⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Docnaster]

If someone asked me six months ago about MLS or the Saudi league I would have said that MLS is better. But now I have to say the Saudi league is improving rapidly and also probably better compared to the MLS. Anyway, Lionel Messi is definitely going to MLS.

Just because the SPL are getting more players to come join the league does not make it better already. The competition in the league is not so much and that is one of the purpose why they have invested so much in trying to bring experienced players there after Ronaldo to make it better. The new season has not yet started and we have not yet seen the effect that the new players that have been signed there will bring, so we cannot already say it is better than the MLS that is very competitive. we will need to judge from next season not when the season has not started.

As it stands, other than the major European leagues which since the existence of club football has been the most popular in the world, no other league outside Europe is more popular among football fans all the globe like the Saudi Professional League.
The huge financial investments by the club's in the league in buying high profile European based players over the past 12 months has made them surpass the MLS and any other non European league that's globally known and that is not gonna stop anytime soon going by their continuous efforts to bring more European based players to the Asian based league

[Minecache]

Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 26, could be offered to Manchester City as part of a swap deal that would involve Portugal's Bernardo Silva, 28, going to Barcelona. An interesting offer that would certainly suit Barcelona, which has no money to bring in new players. Will Manchester City accept the offer?

Bayern Munich executive Uli Hoeness believes that Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Harry Kane, 29, will move to Germany this summer. It seems to me that Hoeness is too optimistic because if PSG gets involved in this deal, the story is over for Bayern.

I personally don’t think that Manchester City is going to accept that offer. I believe Manchester City is actually going to want some money for Bernardo Silva, even if they do except Frankie de Jong. If they do not ask for any money, it is going to be incredible for Barcelona. But I believe it is actually really naive to think that they are not going to ask for any money.

I know that PSG is a big player when it comes to getting players from the transfer market. But I believe it will be a better deal for Harry Kane to go to Bayern Munich instead of PSG. I certainly do not think that it is over if PSG joins the chase. But it will certainly be a problem for Bayern Munich.

[snipie]

If someone asked me six months ago about MLS or the Saudi league I would have said that MLS is better. But now I have to say the Saudi league is improving rapidly and also probably better compared to the MLS. Anyway, Lionel Messi is definitely going to MLS.

Just because the SPL are getting more players to come join the league does not make it better already. The competition in the league is not so much and that is one of the purpose why they have invested so much in trying to bring experienced players there after Ronaldo to make it better. The new season has not yet started and we have not yet seen the effect that the new players that have been signed there will bring, so we cannot already say it is better than the MLS that is very competitive. we will need to judge from next season not when the season has not started.

Both Saudi league and MLS are based on few excellent teams and the others are close to medium. SPL have like 5 teams with a huge budget recruiting foreign players mainly European to be able to compete in their domestic league but also internationally. MLS isn't far from them. Both leagues are interesting since they have big names in them, the difference is MLS is quite known comparing to Saudi Arabia league which is relatively newly popped from scratch.

[Ayers]

What do you mean by the Saudi League is better than the MLS? In terms of all those old players going there for a lot of money when they are actually looking to relax and not play at their highest level anymore? I don't know if there is any competition where US teams meet Saudi teams, but is the SPL really ahead of the MLS or do people believe that only because players who are soon 40 years old go to Saudi Arabia? The SPL could become more competitive in the next few years as they also successfully signed coaches from Europe, but the teams from the SPL are still not anywhere near the level of the European toP teams. Maybe it would be close between the Saudi teams and the MLS, but I would not expect the SPL teams to clearly dominate the MLS teams.

Well, I actually wanted to say that the future of Saudi League does seem like a little better compared to MLS. Especially with all the players who are basically superstars going to the Saudi league, the league is going to have good popularity. I know that right now only older players who are trying to get a really good contract are going to the Saudi league. But I believe as the league is going to grow in popularity, they will be able to bring in young and better players. Eventually, I think the league is going to get more competitive and will become more relevant.

