⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Jody.Drummer]

Regardless of the loyalty factor for those who judge. For me, Maguire's decision to cancel the transfer to West Ham was a fatal mistake in maintaining his career. At Old Trafford you can be sure he will fill the bench.

Harry Maguire didn't cancel the deal, but it is quite obvious that he is reluctant to leave Manchester United, West Ham were tired of having to wait for greenlight from both Maguire and Manchester United on some aspects of that agreement, and that is why they have put that off. I can imagine the transfer window is two weeks from closing, so it is better they go after other targets, rather than waste time on Harry Maguire and in the end fail to get him.

Having said that, i don't know why Harry Maguire doesn't want to push for a move out of the club, it is clearly obvious that Manchester United want to sell him, but from the player's side there is this lack of enthusiasm to leave, even though the Euros in around the corner. I guess Maguire is contented by just sitting on the bench, afterall Gareth Southgate picks him nonetheless.

Honestly, I never thought that Maguire would cancel this deal, even though West Ham and Manchester United had agreed on the agreed price. But yes, seeing this condition, it seems that he really wants to return to playing with Manchester United, but the problem in my opinion is whether he will be able to withstand all the ridicule from Manchester United fans? as we know he has no place there and there are already a lot of Manchester United fans who want him to leave. I'm a little worried about his fate later when he returns to the field with Manchester United with all the pressure that comes to him maybe. Well that's it, the Premier League has started and there is no reason for West Ham to wait for Maguire's arrival because it will only waste their time. So with what Maguire has done I hope now West Ham start thinking of looking for other alternatives that are more reasonable and certain. Time is running out and they need to find another candidate quickly.

[Xcode7]

Man City accepts the bid for Aymeric Laporte from Al-Nassr.
Aymeric Laporte is heading for the exit at Manchester City after the Treble winners accepted an open offer from Al-Nassr.
Now he is on his way to join Cristiano Ronaldo's team in Saudi Arabia. Currently, there is no word about how much exactly Al Nassr has offered. But soon they will publicly announce the deal's worth.
The 29-year-old Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte has won 14 trophies with Manchester City under Pep Guardiola and quickly became a key member of the team when he arrived from Athletic Bilbao in January 2018. But his days appear to be over after the arrival of RB Leipzig defender Josco Guardiola.
Now Manchester City is trying to start negotiating with Lucas Paqueta to replace Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is out for 6–7 months due to an injury. So therefore, Pep is in a hurry to bring in Kevin De Bruyne's replacement. 
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It is very difficult indeed for a player or a team to refuse an offer from a Saudi Arabian team at this time, they have very strong finances so it will be profitable for the team and it is also very tempting for a player to receive a high salary.
In this summer's transfer, there have been many players from top European teams who have moved to the Saudi Arabian team, the Saudi Arabian league is really developing very well now.
Aymeric Laporte is no longer a key player for Man City so his departure will not affect the performance of this team.

And indeed, at this time, it is rumored that Lucas Paqueta is very close to Man CIty, the team from Manchester are aiming for Lucas Paqueta, this is inseparable from the long injury suffered by Kevin De Bruyne, and indeed they must find a replacement before the transfer market closes.

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Man City accepts the bid for Aymeric Laporte from Al-Nassr.
Aymeric Laporte is heading for the exit at Manchester City after the Treble winners accepted an open offer from Al-Nassr.
Now he is on his way to join Cristiano Ronaldo's team in Saudi Arabia. Currently, there is no word about how much exactly Al Nassr has offered. But soon they will publicly announce the deal's worth.
The 29-year-old Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte has won 14 trophies with Manchester City under Pep Guardiola and quickly became a key member of the team when he arrived from Athletic Bilbao in January 2018. But his days appear to be over after the arrival of RB Leipzig defender Josco Guardiola.
Now Manchester City is trying to start negotiating with Lucas Paqueta to replace Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is out for 6–7 months due to an injury. So therefore, Pep is in a hurry to bring in Kevin De Bruyne's replacement. 
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Im aware of this and the decision was up to laporte itself. There was no latest report regarding his final decision. It's likely that if laporte may reject it. I would not mind it as he is still trying even harder to play in the english premier league.
Manchester city and al nassr are still waiting for an answer from laporte. He shall give his answer regarding al nassr's offer as soon as possible. Moving to the al nassr was not so bad for him.

