⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[udidrone]

Manchester United is planning bids for Fiorentina defensive midfielder Sofyan Amrabat. He's an important player for the Red Devils and has always been a major target, but the deal has yet to be completed. There is a great deal going on at Old Trafford, but we continually expect the highest standards from the club. Sofyan Amrabat has been patiently awaiting Manchester United bids since June; possibly he is always ready to give United the green light at any given moment all through the transfer season. He came into limelight for elite clubs during his performance at the Qater 2022 world cup.

Manchester United did not have enough funds to sign him so Manchester wanted to take him on loan after one season then Manchester must sign him permanently
Now the decision is on Fiorentina whether they agree or wait for another offer but some sources say that Fiorentina would agree with this option especially they need funds
So far I have not found any official news about the value of the deal maybe around 30 Million or more.

[FanEagle]

Hazard could still play somewhere if he wanted to but I guess he made enough money and obvious that he is not going to end up playing well enough anywhere.

I think he realized that he is not doing that great and we should not expect any more football from him. If he believed that he could do a bit more then I would guess that he would be fine and he could have made some profit but that doesn't mean that he is going to, and we should not be really expecting it to change anytime soon neither. He will retire, and I guess he made many millions of dollars, just have a good calm life from here on out. I do not think that it would be simple for him to be coach neither, not that easy to go from injured to coaching that quickly.

[Majestic-milf]

I see no wrong with Chelsea's signing of Cole Palmer with such an amount of money, Despite him being young so far he's equal to the task or lived up to expectations. The player is young, skilled, and has a promising future, Several times I watched him being featured in some Manchester City games his performances were exciting, and right now based on Chelsea's current situation and the urge to further boost its squad and coupled with the number of injuries that the team has experienced just in the starting this season, no club will hesitate to bring in a player of his caliber.

 Was surprised about this news but can Pep Guardiola allow Palmer go, not to any other club but to Chelsea? That's something Manchester City would have to take a lot of time to think before letting him go that's if they want him to go because he has filled in that missing position like replacement for Mahrez so if they let him go who's going to cover that position now that KDB is out and Phil Foden is covering for KDB and he can't play from that wing position? Is something to worry about. I don't think Chelsea needs someone like Palmer because to me they already have players to run this campaign.

[Oluwa-btc]

I see no wrong with Chelsea's signing of Cole Palmer with such an amount of money, Despite him being young so far he's equal to the task or lived up to expectations. The player is young, skilled, and has a promising future, Several times I watched him being featured in some Manchester City games his performances were exciting, and right now based on Chelsea's current situation and the urge to further boost its squad and coupled with the number of injuries that the team has experienced just in the starting this season, no club will hesitate to bring in a player of his caliber.

Great player who already has a taste of what it means to work with the best coach in the world, winning the Champions League, Premier League Super Cup and also Fa Cup. Lad has experience and he will be a good replacement for the exit of Mason Mount.

Chelsea has to to put all hands on deck, they will have to do all they can to make sure the qualifications for the Champions League next season is a must to achieve.

Manchester United is planning bids for Fiorentina defensive midfielder Sofyan Amrabat. He's an important player for the Red Devils and has always been a major target, but the deal has yet to be completed. There is a great deal going on at Old Trafford, but we continually expect the highest standards from the club. Sofyan Amrabat has been patiently awaiting Manchester United bids since June; possibly he is always ready to give United the green light at any given moment all through the transfer season. He came into limelight for elite clubs during his performance at the Qater 2022 world cup.

This is a great move, but then, they should have achieved this earlier this season, I don't know the chances they have of making it a done deal in the next few hours. The player has been patently waiting for the club to sign up. He already gave the green agreeing personal terms with the club.

[ILuckyGuyI]

According to Mail, Al-Ittihad are preparing an offer worth £118m for Mohamed Salah.

But I don't see a way to convince Liverpool for now. Because they are still determined not to let him go in this transfer window. It hasn't been a long time since they signed a contract extension with him. Probably they just want to keep him at least for one season. When there is one year on his contract then Liverpool can start leaning towards selling him rather than releasing him for free. I guess that Al-Ittihad would continue to improve their offer until the transfer window closes in Saudi Arabia (which is on September 20).  

