⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Furious 7]

Well, I do not understand this. I thought he was performing well for Manchester United. I really don’t know why Manchester United starts selling the players who perform well for them. They did the same thing with Cristiano Ronaldo and they are also doing the same thing now with Bruno Fernandes. And it’s not like he is too old to play for Manchester United. He is only 31 years old. I will say that Manchester United not performing well is not a single player problem, it is actually the problem of the club. They are going through a very rough time which cannot be corrected by changing only a single player or even only the coach.

It's not Manchester United when they don't make new moves.
Always this kind of condition occurs even though if you look at the performance in the last 2 seasons Bruno's contribution has greatly increased but Manchester United always has its own thoughts when dealing with its players.

I might agree if they did that a few seasons ago when Bruno was still in a big ego condition but for now selling Bruno, who is actually quite successful in their midfield, is not right.
For now there are some things that Amorim still has to fix but if these rumors are true and Bruno leaves the squad then I think they will again lose a figure who is quite good at building up attacks from midfield as well as a captain figure which could lead to new drama afterwards because there is a gap that cannot be filled when Bruno leaves.

[Antotena]

Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool should use this opportunity to bring in some new players to their team. Some of the Manchester United players wanted to leave but the coach spelled it out to all the players for the January transfer. Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee have to remain in the team. Liverpool has to do some transfer and bring in some players base on the injury of some players and Salah absent for the African Nations Cup.

I'm not sure if coach can compell players to stay if they don't want to remain in the club. If a coach begged a player and he decided to stay, it's either he is guaranteed a good time and other benefits or he there is money involved. If a player want to leave he is going to leave without staying. I don't think it's the right time for Chelsea to sack Maresca, as he is going now another person will start the job and thats going to be a half way job for the team.

It's possible now that another person will come and will have this job the worst way. It seems they don't learn, thus was how they sack Tuchel and then Graham Potter took over the club, they went from bad to worse, they were frustrated and brought Pochettino, things went bad again and they brought until Maresca stablize the team for them, he sold almost half of the team as they don't have active contract, they have to leave the club.

[Joy_learns_crypto]

Is Anotione Semenyo still going to Manchester city, he was wanted by Chelsea, Liverpool and city before Chelsea went out and city was the best place for him, but for some time I haven’t heard much about the transfer.
Some transfers has already happened between Crystal Palace and Tottenham.
Semenyo 65million clause will end this January so if city wants him they should be quick, they will also be selling some players when the deal is signed.

[Silikiem]

This is one of Todd Boehly habit since he was taking over Chelsea from Abramovich that he is easily to sack the coach if Chelsea performance didn't reach to his expectation and seems Todd Boehly forget that last season Maresca contribution is very important even Maresca has successfully to make Chelsea playing at champion league again and regardless the new coach who linked to Chelsea currently but i think Todd Boehly has make a bet for this club because entering 2026 the competition is really tight and there is no guarantee new coach can make Chelsea performing better even there is possibility Chelsea performance will be worst than now in the hand of new coach

I was surprised by the news of Enzo Maresca's collaboration with Chelsea via Fabrizio Romano's tweet. Regardless of what lies behind Chelsea boss Todd Boehly's decision, the decision to end this collaboration is justified because Chelsea expects big results for every dollar it spends.
Enzo Maresca's first season saw impressive statistical achievements for Chelsea. Entering his second season, specifically this season, we can assess Chelsea's level of consistency up until their final match against Bournemouth. Not to mention their loss to Atalanta in the UCL. The issue is that Chelsea are the FIFA Club World Cup champions. Losing to Leeds is not a good result.

Enzo Maresca for me is clearly not the problem here at Chelsea, yes sometimes he can make some silly decisions with his substitutions which can cost us games but I still think that Enzo Maresca did a good job at Chelsea coming in when the club was in a real mess, having an over abundance of players in their first team and this man was able to manage the squad, release those who wants to leave and also tries to help those of them who couldn’t find a club yet. Despite all this challenges in the club, he won the conference league and FIFA club World Cup trophy in his first season and also qualified this club to the top 4. The Chelsea’s management or the recruitment board refused to bring in the right players who fit the Chelsea caliber into the team, rather they went in for even much younger players with little experience to develop them. Enzo maresca still was able to use this set of young players and did something great with them, you can see how tactical sound he can be after trashing PSG 3:0 in the fifa club World Cup final and also this current champions league season he dismantled Barcelona 3:0, playing out a draw against Arsenal in the premier league despite being one player down. I think he should have been given more time at least to the end of the season before they can access him and judge him and take this decision now because this very decision of sacking the coach in the middle of the season could be very risky.

