⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Cnut237]

The latest speculation surrounding Ronaldo involves crazy money - even for a world-famous footballer.

Apparently, a club in Saudi Arabia have offered him €300 million (that's £254 million) to play for them for two seasons... so roughly 100 weeks in two years, that works out as €3 million a week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cv26xqywgrno

If true, I suppose a lot of this is due to the publicity and sales it will generate for the club, rather than a measure of what he could offer on the pitch (particularly as he'd be 39 by the end of the contract). Even so though, it's quite an astonishing offer.

[aylabadia05]

One down, two more defenders to go, probably Kimpembe or Koulibaly and then Ake. Let's not sign all three as that'll not give playings time to Levi Colwill and he's one of the younglings I'll love Tuchel to give a chance to. Look how giving Trevoh Chalobah, James etc some opportunity to prove themselves played out, Colwill should also be given same opportunity or we'll reject just as we have in the past since we're known for letting our young talents leave the club or go on loans.

Let's get it done with the defense quickly so some attention can be given to the attack. Yes we have secured sterling but is that enough to compete with Liverpool and Manchurian city for the title, not yet. We need a striker or better alternative to our current attacking force assuming we'll be using Havertz as a false 9 next season.

Levi Colwill is already in Thomas Tuchel's planning next season. Levi Colwill should not be played in the major leagues right away. In my opinion, the 19-year-old should be played in other tournaments such as the FA CUP and Carabao Cup to get regular playing minutes in order to gain experience like Thomas Tuchel did on Chalobah.

Chelsea must manage to convince one of the defenders rumored to be bought by them such as Kimpembe and Koulibaly. If the two defenders are successfully obtained, then next season Chelsea can be said to be the team that has the opportunity to win the trophy from Manchester City considering that Chelsea's front line is already very good with the arrival of Raheem Sterling.

[Davian144]

Chelsea must manage to convince one of the defenders rumored to be bought by them such as Kimpembe and Koulibaly. If the two defenders are successfully obtained, then next season Chelsea can be said to be the team that has the opportunity to win the trophy from Manchester City considering that Chelsea's front line is already very good with the arrival of Raheem Sterling.

Obviously it will be very good for Chelsea and I am sure that Chelsea will try to convince one of the two so that Chelsea can be even stronger next season and will be tough competitors for all teams in the Premier League in terms of trophies. Because Manchester City's line of players is also very complete now with the arrival of several new players who are no less great than the others and that will make the game even more exciting next season.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Raheem Sterling to Chelsea has to be one of the biggest transfers of this window. I mean, Chelsea are getting a wonderful player for the right amount and at the right time, if you put into consideration how old Sterling is, you'd understand that Chelsea now have him at his peak, even in his goodbye message to the City supporters, he said he is leaving the Etihad as a 'man', whilst he came as a 'boy'. Tuchel really went for this, and that can only mean he has got plans in his head on how he is going to deploy Raheem Sterling next season.

As a City fan it's actually sad to see Sterling go, but we just have to accept it, in the last two seasons he has not been a regular starter in the team as he used to be, and now we signed Haaland and Alvarez, i am pretty sure Sterling knew this was the right time to move elsewhere, somewhere he will play more regularly, and in a very big team as well. Goodluck to Raheem in Stamford Bridge, of course except when he is playing against City, Lol.

I admire Chelsea for strengthening. I must say Raheem Sterling did so much for the club and leaves as a true standout. Rarely got the credit he deserved. Raheem Sterling has his impact on game play, a great one at that. I still couldn't understand what happened when he saw most matches on the bench over the recent past. Maybe it’s squad rotation. If only Tuchel could get Sterling's spark back on, then he'll surely make a very fine signing for Chelsea.

[Zilon]

Koulibaly is an admired defender, he was one of the most important players for the team while playing for Napoli. I'm sure he can be successful at Chelsea too, he can win the champions league with this team. Chelsea spend a lot of money, but they make a good team.
There has been talk that Napoli will also get Kim Min-Jae. There will be a player they can substitute for Koulibaly

Are we seeing a replacement for Rüidiger already.  Koulibaly is more than a complete defender and having him in Chelsea's squad next season will strengthen the club and keep them fit to compete in the Champions league next season and also stand tall on the league. The money spent is worth it. Antonio Rüidigers absence might not be felt much once Koulibaly deal is sealed. This will obviously be a long term contract....