[slapper]

But hey this is Chelsea and don't get too weird about it because we've also seen absurd transfers from Mudryk before so why feel weird when they dare to pay a high price for Cole Palmer
He is indeed still one of the pretty good young players for Manchester City especially when he became the winner in the European Super Cup which made his name a little glimpsed.
The deal happened very quickly and it seems that Chelsea did not want to waste time in the remaining time they have at this time especially since the transfer season will be closed in a few days so that even this big offer was immediately agreed by Chelsea.

Chelsea are known for their hugh spending on young players who ate yet to deliver in their perspective clubs. Spending £45million on Cole Palmer is a ridiculous price for a young player who's still developing and gaining experience in football. I guessed Todd Boehly knows what he needs and he's ready to function good moves for the blues, he's ultimate aim is to strengthened the squad, make Stamford Bridge a home for streak winnings and lifting of significant titles, all this doesn't come by a twinkle of an eye, energy should be settled and mapping out crucial plans should be executed.

We get it, Chelsea is like the Hugh Hefner of football. They spend a lot of money on young players like it's a VIP party. But who can really blame them? Spending £45 million on Cole Palmer seems crazy to me, but I'm sure Todd Boehly thinks it's a great idea. He wants Stamford Bridge to be full of wins and prizes

On the other hand, let's be real. You can't just give the team money and expect them to get along. Don't you remember how bad it hurt to lose to West Ham? This shows that spending money doesn't mean you'll win, at least not right away. I have to say, though, that it's very unfair of us to criticize Boehly's plan while some of us salivate over Brighton's loan deal with Barcelona for Ansu Fati. No, they aren't the same, but I think you understand what I mean

[shogun47]

But hey this is Chelsea and don't get too weird about it because we've also seen absurd transfers from Mudryk before so why feel weird when they dare to pay a high price for Cole Palmer
He is indeed still one of the pretty good young players for Manchester City especially when he became the winner in the European Super Cup which made his name a little glimpsed.
The deal happened very quickly and it seems that Chelsea did not want to waste time in the remaining time they have at this time especially since the transfer season will be closed in a few days so that even this big offer was immediately agreed by Chelsea.

Chelsea are known for their hugh spending on young players who ate yet to deliver in their perspective clubs. Spending £45million on Cole Palmer is a ridiculous price for a young player who's still developing and gaining experience in football. I guessed Todd Boehly knows what he needs and he's ready to function good moves for the blues, he's ultimate aim is to strengthened the squad, make Stamford Bridge a home for streak winnings and lifting of significant titles, all this doesn't come by a twinkle of an eye, energy should be settled and mapping out crucial plans should be executed.

We get it, Chelsea is like the Hugh Hefner of football. They spend a lot of money on young players like it's a VIP party. But who can really blame them? Spending £45 million on Cole Palmer seems crazy to me, but I'm sure Todd Boehly thinks it's a great idea. He wants Stamford Bridge to be full of wins and prizes

On the other hand, let's be real. You can't just give the team money and expect them to get along. Don't you remember how bad it hurt to lose to West Ham? This shows that spending money doesn't mean you'll win, at least not right away. I have to say, though, that it's very unfair of us to criticize Boehly's plan while some of us salivate over Brighton's loan deal with Barcelona for Ansu Fati. No, they aren't the same, but I think you understand what I mean

Lol, if I had a merit to give you would have received one for your Hugh Hefner analogy!

I definitely think you are correct that more ingredients are need than just money. While I sometimes think that there is only so much a coach can do when the team sucks, I do believe that Chelsea or PSG with the money they invested or are still willing to invest, would be way better than they have been with Guardiola sitting on their bench. I really believe that. He has this little extra to keep his players pumping at full efficiency and maximum effort. It's a very rare thing that one of his teams ever fell apart during a game. And I think he has a much better understanding of how to build a squad compared to most of the other coaches. Would you agree or do you think Chelsea and PSG would have been all the same with Guardiola coaching them (all else equal)?

