⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Luzin]

I'm not following you: Nico Paz is way more offensive than Vitinha, they are very different players, you can't really compare them. And also I don't understand what you mean by "failing for the second time at Real Madrid": you do realize we are talking about a 2004 who made 4 appearances for Real Madrid when he was 19 years old and then left to play more consistently?

If this is true, I feel sorry for Como. They will lose a key player who has made Como perform so well this season. Como must prepare to replace him as soon as possible. As for Paz in Madrid, it seems Xabi wants to have plenty of options in midfield. With a busy match schedule and the risk of injury, Xabi's decision is quite right. It's difficult to predict whether he can adapt quickly and well, but Xabi seems to have taken an interest in him and is willing to take the risk to bring Paz back.

[Mayor of ogba]

Yep. Real Madrid does not give a fuck on a player who isn't productive anymore even if you use to be the best in the past. They wouldn't renew your contract but sell you out. Rudiger has been on the bench more than playing on the field since last season and he's a key player at the defense. Replacing him will be the best for the growth of the club than keeping him.

You are right, its high time they look beyond Rudiger who have not been so active lately because using his past records to keep him will leave a void in the team, Real Madrid need players who are in their best form and highly motivated especially this period that their chances of winning the league is at the brink. Alonso can start looking for alternative this January because the team need competitive players at the moment.

Xabi Alonso knows what to do to ensure his team gets back to good form, they have defensive issues right now and they don't need tokeep players that are no longer useful to the team when they have a problem that needs urgent attention at the moment, Rudiger is a good player but right now he's not at his best following his recent injury cases so it's not an issue if Real Madrid decides to pathways with him next season while they look forward to getting his replacement so that they would solidify their defense again.

Defense is the heart of a team. Any team that doesn't have a good defense will always find it difficult to win their matches because even though they score goals, they will always concede goals that will make it difficult for them to maintain their lead and win matches. So since Real Madrid has a defensive problem, even though Xabi Alonso knows what to do to ensure the team get back to good form, it will be difficult for him to execute it since Real Madrid's defense is shaking.

[Ale88]

I'm not following you: Nico Paz is way more offensive than Vitinha, they are very different players, you can't really compare them. And also I don't understand what you mean by "failing for the second time at Real Madrid": you do realize we are talking about a 2004 who made 4 appearances for Real Madrid when he was 19 years old and then left to play more consistently?

If this is true, I feel sorry for Como. They will lose a key player who has made Como perform so well this season. Como must prepare to replace him as soon as possible. As for Paz in Madrid, it seems Xabi wants to have plenty of options in midfield. With a busy match schedule and the risk of injury, Xabi's decision is quite right. It's difficult to predict whether he can adapt quickly and well, but Xabi seems to have taken an interest in him and is willing to take the risk to bring Paz back.

It is true and Como knew it since the beginning, Real Madrid would have never loaned a player like Nico Paz without being sure to be able to bring him back. And if Como wanted the player they had no choice but to accept the terms. Let's say that it sucks for Como because 9 million euros in nothing but at least they could enjoy him for 2 seasons, and Nico Paz really help the team a lot.

[harapan]

Barcelona wants to strengthen their defense again. The latest rumor is that they need a central defender. Rumor has it they are targeting Murillo from Nottingham Forest or Nathan Aké from Manchester City. Murillo, who is 23 years old, seems difficult to get this January. But for Aké, Barcelona might loan him from City. Could it happen? Barcelona is in crisis, but they still want to buy players.

Source: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/47410374/transfer-rumors-news-barcelona-eye-murillo-ake-defensive-push

Manchester City management has a soft spot for Barcelona, I do not also forget how they let Ferran Toress leave for Barcelona in the easiest way. They are financially down so that loan move will just be perfect for them. That name Murillo who plays for Nottingham Forest is not talked about a lot, I saw his strength last season when he was managed properly under a sound manager. He deserves a call from a big team.

[Fuso.hp]

Mbappe's case and Rüdiger's case are completely different. Mbappe was an important player for PSG and at the same time the most valuable player the club wanted to keep at any cost and another reason is Mbappe's age. Rüdiger has played for Real Madrid for a long time and now he is getting injured a lot and Real Madrid knows very well that if he renews his contract with him he will not be able to do much good for Real Madrid or he will not be available for a long time on the field, that's why Real Madrid is not very interested in extending his contract. If Rüdiger leaves the club, Real Madrid will probably hire another defender instead. Real Madrid is a royal club but they will keep a player or extend the contract with a player as long as that player performs well for their club or can do it in the future

Yep. Real Madrid does not give a fuck on a player who isn't productive anymore even if you use to be the best in the past. They wouldn't renew your contract but sell you out. Rudiger has been on the bench more than playing on the field since last season and he's a key player at the defense. Replacing him will be the best for the growth of the club than keeping him.

