⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[AndySt]

I'm thinking that Messi isn't going to stay at PSG anymore by this summer. But it is hard to answer what team we can see him at next season. Because I'm not expecting Barcelona to even make an offer for him. Because Xavi is trying completely new things at the team and this has started giving positive results already. He wouldn't change his plans by adding his old teammate to the team again. So the biggest possibility and the best choice for Messi would be Manchester City. He should have gone there in the first place already.

And which team will Messi be in next season? I understand that he would dream of returning back to Barcelona, but firstly Xavi has already begun to build a team on new principles, and secondly the president of La Liga has already said that Barcelona barely fits into the Procrustean bed of the new rules of financial fair play and an old player with, to put it mildly, large financial appetites is unlikely to need Barcelona for this moment in time. Messi's departure was a big loss for Barcelona at the time, but now it's not worth stirring up the past and again making the club dependent on the game of one player.

[nurilham]

Some news sources claim that the Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba could join Barcelona too next summer. Paul Pogba's contract with Manchester United is ending this summer too and Barcelona might afford his demands maybe because of that. But they are still not strong financially now.

Barcelona still has not enough money to pay Pogba's salary. Another problem, Pogba's play of style is quite different from Barcelona midfielders have. Adding Pogba to the Barcelona squad may result in a disharmonious playing style, Xavi won't let this happens. Anyway, Barcelona has many young midfielders who have great talents. What for buying more midfielders? It only wastes money.

[Shasha80]

Some news sources claim that the Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba could join Barcelona too next summer. Paul Pogba's contract with Manchester United is ending this summer too and Barcelona might afford his demands maybe because of that. But they are still not strong financially now. I really wonder what team Pogba will choose to go. Or maybe he will reach an agreement with his current team for a contract extension. I don't think that he will stay as long as his team don't qualify for the CL.

I think Pogba will leave Man Utd in the next transfer window his time is really limited and he needs more play time. Barcelona is getting free transfers only so this is a big chance for them to grab a high class player for free. So i wouldnt be surprised if he joins Barca

The problem is, if Barcelona collect some great players of course the salary demands are also high and this does not match the rules in laliga like their last case
Based on the reasons above, it is unlikely that Pogba will move to Barcelona unless Barcelona sell some players in the next transfer window to get balance
I personally see Pogba more likely to move to Serie A Inter, Milan or Juventus may be interested.

I agree the problem is that Barcelona must be having a hard time with Pogba's high salary demands, because we know Barcelona is still experiencing
a financial crisis and they must be wise in giving salaries to their players. Even Aubameyang who recently joined Barcelona lowered his salary compared
to what he got at Arsenal. Unless Pogba is willing to lower his salary too, but I doubt Pogba will do that, considering that there are still quite a lot of
other big teams that are able to provide the salary that Pogba wants. So it is very unlikely that Pogba will join Barcelona. I predict Pogba will move
to Juventus or PSG, both teams were able to give Pogba the salary he wanted.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I agree the problem is that Barcelona must be having a hard time with Pogba's high salary demands, because we know Barcelona is still experiencing
a financial crisis and they must be wise in giving salaries to their players. Even Aubameyang who recently joined Barcelona lowered his salary compared
to what he got at Arsenal. Unless Pogba is willing to lower his salary too, but I doubt Pogba will do that, considering that there are still quite a lot of
other big teams that are able to provide the salary that Pogba wants. So it is very unlikely that Pogba will join Barcelona. I predict Pogba will move
to Juventus or PSG, both teams were able to give Pogba the salary he wanted.

For PSG I'm not sure either, they already have too many great players, defeat in the Champions League must be a blow  on the contrary I think PSG will sell some players
Like I said Pogba might be closer to Serie A basically between the top 4 teams like Inter who are deadlocked in attack or Juventus who lost at home while Milan might be interested if they win the league.