[Ayers]

Fenerbahce are once again in the midst of a busy transfer window. Fenerbahce are likely to sign Alfredo Morelos, former teammate of Ryan Kent from Rangers. Fenerbahce, in need of a striker in case Michy Batshuayi leaves, are planning to replace Batshuayi with Morelos. The player arrived in Istanbul yesterday to speed up transfer talks. In case of his possible transfer to Fenerbahce, I don't think there is anyone who doesn't think like me that he and his former teammate Ryan Kent will be a good fit together. Apart from the transfer of these two players, Crespo is also expected to leave the team. Fenerbahçe, who will not pay Morelos a fee, plans to buy a number "6" player with the fee money from both Crespo and Batshuayi. This is likely to be Arsenal's Thomas Partey.

Fenerbahce is definitely very busy in the transfer market. They are definitely trying to bring in good changes in the squad. But if the changes are going to be good or not, we will find out later.

Alfredo Morelos has shown decent performance in recent times. But I don’t know if replacing Batshuayi with him is going to be a good idea or not. I am pretty skeptical about this decision.

I am actually really interested to see how much money they are going to spend on Thomas Partey. He is already 30 years old. I believe he has been approached by a few clubs already. But I heard that he was not sure if he was going to move out from Arsenal or not. That’s what I have heard but I could definitely be wrong.

[Lordhermes]

But hey this is Chelsea and don't get too weird about it because we've also seen absurd transfers from Mudryk before so why feel weird when they dare to pay a high price for Cole Palmer
He is indeed still one of the pretty good young players for Manchester City especially when he became the winner in the European Super Cup which made his name a little glimpsed.
The deal happened very quickly and it seems that Chelsea did not want to waste time in the remaining time they have at this time especially since the transfer season will be closed in a few days so that even this big offer was immediately agreed by Chelsea.

Chelsea are known for their hugh spending on young players who ate yet to deliver in their perspective clubs. Spending £45million on Cole Palmer is a ridiculous price for a young player who's still developing and gaining experience in football. I guessed Todd Boehly knows what he needs and he's ready to function good moves for the blues, he's ultimate aim is to strengthened the squad, make Stamford Bridge a home for streak winnings and lifting of significant titles, all this doesn't come by a twinkle of an eye, energy should be settled and mapping out crucial plans should be executed.

We get it, Chelsea is like the Hugh Hefner of football. They spend a lot of money on young players like it's a VIP party. But who can really blame them? Spending £45 million on Cole Palmer seems crazy to me, but I'm sure Todd Boehly thinks it's a great idea. He wants Stamford Bridge to be full of wins and prizes

On the other hand, let's be real. You can't just give the team money and expect them to get along. Don't you remember how bad it hurt to lose to West Ham? This shows that spending money doesn't mean you'll win, at least not right away. I have to say, though, that it's very unfair of us to criticize Boehly's plan while some of us salivate over Brighton's loan deal with Barcelona for Ansu Fati. No, they aren't the same, but I think you understand what I mean

Lol, if I had a merit to give you would have received one for your Hugh Hefner analogy!

I definitely think you are correct that more ingredients are need than just money. While I sometimes think that there is only so much a coach can do when the team sucks, I do believe that Chelsea or PSG with the money they invested or are still willing to invest, would be way better than they have been with Guardiola sitting on their bench. I really believe that. He has this little extra to keep his players pumping at full efficiency and maximum effort. It's a very rare thing that one of his teams ever fell apart during a game. And I think he has a much better understanding of how to build a squad compared to most of the other coaches. Would you agree or do you think Chelsea and PSG would have been all the same with Guardiola coaching them (all else equal)?

My happiness is that you all are seeing how Europe clubs are spending huge amount of money on players that are yet to play in a tough Europe competition none won any. Yet the media are quite and are okey by it. But if the Saudi Arabia pro league bought with same amount the Media will criticize them. Chelsea will end of not using them, wasted investment.

[nara1892]

According to Mail, Al-Ittihad are preparing an offer worth £118m for Mohamed Salah.

But I don't see a way to convince Liverpool for now. Because they are still determined not to let him go in this transfer window. It hasn't been a long time since they signed a contract extension with him. Probably they just want to keep him at least for one season. When there is one year on his contract then Liverpool can start leaning towards selling him rather than releasing him for free. I guess that Al-Ittihad would continue to improve their offer until the transfer window closes in Saudi Arabia (which is on September 20).  

