⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Mr.suevie]

I don't want to get anyone hopes high but when Frank Lampard first signed for Chelsea there was a transfer ban which restrict the club from buying players so he had to make do with the crop of players available to him. Lampard has inherited a fantastic squad but he has limited time to get to know the players, their individual qualities and to put the team together. It's indeed a daunting task and it would only take a miracle for Chelsea to play in europe next season.

I am not really a Premier League expert but if i remember correctly, than Frank Lampard did not really have a big success so far as a coach not in his first stint as the coach of Chelsea and also not during his stay at FC Everton. So i think that his second stay at Chelsea could be really important for him for his personal development as a coach. If he is again failing at improving the performance of his team now, then maybe his dreams of becoming a big coach of the biggest and best teams of europe could already be over again. So Lampard definitely has a lot to lose now, but of course if he is doing well, then this could also be a huge career boost for him.

I think this is an opportunity for him to correct his early errors as Chelsea coach in his first tier in the club although this time around the jobs looks alot harder than before but the squad he has to manage and players are of high standards but the pressure for him to at least get a positive results before the end of the season will be chokening for him as the club has been seriously damage by the previous coach. During Franky's first coaching career in Chelsea he didn't perform well and also not so bad but I think if he is given more time to manage the club this time, he might turn up with the expected results, I mean you can only take to correction and improve after failure so am hoping to see Chelsea play well again.

[emrecemsan]

According to some speculations Barcelona are planning to make a move for Joao Cancelo in the summer. You know he is still a loanee at Bayern Munich from Manchester City now. He adapted to the team and the Bundesliga quite fast to tell the truth. He is very professional and skilled player as well. Barcelona can really make use of a player like him. They have only Sergi Roberto as a natural right-back in the team now. Adding Cancelo to the team would be a really great move for them.

Besides it looks like Manchester City don't feel the need of Cancelo from now on. Otherwise they wouldn't have loaned him to another team in the first place. I'm still surprised with this move though. I thought he was one of the most important players for the team.

[$crypto$]

For players like Lionel Messi, money is no longer the main goal in playing football. It's true he's won everything in Europe, including money. All the luxuries he has are the result of his hard work as a soccer player. An offer from the Arab League is difficult for anyone to refuse, Ronaldo, who wants to continue his career in Europe to be able to play again in the UCL, cannot refuse a large salary offer from the Arab League.
Messi current situation makes it very possible for him to survive on the European stage, apart from Barcelona who still really want his services, Manchester City are also trying to persuade Messi to land at the Etihad stadium. I think Messi will continue to play in European competition even though the salary received is smaller than that offered in the Arab League, because the level of European competition is far above Asian competition.

What goal should Lionel Messi have other than money right now? He has achieved everything there is to achieve in football. He really should go for the money. He should also understand that if he does not perform as well, as he is being expected by a lot of people in Barcelona, his value is going to decrease no matter what.

Duke

If you are old, your performance will decrease greatly, so indeed this will definitely happen, the same thing happened to Ronaldo, who went to the Arab League with a tempting salary offer, especially since the offer for Messi was 2x bigger than Ronaldo.
of course some clubs would want to get Messi's services at this time but not with a bigger offer, this actually depends on Messi's decision whether he will leave and return to compete in the Arab League or continue his career in Europe, but still playing in Europe it will not last longer because he will continue to age.

[Oneandpure]

Don't worry too much because Frank Lampard will only manage Chelsea temporarily until this season ends, Chelsea does not provide long-term guarantees for Lampard and his current job is only to replace Graham Potter. Chelsea are still considering several coaches for next year, names such as Luis Enrique, Nagelsmann and Mauricio Pochettino are widely reported to be in negotiations.

The arrival of a new coach will be a big motivation for the club to rise in the remaining matches, Chelsea have great players and their quality is also almost the same as Arsenal, United or Newcastle, so it only takes a touch from Frank Lampard to make them more confident in the remaining matches ahead, we just wait what Frank Lampard can do for Chelsea.

Its does not matter about temporarily Frank Lampard position as Chelsea manager because right now more crucial moment, have target for finish on top fourth standing and against Real Madrid in Champion League are big expected by Chelsea fans. But they doubt with Lampard will success or not because ever failed when becoming Chelsea manager.

Chelsea reported have contacted many experienced manager from Luis Enrique, Nagelsmann and Mauricio Pochettino, seemes easy for Chelsea because all their manager target are free agent right now after sacking from their position. Last updated Luis Enrique will fly to London and hear the offering from Chelsea management if reach agreement later.

