⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Coyster]

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Leicester City's 21-year-old French centre-back Wesley Fofana, with the fee believed to be £70m. A lot of money for Fofan, does he deserve it?

That is quite a lot of money for Fofana, and tbh i don't think he is at all worth anything close to that valuation, but i understand Chelsea, they desperately needed a center back, and whilst the transfer market was drawing to a close, the desperation increased, and this played quite well into Leicester City's hands, as they then capitalized on Chelsea's interest to slap an outrageous fee on their defender, smart move from Leicester City, but then the transfer market is really becoming something else, but i guess it is what it is.

Having said that, that is twice now that Leicester City have received a really huge sum of money for a defender, first it was Maguire, and now it is Fofana, i just hope Fofana's time at Chelsea is nothing like what Maguire is going through at Old Trafford. We'd see how well he does at Stamford Bridge, he seems like a decent player though, but definitely not worth that much.

[CryptoPanda]

Chelsea are still insistent on signing another centre-back before the end of the transfer window. Fofana is their main target but Leicester's demand is really high. Chelsea have Koulibaly and Thiago Silva in their starting eleven now. These two are already very good actually so I'm not sure if they really need to splurge on another defender. Chelsea's main concern should be an attacker rather than a defender now. Because they have Broja and Batshuayi only. Havertz is playing there now but he isn't a real striker. Chelsea are having problems there as a result.

I read on the net today that a deal for Fofana has already been agreed between both clubs, i thinks the fee should be around £75m. If this is true then it is expected that the deal should be finalized in the coming week. Fofana will add more strength to the squad and solidify the defense.  Chelsea's main concern now should be adding one or two attacking options before the end of the window.

[snipie]

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Leicester City's 21-year-old French centre-back Wesley Fofana, with the fee believed to be £70m. A lot of money for Fofan, does he deserve it?

That is quite a lot of money for Fofana, and tbh i don't think he is at all worth anything close to that valuation, but i understand Chelsea, they desperately needed a center back, and whilst the transfer market was drawing to a close, the desperation increased, and this played quite well into Leicester City's hands, as they then capitalized on Chelsea's interest to slap an outrageous fee on their defender, smart move from Leicester City, but then the transfer market is really becoming something else, but i guess it is what it is.

Having said that, that is twice now that Leicester City have received a really huge sum of money for a defender, first it was Maguire, and now it is Fofana, i just hope Fofana's time at Chelsea is nothing like what Maguire is going through at Old Trafford. We'd see how well he does at Stamford Bridge, he seems like a decent player though, but definitely not worth that much.

I heard about that transfer rumours from weeks now and they only reached an agreement today!
The price is abusive as we discussed previously but Chelsea needs him and they don't seem to have a lot of choices.
For the Maguire example, I hope Fofana and any other players to not do like him. Dunno how a very expensive player ends up as a joke. I sometimes wonder if there isn't something wrong with his concentration / brain.

[poldanmig]

According to DI Marzio CR7 has been offered to Napoli in the hope he will play the following CL.

Not sure if they can afford his salary even with a big reduction.

Manchester also asked for Osimen with a bid around 100m €

Two games on the bench is certainly not something that ronaldo can accept at the moment, I think it's better for ronaldo to go to another club than he is just a spectator at the moment, two wins that Ten Hag got in two games without ronaldo it seems  indicates that if Ten Hag doesn't need Ronaldo anymore, actually releasing Ronaldo is a big loss because after all we all know the quality that Ronaldo has had all this time, but if Ten Hag relationship with Ronaldo starts to bad, of course releasing Ronaldo is the right solution for Ten Hag so as not to cause polemics in the Manchester squad later.

[CryptoPanda]

Saturday's gossip:

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Leicester City's 21-year-old French centre-back Wesley Fofana, with the fee believed to be £70m. A lot of money for Fofan, does he deserve it?
Cristiano Ronaldo's representative Jorge Mendes has approached Napoli over a potential move for the Manchester United and Portugal forward. This is already becoming painful to watch, as Ronaldo desperately tries to escape from Manchester but no one wants him. What happened to the once best football player in the world?
Liverpool could offer Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 30, in exchange for Paris St-Germain and Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes, 28. Firmino for Paredes, is this a good idea and deal for Liverpool, what do you think?
Chelsea's pursuit of Barcelona and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has stalled over personal terms with the player wanting a two-year deal while the Blues are only prepared to offer a one-year contract. Will they come to an agreement in the end?
But Manchester United have made another approach for 33-year-old Aubameyang  Is a new football soap opera being prepared? 