Well right, so far I see Al Ittihad is still insistent on being able to get approval from Liverpool regarding Mohammad Salah, although on the other hand Liverpool itself has stated several times that it will not sell the player. As we know Mohammad Salah is one of the important players for Liverpool and he is one of the perfections that Klopp has in every match, you could say he is the spearhead that Liverpool has like Kane at Tottenham. No Mohammad Salah means it will be a problem for Liverpool's front line, therefore as you said not long ago Mohammad Salah has extended his contract there. True, I also heard that Al Ittihad is ready to pour money around 100 million + 50 million euros just to be able to bring in the Egyptian striker, honestly this is a very fantastic amount, and if Klopp approves his departure then that means Mohammad Salah will become the most expensive player in the history of Saudi Arabia.

Most clubs don't want their players to leave as free agents, because obviously it's a big loss for them, but I can't think that Liverpool have turned down this fantastic amount. Apart from that as I mentioned above that Mohammad Salah is an important player there so Klopp will not act rashly in selling him, and as you said maybe Liverpool will sell him when the player is nearing the end of his contract, because obviously in that position they will take advantage of any opportunity to minimize so that the player does not leave as a free agent.

[Unsoldier]

45 million for Cole Palmer is just basically "we have so much money that we wouldn't even discuss anything under 20 and would rather keep the player and lose him after his contract is over" level. Cole Palmer doesn't worth 45 million, nowhere near that level, the inflation in football is seriously getting insane. We are going to start talking about just 50 million and up soon, nothing lower than that. This is hurting all the other nations who can't spend this much, it just doesn't make sense. I feel like he would worth somewhere around 20-25 million range, I would sort of understand 30 million but I can't really understand the situation being 45 million, maybe more than 50 with bonuses, that's WAAAAY too much.

Palmer is a talented guy, but he's only 21 years old. He's only played three games in the EPL for the main squad (and he's made 16 other substitute appearances). Palmer hasn't even played 500 minutes in the EPL. Why Chelsea bought Palmer for €45 million is a mystery to me. Tottenham bought Maddison and Liverpool bought Mac Allister for the same money this summer.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Salah is going nowhere, it’s too late to find suitable replacements. No team will let their star player(s) leave this late in the transfer window. I think this Saudi Salah bid is a PR stunt. They have no intention of making a serious move.


This move might have legs though ———>

@FabrizioRomano
Understand Liverpool have confirmed to Bayern they’ve official bid ready to be submitted for Ryan Gravenberch 🚨🔴 #LFC

Clubs in contact since Monday, formal process will start once Bayern will give green light as they need replacement.

Gravenberch wants Liverpool move.
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1697196155841507503

[tiCeR]

45 million for Cole Palmer is just basically "we have so much money that we wouldn't even discuss anything under 20 and would rather keep the player and lose him after his contract is over" level. Cole Palmer doesn't worth 45 million, nowhere near that level, the inflation in football is seriously getting insane. We are going to start talking about just 50 million and up soon, nothing lower than that. This is hurting all the other nations who can't spend this much, it just doesn't make sense. I feel like he would worth somewhere around 20-25 million range, I would sort of understand 30 million but I can't really understand the situation being 45 million, maybe more than 50 with bonuses, that's WAAAAY too much.

Palmer is a talented guy, but he's only 21 years old. He's only played three games in the EPL for the main squad (and he's made 16 other substitute appearances). Palmer hasn't even played 500 minutes in the EPL. Why Chelsea bought Palmer for €45 million is a mystery to me. Tottenham bought Maddison and Liverpool bought Mac Allister for the same money this summer.

Woah, up until I have read your post here I didn't look into the details and whether Palmer is really worth the money, but this is quite surprising. We have seen similar super deals when very young talents were extremely expensive, but usually they had some sort of achievements to present. It reminds me of Renato Sanchez who cost €35m when he was bought by Bayern Munich when he was 19 years old. But the reason back then was that he played a strong European championship, which then kind of makes sense because several clubs had their eyes on him.

But €45 million seems like a lot to me given that he played less than 500 minutes in the Premier League. This is at best another coin toss by Chelsea, but who cares when they have the money and everyone is happy. I am sure Palmer is still surprised by the salary he is now getting.

