⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[baeva]

Sterling is a good buy for Chelsea ,and City will miss him....Gabriel jesus as well...I still have this feeling that pep messed up in letting them leave for cheap these are 75m players cuz Brighton sold a left back for 60m....pep doesn't know how to keep good players.when he sold sane I felt so so bad..but he was still able to manage the team..let's see wat halland and Alvarez has in stock for us..I just they fear after watching the community shield..i hope heget the epl again after letting 4 vital players leave at a cheap price..how can city sell zichenko for 30m and now they couldn't find any left back for 30m as replacement.

I hate the fact that Pep sold Raheem, still can't believe sterling is wearing the Chelsea jersey
and I think Mancity shot themselves in the foot. Raheem Sterling will punish City when they meet
And Congratulations on Chelsea's victory at Goodison Park since 2017 in the first match of the Premier League's first week
Sterling was a threat in that game, a nice debut

But if Sterling isn't needed by Manchester City, why should they keep him for the team?  If the coach believes there is a better player in that position than Raheem, then he should not be forced to sit on the bench, he would rather play for another club, but in the main squad and get consistent game practice

Generally it is true what you are saying, but almost any player that wants the breakthrough in a huge club has to take into account that there might another world class player as a direct competitor for a certain position. Selling Raheem Sterling probably wasn't probably an easy move for Pep though. But we shouldn't forget what club he is playing for now It is not as if he was playing for an average Premier League team. He is still playing in a world class squad.

Yes, that's what I'm saying, he hasn't gotten worse, the team he plays in isn't bad either and he participates in many good tournaments. I'm sure the player himself accepted the coach's position (if that was the case) and left for another club without a fight, understanding that it would be better that way. And as we can see he is indeed better off so far

[KTChampions]

Xavi has spoken about De Jong.. and the player could leave Barcellona before the end of the summer.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1556377321883533316

I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

[harapan]

Manchester United are working on deal to sign Adrien Rabiot from Juventus. United must decide if they proceed irrespective of ongoing De Jong pursuit or await outcome of that before deciding. 27yo France midfielder has 1yr on Juventus contract.

Yes, I saw and read this new article also. I had thought it was mere speculations making the rounds wound the media but it seems agreement has already be made with both clubs respectively. I had also thought Manchester United would be okay and like you said stick to the ongoing pursuit of Frankie De Jong. Now, it’s exciting to see if they’re willing to stop the pursuit of the Barcelona player.

[shogun47]

Not a day goes by without new rumors on the transfer market. Timo Werner is said to be about to return to his old club Red Bull Leipzig. He wasn't very successful after moving from RBL, will he find his way back to his old form with his old club?

It seems like Timo Werner is one of those players that needs to feel comfortable and also needs to fell the total support of everyone in the club in order to be able to deliver his best performances and at the moment and also during the whole last season that was just not the case. I think he has a lot of potential as he is extremely fast. A transfer to Red Bull Leipzig could make sense in multiple ways i think. First of all Bayern is trying hard to get Konrad Laimer from Red Bull Leipzig and they will probably have to pay around 20 to 30 Million € for him and them Leipzig could use that money to buy Timo Werner. I don't know if they really need him because they already have Nkunku who is a very similar player but two good strikers are normally never to much.

I don't think they would pay 20 to 30 million for Werner, unfortunately he's not worth that much anymore due to his poor performance. If he comes back to RB Leipzig, I can very well imagine that he will find his way back to his old (good) performance.

Werner is definitely worth 20 million I would argue. I mean look at how the markets work these days and what a player a costs. If they can make him an 18-20 goals per season player again he is definitely worth the money. The even more interesting question is whether he is finding back to his old shape because that is what he needs to do given that there are already strong offenders in Leipzig!

[Smack That Ace]

Liverpool seem to be willing about a swap between Naby Keita - Marcelo Brozovic or Firmino - Brozovic. However I don't know how much Inter would be willing about that. Because Brozovic is an important part of his team at the moment. He played in almost every Serie A game last season. I think this deal won't happen. If Liverpool are keen on selling Firmino still then they had better look for the interested teams now. Juventus were one of them but I don't know if they still are.