[Ndabagi01]

Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool should use this opportunity to bring in some new players to their team. Some of the Manchester United players wanted to leave but the coach spelled it out to all the players for the January transfer. Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee have to remain in the team. Liverpool has to do some transfer and bring in some players base on the injury of some players and Salah absent for the African Nations Cup.

Salah’s absence is temporary from the team, so we can’t say they should go for a replacement for him now when he’s going to be back. He just needs to regain his form back and Liverpool won’t have much issues from the position he’s playing from. What is most needed by Liverpool now are defenders, their game is incomplete without getting to bring in good defenders, I think those aspect is one of the places they should focus on now as team while trying to leverage this transfer window to make their game better than before.

[Stablexcoin]

If Man United decides to let Bruno Fernandes go, it will be a blunder because he is the best player Man United currently has, and besides that he is also a leader on the pitch. I think Bruno deserves the chance to stay at Old Trafford even if he decides he wants to retire there. Bruno Fernandes may be getting old, but I think he's still capable of playing in the Premier League, at least for another 2 years.

They can't have Bruno Fernandes forever, if they have to sell, then it means they already weighed the outcome and still prefer to sell him for whatever reason that should benefit them. Bruno Fernandes has stayed for 5-6 years in the club, he has done enough, leaving Manchester United might be a greater decision he makes for himself, not always will a player pick clubs over his career. Manchester United will get themselves a replacement.

[Akbarkoe]

These names are under consideration

- Fabregas
- Xavi
- Rosenior
- Farioli

IMO, the most possible thing to pinch Rosenier from Chelsea's sister club. However, it's gonna be a hard time for strasbourg when their manager leave.

If that's his name, I really want Xavi to be in the English league with Chelsea, with Xavi Hernandez's ability we will see how the Blues will rise much better, I don't really know Rosenior and how he spent his career at Strasbourg, we can also see that the progress of this team in League 1 is not very good, but if it is Xavi it ​​will give a different feel, we know his achievements with Barcelona, ​​it's just that the price must be quite high to bring him.

Xavi is good, has above average abilities and qualities as a coach, proven when handling Barcelona who are still able to compete when hit by chaotic finances, but what makes me curious is Fabregas, who in my opinion is a much better replacement candidate, he has proven to bring Como to compete in the top flight of Serie A at this time with average players, can imagine how he manages Chelsea which incidentally has more quality players.

Btw I just found out this news, it's quite sad that Maresca had to be fired, I think Maresca will last a long time, although I can understand Chelsea might want more but in the hands of Maresca at this time Chelsea does not look bad.

We will see Fabregas like we saw Xabi Alonso take on Leverkusen it seems, no I don't think so about Fabregas although he was very good in the serie A competition that I followed, he was also not very consistent although sometimes he posed a big threat to the top teams in Serie A, I see that Xavi is better than others with what Chelsea has which is one of the big teams in the English premier league requires different handling also from coaches who have experience to ensure success is more likely to be obtained.
That's only natural because Chelsea have big ambitions in the English premier league, Maresca although not too bad he is not consistent in his victories, if forever stuck in the middle of the table it is also a pain for the team because it has shopped expensively but the existing players are not optimized.

[Unknown01]

Austrian youth player Ifeanyi Ndukwe is transferring from Austria Wien to Liverpool for an undisclosed sum in the millions. The most impressive thing about this is not that he is 17 years old, but that until recently he was still playing in the lowest leagues in Austria. The third/fourth division in Austria should not be confused with the level in England or elsewhere, as the standard is very low compared to other countries.

This is a very interesting transfer in my opinion, and I am excited to see what the 1.98-metre-tall centre-back will achieve in the PL!

[SatoPrincess]

Chelsea is one interesting club. They sack their manager on the first day of the year. Todd Boehly is really cold, kinda reminds me of Roman Abramovich. Like most of the decisions the club has made in the recent years, I don't think it is a good decision to sack Enzo Maresca at this time. Maresca did his best with the quality of players available.

I recall seeing that news two days ago at least. It was understandable that Chelsea staff are not satisfied by the results of the club lately. There was many points losses that could be avoided. Yet sacking the coach mid season will not resolve the problem in my opinion. They should carefully select his substitute.

Chelsea is not ready to address the real problems in the club. This whole Maresca issue is just a distraction from the internal problems the club is facing. I read online that Maresca was forced to field certain players for the sake of maintaining their market value, I don’t know if there is any truth to the rumors but it seems Maresca was frustrated with upper management micromanaging him.

[Rengga Jati]

Is Anotione Semenyo still going to Manchester city, he was wanted by Chelsea, Liverpool and city before Chelsea went out and city was the best place for him, but for some time I haven’t heard much about the transfer.

