⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[kawetsriyanto]

I will advise that you should not expect much from Costa, because the Costa Wolves bought is not the same Chelsea and ATM Costa you used to know. There is a factor called age that is  no longer his friend. Costa will not be that fighter you anticipate him to be and even when he fights, he fights for a big team with big players, so we cannot say Wolves is a big team. Don't expect much from him, but it doesn't mean he cannot kick the ball at the back of the net, but it means he cannot compete with Haaland.

Sure, everyone won't expect Costa to compete with Haaland. It is something impossible or not realistic.
What people expect is "Costa will improve the performance of Wolves", and "dream to lead Wolves to top 10 on EPL". It is the only reasonable hope that people think about Costa. We know that Costa is no longer a young player, he is already 33 years old. But he still can play well as a striker. So, it is natural if we expect Diego Costa to bring a positive improvement to Wolves because of his previous good track records. I assume nothing wrong with that hope!

[izsara]

I will advise that you should not expect much from Costa, because the Costa Wolves bought is not the same Chelsea and ATM Costa you used to know. There is a factor called age that is  no longer his friend. Costa will not be that fighter you anticipate him to be and even when he fights, he fights for a big team with big players, so we cannot say Wolves is a big team. Don't expect much from him, but it doesn't mean he cannot kick the ball at the back of the net, but it means he cannot compete with Haaland.

Sure, everyone won't expect Costa to compete with Haaland. It is something impossible or not realistic.
What people expect is "Costa will improve the performance of Wolves", and "dream to lead Wolves to top 10 on EPL". It is the only reasonable hope that people think about Costa. We know that Costa is no longer a young player, he is already 33 years old. But he still can play well as a striker. So, it is natural if we expect Diego Costa to bring a positive improvement to Wolves because of his previous good track records. I assume nothing wrong with that hope!

It's too far to compare this and I don't think this can be compared in any way
His qualifications are too far to compare these two players now because it can be said that Costa is now over in his golden age and that is a fact because in any case after he left Chelsea his career is over and now at Wolves even though he can still be counted he is still not a rival for Haaland.

[alegotardo]

The race to sign Rafael Leao is getting more serious as it seems. Manchester City are also rumoured to be after him from now on. Chelsea have already been after him for a long time but Milan haven't been leaning towards selling him yet. These teams will most probably need to pay more than 100 million euros to have a chance of signing him. I don't expect any transfer to happen in January but it will be difficult for Milan to keep him in the summer. Especially Manchester City's interest might cause Leao to want to leave the team to join them.

I have no doubt that Manchester City will invest heavily to try to take the Portuguese away from Milan... The club's idea is to build a powerful attack that would have, in addition to Rafael Leao, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland.

Leao is one of the players that Pep Guardiola likes the most at the moment and is a piece that would fit perfectly into the club's idea of the game.... a vertical striker, with good dribbling and definition, in addition to being ready to play in the Premier League.

I doubt Milan will be able to hold him.

[zuzie]

The race to sign Rafael Leao is getting more serious as it seems. Manchester City are also rumoured to be after him from now on. Chelsea have already been after him for a long time but Milan haven't been leaning towards selling him yet. These teams will most probably need to pay more than 100 million euros to have a chance of signing him. I don't expect any transfer to happen in January but it will be difficult for Milan to keep him in the summer. Especially Manchester City's interest might cause Leao to want to leave the team to join them.

Rafael Leao is one of Milan's young stars since his arrival from Lille a few seasons ago
But something was different last season, where Leao had an influential role in replacing Ibrahimovic behind Milan's success in winning back the Serie A title with 11 goals and 8 assists from a total of 34 appearances.
I'm sure it's 100 million euros for this young player, but I don't think Milan will let him go unless it's confirmed that Ibrahimovic will be ready to play in the middle of the season.

[blue Snow]

Manchester city wants to sign every good player,and they are always willing to pay any amount of money to get the player they want no matter the cost, remember they bought Haaland for a whooping amount,as long as the player is very good and worth the money,so if they are after Leao,there is every possiblity that they can get him,and if the player hears that Manchester city is coming for him,he will definitely leave Milan.
And any club the player signs for,he will be a blessing to that club because he is so gifted and talented at what he knows how to do best.Therefore,I agree with you that Milan will struggle to keep him if Mancity comes for him.