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/62691396

I also confirmed the news on Fabrizio's page this evening that a deal between both clubs (Chelsea & Leicester City) has already been agreed, a deal worth around £70m  which is a lot of money  for a young player with little number of caps under his belt but Chelsea know what they want and if they think he is worth the price then who am I to disapprove. I see Ronaldo remaining at Manchester united this season and Firmino also staying beyond this summer.

[RealMalatesta]

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Leicester City's 21-year-old French centre-back Wesley Fofana, with the fee believed to be £70m. A lot of money for Fofan, does he deserve it?
Cristiano Ronaldo's representative Jorge Mendes has approached Napoli over a potential move for the Manchester United and Portugal forward. This is already becoming painful to watch, as Ronaldo desperately tries to escape from Manchester but no one wants him. What happened to the once best football player in the world?
Liverpool could offer Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 30, in exchange for Paris St-Germain and Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes, 28. Firmino for Paredes, is this a good idea and deal for Liverpool, what do you think?
Chelsea's pursuit of Barcelona and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has stalled over personal terms with the player wanting a two-year deal while the Blues are only prepared to offer a one-year contract. Will they come to an agreement in the end?
But Manchester United have made another approach for 33-year-old Aubameyang  Is a new football soap opera being prepared? 

The "best footballer in the world" doesn't mean that he was ever the best person to hire for a job neither. Would ANY team in the world be grateful to have Ronaldo? Of course they would, there is no denying that Ronaldo would be cheered by the fans and would be seen as the best news all summer WHEREVER he goes.

But at the same time, we all know that he is an alpha dog which means that he would be paid more than any player in the team and he will request it, and he will act as if he is the best, and you can't do that even if you are the best. Messi is the best for some people and never seen Messi act to other people as they are bad and yell at them ever before, Ronaldo does. So Ronaldo could be amazing, but he is not easy to deal with, that's the problem.

[Raflesia]

After adapting these young players to the squad, playing in the top 11 gives them great self-confidence.  We'll see if he plays in this game.  I think he has to play, one of the most important things for a defender is match experience.  His team needs to bring it to him.

If the team needs to bring him into today's match, then in general Chelsea will benefit greatly if Wesley Fofana can immediately adapt to the players in his new team because if Chelsea's defense can be better with the presence of Wesley Fofana. Chelsea could have improved in form and returned to the title challengers group this season.

This is a very good thing for Chelsea and it is clear that Fofana's presence will be very beneficial for them in defense considering that so far even though their defense is still quite good, there are still many missing due to the loss of their core players.
With Fofana, it is hoped that the vacant position can be filled and on the other hand it has been confirmed that the rumors against Maguire mean that it is over now

[Pokapoka124]

 Son Heung-min was outstanding last season for Tottenham but I don't think he will stand a chance  for the Ballon d'Or  against top favorites like Benzema and Lewandowski whose performances last season was far above that of Son. I hope the selection of the best candidate to win the Ballon d'Or will be done without bias unlike the previous one given to Messi when Lewandowski deserved it more. Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d'Or this time around.

[Furious 7]

I also confirmed the news on Fabrizio's page this evening that a deal between both clubs (Chelsea & Leicester City) has already been agreed, a deal worth around £70m  which is a lot of money  for a young player with little number of caps under his belt but Chelsea know what they want and if they think he is worth the price then who am I to disapprove. I see Ronaldo remaining at Manchester united this season and Firmino also staying beyond this summer.

Tuchel had said from the start that they really needed a defender and indeed the rumors about Fofana had started from the start but the negotiations were quite tough which made them unable to do this long ago because the price set by Leicester was quite large.
Thankfully they were able to find an agreement here because indeed if you look at the current Fofana it might indeed be used as something good enough to fill the void in Chelsea's defense.

[terrorJR]

And another one for Juventus? Leandro Paredes from Paris Saint Germain. The team from Paris would be weakened because they also play vs Juventus in the Champions League. Paredes has already played in Italy (AS Roma, Empoli, Chievo Verona) and with 28 year he gained a lot of experience in France. He also won the 2021 Copa America with Argentina.

According to several media reports, it is reported that next week Paredes has become a Juventus player.
In this case they seem to want to continue to dominate the midfield because if you look at the current how many midfielders they have brought to Juventus. But indeed this can be realized because some of them are prone to injury and Juventus' attacks mostly start from the initiation of their attackers so it is quite natural for them to do this.

[baeva]

According to DI Marzio CR7 has been offered to Napoli in the hope he will play the following CL.

Not sure if they can afford his salary even with a big reduction.

