⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[imamusma]

Arsenal lack of striker especially after Gabriel Jesus injury which automatically they only have Kai Havertz on that position and Benjamin Sesko said yes to Arsenal but Leipzig still attempts want to hold him but maybe 80 million transfer fees will tempt Leipzig to let this player go but Arsenal probably will attempts to loan him with short duration if fail to buy him this winter

Arsenal has other alternative player too because they also still want Sporting player Viktor Gyokeres and gets the striker is urgently for Arsenal because i have seen Arsenal performing poor without good striker and the deadline of winter transfer window at February 3rd so there is still time for Arsenal to gets at least 1 new striker

Kai Havertz is not a reliable striker, even he is bad in controlling the ball and as an executor. Kai Havertz needs to be replaced and with Arsenal interest in Gyokeres the only right answer is to get rid of Havertz. Every season Arsenal will always find problems when they are close to trophies, and this season Arsenal will likely be pulled down by Nottongham Forest in the runner up position.

Arteta realized his team weakness too late, that the attackers they currently have are not enough to lead Arsenal to the Premier League trophy. Gyokeres is worth targeting in my opinion, although his release clause is quite expensive, but it might be worth what he can offer. Havertz is not really bad for Arsenal, but on many occasions he has not been able to make a difference. In addition, the injury factor is also a serious problem faced by Arsenal, Arteta has lost 7 players for now. It is possible that Nottingham Forest will succeed in replacing Arsenal position in the future.

https://www.premierleague.com/latest-player-injuries

[tygeade]

It is sad to see Joao Felix turning into an unwanted player in time. Chelsea paid around 50 million euros to Atletico Madrid but now they don't also give him proper amount of time to play. Nobody wants to sign him on permanent deal now too.

Another Lukaku incident?    Chelsea really needs to revise their transfer policies. Just because they are rich they shouldn't splurge on players to whom they won't even give much chance in the lineup. Otherwise one day they might also have financial problems like Barcelona has had.

I don't know what Chelsea plans for Felix. But I have an assumption that if Chelsea keeps Felix but only as a reserve player, it seems that Chelsea is only worried if one day there is a player position that is injured and Felix is considered a second-tier player who is ready to be used at any time.
And if one day Chelsea does not sell the player but only uses the loan option, I am sure this is all because Chelsea wants to see Felix's performance and if he has good talent, Chelsea will keep him.
Like the case of Lukaku. If Lukaku had good talent in Serie A and after that in the EPL he also had good performance, Chelsea would definitely keep the player. Unfortunately Lukaku could not perform optimally in the EPL and only performed extraordinarily in Serie A.

I believe they should loan him out for the rest of the season, that way the player could at least gain some value, there is no reason to keep him at the bench, they are not getting anything out of it to be fair. I get that we are not doing anything crazy here, we should consider how this could be a different game, so in order to keep this going we need to focus on him playing, and since he can't do that here, then the best case would be loaning him out.

Just like how they did with Lukaku to be fair, they didn't want to play Lukaku, but they didn't want him to run out on his contract at the bench neither, so to give him some value, they loaned him to other clubs, which kept his value high for a long time, they should do that again with Felix.

[Hewlet]

He is completely right about it undoubtedly. Brighton destroyed them away by 3-1 today. I'm saying it again. They need to rebuild the team for real. The current squad isn't good enough. This is the sad truth.  

The attacking line is horrible. Please just sign a decent striker. It won't happen with either Zirkzee or Hojlund. If they have a real scorer then they can at least increase their win rate. For the defense, please get rid of Maguire.

Today was a huge blow in their face and I dint want to believe they aren't aware they performed really poorly,  in the first half they did looked like they were going to do something better by second half but sadly it turned out really different. Manchester United is in dare need of a good striker actually,  I saw earlier they trying to get on with Osimhen but I doubt if that's the kind of striker Manchester United will be needing,  and the defence they needed a replacement for yoro as he's not doing exactly what is required of him, except he improves.