But I think 150 million euros is impossible. for that price, Manchester City can get a better player than Leao. Maybe next year, when his contract left 1 year, the clause contract will change together with him. The city still has Haaland and Foden on the front, but if we talk about a tight schedule, substitution is needed for them and they need Leao to fight in the champion league.

[Razmirraz]

The transfer clause for Antoine Griezmann is likely to be reduced from $40M to $25M between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. As On and Off the Field, Atletico have proven to be the masters that Barcelona thought they could outsmart. Whenever Atletico trades with Barcelona, it gets the best deal. It is possible that the agreement will be reached at the end of the 60th minute substitution.

Barcelona thought they would play fast one on Atletico Madrid but Atletico seems to be masters of the game already. Antoine Griezmann has played from 60 minutes in the past 6 games which prevents Atletico Madrid from paying £40m for the player  I think Barcelona are really offended by this as I read they want to sue Atletico Madrid for this.

True, Barcelona had prepared a lawsuit against Atletico Madrid for Griezmann's condition, Barcelona demanded an immediate payment of €40 million. But after Griezmann has played at least 60 minutes for Atletico Madrid this season, Griezmann will soon become a permanent player for Atletico Madrid. Now that Barcelona and Atletico have reached a very close agreement, Barcelona will receive €25 million from the sale of Griezmann.

[dezoel]

Barcelona have just fenced off one of their young talents with a long-term contract, Barcelona are well aware of the quality that Gavi has that they don't want to lose any of the talented young players they currently have. Barcelona already smelled the smell of interest from other clubs to hijack Gavi, but Barcelona moved quickly by offering a new contract valid until June 2026. After Gavi signed a new contract, his salary was also increased and Barcelona also included a fantastic buy-out clause (1 billion euros). This figure is extraordinary for a young man who is still 18.

This strategy where you put players who are a bit veterans (like Lewandowski and a few others) and also put young players like Gavi and pedro all together to make sure that you are both good and ready enough with experience, but also have a core for the future is a great idea.

Real did this like 5 years ago, they started to realize that their midfield and striker position is getting older, so instead they got some players, right now they could have a midfield with average age of 35 or 20, and that is the method Barcelona is following right now. Both teams needs a good striker to play upfront, both Lewandowski and Benzema are getting old, but they can do that after this season ends.

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True, Barcelona had prepared a lawsuit against Atletico Madrid for Griezmann's condition, Barcelona demanded an immediate payment of €40 million. But after Griezmann has played at least 60 minutes for Atletico Madrid this season, Griezmann will soon become a permanent player for Atletico Madrid. Now that Barcelona and Atletico have reached a very close agreement, Barcelona will receive €25 million from the sale of Griezmann.

Antoine Griezmann just causing controversies with the two club. If Athletico madrid had retain him when he wanted to push a move to barça, all these wouldn't have happened. Diego simeon using him in games and Antoine might play more than 60minutes time coming because the boss really wants him to even start games for them. Barcelona sueing athletico, will soon be executed and if athletico madrid value the Frenchman, they should pay barça off and stop all the tendering problems and argument.

[makishart]

The transfer clause for Antoine Griezmann is likely to be reduced from $40M to $25M between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. As On and Off the Field, Atletico have proven to be the masters that Barcelona thought they could outsmart. Whenever Atletico trades with Barcelona, it gets the best deal. It is possible that the agreement will be reached at the end of the 60th minute substitution.

He becomes very cheap. How smart atletico madrid to use any opportunity that available. I hope that griezmann will be moving toward atletico or become permanent. It's caused by there's no place for him in barcelona. Barcelona has bunch of striker available in the team. Keep following barcelona will put griezmann's career into the bad thing. Im sure that barcelona will be agreed with it.

[Despairo]

Antoine Griezmann just causing controversies with the two club. If Athletico madrid had retain him when he wanted to push a move to barça, all these wouldn't have happened. Diego simeon using him in games and Antoine might play more than 60minutes time coming because the boss really wants him to even start games for them. Barcelona sueing athletico, will soon be executed and if athletico madrid value the Frenchman, they should pay barça off and stop all the tendering problems and argument.

