⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[rdluffy]

Are you aware of Cristiano Ronaldo's dissatisfaction with continuing to play in Saudi Arabia? I haven't seen anyone comment on this around here yet.
Cristiano Ronaldo is "muttering" that he wasn't satisfied with the team or the country, and with a two-year contract, he might be out sooner... so far he's only played for five months at Al-Nassr .
The exuberant salary of 200 million euros per season does not seem to be enough reason for him to continue playing there and from what I've been reading... by Fifa, in terminations without reason the contract must be paid until the end by those who quit.

The news of this dissatisfaction was published by the Portuguese newspaper "Mundo Deportivo".

If he does leave, will it be to retire or join a new team? If he fully fulfills his contract at Al-Nassr, Cristiano will be 40 years old... I think that's enough, do you agree?

I'll post here, and you can remember this post in a few weeks 

Cristiano Ronaldo is very likely to play for Newcastle next season
I remember already having some comment at the time he signed the contract, and it seems to me that this possibility has been gaining strength in recent days

Despite being the best paid player in the world, it must be complicated to be in a totally different country than the one he was used to (Portugal, England and Spain) for several reasons. The managers and fans probably expected that he would have scored more goals and would have won the King's Cup. And Al-Nassr is in second place in the Arabian league, probably not going to win a title this season

At Newcastle he can play in the Champions League next year, since the team is guaranteed in the champions league, and both can benefit, Newcastle with a good team, and Ronaldo with great experience in UCL.

[Fara Chan]

Jordi Alba contract with Barcelona expiry on 2024 and seems he want to leave as soon possible due less appearance in this season, after Sergio Busquets not extended contract right now Barcelona loss most loyal player Jordi Alba. Last rumor, Jordi Alba linked with Atletico Madrid and seems best option for him for getting more minutes playing. Due 34 years old right now I think Jordi Alba still has potential on the top level for two until three years later.

Excited to know what the new team for Jordi Alba next season? keep play in La Liga or try with other challenge from European teams until with the last option play in MLS League.

It's not just that, the player may not want to leave the team, but that's what the club management wants. I don't know what the real situation is, but everyone knows that Barcelona will try to sign Messi, which requires cutting player salaries or saying goodbye to some of them. Maybe that's the reason

Alba has previously said that he is willing to take a pay cut in order to be at Barcelona but indeed at the moment the conditions are also very difficult for Barcelona considering they have to close their cash which is currently not doing well and the possibility of releasing several players, especially for short contracts again runs out to be an option for them.
It's difficult even though Alba is one of the players I think is recognized at Barcelona but with his current condition it doesn't have any impact on his future.

Yes, I think Alba's decision was right to end the partnership with Barcelona. There were several factors that influenced the decision and one of the main causes was related to Barcelona's finances. The Blaugrana are indeed looking for a solution to reduce expenses to finance player salaries. Jordi Alba is a high-paid player, even though he agreed to lower his wages, but because his playing minutes were starting to decrease, he made that decision and will look for new challenges.

Jordi Alba followed Sergio Busquets' decision to also end his service at Camp Nou. So Barcelona lost two important figures in their squad again, but the world continues to turn and Barcelona continues to improve and Xavi seems to have found the right replacement.

[omgitsmehehe]

Yes, I think Alba's decision was right to end the partnership with Barcelona. There were several factors that influenced the decision and one of the main causes was related to Barcelona's finances. The Blaugrana are indeed looking for a solution to reduce expenses to finance player salaries. Jordi Alba is a high-paid player, even though he agreed to lower his wages, but because his playing minutes were starting to decrease, he made that decision and will look for new challenges.

Jordi Alba followed Sergio Busquets' decision to also end his service at Camp Nou. So Barcelona lost two important figures in their squad again, but the world continues to turn and Barcelona continues to improve and Xavi seems to have found the right replacement.

Jordi Alba making an exits move from camp nou is bad news for the club because they are battling with financial instability, and in order to balance their corresponding budget, certain players must leave. It's understandable, but they also need to add more players to their current roster, and winning the La Liga league will assist the club match up with the balance project. Barcelona has lost two key members of their squad, which is a huge blow. Xavi Hernandez will hunt for suitable replacements for these players; after all, he is known for resolving club issues.

