⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[coinlocket$]

I think Fifa will investigate the financial situation in Arab teams until next year. There may not be another season where they will spend as much money as this year. If Lewandowski gets a big contract, he might consider retiring after a season or two there because they promise really high salaries. Like Benzema, he can go there too.

Arab can also leave FIFA if they want and create their own association btw.

[ajiz138]

I think Fifa will investigate the financial situation in Arab teams until next year. There may not be another season where they will spend as much money as this year. If Lewandowski gets a big contract, he might consider retiring after a season or two there because they promise really high salaries. Like Benzema, he can go there too.

Don't we know that Arab financial resources are large from the oil fields produced there? Plus there is no FFP limit like other leagues meaning they are free to buy as many players as they want as long as there is no this rule, and perhaps the best one to investigate is the AFC as the federation.

They have free money to do so, but worsening the footballer's dreams with the crazy offers they are facing, it would probably make sense in a few more seasons for Lewandowski to go to Arabia because he is old, but for now he is still shining in Europe.

Until whenever Arab clubs will not run out of money, they will continue to buy the players they want, even if it is Messi in the future.

[Bobrox]

I think Fifa will investigate the financial situation in Arab teams until next year. There may not be another season where they will spend as much money as this year. If Lewandowski gets a big contract, he might consider retiring after a season or two there because they promise really high salaries. Like Benzema, he can go there too.

I doubt with FIFA will investigate Financial Fair Play of FFP with Saudi Pro League teams, actually is not balance with financial condition between income and outcome depend all Saudi Club more much spending money than receiving money from selling player. I don't sure with FIFA have decision for investigating because AFC as Asian Football regulation for Saudi Pro League teams never have rumor or issues about Financial Fair Play or FFP for all Saudi Pro League teams.
Regarding with PSG spent much money last several season there are never have issues with financial fair play although not balance yet between income and outcome, how possibility when any Saudi Club spent much money for signing top European player will be serious problem?

[Docnaster]

I think Fifa will investigate the financial situation in Arab teams until next year. There may not be another season where they will spend as much money as this year. If Lewandowski gets a big contract, he might consider retiring after a season or two there because they promise really high salaries. Like Benzema, he can go there too.

Arab can also leave FIFA if they want and create their own association btw.

I have never seen anyone that leaves FIFA.
FIFA is a world formation and as long as you want to play professional football you must adopt to thirr rules and regulations.
If you are saying of the Eufa, I will agree with you that they disassociate. But if Europe wants to fight Saudi Arabia with FIFA, I know they can do it because it is the Europe that controls the FIFA.
I know that Saudi Arabiains will have issues in the future but I didn't expect it so urgent.

[Josefjix]

As reported by Fabrizio Romano, it seems that Robert Lewandowski and Kevin De Bruyne this summer also received big offers to the Saudi league. But both players have rejected the offer and it is clear now that both of them are staying with their respective teams. For Robert Lewandowski, who is Barcelona's mainstay striker, he certainly doesn't want to leave just because of big money, especially since he also really enjoyed his career in Spain. Meanwhile, Kevin De Bruyne definitely wants to continue contributing to Manchester City as his goal and if he sees that his contract with Manchester City ends in 2025, at least he wants to finish the contract period before leaving and becoming a Manchester City legend.

We know the crucial players that won't give room for any negotiation concerning their exits from European football. Kelvin De Bruyne and Robert Lewandowski are both big names and they represents their club efficiently. Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola values KDB as playmaker in his squad, though he's currently injured but his values stands, the Belgium international feeling at home and won't triggered any possible links to exits Etihad Stadium this summer. While on the other hand, Robert Lewandowski is a top striker for Barcelona and observing him accepting Saudi offer is totally unacceptable, because he's a promising player that have the good necessary qualities as a player.

[ampere]

I think Fifa will investigate the financial situation in Arab teams until next year. There may not be another season where they will spend as much money as this year. If Lewandowski gets a big contract, he might consider retiring after a season or two there because they promise really high salaries. Like Benzema, he can go there too.

