⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[tokeweed]

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.

I think Philippe Coutinho can be a great addition to the Arsenal squad, but for him to play effectively in the Arsenal team they will have to change the formation certainly.

Because I don't think that the current formation fits him in the team perfectly. And if they are actually thinking about acquiring the player I think they will have to make some other changes in the squad. Otherwise, it might be just like the Coutinho we saw in Barcelona.

I don't think so.  That Arsenal squad is doing really fine as is with Rowe, Saka and Martinelli.  And there'a no need to get the weekly wage bill high again for a player who could be past his best at a young age.  They already did the right move by allowing Aubameyang, who is paid around 350k GBP a week, to leave for Barca.  They can make do with Lacazette anyway.  It sucks tho cos they waited that long to get rid of Aubameyang.

I think the next to go could be Lacazette?  Arsenal might have over paid for the guy when they acquired him.

[gabbie2010]

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.

I think Philippe Coutinho can be a great addition to the Arsenal squad, but for him to play effectively in the Arsenal team they will have to change the formation certainly.

Because I don't think that the current formation fits him in the team perfectly. And if they are actually thinking about acquiring the player I think they will have to make some other changes in the squad. Otherwise, it might be just like the Coutinho we saw in Barcelona.

Well if Arsenal can sign Coutinho that isn't a bad idea atleast they will have an option for an attacking midfielder Odegaard is perfectly playing that role now, their is no need to change any pattern of the team, however there is the possiblity of Arsenal playing UCL next season EPL and FA cup inclusive thus there will the need for Arteta to rotate his players so as to rest some of these players to avoid fatigue if they play week in week out, Coutinho has been a very good and experience player, I remembered his exploits at Liverpool before signing for Barcelona were things didn't work out for him.

[Ebede]

I see this as speculations and rumours, they have good player's coming up in that position.
Players like Smith Rowe and Martin Ordengard, they shouldn't get him for me.
But with a second thought, for depths they need him.for big big games, he knows how to create chances.

[Wawa2013]

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.

I think Philippe Coutinho can be a great addition to the Arsenal squad, but for him to play effectively in the Arsenal team they will have to change the formation certainly.

Because I don't think that the current formation fits him in the team perfectly. And if they are actually thinking about acquiring the player I think they will have to make some other changes in the squad. Otherwise, it might be just like the Coutinho we saw in Barcelona.

Well if Arsenal can sign Coutinho that isn't a bad idea atleast they will have an option for an attacking midfielder Odegaard is perfectly playing that role now, their is no need to change any pattern of the team, however there is the possiblity of Arsenal playing UCL next season EPL and FA cup inclusive thus there will the need for Arteta to rotate his players so as to rest some of these players to avoid fatigue if they play week in week out, Coutinho has been a very good and experience player, I remembered his exploits at Liverpool before signing for Barcelona were things didn't work out for him.

If Arsenal manage to play in the Champions League next season, then Arsenal must have a good squad depth. Coutinho could be a good cover
for Odegaard and Emile Smith Rowe, because like you said Arteta has to rotate his players so as not to get injured due to fatigue, because Arsenal is
likely to play in many competitions next season. But the problem is whether Coutinho is willing to move to Arsenal, which Coutinho will not get
guaranteed playing at Arsenal. Because Coutinho has the same position as Odegaard and Emile Smith Rowe who this season has been very bright.
Meanwhile, if Coutinho chooses Aston Villa, which is planning to also make Coutinho permanent, at Aston Villa it is possible that Coutinho can
get guaranteed play, because at Aston Villa Coutinho does not have many competitors. We'll see where Coutinho will choose, for sure Arsenal should
focus more on finding a striker, which is a position that Arsenal really need. Hopefully next season Arsenal can get a quality and productive striker.

[KTChampions]

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.

Barcelona > Real > PSG -> Barcelona > PSG  
I think in the summer PSG will be a very active player in the transfer market, of course, if they have not yet abandoned their ambitious plans. Firstly, they need to replace Mbappe, secondly, find a replacement for Messi (who may be more substitutions than playing in the main squad), and thirdly, there is a possibility that they will be able to profitably sell Neymar (I heard rumors about his transfer to the EPL ) and then you have to look for someone in his position.

[Roidz]

If Lionel Messi returns to Barcelona for real, it would be really interesting. Because his old teammate Xavi is managing the team now and it would be interesting to play under his management for Messi. And Xavi is building a solid team again after having a problematic period. Messi is of course always welcomed by Barcelona. However, I'm not sure whether Barcelona have enough money to re-sign him. As we all know, they are not financially stable now. If Messi doesn't go back there, I'd love to watch him at Manchester City. 