[JeffBrad12]

I hope it's not someone who looks like Osimhen and even if these rumors are true then it looks like there will be discussions going on in Munich between Osimhen's agents and also Bayern. Even so, I think it's also a good step if he leaves Napoli because there are rumors that the coach who brought Napoli to win the Scudetto this season, namely Spalleti will leave Napoli at the end of the season.

The question is whether napoli will able to decrease his clause release or keep it until there will be a club who is willing to take him for 150 millions?
I don't even think the big club like manchester united and chelsea are also willing to spend beyond 100m for a single player.

Bayern is not interesitng to buy a player with non sense rate like him. I guess if it's just a rumor. Let's wait for the clarrification from osimhen.

It seems that Napoli will not be able to repeat the same success as this season if one of its key players leaves and that will make Napoli a team that only rotates in the top 4. Well, let's wait for further news, if true then Bayern Munich will spend a very deep pocket to be able to get Osimhen.

It seems osimhen was going to the berlin for holiday. It's caused by based from what already stated by kahn in the past if the club is now willing to spend huge money to buy him from napoli. Napoli has been putting very big clause release for osimhen. Bayern has no power to make it happen as kahn was still using his sense to think whether such price worthed with the player or not. i believe if osimhen goes to the berlin to spend his holiday.

Since the transfer season will come soon and people are starting to make buzz related to him.

[Strongkored]

Di Maria will leave Juventus at the end of the season.

Parades will leave too, and Rabiot will end his contract and he will probably leave too.

Seeing these rumors, with several core players leaving Juventus and it not yet seen that they will buy new players, it seems that Juventus' situation is really not well next season. Di Maria has played a very big role at Juve and his departure will be very imbalanced if Juve do not find the right replacement for the position left by him.

Oh god, another young player with a shining future is going to join Bayern Munich.
I'm not saying Bayern Munich can't be a good destination for Victor but he could choose Real Madrid where he could have a better future with better coaches they usually have to help him grow.
However, he didn't sign anything yet.

The latest update will appear on Fabrizio Romano's Twitter account because it doesn't exist yet, all are still rumors, it's not certain whether he will go to the Bundesliga because Bayern Munich really needs a striker to sharpen their attack, but his high value might be an obstacle because we know Bayern Munich isn't it? a club that wants to spend money with fantastic value for just one player.
The two clubs will both provide an opportunity for Victor Osimhen's career to be even brighter if he can continue to play even better than what he has done at Napoli, because maybe what happened was not him who chose but which club would make the best offer to Napoli to let him go this summer.

[CryptocurencyKing]

There is a rival club for Arsenal about signing Declan Rice in the summer - Bayern Munich. Before anything else I feel like this time West Ham can't keep Rice in the team anymore. Because this season has been horrible for them in the EPL especially. Maybe they have reached the finale in the ECL but even if they win that title and qualify for the Europa League I don't think this would be enough to keep Rice here.

Rice would like to play for a top team joining the Champions League next season rather than that. But I wonder which side he would like to pick. Actually I feel like he won't prefer to leave England after having his whole career so far here. Therefore Arsenal would come one step forward in this race. Besides I think he would play for more time compared to Bayern Munich too in my opinion.

80 million for Rice seems to have not budged at this time.
In fact, if you look at the current condition, Rice can actually still be said to be too big in my opinion for that price.
Regardless of anything, we certainly know that he still hasn't won any achievements, so a price like this is clearly too exaggerated. It's just that at the moment there are lots of big clubs wanting his services which makes West ham a little reluctant and pay that price. Now Bayern is a real threat and with the conditions being offered at the moment by big clubs, the possibility of him leaving and not being comfortable at West ham will become even more real now.

Rice is the priority for Arsenal. I don’t know about Bayern Munich, and again Arsenal's strong relations with West Ham United put them in an excellent position when it comes to trying to sign Declan Rice this summer. They are concerns over the midfield and Arteta is keen to bolster his midfield options and close the gap between his side and Premier League champions Manchester City. The club is willing to fork out a club-record fee to sign Declan Rice. So I expect a smooth business between the two clubs.

