⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Docnaster]

if he was first choice then of course he would have played. But it's also that some players just don't fit into a team. When Lukaku went to Chelsea who would have thought that it is going to be such a failure? And sometimes the coach just doesn't like you and let's you sit on the bench while nobody else understands why. Now he went back to Inter and still it doesn't work out.

There aren't too many players who literally play well in almost every team and on a constant level, not only a few games on the top level and then you don't even notice for a few weeks whether they are even on the pitch.

I think I would. I mean not as much as he was, I definitely assumed that he would be at least a bit better than he has been, but Lukaku on Chelsea was tested before and it didn't work, so I assumed on the second try it wouldn't work again.

I get that people expected him to be a lot better considering his Inter career, but serie A and premier league are very different, and Inter is also very different from Chelsea as well, which is why it was always obvious that Lukaku wouldn't be as good as he was in Inter. I am guessing that when teams are making purchases, they shouldn't just buy players they want, they should focus on getting players that would be better for them specifically.

I did not believe that Lukaku will not do well in his second coming to Chelsea Football Club.
When he went to Inter Milan and was very brilliant in the attack of the club and he became one of the most in-form strikers in the world then.
I now believe that since Lukaku has played very well in England in the Everton and even Manchester United. He therefore has the experience of playing in English football and would have do well in the second comng to Chelsea but I was wrong. Also Chelsea did not treat him well

[Ayers]

Their debt is extremely high, but they also understand that their brand has a certain value. I don't know how much of their tangible and intangible assets they have sold or rented out or used to secure a loan, but I think a collapse is not very likely for those huge soccer clubs. If anything, they would probably decide to sell equity or assets in order to avoid the collapse. But from there on it could be shifting into a downward spiral as the club could become less valuable in total very quickly. I am not able to give an estimate where Barcelona exactly stands. But I know that the media is talking about a collapse for some clubs for over a decade I think and it never happened.

I think you are right. At this moment they must have been getting all the help and all the time to recover from the problems that they have, just because the Barcelona name in itself has a lot of value.

Otherwise, if this was the story of any other club, I am quite sure that by now there probably would have not existed. I think this is good for Barcelona. Because they are getting a chance to fix the problems that they have.

So instead of just buying overpriced old players, they can probably think about how to save money and get out of debt. Of course, they are going to perform well if they have good players on the team. But the way they are spending, I don't think only winning the La Liga title is going to be enough.

[Oluwa-btc]

Marcel Sabitzer, who is currently on loan from FC Bayern to Manchester United, can well imagine continuing to play for ManU after his loan ends in the summer. However, no decision has been made yet and FC Bayern will probably have to agree with ManU on a suitable transfer fee. Sabitzer's market value is currently around €20 and his contract at FC Bayern runs until summer 2025.

Marcel Sabitzer would love to stay at Manchester United and United are happy with him, but a decision won't be made until around April/May [@FabrizioRomano]

Source: https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1630602670217068547

I mean with two years left on his contract, I can hardly imagine FC Bayern letting Sabitzer go for some cheap price (I guess it will be somewhere between €20-€30 million). Even though I would like to see Sabitzer become an established player in the Premier League. He really deserves that.

Sabitzer's role so far with Manchester United has been very important, since Eriksen was injured he has often filled that position. Therefore, Erik ten hag is also very happy with the performance provided by Sabitzer and makes it possible to buy him at the end of the season from Bayern Munich if the agreement meets a bright spot for the two clubs. But indeed, Sabitzer's current price is still quite cheap, he deserves a price of around 40 to 50 million euros if his performance continues to be as consistent as it is now.

Erik Ten Hag knows the player very well and as a Manchester United fan I can say that it's okay if they can extend the current contract with Manchester United. Since Erikson left for good, I meant due to Injury Sabitzer has properly do that and lead people to steal on or whatever way it seems like it's goi

[Tony116]

Apart from that, his father, Lilian Thuram, also said that he wanted his son to join Barcelona in the summer transfer even though the Blaugrana are experiencing financial problems. so it will be interesting for us to wait, which club will be the place for Marcus Thuram to continue his career.

Yeah his father played for Barcelona and also mentioned that it would be a dream come true for him if Thuram plays for Barcelona. So its likely that he will move to Barcelona and other clubs won't have a chance until they are in race. But if Barca are out of race and have other players to go after before Thuram then I think other clubs might have a chance to go after him.

