⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[MCobian]

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I think Munich is just forcing Chelsea to spend more money, but I think Chelsea have thought about this and seems they're let Munich to succumb and lowering the transfer fee. I guess it's fine to sign Lewandowski in the next year, so Chelsea had nothing to lose.

They have bought sterling, although a little different position I think with sterling they are already very good. As for Lewandoski, I don't think he needs to be the main target. They should have chosen to buy a Defender, because they had lost two defenders. In addition, some of their defensive players have also entered old age. I think Tuchel should rethink, if he makes lewandoski just a reserve player.

Yeah I really agree with you on this, for now Chelsea should be focusing on replacing their defends line, they really need to work on their defends if they really want to look stronger next season. with the addition of Raheem sterling, the teams Frontline is actually looking stronger, perhaps I also think bringing in lewandowski is necessary but the club really needs to focus more on the defends line, cause that's the most important thing.

Actually Chelsea have also realized they need to buy defenders to fill the position left by Rudiger and Christensen. Therefore Chelsea are trying
to bring in Matthijs de Light, Jules Kounde and Nathan Ake. But so far only Nathan Ake Chelsea will soon get, Nathan Ake will follow his teammate
Raheem Sterling, who will soon become a Chelsea player. Although many doubt that Ake will be successful with Chelsea, but because Chelsea's need
to bring in defenders is quite urgent, so it looks like it will soon become a reality that Ake will be joining Chelsea soon.

Moreover, according to the news that Nathan Ake has agreed to the contract offered by Chelsea, now Chelsea only need to negotiate a transfer fee
with Man City. Reportedly Man City asked for a fee of 45 million pounds if Chelsea really wanted to buy Ake, which I think is too expensive for Ake
who rarely gets the chance to play at Man City. So Chelsea will definitely negotiate with Man City to get a much cheaper price to be able to buy Ake.

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[Velvet78]

Manchester United are doing all they can to finalize the Frenkie de Jong deal for themselves. They agreed upon the transfer fee as far as I know and they were discussing the add-ons after that. They might really be close to happy ending now. Laporta said before that Frenkie de Jong was still happy to be part of the team. However he doesn't seem like he is opposing to this transfer too. Barcelona are going to have much work to do in case they sell him. On the other hand this transfer is going to help them raise funds significantly too of course.

[S A KHAIR]

Yeah signing both will really make things hard for Barcelona.
Kane replacing Lewandowski is just fake rumor. With Spurs performing great last season, Kane is really crucial for Spurs right now as they have CL and have to perform in PL as well. Kane is their main striker who is helping them in attacks so I am sure that Spurs have no plans to sell him. Besides if they were to consider selling him, a club need to make a very good bid to sign Kane.

I believe if Raphinha should complete a move to Barcelona (which is said to be now closer than before¹) then, there's every likelihood of Lewandowski not joining Barcelona can't afford it, especially if they're forced to pay outrightly, and that also means Frenkie De Jong will almost certainly move to Man Utd as well due if not Barcelona would be in more awful shape financially, Ousmane Dembele had to accept a massive 40% pay cut in order for his contract to be renewed ², so I'm wondering where the huge wages that Lewandowski and Raphinha will get would have to come from.
Personally, I would have preferred Barcelona hold on to De Jong and let go of the Lewandowski idea as he's going to be a free agent next summer, and with Sergio Busquets contract also ending next summer and Barcelona have no intention of making a renewal, or at most an extra year, it would literally be better off for the club to retain De Jong.
1. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1546389325000036352
2. https://caughtoffside.substack.com/p/ousmane-dembele-accepts-40-pay-cut

Barcelona will surely not be able to get both Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha together right now because they certainly don't have the money to get them together. And I really don't understand what Barcelona is trying to do right now because they don't have the money to make this type of transfer. And yet they are going for players who cost more than 50 million.

I really don't know how Barcelona is going to manage their money going forward, I really hope that they don't have to sell any more players to manage money just like Lionel Messi.

