⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Jackl87]

Well, i for one also think that Ronaldo has been constantly disrespected by Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag, but the team is always bigger than a single player, and despite the fact that Ronaldo is one of the greatest player's of all time, he still has to respect the club in all ways possible. Shortly after his suspension from the team, Ronaldo has issued an official statement/apology to the club, and from his words i think he is really sorry for his actions and the club should forgive him and the two parties should work together and show each other more respect going forward, at least before he maybe leaves in January.

As others have already mentioned, i doubt that the apology of Ronaldo was an honest and serious apology. It think it was just a post that was made by one of his managers and sounds more like a copy/paste standard apology than a real one. Also i agree that Cristiano Ronaldo definitely can have the feeling that he is not treated with the respect that he deserves. When he joined ManU again 2 years ago he was the big savior for everyone but sadly it turned out not that way so far.
Before this season he desperately wanted to leave the club but it just did not work out and now he is stuck here even though he does not want to be here. It's an unfortunate situation for everyone.

[rahmad2nd]

It seems like Chelsea are also keen on letting Lukaku remain at Inter for a longer time by extending his loan contract there.

Lukaku has already been targeting to stay at Inter from now on so this is very good news for them. Chelsea don't want to bring him back because they have witnessed how he played in the past. They wouldn't like to take another risk by relying on him in the attacking line. Lukaku's bad performance was due to his happiness level in the end. Because he was very happy with Inter before and we all must be knowing how awesome scorer he was back then. As he is back from an injury now he would start playing for Inter again finally.

Apparently, that is what will happen to Lukaku with his future with Inter.

So far, there is no sign of Graham Potter needing his services at Chelsea. but what is certain, the Blues have returned to find their best form of performance under the direction of Graham Potter. They are in fourth place in the standings, with 20 points.
slowly but surely, Chelsea was able to find the rhythm of the game again although it can't be said to be very maximal.

Currently, Chelsea have Aubameyang and there are still several players who fill Lukaku's position.
so, like you said. it is very likely that Lukaku will stay with Inter, after all Lukaku has not fully recovered from the injury he suffered.  we will not know if it will have enough effect on its performance later.

[Velvet78]

Milan are rumoured to be interested in the 21-year-old Chelsea striker Armando Broja these days. However I don't think that Chelsea would be eager to let him go easily for now. Because he has been a part of the lineup since the beginning of the season. As they want to get efficiency from all of their strikers these days it is difficult to expect them to give up on one of their strikers.

He is believed to have a good future also so Chelsea would like to keep him until he reaches his potential. He is still very young of course and he doesn't have impressive stats for now.

[tokeweed]

It is reported that Romelo Lukaku has returned to training after a long muscle injury but he returned to training to prepare for the start of the Champions League match against Viktoria Plzen. I hope Lukaku can appear again and play an important role for Inter Milan in the future.

But there are other rumors about Lukaku who will be terminated on loan is it possible because he is often injured so that his declining performance makes the coaches reluctant to extend his contract on loan?
But it is said Inter & Chelsea they will decide next season about Lukaku's future.

For the wages the clubs pay him, esp in the EPL, he's so overrated.  He was hyped to be 'the next Droba' when Andre Villas Boas acquired him to be the spearhead of the attack in Chelsea years ago.  He was only 19 that time but he turned out to be a flop.  He's levels lower than Drogba.  He's good if he can bully the defenders which he can mostly do outside the EPL.  But in the EPL...?  He looks heavy footed and clutsy.

[bering]

Milan are rumoured to be interested in the 21-year-old Chelsea striker Armando Broja these days. However I don't think that Chelsea would be eager to let him go easily for now. Because he has been a part of the lineup since the beginning of the season. As they want to get efficiency from all of their strikers these days it is difficult to expect them to give up on one of their strikers.

He is believed to have a good future also so Chelsea would like to keep him until he reaches his potential. He is still very young of course and he doesn't have impressive stats for now.