In my opinion, the entire Manchester United squad is great. But they can't sell all the players and buy others in a short space of time, so the Manchester United coach needs to start buying players by sectors and buying players by sectors. For example, starting with the players who are in defense and attack, and in the next transfer window he would sell the average players and buy others. In 2 years he could have a strong team.

buying players that way is not tactical enough for a team that is struggling across board and that are having issues at the front, midfield and even the defense line. it is definitely  a complex position to find oneself but this is where a good coach brings out his ability and make some really hard decision that might affect the team for the short term but might be the solution to their problem on the long run. when you even consider what ought to be changed about the squad, onanna is another issue the team is facing and if they must think of a good solution to the problem they are facing, they have to look for a replacement for onana of alternatively look for someone that will be a rival for him in the team. even with all the blunder he keeps displaying games after games, his confident of himself is still high and with that, it is going to be difficult for him to improve on his goal keeping prowess.

osimehn alone can never solve the problem they are currently facing. if a good attacker is brought that scores a goal per match and onana concedes two careless goal in the same game, what is now the difference to show that a new attacker is in the squad? that is how complex the united problem is.

[Frankolala]

Haaland signing for a long contract is not what I can understand neither. City guarantee him to stay is a good move, because who else are they going to get? He is probably the best striker of his generation so keeping him for a decade makes sense, but Haaland could have moved around if he wanted to, maybe make more money or maybe not, but he could have moved, plus if City becomes bad again, then he could move to a better team, all those were a possibility for him but now looks like not a chance.

He could still be sold, I mean there is nothing that stops that, just because he is contracted long term doesn't mean that he can't be sold, he could still be sold very well, but I do not think that City even considers that now, that's all for the future.

I was also surprised by such a long-term contract, I remember that Haaland planned to play in all the top leagues of Europe, but he is already 24 years old. So he either abandoned these plans or thinks that the contract will not be fulfilled to the end. In any case, I do not really understand his motives, he does not seem insecure enough to try to fix his huge salary for many years to come, fearing that he will not be able to earn more in other places.

It's a wise decision for him because who knows what his performance will be like in the nearest future. He has secured his future and I don't think that he has plans of leaving the club for another. I was seeing Haaland as a player that will love to explore in various clubs round Europe, but I was wrong about that. Maybe, after City, he will finally retire in SPL because it seems he loves fat pay.

[Docnaster]

Finally, it's now being confirmed that Manchester United and Brazilian winger Antony will join Real Betis on loan till the end of the season. Personally, I think this is a good move for the former Ajax player because at Real Betis, he'll likely get playing time to prove himself so I expect him to use the remaining months of the season to improve himself so he can either be recalled by Manchester United at the end of the season or join another top European club when his loan deal is finally expired. What do you make of this move? Let me read your thoughts

[abhiseshakana]

Kai Havertz is not a reliable striker, even he is bad in controlling the ball and as an executor. Kai Havertz needs to be replaced and with Arsenal interest in Gyokeres the only right answer is to get rid of Havertz. Every season Arsenal will always find problems when they are close to trophies, and this season Arsenal will likely be pulled down by Nottongham Forest in the runner up position.

I have the same thought. Kai Havertz is not very good at dribbling the ball and he is not a clinical striker either, but strangely Arteta always chooses Havertz as a starter, the same goes for the German national team. If Arteta had been serious about selling Kai Havertz at the start of the season, then I think they would have probably got Osimhen. But now it is clearly difficult for Arsenal to get Osimhen because they do not have much money, so the option is Gyokeres, but for this they seem to have to compete with Man United.

[X-ray]

Finally, it's now being confirmed that Manchester United and Brazilian winger Antony will join Real Betis on loan till the end of the season. Personally, I think this is a good move for the former Ajax player because at Real Betis, he'll likely get playing time to prove himself so I expect him to use the remaining months of the season to improve himself so he can either be recalled by Manchester United at the end of the season or join another top European club when his loan deal is finally expired. What do you make of this move? Let me read your thoughts

Firstly, I congratulate Antony for his move to Betis.