[EdenHazard]

Manchester United are doing all they can to finalize the Frenkie de Jong deal for themselves. They agreed upon the transfer fee as far as I know and they were discussing the add-ons after that. They might really be close to happy ending now. Laporta said before that Frenkie de Jong was still happy to be part of the team. However he doesn't seem like he is opposing to this transfer too. Barcelona are going to have much work to do in case they sell him. On the other hand this transfer is going to help them raise funds significantly too of course.

1st june are the last report i heard about de jong having a direct talk with the player and fc barcelona , it's been a month now and there is no update i can found through the trusted source. It could be the deal stalling ... as fabrizio romano  usually bring this thing to the table but yeah so far not much progress he could deliver to us , he is an amazing trusted source that sometimes the players wife didn't know his husband next move but fabrizio know it all lol.

De jong seems wanted to stay but the club need a splash of money .

[TopT3ns]

Imagine can at Bayern Munich and he will score countless goals. Lately it is all about football stats now and no longer individual performance and contribution in the field.
Lewandoski has scored few goals from outside the penalty box, all the goals he had all came from tap in into the the net.
Lewandoski also would not have done the way Kane has done , the premier league are for hustler. Both players are good but I go for Kane.

I think this is still a consideration by Bayern Munich to attract Kane to their club because until now, if you look at Lewandoski and Kane, the most goals scored last season were with Lewandoski, so it is very clear that he can play very professionally and can work. similar to several teams that can finally score a very large number of goals, if Lewandoski is released from bayern munich it will be advantageous for clubs who want to add attacking players with the best predicate who can make a very high contribution.

[kawetsriyanto]

Barcelona will surely not be able to get both Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha together right now because they certainly don't have the money to get them together. And I really don't understand what Barcelona is trying to do right now because they don't have the money to make this type of transfer. And yet they are going for players who cost more than 50 million.

I also don't know why Barcelona really wants both Lewandowski and Raphinha. They are in financial crisis, but they are linked with many players. Lewandowski isn't needed actually, they already have Aubameyang as a strong CF. But for Raphinha, I can understand that they are trying to sign him since they have no a quality player in the right-winger position. They didn't extend Dembele contract, so they lose their main right-winger.

[blue Snow]

Manchester United are doing all they can to finalize the Frenkie de Jong deal for themselves. They agreed upon the transfer fee as far as I know and they were discussing the add-ons after that. They might really be close to happy ending now. Laporta said before that Frenkie de Jong was still happy to be part of the team. However he doesn't seem like he is opposing to this transfer too. Barcelona are going to have much work to do in case they sell him. On the other hand this transfer is going to help them raise funds significantly too of course.

I heard MU Official was on Barcelona to make the deal. I'm not sure how much deal, I think it's still on 85 Million or maybe low than that if have any solution to arrange the rest.  but for now,  I still don't understand the position De Jong, is the same Bruno Fernandes?, if yes, so I thing MU will make a change on the front. and Bruno will be a winger or back a little bit to help the defender.

[martyns]

Neco Williams move is a big move for the newly promoted club. Nottingham Forest needed a defender and they got one, not only that but a Liverpool star. Neco Williams will do better in Nottingham, the guy is good, it's just that, he's not given the full playtime among other of his teammates. Jurgen Klopp only use experience players and only uses academy boys in preseason games and also in games they already won. Williams will be given enough time to play in his new team as bids been completed and a total of £17.5m with add-ons included.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Arsenal are targeting to sign Benfica left-back Alex Grimaldo now and they have already submitted an offer worth 6.4 million pounds. He has one more year left for his contract to expire now and his current market price is 20 million euros. Considering this I find this offer quite low. Benfica might not accept this offer. Because he is a regular player for Benfica at the same time. Arsenal have Tierney and Tavares already too by the way. Having three left-backs at the same time would be quite many too.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1638339/Arsenal-transfer-news-Alex-Grimaldo-bid-Benfica-Lisandro-Martinez

Arsenal submitting 6.4million pounds could be an opening bid and if Benfica rejects the bid they will have to submit an improved bid and if they succeed in getting Alex Grimaldo, Tavares will have to leave on loan for further development. Tierney seems to be injury-prone and Tavares isn't reliable and inconsistent, it will be good getting someone else as a  backup for Tierney.