Manchester also asked for Osimen with a bid around 100m €

Given that United will be paying 85% of his salary (according to the same sources), this is a very feasible deal for Napoli. I don’t know how the next Ronaldo transfer scheme will end, but in my opinion a transfer to Napoli is better than sitting on the bench at United and watching Ten Hag implement his crazy schemes.

Ronaldo is a professional footballer,  I think sitting on the bench and watching is not a good one for some like is level.  Instead of just always being on the bench I'd prefer if he is being signed into another club where he can be a key player to the team. I won't blame ten Hag for putting Ronaldo on the bench maybe he feels that Ronaldo is playing for himself and not for the club.

Most likely he's just not part of the coach's plans, he wants to build another offensive line or something like that. So why, if the coach has other plans, is he obliged to put Ronaldo on the field? He's a player just like the others, just a higher level of play. In addition, Ronaldo himself decided to stay at the club, because he had the option to move, but no one needed him...

[izsara]

Most likely he's just not part of the coach's plans, he wants to build another offensive line or something like that. So why, if the coach has other plans, is he obliged to put Ronaldo on the field? He's a player just like the others, just a higher level of play. In addition, Ronaldo himself decided to stay at the club, because he had the option to move, but no one needed him...

I still feel that he's in on Ten Hag's plans. But in this case there are some things that can't be avoided such as at this time his performance is still a bit wavering due to his desire to move, on the other hand as you said when the coach has decided he is still a player who must accept all forms of decisions and until now he is still play even from the bench and as a substitute.

[boris singer]

Barcelona had better not pay this amount of money to sign him. Because they are already in a financially bad condition and they are trying to register all of their recent transfers on one hand. In these circumstances signing Bernardo Silva would make things even more difficult for them while there is not much time left for the transfer window to be closed.

They are in pretty good shape for now and I agree with what you say about this.
They are already strong enough for attack and midfield for what they have to keep looking for new players because they are now still able to maximize their players.
This will only waste money and make their finances worse, I think because with the arrival of these players, it is certain that the salary burden will also increase.

[X-ray]

By the way Chelsea have completed the Wesley Fofana deal finally. It is finished for 75 million pounds which is a really huge sum but I hope it would help Chelsea have a better defense line.

Remember that since some strong defensive player from chelsea has been leaving the club like rudiger and then there must be a replacement for long term project. Fofane can be categorized as the potential one for that. We have azpili and thiago that were always giving their best performance to the club. I hope that fofana can suit with tuchel's strategy. So many players from chelsea always become main target from the club like barcelona or real madrid.
Fofana will give a lot of contribution tot he club. It's good to see that barcelona refuse to buy azpili. 75m pounds might a lot but since club need it and yeah that's the deal.

[MCobian]

Barcelona had better not pay this amount of money to sign him. Because they are already in a financially bad condition and they are trying to register all of their recent transfers on one hand. In these circumstances signing Bernardo Silva would make things even more difficult for them while there is not much time left for the transfer window to be closed.

They are in pretty good shape for now and I agree with what you say about this.
They are already strong enough for attack and midfield for what they have to keep looking for new players because they are now still able to maximize their players.
This will only waste money and make their finances worse, I think because with the arrival of these players, it is certain that the salary burden will also increase.

Although I also think that Barcelona no longer needs to bring in new players, because the current squad is already very good. But sometimes
Xavi as a coach has other considerations why Barcelona still want to bring in new players. Although it would be much better if Barcelona focused
on the players available now, apart from Barcelona's finances are also not very good, but because Xavi proved to be able to improve
the performance of Barcelona. Then I will support what Xavi is planning, which currently still wants to bring in new players. The most important
thing this season is that Barcelona must win trophies, because with the current Barcelona squad, it seems that winning a trophy should be
realized by Xavi. Moreover, almost all the players that Xavi wanted were successfully brought in by the Barcelona management.

[Oluwa-btc]

The "best footballer in the world" doesn't mean that he was ever the best person to hire for a job neither. Would ANY team in the world be grateful to have Ronaldo? Of course they would, there is no denying that Ronaldo would be cheered by the fans and would be seen as the best news all summer WHEREVER he goes.

But at the same time, we all know that he is an alpha dog which means that he would be paid more than any player in the team and he will request it, and he will act as if he is the best, and you can't do that even if you are the best. Messi is the best for some people and never seen Messi act to other people as they are bad and yell at them ever before, Ronaldo does. So Ronaldo could be amazing, but he is not easy to deal with, that's the problem.