[Oluwa-btc]

I think Man United has a less of a chance in acquiring Neymar if we put Pochettino and Chelsea in the equation.  But how is Pochettino's relationship with Neymar at PSG.  From a quick browse it seems like they respect each other.  Couple that with Neymar's star quality and quality on the pitch, I think there's more of a chance that he prefers to help rebuild Chelsea than go with boring Ten Hag at United.

But that's just me and don't take my word for it.  

The news seemed nice for Neymar Junior to join Manchester United but when you look at him, he's already aged not just that alone, he's an injury prone player, he'll play fifteen games and spend the rest of the season partying at his sister's birthday party.
To be honest, he's such a great technical and creative player, but at Manchester United ?! They're currently building around youngins Neymar Junior wouldn't fit in well.

At Chelsea, they already have winger's, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic ( who I know will leave the transfer window ) the newly signed Christopher Nkuku, the yougins Madueke and Mudrk Signed from Ukrainian League. How do you expect them to sign Neymar, what they need is a midfielder with talks of Mason Mount wanting to leave Chelsea for Manchester United. Neymar to Chelsea should be considered a stupid switch.

[Lordhermes]

I think Man United has a less of a chance in acquiring Neymar if we put Pochettino and Chelsea in the equation.  But how is Pochettino's relationship with Neymar at PSG.  From a quick browse it seems like they respect each other.  Couple that with Neymar's star quality and quality on the pitch, I think there's more of a chance that he prefers to help rebuild Chelsea than go with boring Ten Hag at United.

But that's just me and don't take my word for it. 

The news seemed nice for Neymar Junior to join Manchester United but when you look at him, he's already aged not just that alone, he's an injury prone player, he'll play fifteen games and spend the rest of the season partying at his sister's birthday party.
To be honest, he's such a great technical and creative player, but at Manchester United ?! They're currently building around youngins Neymar Junior wouldn't fit in well.

At Chelsea, they already have winger's, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic ( who I know will leave the transfer window ) the newly signed Christopher Nkuku, the yougins Madueke and Mudrk Signed from Ukrainian League. How do you expect them to sign Neymar, what they need is a midfielder with talks of Mason Mount wanting to leave Chelsea for Manchester United. Neymar to Chelsea should be considered a stupid switch.

Ten Tag, should not bother about Neymar jnr bid, he can't perform very well in this current Manchester city squad. With his injury problem, he's not fit for the premier league, he can only play well in a team like Manchester city, that has complete team. Neymar is a good player and can add more to a team, but he is not fit  to play in a struggling Manchester United team. They're other good players Ten Tag should consider rather than Neymar.

[Docnaster]

Victor Osimhen is spotted in Berlin amid Bayern Munich links



Despite claims from the management of Napoli that the Nigerian striker is not for sale. There are still speculations that Victor might be leaving Napoli at the end of this season. Club owner De Laurentiis is keen on keeping the goal machine but it will not be easy because he is a target of many big spenders. The news of his visit to Munich is increasing the speculation about his desire to leave Italy.

I would still advise Victor Osimhen to leave Napoli.  He is at the peak of his career and there is no better time than now for him to make waves. As against the Bayern move, I would have wanted him to be in England. Either Manchester United or Newcastle United.

With the presence of Thomas Tuchel, Bayern Munich will definitely be one of the best in the champions league. And Tuchel wants to sign as many players as he can to get Munich ready for next season's campaign. Victor might be a perfect match for the German league because he is rugged and strong. I don't expect Napoli to replicate its wondrous performance next season because the team has even started showing signs of depreciation. The news of the striker's next move will be out very soon.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12120043/Victor-Osimhen-spotted-Berlin-amid-Bayern-Munich-links.html    

With the presence of Tuchel, Bayern Munich will achieve nothing. Tuchel.is not the kind of coach that Bayern needs. Tuchel is under using the striking powers of his boys ar Bayern. He is just a defensive minded coach.