He has long duration contract with Chelsea until 2028 and he also will be used as future striker for Chelsea so if AC Milan want him probably the price tag will be expensive but Milan so far only have 3 strikers such as Origi, Giroud and Ibrahimovic and the last 2 names is categorized as old players striker so Milan clearly should be looking for new players on that position but the chances is not completely closed for Milan to get him because so far Armando Broja has lost to compete with Aubameyang for forward line so if Milan can guarantee Armando Broja can playing regularly for every matches probably he will be considering the offers from Milan

[Pokapoka124]

A new Ballon d'Or has been awarded to Karim Benzema. The article I read has made me fall in love with this man. It is impossible to measure the level of sportsmanship and dedication he showed to his team. Because undergoing surgery would leave him out of action for two months, he has been serving his team with a fractured little finger. This shows his determination to reach his dreams, and finally he was awarded the Ballon d'Or.

I can totally remember how barely Benzema used to score for Real Madrid during the time when he took the lead. Even just before the season Ronaldo left, he only scored 5 goals. It is worth mentioning that Benzema was happy to be a sideman for Ronaldo while CR7 was on the team since CR7 had the main responsibility for scoring goals for the team, which fell to him.

Upon his departure, Karin stepped into that position, and my God, what an amazing job he has done with it!! He scored 27 goals in the league the following season after CR7 left, and since then he has been one of the most consistent goal scorers in the entire continent, and this Ballon d Or was well deserved for him

I'm so proud of Benzema and how much he has achieved in recent years. This is a player that struggle to keep up under the shadows of other top players like Ronaldo and Gareth Bale but has grown to show he can be better and carried the team after Ronaldo's departure. His humble beginnings are finally paying off for him. I admire the player he has turned out to be, a well deserved  Ballon D'or award for Karim Benzema.

[Ludmilla_rose1995]

Well, i for one also think that Ronaldo has been constantly disrespected by Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag, but the team is always bigger than a single player, and despite the fact that Ronaldo is one of the greatest player's of all time, he still has to respect the club in all ways possible. Shortly after his suspension from the team, Ronaldo has issued an official statement/apology to the club, and from his words i think he is really sorry for his actions and the club should forgive him and the two parties should work together and show each other more respect going forward, at least before he maybe leaves in January.

What Ronaldo issues was not an apology. We know how apology sounds like. Ronaldo just told us how he has been respectful to his team mates and  clubs everywhere he had played and said somethings things doesn't go as expected due to some circumstances, that he is still United whatever. There was no tune of apology in the very post of his.

The longer I see Ronaldo doesn't respect the MU management and also the MU coach. things like this make Ronaldo's future at MU will not last long. It's a pity that a great striker ends up on the bench. I'm a ronaldo fan but with his attitude like this, it's really very regrettable.

[arimamib]

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Yes, it seems that MU is no longer compatible with Ronaldo. he has great potential but is often not used. several reasons related to its declining performance, but I'm sure it's not the only reason.

This dispute will not be resolved easily. it will be more difficult if Ronaldo will be more on the bench. his relationship with the club and coach is not good. the winter transfer market will be a new story for him.

Ronaldo togetherness with Manchester United is predicted to be just a matter of time, Manchester United has no desire to extend his contract after it expires in June next year. Rumors of Ronaldo departure are getting louder, Manchester United have put Ronaldo on the selling list in the January transfer. Ronaldo departure is also a blessing for Manchester United, so far his contribution to the club has been minimal and Manchester United is also burdened with his high salary.
If Ronaldo wants to continue playing at the highest level and can experience the atmosphere of the Champions League, he will have to be willing to take part of his salary cut to attract interest from other clubs.