I do not think FIFA is in any jurisdiction to investigate any arab club sides; European teams themselves agreed to FFP to put checks on one another inn europe; i do not think the Arabian leagues have any of such in the football associations. FIFA can only caution to certain extents.

[Unknown01]

I think Saudi clubs are doing too much but I don't blame, the money really did his part by successful buying some players ....

So it is and the next great player leaves a major international top club. Marco Verratti of Paris St. Germain goes to Al-Arabi in Qatar. Verratti also had offers from FC Bayern, Chelsea and FC Barcelona, but the money was probably not so many. The transfer fee of 45 million + 5 million euros bonuses are fixed. And now he leaves Paris after 416 games and he has only 21 games left and he would have been record player of PSG and would have written many years of history. The money is more attractive for him.

The money is more attractive to almost every player than a great end to their career and I understand that. The closer you get to the end of your career the less you make money, but when you move to Saudi Arabia you suddenly make more money than you did when you made in your prime and that's tempting for almost everyone.

P.S.: I just saw that he moved to Qatar but it hardly makes a difference.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

In more entertaining news today, Enzo Fernandez considers quitting as his time at Chelsea was not what he expected (har har).

I believe this are just rumors, we know the media will always be looking for an agenda to push because Enzo Fernandez hasn't showed any signs that he's tired of Chelsea and wants a move out of the club. I understand the club isn't doing great for now but everyone knows we just went through a complete transformation of the club last season and this season we have let go of almost all our squad that we knew were playing in the first team. Right now I don't know who's starting or not expect for Enzo Fernandez so how then would he be considering to quit when he's getting game time and all the respect that he deserve in the club. Enzo Fernandez is having a great time at the club and soon everything will be sorted out because that's what Chelsea always does. Enzo Fernandez is probably the best player we have at the club and the club will do everything to keep the youngster happy at the club so we can disregard any news of him wanting to leave Chelsea.

Would be def difficult to see a club that would match his release clause. Really, Chelsea had a very poor shape last season and there seems to be no rapid improvement. Best bite would be to leave on loan.

He isn't leaving on a loan because he's an important figure in the squad, his presence is needed and we just need Pochettino to get his formation right for we to get the ball rolling. We have given him all that he would have probably asked for so he doesn't have an excuse why the team isn't delivery results as they should be doing week in and out. We don't have any European football for the season so I don't see any reason why he isn't playing all the cards he has and reserving some players on the batch. Players like mudrky needs to be given starting role and not playing a defender like chilwell in his position thereby reducing his confidence because the coach doesn't trust him to deliver in his role. Pochettino need to start playing the right players in their rightful positions.

[coinlocket$]

FIFA is a world formation and as long as you want to play professional football you must adopt to thirr rules and regulations.

Sure but why?
This is the same thing with the European Superleague versus UEFA and the court cases that are still ongoing.

Fifa and Uefa are not the football.

[baeva]

As reported by Fabrizio Romano, it seems that Robert Lewandowski and Kevin De Bruyne this summer also received big offers to the Saudi league. But both players have rejected the offer and it is clear now that both of them are staying with their respective teams. For Robert Lewandowski, who is Barcelona's mainstay striker, he certainly doesn't want to leave just because of big money, especially since he also really enjoyed his career in Spain. Meanwhile, Kevin De Bruyne definitely wants to continue contributing to Manchester City as his goal and if he sees that his contract with Manchester City ends in 2025, at least he wants to finish the contract period before leaving and becoming a Manchester City legend.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1700640548883738958

Robert Lewandowski won the Spanish Laliga last season with Barcelona. Kevin De Bruyne won the Premier League and Champions League last season with Manchester City. Both of these players are still at the top of their respective leagues in Europe. There is no reason for them to go to Arabia right now. If Barcelona fail to win the Laliga next season and Robert Lewandowski's performance becomes a matter of debate, then the Arab teams may look for an opportunity. Now is not the right time for them to sign Robert Lewandowski. It's very difficult to turn down offers from Arab teams because they pay very high salaries, but career planning is more important for footballers at the top of the football.