[Fesatmas]

Barcelona might offer Frenkie de Jong in a swap deal with Bernardo Silva. Technically they have nearly the same amount of market values so this must be the reason why Barcelona want to try their luck in this. However these players don't even play exactly in the same position. Frenkie de Jong is more like a central midfielder and he helps defense mostly as well.

But on the other hand Bernardo Silva is more like an attacking midfielder and he can play as right winger at the same time. I wouldn't expect Manchester City to be okay about losing one of their best attacking players in this way. They would rather expect an only money deal for Silva to think about it. But Barcelona's can't make such signing right now due to financial situations in the La Liga as far as I know.

Reading this post my first thought was that this would be a very bad deal for FC Barcelona if they would do a 1:1 trade with Frenkie De Jong and Bernardo Silva because i thought that Silva is way older than De Jong, but i just checked that now and De Jong is also 26 years old already and only 2 years younger than Silva. So if it makes sense for both clubs and also for the players of course then a 1:1 swap of those two could definitely make sense for everyone.
I don't understand though why a player like Silva that is a very important player would want to leave ManCity, which is the strongest club in the moment, for a club like Barca which is a top 10 club at the moment and not more. Maybe personal reasons because in terms of the sportive value it would definitely be a downgrade for him.

I think after winning the trebble with Manchester city,Some of their important and key players are considering leaving,we have seen Gundogan leave even after City offered him contract to stay,but he refused,and we also see Kyle Waker considering leaving as well,and now it's Bernardo,I think  those players  are now feeling like they've achieved all they wished to achieve with City,and so it's time to make a move to another club.I won't be surprise if Pep Guardiola talks about leaving next season,because he has achieved all he wanted to achieve in the premier league with Mancity,and he is seen as the best coach in the world now.Lets see what happens in the coming days concerning the swap deal between De Jong and Bernardo Silva.

Seeing this situation, I am a little doubtful about the performance that will be displayed by Manchester City, because with the achievements they have achieved, several key players have now decided to leave and not extend their contracts. It is clear that if Guardiola cannot get a suitable replacement, this will indirectly affect his performance in competition with other elite clubs in the Premier League next season. With the departure of several key players, I think Guariola will have a bit of difficulty from a strategic point of view because however the players that will be brought in as replacement candidates will not fully live up to expectations and besides they will need time to adapt. The achievements that have been achieved by Manchester City seem to be one of the reasons for the departure of several players. I hope that next season Manchester City will still be able to show the game to the fullest.

[youdacapt]

Ziyech is just an overrated player, he has not contribute anything to Chelsea for 3 years. While Mahrez, he need to prepare to leave Manchester City since he will not able to compete against young generation since playing in right winger need a good speed.

Football is a funny world; It is true that Ziyech underperformed throughout his spells at Chelsea and it remains to be seen what happened to the great former Ajax winger who had Europe in his palms. Did he struggle at Chelsea due to the system? or its a personal issue ? With his move to Saudi failing; what do you think is Ziyech next move; remain in Chelsea or get a move away ?

[bering]

Barcelona might offer Frenkie de Jong in a swap deal with Bernardo Silva. Technically they have nearly the same amount of market values so this must be the reason why Barcelona want to try their luck in this. However these players don't even play exactly in the same position. Frenkie de Jong is more like a central midfielder and he helps defense mostly as well.

But on the other hand Bernardo Silva is more like an attacking midfielder and he can play as right winger at the same time. I wouldn't expect Manchester City to be okay about losing one of their best attacking players in this way. They would rather expect an only money deal for Silva to think about it. But Barcelona's can't make such signing right now due to financial situations in the La Liga as far as I know.

Reading this post my first thought was that this would be a very bad deal for FC Barcelona if they would do a 1:1 trade with Frenkie De Jong and Bernardo Silva because i thought that Silva is way older than De Jong, but i just checked that now and De Jong is also 26 years old already and only 2 years younger than Silva. So if it makes sense for both clubs and also for the players of course then a 1:1 swap of those two could definitely make sense for everyone.
I don't understand though why a player like Silva that is a very important player would want to leave ManCity, which is the strongest club in the moment, for a club like Barca which is a top 10 club at the moment and not more. Maybe personal reasons because in terms of the sportive value it would definitely be a downgrade for him.