[masulum]

I was shocked by the news from eurosport.com about Ten Haag saying that Ronaldo's contract had to be terminated. This is not good for United, when they are not in a good position, the coach and his star players have serious problems. I do not imagine if Manchester United granted the request from Ten Haag. With MU's current position, it's very clear that MU needs Ronaldo to get at least big four positions.

https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2022-2023/furious-erik-ten-hag-wants-cristiano-ronaldos-manchester-united-contract-terminated-after-old-traffo_sto9195381/story.shtml

[bullrun2024bro]

Its very likely that Lucas Hernández will be extending his contract at FC Bayern. He is in talks with the club bosses. However, all parties agreed there is no rush - but its likely that he will be extending. Hernandez still has a contract until 30.06.2024. German Sky Sport news is reporting:

Lucas Hernández is very likely to extend his contract at FC Bayern, but not in the next few days. Talks are positive but the bosses are not in a hurry at the moment [@Plettigoal]

Source: https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1583418822794829825

IMHO, it would be great if FC Bayern would extend with the player. Hernandez shows top performances week by week and has developed to one of the best defenders at Bayern.

[makishart]

It seems like Chelsea are also keen on letting Lukaku remain at Inter for a longer time by extending his loan contract there.

Even if he was going back to the chelsea and it will not be included in the starting line up and so there's no choice for him other than try to stay at intermilan. Intermilan's owned was also trying to sell its club. That means the future for this club is still remain unknown.
Lukaku has been taking a good decision by staying at inter rather than going back to the chelsea again but i don't even think inter will make him permanent caused by club was facing financial problem.
The owner of inter will be facing the dead line to pay the loan. that's also a very big loan.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Atletico Madrid must be close to making the deal permanent now. Griezmann has always been showing his best performance at Atletico Madrid actually. Barcelona have made a huge mistake by signing him permanently. Now they are just trying to get rid of him as fast as possible. As they have made many transfers in the recent times, they had better raise some funds to relieve more financially.

Maybe they have made new sponsorship deals they are still not in a very bright financial condition. As they are going to pay a lot of money for salaries as well it is better for them to sell Griezmann. His salary is quite high now.

For me this thing about Griezmann is something that I don't like about the big teams, both Barcelona and Real Madrid, when the players are of a certain age they dismiss them as if they were worth nothing, this is something very bad, I see it badly and I think that it goes against the entire trajectory of the players, more so because it is when a player needs more from his club for everything it has given him, now the case of Griezmann is different because Barcelona already did it with Messi and if they did it with him, what is expected for the other players? all he does is burn them and sell them to the highest bidder, he would really like to stay at Barcelona.

Frank De Jong again? That guy had good chances of going  to England teams, especially to Manchester United but he chosed to play in Champions league because Manchester United is playing in europa league. In short time he will also see himself in the Europa League  . If he sees any good offer by January he may leave.

In the previous transfer window, he has an opportunity moving to Man United but he refused it since Barcelona still didn't pay all his salaries. As far as I know, the reason was about the salary, not about Man United not playing in UCL. Sure, he finally will play in Europa League also because Barcelona seems hard to qualify for the next stage in UCL.
Frank De Jong is no longer a key player for Barcelona, he spends much time on the bench now. No doubt that he will leave Barcelona if there is a top club makes an interesting offer. Barcelona also needs fresh money to balance the players' salaries. So, it will be good both for De Jong and for Barcelona as well.

Although I support him 100%, Under Xavi's management, Frank De Jong has lost his role as a key player for Barcelona, which is an unfortunate.
Frank De Jong was benched by Barcelona, and it didn't work out well. De Jong is extremely upset about not starting matches and may leave FC Barcelona if things do not change. Leaving would be better for him, but he refused earlier after making so much controversy. The upcoming January transfer window is a great opportunity for him to move to a better place when he gets enough playing time and he doesn't make any excuses for not moving.

Seeing De Jong warming the bench for Barcelona during this season makes me quite sad. He had the option of moving to Manchester United, but I believe that that transfer would have been very detrimental to his career. Let's just take a look at the current situation at Manchester United right now, shall we? There is no doubt that even Casemiro is not playing well with them at the moment. As such, I think if he had transferred to Manchester United, his career would have been jeopardized. In the next window, he ought to look for alternative options that might be ideally suited to his needs. His play style would be well-suited to the double pivot that Bayern plays, and that is one of the reasons why I think Bayern would make a wise option for him.