[Jody.Drummer]

There is a rival club for Arsenal about signing Declan Rice in the summer - Bayern Munich. Before anything else I feel like this time West Ham can't keep Rice in the team anymore. Because this season has been horrible for them in the EPL especially. Maybe they have reached the finale in the ECL but even if they win that title and qualify for the Europa League I don't think this would be enough to keep Rice here.

Rice would like to play for a top team joining the Champions League next season rather than that. But I wonder which side he would like to pick. Actually I feel like he won't prefer to leave England after having his whole career so far here. Therefore Arsenal would come one step forward in this race. Besides I think he would play for more time compared to Bayern Munich too in my opinion.

80 million for Rice seems to have not budged at this time.
In fact, if you look at the current condition, Rice can actually still be said to be too big in my opinion for that price.
Regardless of anything, we certainly know that he still hasn't won any achievements, so a price like this is clearly too exaggerated. It's just that at the moment there are lots of big clubs wanting his services which makes West ham a little reluctant and pay that price. Now Bayern is a real threat and with the conditions being offered at the moment by big clubs, the possibility of him leaving and not being comfortable at West ham will become even more real now.

Rice is the priority for Arsenal. I don’t know about Bayern Munich, and again Arsenal's strong relations with West Ham United put them in an excellent position when it comes to trying to sign Declan Rice this summer. They are concerns over the midfield and Arteta is keen to bolster his midfield options and close the gap between his side and Premier League champions Manchester City. The club is willing to fork out a club-record fee to sign Declan Rice. So I expect a smooth business between the two clubs.

Indeed, Arsenal are the closest at the moment, but there is still no real guarantee because of course we know that several other big clubs, such as Manchester United, are still looking for gaps to approach this player.
But in this condition even though it is expensive but it seems like Rice's move is like a certainty now because wherever his new club now seems he is ready for it and west ham is just doing his job by providing expensive values for his benefit.

Talking about Bayern seems like it's still a rumor that is fuzzy, but that doesn't mean they don't have a chance either.

[shogun47]

Indeed, Arsenal are the closest at the moment, but there is still no real guarantee because of course we know that several other big clubs, such as Manchester United, are still looking for gaps to approach this player.
But in this condition even though it is expensive but it seems like Rice's move is like a certainty now because wherever his new club now seems he is ready for it and west ham is just doing his job by providing expensive values for his benefit.

Talking about Bayern seems like it's still a rumor that is fuzzy, but that doesn't mean they don't have a chance either.

Bayern is often doing their negotiations under the radar. They are quite good at hiding them from the media, but it doesn't always work out. It was the same with Mane or de Ligt. Shortly, Osimhen was seen in Munich as well, but could that be a coincidence? I was considering whether Osimhen could also do that on purpose to give other clubs the impression that he is negotiating with Bayern and then fosters the competition between the clubs to sign him. That could cause them to offer higher salaries and transfer fees. This is just an idea.

But I would not be surprised if Bayern is among the clubs who are making offers for Rice. However, the Premier League clubs like Manchester United can probably offer him more money and I don't know whether Rice would prefer to stay in the Premier League anyway.

[Velvet78]

Victor Osimhen is spotted in Berlin amid Bayern Munich links



Despite claims from the management of Napoli that the Nigerian striker is not for sale. There are still speculations that Victor might be leaving Napoli at the end of this season. Club owner De Laurentiis is keen on keeping the goal machine but it will not be easy because he is a target of many big spenders. The news of his visit to Munich is increasing the speculation about his desire to leave Italy.

I would still advise Victor Osimhen to leave Napoli.  He is at the peak of his career and there is no better time than now for him to make waves. As against the Bayern move, I would have wanted him to be in England. Either Manchester United or Newcastle United.

I agree with you on this topic. Osimhen has shined bright for Napoli during the season and attracted the attention of some top teams already. There is no way he is completing this summer without any offer to come for him. He must have already started to think about his probable options. Because I think he can get an offer from teams like Chelsea and especially Bayern Munich.