Secondly, i ain't think this is a bad move. He lacked minutes at United, and deserved second chance. The decision to sent him as a loan has been the best. However, i think Betis may become his last chance to prove his reliability. I meant he's bad at United, and if he also repeated at Betis. I think his career is end.

He only reminds me with Greenwood's career. Greenwood goes from something to nothing in matter of years.

[Palakka]

Kai Havertz is not a reliable striker, even he is bad in controlling the ball and as an executor. Kai Havertz needs to be replaced and with Arsenal interest in Gyokeres the only right answer is to get rid of Havertz. Every season Arsenal will always find problems when they are close to trophies, and this season Arsenal will likely be pulled down by Nottongham Forest in the runner up position.

I have the same thought. Kai Havertz is not very good at dribbling the ball and he is not a clinical striker either, but strangely Arteta always chooses Havertz as a starter, the same goes for the German national team. If Arteta had been serious about selling Kai Havertz at the start of the season, then I think they would have probably got Osimhen. But now it is clearly difficult for Arsenal to get Osimhen because they do not have much money, so the option is Gyokeres, but for this they seem to have to compete with Man United.

Kai did show an impressive performance with good sharpness last season, but actually most of the goals he created only started from the crisis that occurred in front of the opponent's goal, so indeed he is not a clinical striker and fighter, so far we can see how he does not have enough speed and physicality when dueling with opposing defenders and what I hate the most about his performance so far is the easy with which he falls in the penalty box opponent  and constantly whining to ask for a penalty when Arsenal are pressing, I think Arteta at this time should focus more on their attacking line and look for a goal-hungry striker like Osimhen of course they must to do.

[Pandu Geddon]

Finally, it's now being confirmed that Manchester United and Brazilian winger Antony will join Real Betis on loan till the end of the season. Personally, I think this is a good move for the former Ajax player because at Real Betis, he'll likely get playing time to prove himself so I expect him to use the remaining months of the season to improve himself so he can either be recalled by Manchester United at the end of the season or join another top European club when his loan deal is finally expired. What do you make of this move? Let me read your thoughts

The best decision for now is that he has to leave United. Even though it is on loan, at least Antony might get a better team to compete in his position.
When Ten Hag coached United, he also did not show good quality for United. We can even see some memes on social media related to his playing style on the field which is considered excessive and does not provide much contribution to the team.
Amorim did not glance at him to be maintained, so good luck Antony with his new team.

[TelolettOm]

I have the same thought. Kai Havertz is not very good at dribbling the ball and he is not a clinical striker either, but strangely Arteta always chooses Havertz as a starter, the same goes for the German national team. If Arteta had been serious about selling Kai Havertz at the start of the season, then I think they would have probably got Osimhen. But now it is clearly difficult for Arsenal to get Osimhen because they do not have much money, so the option is Gyokeres, but for this they seem to have to compete with Man United.

Yes, Arsenal need a much sharper striker. Goyokeres has long been associated with Arsenal's transfer market, but the rumor is still not real.

However, this time we hear a rumor that Arsenal is now targeting Benjamin Sesko. and they are assessing him. However, RB Leipzig has denied the rumor and stated that there has been no discussion about it. It means that this transfer will no probably for this January, whereas, Arsenal needs it as soon as possible.

Source: Arsenal assessing striker options for January.

[Pokapoka124]

I'm yet to figure out how Delete Alli who was once rated as the future of English football is now signing for a newly promoted Como. He showed great potentials when he arrived at Tottenham Hotspur but I think his biggest setback happened when he started allowing the top much hypes from the media get into his brain.
At 28, Dele Alli still have the chance of reviving his career but it'll take him a whole lot of commitment and discipline to get back to his best once again. Hopefully for  Alli and his new club, he starts performing like the phenomenal version of himself now that he's arrived the club

That's true. Dele Alli was once a promising young talent in England, known for his exceptional skills and performances during his time at Tottenham but however his career trajectory took a downturn due to a combination of injuries, inconsistent form, and off field challenges. Playing for Como in the Italian Serie A is a significant step down from his early career highs. I am of those who believe that Dele Alli still has the potential to make a strong comeback and remind people about his footballing talent.