As far as I know, Bayern Munich and Manchester United were targeting this player. However, now Bayern Munich is out of the deal. Manchester United is still interested. But I have not heard any official news.

Personally, I do not think that Barcelona is going to be too much interested. Because Barcelona already have a really good striker. And I am quite sure that Barcelona is not going to play Marcus Thuram instead of Robert Lewandowski.

[KTChampions]

I am seeing everywhere that Chelsea fans don't want coach Potter anymore, and he will probably leave within a few days, as the situation is not good at all with him at the club.
I remember in 2012 when in the middle of the Champions League, the team fired André Villas-Boas, and brought in Roberto Di Matteo who was the assistant. Needless to say, that year the team won the league, so changing coaches can be a good thing, even in the middle of a competition.

I don't know if you have thought about it, but Zidane has no contract with any team, wouldn't it be a good challenge for the Frenchman, and a good solution for Chelsea?
There is no lack of players, since the team has hired many youngsters and there is no lack of money. Besides, the English championship is the most competitive one nowadays, where everyone has more interest, and Chelsea is a team capable of win UCL again.

What do you think, are there any possibilities?

Approximately 0% chance that Zidane will move to Chelsea. Zidane in general does not want to work in the Premier League and comes up with ridiculous excuses for this, like "I don't know English well" and I'm a million percent sure that he will never move to a crisis club with unclear prospects. He has too "great" track record to risk it. Maybe he could be lured to City, but the club has a bad reputation plus the competition in the Premier League is so intense that even with City titles are not guaranteed. Given how long Zidane has been waiting for the right place for him, he won't take any of the risky options that Chelsea certainly is.

[Asiska02]

Apart from that, his father, Lilian Thuram, also said that he wanted his son to join Barcelona in the summer transfer even though the Blaugrana are experiencing financial problems. so it will be interesting for us to wait, which club will be the place for Marcus Thuram to continue his career.

Marcus Thuram would be a good fit for Barcelona during the summer transfer window. But, because Barcelona has a lot of options, they could easily let him go if they find a better option or a better deal. Barcelona signing him this summer will be a win-win for both him and the team. Marcus Thuram is a fantastic player who will be pursued by other major clubs if Barcelona fails to sign him.

[Woodie]

I don't know why chelsea is always taking such horrible decision like that. chelsea has been even closer with the relegation zone. Will chelsea be relegated this season? that's interesting thing to bet on it

There is so much presure coming from the fans, and all interested parties and at this point it clearly looks like desperate decisions to try and get an immediate result and unfortunately with football it doesn't work out this way.

I was quite surprised by Mbappe's statement, that he is an AC Milan fan, and if he moves to Serie A, he will only accept AC Milan.

Probably trying to stir away all media attentions from the PSG dressing room to this potential transfer...

Maybe this is not the right time for AC Milan to get superstar fans who are in their best performance. Because AC Milan doesn't have enough money to bring him in. Even though he expressed his love for Milan, Di Marzio said, there were no negotiations whatsoever between Milan and Mbappe. Of course, I am aware that Milan cannot sign Mbappe with the remainder of his contract. PSG will not just let Mbappe go.

That's what came to my mind, teams like AC Milan aren't big money spenders and a player like Mbappe comes at a premium and the Italian team won't be interested in such, unless a free transfer was to happen 

[Distraction]

Romelu Lukaku doesn't seem like he has got what he wanted at Inter again. His performance level is not very satisfying these days.

There will be two names who will be going out from inter.

1. Romelu lukaku will be returned back again to the chelsea due to the his bad performance with the club. The team is not needed him anymore. Lukaku was in a difficult situation right now caused by chelsea was always using the new player instead of its old players in the club.
2. Simeone inzaghi will be out from intermilan due to the same reason as lukaku as well but he was a coach for inter. Inter may already targeted some potential coach.

I don't know if Chelsea would be willing to have Romelu Lukaku back in the team. Because his performance with the team wasn't good at all before he left. He was wasting so many goal opportunities just as he is doing now at Inter. Yeah maybe there is scoring issue for Chelsea for a long time. But I don't feel like the striker to solve this is Lukaku. Instead they could just go for finishing the Nkunku transfer which I expect to see it in the summer. He is a really great scorer and hopefully his latest injury won't affect him badly.