I think Barcelona should have the courage to move on still without Messi. Ever since Messi came to the fold, ever since the post Pep Guardiola era Barcelona have been dependent on Messi in a way that is unhealthy. Each player has the ball he would have to look for Messi because they know what he can do with the ball. Messi presence will hinder the fluidity of the team.

It doesn't seem like the right choice to return messi to barcelona, ​​in my opinion now aubameyang can be a better choice for barcelona front line than them returning messi to the Camp Nou next season, even though messi is a former team xavi, but it looks like they will encounter obstacles in working together later because of messi nature which is quite selfish on the field, I agree with what @Magicalking said, if messi presence will actually make the performance of the young barcelona players difficult to develop, because I remember when messi was in barcelona, ​​he would be much more dominant than other players to become the target man on the front lines.
Barcelona ​​which has just collaborated with Spotify, of course now has a large budget for spending on players next season, and it's good for them to look for other, younger strikers to partner Aubameyang up front.

[Tumanggor]

It doesn't seem like the right choice to return messi to barcelona, ​​in my opinion now aubameyang can be a better choice for barcelona front line than them returning messi to the Camp Nou next season, even though messi is a former team xavi, but it looks like they will encounter obstacles in working together later because of messi nature which is quite selfish on the field, I agree with what @Magicalking said, if messi presence will actually make the performance of the young barcelona players difficult to develop, because I remember when messi was in barcelona, ​​he would be much more dominant than other players to become the target man on the front lines.
Barcelona ​​which has just collaborated with Spotify, of course now has a large budget for spending on players next season, and it's good for them to look for other, younger strikers to partner Aubameyang up front.

but we can't deny that messi has had a huge economic impact on barca and also la Liga so far, messi and barca can't be separated, messi's presence will definitely boost the prestige of barca and aubameyang will definitely suit him

PSG to be noticed more by the world since bringing Messi there but now he (Messi) is not being respected there so the best way is to move back to Barcelona

[terrorJR]

Barcelona > Real > PSG -> Barcelona > PSG  
I think in the summer PSG will be a very active player in the transfer market, of course, if they have not yet abandoned their ambitious plans. Firstly, they need to replace Mbappe, secondly, find a replacement for Messi (who may be more substitutions than playing in the main squad), and thirdly, there is a possibility that they will be able to profitably sell Neymar (I heard rumors about his transfer to the EPL ) and then you have to look for someone in his position.

I also heard about this and indeed a new rich club is currently seriously submitting a request to PSG regarding Neymar, but indeed this matter is still ambiguous and there is no further clarity on this matter other than whether he is really ready to go to this club by giving up anything I taste whether it's a trophy or Champions performance.
PSG will definitely spend a lot of money from now on because when this happens their Striker Slot is currently reduced by 3 at least

[CryptoPanda]

Being Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly not always easy, especially considering the sad situation of Manchester United at the moment, plus Ronaldo is a mega star, it is certain that every mistake made by other players will have an impact on Ronaldo, news spread that almost half of Man City's players want Ronaldo to land at the Etihad Stadium, they really want to play with ronaldo, kevin de Brune once said, if ronaldo wants to join man city, he will surely spoil him with a good pass, we have to wait if Ronaldo changes his mind and wants to land at the Etihad Stadium.

Christaino Ronaldo would have been very successful in Manchester City. But his loyalty is to Manchester United fans it would be treachery for him to join their close rivals. That move woulf have made Ronald look like a mercenary. How can he play for City after having a career at Manchester United. It would be better to stay in Juventus than playing in any of the Manchester clubs.

[mamesso]

It doesn't seem like the right choice to return messi to barcelona, ​​in my opinion now aubameyang can be a better choice for barcelona front line than them returning messi to the Camp Nou next season, even though messi is a former team xavi, but it looks like they will encounter obstacles in working together later because of messi nature which is quite selfish on the field, I agree with what @Magicalking said, if messi presence will actually make the performance of the young barcelona players difficult to develop, because I remember when messi was in barcelona, ​​he would be much more dominant than other players to become the target man on the front lines.
Barcelona ​​which has just collaborated with Spotify, of course now has a large budget for spending on players next season, and it's good for them to look for other, younger strikers to partner Aubameyang up front.

But it is possible that Barcelona will bring Messi back to Camp Nou, Previously the same thing had been done by Barcelona to Dani Alves, although his position was much different, these two players had played together when Barcelona reached the peak of glory.
Barcelona has to wait one more season to get Messi on a free transfer, because Messi is tied to two-year contract at PSG.

I actually have a different opinion with you, Messi presence in Barcelona actually made Barcelona game even more solid. The combination of Messi, Aubameyang and Ferran Torres on the front lines can make Barcelona again the club that is most feared.