[Velvet78]

I think neither Mohamed Salah nor Liverpool will be eager to break their bond this summer. I know that there is still no contract extension between them but I haven't any doubt that this will happen later. Mohamed Salah is happy to play at Liverpool and he would like to play for them more years. And Liverpool have no other choice rather than being contented with his performance of course. There is no player who has made as big contribution as Mohamed Salah's so far. He is the most important player for Liverpool currently.

Salah has several times expressed his desire to continue at Liverpool and even he is always open to discussing a new contract, but the problem now is that Salah's desire for a salary increase does not want to be fulfilled by Liverpool, currently Salah receives a salary of around 200 thousand pounds at Liverpool and he wants a salary increase of £ 500,000 in his new contract, but the salary request has been rejected by liverpool and even Salah reportedly lowered his salary request to £ 400 thousand but still Liverpool do not want to pay Salah that much, if we look at his contribution so far for Liverpool, of course Of course Salah deserves a high salary, but Liverpool seem to have other thoughts so they don't want to meet Salah salary demands.
Now all decisions are in the hands of liverpool whether to keep Salah or sell him in the transfer market later.

I hope that Salah and Liverpool can find the middle way in this contract talks. Salah is a crucial player and should never be lost by Liverpool for some more years. He has proven so many times that he can be very productive and beneficial for the team for more years too. He is one of the best footballers already now and he deserves a solid contract too. But Liverpool must be wishing his demands to be lowered a little more. And as there is still time and no need to rush things, I hope they will extend his contract sooner or later.

[RealMalatesta]

Looks as impossible way although what ever happening to Lionel Messi right now he will keep respect with PSG for his contract several years later, I think not easy if Lionel Messi want to close his contract because PSG never agree for Messi back to Barcelona as free transfer player. Still have opportunity for Barcelona getting back Lionel Messi if can pay transfer value and I think will have most expensive and have to spent much money for Barcelona if want to pay Lionel Messi transfer fee and later include with salary receive by Messi with still as expensive for Barcelona.

If it was just one year contract then I would totally see this happening. But they made a 2 years contract with him, first year is now getting close to being over, and then second season will have to be played. After that maybe they will have some sort of deal where he leaves and PSG would be fine with that, even if nothing else they made a ton of jersey sales and earned enough money to be fine with him leaving.

At the end of the day, Barcelona will want Messi to retire there, not going to be easy of course but even if he is 35-36 years old, they will want him to play some games on his last seasons before he retires. So, this may not happen during this summer, but I am sure they will want to make this happen eventually.

[D-law]

Dembele is in a top form already although, I don't like the talks of Messi returning.
Anyways I'm.not the board of directors to take this decision, if he comes back, he's wages should be way lower than it is currently.
Truth be told, he is having a bad stay in Paris saint Germany, that team doesn't suit him.
Take a good look at Sergio Ramos also, indeed a farmers league.

[terrorJR]

I hope that Salah and Liverpool can find the middle way in this contract talks. Salah is a crucial player and should never be lost by Liverpool for some more years. He has proven so many times that he can be very productive and beneficial for the team for more years too. He is one of the best footballers already now and he deserves a solid contract too. But Liverpool must be wishing his demands to be lowered a little more. And as there is still time and no need to rush things, I hope they will extend his contract sooner or later.

Agree with what you said, Salah's performance at Liverpool was really very good and it would be a shame if he was let go. Likewise for Salah, his performance was getting better when he was at Liverpool and indeed when he changed clubs this could be something different and could make his career dim due to mismatches later.
hopefully this will be over soon and his contract talks at Liverpool go well because otherwise this will be detrimental to both parties

[Retro Harmony]

I think neither Mohamed Salah nor Liverpool will be eager to break their bond this summer. I know that there is still no contract extension between them but I haven't any doubt that this will happen later. Mohamed Salah is happy to play at Liverpool and he would like to play for them more years. And Liverpool have no other choice rather than being contented with his performance of course. There is no player who has made as big contribution as Mohamed Salah's so far. He is the most important player for Liverpool currently.

