⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Pokapoka124]

Watford FC confirms Slaven Bilić as its new Head Coach on an 18-month contract, subject to receiving the relevant work permit.
https://www.watfordfc.com/news/official-bilic-appointed-hornets-head-coach

Watford signed a 1.5-year deal with Slaven Bilic. He previously coached West Ham United and West Bromwich. He has England experience. In fact, he played in the English Premier League as a football player. He is no stranger to England. According to some news I read in the press, Watford changed 4 coaches in the last year. Slaven Bilic will be their 5th coach. Watford have 14 points in the Championship and they are currently in 10th place. It's always difficult to build a good career in the England. I wonder if Slaven Bilic will succeed in the difficult one.

I think this deal should have been done last year when Watford were still battling to remain in the premier league and secure their stay. I think this is coming late and at a time when the team is already relegated and playing in the championship league but I hope Slaven Bilic with his experience in the English premier league as you say can change things, improve the team and lead them to gain promotion back to the English Premier league.

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[Pandu Geddon]

the premier league club newcastle united is the club that is seriously interested in signing ukrainian winger Mykhaylo Mudryk from shakhtar donetsk. a signing would only be possible in the winter at the earliest.

but the stronger news is that Liverpool and Arsenal are interested in the Ukrainian midfielder.
I even just found out that Newcastle United is also interested in Mudryk.
but I think Mudryk might be more interested in joining Arsenal than any other club that made an offer. if he joined Arsenal, I believe the potential of Mudryk could be more visible. he's still quite young and will be getting great.

[Pokapoka124]

A 2-3 month absence is expected for Ronald Araújo following surgery on his right thigh. He will miss the World Cup due to this surgery. Unfortunately, this is bad news for the Uruguay National Team and FC Barcelona as well. There are almost all of Xavi's first eleven injured, which is too much for him. El Clásico or the World Cup don't matter as much as our health! I wish him the best of luck and hope he comes back stronger than ever.

Ronald Araujo's injury is going to be a big problem for Xavi, for Barcelona and for the Uraguay national team in the world cup. It is so disappointing when you get to lose key players especially when you are close to a big game ahead, I feel pity for Xavi at this time when the team is suffering series of injury cases, he will have to look to substitute players at this point and hope they will give in their best shot to stay on track and maintain the rythm in which they started the league on..

[Oluwa-btc]

Kudo's goes too the full team when they achieve something, but two people I singled out last season for Manchester United was both David De Gea and Cristiano Ronaldo. David saved Manchester United too many times that we even crack jokes bout him being able to save humans life. Cristiano Ronaldo wanted the best for the club but at a point he started chasing individual records, he was the only player responsible for scoring goals especially during crucial fixtures. ( Tottenham and Fulhams  Hat trick )

Cristiano Ronaldo may likely leave Manchester United if a good team like Bayern Munich finally comes in, his agent ( Mendes) would be weighing some options for him already come winter.

And About Jude Bellingham ? I hope he accepts the chance to play in a top club as Real Madrid, that's heaven on earth club and home, they don't do this more than twice he rebuffs the idea and that will be the last time Real Madrid comes chasing him.

Slavin Bilic! I can remember him vividly, he was the first coach in the Premier League to be sacked last season as Head Coach and Manager of West Brom Albion. He might have a good time at the championship but over the Premier League, they have to properly check what they have. Good luck to him in this new Phase Ahead. Hopefully Bilic brings them to EPL football.

[naira]

It is unlikely that Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Italy in the near future. there is a possibility that Bayern Munich might be interested in approaching him in the future, and this would be the best thing for him. my opinion is that his going to Bayern Munich is obviously a good move for both parties in the long run. Bayern Munich is prepared to pay him a reasonable wage, but the question is how much are they prepared to pay him?

Honestly, i think he will have to take a pay cut as a result of this. to let him go, Manchester United will also be looking for a good amount of money in order to do so. however, on the other hand, Manchester United also does not want him on the team at the moment, so it is likely that they will be ready to let him go for a lower price as soon as they are ready to let him go.

Ronaldo is now considered a short-term player, but he is still optimal for the few clubs who are interested. Ronaldo to Serie A may not be too promising, although some issues after Udinese responded on Instagram reaped a lot of speculation. Manchester United is an obstacle for Ronaldo to fulfill his ambitions, but he has also until now not received a definite offer from any club.

[udidrone]

I think this deal should have been done last year when Watford were still battling to remain in the premier league and secure their stay. I think this is coming late and at a time when the team is already relegated and playing in the championship league but I hope Slaven Bilic with his experience in the English premier league as you say can change things, improve the team and lead them to gain promotion back to the English Premier league.