I think Liverpool should be willing to let Roberto Firmino go. If they are able to get a player like Brozović I don’t think they should mind at all. But right now I feel like Liverpool might have to add some money with Roberto Firmino to get Brozović.

Likewise, I do not think that this deal will happen since it would be a loss project for Inter to acquire Firmino instead of Brozović. I think Liverpool is just trying to get rid of Robert Firmino because he is turning out to be a liability right now. And the other teams are not stupid, they know that very well.


Regards

Duke

[LUCKMCFLY]

Hey guys, I have seen a lot of news about CR7 and they are not very encouraging, Ten left him on the bench while they lost 2 to 1, I imagine that as a method of punishing him, of course two very good players like Varane and him sharing a box in the bench, despite everything, whether CR7 is capricious or not, he is running out of options to play in the UCL, despite everything, I don't think he deserves such a treatment by the Dutch, I consider it a very low punishment by not letting him play and putting his team at a clear disadvantage, in my personal opinion I would like to have CR7 in my ranks, whether in a team and what a pity that he is not from my country because he would be the player who would always start.

There are those who say that he is also to blame for not taking Man United to the UCL, and yes, he is partly to blame, but I recently saw some videos that when they entered the first half break the Portuguese was fighting with the other players for them to play so badly, for not sweating the shirt, and I know that a player cannot do everything alone, I think that these things should also be seen... do you think we will see CR7 in the UCL?

[Nasuhalugu]

Player young talent Red Bull Salzburg Benjamin Sesko is close to agreeing a contract agreement with RB Leipzig.

In recent months, he has caught the attention of several elite European clubs. He is still being pursued by Bundesliga top Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund as well as clubs like Manchester United, Newcastle, and Wolves. However, RB Leipzig, who have been aggressively in the summer transfer market, are now close to bringing Sesko to Germany.

Now the 19-year-old has received rave reviews for his performances in Austria.

[snipie]

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Xavi has spoken about De Jong.. and the player could leave Barcellona before the end of the summer.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1556377321883533316

I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

I believe Barcelona collected enough money to sign new players and to pay their wages so they aren't in rush to let him go if Xavi ask Barcelona administration to keep him this season. There is another window the next winter in case he seems to be useless for the club.

[MCobian]

Not a day goes by without new rumors on the transfer market. Timo Werner is said to be about to return to his old club Red Bull Leipzig. He wasn't very successful after moving from RBL, will he find his way back to his old form with his old club?

It seems like Timo Werner is one of those players that needs to feel comfortable and also needs to fell the total support of everyone in the club in order to be able to deliver his best performances and at the moment and also during the whole last season that was just not the case. I think he has a lot of potential as he is extremely fast. A transfer to Red Bull Leipzig could make sense in multiple ways i think. First of all Bayern is trying hard to get Konrad Laimer from Red Bull Leipzig and they will probably have to pay around 20 to 30 Million € for him and them Leipzig could use that money to buy Timo Werner. I don't know if they really need him because they already have Nkunku who is a very similar player but two good strikers are normally never to much.

I don't think they would pay 20 to 30 million for Werner, unfortunately he's not worth that much anymore due to his poor performance. If he comes back to RB Leipzig, I can very well imagine that he will find his way back to his old (good) performance.

Werner is definitely worth 20 million I would argue. I mean look at how the markets work these days and what a player a costs. If they can make him an 18-20 goals per season player again he is definitely worth the money. The even more interesting question is whether he is finding back to his old shape because that is what he needs to do given that there are already strong offenders in Leipzig!

After Chelsea signed Sterling, it seems that there is no place for Timo Werner anymore. After all, Werner's performance was not satisfactory during
his two seasons with Chelsea, so it would be a good move if Chelsea sold Werner to Leipzig. Werner has actually been in contact with Leipzig since
a month ago and according to rumors Werner has agreed to the contract offered by Leipzig. But only now have Chelsea and Leipzig reached
an agreement, even though Leipzig initially planned to borrow Werner from Chelsea. But suddenly the deal changed, Leipzig ended up buying
Werner permanently from Chelsea. Even Fabrizio Romano reported that next week Timo Werner will officially return to the Bundesliga by rejoining
Leipzig. I'm sure Werner will find his best game with Leipzig, because Werner before joining Chelsea played amazingly with Leipzig. But it will not
be easy for Werner to become a starter, because Werner must compete with Nkunku and Andre Silva who are always the first choice.