Salah has several times expressed his desire to continue at Liverpool and even he is always open to discussing a new contract, but the problem now is that Salah's desire for a salary increase does not want to be fulfilled by Liverpool, currently Salah receives a salary of around 200 thousand pounds at Liverpool and he wants a salary increase of £ 500,000 in his new contract, but the salary request has been rejected by liverpool and even Salah reportedly lowered his salary request to £ 400 thousand but still Liverpool do not want to pay Salah that much, if we look at his contribution so far for Liverpool, of course Of course Salah deserves a high salary, but Liverpool seem to have other thoughts so they don't want to meet Salah salary demands.
Now all decisions are in the hands of liverpool whether to keep Salah or sell him in the transfer market later.

I hope that Salah and Liverpool can find the middle way in this contract talks. Salah is a crucial player and should never be lost by Liverpool for some more years. He has proven so many times that he can be very productive and beneficial for the team for more years too. He is one of the best footballers already now and he deserves a solid contract too. But Liverpool must be wishing his demands to be lowered a little more. And as there is still time and no need to rush things, I hope they will extend his contract sooner or later.

I don't understand Liverpool.  Mo Salah is a very good actor.  An attacker who dominates the Premier League.  He certainly deserves the best salary.  It has to be rewarded somehow.  If he doesn't renew his contract with Liverpool, other teams can give him the money he deserves.  I think Newcastle United will try to build a super squad next year.  If they open the mouth of the purse, maybe even Salah is in the possibilities.  After all, Newcastle is a team bought by the richest family in the world.

[Daniel91]

Transfer rumours:

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 29, is back on Barcelona's radar after the Spanish club signed a lucrative sponsorship deal. The 29-year-old France international will be a free agent when his contact with the Old Trafford club ends in the summer. Will this long-running saga around Pogba really end that way?
Germany centre-back Antonio Rudiger, whose contract at Chelsea runs out in the summer, has agreed to join Juventus on a four-year contract. Good job for Juve. Is this the beginning of the exodus of players from Chelsea?
Juventus are to target a move for Manchester City's Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 24, if the English side manage to sign Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 21, from Borussia Dortmund. Another good job for Juve if it comes true.
Newcastle United are interested in signing 30-year-old Brazil forward Neymar, who has a deal with Paris St-Germain that runs until 2025. Newcastle obviously has very big plans with the new owners. How realistic it is around Neymar to create a new team that will win trophies in the coming years?
Barcelona coach Xavi says former team-mate Lionel Messi, 34, will "always be welcome" at the Nou Camp club. Argentina forward Messi left the La Liga side to join PSG last summer. Is the great return of the prodigal son imminent? 

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/60803029

[Mr.Scott]

An uplifting news for Kylian Mbappe and his well wishers. Kylian Mbappe is set to receive of around €80m on his signing as a quick impact after his joining at Real Madrid. Definitely he's very much worthy the money as he's presently the main player with full of hype. That's a lot of money for this young lad, and certainly will receive more upon his performance. we'll see either Kylian Mbappe put a similar execution at Real Madrid as he used to offer his current French club PSG.

[Woodie]

Arsenal make Coutinho decision
Arsenal are exploring the possibilty of making a move for Philippe Coutinho after his loan spell with Aston Villa comes to an end.

According to Sport, the Gunners are considering swooping for his services should the Villans elect not to activate their £33m option in their deal.

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/arsenal-transfer-news-live-young-23445152

Coutinho is no ordinary player and i dont think Villa will let this opportunity pass them to buy a good player for cheap.... But then again if he didnt meet their expectations I see Arsenal taking him given the opportunity to buy.

[Spack17]

Germany centre-back Antonio Rudiger, whose contract at Chelsea runs out in the summer, has agreed to join Juventus on a four-year contract. Good job for Juve. Is this the beginning of the exodus of players from Chelsea?