Even though he will not able to play in european trophies but he has been winning so many achievements. Laporte is not needed by manchester city right now. Leaving from the club may become the best answer for him.
I don't wanna see him always sit on the bench. He deserves to be treated better than it.

[Luzin]

Mohammed Kudus is in demand from Brighton, West Ham and Chelsea. He is a 23-year-old Ajax player. Position as a forward with 18 goals from 42 matches. Not too bad, but he deserves to go to the EPL because he's still quite young. He can still improve, although he is a player who can be in several positions.

Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/wanted-by-brighton-west-ham-and-chelsea-how-good-is-ajax-star-mohammed-kudus-/view/news/426489

[rendravolt]

Mohammed Kudus is in demand from Brighton, West Ham and Chelsea. He is a 23-year-old Ajax player. Position as a forward with 18 goals from 42 matches. Not too bad, but he deserves to go to the EPL because he's still quite young. He can still improve, although he is a player who can be in several positions.

Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/wanted-by-brighton-west-ham-and-chelsea-how-good-is-ajax-star-mohammed-kudus-/view/news/426489

I think Mohammed Kudus has reached an agreement with Brighton some time ago, but if we look at what is in place now it means there is still a chance for other EPL teams to sign him. From West Ham, Chelsea and Brighton, of course it will be very difficult to beat Chelsea in the hunt for talented young players like Mohammed Kudus.

We know that in the competition to bring in players, Chelsea always wins because they have a better offer and a very large salary per week. Therefore, if you see the potential for him to leave Ajax, it is likely that the only way he will join Chelsea, but does not rule out the possibility that Brighton will get it.

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https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1691766082392973488

Bernardo Silva has now verbally agreed to sign new contract at Manchester City — formally confirmed his decision to the club 🚨🔵 #MCFC

City expect Bernardo to sign contracts by the end of next week.

Understand new deal will be valid until June 2026.

Im very happy romano has been reporting if silva already agreed to sign a new contract with city. Barcelona must stop to approach him as he has no intention to leave from the club. I hope city will be completed the sign new deal for silva as soon as possible.
So many speculations related to him and manchester city have proven if the club really shows its commitment to keep silva for another years. Kyle walker, bernardo silva is not for sale.
What a great decision from silva to extend his contract till 2026. Manchester city can feel so happy with it. The key players that must be defender to make sure they gonna stay even longer in the club.

[klidex]

Previously, Manchester United had reached a fee agreement with West Ham for the transfer of Harry Maguire. However, it seems that the transfer failed to start today because the player never made his decision to leave Manchester United. It looks like West Ham are annoyed enough with the wait they are putting in for Harry Maguire's transfer that they prefer to call it off. On the other hand, Manchester United seems to have no other choice but to allow Harry Maguire to stay at Manchester United. This also proves that Harry Maguire is very loyal to the red devils and he prefers to focus on improving his performance.

But this will actually be beneficial for West Ham because they don't have players who often make blunders. 
Now Maguire is staying at Manchester United because there he can still be played even though several times he has provided fatal losses or mistakes for Manchester United in every match.
If you say loyal, maybe because Maguire is really comfortable and feels that Manchester United has become the only club that has accepted him well, even though some players hate him a little because of the careless mistakes and stupidity he has done.

Hopefully Ten Hag can still guide Maguire to become a better player because he has made enough fatal mistakes.

But the one who wants Harry Maguire's services the most is West Ham and it seems they really believe they can turn the mistakes he often makes into a better person while at West Ham. But the party that will benefit the most if this transfer takes place is of course Manchester United and its players because they are no longer comfortable with the behavior of the former captain. I think the only reason Harry Maguire doesn't want to leave Manchester United is that he doesn't want to be at a club that is far from his current team.

Therefore he wants to stay no matter what even though he rarely plays it doesn't seem to be a problem. But of course he will use his services when a defender is absent due to a card penalty or someone is injured. It seems that Erik ten hag is no longer able to provide direction to Maguire, however Erik ten hag has full responsibility for his current squad rather than taking care of one person with no guilt towards the team.

Harry Maguire mistakes in the past cannot be judged for his future because even so Maguire had talent in the previous season which was extraordinary, it's just that last season there were a lot of mistakes at United
I think if this transfer can be successful it's mutually beneficial because United get money from Harry Maguire's transfer and West Ham get players from rival clubs who know how the internal weaknesses in the United club are.
But it's very surprising suddenly the transfer failed even though yesterday I speculated that Maguire would officially transfer to the West Ham club but somehow United's management failed to sell the player even though United needed money to keep their finances stable.
It possible that if Harry Maguire still stays at United, I am sure he won't be like last season.