Of course, Bayern is the best option for him, I think that the problem with Manchester United is the Technical Director they have, the truth is that he seems to me to be a very stubborn person who does not take advantage of his good players and what he does is sit them on the bench , which is a total lack of respect, the truth is I don't know how they won against Tottenham, I think that Tottenham played so badly that not even Kane himself was seen in the game, I saw him very lost, so Man took advantage of this United to win, CR7 is also speculated that he will return to REAL MADRID and if so, it seems great to me, because apparently Luso wants to play in the UCL, Casemiro's case is different, but he must leave Manchester as quickly as possible.

Benching experienced players like Frenkie de Jong is disrespectful. Frenkie is being treated very badly by Xavi, he should continue starting the game, and Busquest should be benched. In the coming transfer window, he must move to a better club.

Frankie de Jong should go to a team where he would play full-time instead of sitting on the bench and watch games. It's unfair that Sergio Busquest is the one keeping one of the fantastic player barça have and Xavi don't see Frankie as a starter in his strategy. There are many team managers that could welcome him in their squad and Frankie is creative interms of key passes to Frontlines. He always have Interceptions and chances on the pitch, he's way better than Sergio, Frankie is young, have the strength and speed to make a counter attack, unlike Sergio Busquest who's getting old for the long runs. 

Well I'm not a fan of Barcelona, but I like to review the comments on social networks and they say that Xavi is the worst, that he always brings in the same players and that he doesn't take out Busquest, so this is something that intrigues me, could it be that Xavi is not the salvation of Barcelona? so now how will they do if Barcelona does not get the results, from the lens it can be seen that the one who made all the changes at their convenience was Xavi or the "Xavi Project" something that seems unusual to me but seeing the desperation of the Club they decided to trust in it, if he doesn't do anything in the UCL, then Barcelona is eliminated, and that would look very bad, and it goes without saying that they looked very bad in the classic.

It seems like Chelsea are also keen on letting Lukaku remain at Inter for a longer time by extending his loan contract there.

Even if he was going back to the chelsea and it will not be included in the starting line up and so there's no choice for him other than try to stay at intermilan. Intermilan's owned was also trying to sell its club. That means the future for this club is still remain unknown.
Lukaku has been taking a good decision by staying at inter rather than going back to the chelsea again but i don't even think inter will make him permanent caused by club was facing financial problem.
The owner of inter will be facing the dead line to pay the loan. that's also a very big loan.

It is much better that he stays at Inter, they put him there to play, if he comes back to Chelsea they may not include him from the beginning and that is usually a big problem, because I have seen every player who sometimes does not do very well well because they leave them on the bench with the excuse that they "adapt" to their game scheme, if he were at Man United with the coach they have, I'm sure they would never put him on again, then these are the things they have What to see the players when they are like that, the best thing is that they can transfer them for the good of their teams and the player, for me Lukaku is already more Inter than Chelsea.

[bullrun2024bro]

FC Bayern is interested in signing Konrad Laimer and currently has the best chances in the race for the Leipzig central midfielder. Julian Nagelsmann is a big fan of the 25-year-old and already wanted to sign him in the past.

At the moment, Bayern are leading the race to sign Konrad Laimer. Julian Nagelsmann wanted him in 2021 and in 2022 and he’s pushing for Laimer as a priority in 2023. English clubs have been in touch with his agent but it’s still early stages.

Source: https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1583096475541639169

In addition to FC Bayern, several English clubs are also interested in signing Laimer. Especially FC Chelsea. Transfermarket is showing the following probabilities:



Source: https://www.transfermarkt.de/konrad-laimer/profil/spieler/223967

IMHO, I don't know exactly what to make of a transfer of Laimer. FC Bayern is already extremely strong in midfield and instead of a new midfielder I would be in favor of signing another striker. What do you guys think?

[Pesona1]

the evening standard reports that eintracht frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka has emerged as a transfer option for arsenal london in their attempts to find a left-sided centre-back to provide competition for Gabriel.