[rdluffy]

Source

The other day I posted here about Coutinho (ex-Barcelona) and now Aston Villa. He was supposedly going to Qatari soccer, but it seems the deal is not done yet.
His new destination seems to be Betis (Spain), with a loan with an option to buy.
The amount would be the 20 million euros that Aston Villa had paid Barcelona
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In my opinion, even if he earns less (he probably will), it's a great deal for the player, he might be able to play better in an average team in Spain than in the Premier league
Betis could also take advantage of the player who has a lot of experience but have no place in his current team
It seems like a good deal for both

[Juggy777]

45 million for Cole Palmer is just basically "we have so much money that we wouldn't even discuss anything under 20 and would rather keep the player and lose him after his contract is over" level. Cole Palmer doesn't worth 45 million, nowhere near that level, the inflation in football is seriously getting insane. We are going to start talking about just 50 million and up soon, nothing lower than that. This is hurting all the other nations who can't spend this much, it just doesn't make sense. I feel like he would worth somewhere around 20-25 million range, I would sort of understand 30 million but I can't really understand the situation being 45 million, maybe more than 50 with bonuses, that's WAAAAY too much.

Palmer is a talented guy, but he's only 21 years old. He's only played three games in the EPL for the main squad (and he's made 16 other substitute appearances). Palmer hasn't even played 500 minutes in the EPL. Why Chelsea bought Palmer for €45 million is a mystery to me. Tottenham bought Maddison and Liverpool bought Mac Allister for the same money this summer.

Woah, up until I have read your post here I didn't look into the details and whether Palmer is really worth the money, but this is quite surprising. We have seen similar super deals when very young talents were extremely expensive, but usually they had some sort of achievements to present. It reminds me of Renato Sanchez who cost €35m when he was bought by Bayern Munich when he was 19 years old. But the reason back then was that he played a strong European championship, which then kind of makes sense because several clubs had their eyes on him.

But €45 million seems like a lot to me given that he played less than 500 minutes in the Premier League. This is at best another coin toss by Chelsea, but who cares when they have the money and everyone is happy. I am sure Palmer is still surprised by the salary he is now getting.

@tiCer Chelsea is playing an extremely dangerous game and if it works for them then they’ll easily get solid ROI for their transfer policy however the chances of it failing are pretty high. Furthermore Manchester City must be laughing at this transfer because no one would have paid so much for him and this is a pretty good deal from their perspective.

[Razmirraz]

HE WERE GO!

Ansu Fati can now realize his dream of playing in the Premier League, Brighton moved quickly in the hunt for Ansu Fati, Brighton movement was successful in overtaking Tottenham who were also interested in Ansu Fati. Brighton has given Barcelona and Ansu Fati more certainty than Tottenham, Fati loan deal has been approved by both teams until June 2024. The agreement that occurred did not include a permanent purchase option clause and most of the salary was covered by Brighton. Barcelona still believes in Ansu Fati abilities so they don't let him go permanently, Barcelona really hope that after Ansu Fati finishes his loan period with Brighton he can increase his ability to become Barcelona future project.

Previously, Barcelona had also released Lenglet to Aston Villa, Barcelona's strategy of releasing players worked perfectly, after this Barcelona might bring in Joao Felix to strengthen the front line.

[len01]

Well right, so far I see Al Ittihad is still insistent on being able to get approval from Liverpool regarding Mohammad Salah, although on the other hand Liverpool itself has stated several times that it will not sell the player. As we know Mohammad Salah is one of the important players for Liverpool and he is one of the perfections that Klopp has in every match, you could say he is the spearhead that Liverpool has like Kane at Tottenham. No Mohammad Salah means it will be a problem for Liverpool's front line, therefore as you said not long ago Mohammad Salah has extended his contract there. True, I also heard that Al Ittihad is ready to pour money around 100 million + 50 million euros just to be able to bring in the Egyptian striker, honestly this is a very fantastic amount, and if Klopp approves his departure then that means Mohammad Salah will become the most expensive player in the history of Saudi Arabia.