Silva recently has refuse contract extension which given by Manchester City so it's clearly he want to leave this team and Guardiola was never hold those who want to leave Manchester City so the players themself will decide their future but for Silva he didn't tell his main reasons why he want to left Manchester City but it say he has several choice regarding new clubs that PSG, Arabian clubs and Barcelona

But Silva has decide moved to Barcelona because he really interested want to working with Xavi and actually Manchester City is really required new midfielders and losing Silva will have any affect for their performance because during 6 years defend Manchester City Silva always be performing well and indeed i personally still doubt about De Jong quality whether he will be equal to Silva or not because during with Barcelona De Jong was unable to displayed impressive performance

[Dickiy]

I personally don’t think that Manchester City is going to accept that offer. I believe Manchester City is actually going to want some money for Bernardo Silva, even if they do except Frankie de Jong. If they do not ask for any money, it is going to be incredible for Barcelona. But I believe it is actually really naive to think that they are not going to ask for any money.

That's right, I agree with you that it won't be that easy for Barcelona to get Bernardo Silva. Even though the various exchange options are quite interesting, I think it will not be enough to convince Guardiola to let go of his flagship player. For more than a year Bernardo Silva has been on the Barcelona manager's wanted list, but I heard that Guardiola has repeatedly stated that he will not let him go even though Bernardo Silva is very interested in new pastures. Manchester City will not let their key players go with any clauses because Guardiola really needs them for competition next season.

I know that PSG is a big player when it comes to getting players from the transfer market. But I believe it will be a better deal for Harry Kane to go to Bayern Munich instead of PSG. I certainly do not think that it is over if PSG joins the chase. But it will certainly be a problem for Bayern Munich.

Recently I heard that Kane has made the decision that he will leave Tottenham, it seems he has realized that as long as he stays with Tottenham he can't get anything, not even a chance to get a trophy. Bayern Munich have been one of the clubs keenly interested in his services, previously Tuchel had made an offer to Tottenham for Kane but unfortunately they were turned down. The presence of PSG participating in the hunt for Kane will obviously slightly reduce Bayern Munich's chances of being able to get him, because indirectly this will be a consideration for Kane in choosing his new club. But recently I heard that Kane has asked Bayern Munich to make a re-offer to Tottenham regarding him. It seems that Kane will prefer to play in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.

[LGD2Business]

Ziyech is just an overrated player, he has not contribute anything to Chelsea for 3 years. While Mahrez, he need to prepare to leave Manchester City since he will not able to compete against young generation since playing in right winger need a good speed.

I think Ziyech has never had Chelsea's quality. He was good playing for Ajax but playing for Chelsea is a different level. Much better players can play in top clubs. Ziyech could only play in the Premier League for teams with the quality of Everton, Leicester City or something. It was a mistake for Chelsea to buy him from the start.

According to the latest news I read, Ziyech is going to Roma. This is the perfect suit for him. I don't know how much Roma agreed to pay, but we are all sure that Ziyech will not play for Chelsea this season.

[Jody.Drummer]

What do you mean by the Saudi League is better than the MLS? In terms of all those old players going there for a lot of money when they are actually looking to relax and not play at their highest level anymore? I don't know if there is any competition where US teams meet Saudi teams, but is the SPL really ahead of the MLS or do people believe that only because players who are soon 40 years old go to Saudi Arabia? The SPL could become more competitive in the next few years as they also successfully signed coaches from Europe, but the teams from the SPL are still not anywhere near the level of the European toP teams. Maybe it would be close between the Saudi teams and the MLS, but I would not expect the SPL teams to clearly dominate the MLS teams.

Well, I actually wanted to say that the future of Saudi League does seem like a little better compared to MLS. Especially with all the players who are basically superstars going to the Saudi league, the league is going to have good popularity. I know that right now only older players who are trying to get a really good contract are going to the Saudi league. But I believe as the league is going to grow in popularity, they will be able to bring in young and better players. Eventually, I think the league is going to get more competitive and will become more relevant.