If arsenal wants to stay on track to win then they must be able to add depth to the squad in January, right now arsenal is still performing quite consistently in the league but if we look at the depth of arsenal squad they are still not qualified, especially their reserve squad, apart from defenders, I think midfield should also be more attention by arteta, speaking of Ndicka, I think he can be an alternative option for arsenal after previously they failed to get martinez, but reportedly the competition for Ndicka will be very difficult because Tottenham, Juventus and even now Frankfurt are still trying to extend Ndicka contract which will expire at the end of this season.

[Oluwa-btc]

The Arsenal top management have promised to support Arteta with finances in the January window if he decides to boost the squad with new additions and at this moment I trust Arteta to be master class in Arsenal’s transfer dealings. I am definitely hopeful for new and experienced signings in January to boost the quality of the squad and improve the depth of the squad also.

Overall, Arsenal's attacking midfielders and defense were pretty good until week 12 of the EPL
Arsenal are quite firmly at the top of the standings and behind their extraordinary achievements this season, the option of adding players through the upcoming transfer window will have an impact on Arsenal. The aim is to improve performance and maintain their current position because surely Man City and Tottenham will work even harder going forward to get rid of Arsenal from the top of the table.

Yeah you know, I want to see them at the top of the standing since my favorite team to win the Baclays Premier League Tottenham Hotspur are not in a good form which I expected from the start of the season.
If Arsenal can maintain this tempo consistently from January next year to May, then, it's a clear compass that they will finally emerge winner's of the Premier League.

Yeah, Manchester City are doing absolutely stunning/ brilliant game after game, week in week out despite the loss against Liverpool over the weekend but they have been a major threat to any club at the top of the league, in th long run, I hope too many fixtures doesn't get them Fvcked especially during Europa League.

It is reported that Romelo Lukaku has returned to training after a long muscle injury but he returned to training to prepare for the start of the Champions League match against Viktoria Plzen. I hope Lukaku can appear again and play an important role for Inter Milan in the future.

But there are other rumors about Lukaku who will be terminated on loan is it possible because he is often injured so that his declining performance makes the coaches reluctant to extend his contract on loan?
But it is said Inter & Chelsea they will decide next season about Lukaku's future.

For the wages the clubs pay him, esp in the EPL, he's so overrated.  He was hyped to be 'the next Droba' when Andre Villas Boas acquired him to be the spearhead of the attack in Chelsea years ago.  He was only 19 that time but he turned out to be a flop.  He's levels lower than Drogba.  He's good if he can bully the defenders which he can mostly do outside the EPL.  But in the EPL...?  He looks heavy footed and clutsy.

I had a good time giggling here reading the last six words about Romelu Lukaku, both at Manchester United and Chelsea, he shouldn't have thought of a second return to Chelsea after a perfect stay and career turn around from all he went through at Manchester United. I hope he gets back to scoring ways for the sake of Belgium.

[Oneandpure]

Even if he was going back to the chelsea and it will not be included in the starting line up and so there's no choice for him other than try to stay at intermilan. Intermilan's owned was also trying to sell its club. That means the future for this club is still remain unknown.
Lukaku has been taking a good decision by staying at inter rather than going back to the chelsea again but i don't even think inter will make him permanent caused by club was facing financial problem.
The owner of inter will be facing the dead line to pay the loan. that's also a very big loan.

Returning to Chelsea not guarantee for Lukaku get regular position under scheme Graham Potter depending his performance in this season with Inter Milan not quite, absent several games with Inter Milan trough still injury I think need for Lukaku scoring goals again if want get regular position at Chelsea. However new manager at Chelsea seems the same if Lukaku can't back to top performance again and seems Graham Potter not easy to give regular place for Lukaku. Still left one half season more and I think if Lukaku can back to quite performance Inter will try several option to extended loan or permanent with Lukaku transfer from Chelsea.

[TopT3ns]

Returning to Chelsea not guarantee for Lukaku get regular position under scheme Graham Potter depending his performance in this season with Inter Milan not quite, absent several games with Inter Milan trough still injury I think need for Lukaku scoring goals again if want get regular position at Chelsea. However new manager at Chelsea seems the same if Lukaku can't back to top performance again and seems Graham Potter not easy to give regular place for Lukaku. Still left one half season more and I think if Lukaku can back to quite performance Inter will try several option to extended loan or permanent with Lukaku transfer from Chelsea.