[Raflesia]

If you are old, your performance will decrease greatly, so indeed this will definitely happen, the same thing happened to Ronaldo, who went to the Arab League with a tempting salary offer, especially since the offer for Messi was 2x bigger than Ronaldo.
of course some clubs would want to get Messi's services at this time but not with a bigger offer, this actually depends on Messi's decision whether he will leave and return to compete in the Arab League or continue his career in Europe, but still playing in Europe it will not last longer because he will continue to age.

To be honest, in terms of performance, I don't think he has decreased drastically because in terms of competition, of course he can still do it, but it's undeniable that when you say a decrease in performance, it's clear that things like this happen because no matter how strong a player is, when dealing with age, the natural enemy is everything. going to be a little more complicated.

Currently, the news is in full swing, but when something like this happens, when reflecting on Ronaldo's previous case, the chance for him to go to the Arab League is clearly very large, but on the other hand, when he decides to move, it's quite clear that now the Arab League will be even more eye-catching than ever. before, especially with the presence of two goats, of course this would not go unnoticed.

[baeva]

I don't want to get anyone hopes high but when Frank Lampard first signed for Chelsea there was a transfer ban which restrict the club from buying players so he had to make do with the crop of players available to him. Lampard has inherited a fantastic squad but he has limited time to get to know the players, their individual qualities and to put the team together. It's indeed a daunting task and it would only take a miracle for Chelsea to play in europe next season.

I am not really a Premier League expert but if i remember correctly, than Frank Lampard did not really have a big success so far as a coach not in his first stint as the coach of Chelsea and also not during his stay at FC Everton. So i think that his second stay at Chelsea could be really important for him for his personal development as a coach. If he is again failing at improving the performance of his team now, then maybe his dreams of becoming a big coach of the biggest and best teams of europe could already be over again. So Lampard definitely has a lot to lose now, but of course if he is doing well, then this could also be a huge career boost for him.

The coach's career would not end there, he would just be forgotten in big soccer. And in general it looks strange, as if they give a second chance, an attempt, but is Chelsea in a position to do handouts? I'm sure it's not because Lempard is a great coach (he has little achievements in his coaching career), it's more just to prove himself again, but it's unlikely to end well.

[Alanaz]

Amadou Onana is a defensive player in Everton who had a good performance recently and that's why the price for this player increased recently also he is a young player and he can be a good investment for any team hiring this player even for other seasons. But I think Chelsea they won't have more chance than Arsenal for hiring this player mostly because Chslea doesn't have stability and they won't be in the champions league.

I think for both the clubs there will be lot of candidates before they consider getting Onana. There are lot of big names that both these big rivals are targetting. Of course Onana will be there but I think players like Rice, Bellingham , Estupinan, Tielemans and more are much before Onana. Whatever it will be it is sure that Chelsea will try to get what Arsenal is trying for.

In addition to competition on the field and standings, there is always competition for players. And so it is in their attempts to approach Onana to become one of them. But I agree with you, before they have serious talks with this player, they will first go after players who have already shone and have good performances. There are a lot of options for them now, but how far are they going to go to bring them.

[shogun47]

I came across this article and couldn't believe it is true about Zidane. There Zidane is quoted from an interview and he said that he won't take an offer from a Premier League club because he doesn't speak English and he doesn't intend to learn it. Firstly, I never thought that Zidane doesn't speak English, but when I thought about it it makes a little bit of sense as most time of his life he was in France, Italy and Spain. Secondly, I wouldn't have expected Zidane to not be willing to learn another language! So he would really decline when Manchester City puts 20 million on the table because of a language barrier? Generally, there are always good reasons to learn English besides taking an offer from Manchester City

[JeromeTash]

I came across this article and couldn't believe it is true about Zidane. There Zidane is quoted from an interview and he said that he won't take an offer from a Premier League club because he doesn't speak English and he doesn't intend to learn it. Firstly, I never thought that Zidane doesn't speak English, but when I thought about it it makes a little bit of sense as most time of his life he was in France, Italy and Spain. Secondly, I wouldn't have expected Zidane to not be willing to learn another language! So he would really decline when Manchester City puts 20 million on the table because of a language barrier? Generally, there are always good reasons to learn English besides taking an offer from Manchester City

Well, looks like you are a little late, but yeah, that has always been Zidane's position. I think he's looking at the France national team job or PSG. I mean if he had any desire to get to England then he would have already done it by now. So many big clubs from England would dream about having him as his European record is pretty awesome, and he has been free for a long time

I think to him, it's not all about money.

[jakdanyel]

Exactly. The thing Zidane is interested in these days is a national team job - managing France national team to be more specific. But I feel like there is one team that could make him change his mind about this and that team is PSG in my opinion. PSG are a French team as well therefore they might still have a chance to convince Zidane to manage them.