[naira]

Im aware of this and the decision was up to laporte itself. There was no latest report regarding his final decision. It's likely that if laporte may reject it. I would not mind it as he is still trying even harder to play in the english premier league.
Manchester city and al nassr are still waiting for an answer from laporte. He shall give his answer regarding al nassr's offer as soon as possible. Moving to the al nassr was not so bad for him.

Even though he will not able to play in european trophies but he has been winning so many achievements. Laporte is not needed by manchester city right now. Leaving from the club may become the best answer for him.
I don't wanna see him always sit on the bench. He deserves to be treated better than it.

In my opinion there is no loss whatsoever if Manchester City releases Laporte, currently there are still many options for players who can replace him at Manchester City. Al Nassr will definitely be able to get Laporte in the near future, considering that his position in the Manchester City Squad is getting narrower. Playing in Arab clubs is the most emerging trend this year, so Laporte doesn't need to think about his salary there because it is definitely guaranteed.

Mohammed Kudus is in demand from Brighton, West Ham and Chelsea. He is a 23-year-old Ajax player. Position as a forward with 18 goals from 42 matches. Not too bad, but he deserves to go to the EPL because he's still quite young. He can still improve, although he is a player who can be in several positions.

Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/wanted-by-brighton-west-ham-and-chelsea-how-good-is-ajax-star-mohammed-kudus-/view/news/426489

Brighton always has a player target that is not really contested by the English giants, because Brighton's management in terms of player selection has been very well planned long ago, including at Brighton's own football academy. The same goes for Mohammed Kudus, who should be sure that he will have no trouble getting to the Brighton headquarters immediately. But this time there is Chelsea, with the target this season they will not hesitate to bid at the highest price and can even be 3 times what Ajax has to offer.

[Bobrox]

Tchouameni is a young player who belongs to Real madrid and last season he showed very good form, I don't think that Real Madrid will let him go.
Precisely at this time Real Madrid is building this team with many potential young players, Tchouameni is one of them. This is a long-term project that has been carried out by Real Madrid.

Current first match in La Liga, Aurélien Tchouaméni have been in starting eleven and I don't think Real Madrid want to put him in list player name for sell in this season. He looks strong as holding midfielder and will replace Toni Kroos position in the future due still on young age and Real Madrid have working well how to manage with young player. In the first match against Athletic Bilbao, Aurélien Tchouaméni have impressive performance as holding midfielder and can working well with Jude Bellingham in midfielder area.
Real Madrid have official announced they will not sell Aurélien Tchouaméni and keep him until his contract over several years later.

[bering]

Liverpool movement in this summer transfer window doesn't really smooth because their target players has been hijacked by Chelsea twice that the first one is Moises Caicedo from Brighton and the latest is Romeo Lavia who confirmed will moved from Southampton to Chelsea but apparently Liverpool hasn't give up yet to gets new players and the recent news i have read is Liverpool was attempts to gets Fulham midfielder player Joao Palhinha

It say Klopp think Palhinha quality is equal to Caicedo so he think Palhinha will be suitable as the replacement of Henderson or Fabinho but Fulham doesn't too interested to sell Palhinha because they don't want to look for the replacement of him so Fulham will do everything to defend this player and currently Palhinha still got injured after pre season matches so although probably Liverpool want him then he will not be available to play because he has uncertain condition for his injured

[LFC_Bitcoin]

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No time to mess around, only two weeks left in the transfer window. We need a defensive midfielder fast.

[Razmirraz]

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It is very difficult indeed for a player or a team to refuse an offer from a Saudi Arabian team at this time, they have very strong finances so it will be profitable for the team and it is also very tempting for a player to receive a high salary.
In this summer's transfer, there have been many players from top European teams who have moved to the Saudi Arabian team, the Saudi Arabian league is really developing very well now.
Aymeric Laporte is no longer a key player for Man City so his departure will not affect the performance of this team.

And indeed, at this time, it is rumored that Lucas Paqueta is very close to Man CIty, the team from Manchester are aiming for Lucas Paqueta, this is inseparable from the long injury suffered by Kevin De Bruyne, and indeed they must find a replacement before the transfer market closes.