Lukaku no longer wants to go to Chelsea because his condition is still not fully recovered but strangely at Inter he played great and made the Inter coach have to buy him and also Lukaku said if he did not want to linger at Chelsea and wanted to return to Inter immediately , If his desire is like that then he should consider it well because it is not easy to get into a big club like Chelsea and of course Inter have to spend quite a lot of money to buy Lukaku.

[nara1892]

Returning to Chelsea not guarantee for Lukaku get regular position under scheme Graham Potter depending his performance in this season with Inter Milan not quite, absent several games with Inter Milan trough still injury I think need for Lukaku scoring goals again if want get regular position at Chelsea. However new manager at Chelsea seems the same if Lukaku can't back to top performance again and seems Graham Potter not easy to give regular place for Lukaku. Still left one half season more and I think if Lukaku can back to quite performance Inter will try several option to extended loan or permanent with Lukaku transfer from Chelsea.

Lukaku no longer wants to go to Chelsea because his condition is still not fully recovered but strangely at Inter he played great and made the Inter coach have to buy him and also Lukaku said if he did not want to linger at Chelsea and wanted to return to Inter immediately , If his desire is like that then he should consider it well because it is not easy to get into a big club like Chelsea and of course Inter have to spend quite a lot of money to buy Lukaku.

At the moment Inter's condition is different from when he was before.
He could shine that time because Conte was able to maximize his ability well but now the era of Inzaghi and Lukaku is very difficult with this.
I think it will still be difficult for him now because regardless of what if his performance is not as good as the first time he was at Inter then indeed Inter will also be reluctant to keep Lukaku.

[Avirunes]

the evening standard reports that eintracht frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka has emerged as a transfer option for arsenal london in their attempts to find a left-sided centre-back to provide competition for Gabriel.

I don't think we need anymore defenders. We have Tierney and Zinchenko on left hand and they are perfect. Furthermore, Tomiyasu is also sometimes seen playing on that position. About Gabriel, he plays as centre back and he also has signed a long term contract today so I think we are full and perfect squad. Any more signings will only go only to the bench and nothing else.

[KTChampions]

Everything you say is unprovable, it's a matter of taste. For example, who would have thought that Zidane is good enough to lead Real Madrid and win the Champions League 3 times in a row? The same goes for the Mourinho-Guardiola comparisons. For example, I don't even consider it proven that Guardiola is a better than average coach - he had prime Barcelona, prime Bayern and prime City (endless budget, most expensive club in the world). Can anyone say that he achieved something special with these clubs? Not even close.

What I should prove to you?  
Are you trying to say Guardiola never achieved something special with Barcelona, Bayern, and City because they have strong squads and big money? Dude, do you ever see PSG? They have a strong squad, they have endless money too. But why they cannot win UCL? It is because they never hired a top coach like Zidane or Guardiola. Having a strong squad and endless money will be nothing if they are managed by a bad coach. Guardiola many times proved that he is a top coach, he won many prestigious titles until the last season. I don't need to explain it a lot, just checked his records yourself: https://www.transfermarkt.com/pep-guardiola/erfolge/trainer/5672.

Lol   I'm not trying to say this because it's a fact. Guardiola does not have a single achievement with a club that would be slightly lower than the cosmic level. Barcelona of the era of the gold team of Spain, Bayern of Jupe Heikens and City with an endless budget. With all these clubs, he has mediocre records (lower records would be a complete failure). And we don't know (and obviously never will) what Guardiola could have won if he had coached some not top club.

By the way:

Dude, do you ever see PSG? They have a strong squad, they have endless money too. But why they cannot win UCL? It is because they never hired a top coach like Zidane or Guardiola. Having a strong squad and endless money will be nothing if they are managed by a bad coach.

Dude, do you have some kind of split personality? Or you yourself don’t notice that you just put Guardiola down because he can’t win the Champions League with City (and he couldn’t with prime Bayern)