You know how inconsistent PSG are this season. Galtier's time might be running out here now. I don't think he is the one for this team. But with an incredible manager like Zidane they can get a few steps closer to their biggest goal which is to win the Champions League. Let's see if they try to convince him in case they sack Galtier in the summer.

[KTChampions]

I came across this article and couldn't believe it is true about Zidane. There Zidane is quoted from an interview and he said that he won't take an offer from a Premier League club because he doesn't speak English and he doesn't intend to learn it. Firstly, I never thought that Zidane doesn't speak English, but when I thought about it it makes a little bit of sense as most time of his life he was in France, Italy and Spain. Secondly, I wouldn't have expected Zidane to not be willing to learn another language! So he would really decline when Manchester City puts 20 million on the table because of a language barrier? Generally, there are always good reasons to learn English besides taking an offer from Manchester City

Haven't you seen this before? I thought this "excuse" from Zidane already made everyone laugh. Such excuses look ridiculous, since at some time he considered the possibility of heading either Juventus or Bavaria - it is obvious that German and Italian are not native to him either, and it is unlikely that he speaks them better than English. I don’t know why he couldn’t come up with a more plausible excuse because everyone knows that he will simply never go to the Premier League even if all the players and other people there suddenly are from France.

[makishart]

Arsenal and Chelsea are in the hunt for Everton defensive midfielder Amadou Onana in the summer. Apart from these two competitions, what is quite unreasonable is the market value, even though he plays for a team like Everton, which this season has often had bad results in every game. I think for chelsea at any price they will buy it if they want it, but for arsenal they will definitely make an offer at a lower price than the current market value.

I would not even mind him any more. Chelsea doesn't need him. Just let him go to the arsenal. that's it. he was not even interesting to the chelsea. How can you say that if he will have a chance to join with chelsea if he dislike the club? onana was just wanna playing for a club that potentially winning the trophy. Arsenal will be playing at champion league next season. His choice can still change anytime but who knows? Since he has been confirming to be more interested with arsenal rather than chelsea.
I see no chance for chelsea. He was not as good as chelsea's player too. The only problem is the previous coach was stupid enough for not able to dig the potential from its team.

I just hope that there will be some changes in the club that will make all of players will able to go all in. It seems like that so many players quite happy with lampard that was coming to the club.
I hope that lampard was trying to learn something after he got sacked before. Lampard must blend his coaching style with how a good coach like tuchel was coaching its club.

It will be so interesting to see what's gonna be the result at all.

[bitgolden]

Money can always be or become a goal again, that is very relative. From a political or moral perspective, I don't understand why Ronaldo went to Saudi Arabia and play in a country where human rights are worth shit. From a financial standpoint, he must be absolutely crazy to deny an offer where he can earn in 2.5 years what he has earned in 20 years before that. It is so much money that it becomes relevant again. If someone offered Elon Musk 10x of his net worth for Tesla, I am not sure what he would do. It is always relative. We normal human beings would think that at some point enough is enough, but that's perhaps not how it works.

It remains to be seen how Messi will decide as I am really interested in his decision and whether he has the guts to decline an offer paying him 400 million a year. Does he need the money? No. But that's not the point.

I think there is a difference between that much money. When you made 500 million dollars in 20 years, and someone offers you 500 for 2.5 years, that is still "millions", even though it is more money than we could ever make, that's as much as someone who owns like a few dozen wind turbines.

Imagine being the richest football player, and "maybe" even the greatest football player ever lived, and you have as much as someone who has a good business, it is not really that crazy, we have about 500 or so people, maybe more, richer than him because business makes a lot more money than sports at the top, richest sports people can't compete with richest business owners. Elon on the other hand has so much that offering 10x can't be even done.

[kawetsriyanto]

I think he will stay until summer when they will get a proper replacement. Lampard already had an episode in Chelsea but it didnt end well but i think now they cannot do worse. The season is already over for them they just need to play it off until the end and make plans for next season

According to skysports, Chelsea appoints Lampard as an interim manager until the end of the season. So, it is clear that Lampard only manages Chelsea until this season is over. But he may be considered to continue managing Chelsea in the next season if Lampard makes Chelsea management satisfied. But I doubt that Lampard will get the chance since there are still 4 big remaining matches for Chelsea. Lampard may get losses in these matches, and Chelsea management won't consider hiring him as head coach for the next season.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12850853/frank-lampard-chelsea-appoint-former-manager-as-caretaker-manager-until-end-of-season#:~:text=Frank%20Lampard%20%2D%20April%20to%20May,managers%20during%20his%20playing%20days.