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Liverpool are a little confused about whether to let go of an important player who is currently being offered a very high fee and I have a prediction that Liverpool will eventually let go of Mohamed Salah to move to Al Ittihad. TBH, I actually feel a little regretful if Liverpool really let Salah go because this player has had an important performance for Liverpool in the history of joining this team, always making a good contribution. so if Liverpool releases Mohamed Salah this team will have to appear strong without key players.

[naira]

Liverpool are a little confused about whether to let go of an important player who is currently being offered a very high fee and I have a prediction that Liverpool will eventually let go of Mohamed Salah to move to Al Ittihad. TBH, I actually feel a little regretful if Liverpool really let Salah go because this player has had an important performance for Liverpool in the history of joining this team, always making a good contribution. so if Liverpool releases Mohamed Salah this team will have to appear strong without key players.

If Liverpool releases Mo Salah to Al Ittihad, it will clearly be a big loss and will also make Liverpool's attack line dull. Without Mo Salah it is not the right decision, Mo Salah still has a role that cannot be replaced. Liverpool is currently honing Nunez abilities. However, Nunez was still able to move freely because Mo Salah opened up wide space in the opponent's defense. Releasing Mo Salah would be the same as bringing Liverpool's performance down. Again asking Mo Salah himself, is he really after money rather than his career, which is currently clearly better in Europe? Apart from that, not only Mo Salah's career, his reputation is also still more productive than other strikers.

[Docnaster]

45 million for Cole Palmer is just basically "we have so much money that we wouldn't even discuss anything under 20 and would rather keep the player and lose him after his contract is over" level. Cole Palmer doesn't worth 45 million, nowhere near that level, the inflation in football is seriously getting insane. We are going to start talking about just 50 million and up soon, nothing lower than that. This is hurting all the other nations who can't spend this much, it just doesn't make sense. I feel like he would worth somewhere around 20-25 million range, I would sort of understand 30 million but I can't really understand the situation being 45 million, maybe more than 50 with bonuses, that's WAAAAY too much.

Palmer is a talented guy, but he's only 21 years old. He's only played three games in the EPL for the main squad (and he's made 16 other substitute appearances). Palmer hasn't even played 500 minutes in the EPL. Why Chelsea bought Palmer for €45 million is a mystery to me. Tottenham bought Maddison and Liverpool bought Mac Allister for the same money this summer.

Cole Palmer's 45 million pounds transfer deal I think was too outrageous for a player of his status but considering his potentials, he could end up to become one of the best players in the English Premier League thereby making his transfer fee a bargain to Chelsea.
We've seen young players of his age leave their boyhood clubs and goes on to become great player and we've also seen young talents like him who ends up as flops to their team and I think the young Englishman will have a spell at Chelsea

[tiCeR]

Woah, up until I have read your post here I didn't look into the details and whether Palmer is really worth the money, but this is quite surprising. We have seen similar super deals when very young talents were extremely expensive, but usually they had some sort of achievements to present. It reminds me of Renato Sanchez who cost €35m when he was bought by Bayern Munich when he was 19 years old. But the reason back then was that he played a strong European championship, which then kind of makes sense because several clubs had their eyes on him.

But €45 million seems like a lot to me given that he played less than 500 minutes in the Premier League. This is at best another coin toss by Chelsea, but who cares when they have the money and everyone is happy. I am sure Palmer is still surprised by the salary he is now getting.

@tiCer Chelsea is playing an extremely dangerous game and if it works for them then they’ll easily get solid ROI for their transfer policy however the chances of it failing are pretty high. Furthermore Manchester City must be laughing at this transfer because no one would have paid so much for him and this is a pretty good deal from their perspective.

That is true if you look at the Palmer transfer as a singe event on their balance sheet. If it's a hit, there could be an ROI indeed. But Chelsea's policy is more like paying a too high price for 15 players, 2 of them make it and can even increase their value, and Chelsea goes home with a massive minus in the books.

You can always say that for one transfer giving it a shot could work out, but no matter how you twist and turn it, this transfer policy is doomed to fail ROI-wise. Or maybe Todd Boehly and his investment group has a strategy that is not obvious to me, but I wonder what that could be.

When clubs from Saudi Arabia do this, it's obvious that it has to do with green washing. But when an investment group like Boehly's does it, I have no idea how they could reap any financial benefits from it ever.