There’s need for Arteta to reinforce his defensive line ahead of next season. We saw what happened last season when they lost Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierny to injury. Tavares couldn’t step up his game, he cost Arsenal some silly mistakes and I think Arsenal need to sign another Left back. As it stands, Grimaldo has one year left on his current deal with Benfica. Therefore, Benfica could be eager to sell him this summer to avoid losing him for free next year. This is the right time for Arsenal to sign him before competitions from other top clubs.

[Davian144]

Barcelona will surely not be able to get both Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha together right now because they certainly don't have the money to get them together. And I really don't understand what Barcelona is trying to do right now because they don't have the money to make this type of transfer. And yet they are going for players who cost more than 50 million.

At first glance, Barcelona is trying to do what's best for the club at the moment, because with the current financial crisis, it's clear that Barcelona must make a slightly different approach by looking for good player options but they can still reach it by not spending a lot of money in the transfer period.

I really don't know how Barcelona is going to manage their money going forward, I really hope that they don't have to sell any more players to manage money just like Lionel Messi.

It is very difficult if the problem is financial because sometimes what is being maintained must be immediately released as has happened to Lionel Messi in the past and it is possible that this will happen again to De Jong.

[tarable]

I heard MU Official was on Barcelona to make the deal. I'm not sure how much deal, I think it's still on 85 Million or maybe low than that if have any solution to arrange the rest.  but for now,  I still don't understand the position De Jong, is the same Bruno Fernandes?, if yes, so I thing MU will make a change on the front. and Bruno will be a winger or back a little bit to help the defender.

The price of 85 million can still be given by Manchester United to Barcelona if they are willing to sell De Jong because Erik ten Hag's interest in the central midfielder is quite large. De Jong's current market value is 60 million and Manchester United seems to have given Barcelona time to be sure of selling De Jong or not. If they sell, I think whatever the asking price, Manchester United will meet.

[lixer]

Spurs' ultimate goal next season will be at least to finish in the top three and reach the semifinals of the Champions League. They are making some big changes in the team and I don’t expect that will be very challenging. I think the coach is obviously going to appreciate the amount of money that he was given to make these changes. After spending all this money the expectations are also going to be high from Tottenham. I think this team is on track to perform very well. Obviously not at the level of Manchester City in my opinion but they will not have too many problems competing against teams like Arsenal or Chelsea.

That should be their goal for the champion, but realistically speaking, even the quarter-finals can be a good goal in my opinion because their opponents are too strong in this league. As for the Premier League, I think the Spurs team has the potential to be better than teams like Chelsea and Arsenal this season. Spursta, as there will be important player changes in the new season. Tottenham did not include Tanguy Ndombele in the camp because he did not think about it in the new season. The team is basically strong, they can push their targets with a few improvements.

I get that Spurs had that one year they went far ahead, and they believe that since it was so recently, maybe they could do the same thing again. However, I seriously do not consider them to be that great, hell I see them losing out on the groups and go to europa as a bigger chance than them going to semi finals for example.

If I was a oddmaker and you gave me two options "will spurs be in semi finals of ucl, or be in europa?" then I would give higher odds to semifinals, that seems unlikely. Or maybe I do not know much about Spurs, maybe I am wrong and they are not a bad team and they will play good enough to actually see it, who knows? I wouldn't mind seeing them there at all.

[mumang siat]

I heard MU Official was on Barcelona to make the deal. I'm not sure how much deal, I think it's still on 85 Million or maybe low than that if have any solution to arrange the rest.  but for now,  I still don't understand the position De Jong, is the same Bruno Fernandes?, if yes, so I thing MU will make a change on the front. and Bruno will be a winger or back a little bit to help the defender.