Real Madrid are definitely thinking about bringing a young defender to replace Rüdiger because if they can bring a young talented player to the club, that player can perform well for the club for a long time and not only that, but another important thing is that later the club can sell that player to another club for a high price. Earlier, players like Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos were forced to leave the club because Real Madrid did not consider these players to be very necessary for the club at that time. Since Rüdiger is currently prone to injuries, the club will not be positive about keeping him and may even release him at the end of this season.

[reagansimms]

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If this is true, I feel sorry for Como. They will lose a key player who has made Como perform so well this season. Como must prepare to replace him as soon as possible. As for Paz in Madrid, it seems Xabi wants to have plenty of options in midfield. With a busy match schedule and the risk of injury, Xabi's decision is quite right. It's difficult to predict whether he can adapt quickly and well, but Xabi seems to have taken an interest in him and is willing to take the risk to bring Paz back.

Real Madrid are starting to see Nico Paz as a shining gem, so it's natural that the management will activate the €9 million buy-back clause to bring him back in the summer of 2026. He has developed rapidly during his time at Como, his status as a key player and the club's main star, wearing the number 10 jersey.
Now that Nico Paz has become one of the most sought-after young talents, it is natural that Real Madrid plans to integrate him into the first-team squad after this season ends. Como must be prepared to lose one of their star players because they can't do anything because Madrid included a buy-back option when releasing him, but his presence will increase competition in Real Madrid midfield and there will be other players who will be sacrificed.

[Iamgoat]

As a core Real Madrid fan, I know Rudiger will leave for Saudi Arabia. He is a greedy idiot who prefers money over his career. The same reason why he picked up interest when Madrid called. Real Madrid should not make the mistake of giving him a contract renewal. After all, Rudiger is not the same Rudiger we know; he is not a good defender anymore.

Alaba should leave, Rudiger should leave, they should flush the defense. Bring in new players and better young defenders.

I understand your frustration as a core Madrid fan but I think you should slow down a bit with your pains. Rumors about Rudiger leaving whether it is to Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, it does not matter yet because they are still just rumors we are hearing and nothing official yet and even the player have not made any final decision yet so maybe it is too early for we to write him off completely. Thought both PSG and Saudi Arabia are both good options for him, if he leaves to Saudi Arabia the clubs will undoubtedly offer him huge money which will be enough for him to retire with if he so wishes and PSG can also offer him a good money for a European football if he intends to go to the way but ultimately everything is in his hands as a professional footballer to choose what he wants at this stage of his career.

[abhiseshakana]

If this is true, I feel sorry for Como. They will lose a key player who has made Como perform so well this season. Como must prepare to replace him as soon as possible. As for Paz in Madrid, it seems Xabi wants to have plenty of options in midfield. With a busy match schedule and the risk of injury, Xabi's decision is quite right. It's difficult to predict whether he can adapt quickly and well, but Xabi seems to have taken an interest in him and is willing to take the risk to bring Paz back.

Real Madrid are starting to see Nico Paz as a shining gem, so it's natural that the management will activate the €9 million buy-back clause to bring him back in the summer of 2026. He has developed rapidly during his time at Como, his status as a key player and the club's main star, wearing the number 10 jersey.
Now that Nico Paz has become one of the most sought-after young talents, it is natural that Real Madrid plans to integrate him into the first-team squad after this season ends. Como must be prepared to lose one of their star players because they can't do anything because Madrid included a buy-back option when releasing him, but his presence will increase competition in Real Madrid midfield and there will be other players who will be sacrificed.

Real Madrid is not only a big team with all its glory, but they are also great businessmen. So, it's perfectly reasonable for Real Madrid to bring back Nico Paz, as he's currently shining. It could not only be a solution for their midfield, but it could also be a very promising long-term investment. As far as I know, Nico Paz is also being eyed by several big teams, so if Real Madrid has the desire to get instant profit, they might sell Paz after buying him first from Como.

It will be interesting to see whether Real Madrid will give Nico Paz the chance to play at the Bernabeu again or whether they will choose to sell him outright, as that could generate a substantial instant profit.