A Goal Machine as I've always called him, Champion, winning mentality always a hundred percent a fighter, always working hard to reach his Goals.
The problem is no Ronaldo at all, at his rate and level, how many club's can match his huge salary wage ? Not all hmm ? The clubs that can are all currently rebuilding with them squad as this is the best time for a team to do so. The same issue with Manchester United, lack of consistency has dropped the standard at Manchester United I hope they get all that fixed up. And Messi? That lad is on another whole different level, let go of the comparism, take a good time, watch Lionel Messi and See how good really he is!

I know really, Ronaldo is real wanting to compete at the champions league level, Jorge Mendes has linked him up with almost every club performing in the Champions League but not been accepted. I do hope he finally stays at Manchester United I really do!

[zuzie]

Chelsea and Leicester have finally reached an agreement on the signing of Wesley Fofana after making numerous offers. As they try to replace the void left by the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, the Blues are in dire need of a defender.

The 21-year-old, who grew up supporting the Blues, now has the price Chelsea and Leicester have agreed. The deal was met by Chelsea's offer of £70m with an additional £10m.

That's almost double from the market value of Wesley Fofana, the last time I see the 21-year-old's market value was around €40 million. But if the information on the €70 million deal is correct, then Wesley Fofana certainly become the player with the third highest transfer fee in the EPL this season after Darwin Nunez and Casemiro.

I'm curious how tough this young defender is? Leicester didn't even use it very actively last season.

Wesley Fofana is a young player, he is only 21 years old, in terms of quality he is still very good but we will have to wait in the next few seasons to see the real performance of this French player. I think this is a very good transfer for Chelsea, now they have a future defender who has very good prospects.
but regarding the price I think it's quite wort it for a potential player who is still very young.

On the other hand I don't think it's right, how Chelsea can pay €70 million but have to wait a few seasons to see the quality. Speaking of potential, even though in two seasons with Leicester Fofana only appeared in 37 match, so how do Chelsea see the potential of this player? While appearances are rarely seen on the field. I believe Brendan Rodgers would not have put Wesley Fofana on the bench if this youngster had quality in defence.

[Despairo]

On the other hand I don't think it's right, how Chelsea can pay €70 million but have to wait a few seasons to see the quality. Speaking of potential, even though in two seasons with Leicester Fofana only appeared in 37 match, so how do Chelsea see the potential of this player? While appearances are rarely seen on the field. I believe Brendan Rodgers would not have put Wesley Fofana on the bench if this youngster had quality in defence.

He had Fibula Fracture injury since 2021-2022 and this make him missed 41 matches, if he's not injured I believe Brendan Rodgers will always put him on the starting line up because his performance is really good. Are you not watching Leicester City matches? you will see Fofana is really a potential player and currently still young, he could be the next Virgil Van Dijk in the future, but I quite agree the cost to sign him is really expensive, Chelsea already spent enough money to sign Cucurella.

[Fesatmas]

Son Heung-min was outstanding last season for Tottenham but I don't think he will stand a chance  for the Ballon d'Or  against top favorites like Benzema and Lewandowski whose performances last season was far above that of Son. I hope the selection of the best candidate to win the Ballon d'Or will be done without bias unlike the previous one given to Messi when Lewandowski deserved it more. Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d'Or this time around.

I wouldn't be surprised when I see another player who has won the Ballon D'or. Because that often happens even though there are other players who deserve it more. I also hope so, I hope there is nothing wrong when determining who will get the award which will later become a bad conversation, as happened in the past.

[boris singer]

They are in pretty good shape for now and I agree with what you say about this.
They are already strong enough for attack and midfield for what they have to keep looking for new players because they are now still able to maximize their players.
This will only waste money and make their finances worse, I think because with the arrival of these players, it is certain that the salary burden will also increase.

Although I also think that Barcelona no longer needs to bring in new players, because the current squad is already very good. But sometimes
Xavi as a coach has other considerations why Barcelona still want to bring in new players. Although it would be much better if Barcelona focused
on the players available now, apart from Barcelona's finances are also not very good, but because Xavi proved to be able to improve
the performance of Barcelona. Then I will support what Xavi is planning, which currently still wants to bring in new players. The most important
thing this season is that Barcelona must win trophies, because with the current Barcelona squad, it seems that winning a trophy should be
realized by Xavi. Moreover, almost all the players that Xavi wanted were successfully brought in by the Barcelona management.

Indeed, in this case Xavi has some considerations but when I look at this moment I still feel that they still have to save money because their condition is still not good, on the other hand their composition of players is also very good today so he also has to be realistic because he can't force it too hard. financial condition like this.
It would be great if they focus on finances with their squad because I believe with their current squad they can still compete.