Inzaghi might not be permanent but I don't know. Inter have already got a title and they are at the 2nd position in the league also. Maybe the board would decide upon keeping him for one more season.

[kawetsriyanto]

I was quite surprised by Mbappe's statement, that he is an AC Milan fan, and if he moves to Serie A, he will only accept AC Milan. Maybe this is not the right time for AC Milan to get superstar fans who are in their best performance. Because AC Milan doesn't have enough money to bring him in. Even though he expressed his love for Milan, Di Marzio said, there were no negotiations whatsoever between Milan and Mbappe. Of course, I am aware that Milan cannot sign Mbappe with the remainder of his contract. PSG will not just let Mbappe go.

Nothing wrong if Mbappe is a fan of AC Milan, AC Milan is one of the top clubs in Serie A. It is also his right, he can state that he is a fan of any club. But I also doubt if he will move to AC Milan. You are right that AC Milan will be difficult to pay his transfer fees and his salary. AC Milan isn't a club that often spends huge money on 1 player only. I think only Real Madrid, Man City, and other rich clubs which can pay Mbappe's transfer fees and his salary. I am sure Real Madrid is still his priority if he plans to move to a new club in the near future.

[Raflesia]

Approximately 0% chance that Zidane will move to Chelsea. Zidane in general does not want to work in the Premier League and comes up with ridiculous excuses for this, like "I don't know English well" and I'm a million percent sure that he will never move to a crisis club with unclear prospects. He has too "great" track record to risk it. Maybe he could be lured to City, but the club has a bad reputation plus the competition in the Premier League is so intense that even with City titles are not guaranteed. Given how long Zidane has been waiting for the right place for him, he won't take any of the risky options that Chelsea certainly is.

Very funny but I agree with this statement lol
After all, there are many other clubs, of course, big ones who still hope for Zidane, not only Chelsea, and as you said, he has clearly said that he will never join due to language barriers, so this is definitely unlikely to happen
However his current condition is even though Zidane has been unemployed for quite a while and enjoying his life but being at Chelsea I don't think is the right choice.

[Zaguru12]

I was quite surprised by Mbappe's statement, that he is an AC Milan fan, and if he moves to Serie A, he will only accept AC Milan. Maybe this is not the right time for AC Milan to get superstar fans who are in their best performance. Because AC Milan doesn't have enough money to bring him in. Even though he expressed his love for Milan, Di Marzio said, there were no negotiations whatsoever between Milan and Mbappe. Of course, I am aware that Milan cannot sign Mbappe with the remainder of his contract. PSG will not just let Mbappe go.

Mbappe has ever stated it last year, some people may unaware about this. Mbappe was a loyal supporter for ac milan. Basically, he had made such claim since last year.

Kylian mbappe has claimed that he was an acmilan fan when he was young and stressed that he had promised he would never play for any other team should he ever move to italy

Mbappe was also fully explaining the reason why he has become ac milan fan since he was young

My connection with AC Milan is special," Mbappe told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"As a child I had an Italian nanny and spent a lot of time with her family, who were all AC Milan fans. So, thanks to them, I also cheered for the Rossoneri and watched a lot of AC Milan games.

It's clear that if mbappe will have only one team that may have a chance to sign him as a new player and that's ac milan. I think that some day mbappe will be playing for milan.

Being a mere fan of a football club wouldn’t make a player to cherish just any move. Mbappe might have soft spot for Milan because of his Nanny but that was a different Milan and not the current or last seven years ago Milan. At this peak it will be very difficult to see him moving to a team like that, there could be a possibility of it happening may be when he crosses the 30 age mark.
With Mbappe having an eye on the Ballon d’or, It is most like that his destination would be Spain or England should he decide to part ways with PSG

[jayce]

Apart from that, his father, Lilian Thuram, also said that he wanted his son to join Barcelona in the summer transfer even though the Blaugrana are experiencing financial problems. so it will be interesting for us to wait, which club will be the place for Marcus Thuram to continue his career.

Yeah his father played for Barcelona and also mentioned that it would be a dream come true for him if Thuram plays for Barcelona. So its likely that he will move to Barcelona and other clubs won't have a chance until they are in race. But if Barca are out of race and have other players to go after before Thuram then I think other clubs might have a chance to go after him.