The reason why I state it like "especially" is that Bayern Munich really need a decent striker after Lewandowski's departure. This transfer can bring back their old days again. Apart from that Chelsea would also make use of a great scorer like Osimhen to increase the productivity.

[Jackl87]

I would still advise Victor Osimhen to leave Napoli.  He is at the peak of his career and there is no better time than now for him to make waves. As against the Bayern move, I would have wanted him to be in England. Either Manchester United or Newcastle United.
With the presence of Tuchel, Bayern Munich will achieve nothing. Tuchel.is not the kind of coach that Bayern needs. Tuchel is under using the striking powers of his boys ar Bayern. He is just a defensive minded coach.

The last thing that i have read about Osimhen was that he will probably cost way more than 100 Million € like 120 to 150 M€ which would be a crazy high amount of money and i doubt that Bayern would pay that much money for a single player.
I disagree with you though, that Osimhen should choose Manchester United or Newcastle over Bayern Munich, because with Bayern his chances of winning the Champions League are definitely higher than with ManU or Newcastle. I also disagree that Bayern will achieve nothing with Tuchel. He is definitely one of the best coaches in the world. Just ask the fans of FC Chelsea how they feel about Tuchel. He was successful at every club that he was. He needs to do a full preparation with his team before the next season, then we will see.

[Avirunes]

Indeed, Arsenal are the closest at the moment, but there is still no real guarantee because of course we know that several other big clubs, such as Manchester United, are still looking for gaps to approach this player.
But in this condition even though it is expensive but it seems like Rice's move is like a certainty now because wherever his new club now seems he is ready for it and west ham is just doing his job by providing expensive values for his benefit.

Talking about Bayern seems like it's still a rumor that is fuzzy, but that doesn't mean they don't have a chance either.

Good point, despite Arsenal being the closest right now, there are lot of other big clubs in the race to bring in Declan Rice. At any point of talks between Arsenal and Rice take a turn then others will try to negotiate and fix the deal as soon as possible. About his chances of staying at West Ham, it seems there are strong reports of him staying at West Ham is low. I really hope Arsenal makes no mistakes and really go after him as he will be great addition to the squad as a defensive midfielder. I don't know about Bayern and United, but for sure there will be lot of clubs after him so we really need to act fast here if we really need the player.


Also it seems Arne Slot has decided to stay as Feynoord manager as reports are that he is about to sign a new deal. So, it seems Spurs have to strike off their top target for the manager role from the list. There are lot of managers who are free like Potter, etc so it seems the hunt for manager will go on a bit more longer.


(News source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1661639855825141760)


I've always felt that it's the board that needs to be changed and not the manager as Spurs had lot of big names as their managers like Conte and Mourinho but they still failed to find the proper consistency.

[makishart]

Rice is the priority for Arsenal. I don’t know about Bayern Munich, and again Arsenal's strong relations with West Ham United put them in an excellent position when it comes to trying to sign Declan Rice this summer.

Since westham was putting very high clause release for him and i don't even think arsenal can afford him.

Arsenal have three players in mind who could serve as alternatives to West Ham captain Declan Rice in their bid to improve their midfield this summer.

The Gunners' desire to sign the England international is well documented and a structured £90m offer is expected to soon be made.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12110925/Arsenal-consider-three-midfielders-alternatives-West-Ham-star-Declan-Rice.html

It's not easy for arsenal to get him. Westham demand 120 millions for him while at the same time arsenal must have also faced chelsea, manchester united. Im not willing to count bayern as this club is not willing to spend a lot of money to buy the new players.

They are concerns over the midfield and Arteta is keen to bolster his midfield options and close the gap between his side and Premier League champions Manchester City. The club is willing to fork out a club-record fee to sign Declan Rice. So I expect a smooth business between the two clubs.

Arteta has some alternatives for him but the problem is if arteta sees potential owned by rice. Im not expecting the smooth deal between westham and arsenal.
It's likely that if westham will be rejecting the first offer that will come from arsenal.

[tokeweed]

Di Maria will leave Juventus at the end of the season.

Parades will leave too, and Rabiot will end his contract and he will probably leave too.