[TheGreatPython]

Koulibaly flew to England and tomorrow will do medical with Chelsea.

Yes, it is official already. I read on Fabrizio Romano's tweet, he said Koulibaly moves to Chelsea. It is a great deal for Chelsea, they finally can get a replacement for Rudiger. It is very important to have another strong center-back like Koulibaly since Chelsea only has Thiago Silva as a top CB right now. Having Koulibaly in the Chelsea squad has fixed the problem in the defense line. I really appreciate Chelsea scout that can sign Koulibaly although he is the key player in Napoli.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1547221361411735557

In last few days too much news about Chelsea in transfer window is having some good impact because now they are working on defense and now having player like Koulibaly is surely going to fit in this place after Rudiger is already gone with few bad news like Raphinha is heading for Barcelona, and now they are also in for Robert Lewandowski which may be also not going into their favor.

But, Koulibaly and working on Nathan Ake is surely good for them and their future system which is going to be tough for their challengers because Raheem Sterling is also another exciting signing for them and with player like this they are surely having strong squad in Premier League.

[abhiseshakana]

Koulibaly is an admired defender, he was one of the most important players for the team while playing for Napoli. I'm sure he can be successful at Chelsea too, he can win the champions league with this team. Chelsea spend a lot of money, but they make a good team.
There has been talk that Napoli will also get Kim Min-Jae. There will be a player they can substitute for Koulibaly

Are we seeing a replacement for Rüidiger already.  Koulibaly is more than a complete defender and having him in Chelsea's squad next season will strengthen the club and keep them fit to compete in the Champions league next season and also stand tall on the league. The money spent is worth it. Antonio Rüidigers absence might not be felt much once Koulibaly deal is sealed. This will obviously be a long term contract....

Kalidou Koulibaly is indeed a competent center-back, so he could potentially give his best for Chelsea (if the deal happens). However, there are things that need to be underlined, Serie A and Premier League have quite different game characteristics, which means Kalidou Koulibaly has to adapt first to find his best performance and it could take a lot of time, or maybe it won't work at all  .

[aylabadia05]

Chelsea must manage to convince one of the defenders rumored to be bought by them such as Kimpembe and Koulibaly. If the two defenders are successfully obtained, then next season Chelsea can be said to be the team that has the opportunity to win the trophy from Manchester City considering that Chelsea's front line is already very good with the arrival of Raheem Sterling.

Obviously it will be very good for Chelsea and I am sure that Chelsea will try to convince one of the two so that Chelsea can be even stronger next season and will be tough competitors for all teams in the Premier League in terms of trophies. Because Manchester City's line of players is also very complete now with the arrival of several new players who are no less great than the others and that will make the game even more exciting next season.

Starting from the front line to the back line, Manchester City has a very outstanding squad including players who are on the bench have the same quality as the main squad. They sold Sterling, but the position will be filled by players who are just as great as Raheem Sterling.

Chelsea last season was hit by several problems that had an effect on the team. Their front line is also a failure in my opinion. Sterling's presence next season in Chelsea's attacking line will be Tuchel's solution when it comes to goalscorers.
That's why I said Chelsea must strengthen the defensive line to stem the strong attacks of opponents such as Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League.

[tulusikhlas]

Starting from the front line to the back line, Manchester City has a very outstanding squad including players who are on the bench have the same quality as the main squad. They sold Sterling, but the position will be filled by players who are just as great as Raheem Sterling.

Chelsea last season was hit by several problems that had an effect on the team. Their front line is also a failure in my opinion. Sterling's presence next season in Chelsea's attacking line will be Tuchel's solution when it comes to goalscorers.
That's why I said Chelsea must strengthen the defensive line to stem the strong attacks of opponents such as Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League.

Actually I'm not so sure that Chelsea will be able to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool next season. The previous season they could actually compete, but towards the end of the league they couldn't be consistent and in the end they had to be knocked out of the competition.
Next season I see that Chelsea will be slightly below Manchester City and Liverpool.

[Kayeshlyn]

Ousmane Dembele has signed a new two-year contract with Barcelona to remain at the Camp Nou, Ousmane Dembele's contract with Barcelona expires at the end of June, but the winger has agreed a two-year new contract.
Although Barca had insisted that Dembele will be sold or released on a free transfer at the conclusion of the season after the winger rejected a contract extension, Barca on Thursday made it official that Dembele will stay with the Catalan.