There is no point for Barcelona actually to sign another striker, while they already have Lewandowski, Raphinha and Ferran in the squad. Even if in the end Barcelona able to sign him next season, his fate could be like Braithwaite, Depay, De Jong, Aubameyang, Malcom, and many other names that I have no idea why Barcelona tried to sign them lol. Marcus could try to join the team his dad also played for before Barca, Juventus, which it's proven that Juventus could be a good place for young players too.

[Pokapoka124]

Liverpool performance is indeed no longer as perfect as last season, this is due to management not making ideal transfers to replace players who have left before and one of them is Mane who has been a perfect partner or partner for Salah so far, declining Liverpool performance of course has an impact on Salah selling price on the market, according to Transfermarkt now Salah selling price is around 80 million euros from its highest price of 150 million euros, but in my opinion, Salah still has a long contract with Liverpool and however Liverpool will not sell Wrong at a low price, moreover it seems that there are still many big European teams who are indeed interested in recruiting Salah.

I think every club has to pass through rough times at one point or the other and Liverpool are in that phase but gradually Klopp's men look to be getting back on track again with a sudden run of good form. Mo Salah is still an important player for Liverpool I have a feeling he will be seeing out his contract at Anfield which means leaving is unlikely at this time.

[shogun47]

if he was first choice then of course he would have played. But it's also that some players just don't fit into a team. When Lukaku went to Chelsea who would have thought that it is going to be such a failure? And sometimes the coach just doesn't like you and let's you sit on the bench while nobody else understands why. Now he went back to Inter and still it doesn't work out.

There aren't too many players who literally play well in almost every team and on a constant level, not only a few games on the top level and then you don't even notice for a few weeks whether they are even on the pitch.

I think I would. I mean not as much as he was, I definitely assumed that he would be at least a bit better than he has been, but Lukaku on Chelsea was tested before and it didn't work, so I assumed on the second try it wouldn't work again.

I get that people expected him to be a lot better considering his Inter career, but serie A and premier league are very different, and Inter is also very different from Chelsea as well, which is why it was always obvious that Lukaku wouldn't be as good as he was in Inter. I am guessing that when teams are making purchases, they shouldn't just buy players they want, they should focus on getting players that would be better for them specifically.

I think they were hoping for his physical strengths to be the right addition to the team qualities that Chelsea had at the time, but you are right that the two leagues are very different. Now still a player who scored like him in Serie A should have a chance to try it in the Premier League, why not.

See Victor Osimhen, a lot of people already see him changing clubs and leave Serie A for the Premier League as well. The same principle would apply, but I think he could go his way and be successful in the Premier League.

Blaming Lukaku and saying he wasn't good at Chelsea isn't wrong, but the whole team didn't work really well. Werner was also wrong if you consider the transfer sum and the salary he earned at Chelsea. He left Leipzig as a top scorer, now he returned and isn't playing as well as he used to.

[Pokapoka124]

I did not believe that Lukaku will not do well in his second coming to Chelsea Football Club.
When he went to Inter Milan and was very brilliant in the attack of the club and he became one of the most in-form strikers in the world then.
I now believe that since Lukaku has played very well in England in the Everton and even Manchester United. He therefore has the experience of playing in English football and would have do well in the second comng to Chelsea but I was wrong. Also Chelsea did not treat him well

I think Lukaku is on the path of improvement. He’s not there yet but I see signs of improvement which the Inter Milan coach has also noticed and encouraged Lukaku’s hard work. The world cup is gone and I think it is time he puts all of that behind and focus on improving his game. I believe he has what it takes to be that star player we used to know and he can still make it happen at Inter Milan.

[X-ray]

Being a mere fan of a football club wouldn’t make a player to cherish just any move. Mbappe might have soft spot for Milan because of his Nanny but that was a different Milan and not the current or last seven years ago Milan. At this peak it will be very difficult to see him moving to a team like that, there could be a possibility of it happening may be when he crosses the 30 age mark.
With Mbappe having an eye on the Ballon d’or, It is most like that his destination would be Spain or England should he decide to part ways with PSG

I think that it must be remarked again if  mbappe will be going to the ac milan when he has ever only had the option to play in italian league. As long as he can still perform so well and mbappe will always be targeted by so many clubs.

I hope what you have said will be true. That will be so good to see mbappe get a new challenge in another competitive league, especially in england. Where there are lots of big clubs. It seems like that italian like would become his last destination if he has no other option.

