi is gradually but steadily progressing to the next level, despite the fact that managing the big club does not happen overnight. I can't deny that if he succeeds as a manager for a big club, he will get everything, but that isn't what Xabi needs in his career. Trust the process, and I'm sure this is his philosophy.

Rather, I think that he and his team have built something over the last two years. They created the team and environment to win three titles this year. This is extraordinary. Why should he give up on that now and not reap the fruits of his labor? He will play in the CL with Leverkusen next season and the club is in a very good financial position and will get a lot more money than in recent years through the national championship title, national cup and international successes, which means that they can keep the top performers and get even more signings can strengthen. He shouldn't just give up on all of this. That's why he made the right decision to extend the contract by one year.