[X-ray]

Real Madrid is recalling Nico Paz to rejoin in their squad. They signed him back by paid 9m to the Como. I'm wondering what you guys expectation to him. For me, he needs to prove whether he can fit Madrid's system well, which obviously 180 degree differ than what Fabregas did at Como.

I don't wanna have big expectation to him since i think it's too early to think he's the right man for the job. IMO, madrid needs someone like Vitinha. Apart from that adding him to the squad makes Madrid have 4 attacking mids in total. So you can imagine how strict the competition between any attacking mids.

My speculation if he can fit Xabi's system well, he may take Arda's spot. Yet, he can go to the Chelsea or City in the coming years when he failed for the second times at Madrid.

I'm not following you: Nico Paz is way more offensive than Vitinha, they are very different players, you can't really compare them. And also I don't understand what you mean by "failing for the second time at Real Madrid": you do realize we are talking about a 2004 who made 4 appearances for Real Madrid when he was 19 years old and then left to play more consistently? How can you say he failed when he didn't even play? They are doing the same thing they did with Casemiro back in 2014: they bought the player and then after a few months he left on loan because he wasn't ready yet.

That's the reason why they need Vitinha more than Nico Paz. They have Jude and Arda. Why do they need to sign a new AM while they're lacking of depth in the Defensive Midfielder by only having Tchouameni there. It makes no sense to me.

As for failed for the second times, the reason is simple if he's good enough, he won't be loaned. It's also wrong to call he made only 4 appearances while the fact that he made it 8. 4 times La liga, 3 times UCL, and 1 in Copa del rey back in 23/24.

[lizarder]

Manchester City management has a soft spot for Barcelona, I do not also forget how they let Ferran Toress leave for Barcelona in the easiest way. They are financially down so that loan move will just be perfect for them. That name Murillo who plays for Nottingham Forest is not talked about a lot, I saw his strength last season when he was managed properly under a sound manager. He deserves a call from a big team.  

Murillo has become an important player for Nottingham Forest and he has contributed enough to the team so it is not wrong if Barcelona have an interest in him and I think he would be quite a good player if he played in a much better team like Barcelona. Murillo was also able to adapt very well to the English league style of play which was considered quite fast because in the English League defenders usually have a little difficulty adapting, but for him this went very well.

Barcelona's financial situation which is not yet very stable, will make it difficult for the team to recruit more experienced players, so the steps taken by Barcelona are often looking for players who perform well but whose transfer value is slightly cheaper or can also take a loan approach as was done with several players in the previous transfer market.

[shinratensei_]

Barcelona wants to strengthen their defense again. The latest rumor is that they need a central defender. Rumor has it they are targeting Murillo from Nottingham Forest or Nathan Aké from Manchester City. Murillo, who is 23 years old, seems difficult to get this January. But for Aké, Barcelona might loan him from City. Could it happen? Barcelona is in crisis, but they still want to buy players.

Source: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/47410374/transfer-rumors-news-barcelona-eye-murillo-ake-defensive-push

I think neither of them will go to Barcelona. Murillo has no specific clause, Barcelona needs to offer lucrative price to get him, which i believe it's between 60m - 80m. It's due to his contract will be last until 2029.  I'm not sure they can afford him. Meanwhile, Ake still a valued player of City. He has a contract until 2027, which i don't think he will leave too.

[Oluwa-btc]

Oh, wow, Bruno Fernandes has been playing greatly for 6 years? One player? That is your defense? What about the other 25 players? Can you name other 4-5 players who consistently played well? Bruno Fernandes arrived back in 2019, in the meantime they spent a ton of money to buy players like Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, van de Beek, Alex Telles, Sancho, Varane, Antony, Casemiro, Lisandro Martínez, Mount, Onana, Yoro, Ugarte, de Ligt, Zirkzee, just to name the most expensive, so please enlighten me who else has been playing well besides Bruno Fernandes.

Maybe all you need is just one player who's done it consistently and that's Bruno Fernandes,  who's done it for complete five good seasons.You criticism of the entire got me pointing you to Bruno's way, but now you want more than that, it's high time you go do the checks yourself then. They've just been poor with profiling the right names for Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes in Manchester United is example that others can follow suit.

[SFR10]

Well, in my opinion, I would keep Salah and take out Slot I think he has lowered the team's overall performance

The repercussion is that the club will lose its identity and many more players will want to trail the same path and this will definitely be making elite managers not to come to such clubs again.