Antoine Semenyo's contract at Bournemouth still runs until June 30, 2030.
However, there are currently several clubs interested in him, such as:
Man City
Newcastle
Man United
But for Man United, this time, things will change due to a low offer. It's highly likely that he will go to Man City because the club is offering a higher salary. It is about the 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬

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[Issa56]

Enzo Maresca for me is clearly not the problem here at Chelsea, yes sometimes he can make some silly decisions with his substitutions which can cost us games but I still think that Enzo Maresca did a good job at Chelsea coming in when the club was in a real mess, having an over abundance of players in their first team and this man was able to manage the squad,

Right now I don’t really think anyone is even blaming Maresca for Chelsea current performance right now, Maresca is a talented coach, I know he do make some crazy decisions sometimes that do make people criticize him, but Maresca is still a talented coach, we all can see what Maresca has achieved for Chelsea within a short period of time, so what else do Chelsea management want? I haven’t seen even a single Chelsea fans thats happy about Enzo Maresca leaving Chelsea.

Now that Enzo Maresca isn’t longer Chelsea coach, who are they bring to the team that’s going to perform more than how Maresca has performed. With how Chelsea managements are planning to treat coaches I don’t think they will be able to keep coaches for long time.

As the management you are not suppose to be selecting players for a coach, a coach cant decide to sign a player, if the management is not in support of it, it’s not going to be possible, they not giving a coach opportunity to make decisions. Chelsea management are looking for a coach thats going to perform so well within a short period of time, and they going to be the one controlling the coach.

[imamusma]

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I recall seeing that news two days ago at least. It was understandable that Chelsea staff are not satisfied by the results of the club lately. There was many points losses that could be avoided. Yet sacking the coach mid season will not resolve the problem in my opinion. They should carefully select his substitute.

Chelsea is not ready to address the real problems in the club. This whole Maresca issue is just a distraction from the internal problems the club is facing. I read online that Maresca was forced to field certain players for the sake of maintaining their market value, I don’t know if there is any truth to the rumors but it seems Maresca was frustrated with upper management micromanaging him.

It is quite possible that the rumor is true, because if we look at Chelsea transfer policy so far, especially in the Todd Boehly era, they appear to be a club that enjoys doing business by buying and selling young players. Enzo Maresca may be required to give all of them appropriate playing time, while at the same time being expected to achieve maximum results in every match. Historically, we know that Chelsea often sack managers, they do not wait for managers to resign.

[Felicity_Tide]

Is Anotione Semenyo still going to Manchester city, he was wanted by Chelsea, Liverpool and city before Chelsea went out and city was the best place for him, but for some time I haven’t heard much about the transfer.

If I remembered correctly, the last thing I saw on Fabrizio's page was that Semenyo was close to joining City, but I'm not exactly sure of the extent of the transfer so far. And according to the Bournemouth manager in his recent pre-match interview, he said semenyo would be featured in their game tomorrow against Arsenal, which means the deal hasn't gotten to the final stage yet. I think it's definitely going to be a matter of time. City seem to be the favorite to sign him. Liverpool might just have to look elsewhere because they surely need a good replacement for mo before the season ends, and this is the best moment to do that.

[el kaka22]

I really hope that Chelsea will not get some "next up" manager but instead get someone who is already established. Maybe not right now, it would not be easy to get someone like that right now, but they could consider Xavi for example.

However, real benefit would be get someone for six months only, they are not going to win the league anyways, hope for a top four finish, if not that's okay. Then during the summer, get a huge name manager, not some unknown, not some decent, I mean like some superstar manager, someone who is top 10, because that is what Chelsea needs if they want to be champions again. If not, and they get someone who is decent, like Maresca, who was of course decent, but not a superstar, then they won't be happy.

[Ale88]

It seems that Inter are serious about Joao Cancelo. The player is apparently at odds with his current club and is willing to return to Europe. Inter are waiting in the wings, but the player's salary remains a tough obstacle to overcome, with the €15 million per season requested by the player being a lot of money.

Joao Cancelo is a good player and still has a lot to offer to any team in Europe. I really don't know the issue he is having with Al Hilal, buy I think he is going to be a good signing for Inter Milan if they can match his salary request. Inter Milan is getting a good player that can really help the team, so it's going to be a good signing if the can pull this off.

There are speculations that Cancelo has some type of problem, I don't know whether it's behavioral, extra pitch, or else, but if we take a look at his carrier he always played for big teams but for some reason he never lasted for a long time. Inter, Juventus, City, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, clearly he is an excellent player because all these big clubs wanted him but then they want to get rid of him. It would be interesting to understand exactly what is going on with him.