[borovichok]

Manchester United is quite hopeful that this time they will be able to sign every young player who is actually performing well on the field. Garnacho will undoubtedly receive significant investment from the board because they don't want to lose him to another team. Advance negotiations to extend Alejandro Garnacho's contract with Manchester United are now underway. He is the red devils' future, and there is every reason to keep the kid in the team because he is brilliant and is playing at a high level. Despite his young age, Erik Ten Hag included him on his first team due to his outstanding performance.

[Leviathan.007]

if he was first choice then of course he would have played. But it's also that some players just don't fit into a team. When Lukaku went to Chelsea who would have thought that it is going to be such a failure? And sometimes the coach just doesn't like you and let's you sit on the bench while nobody else understands why. Now he went back to Inter and still it doesn't work out.

There aren't too many players who literally play well in almost every team and on a constant level, not only a few games on the top level and then you don't even notice for a few weeks whether they are even on the pitch.

I think I would. I mean not as much as he was, I definitely assumed that he would be at least a bit better than he has been, but Lukaku on Chelsea was tested before and it didn't work, so I assumed on the second try it wouldn't work again.

I get that people expected him to be a lot better considering his Inter career, but serie A and premier league are very different, and Inter is also very different from Chelsea as well, which is why it was always obvious that Lukaku wouldn't be as good as he was in Inter. I am guessing that when teams are making purchases, they shouldn't just buy players they want, they should focus on getting players that would be better for them specifically.

I think they were hoping for his physical strengths to be the right addition to the team qualities that Chelsea had at the time, but you are right that the two leagues are very different. Now still a player who scored like him in Serie A should have a chance to try it in the Premier League, why not.

See Victor Osimhen, a lot of people already see him changing clubs and leave Serie A for the Premier League as well. The same principle would apply, but I think he could go his way and be successful in the Premier League.

Blaming Lukaku and saying he wasn't good at Chelsea isn't wrong, but the whole team didn't work really well. Werner was also wrong if you consider the transfer sum and the salary he earned at Chelsea. He left Leipzig as a top scorer, now he returned and isn't playing as well as he used to.

The reason why we think Victor Osimhen is going to leave Napoli for another club is the situation of Napoli because we know in Napoli they are unable to pay him the salary he can get in from a British Club in Premier League a team like Chelsea or Manchester United can pay enough for this player while Napoli cannot have a race with them otherwise Osimhen is under contract until 2025 and normally he should stay there.

[Pokapoka124]

I was quite surprised by Mbappe's statement, that he is an AC Milan fan, and if he moves to Serie A, he will only accept AC Milan. Maybe this is not the right time for AC Milan to get superstar fans who are in their best performance. Because AC Milan doesn't have enough money to bring him in. Even though he expressed his love for Milan, Di Marzio said, there were no negotiations whatsoever between Milan and Mbappe. Of course, I am aware that Milan cannot sign Mbappe with the remainder of his contract. PSG will not just let Mbappe go.

Well, I am not surprised because on several occasions I have heard and read statements from players indicating a special love for a particular team mostly from childhood and not every player get a chance to be signed or play for their boyhood dream teams. Though it is very unlikely Mbappe will move to AC Milan anytime soon because PSG are ready to do anything to keep Mbappe.

[Oluwa-btc]

Manchester United is quite hopeful that this time they will be able to sign every young player who is actually performing well on the field. Garnacho will undoubtedly receive significant investment from the board because they don't want to lose him to another team. Advance negotiations to extend Alejandro Garnacho's contract with Manchester United are now underway. He is the red devils' future, and there is every reason to keep the kid in the team because he is brilliant and is playing at a high level. Despite his young age, Erik Ten Hag included him on his first team due to his outstanding performance.

He's worth the raise honestly, a youngin but he's raised he's game to a top level, very brave, fearless and ready to take on anyone that comes in his way. I'm a big fan of the lad. I hope he be well disciplined and doesn't follow the tract of Mason Greenwood to affect his career.

Victor Oshime should move to Chelsea rather than Manchester United ( Yes I support Manchester United ) but he'll make a better signature for Chelsea than Manchester United. I'm ready to see Manchester United 92' set bashing and messing with him mentally, although I know he is mentally strong.

Lukaku back at Chelsea is a big mistake, he's too big and also a left footer, if they don't also get a coach that can play to his strength forget about it really. Chelsea needs Victor Oshime for real.