Yes, that is the hope of all Watford fans because Slaven Bilic has a record of achievements with English football club West Bromwich Albion before deciding to move to Beijing Guoan. Bilic record success in bringing West Bromwich promotion to the Premier League in the 20-21 season
That is also the basis for Watford to bring him back to England in the hope that Bilic can return Watford to the Premier League like when he led West Bromwich to promotion to the EPL.

[CryptocurencyKing]

With Liverpool, we saw the gameplay of Sadio Mane. He couldn't score regularly. We see the same thing at Bayern Munich. So Nagelsmann should not be overly dependent on Sadio Mane to score. Bayern Munich should change their 4-2-3-1 formation. If not, Sadio Mane should change his position. Otherwise, Bayern Munich will not get the expected results.

I believe Bayern Munich will make no mistake against Leverkusen. Because Leverkusen's performance is very poor this season. They are now close to the relegation zone. However, teams close to the relegation zone often surprise everyone with terrible performances. So Bayern Munich will have to perform very cautiously and keep the defence strong.

I'm not sure Nagelsmann will change his usual 4-2-3-1 formation.
it looks like the formation will stay like that, but it's also possible that some players will be rotated including Sadio Mane.
but I assume, the most likely Nagelsmann will still install Sadio Mane as the spearhead. he will still be expected to play optimally and score goals in the match against leverkusen, I hope Nagels can improve his squad and restore Die Bayern's confidence.

speaking of leverkusen, considering their very poor form this season, we have no doubts bayern will win the match against leverkusen.
however, what we pay attention to is in the next matches. especially Bayern will undergo matches in the Champions League and the match against Dortmund.

I don’t see Nagelsmann changing the 4-2-3-1 formation he’s been using. Firstly he deployed that formation because of the kind of players that are in the Bayern Munich team. He doesn’t have a sole defensive midfielder or a target man even if he wants to change to 4-3-3 formation. They’re are so many central offensive midfielders in the team and wingers. He has to stick with this formation to maximize their abilities. What’s happening to Bayern Munich is just lack of confidence and poor connection. They’ll find their form when it’s time.

[cygan]

today a new ranking of the most valuable players in the top 5 leagues was published on transfermarkt. according to this ranking the forward from psg Kylian Mbappe is in first place and close behind is the new man city forward Erling Haaland
with 5 players the premier league has the most world stars listed here, then spain with 2 and the leagues from italy, germany and france with one player each

[bullrun2024bro]

Using Ronaldo? Even their higher-ups didn't want him to be at Bayern in the recent transfer window lol.
They can't do anything now because indeed the best way is to change their scheme in the match because regretting not bringing a Striker on the market a while ago is now in vain.

FC Bayern officials took a clear stance against a Cristiano Ronaldo transfer early on. That makes a transfer in the winter transfer window very unlikely. In addition to that, CR7 is not a good fit for Bayern - his attitude doesn't fit to the Bayern MiaSanMia style in which all is about the team and not single players.

And not only that, of course CR7's salary would be a huge issue. He's getting older and his performances get weaker. How do you want to explain it to the rest of the team that he would be the one and only star of the team? Not only when it comes to publicity, but also the salary? Highly unlikely, if you ask me.

FC Bayern has never been a club that spends exorbitant sums on individual players. And fortunately, that will not change in near future.

[makishart]

Romelu Lukaku doesn't think of coming back to Chelsea after his loan contract with Chelsea ends. I find it normal as he hasn't been happy for a long time after signing for Chelsea. It was one of the worst deals for Chelsea in their history by the way. They sold him to Inter for 74 million euros and bought him back for 113 million. But now Lukaku doesn't even want to play for Chelsea in the future anymore.

Inter might even continue to extend his loan until the end of his contract to sign him without a transfer fee. We haven't watched properly at Inter yet as he has been injured for some time. But I bet he is very happy to return here. He would surely show that to us by his effort.

That must be a good decision by lukaku as chelsea didn't need him and he needs to find another club to use his service. I hope that he will be getting the right club. it seems like that he didn't like how chelsea was treating him like he has no value. Chelsea has been making so many bad decision. This team was selling their players for cheap price and then they are buying back again with the higher price which is non sense in my opinion.
Chelsea must have stopped that trend caused by that will be so bad for the financial club.

[RealMalatesta]

Nagels position is in the spotlight after some disappointing results for Bayern Munich, when the team performance started to become unbalanced it was the coach who was in the spotlight the most. Returning Bayern Munich to its original form of performance is the task of Nagels to gain the trust of all team officials and also the fans.
It has become a club tradition that if the team's performance begins to decline, the coach will become a victim and immediately be replaced with a new boss. The match against Leverkusen is a challenge for Nagels to get an additional three points, on paper Bayern Munich can easily beat Leverkusen, but when on the field surprises can happen as experienced by Munich against Augsburg.

Why wouldn't be the coach that is getting the first sack, after all the team is a good team isn't it? Can you look at that roster and tell me they do not deserve to be at the top? They definitely deserve to be the best team and they are not so far and if this keeps up then Nagelsmann would be the first one to go, it's obvious choice.