This is why it's called as business, if they can get Griezmann with cheaper price, why should they need to spend more? I believe you're also want to buy Bitcoin at $3,000 rather than $69,000 lol.

Atletico Madrid doesn't done anything wrong, Barcelona need to accept the truth due to their poor rules and agreement. Both of party doesn't wrong, but Barcelona is just like a childish club which asking more money when they're not 100% correct.

AFAIK there's an article said Barcelona doesn't want to keep Griezmann more longer since they need to pay him the salary and no one want it except Atletico Madrid. Why Barcelona doesn't thank to Atletico Madrid?

[rahmad2nd]

He becomes very cheap. How smart atletico madrid to use any opportunity that available. I hope that griezmann will be moving toward atletico or become permanent. It's caused by there's no place for him in barcelona. Barcelona has bunch of striker available in the team. Keep following barcelona will put griezmann's career into the bad thing. Im sure that barcelona will be agreed with it.

Apart from the problems between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona regarding Griezmann, I honestly like Griezmann's style of play.  he is a very impressive player although not as popular as the other stars, but as you say. he will have no future if he returns to barcelona which incidentally barcelona has many strikers available for the team, both main starters and second tier players.
On the other hand, griezmann has a close relationship with Diego Simeone it is clear his career will be better with ATM than returning to Barcelona, ​​I am sure these two clubs will reach an agreement regarding Antoine Griezmann.

[izsara]

True, Barcelona had prepared a lawsuit against Atletico Madrid for Griezmann's condition, Barcelona demanded an immediate payment of €40 million. But after Griezmann has played at least 60 minutes for Atletico Madrid this season, Griezmann will soon become a permanent player for Atletico Madrid. Now that Barcelona and Atletico have reached a very close agreement, Barcelona will receive €25 million from the sale of Griezmann.

Antoine Griezmann just causing controversies with the two club. If Athletico madrid had retain him when he wanted to push a move to barça, all these wouldn't have happened. Diego simeon using him in games and Antoine might play more than 60minutes time coming because the boss really wants him to even start games for them. Barcelona sueing athletico, will soon be executed and if athletico madrid value the Frenchman, they should pay barça off and stop all the tendering problems and argument.

This is a business, who can set the strategy then he makes a profit. This may sound the same as the previous Lukaku and Pogba although there are slight differences but the point is still going in the same direction
Hopefully with this Barcelona can make a better strategy with the transfer of players because in this case it is clear to say that their loss is definitely a loss.

[Docnaster]

Manchester city wants to sign every good player,and they are always willing to pay any amount of money to get the player they want no matter the cost, remember they bought Haaland for a whooping amount,as long as the player is very good and worth the money,so if they are after Leao,there is every possiblity that they can get him,and if the player hears that Manchester city is coming for him,he will definitely leave Milan.

But I think 150 million euros is impossible. for that price, Manchester City can get a better player than Leao. Maybe next year, when his contract left 1 year, the clause contract will change together with him. The city still has Haaland and Foden on the front, but if we talk about a tight schedule, substitution is needed for them and they need Leao to fight in the champion league.

Did you say that Manchester City spent whooping amount of money for getting Erling Haaland? How much was Haaland bought, I think roughly above 70, and that is not what a player like him should cost. It is just that contract clause of Haaland favoured Manchester city for getting him. The big spending that I know is that Manchester City did in recent times  is transfer of Grealish and not that of Haaland.

Antoine Griezmann just causing controversies with the two club. If Athletico madrid had retain him when he wanted to push a move to barça, all these wouldn't have happened. Diego simeon using him in games and Antoine might play more than 60minutes time coming because the boss really wants him to even start games for them. Barcelona sueing athletico, will soon be executed and if athletico madrid value the Frenchman, they should pay barça off and stop all the tendering problems and argument.

It is not Anthonie Griezmann that is causing the controversy. It is the two clubs and their controversial arrangements that is causing it. Whatever they have to sort out should be done and allow Griezman to concentrate and play football. He is no longer a young player and nothing should hinder him from prospering.