Comparing between the two I think it will be a debate because both leagues certainly have their own advantages and disadvantages, or we judge based on our preferences.
Let's talk about this, we know Messi and Ronaldo fans are two big fan bases. For Messi fans, they will definitely say that MLS will be better with SPL, and likewise for Ronaldo fans they will say that SPL will be better than MLS, but that assessment is not objective because it is based on the preferences of each individual.

[Coyster]

I don't understand why Manchester City didn't retain their champion roster. I think they are making mistakes. It would be a great loss for the team if they send Silva. City is a big club, yes I accept that and they have the financial means to get the player they want, but they already have a champion squad and why are they risking it? I hope they don't make mistakes. A club like City may regret letting their big players go.

Pep Guardiola is famous for not standing in the way of players who express their desire to leave City, if you are unhappy and feel the best decision for you is to leave, the club will sell you to the highest bidder and make money from the move. People criticized Pep when he loaned Joao Cancelo to Bayern Munich mid season, but Pep and City went on to win the treble without him.

City are going to sell more players this summer, Gundogan already left, he wanted a new challenge elsewhere, Mahrez, Bernado Silva, Laporte and Kyle Walker might all leave, and even if they do, City are going to buy the players they can get and still win trophies again next season.

[makishart]

Harry meguire has been rumored to leave from manchester united in summer, but it's likely to be true. Westham has sold rice to the arsenal with very big price. The club is now interesting in signing meguire from manchester united. The only problem if meguire's price is very high.
Westham tries to make a negotiation with manchester united with the hope if MU will able to decrease meguire's price. Meguire has priced around £50 millions by manchester united. I do agree with the decision already taken by westham to urge united decreasing meguire's price.

It has been widely acknowledged that Manchester United might require further funds to obtain Hojlund and Onana. I read the news if MU wants to increase its bid for onana. I don't know how much it is, but it's likely MU gonna add another 5 millions for onana's bid.
MU can urgently decreasing meguire's price and westham will able to buy him as soon as possible. it will help MU in securing two names onana and hojlund. Both were coming from serie a.
Westham's interest toward meguire is a good news for manchester united.

[rendravolt]

Ziyech is just an overrated player, he has not contribute anything to Chelsea for 3 years. While Mahrez, he need to prepare to leave Manchester City since he will not able to compete against young generation since playing in right winger need a good speed.

I think Ziyech has never had Chelsea's quality. He was good playing for Ajax but playing for Chelsea is a different level. Much better players can play in top clubs. Ziyech could only play in the Premier League for teams with the quality of Everton, Leicester City or something. It was a mistake for Chelsea to buy him from the start.

According to the latest news I read, Ziyech is going to Roma. This is the perfect suit for him. I don't know how much Roma agreed to pay, but we are all sure that Ziyech will not play for Chelsea this season.

Since last season Hakim Ziyech's future at Chelsea has been full of question marks and it is not surprising that even now he is like a stranger at Chelsea because the team no longer needs his services in a significant way. Chelsea bought him must be calculated, but he can't be the long term like Chelsea wants.

In my opinion, if Ziyech went to Rome it would be the right decision because there it is clear that he will get a place and there is no need to bother competing with other players. Mourinho would be more than happy to welcome him and maybe the problem is the fee which can be expensive for a team like Roma who are not very financially well off either.

[rahmad2nd]

Barcelona might offer Frenkie de Jong in a swap deal with Bernardo Silva. Technically they have nearly the same amount of market values so this must be the reason why Barcelona want to try their luck in this. However these players don't even play exactly in the same position. Frenkie de Jong is more like a central midfielder and he helps defense mostly as well.

But on the other hand Bernardo Silva is more like an attacking midfielder and he can play as right winger at the same time. I wouldn't expect Manchester City to be okay about losing one of their best attacking players in this way. They would rather expect an only money deal for Silva to think about it. But Barcelona's can't make such signing right now due to financial situations in the La Liga as far as I know.