I have heard about this news too but it looks like just a rumour for now. Because I still haven't seen any official statement from the Chelsea or Juventus side yet. And if it turns out to be true, then I will be surprised too honestly. Because there have been some other big clubs having him on their radars also. Real Madrid have been seriously interested in him. But maybe Juventus finished this deal by preventing it from being heard by many people. Then, I guess the other interested teams would be sad to lose a chance to sign a great defender like Rüdiger.

[abhiseshakana]

An uplifting news for Kylian Mbappe and his well wishers. Kylian Mbappe is set to receive of around €80m on his signing as a quick impact after his joining at Real Madrid. Definitely he's very much worthy the money as he's presently the main player with full of hype. That's a lot of money for this young lad, and certainly will receive more upon his performance. we'll see either Kylian Mbappe put a similar execution at Real Madrid as he used to offer his current French club PSG.

Speculation about Kylian Mbappe's future will never dim. Mbappe has always been linked with Real Madrid, and indeed Real Madrid has great potential to be able to sign Mbappe. But because Mbappe is still a PSG player, there are rumors that Mbappe will stay at PSG, especially if PSG can sign Zidane as their new manager.

No one knows what Mbappe is thinking and why until now he has not made a decision regarding his future, but I think he will prefer to join Real Madrid because it was one of his dreams and he has a chance to make it happen.

[Avirunes]

Arsenal make Coutinho decision
Arsenal are exploring the possibilty of making a move for Philippe Coutinho after his loan spell with Aston Villa comes to an end.

According to Sport, the Gunners are considering swooping for his services should the Villans elect not to activate their £33m option in their deal.

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/arsenal-transfer-news-live-young-23445152

Coutinho is no ordinary player and i dont think Villa will let this opportunity pass them to buy a good player for cheap.... But then again if he didnt meet their expectations I see Arsenal taking him given the opportunity to buy.

If that's the case then I think Arteta is thinking of maybe change in formation in next season. We already have Odegaard perfect in central attacking midfielder position. Maybe he is thinking of deploying another central attacking midfielder in that case? If that's true then we will have one central defensive midfielder which will be either Xhaka or Partey filling in the role. Honestly seems unnecessary move. Coutinho is great but last thing we want is to add another addition to the bench. Also Coutinho is playing his role perfectly at Villa and Gerrard has heaped praises on couple of occassions so I think it is very likely that Villa might swoop him in triggering the buy option.

[bekti3]

Real Madrid are losing hope of beating Manchester City to the signing of 21-year-old Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. It was obviously an unrealistic expectation that Real could bring both him and Mbappe.

Exactly! It was already seeming like a mission impossible for Real Madrid to sign these two stars both at the same time. I don't mean the money of course as Real Madrid would afford them both as well. They are one of the richest clubs in the world now. I mean that there will always be other teams after both of these players. Mbappe is a sure deal for Real Madrid maybe. But Haaland is not like that. His situation is not the same as Mbappe's. We might really see Haaland at Manchester City next season as the English club changed their route from Harry Kane to him now.

I knew that if Real Madrid tries to bring both Mbappe and Haaland, it's not going to work out, and that's exactly what has happened. But Manchester City is going to be a good place for him.

Lionel Messi does want to come back to Barcelona and I think everyone in Barcelona also wants that to happen but it seems highly unlikely because his salary is just too much for Barcelona right now.

It's very difficult to bring these two wonderkids together because of course it costs a lot of money in their salaries and Madrid will have to cut some players and that will be very difficult in my opinion but indeed one is enough for them and now Mbappe is the player they are often compared to. them and leave Haaland to the others because it's going to be a lot of fun now.

