⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[cygan]

transfermarkt now also reports about the meeting of Mino Raiola and Haaland's father in barcelona

The background of the meeting: Dortmund’s top scorer Haaland is the player that recently elected Laporta wants to sign to strengthen the team in the summer. His plan has reportedly kicked off with this first meeting. According to Sport, other international top clubs such as Real Madrid, PSG and Manchester United are also interested in the Norwegian youngster. The Times had also reported that Haaland was Man City’s main transfer target for the new season.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/news/view?id=382834

[coinlocket$]

Noooooo!

Has it been confirmed yet somewhere? Can it be an April fool?
Barca has no money at all and without help from banks now finally illegal in Spain too I doubt they can spend.

[Avirunes]

Noooooo!

Has it been confirmed yet somewhere? Can it be an April fool?
Barca has no money at all and without help from banks now finally illegal in Spain too I doubt they can spend.

Now Raiola and Haaland's father is at Madrid to discuss seriously about Haaland's future. Yeah Barca don't have the pocket so I don't think that they will meet the asking price of BVB Dortmund which is nothing less than 150m Euro. Real Madrid could be a possibility and Madrid have sold some players at last window as well so they have good pocket to buy him.

[tokeweed]

Noooooo!


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9426805/Erling-Haalands-father-Alfie-agent-Mino-Raiola-land-Barcelona-talks-154m-move.html

If he goes to Barca then Florentino Perez needs sign Mbappe no matter what...And Man City, who are they going to sign as Aguero's replacement now that Haaland is close to going to spain?

I’m hearing City is going for Harry Kane if they don’t get Haaland...  Dunno.  They’re prolly gonna give Mbappe a shot too.  But that’s a long shot.

[jaberwock]

Wijnaldum is still a solid player who is always contributing while on the pitch with a couple of years still to play. His spell at Liverpool has been nothing short of a success. He has been linked with Barcelona for a while, it got so intense in January that I thought he'd make the move. But I think they should get him this time.  Liverpool should be looking at getting replacements anytime soon because the services of Gini  will be missed.  I still recall what he did to Barcelona in 2019   - sad to see a good player like that leave but doesn't change the fact that we need fresh legs in our team.

Yeah, he is definitely a great player. He has very nice memories here. I don't know whether Liverpool really need to send him but maybe they want to make important changes in their lineup.

I think it is quite obvious that Liverpool needs that salary cap opened so that they could get some other players, it is not about wijnaldum needed to be sold because he is let go free if I am not wrong and they are already not using him in all games, so that means dude just wanted to leave to a team that would use him.

It is not really a great transfer for Barcelona in the sense that they already have too many old players and they should not have one more 30+ year old player on the team, they should be looking to buy some players that would be younger. I think if they could get Kun aguero after City leaves him, that would be awesome for them, would cover that suarez situation very easily next season, yet he is on the older side as well. I do not know really, those two players are free agents and if Barcelona could get them it would definitely be good.

[Juggy777]

Noooooo!

Has it been confirmed yet somewhere? Can it be an April fool?
Barca has no money at all and without help from banks now finally illegal in Spain too I doubt they can spend.

Now Raiola and Haaland's father is at Madrid to discuss seriously about Haaland's future. Yeah Barca don't have the pocket so I don't think that they will meet the asking price of BVB Dortmund which is nothing less than 150m Euro. Real Madrid could be a possibility and Madrid have sold some players at last window as well so they have good pocket to buy him.

@Avirunes this is a masterstroke by Halland agent, and Dortmund because they know that if they don’t ignite a bidding war they won’t get big money for Halland. Furthermore I expect only City to land him, because only they can spend the cash required to buy him.

More information here:

https://www.givemesport.com/1667569-erling-haaland-man-city-must-pay-enormous-wage-to-sign-striker

https://onefootball.com/en/news/manchester-united-reluctant-to-fall-into-bidding-war-for-erling-haaland-with-rivals-like-chelsea-reports-telegraph-journalist-32665297

[AakZaki]

~snip~
The anxious wait is continuing for now. I'm still hoping for Messi not to extend his contract and I hope he goes to Manchester City this summer.  

Many rumors came, I read PSG was also interested. Everyone is just guessing, there is no definite news yet, maybe all will be answered when this season ends. If he does go it is good, Barca will be new. Barca will learn not to depend on one player. I think the problem at the moment for Barca is Messi. Barca management must immediately improve if they want to return to being candidates for La Liga champions next season. Selling messi and bringing in new players for the team, I think that's even better. The reason  because Messi is old now.

[Avirunes]

@Avirunes this is a masterstroke by Halland agent, and Dortmund because they know that if they don’t ignite a bidding war they won’t get big money for Halland. Furthermore I expect only City to land him, because only they can spend the cash required to buy him.