I agree with @LUCKMCFLY on this one... Even though Slot won the Premier League title in his first season, we still shouldn't forget that he inherited a great squad from Klopp and as soon as he tried to make a lot of tweaks, it became a disaster ^{[they completely ignored the defensive issues and mostly focused on recruiting expensive attacking players and half of them aren't performing well... In addition to that, Slot's tactics don't seem to be suitable for current Liverpool players]}. IMO, Liverpool has already lost its identity ^{[Klopp built it and Slot destroyed it]}.

[Inwestour]

I understand your frustration as a core Madrid fan but I think you should slow down a bit with your pains. Rumors about Rudiger leaving whether it is to Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, it does not matter yet because they are still just rumors we are hearing and nothing official yet and even the player have not made any final decision yet so maybe it is too early for we to write him off completely. Thought both PSG and Saudi Arabia are both good options for him, if he leaves to Saudi Arabia the clubs will undoubtedly offer him huge money which will be enough for him to retire with if he so wishes and PSG can also offer him a good money for a European football if he intends to go to the way but ultimately everything is in his hands as a professional footballer to choose what he wants at this stage of his career.

It seems to me that Saudi Arabia should not be viewed as an option only for a player who is about to end his career. This is not the only place where he can earn enough money to live a comfortable life. I think that even at Real Madrid he was able to secure enough capital, that would be sufficient for him and possibly his family for several more generations. So Saudi Arabia is simply a way to earn a bit more money if he wants to.

[Adbitco]

I'm not following you: Nico Paz is way more offensive than Vitinha, they are very different players, you can't really compare them. And also I don't understand what you mean by "failing for the second time at Real Madrid": you do realize we are talking about a 2004 who made 4 appearances for Real Madrid when he was 19 years old and then left to play more consistently? How can you say he failed when he didn't even play? They are doing the same thing they did with Casemiro back in 2014: they bought the player and then after a few months he left on loan because he wasn't ready yet.

Wait Real Madrid bought Casemiro and loaned him out? Seriously I never knew about this, I thought Real Madrid just signed him same way they signed other players. The player I know that Real Madrid signed and sent on loan was Carvajal. He was sent to Bayern Leverkusen to play and gain more experience and it was Ancelotti that called him back when he was the coach in his first spell. Carvajal is one of Real Madrid loanee that I know was so instrumental to the team after he was recalled from loan and I'm sure it was because of his form that the club were not able to hold unto Hakimi and was sold to PSG because he was too good as well to be on the bench.

[Ahli38]

Exactly, the biggest reason players go to the Saudi League is because of the money. They can earn high salaries, even at an age when they're no longer young. It can provide a substantial pension, especially if the player is already well-known. So, just connect that with something more realistic, and money is one of the answers.

Any player that choose to go to Saudi league is just after the money, which I don’t even encourage young players to do that. Young players are suppose to focus on their career, their target isn’t suppose to be money, but how they going to build their career, and if you decide to join Saudi league as a young player, then your career is dead already because there is nothing to build at Saudi league.

The Saudi League is not the right place for talented players who are still productive, where they can still build their careers in the world's top leagues. And they can even win various awards before deciding to move to the Saudi League. So then they can get even more attractive offers if they have managed to build a good track record. Next they can start considering offers from the Saudi League, where the contracts they receive are clearly much higher than before. Many players do this before entering retirement. So they can earn a lot of money at that time. And I personally think that the decision of some players to move to the Saudi league is mostly because of money. They can earn a lot of money and even enjoy it when they retire later. No wonder money is the main factor in the transfer of players there. And we cannot ignore this reasonable reason. Other than that it seems that players who move to the Saudi league find it difficult to build their careers on the international stage. But some players are still in their productive years or are even relatively young and may still have the opportunity to build their careers compared to young players who spend their prime years moving to the Saudi league.

[hyudien]

I'm not following you: Nico Paz is way more offensive than Vitinha, they are very different players, you can't really compare them. And also I don't understand what you mean by "failing for the second time at Real Madrid": you do realize we are talking about a 2004 who made 4 appearances for Real Madrid when he was 19 years old and then left to play more consistently? How can you say he failed when he didn't even play? They are doing the same thing they did with Casemiro back in 2014: they bought the player and then after a few months he left on loan because he wasn't ready yet.