[ThemePen]

There are speculations that Cancelo has some type of problem, I don't know whether it's behavioral, extra pitch, or else, but if we take a look at his carrier he always played for big teams but for some reason he never lasted for a long time. Inter, Juventus, City, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, clearly he is an excellent player because all these big clubs wanted him but then they want to get rid of him. It would be interesting to understand exactly what is going on with him.

Yes Joao Cancelo mystery is quite interesting since it is not common to find talented player like this one playing in best clubs such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona and never stay in one club. He is currently seeking to leave his current club, Al Hilal, once again, after arguing with his coach, pattern of him getting upset whenever he is benched or not playing. He is volcano as many experts call him since he plays with much of passion but turns out to be extremely hard to manage in dressing room when things do not go his way. His strong personality is both advantage and disadvantage to me because he is a brilliant player, but big clubs are tired of having to work hard to keep him happy. So keep close eye on current January transfer window because there are strong rumors that Inter Milan or Barcelona may take him on loan deal so that he can play enough to earn spot to play in 2026 world cup.

[Mayor of ogba]

Chelsea is one interesting club. They sack their manager on the first day of the year. Todd Boehly is really cold, kinda reminds me of Roman Abramovich. Like most of the decisions the club has made in the recent years, I don't think it is a good decision to sack Enzo Maresca at this time. Maresca did his best with the quality of players available.

Liverpool's board did not sack Arne Slot when he lost many matches and dropped off from 1st on the league's table to eighth position. They were patient with the manager, and from recent indications it seems their faith in him is beginning to pay off as the result has improved a bit. In comparison, Arne Slot's situation was even worse than Maresca's, and yet the club stood by him. IMO, I think Boehly acted hastily by sacking Maresca. He wasn't a bad manager and should have been given more time.

That's to show you every club has their own way of doing things. If it were at Chelsea that Ruben Amorim were performing poorly, Chelsea board could have fired Ruben Amorim, but Manchester United board is patient with Ruben Amorim if he can turn things around at Manchester United, but if he fails to do that and Manchester United sacks him, nobody will blame Manchester United for sacking Ruben Amorim because it's obvious he isn't capable of getting Manchester United back to winning ways. I won't even blame Chelsea for Enzo Maresca's departure because it's a norm when a coach isn't performing well at Chelsea; the coach has a high chance of being sacked.

[Luzin]

With Adeyemi's contract expiring in June 2027, Dortmund are open to selling him this month for £70 million. Arsenal and Manchester United are reportedly interested, but Arsenal are reportedly leading the race with Manchester United. Adeyemi can play in various positions, including winger, second striker, or center forward. Adeyemi has six goals and three assists in 22 appearances for Dortmund this season.

Source: https://www.teamtalk.com/arsenal/arsenal-transfer-news-karim-adeyemi-leon-goretzka-man-utd

[Oluwa-btc]

Is Anotione Semenyo still going to Manchester city, he was wanted by Chelsea, Liverpool and city before Chelsea went out and city was the best place for him, but for some time I haven’t heard much about the transfer.
Some transfers has already happened between Crystal Palace and Tottenham.
Semenyo 65million clause will end this January so if city wants him they should be quick, they will also be selling some players when the deal is signed.

Most definitely!! The transfer yet to be finalised and as said by the Bournemouth manager, it's said to be at its final stages and he'll be playing his last game for Bournemouth against Arsenal and afterwards, he'll be on his way to join his new club and teammates. The transfer still on with both parties still in close touch.
Yeah, that of Bredran Johnson,  who must have had a crunch talk with his manager. I believe more players will leave Tottenham Hotspur as part of their rebuild. Speculations says they still have money to spend.

[*Ace*]

It seems that Inter are serious about Joao Cancelo. The player is apparently at odds with his current club and is willing to return to Europe. Inter are waiting in the wings, but the player's salary remains a tough obstacle to overcome, with the €15 million per season requested by the player being a lot of money.

Joao Cancelo is a good player and still has a lot to offer to any team in Europe. I really don't know the issue he is having with Al Hilal, buy I think he is going to be a good signing for Inter Milan if they can match his salary request. Inter Milan is getting a good player that can really help the team, so it's going to be a good signing if the can pull this off.

There are speculations that Cancelo has some type of problem, I don't know whether it's behavioral, extra pitch, or else, but if we take a look at his carrier he always played for big teams but for some reason he never lasted for a long time. Inter, Juventus, City, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, clearly he is an excellent player because all these big clubs wanted him but then they want to get rid of him. It would be interesting to understand exactly what is going on with him.

That's a great point, one I hadn't thought of at all! In fact, he has always played for big clubs and always for just a few years; at Inter, he only played for six months!
But he's still an excellent player, and if he can be useful to Inter and Serie A, then so much the better!