[Fiatless]

Yes, Arsenal need a much sharper striker. Goyokeres has long been associated with Arsenal's transfer market, but the rumor is still not real.

However, this time we hear a rumor that Arsenal is now targeting Benjamin Sesko. and they are assessing him. However, RB Leipzig has denied the rumor and stated that there has been no discussion about it. It means that this transfer will no probably for this January, whereas, Arsenal needs it as soon as possible.

Source: Arsenal assessing striker options for January.

So much speculations about Arsenal's intention to get a good striker because depending on Kai Havertz has proved to be unproductive. He lacks confidence which might be the cause for his constant misses and the ACL injury suffered by Gabriel Jesus has complicated the matter.

The January transfer window opens from January 1st and closes by February 3rd, time is running out for the Gunners. There have been named like Nico Williams, Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak, Victor Osimhen and Liam Delap as transfer targets but none have materialised.

Benjamin Sesko will be difficult to get except Arsenal is willing to break the bank. The Slovenian professional footballer is also under the radar of Chelsea, Manchester United and Barcelona.

[SatoPrincess]

It is too difficult for him to take the shirt from Palmer. That's not even open to discussion. This is why I think Felix could be used as a main striker to see what happens as well. I think he is a better finisher than Jackson. 




He is completely right about it undoubtedly. Brighton destroyed them away by 3-1 today. I'm saying it again. They need to rebuild the team for real. The current squad isn't good enough. This is the sad truth. 

The attacking line is horrible. Please just sign a decent striker. It won't happen with either Zirkzee or Hojlund. If they have a real scorer then they can at least increase their win rate. For the defense, please get rid of Maguire.

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Disappointing result for the devils yesterday, definitely not tge result expected from this encounter and the manager has not held back his disappointment and has shared in an interview saying he sees this current team as the worse United team in the club’s history. I really free pity for him cause he seems to know what he is doing but it’s a lot difficult to execute his strategies with the current squad at his disposal.

[Velvet78]

How long needed by Amorim to rebuild his club? They're financially struggling, and impossible to rebuild the squad in a short time. I think buying a new striker won't be working anymore. It's only wasting their money.

They only solution is to overhaul their entire squad, i don't see them will able to compete with other PL club by only changing 1 - 2 players.

They're are terrible in all of lines. Bringing a new striker is not working without also fixing the rest of lines.

Sign new Midfielder, defenders and goalkeepers.

Only useful players should be kept. Like young talents such as Amad Diallo and so. And of course more experienced players who can still be useful for real. Other than that just send the unnecessary players far away from this team.

For example Antony has just left on loan to play for Betis. But only to play until the end of the season for now. It is sad that they can't get rid of him permanently. The guy is a total joke.    When it comes to how long the rebuild would take, Amorim can handle it in the summer. There is quite enough time to do it then.


Napoli and Chelsea both are pushing for Garnacho by the way. Manchester United is ready to listen to reasonable offers. Napoli offered 40 million pounds first but the Red Devils expects a sum around 60 million.

[SatoPrincess]

Aresna is ready to pay 80 m€ to get Sesko.
Barca is also interested but their financial situation slow them down.
Real Betis wants Antony from United on loan.

Source: BBC

Incredible how Antony from a potential phenomenal player became a meme player.
What went wrong?

This is good news and it will be really exciting if Arteta can finally seal this deal for good. Arsenal have suffered in recent games to maintain winning ways, the team has suffered injury woes this season including losing their key player in attack Bukayo Saka who is injured and sidelined for weeks. Hopefully this signing will improve the squad and their performance level going forward if the deal can be realised.

[Zaguru12]

Finally, it's now being confirmed that Manchester United and Brazilian winger Antony will join Real Betis on loan till the end of the season. Personally, I think this is a good move for the former Ajax player because at Real Betis, he'll likely get playing time to prove himself so I expect him to use the remaining months of the season to improve himself so he can either be recalled by Manchester United at the end of the season or join another top European club when his loan deal is finally expired. What do you make of this move? Let me read your thoughts

Seriously a good move for him at moment, he lacks confidence and only more playing time will actually help him get that back. I kind of like the fact that he rejected many clubs offer because he wanted to play in the top league and not some less competitive league. Spanish football is one place I have always think his slicky football can flourish, playing for this less pressured Betis side is also a good guide. This is actually one of the best ways to go the media radar for now, I think if he makes good use of this Loan there is high probability he might FDV himself back again.