[abhiseshakana]

Manchester city wants to sign every good player,and they are always willing to pay any amount of money to get the player they want no matter the cost, remember they bought Haaland for a whooping amount,as long as the player is very good and worth the money,so if they are after Leao,there is every possiblity that they can get him,and if the player hears that Manchester city is coming for him,he will definitely leave Milan.
And any club the player signs for,he will be a blessing to that club because he is so gifted and talented at what he knows how to do best.Therefore,I agree with you that Milan will struggle to keep him if Mancity comes for him.

But I think 150 million euros is impossible. for that price, Manchester City can get a better player than Leao. Maybe next year, when his contract left 1 year, the clause contract will change together with him. The city still has Haaland and Foden on the front, but if we talk about a tight schedule, substitution is needed for them and they need Leao to fight in the champion league.

Rafael Leao is indeed a good player and he has the potential to get even better because he is still very young. But 150 million euros for a Leao would be a waste of money.

I agree with you, with that amount of money Man City can get better players, and I don't think Guardiola will act recklessly either. The big name and financial condition of Man City, is indeed an attraction for the majority of players but it also becomes a boomerang because every player that Man City glances at will be fortified at a high price by their respective teams.

[NdaMk]

Rafael Leao is indeed a good player and he has the potential to get even better because he is still very young. But 150 million euros for a Leao would be a waste of money.

I agree with you, with that amount of money Man City can get better players, and I don't think Guardiola will act recklessly either. The big name and financial condition of Man City, is indeed an attraction for the majority of players but it also becomes a boomerang because every player that Man City glances at will be fortified at a high price by their respective teams.

If at all Leao still has close to 4 years contract left with Milan that 150 million will not be ridiculous considering how money is been splash on players this days but since its just a year left I think they will get him for far less than that. Man City on the other hand will not be able to spend more than 100 million on any player considering the financial fair Play right.

[TopT3ns]

Manchester city wants to sign every good player,and they are always willing to pay any amount of money to get the player they want no matter the cost, remember they bought Haaland for a whooping amount,as long as the player is very good and worth the money,so if they are after Leao,there is every possiblity that they can get him,and if the player hears that Manchester city is coming for him,he will definitely leave Milan.
And any club the player signs for,he will be a blessing to that club because he is so gifted and talented at what he knows how to do best.Therefore,I agree with you that Milan will struggle to keep him if Mancity comes for him.

But I think 150 million euros is impossible. for that price, Manchester City can get a better player than Leao. Maybe next year, when his contract left 1 year, the clause contract will change together with him. The city still has Haaland and Foden on the front, but if we talk about a tight schedule, substitution is needed for them and they need Leao to fight in the champion league.

When the coach saw Rafael Leão skills it was very appropriate because he could be combined with Erling Haaland and could surprise every opponent's defense because he was beaten by young players who have good skills from these two players, while for that amount of money I believe Manchester City will not think long or confused, because they have good finances and investors with a very large number.

[yudi09]

When the coach saw Rafael Leão skills it was very appropriate because he could be combined with Erling Haaland and could surprise every opponent's defense because he was beaten by young players who have good skills from these two players, while for that amount of money I believe Manchester City will not think long or confused, because they have good finances and investors with a very large number.

Another news I found about Rafael Leão was that AC MIlan had not received an official proposal from Chelsea who were reportedly interested in bringing him to London.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Paulo Maldini as Director of AC Milan refused to submit verbally regarding the transfer of Rafael Leão.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1570126811346120704

I would prefer Leão to stay at the San Siro for his development than to leave AC Milan.

[CryptoBuds]

Recently, Diego Costa has not been performing well in terms of his performance on the field. During the last season, he played 26 matches and scored seven goals in that time period. Still, I do not think he has been completely washed of all his sins. In spite of this, I still think that he has the potential to play a good brand of football.
I believe he will be able to perform well at Wolves, but the problem with him is that he is going to have to compete against a lot of competition in the English Premier League. In the era of Haaland, there is no space for Diego Costa. In the glory days of Atletico Madrid, you know, Diego Costa was a key member of the team. My opinion is that with him being a part of the Wolves team, the quality of football within the team is going to improve as a result.