More information here:

https://www.givemesport.com/1667569-erling-haaland-man-city-must-pay-enormous-wage-to-sign-striker

https://onefootball.com/en/news/manchester-united-reluctant-to-fall-into-bidding-war-for-erling-haaland-with-rivals-like-chelsea-reports-telegraph-journalist-32665297

They do have the pocket big enough to buy him but the question comes are they interested? I know that having him in attack will really bolster the squad and with Aguero leaving having replacement will be good but they already have lot of attacking players. Jesus is playing great atm and he is fulfilling his role so much better that he kept Aguero out for a long time even after he was back from injury. It becomes a really difficult situation for a manager when there are two players at same position and asking a regular playing time. Obviously he can't make Jesus now backup option nor he can make Haaland as one after buying with big tag. They have to keep one then- either Jesus or Haaland IMO.

[coinlocket$]

Now Raiola and Haaland's father is at Madrid to discuss seriously about Haaland's future. Yeah Barca don't have the pocket so I don't think that they will meet the asking price of BVB Dortmund which is nothing less than 150m Euro. Real Madrid could be a possibility and Madrid have sold some players at last window as well so they have good pocket to buy him.

Yea I had read it too, the Madrid part from Internet.
I don't think teams has so much money this year for him, they can only do something like "almost" free loan for 1 year and payment buy in the second year.

[DIA7]

Now Raiola and Haaland's father is at Madrid to discuss seriously about Haaland's future. Yeah Barca don't have the pocket so I don't think that they will meet the asking price of BVB Dortmund which is nothing less than 150m Euro. Real Madrid could be a possibility and Madrid have sold some players at last window as well so they have good pocket to buy him.

Yea I had read it too, the Madrid part from Internet.
I don't think teams has so much money this year for him, they can only do something like "almost" free loan for 1 year and payment buy in the second year.

It will be just like an auction that was opened by Raiola started with Barcelona, passing through RealMadrid on the same day, and the news says that he will be tomorrow in England to meet interested clubs .so it will be a bidding war and i think that he can be sold for more then Dortmund180M euro asking price .
I do not agree with Raiola actions and his negotiation method, but he is the best one who brings the best deals to his clients .

[coinlocket$]

It will be just like an auction that was opened by Raiola started with Barcelona, passing through RealMadrid on the same day, and the news says that he will be tomorrow in England to meet interested clubs .so it will be a bidding war and i think that he can be sold for more then Dortmund180M euro asking price .
I do not agree with Raiola actions and his negotiation method, but he is the best one who brings the best deals to his clients .

Don't think so.
Next year he will have a "low" clause of only 75m €.

If they decide to wait 1 more year if COVID situation will be better, they can ask for more money since the fee for the transfer it will be 75m lover than what Dortmund is asking right now.

[DIA7]

It will be just like an auction that was opened by Raiola started with Barcelona, passing through RealMadrid on the same day, and the news says that he will be tomorrow in England to meet interested clubs .so it will be a bidding war and i think that he can be sold for more then Dortmund180M euro asking price .
I do not agree with Raiola actions and his negotiation method, but he is the best one who brings the best deals to his clients .

Don't think so.
Next year he will have a "low" clause of only 75m €.

If they decide to wait 1 more year if COVID situation will be better, they can ask for more money since the fee for the transfer it will be 75m lover than what Dortmund is asking right now.

Laportais not waiting for next year lot of teams are and he promised Haaland that he would be the second highest paid after Messi, and the first after his retirement from the legend .
Despite all the visits that Raiola will do and the auction that he opened for the player, if there is a president who is able to kidnap the Norwegian, he is Laporta .What worries me is only one club, is Man City.
Also Laporta has good relationship with Raiola and it's possible to make the deal to 130M and 50M as add ons.

[seek3r]

Noooooo!


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9426805/Erling-Haalands-father-Alfie-agent-Mino-Raiola-land-Barcelona-talks-154m-move.html

If he goes to Barca then Florentino Perez needs sign Mbappe no matter what...And Man City, who are they going to sign as Aguero's replacement now that Haaland is close to going to spain?

I’m hearing City is going for Harry Kane if they don’t get Haaland...  Dunno.  They’re prolly gonna give Mbappe a shot too.  But that’s a long shot.

Yeah. City will try to maintain as many opportunities as possible. They could get in trouble in the next season since Aguero is official leaving the club.
In a previous post of mine I already mentioned that City is also interested in Kane und Lukaku from Inter besides Haaland. I think it is clear to all involved clubs that it is likely to be a real battle for Haaland.