[SatoPrincess]

If Lionel Messi returns to Barcelona for real, it would be really interesting. Because his old teammate Xavi is managing the team now and it would be interesting to play under his management for Messi. And Xavi is building a solid team again after having a problematic period. Messi is of course always welcomed by Barcelona. However, I'm not sure whether Barcelona have enough money to re-sign him. As we all know, they are not financially stable now. If Messi doesn't go back there, I'd love to watch him at Manchester City. 

Last year, Messi was a highly sought after player. A lot has changed with the happenings of this season. It is seeming like Messi is actually not the god he was a while back. He seems so knackered and out of touch with scoring goals which one of his greatest attributes. Even with his high wages, how many top teams in the top 5 leagues in the world with consider getting Messi as a wise investment, I can't really picture any in my head.

[Sirait]

Christaino Ronaldo would have been very successful in Manchester City. But his loyalty is to Manchester United fans it would be treachery for him to join their close rivals. That move woulf have made Ronald look like a mercenary. How can he play for City after having a career at Manchester United. It would be better to stay in Juventus than playing in any of the Manchester clubs.

cristiano has said emphatically that he will not leave Man Utd despite the team's poor performance for now, he also said that Man Utd is the best place compared to juventus. if he really has the intention to go to Man city then he has done it since before moving to Man Utd, Cristiano's loyalty to Man Utd is unquestionable.

[CryptoPanda]

Christaino Ronaldo would have been very successful in Manchester City. But his loyalty is to Manchester United fans it would be treachery for him to join their close rivals. That move woulf have made Ronald look like a mercenary. How can he play for City after having a career at Manchester United. It would be better to stay in Juventus than playing in any of the Manchester clubs.

cristiano has said emphatically that he will not leave Man Utd despite the team's poor performance for now, he also said that Man Utd is the best place compared to juventus. if he really has the intention to go to Man city then he has done it since before moving to Man Utd, Cristiano's loyalty to Man Utd is unquestionable.

Some argue United could have been signed a world class midfielder to solidify their midfield instead of getting a forward. I think Ronaldo should have waited for Manchester United to gain momentum before returning to the club. I believe man United players were overwhelmed by the presence of Ronaldo. The players take off extra effort, they feel they don't need to work that hard when Christaino Ronaldo is in the team. They believe they are going to win.   The coach doesn't know how to blend Ronaldo with the rest of the team. There is no place Ronaldo goes that he doesn't flourish irrespective of the coach

[Slow death]

Being Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly not always easy, especially considering the sad situation of Manchester United at the moment, plus Ronaldo is a mega star, it is certain that every mistake made by other players will have an impact on Ronaldo, news spread that almost half of Man City's players want Ronaldo to land at the Etihad Stadium, they really want to play with ronaldo, kevin de Brune once said, if ronaldo wants to join man city, he will surely spoil him with a good pass, we have to wait if Ronaldo changes his mind and wants to land at the Etihad Stadium.

Christaino Ronaldo would have been very successful in Manchester City. But his loyalty is to Manchester United fans it would be treachery for him to join their close rivals. That move woulf have made Ronald look like a mercenary. How can he play for City after having a career at Manchester United. It would be better to stay in Juventus than playing in any of the Manchester clubs.

i think this whole story of loyalty to manchester united is a big exaggeration, soccer is a business and has to do with advancing your career and helping the team that pays your salary, in manchester united cristiano ronaldo just went under if he had he chosen city he would have made a better choice, I say the same thing for the case of messi and neymar... for me messi and neymar would be very good in city, but they chose PSG and they are sinking. i hope that both cristiano ronaldo, messi and neymar realize early on that they are sinking into the clubs they chose

[W Jr.]

Being Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly not always easy, especially considering the sad situation of Manchester United at the moment, plus Ronaldo is a mega star, it is certain that every mistake made by other players will have an impact on Ronaldo, news spread that almost half of Man City's players want Ronaldo to land at the Etihad Stadium, they really want to play with ronaldo, kevin de Brune once said, if ronaldo wants to join man city, he will surely spoil him with a good pass, we have to wait if Ronaldo changes his mind and wants to land at the Etihad Stadium.

Christaino Ronaldo would have been very successful in Manchester City. But his loyalty is to Manchester United fans it would be treachery for him to join their close rivals. That move woulf have made Ronald look like a mercenary. How can he play for City after having a career at Manchester United. It would be better to stay in Juventus than playing in any of the Manchester clubs.