[minairia3]

My mind doesn't really understand the whole concept of Barcelona being in debt and still spending the most. If they are in so much debt and la liga doesn't allow them to do "something" (not really understood what they do not allow) and then Barcelona goes ahead and spends the most money on a summer.
How does that work? I get that they sold a lot of stuff, their tv rights in a part, jersey sales and etc etc, but at the same time it makes no sense to me that they would make this kind of situation possible if you ask me, sounds like a weird place to be in. Can someone clearly explain to me what was the trouble they were in, and how did they get out of it to spend this much money?

As I understand it, Barcelona had a huge debt (about one and a half billion). To cut it short, Barcelona sold 25% of its media rights. But instead of using all the money to pay off debts (including to the players), Barcelona began to make purchases of new players. Now their budget for player salaries has increased, and La Liga is demanding that Barcelona cut the budget to 400 million, and until this figure is reached, Barcelona will not be able to register new players.

Actually, they did not get out of any trouble, they are still in $1 billion of debt. They are just spending the money which they got selling TV rights, jerseys, etc. If I am not mistaken, they are just spending that money, but they are still in debt.

Hell, they are even in debt to their players. Actually, the real problem is that they are taking a big risk. They have a relatively new manager and, from the looks of it, they also trust the manager. That’s why they are basically gambling by allowing him to spend money so that he can bring in favorable results and win prizes for the club. I don’t think they have a clue what they are planning to do if it fails.

[coinlocket$]

For Rabiot we are talking about 15-18m/€ if it will end, Juventus will probably go for Parades.

In the evening we will have probably the deal for Kostic to Juventus.

Also, Depay offered himself to Juventus this afternoon, Juventus is thinking about it.

[Sirait]

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I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

The president of barca openly said that de jong was one of the saviors of barca's finances and also so that new players could be registered. it is reported that MU has withdrawn from the hunt for de jong and the ones currently competing for him are PSG and Chelsea but it seems that it is Chelsea who will be de jong's choice.

[masulum]

AC Milan seems to be able to find players to backup Tonali ASAP because Tonali currently injured, there are a lot of names linked with AC Milan, but I'm afraid they're all just a rumors. here are 4 players who are rumored to be AC Milan targets:

• Adrien Tameze, Lille
• Seko Fofana, Lens
• Raphael Onyedika, FC Midtjylland
• Pape Matar Sarr, Tottenham

Icardi getting closer to AC Monza? Is this just a joke or is it true?

[Raflesia]

This is quite profitable for them now because apart from they really need a striker to make their attack better, they also get 2 pretty good strikers for free which is something that is profitable. Even though Dries Mertens is 35 years old, but for the Turkish league it looks like he still has a pretty reliable performance.
At least this can make Galatasaray breakout power even better.

Mertens appeared in 30 matches in the last season and scored 11 goals and 1 assist. And he also did that in the Italian league. Will be playing in the Turkish league this season. He still has much to offer the Turkish league even though he is 35 years old. The same can be said of Lucas Torreira, who played well last season but received a lot of cards. Nine yellow cards and one red card to be precise. He will have to be more disciplined. But I have to say when a player is playing as a defensive midfielder he can have a few cards against his name.

In terms of quality Mertens is still able to make something interesting in the Turkish League while for Lucas Toreira there are indeed some who exceed the limit but he is indeed required to work harder in his position as a defensive midfielder.
At this point I'll probably understand the number of cards he's received but it would be great if he could be more disciplined in his defense.