He has long been in the levels of "go to out of big 5 nations" type of player if you ask me, even was last year, and he definitely is this year as well. Going from teamless to Wolves is a big deal, dude found himself another chance to prove that he can still play, and he is only 33 years old, these days player can go a lot more, so if he plays well then he may find a few more years of contract here and there to make very good money, if not then he could look for the same type of money all from another team outside of the 5 big leagues, and he could get paid as much as 3-4 million at least if he plays in the leagues like Qatar or USA because they really pay a lot for this level of talent.

^ I think his performance is going to reflect that he can still play. Probably not at the top level anymore but he certainly can still in my opinion.
If he can show a good performance I think he will be able to convince some other teams that he still got it and probably get a better wage.
But the thing which will be more realistic is that he stays in Wolves for one more year and after that probably go to MLS.
But whatever happens, I feel like this is the one chance for him to prove himself.

[BuNga_cute]

When the coach saw Rafael Leão skills it was very appropriate because he could be combined with Erling Haaland and could surprise every opponent's defense because he was beaten by young players who have good skills from these two players, while for that amount of money I believe Manchester City will not think long or confused, because they have good finances and investors with a very large number.

Another news I found about Rafael Leão was that AC MIlan had not received an official proposal from Chelsea who were reportedly interested in bringing him to London.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Paulo Maldini as Director of AC Milan refused to submit verbally regarding the transfer of Rafael Leão.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1570126811346120704

I would prefer Leão to stay at the San Siro for his development than to leave AC Milan.

Chelsea is rumored to be eager to bring in Rafael Leao, even though it is reported that Chelsea have prepared funds of up to 80 million euros
for Leao's transfer fee. And based on reports from Sky Italia, Man City are reportedly ready to compete with Chelsea for Rafael Leao.
It is not surprising that Chelsea and Man City are interested in Leao, because Rafael Leao's performance has continued to develop at AC Milan
since he arrived from Lille in 2019. Last season Leao scored 14 goals and provided 12 assists in 42 appearances across all competitions.
That's a pretty good statistic for a winger.

I don't know how long AC Milan can keep Rafael Leao, because usually young players like Leao would want to move to a bigger club and get
a higher salary. Moreover, Leao's contract will also expire in 2024, so if it is true that AC Milan wants to keep Leao longer, they should consider
extending Leao's contract from now on. If not, it is possible that Rafael Leao will be tempted by a big salary offer from Chelsea or Man City.
I agree with you, Leao should stay at AC Milan, because not necessarily Leao can adapt to the Premier League. Leao should have learned from
the mistakes of Lukaku, who has played very well at Inter, decided to move to Chelsea, Lukaku finally failed to adapt at Chelsea and moved again
to Inter on loan.

[deathcode]

Manchester city wants to sign every good player,and they are always willing to pay any amount of money to get the player they want no matter the cost, remember they bought Haaland for a whooping amount,as long as the player is very good and worth the money,so if they are after Leao,there is every possiblity that they can get him,and if the player hears that Manchester city is coming for him,he will definitely leave Milan.
And any club the player signs for,he will be a blessing to that club because he is so gifted and talented at what he knows how to do best.Therefore,I agree with you that Milan will struggle to keep him if Mancity comes for him.

But I think 150 million euros is impossible. for that price, Manchester City can get a better player than Leao. Maybe next year, when his contract left 1 year, the clause contract will change together with him. The city still has Haaland and Foden on the front, but if we talk about a tight schedule, substitution is needed for them and they need Leao to fight in the champion league.

When the coach saw Rafael Leão skills it was very appropriate because he could be combined with Erling Haaland and could surprise every opponent's defense because he was beaten by young players who have good skills from these two players, while for that amount of money I believe Manchester City will not think long or confused, because they have good finances and investors with a very large number.

the price offered by Milan is very high. although City may be able to move Rafael Leão to City. but I'm sure there will be other negotiations that will be more beneficial to both parties.
although City has a lot of money, I'm sure City will also consider that very high value. Of course, there has to be a price paid with big targets for this season.