Cristiano Ronaldo is an emotional football player. A person who is loyal to the past. In a statement, he said that he wanted to play for Sporting Lisbon one day. This shows that he does not care about money. I'm sure Manchester City are offering more money. However, he may have thought about Manchester United's past successes and used his decision in that direction. I wish we had seen him at City so we could see him score more goals.

[TelolettOm]

I think Philippe Coutinho can be a great addition to the Arsenal squad, but for him to play effectively in the Arsenal team they will have to change the formation certainly.

Agree. Coutinho is a great player and he can play in some positions. He can be the replacement for Odegaard (attacking midfielder), but he also can be positioned as a left or right winger. His position can be quite flexible, depending on the strategy or the formation used by the coach. So, Arsenal doesn't need to change their main formation if it seems not a good idea.

I don't think so.  That Arsenal squad is doing really fine as is with Rowe, Saka and Martinelli.

It is fine if these players aren't injured, but how if they are injured? There are no other strong players who can replace them. If Arsenal can sign Coutinho, Arsenal has more top players in their attacking at least. Because the chance to sign Coutinho is quite high, why don't try to consider him? 

[Minecache]

If Lionel Messi returns to Barcelona for real, it would be really interesting. Because his old teammate Xavi is managing the team now and it would be interesting to play under his management for Messi. And Xavi is building a solid team again after having a problematic period. Messi is of course always welcomed by Barcelona. However, I'm not sure whether Barcelona have enough money to re-sign him. As we all know, they are not financially stable now. If Messi doesn't go back there, I'd love to watch him at Manchester City. 

Last year, Messi was a highly sought after player. A lot has changed with the happenings of this season. It is seeming like Messi is actually not the god he was a while back. He seems so knackered and out of touch with scoring goals which one of his greatest attributes. Even with his high wages, how many top teams in the top 5 leagues in the world with consider getting Messi as a wise investment, I can't really picture any in my head.

I have to say that playing for PSG has certainly deteriorated the performance of Lionel Messi. you know he is still a great player, the actual problem is that the playstyles of PSG did not suit him at all. A lot of time his teammates could make one-two pass with him but they took the shot themselves.

I love the time it seemed like Messi forgot that he was not in Barcelona. I really think going back to Barcelona he's going to benefit both Lionel Messi and Barcelona but probably that's not going to happen.

[wildan88]

We should not be surprised if a number of players walk out the door at PSG. Those top players don't feel like playing there anymore, do they? As a team, things are not going well at all, and for years they have been disappointing in the Champions League. Mbappe is almost certainly gone, I can't imagine Neymar and Messi wanting to stay. It would be great if those 2 go back to Barcelona, that cannot be ruled out. Or maybe to Newcastle United, they have enough money after all.

[dezoel]

We should not be surprised if a number of players walk out the door at PSG. Those top players don't feel like playing there anymore, do they? As a team, things are not going well at all, and for years they have been disappointing in the Champions League. Mbappe is almost certainly gone, I can't imagine Neymar and Messi wanting to stay. It would be great if those 2 go back to Barcelona, that cannot be ruled out. Or maybe to Newcastle United, they have enough money after all.

Right now as we have rumors around soccer world surely in this summer we are going to have some good number of big transfers specially with now Newcastle United is also had rich new owner, and they are keen to buy few big names for having their big name in coming season.

Neymar is already linked with them for next season and Mbappé is also having desire for Real Madrid if these both transfer happened then surely PSG will also jump into market for better replacements with this these two clubs can make big difference in all soccer market with their money and desired players. After these two we have another club with some good number of changes can happen is Manchester United which is looking for new manager and then some changes in their current squad is surely coming for next season.

[Marvell1]

Being Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly not always easy, especially considering the sad situation of Manchester United at the moment, plus Ronaldo is a mega star, it is certain that every mistake made by other players will have an impact on Ronaldo, news spread that almost half of Man City's players want Ronaldo to land at the Etihad Stadium, they really want to play with ronaldo, kevin de Brune once said, if ronaldo wants to join man city, he will surely spoil him with a good pass, we have to wait if Ronaldo changes his mind and wants to land at the Etihad Stadium.

Christaino Ronaldo would have been very successful in Manchester City. But his loyalty is to Manchester United fans it would be treachery for him to join their close rivals. That move woulf have made Ronald look like a mercenary. How can he play for City after having a career at Manchester United. It would be better to stay in Juventus than playing in any of the Manchester clubs.

We have been hearing a lot of transfer rumors about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and the interesting thing is both of these rumors are linked to Manchester City somehow.
To be honest, at this moment I really don't understand if these are actually rumors or if there is even a little bit of truth behind them.
But, if I am being honest I think Cristiano Ronaldo deserves better, and so does Leonel Messi.