Wait Real Madrid bought Casemiro and loaned him out? Seriously I never knew about this, I thought Real Madrid just signed him same way they signed other players. The player I know that Real Madrid signed and sent on loan was Carvajal. He was sent to Bayern Leverkusen to play and gain more experience and it was Ancelotti that called him back when he was the coach in his first spell. Carvajal is one of Real Madrid loanee that I know was so instrumental to the team after he was recalled from loan and I'm sure it was because of his form that the club were not able to hold unto Hakimi and was sold to PSG because he was too good as well to be on the bench.

Yes, this is true. As far as I remember Casemiro was loaned to Porto after two seasons at Madrid only being a substitute. If I'm not mistaken, he only played 13 times for Real Madrid in all competitions. The process is similar to Carvajal, Madrid buys young players and then loans them to other teams, and it's not just these two; we certainly know Brahim Diaz also went through a similar process before becoming his current player. Nico Paz is also definitely a target for Madrid to bring back, considering what he did with Como.

[Ale88]

As for failed for the second times, the reason is simple if he's good enough, he won't be loaned. It's also wrong to call he made only 4 appearances while the fact that he made it 8. 4 times La liga, 3 times UCL, and 1 in Copa del rey back in 23/24.

Ah ok, so for you players like Casemiro, Carvajal and Asensio, for example, were not good enough to play for Real Madrid? Interesting.

Oh, wow, Bruno Fernandes has been playing greatly for 6 years? One player? That is your defense? What about the other 25 players? Can you name other 4-5 players who consistently played well? Bruno Fernandes arrived back in 2019, in the meantime they spent a ton of money to buy players like Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, van de Beek, Alex Telles, Sancho, Varane, Antony, Casemiro, Lisandro Martínez, Mount, Onana, Yoro, Ugarte, de Ligt, Zirkzee, just to name the most expensive, so please enlighten me who else has been playing well besides Bruno Fernandes.

Maybe all you need is just one player who's done it consistently and that's Bruno Fernandes,  who's done it for complete five good seasons.You criticism of the entire got me pointing you to Bruno's way, but now you want more than that, it's high time you go do the checks yourself then. They've just been poor with profiling the right names for Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes in Manchester United is example that others can follow suit.

I want more than that? You are doing cherry picking here. You are making an exactly of the only player who played consistently well when everybody else was having some of the worst performances of their life, I ask you to name a couple of other players who played decently and you can't answer. Well, actually you just did answer, maybe you didn't realize it, I really don't need to check anything else, I know I'm right.

[MArsland]

If this is true, I feel sorry for Como. They will lose a key player who has made Como perform so well this season. Como must prepare to replace him as soon as possible. As for Paz in Madrid, it seems Xabi wants to have plenty of options in midfield. With a busy match schedule and the risk of injury, Xabi's decision is quite right. It's difficult to predict whether he can adapt quickly and well, but Xabi seems to have taken an interest in him and is willing to take the risk to bring Paz back.

But Paz was honored to be recalled by Real Madrid. It means that his hard work has paid off as Madrid have taken a look at him again, not many players are released by Madrid and recalled and the Paz family seem happy about that. And that's the scenario, because the contract includes a buy-back clause.

[Localhostspeed]

I understand your frustration as a core Madrid fan but I think you should slow down a bit with your pains. Rumors about Rudiger leaving whether it is to Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, it does not matter yet because they are still just rumors we are hearing and nothing official yet and even the player have not made any final decision yet so maybe it is too early for we to write him off completely. Thought both PSG and Saudi Arabia are both good options for him, if he leaves to Saudi Arabia the clubs will undoubtedly offer him huge money which will be enough for him to retire with if he so wishes and PSG can also offer him a good money for a European football if he intends to go to the way but ultimately everything is in his hands as a professional footballer to choose what he wants at this stage of his career.

We are quick to digest fake news than good news when it comes to player requests and transfer. I think we forge too much attention on what we want vs what is going to happen later. Rudiger is not going anywhere, not now that I know. He had few appearance because of his injuries, but those appearances he has made with Real Madrid is worth the time he spent in the club, no way Perez will dispose him off when he is not a liability to the team like Hazard ended with the club.

It is going to make more sense for the club to sign new players just for replacement than wait when the need arise. They need to stop the habit of buying players only to keep them. I don't like the way they kept Endrick in the dark and then later loan him out for another club. Many players will be afraid of coming to the club for the fear of been dumped at the bench when they have high expectations with the club. I expected to see Rodrigo leave too.