[marcous]

I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

Laporta said so too and Xavi said otherwise. because they are caught in a financial fair play case so I don't think Barcelona intend to keep De Jong for a good reason they need money to be able to register their new players for next season. So from this case selling de Jong is a solution they can do other than to activate the 4th lever, but if de Jong is willing to accept a lower salary I think his place in Barcelona will remain safe until next season.

[kamvreto]

I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

Laporta said so too and Xavi said otherwise. because they are caught in a financial fair play case so I don't think Barcelona intend to keep De Jong for a good reason they need money to be able to register their new players for next season. So from this case selling de Jong is a solution they can do other than to activate the 4th lever, but if de Jong is willing to accept a lower salary I think his place in Barcelona will remain safe until next season.

Dejong's transfer saga is getting more complicated and has now entered a new chapter. and now barca have made aggressive steps to force De Jong to accept a pay cut. Barca asked De Jong to cancel the problematic contract and return to the previous agreement, which was when De Jong's nominal salary was still lower.

De Jong's demands for a pay cut have been flatly rejected by De Jong. he firmly said that he would not go back to taking a pay cut, especially since the club still owes him. Barca's move can be called a threat to De Jong. The situation is getting more complicated, waiting for De Jong's attitude.

[arimamib]

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I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

Xavi is not flattering De Jong to lead opinions so that there are clubs interested in signing De Jong. Everything Xavi has said is a true fact, De Jong deserves praise from everyone because he has proven to be one of the best midfielders of his time.
Xavi still desperately needs De Jong in his squad, but the club conditions forced him to release De Jong to another club. Barcelona spending will be absorbed more to pay De Jong salary so it is difficult for the club to register other players due to Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. Barcelona can still take a middle way to get out of the problems they are currently facing, loaning De Jong to other clubs or selling some players who are not needed will be the right solution.

[Minor Miner]

I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

Laporta said so too and Xavi said otherwise. because they are caught in a financial fair play case so I don't think Barcelona intend to keep De Jong for a good reason they need money to be able to register their new players for next season. So from this case selling de Jong is a solution they can do other than to activate the 4th lever, but if de Jong is willing to accept a lower salary I think his place in Barcelona will remain safe until next season.

Frenkie de Jong now has two options open to him, a move to Manchester United or a decision to cut wages and stay at Barcelona. My guess is Frenkie de Jong will stay at Barcelona with wages cut. He would not want to join a team as unstable as Manchester United at the moment. I think we will see Frenkie de Jong in a Barcelona jersey this season.

[Zilon]

I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

Laporta said so too and Xavi said otherwise. because they are caught in a financial fair play case so I don't think Barcelona intend to keep De Jong for a good reason they need money to be able to register their new players for next season. So from this case selling de Jong is a solution they can do other than to activate the 4th lever, but if de Jong is willing to accept a lower salary I think his place in Barcelona will remain safe until next season.

Frenkie de Jong now has two options open to him, a move to Manchester United or a decision to cut wages and stay at Barcelona. My guess is Frenkie de Jong will stay at Barcelona with wages cut. He would not want to join a team as unstable as Manchester United at the moment. I think we will see Frenkie de Jong in a Barcelona jersey this season.

De Jong might be considering achieving more with Barca the reason he might prefer a pay cut than leaving the club. Xavi too could be seeing the same possibilities the reason he is reluctant to sell De jong. But the end product will be a pay cut for De jong to raise funds. De Jong would have covered up the lapses in Manu midfield if he accepted to leave Barcelona

[bekti3]

I wonder if this is just common courtesy or Xavi somehow expresses his thoughts incomprehensibly (or I just don’t understand anything)? It's obvious that Barcelona want to get rid of De Jong for financial reasons, but Xavi says he's a good player and that he's counting on him. Maybe they were unable to get De Jong to leave or cut wages by force and now they are trying to make it flattery?

Even in this case I saw a news that was quite extreme in my opinion because there it was said that De Jong would be taken to legal action if he did not want to leave Barcelona.
As for Xavi, he seems reluctant to get rid of players even though if we look at this now one way for them to be able to include their new players is to remove some of the existing players so that their finances can be said to be more appropriate because now they are too much for the salary limit they are still confused in reducing it.