Wasn't Bernardo Silva previously linked with rumors with a Saudi league team and if this is the latest news, of course this is a good opportunity for Manchester City to get Frenkie De Jong, who is much younger. On the other hand, if this player exchange goes well, of course, their city rivals, namely Manchester United, will be very annoyed with Frenkie De Jong's transfer to Manchester City because we know the Red Devils have been eyeing this player for quite a long time. Even at the beginning of last season, since the leadership of Erik ten Hag, Manchester United still insisted on getting Frenkie De Jong until now.

If Bernardo Silva leaves City in this summer's transfer window, I'm pretty sure he won't be playing for a Saudi club. at least, for the next few seasons Silva will continue to play with top European clubs. referring to transfermarkt, there are three clubs that want the services of this Manchester City player namely, PSG, Al Hilal and Barcelona. but the most frequent rumor in the news is PSG, PSG previously targeted Silva to be their target priority in this summer's transfer window. I even read a few weeks ago that Enrique wanted Silva to join his team. however, so far there has been no follow-up regarding these rumors.

Several other sources have reported that Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has chosen Barcelona as his next club and is prepared to wait as he turns down other offers. Silva is rumored to be turning down a new contract to stay with City, and a lucrative offer from Paris Saint-Germain, but the player is waiting for an offer from the La Liga champions, according to reports from Goal.
well, as we know, it will be difficult for Barcelona to bring Silva to Camp Nou with their financial condition. by the way, if Silva, Mahrez, leave, City will find it difficult to find an ideal replacement. because, Frenkie De Jong is not going anywhere and he will still play with Barcelona. well, this is very interesting for us to follow its development.

[shogun47]

What do you mean by the Saudi League is better than the MLS? In terms of all those old players going there for a lot of money when they are actually looking to relax and not play at their highest level anymore? I don't know if there is any competition where US teams meet Saudi teams, but is the SPL really ahead of the MLS or do people believe that only because players who are soon 40 years old go to Saudi Arabia? The SPL could become more competitive in the next few years as they also successfully signed coaches from Europe, but the teams from the SPL are still not anywhere near the level of the European toP teams. Maybe it would be close between the Saudi teams and the MLS, but I would not expect the SPL teams to clearly dominate the MLS teams.

Well, I actually wanted to say that the future of Saudi League does seem like a little better compared to MLS. Especially with all the players who are basically superstars going to the Saudi league, the league is going to have good popularity. I know that right now only older players who are trying to get a really good contract are going to the Saudi league. But I believe as the league is going to grow in popularity, they will be able to bring in young and better players. Eventually, I think the league is going to get more competitive and will become more relevant.

You are possibly right, but I think that Messi could also give the MLS a boost and Busquet is one example for a player that followed suit and now plays for Inter Miami. So far it is the money that sets the Saudi Professional League apart from other contenders to become one of the most popular leagues in the world. That money seems to be endless for now and they would indeed win the race against the MLS in the mid-term if they keep pumping those funds into the players and the league. But the difference in the culture between the United States and Saudi Arabia will always be a costly aspect for the Saudi clubs as players demand more money to go there. I think the next few years will be exciting and I am curious whether they keep up their efforts to attract more top players to both the SPL and the MLS.

[armanda90]

This does look a little detrimental to Man City if a great player like Bernando Silva leaves. With his contribution to The Cityzen, no one agrees with this kind of decision. On the other hand, next season Man City will be a little shaky when the foundation that plays an important role in winning the treble Winner one by one only makes the opponent happy with this news. I know that Man City always respects the decisions of their players who want to leave, but right now I prefer to make an offer to stay. Because after all, this season's squad is the ideal squad I've ever seen. Besides having stability with each other, they have shown solidity and compatibility when they are on green grass.

Surprising, one of the important players for Manchester City in the last few seasons Bernando Silva rejected the offer of a contract extension with Manchester City for the remaining 2 years. Its unbelievable with Bernando Silva decision not extend his contract with Manchester City and priority will join with Barcelona next season. Reported from Mundo Deportivo, Manchester City tactician Pep Guardiola will not prevent Silva from joining Barcelona as long as the transfer fee is fantastic.