For some weird reason when you were asking who would replace Allegri at Juve the first name that popped in my head is Zidane.  No lines in the betting market for it tho.  But my gut feeling says yes.

And I also did a search what Neymar's next club would be.  And it looks like the favorite so far is Man United which makes Chelsea at 7 have value.

https://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/neymar/club-after-summer-transfer-window

I really think Chelsea is the more likely destination because as LFC_Bitcoin said, signing him would be for vanity which I think Chelsea direly needs atm after a bad season.

[SatoPrincess]

Source: Transfermarkt

Jordi Alba has officially said goodbye to Barcelona and is currently a free agent in the summer. Eleven years with Barcelona he has won 18 trophies in various competitions and as a legend, his memories will certainly stick with the fans of the Catalan club. It was rumored a few days ago that Jordi Alba would move to Atletico Madrid, but now it seems that with free agent status there will be many European clubs who want to sign him. At 34 years old, he is actually still good enough to play in one of Europe's top 5 league teams and at least he has one more season to stay in Europe. Which club do you think Jordi Alba will join in the summer?

Barcelona will try again this summer to balance their accounts and to do that effectively it will mean we will see some good names departing the club in the summer and Alba happens to be one of those names to be moving seeing a good time at the club coming to an end. He will definitely be missed by the entire staff, players and supporters. I wish him good futune wherever he decides to move to for the rest of the year.

[naira]

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The last thing that i have read about Osimhen was that he will probably cost way more than 100 Million € like 120 to 150 M€ which would be a crazy high amount of money and i doubt that Bayern would pay that much money for a single player.
I disagree with you though, that Osimhen should choose Manchester United or Newcastle over Bayern Munich, because with Bayern his chances of winning the Champions League are definitely higher than with ManU or Newcastle. I also disagree that Bayern will achieve nothing with Tuchel. He is definitely one of the best coaches in the world. Just ask the fans of FC Chelsea how they feel about Tuchel. He was successful at every club that he was. He needs to do a full preparation with his team before the next season, then we will see.

Osimhen just needs to know how to challenge himself to show his best performance this season by increasing his experience level. If he really dares to take on the challenge then it is possible that his potential for existence in Europe will be increasingly taken into account. So, back again, is an Osimhen capable of that? if not the chance that he should take will be closed and taken by players who dare to take risks in order to increase their flying hours. Whatever the club Osimhen will quickly adapt. But once again if he dares to take risks, but if not it is a loss for himself and his career.

[Renampun]

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Osimhen just needs to know how to challenge himself to show his best performance this season by increasing his experience level. If he really dares to take on the challenge then it is possible that his potential for existence in Europe will be increasingly taken into account. So, back again, is an Osimhen capable of that? if not the chance that he should take will be closed and taken by players who dare to take risks in order to increase their flying hours. Whatever the club Osimhen will quickly adapt. But once again if he dares to take risks, but if not it is a loss for himself and his career.

the news about speculation about the future of Osimhen continues to heat up, even Chelsea is willing to barter with Ziyech + some money to be able to bring Osimhen to Chelsea. however un osimhen is a potential striker and is still young, of course many big teams are fighting to get him, but bayern's chances of getting osimhen are also very big.

[Plaguedeath]

Jordi Alba has officially said goodbye to Barcelona and is currently a free agent in the summer. Eleven years with Barcelona he has won 18 trophies in various competitions and as a legend, his memories will certainly stick with the fans of the Catalan club. It was rumored a few days ago that Jordi Alba would move to Atletico Madrid, but now it seems that with free agent status there will be many European clubs who want to sign him. At 34 years old, he is actually still good enough to play in one of Europe's top 5 league teams and at least he has one more season to stay in Europe. Which club do you think Jordi Alba will join in the summer?

His prime already passed and now he's become a useless player in Barcelona, that's why he get kicked from Barcelona. I don't think he can play in the top 5 league teams, he make many mistakes and get many yellow cards. He also don't have a good reputation and popular, so I think he will join a club in small league, maybe back to Gimnastic which is play in league 3 Spain.