The price of 85 million can still be given by Manchester United to Barcelona if they are willing to sell De Jong because Erik ten Hag's interest in the central midfielder is quite large. De Jong's current market value is 60 million and Manchester United seems to have given Barcelona time to be sure of selling De Jong or not. If they sell, I think whatever the asking price, Manchester United will meet.

It doesn't look like this will happen, De Jong's purchase will be difficult at a price of 85 million, this is a fairly high price for a player who doesn't have a big name yet, not because Manchester United can't afford it and don't have the money to buy it, but rather the value of a player who has not been proven individually.

This speculation could change, if Barcelona really want to release De Jong, because as far as I know, Barcelona still wants to keep the player next season, the sale clause is only offered if Barcelona is profitable, there is a barter of other players as a substitute and the club's financial benefits

[Woodie]

Eden Hazard took a gamble by signing for Real Madrid, since his arrival from Chelsea he had never replicated his form at Bernabeu, I believe injury took some part of dip in form, from my own point of view he should sign for a new club maybe EPL club where he will get a regular playing time and and get back his form with the world cup fast approaching he needed to get back his form to earn a call up the Belgian National team, else staying at Real Madrid will further regress his footballing career due to limited playing time and with Vinicuis Jr. playing brilliantly at the flanks it will be difficult to bench him.

And this is where most players of today miss it, it's either they are going after the pay check or clubs names forgetting their own career and in the long run they have nothing left to offer because they are nolonger as competitive as they would have been because of being over used ....these guys need to start playing for clubs they love and not their pockets because they will be the bad guys at the end of the day.

Manchester United are doing all they can to finalize the Frenkie de Jong deal for themselves. They agreed upon the transfer fee as far as I know and they were discussing the add-ons after that. They might really be close to happy ending now. Laporta said before that Frenkie de Jong was still happy to be part of the team. However he doesn't seem like he is opposing to this transfer too. Barcelona are going to have much work to do in case they sell him. On the other hand this transfer is going to help them raise funds significantly too of course.

This Frankie de Jong deal has dragged on for sooo longggg and I don't this transfer will be happening,  whatever happened at Manchester that such deals take this long... its either the scouts aren't doing a good job or it's the fans that keep speculating on such transfers which aren't anywhere from being signed.

[Nasuhalugu]

I heard MU Official was on Barcelona to make the deal. I'm not sure how much deal, I think it's still on 85 Million or maybe low than that if have any solution to arrange the rest.  but for now,  I still don't understand the position De Jong, is the same Bruno Fernandes?, if yes, so I thing MU will make a change on the front. and Bruno will be a winger or back a little bit to help the defender.

The price of 85 million can still be given by Manchester United to Barcelona if they are willing to sell De Jong because Erik ten Hag's interest in the central midfielder is quite large. De Jong's current market value is 60 million and Manchester United seems to have given Barcelona time to be sure of selling De Jong or not. If they sell, I think whatever the asking price, Manchester United will meet.

Manchester United agreed to pay around £55m for the 25-year-old Dutchman, but there are major issues involving De Jong's wages at Barcelona. De Jong has agreed to pay for maintenance during the pandemic to help Barca who are in need of money and who have to pay United, but United are adamant that will not happen.

Manchester United have given Barcelona until Friday to agree the transfer of Frenkie de Jong.

[Razmirraz]

Manchester United are doing all they can to finalize the Frenkie de Jong deal for themselves. They agreed upon the transfer fee as far as I know and they were discussing the add-ons after that. They might really be close to happy ending now. Laporta said before that Frenkie de Jong was still happy to be part of the team. However he doesn't seem like he is opposing to this transfer too. Barcelona are going to have much work to do in case they sell him. On the other hand this transfer is going to help them raise funds significantly too of course.