[Lordhermes]

Ousmane Dembele has signed a new two-year contract with Barcelona to remain at the Camp Nou, Ousmane Dembele's contract with Barcelona expires at the end of June, but the winger has agreed a two-year new contract.
Although Barca had insisted that Dembele will be sold or released on a free transfer at the conclusion of the season after the winger rejected a contract extension, Barca on Thursday made it official that Dembele will stay with the Catalan.

Dembele wanted to leave initially because he actually thought the club had no ambition,and was ready to force through a move to another club,but it is now very clear that due to some players that Xavi have signed,the player was now very keen to extend his contract at the club.This is  a very good news for Barca and for Barca fans because indeed Dembele is a good player that the club never wanted to let go.

[ILuckyGuyI]

The latest speculation surrounding Ronaldo involves crazy money - even for a world-famous footballer.

Apparently, a club in Saudi Arabia have offered him €300 million (that's £254 million) to play for them for two seasons... so roughly 100 weeks in two years, that works out as €3 million a week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cv26xqywgrno

If true, I suppose a lot of this is due to the publicity and sales it will generate for the club, rather than a measure of what he could offer on the pitch (particularly as he'd be 39 by the end of the contract). Even so though, it's quite an astonishing offer.

I was just going to talk about this rumour. It is an enormous deal and this kind of teams don't see it a big deal to pay fantastic amount of money for a star footballer. However I don't expect Ronaldo to take this deal and go. Because his wish is to be able to compete in the Champions League. This Saudi team can't give this to him. Ronaldo has no problem with money also and he is still very ambitious about winning big titles. Therefore I expect him to reject this offer.

[rozak]

Ousmane Dembele has signed a new two-year contract with Barcelona to remain at the Camp Nou, Ousmane Dembele's contract with Barcelona expires at the end of June, but the winger has agreed a two-year new contract.
Although Barca had insisted that Dembele will be sold or released on a free transfer at the conclusion of the season after the winger rejected a contract extension, Barca on Thursday made it official that Dembele will stay with the Catalan.

Dembele wanted to leave initially because he actually thought the club had no ambition,and was ready to force through a move to another club,but it is now very clear that due to some players that Xavi have signed,the player was now very keen to extend his contract at the club.This is  a very good news for Barca and for Barca fans because indeed Dembele is a good player that the club never wanted to let go.

which must be given appreciation to the club management. Even though they are in poor financial condition, they are still trying to bring in some players with the given negotiations.
I think Xavi will be quite happy with the arrival of some players in his squad. now he just needs to think of the right strategy for a player with the midfield strength that Barca is used to showing.

[aylabadia05]

Starting from the front line to the back line, Manchester City has a very outstanding squad including players who are on the bench have the same quality as the main squad. They sold Sterling, but the position will be filled by players who are just as great as Raheem Sterling.

Chelsea last season was hit by several problems that had an effect on the team. Their front line is also a failure in my opinion. Sterling's presence next season in Chelsea's attacking line will be Tuchel's solution when it comes to goalscorers.
That's why I said Chelsea must strengthen the defensive line to stem the strong attacks of opponents such as Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League.

Actually I'm not so sure that Chelsea will be able to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool next season. The previous season they could actually compete, but towards the end of the league they couldn't be consistent and in the end they had to be knocked out of the competition.
Next season I see that Chelsea will be slightly below Manchester City and Liverpool.

Chelsea's efforts in strengthening the team amazed me even though they haven't gotten some of the players they want. It's only Raheem Sterling that they've gotten and Chelsea keep moving to get a tough defender. Of course, their efforts are a real form that Chelsea are very serious about the title fight.

Someone not being sure of a team in competing for the title for me is not a problem, but I am sure that if a team that someone like Chelsea does not believe in that will not be able to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool in the title race, I think that is wrong.

Leicester City have already proved it.

[Distraction]

The new owner of the team, Todd Boehly, has made his first signing for the team and it is Raheem Sterling. They didn't have a natural left winger in the team so this is a great transfer for them. Sterling is a very skilled player and his contribution to Manchester City so far has been really significant. I don't expect him to have any adaptation problem to his new team. Chelsea like to play fast and Sterling would like this a lot. He can do a great job by goals and assists both.