Agree, Messi will be very difficult to come back because his salary is quite large in my opinion and Barcelona are also currently still in a financial disadvantage

[KTChampions]

An uplifting news for Kylian Mbappe and his well wishers. Kylian Mbappe is set to receive of around €80m on his signing as a quick impact after his joining at Real Madrid. Definitely he's very much worthy the money as he's presently the main player with full of hype. That's a lot of money for this young lad, and certainly will receive more upon his performance. we'll see either Kylian Mbappe put a similar execution at Real Madrid as he used to offer his current French club PSG.

Based on today's result, I can assume that Mbappe needs Real Madrid no less than Real Madrid needs him (and maybe more). Still, PSG did not become a top club that can provide the player with "greatness" and a gold note in history. Those results that PSG shows are more likely to harm the player's reputation. Even if PSG achieve victory in the Champions League, the trail of ridiculous weak-willed defeats of previous seasons will not go anywhere. Whereas Real Madrid has the exact opposite aura - it's a club that makes the impossible possible.

[bullrun2024bro]

This would be a typical FC Bayern transfer: After strong play of Mohamed Camara against FC Bayern in the Champions League, FC Bayern is interested in signing the 22-year-old midfielder. Camara's current market value is about €23m according to transfermarket.com.

Atlético Madrid are interested in Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Mohamed Camara (22), but could be facing competition from FC Bayern. The German club have put Camara's name on their shortlist following his impressive performance against them in the Champions League [@diarioas]

Source: https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1505580942785753088

Nevertheless, Atlético Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are also interested in signing him. A real transfer race could develop here.



With a probability of 42%, a transfer to Atletico is currently the highest according to transfermarket.com. What do you guys think?

[DanWalker]

An uplifting news for Kylian Mbappe and his well wishers. Kylian Mbappe is set to receive of around €80m on his signing as a quick impact after his joining at Real Madrid. Definitely he's very much worthy the money as he's presently the main player with full of hype. That's a lot of money for this young lad, and certainly will receive more upon his performance. we'll see either Kylian Mbappe put a similar execution at Real Madrid as he used to offer his current French club PSG.

Based on today's result, I can assume that Mbappe needs Real Madrid no less than Real Madrid needs him (and maybe more). Still, PSG did not become a top club that can provide the player with "greatness" and a gold note in history. Those results that PSG shows are more likely to harm the player's reputation. Even if PSG achieve victory in the Champions League, the trail of ridiculous weak-willed defeats of previous seasons will not go anywhere. Whereas Real Madrid has the exact opposite aura - it's a club that makes the impossible possible.

Yes, exactly and PSG could not win the Champions League in spite of having a lot of great players in the squad. Moreover, they got beaten by a team where squad consists of older players. It was really a shame for all the great players that played in PSG. PSG just stacked the team but they did not make good enough plans for the players to execute and paid the price for it.

[Marvell1]

I hope that Salah and Liverpool can find the middle way in this contract talks. Salah is a crucial player and should never be lost by Liverpool for some more years. He has proven so many times that he can be very productive and beneficial for the team for more years too. He is one of the best footballers already now and he deserves a solid contract too. But Liverpool must be wishing his demands to be lowered a little more. And as there is still time and no need to rush things, I hope they will extend his contract sooner or later.

I don't understand Liverpool.  Mo Salah is a very good actor.  An attacker who dominates the Premier League.  He certainly deserves the best salary.  It has to be rewarded somehow.  If he doesn't renew his contract with Liverpool, other teams can give him the money he deserves.  I think Newcastle United will try to build a super squad next year.  If they open the mouth of the purse, maybe even Salah is in the possibilities.  After all, Newcastle is a team bought by the richest family in the world.

But, I wonder if Muhammad Salah really wants to go from Liverpool to Newcastle United. That surely seems like a step down for someone like Muhammad Salah.
Actually, I really think that the way he is still performing in the Liverpool squad and scoring so many goals when he has a lot of competition in the English Premier League deserves a little more money.

At the same time, I understand the concerns of Liverpool. They have to spend money carefully. I really hope to see Muhammad Salah stay in Liverpool.