I don't sure with how much money has by Barcelona for signing Bernando Silva, current market values seems Bernando Silva has 50 million until 70 million euro depend on his performance last season success made Manchester City got treble winner.

[Josefjix]

You are possibly right, but I think that Messi could also give the MLS a boost and Busquet is one example for a player that followed suit and now plays for Inter Miami. So far it is the money that sets the Saudi Professional League apart from other contenders to become one of the most popular leagues in the world. That money seems to be endless for now and they would indeed win the race against the MLS in the mid-term if they keep pumping those funds into the players and the league. But the difference in the culture between the United States and Saudi Arabia will always be a costly aspect for the Saudi clubs as players demand more money to go there. I think the next few years will be exciting and I am curious whether they keep up their efforts to attract more top players to both the SPL and the MLS.

There's proficient finance to circulate round MLS and Saudi Arabia. However with the look of things, Saudi keeps the lead this summer as one of the league that spend gigantic figures and also a favorite league for players who are keen on earning huge sums from football. Leo Messi presence in Inter Miami will boost the team's performance, despite their poor form last season, the still possess strong connection to win their league title. MLS is gradually becoming more popular than last season, everyone talking about the league became an undisputed GOAT presence is felt.

[fuguebtc]

Chelsea and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 30, will not now join Inter Milan - who have decided against a move - with Juventus or a club in Saudi Arabia his most likely destinations. Lukaku is slowly becoming the main story of this summer. Will he become a traitor to Inter fans if he goes to Juve or will he still opt for a rich football retirement in Saudi Arabia?

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/66211533

At this moment, anything is hard to predict about him. He can do anything. My guess is that he is going to go for as much money as he can get. So he will probably go to the Saudi league. But if he wants to stay relevant he should stay in Inter Milan.

I will say that it will also be a great idea for him to go to Juventus. I actually think that he is going to be a traitor for the Inter Milan fans if he does end up going to Juventus. Nothing is certain as long as Lukaku does not decide anything for certain. It will be better to wait for an official statement.

[Fiatless]

Since last season Hakim Ziyech's future at Chelsea has been full of question marks and it is not surprising that even now he is like a stranger at Chelsea because the team no longer needs his services in a significant way. Chelsea bought him must be calculated, but he can't be the long term like Chelsea wants.

In my opinion, if Ziyech went to Rome it would be the right decision because there it is clear that he will get a place and there is no need to bother competing with other players. Mourinho would be more than happy to welcome him and maybe the problem is the fee which can be expensive for a team like Roma who are not very financially well off either.

His career is now hanging in the balance after the deal between Al Nassr and Chelsea collapsed. There were reports that Al Nassr called off the deal because the Atlas Lion striker is nursing a knee injury. But this news has been disputed by Hakim Ziyech. He even posted his knee on a social media platform to prove that he is healthy. Chelsea has made it clear that he is not part of their plans this season which means he is desperately seeking a new club.

The news of his health status will be scaring clubs away from signing him because no team wants to buy a liability. Hakim had a good time in the world cup in Qatar when he was part of the Moroccan squad that stunned the world. But he has not been able to replicate the same performance in Chelsea. He has played 146 games for Chelsea and scored just 14 goals which is not a commendable statistic for a world-class player.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Having the Blues trying as much as they can to pin Lukaku back into the Chelsea squad is their number 1 concern and it seems the attacker is just finding it hard to make a decision weather to stay or look for a new club, as it is he's still a Chelsea player so to me I prefer he faces his fears and come back to Chelsea. After all the Blues now have a new coach that wants him to come back and be at his best. 17th of this month was given to him to join the rest of the team during the pre-season.
I feel if Lukaku forget about leaving the club and how bad they played back then, I think he can be one of the best attackers in the EPL next season, he's not a bad player is just some issues he had with the club and he'll do well only if he drops every negative impression he has with the club.