Will he be back at Manchester United if he gets a stellar loan performance? Personally i don’t think so because the way Manchester United are looking at cutting costs it will be really easy for them to cash in on him and get other players most especially as he doesn’t looks like someone who fits Amorim pattern of playing

[SatoPrincess]

This will be the most heartbreaking history in football, GOAT Antony will likely move to Real Betis.

We will not able to watch our GOAT in Premier League anymore, there's no one can spin 360° with ball except Antony.

I have spoken to some Manchester United supporters and many of them seem to be excited about this move, for them it feels like a heavy burden dropped off their shoulders. This is a good move and beneficial to the player who has struggled to get playing time. Lol I will miss Anthony, who else will be spinning 360 with the ball.

[JeffBrad12]

Yes, Arsenal need a much sharper striker. Goyokeres has long been associated with Arsenal's transfer market, but the rumor is still not real.

However, this time we hear a rumor that Arsenal is now targeting Benjamin Sesko. and they are assessing him. However, RB Leipzig has denied the rumor and stated that there has been no discussion about it. It means that this transfer will no probably for this January, whereas, Arsenal needs it as soon as possible.

Source: Arsenal assessing striker options for January.

So much speculations about Arsenal's intention to get a good striker because depending on Kai Havertz has proved to be unproductive. He lacks confidence which might be the cause for his constant misses and the ACL injury suffered by Gabriel Jesus has complicated the matter.

The January transfer window opens from January 1st and closes by February 3rd, time is running out for the Gunners. There have been named like Nico Williams, Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak, Victor Osimhen and Liam Delap as transfer targets but none have materialised.

Benjamin Sesko will be difficult to get except Arsenal is willing to break the bank. The Slovenian professional footballer is also under the radar of Chelsea, Manchester United and Barcelona.

That happens even since last summer window. Arsenal often linked to the many strikers, but there has been no concrete movement from them. I just abandon any rumors that linked them to the various strikers. Enough to see how Arteta never had intention to replace Havertz and Gabriel Jesus with a pure and reliable striker.

That's why they're always getting stuck forever. They're not a serious club.

[SatoPrincess]

in what would be described as one of the strangest transfers of the January window, como have finally announced the signing of former Tottenham Hotspur and England star dele alli. The 28 y o midfielder, once rated among the brightest talents in England, is about to start a new life of his own amid the beauty of Lake Como, Italy.

how did Alli end up at como it’s a remarkable journey. the talented midfielder has been without a club since June 2024 after a turbulent spell that included lack of form and game crash at everton and besiktas. but como who are now managed by ex-Arsenal and chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, have handed Alli a chance to revive his career.

como’s contract details reflect his belief in Alli’s potential revival. the club offered him an 18-month contract until June 2026, with an option for a further year based on appearances.

this construction allows some degree of security for Alli as well as the incentive to regain his best form.

I’m surprised to learn that Dele Alli is just 28 years old, I have always thought he was 30+, what a surprise he still has some years left to play then. Good thing the former Arsenal player has discovered him and offered him a chance again to revive his career. I hope this signing helps him revive his career as expected. He is one player I admire so much in his time with Spurs, it’s quite unfortunate that things went bad for him. I really hope he comes back stronger and better.

[Docnaster]

 I just saw a news that Chelsea have agreed a deal sign 18-year-old Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg but that the teenager will remain at his current club till the end of the season. I think Chelsea have signed too many players in recent times to still be signing a young defender like Sarr. They recently recalled Trevor Chalobah and also have few other top center backs including Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo Wesley Fofana and others. These are all young players who I think have the ability to help Chelsea conquer the world. What could be the club management's reason of going for another defender again? Let me read your thoughts about this move by Chelsea