A manager’s job is not just to put out a tactic, it's also to put fire under players, do whatever you need to do and get those points. If you keep failing that then you are going to be sacked because that was literally your only job. At the end of the day with him or without him, they are going to win the title again with such a robust roster.

[Coyster]

...according to this ranking the forward from psg Kylian Mbappe is in first place and close behind is the new man city forward Erling Haaland

Sometimes i can't imagine how much City bought Haaland for; when i look at Erling Haaland's market value in this ranking, and compare it with what City paid Dortmund (€60m) to acquire his services, then i think from City's perspective it was an absolute bargain, and a wonderful piece of transfer business from the Etihad club, i know they aren't selling Haaland anytime soon, absolutely not; but i can imagine if they are to put Haaland up for sale right now, he'll be on for above €100m. City are definitely going to have Haaland for a very long time, and he's going to score a plethora of goals and win numerous titles with City.

Can Mbappe to Madrid happen sometime in the future? After the saga of a few months ago.

[Furious 7]

Romelu Lukaku doesn't think of coming back to Chelsea after his loan contract with Chelsea ends. I find it normal as he hasn't been happy for a long time after signing for Chelsea. It was one of the worst deals for Chelsea in their history by the way. They sold him to Inter for 74 million euros and bought him back for 113 million. But now Lukaku doesn't even want to play for Chelsea in the future anymore.

Inter might even continue to extend his loan until the end of his contract to sign him without a transfer fee. We haven't watched properly at Inter yet as he has been injured for some time. But I bet he is very happy to return here. He would surely show that to us by his effort.

That must be a good decision by lukaku as chelsea didn't need him and he needs to find another club to use his service. I hope that he will be getting the right club. it seems like that he didn't like how chelsea was treating him like he has no value. Chelsea has been making so many bad decision. This team was selling their players for cheap price and then they are buying back again with the higher price which is non sense in my opinion.
Chelsea must have stopped that trend caused by that will be so bad for the financial club.

Maybe indeed he is better at Inter because Chelsea seems to still be applying the same scheme as before but if circumstances force him to have to be at Chelsea maybe he should also try with Potter now. Regardless, it is very difficult for Inter at this time to buy Lukaku because the price is still very expensive for Inter to buy. the chance of extra time on loan is still possible but do Chelsea want to do that?

[snipie]

today a new ranking of the most valuable players in the top 5 leagues was published on transfermarkt. according to this ranking the forward from psg Kylian Mbappe is in first place and close behind is the new man city forward Erling Haaland
with 5 players the premier league has the most world stars listed here, then spain with 2 and the leagues from italy, germany and france with one player each

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Money is becoming a joke these days. I would like to imagine how much cost a player like Ronaldo9, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Zidane and the other old gold folks if we compare them to the one listed in the table? €300m? more maybe?
I don't have an objection about the ranking but seeing the amount of money posted there, I feel it is very overrated..

[Alanaz]

Using Ronaldo? Even their higher-ups didn't want him to be at Bayern in the recent transfer window lol.
They can't do anything now because indeed the best way is to change their scheme in the match because regretting not bringing a Striker on the market a while ago is now in vain.

FC Bayern officials took a clear stance against a Cristiano Ronaldo transfer early on. That makes a transfer in the winter transfer window very unlikely. In addition to that, CR7 is not a good fit for Bayern - his attitude doesn't fit to the Bayern MiaSanMia style in which all is about the team and not single players.

And not only that, of course CR7's salary would be a huge issue. He's getting older and his performances get weaker. How do you want to explain it to the rest of the team that he would be the one and only star of the team? Not only when it comes to publicity, but also the salary? Highly unlikely, if you ask me.

FC Bayern has never been a club that spends exorbitant sums on individual players. And fortunately, that will not change in near future.

Therefore, bringing Ronaldo to the Allianz Arena is clearly impossible for now because Bayern's philosophy is very different from Ronaldo's playing style.
We know that some of the officials there didn't want to bring him in transfers last season and now it will be the same because they realize that bringing in Ronaldo could be a blunder for themselves.

[KTChampions]

Even if Lewandowski stayed at Bayern, it would not change the problem that the club would be forced to deal with the problem of his departure. Well, if he left a year or two later (due to age) - I don’t see any fundamental differences. Top clubs solve the problem of leaving their stars in advance, for example, Real got rid of Ronaldo long before he passed his peak (or at least an acceptable level of play to be in Real) and nothing tragic happened to Real.
But of course it's funny that everything is shaping up so that in the end Ronaldo can be the savior of Bayern in the winter.