The money that the club has in the Arab League has played a tremendous role in plowing Europe's top players to move there, who would have thought that Neymar was brought in to the Arab League to play for Al Hilal after the transfer process was completed. The high salary factor plays an important role in the process of realizing their transfer, at an age that has passed their productive period they can still get a large salary, it is clear that this offer can never be refused, especially since the player is no longer in the main squad with the club he is currently defending.
Aymeric Laporte, who has started to lose his place in Manchester City's main squad, will not affect the team's performance even if he leaves Manchester City, the transfer process will benefit Manchester City because they can sell players at the desired price.

[budi691]

Snip.

It is very difficult indeed for a player or a team to refuse an offer from a Saudi Arabian team at this time, they have very strong finances so it will be profitable for the team and it is also very tempting for a player to receive a high salary.
In this summer's transfer, there have been many players from top European teams who have moved to the Saudi Arabian team, the Saudi Arabian league is really developing very well now.
Aymeric Laporte is no longer a key player for Man City so his departure will not affect the performance of this team.

And indeed, at this time, it is rumored that Lucas Paqueta is very close to Man CIty, the team from Manchester are aiming for Lucas Paqueta, this is inseparable from the long injury suffered by Kevin De Bruyne, and indeed they must find a replacement before the transfer market closes.

The money that the club has in the Arab League has played a tremendous role in plowing Europe's top players to move there, who would have thought that Neymar was brought in to the Arab League to play for Al Hilal after the transfer process was completed. The high salary factor plays an important role in the process of realizing their transfer, at an age that has passed their productive period they can still get a large salary, it is clear that this offer can never be refused, especially since the player is no longer in the main squad with the club he is currently defending.
Aymeric Laporte, who has started to lose his place in Manchester City's main squad, will not affect the team's performance even if he leaves Manchester City, the transfer process will benefit Manchester City because they can sell players at the desired price.

agree with you, and Arab teams are not limited to buying the players they want, and Aymeric Laporte could be the right decision to play in Arab, and Manchester City will also earn money by selling Laporte to the Arab league,

[Ndabagi01]

Previously, Manchester United had reached a fee agreement with West Ham for the transfer of Harry Maguire. However, it seems that the transfer failed to start today because the player never made his decision to leave Manchester United. It looks like West Ham are annoyed enough with the wait they are putting in for Harry Maguire's transfer that they prefer to call it off.

I was thinking that the player's interest in joining the team should have been solicited before the deal was initiated. It was quite disappointing that the deal was called off following extensive negotiations with the team. Moreover, Harry Maguire was aware that Manchester United didn't really want him to stay because they have other choices to replace him if he leaves. That, I believe, was one of the reasons the captain was taken from him and handed to Bruno Fernandes. I hope he isn't making the mistake of staying after deciding to leave and join West Ham.

On the other hand, Manchester United seems to have no other choice but to allow Harry Maguire to stay at Manchester United. This also proves that Harry Maguire is very loyal to the red devils and he prefers to focus on improving his performance.

This has nothing to do with loyalty to me. Eric Ten Hag showed no interest in him following the previous season, and they were willing and accepted to let him leave, therefore something must have happened in this agreement that we are unaware of. It's unusual for a player to back out of an agreement when it's almost done. It's a pity for West Ham after all Harry Maguire done to them and making them wait this long expecting he'd play for them this season.

[Helena Yu]

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No time to mess around, only two weeks left in the transfer window. We need a defensive midfielder fast.

Khephren Thuram, this guy didn't even play good in Nice and he can't compete against France's midfielders e.g. Camavinga, Griezmann and Tchouameni.

Ryan Gravenberch, seems unlikely Bayern Munich want to let him go because he's young and talented.

Manu Kone, good enough but he's currently injured.

Cheick Doucoure, good option but Liverpool need to spend quite large amount to sign him since he's from competitor.

[FanEagle]

Neymar's move seems like a weird one to me without a doubt, it looks like we are talking about something that is a bit more "thanks to Ronaldo" type of thing again. I understand that Saudi league had money before but lets be honest with each other, they didn't offer this type of money before or we haven't heard about it neither. Have you heard them offer 100+ million a year to a single player before Ronaldo? I think that's the situation to be a bit different like that and it works both ways.

These players came in because Ronaldo went there, but they also came in because they are offered a lot more in the end as well, that's how it is most of the time. I guess we should not be considering whatever the reason is, but it's definitely big deal.