This Frankie de Jong deal has dragged on for sooo longggg and I don't this transfer will be happening,  whatever happened at Manchester that such deals take this long... its either the scouts aren't doing a good job or it's the fans that keep speculating on such transfers which aren't anywhere from being signed.

De Jong transfer process is very complicated, Manchester United as the party who wants to bring De Jong has not been able to reach an agreement with Barcelona. Manchester United reasoned that Barcelona's asking price was too high, in my opinion it was reasonable, because De Jong's contribution to Barcelona was very good. Another reason is because Barcelona still wants to continue his togetherness with De Jong, he also doesn't want to leave Barcelona in the near future. Manchester United must immediately look for other players as an alternative to De Jong, because their efforts with Barcelona have been deadlocked.

[cryptofrka]

Still no agreement for De Ligt between Juve and Bayern. They are way apart in their valuation but will continue with their negotiations.

De Ligt wants Bayern and they will take advantage of that. They are doing a really good job with transfers this season - in both Mane and Lewandovski cases, as well as in this one.

Bayern might have a really good team next year, shame they are losing Gnabry.

[cygan]

'the guardian' and 'telegraph', among others, report that in addition to Serge Gnabry (bayern munich), who has not yet extended his contract in munich, which expires in summer 2023, fc chelsea also have Raphael Leao from italian serie a champions ac milan on their books. the portuguese international's contract is still valid until summer 2024

[Jody.Drummer]

Actually both parties (Barcelona and Lewandowski) both want cooperation between them. But so far from the start the rumors about Barcelona and Lewandowski have not found common ground because the price that Bayern Munich wants can not be met by Barcelona. In fact, they have been rejected three times by Bayern Munich from the proposal they submitted. This is what makes it difficult for us to hear an official announcement regarding this player.

Of course, Munich asked for a fair price for Lewandowski. but if Munich keeps players who want to leave because of discomfort at the club. it could be a loss for Munich itself.
when finally Lewandowski's contract runs out and he doesn't want to sign an extension or a new contract, that will make Lewandowski a free transfer. other than that Lewandowski's performance with the team I'm sure will decline. Munich should also consider all of that.

No, in this case Bayern have said if they can then they will keep Lewa for another season and will let him leave on a free agent next season which indicates that they really don't really care about the money from the sale of Lewandowski.
As for the issue of comfort or not, as long as Lewandowski can be professional, in this case it doesn't matter unless he is not professional and is doing what Lukakh has done this season.

[kro55]

Manchester United are doing all they can to finalize the Frenkie de Jong deal for themselves. They agreed upon the transfer fee as far as I know and they were discussing the add-ons after that. They might really be close to happy ending now. Laporta said before that Frenkie de Jong was still happy to be part of the team. However he doesn't seem like he is opposing to this transfer too. Barcelona are going to have much work to do in case they sell him. On the other hand this transfer is going to help them raise funds significantly too of course.

This Frankie de Jong deal has dragged on for sooo longggg and I don't this transfer will be happening,  whatever happened at Manchester that such deals take this long... its either the scouts aren't doing a good job or it's the fans that keep speculating on such transfers which aren't anywhere from being signed.

De Jong transfer process is very complicated, Manchester United as the party who wants to bring De Jong has not been able to reach an agreement with Barcelona. Manchester United reasoned that Barcelona's asking price was too high, in my opinion it was reasonable, because De Jong's contribution to Barcelona was very good. Another reason is because Barcelona still wants to continue his togetherness with De Jong, he also doesn't want to leave Barcelona in the near future. Manchester United must immediately look for other players as an alternative to De Jong, because their efforts with Barcelona have been deadlocked.

De Jong doesn't want to leave Barcelona, ​​and Xavi doesn't want to sell De Jong either. But now that Barcelona is in financial crisis, they must sell De Jong if they want to sign Lewandowski. Otherwise, Barcelona will not be able to manage the money. However, if Barcelona do not sign Lewandowski, they will not decide to sell De Jong. Because De Jong plays an important role in Xavi's game plan.