Don't say even if lawendowski had stayed at Bayern Munich they will still be struggling,this is a player that have been playing for Bayern Munich for up to five years now and each of those years he has scored more than twenty five goals, he is world class, and the best number in Europe for the past eight years, such players must surely be missed if they leave any club, funny you said everything is shaping up for Christiano Ronaldo to fill his boot, but those are the kind of players you replace the Poland ice with.

I didn't understand your point of view. In your opinion, when did Bayern have to change Lewandowski? In a year, in two? Or then when it would already become obvious (for example, due to the failure of the season) that he is no longer as good as before? Serious clubs do not wait for problems, they solve them in advance.
As for Ronaldo, as funny as it may be, he will be the only option for top clubs that want to get themselves a qualified centre-forward this winter.

[Boristhecat]

today a new ranking of the most valuable players in the top 5 leagues was published on transfermarkt. according to this ranking the forward from psg Kylian Mbappe is in first place and close behind is the new man city forward Erling Haaland
with 5 players the premier league has the most world stars listed here, then spain with 2 and the leagues from italy, germany and france with one player each

I would like to know the method of calculating this rating. Is Neymar worse than Vlahovic or Kane and not worthy of being in this ranking? Neymar is close (only a few goals left) to surpass Pele's record for goals for the national team, and he is far from old. Another confirmation that all these ratings are subjective.
It would also be interesting to look at this ranking in terms of salaries paid to the player - it is obvious that Mbappe, with his astronomical salary, would be far from the first place. Because the ratio of cost per player to the result that the player generates would be very weak.

[S A KHAIR]

Using Ronaldo? Even their higher-ups didn't want him to be at Bayern in the recent transfer window lol.
They can't do anything now because indeed the best way is to change their scheme in the match because regretting not bringing a Striker on the market a while ago is now in vain.

FC Bayern officials took a clear stance against a Cristiano Ronaldo transfer early on. That makes a transfer in the winter transfer window very unlikely. In addition to that, CR7 is not a good fit for Bayern - his attitude doesn't fit to the Bayern MiaSanMia style in which all is about the team and not single players.
And not only that, of course CR7's salary would be a huge issue. He's getting older and his performances get weaker. How do you want to explain it to the rest of the team that he would be the one and only star of the team? Not only when it comes to publicity, but also the salary? Highly unlikely, if you ask me.
FC Bayern has never been a club that spends exorbitant sums on individual players. And fortunately, that will not change in near future.

Therefore, bringing Ronaldo to the Allianz Arena is clearly impossible for now because Bayern's philosophy is very different from Ronaldo's playing style.
We know that some of the officials there didn't want to bring him in transfers last season and now it will be the same because they realize that bringing in Ronaldo could be a blunder for themselves.

I think it would be beneficial for both if Ronaldo joins Bayern Munich. Ronaldo is still one of the best strikers in the world. Bayern Munich now needs a regular scorer. And I think Ronaldo will be able to score a lot of goals with Bayern Munich's strong squad. But Bayern's contract with Ronaldo will not be profitable for more than 1 or 2 years. And in the meantime, Bayern Munich will have to find a replacement for Ronaldo.

[gabbie2010]

...according to this ranking the forward from psg Kylian Mbappe is in first place and close behind is the new man city forward Erling Haaland

Sometimes i can't imagine how much City bought Haaland for; when i look at Erling Haaland's market value in this ranking, and compare it with what City paid Dortmund (€60m) to acquire his services, then i think from City's perspective it was an absolute bargain, and a wonderful piece of transfer business from the Etihad club, i know they aren't selling Haaland anytime soon, absolutely not; but i can imagine if they are to put Haaland up for sale right now, he'll be on for above €100m. City are definitely going to have Haaland for a very long time, and he's going to score a plethora of goals and win numerous titles with City.

Can Mbappe to Madrid happen sometime in the future? After the saga of a few months ago.

Honestly Man City paid a reasonable sign-on fee for the signing Haaland from Borussia Dortmund compared to Man Utd sign-on fee of Brazil winger Anthony £86m from Ajax whose market value is not in the top 10 mentioned above, though he has not been given enough chances to prove himself, nevertheless I don't think his market value will worth that of Haaland at the end of the season, another similar new signing was Isak from Real Sociedad worth 60 million pounds by Newcastle whose market value no where in top 10, I believe some of these clubs embarked on panic signings thus paid outrageous fees for those players.

[BitcoinAccepted]

I don't really see any reason why Mbappe would want to go to Real Madrid. Even though Real Madrid have won the CL a few times recently, PSG are a better team. And Mbappe's salary can also easily be paid by PSG. Now he plays at the forefront along with Messi and Neymar, isn't that what everyone wants? Benzema will not be happy with the arrival of Mbappe, because he is the number 1 striker there, and Mbappe wants that too. Mbappe is seen as the best striker in the world right now, but as long as PSG don't win the CL it has little value. And what should Mbappe cost? We're talking about 200 million or maybe more.