[Huppercase]

I don't want to get anyone hopes high but when Frank Lampard first signed for Chelsea there was a transfer ban which restrict the club from buying players so he had to make do with the crop of players available to him. Lampard has inherited a fantastic squad but he has limited time to get to know the players, their individual qualities and to put the team together. It's indeed a daunting task and it would only take a miracle for Chelsea to play in europe next season.

There is a condition that comes with Lampard contract which was ''Caretaker manager role" and he knew the time he had with the club is very limited, there is no point in trying to stretch excuses, there is a job to be done and he should do it to his own satisfaction, he already played for the club and knows their traditions, he should do what is possible because you and I know that there is nothing much that will come out of this 2 and half manager deal, its already late to succeed on this one. How do they plan to make chelsea back to top 6, there is nothing that is not possible but this one is not possible.

[herurist]

I came across this article and couldn't believe it is true about Zidane. There Zidane is quoted from an interview and he said that he won't take an offer from a Premier League club because he doesn't speak English and he doesn't intend to learn it. Firstly, I never thought that Zidane doesn't speak English, but when I thought about it it makes a little bit of sense as most time of his life he was in France, Italy and Spain. Secondly, I wouldn't have expected Zidane to not be willing to learn another language! So he would really decline when Manchester City puts 20 million on the table because of a language barrier? Generally, there are always good reasons to learn English besides taking an offer from Manchester City

Zidane has said this since when he left Madrid there have been several offers from English clubs and indeed he has said that he does not want to be hampered in the direction because of the language so he will not be at any English club.
But indeed the reason is quite reasonable because with the condition of difficulty in terms of language, of course this hinders chemistry a bit and he doesn't want something like this to happen.

[Pokapoka124]

Guardiola is a loser in terms of his results in the Champions League - only with the golden generation of Spain he was able to win it. After that, he failed with Bayern one of the strongest in the history (Jup Heykens) and then every year with City on an endless budget.
The fact that they got to Bayern is not surprising - the closer to the final, the higher the likelihood of such meetings and if you want the title, then you must be able to beat such teams.
Personally, I will evaluate the correctness of the decisions of the Bavarian management precisely by this result - if they beat City then OK, I will be happy and satisfied as the second money bag (first is P$G) will be knocked out of the tournament again.

I won't say Guardiola is not successful in champions league football because he has won the Champions league trophy but not with Manchester City and currently in the Champions league he has another chance to make history but against a very tough opponent in Bayern Munich. It will be a test between Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel for who is the better coach.

[bekti3]

I don't want to get anyone hopes high but when Frank Lampard first signed for Chelsea there was a transfer ban which restrict the club from buying players so he had to make do with the crop of players available to him. Lampard has inherited a fantastic squad but he has limited time to get to know the players, their individual qualities and to put the team together. It's indeed a daunting task and it would only take a miracle for Chelsea to play in europe next season.

Don't worry too much because Frank Lampard will only manage Chelsea temporarily until this season ends, Chelsea does not provide long-term guarantees for Lampard and his current job is only to replace Graham Potter. Chelsea are still considering several coaches for next year, names such as Luis Enrique, Nagelsmann and Mauricio Pochettino are widely reported to be in negotiations.

The arrival of a new coach will be a big motivation for the club to rise in the remaining matches, Chelsea have great players and their quality is also almost the same as Arsenal, United or Newcastle, so it only takes a touch from Frank Lampard to make them more confident in the remaining matches ahead, we just wait what Frank Lampard can do for Chelsea.

The problem is like actually sacrificing yourself for Lampard because really looking at his condition, it's clear when Chelsea still can't get out of their current zone and with the condition of several opponents who are indeed strong enough in the rest of their matches, this will make it clear that Lampard will become an object of ridicule if they fail. .
It would be great if he isn't too bad for the rest of the games Chelsea will have but if he gets worse and the same as Potter does this will obviously invite some criticism.

[uchegod-21]

Congratulations to Burnley

Congratulations to Burnley and Vincent Kompany for an excellent job in the championship and he (Kompany) is coming to English Premier League for another level of challenge to his career.
The day I tried watching Kompany and Burnley was the he played against his former boss Guardiola. Honestly, I expected some wonders but I was disappointed at the end

[Velvet78]

PSG also seem to be interested in a move for Jude Bellingham now. Maybe it could be just a rumour as well but still this is the case now. This can make the competition to sign him quite fired up though. Because Real Madrid and Liverpool are also thinking of making an offer for him in the summer. Especially Real Madrid seem to be ahead of Liverpool now.

I wonder if PSG's entering the race would change something about Bellingham's decision. He has been eager to sign for Real Madrid so far. I think he would still go with Real Madrid.