[legendbtc]

Real Madrid have signed goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea on loan. He will join the club on loan with no option to buy. The deal was quickly completed when Chelsea found a replacement, goalkeeper Robert Sanchez from Brighton. Kepa turned down Bayern Munich to join Real Madrid. Real Madrid is still an attractive club, and many players want to join them, or England is Spaniard, so Kepa would rather accept Real's offer. Bayern Munich are busy these days when they just brought Kane from Tottenham. Perhaps they have overspent on this expensive deal and now do not want to spend any more.

Real Madrid have signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea on a season-long loan amid fears that Thibaut Courtois will be sidelined for a year due to injury. This could be a great opportunity for Kepa Arrizabalaga to prove himself for a whole season. This former Chelsea goalkeeper will get a chance. If he can show his best performance for Madrid then this goalkeeper can create a possibility to stay at Real Madrid permanently. A new goalkeeper was definitely needed at Bayern Munich but with the signing of Harry Kane at a premium, Bayern Munich may not be able to sign a new goalkeeper this season. In that case, Kepa Arrizabalaga's contract with Bayern Munich may be suspended for the time being.

Playing for Real Madrid, surely every player and goalkeeper wants. Here they work with professional teammates, and Real Madrid will help them get noble titles, which is difficult for any team to do. But that is proportional to the fact that Real Madrid will not stop recruiting good players and are ready to eliminate anyone.
Taking this opportunity, he should show his talents to the fullest. If the Real Madrid board pays attention to his talent, a new contract for Kepa Arrizabalaga could be negotiated by Real Madrid.

[marcous]

The money that the club has in the Arab League has played a tremendous role in plowing Europe's top players to move there, who would have thought that Neymar was brought in to the Arab League to play for Al Hilal after the transfer process was completed. The high salary factor plays an important role in the process of realizing their transfer, at an age that has passed their productive period they can still get a large salary, it is clear that this offer can never be refused, especially since the player is no longer in the main squad with the club he is currently defending.
Aymeric Laporte, who has started to lose his place in Manchester City's main squad, will not affect the team's performance even if he leaves Manchester City, the transfer process will benefit Manchester City because they can sell players at the desired price.

It is true that high salaries are the key for top European players like Neymar to join the Saudi Pro League with Al Hilal, there are many reasons behind this transfer process. It is reported that Neymar is no longer wanted by Luis Enrique, and is currently at odds with another PSG star Mbappe. But I myself can not confirm the truth of this news, at first glance I think it makes sense.

Neymar presence at Al Hilal further complements and sharpens their attack line, for the adaptation process I think Neymar will not find it difficult, except for being hit by an injury.

[Coyster]

These players came in because Ronaldo went there, but they also came in because they are offered a lot more in the end as well, that's how it is most of the time. I guess we should not be considering whatever the reason is, but it's definitely big deal.

Ronaldo prolly gave the Saudi Pro League more publicity, i mean, he was the first world class footballer to move to Saudi Arabia, thus he indirectly has an influence in what these Saudi clubs are doing. Having said that, these players aren't moving there because Ronaldo did so. The Saudi Clubs have basically become bolder after that Ronaldo deal, and they can now approach any player and make them offers that are so hard to reject. It'd be interesting to see the progress of the Saudi Pro League in a few years time.

I'm pretty sure Neymar didn't want to make this move to Saudi Arabia now, he would have loved to stay in Europe, but his salary/wages is unbelievable and it is difficult to find a club who can pay him, without the player taking a paycut, but instead the Saudi's came and offered him something that is much greater than his average salary, thus the Brazilian has no choice but to make this move.

[Avirunes]

It is true that high salaries are the key for top European players like Neymar to join the Saudi Pro League with Al Hilal, there are many reasons behind this transfer process. It is reported that Neymar is no longer wanted by Luis Enrique, and is currently at odds with another PSG star Mbappe. But I myself can not confirm the truth of this news, at first glance I think it makes sense.

Neymar presence at Al Hilal further complements and sharpens their attack line, for the adaptation process I think Neymar will not find it difficult, except for being hit by an injury.

Saudi clubs are just trying to make news and get enough attention of the football lovers with money and huge signings. To be honest I feel like they are still far from getting to a level where PL and other league competition is.

As for Neymar, good for him as he is getting a huge contract as his career was becoming more and more uncertain at PSG. PSG is kinda club who ditches player too easily. Also there wasn't a club interested like Al-Hilal with huge proposal. It was obvious where he was gonna go and it was a perfect time I would say for Neymar.