[coinlocket$]

Laportais not waiting for next year lot of teams are and he promised Haaland that he would be the second highest paid after Messi, and the first after his retirement from the legend .
Despite all the visits that Raiola will do and the auction that he opened for the player, if there is a president who is able to kidnap the Norwegian, he is Laporta .What worries me is only one club, is Man City.
Also Laporta has good relationship with Raiola and it's possible to make the deal to 130M and 50M as add ons.

You maybe forgot this. Barca has more than 1 billion of debts and they need to pay a part of them this year.
They are still paying last session transfers like Pjanic to Juventus and more.

I doubt they can spend 150m € while they still need to pay last year's deals.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/barcelona/story/4301666/barcelonas-debt-is-greater-than-1-billion-forget-bringing-back-neymarthey-cant-even-afford-eric-garcia

[cryptofrka]

This is really a smart move from Haaland's camp. I think it is with Dortmund's blessing as well, since next season he can go for only 75 mil.

It's better for everybody involved if the deal can happen this season and from what I've heard Haaland and his representatives are flying to England for talks with english's top clubs as well.

Nothing concrete so far, just preliminary talks so they can see what these clubs have to offer - both in contract and in project terms.

[masulum]

This is really a smart move from Haaland's camp. I think it is with Dortmund's blessing as well, since next season he can go for only 75 mil.

It's better for everybody involved if the deal can happen this season and from what I've heard Haaland and his representatives are flying to England for talks with english's top clubs as well.

Nothing concrete so far, just preliminary talks so they can see what these clubs have to offer - both in contract and in project terms.

I have read a rumor, the #1 EPL clubs wants Haaland is Manchester United, if their representative going to UK, so MU may have better opportunity to get Haaland. But, there are several clubs wants him, Madrid and Barcelona maybe can tackle MU in deadline with better offer. Since this season still running, everything can be happens in last minutes transfer window.

[examplens]

This is really a smart move from Haaland's camp. I think it is with Dortmund's blessing as well, since next season he can go for only 75 mil.

It's better for everybody involved if the deal can happen this season and from what I've heard Haaland and his representatives are flying to England for talks with english's top clubs as well.

Nothing concrete so far, just preliminary talks so they can see what these clubs have to offer - both in contract and in project terms.

I have read a rumor, the #1 EPL clubs wants Haaland is Manchester United, if their representative going to UK, so MU may have better opportunity to get Haaland. But, there are several clubs wants him, Madrid and Barcelona maybe can tackle MU in deadline with better offer. Since this season still running, everything can be happens in last minutes transfer window.

if I remember correctly, MU already talked with Haaland before they joining in Dortmund. Maybe they made a deal then, some kind of pre-contract. If MU sell Pogba, they will need a superstar for marketing I guess Haaland maybe can achieve that. And for sure, they are rich and had the money for this transfer.
Barca for sure can't compete here, they have already asked players to agree to cuts salaries. But I think they are deliberately inserted into speculation of Haaland transfer, just to keep the reputation of a big club.

[Luzin]

Since this season still running, everything can be happens in last minutes transfer window.

I would be happy if Haaland was right at MU. Maybe he will replace Cavani. Cavani's contract will expire next summer, he only got a one-season contract with United. At 34 years old, he is already facing retirement. It is reported that Cavani has spoken with the United boss, Cavani is not happy living in Manchester he wants to be close to his family and play for Boca Junior.

[Mistafreeze]

if I remember correctly, MU already talked with Haaland before they joining in Dortmund. Maybe they made a deal then, some kind of pre-contract.

Lol do you also remember when Salzburg ask manutd to pay €20m for Halland? But no!! they can't pay that much they  turned to Daniel James the marathon merchant, Dortmund with the finest scout went in and pay, today halland is €150m and manutd fans feel manutd can pay such amount  ... You can't afford Sacho at €120m but you want to buy his team mate.... What a pathetic club and fans

Barca for sure can't compete here, they have already asked players to agree to cuts salaries.

Halland agent met with Barcelona and Real Madrid yesterday, they are the front runner right now, besides Bacelona is richer than manutd so why can't they compete?

[Spack17]

~snip~
The anxious wait is continuing for now. I'm still hoping for Messi not to extend his contract and I hope he goes to Manchester City this summer.  

Many rumors came, I read PSG was also interested. Everyone is just guessing, there is no definite news yet, maybe all will be answered when this season ends. If he does go it is good, Barca will be new. Barca will learn not to depend on one player. I think the problem at the moment for Barca is Messi. Barca management must immediately improve if they want to return to being candidates for La Liga champions next season. Selling messi and bringing in new players for the team, I think that's even better. The reason  because Messi is old now.

Barcelona will learn not to depend on one player in time for sure. Because even if Messi stays at the team, he won't be playing forever in the end. But the thing Barcelona want is benefiting from Messi until he retires. I guess he could continue playing until the age of 39 or 40.