[icalical]

Starting from the front line to the back line, Manchester City has a very outstanding squad including players who are on the bench have the same quality as the main squad. They sold Sterling, but the position will be filled by players who are just as great as Raheem Sterling.

Chelsea last season was hit by several problems that had an effect on the team. Their front line is also a failure in my opinion. Sterling's presence next season in Chelsea's attacking line will be Tuchel's solution when it comes to goalscorers.
That's why I said Chelsea must strengthen the defensive line to stem the strong attacks of opponents such as Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League.

True, Sterling will be the first option for Tuchel since Werner was very underperform last season, I really thought Werner will kill it last season since he plays very well on the previous season but maybe because the pandemic break something happened to him. And for the defense, and let's just wish Koulibaly can adapt quickly, the leaving of Rudiger will hugely will make a big hole in Chelsea's defense

[PawGo]

They say Bayern is ready to discuss Lewandowki's case with Barcelona only when they offer 50mln AND agree to pay instantly. Germans will reject any payments in installments, as they remember Barcelona's problems with payments for Vidal. On the other hand, they need 70mln to pay for De Ligt from Juventus, so that deal would be an interesting for them.

[BuNga_cute]

Starting from the front line to the back line, Manchester City has a very outstanding squad including players who are on the bench have the same quality as the main squad. They sold Sterling, but the position will be filled by players who are just as great as Raheem Sterling.

Chelsea last season was hit by several problems that had an effect on the team. Their front line is also a failure in my opinion. Sterling's presence next season in Chelsea's attacking line will be Tuchel's solution when it comes to goalscorers.
That's why I said Chelsea must strengthen the defensive line to stem the strong attacks of opponents such as Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League.

True, Sterling will be the first option for Tuchel since Werner was very underperform last season, I really thought Werner will kill it last season since he plays very well on the previous season but maybe because the pandemic break something happened to him. And for the defense, and let's just wish Koulibaly can adapt quickly, the leaving of Rudiger will hugely will make a big hole in Chelsea's defense

Sterling is indeed a player that Tuchel really wants, because we know that Tuchel usually likes players who can play in many positions. And Sterling
can play as a winger, attacking midfielder and striker. So Tuchel is likely to make Sterling his first choice. Because apart from Werner who did not show
good form, then Hakim Ziyech will also soon move to AC Milan, made Sterling's presence so much needed. Then the purchase of Kalidou Koulibaly is
a very good purchase, apart from Chelsea indeed needing defenders, Koulibaly also has experience and very good quality as a defender. In addition,
Koulibaly rarely suffers from injuries, which is the most important thing for Chelsea, so that Koulibaly can make the maximum contribution.

[wmaurik]

Actually I'm not so sure that Chelsea will be able to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool next season. The previous season they could actually compete, but towards the end of the league they couldn't be consistent and in the end they had to be knocked out of the competition.
Next season I see that Chelsea will be slightly below Manchester City and Liverpool.

The previous season Chelsea were also having problems with their own internal team, which made Chelsea's steps to be hampered, including when they wanted to buy new players and also when they wanted to move in a better direction. And it clearly affects Chelsea's performance in every match and match in the Premier League.
Have you forgotten that Chelsea had overwhelmed Real Madrid in the Champions League this season?
So overall it can also be an important reference for next season where Chelsea will be better than this season.

[KTChampions]

This difficult situation will be passed by De Jong. Through the agent, he has already told him whether he wants to stay in Barcelona or has no intention of leaving Barcelona.



Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1547145809715658754?cxt=HHwWhICwvda6yPgqAAAA

It doesn't have to be to Manchester United if De Jong is let go by Barcelona. Indeed, at this time, the club that really wants the 25-year-old is Manchester United. But if Barca want to save De Jong who had to be released because he was forced to due to financial problems, then I think Barca can release De Jong to another club that plays in the UEFA Champion League.

An interesting situation. I do not support De Jong that he wants to stay in Barcelona, but if he wants to stay on such conditions (without cutting wages), then he is great. The club already owes him 20 million, enough to make concessions, especially given that, as they say, Barcelona just bought Rafinha either for 60 million, or for 58 + 7 (no official figures yet).