It's hard to say about Lewandowski. Judging by his goals and assists, we can say that he has become worse, even though visually his game has hardly changed. I mean, in Germany he used to consistently score over 30 goals every season. But in Spain the opponents are much more serious, and his team is such that he is not the only one who can score, so for Spain 23 goals per season is quite a good result, so yes, he won't have to go to SPL anytime soon

[rahmad2nd]

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Robert Lewandowski won the Spanish Laliga last season with Barcelona. Kevin De Bruyne won the Premier League and Champions League last season with Manchester City. Both of these players are still at the top of their respective leagues in Europe. There is no reason for them to go to Arabia right now. If Barcelona fail to win the Laliga next season and Robert Lewandowski's performance becomes a matter of debate, then the Arab teams may look for an opportunity. Now is not the right time for them to sign Robert Lewandowski. It's very difficult to turn down offers from Arab teams because they pay very high salaries, but career planning is more important for footballers at the top of the football.

On several occasions, Lewandowski has stated his intention to end his career at Barcelona. Even though there was an offer from the Sausi club as he claimed, it seems he was not interested and wanted to stay with Barcelona. but in fact, we don't know what will happen in the future. after all, maybe Lewandowski can change. But, for now it is very likely that he will stick to his commitment even though it could change at any time. I think Lewandowski's focus at the moment is just to bring Barcelona to its best peak and be supported by his teammates.

On the other hand, De Brunye, is one of Pep Guardiola's mainstay players in his squad. He still has a contract with City until 30 August 2025. Even if KDB can still maintain his performance, I'm sure City will not hesitate to extend his contract. even though in time, he will not always be a regular player.
IMO, for the next season these two players will continue to play in the top European leagues. in fact, it is very likely that they will end their careers at the club they are currently playing for.

[Ryu_Ar1]

At the moment I think Odegaard is still very worthy of being retained and it is certain that Arsenal will do that.
Currently the vacant captain position has been completely replaced with Odegaard even though he is still very young but he is very capable of carrying the players on the field and being a good captain figure so I think sooner or later Odegaard will definitely be extended his contract.
Currently Odegaard's contract is still not urgent but in the end it is possible that at the latest the end of this season there will definitely be an extension for this young player because his potential is still very good for Arsenal.

Of course, Martin Ødegaard is still one of the players that Arteta and Arsenal continue to prioritize because in Arsenal core squad he is still a trusted captain whose leadership is difficult to replace. Martin Ødegaard can be said to be Arsenal's long-term investment and as long as Arteta is coach, I am sure Martin Ødegaard will continue to be a favorite. Apart from that, the important capital that the Gunner currently has are ideal players and it takes quite a long time to form such a great team, so if you look at the current composition it is likely that no one will dare to let him go.

He is still very young but even with his age he is stable enough to lead his teammates as captain which is certainly not the case for all young players and is very rare for something like this.
Looking at the situation, it would be a pity if in the end Odegaard was left alone. But in this case I still feel Arsenal will still wait until at least the end of this season to extend Odegaard's contract. The current condition I think is not too urgent for Arsenal because there are still 2 seasons left with this season so they will prioritise other things first before extending Odegaard's contract.

[Zaguru12]

In my opinion, it will be very good for Martin Odegaard to join Manchester City. Odegaard is a very creative player, and he needs a club like Manchester City to raise the standard of his career. He possesses the ability to understand effectively with other players. Under Pep Guardiola, he can win many trophies because Manchester City is now dominant in the UCL as well as the EPL.

Definitely Odegaard is a great player and would be an asset to any club that has him but currently I don’t think he would flourish in this Manchester City team. Kelvin De Bruyne is still there and I don’t see any player in the world to take him out of that starting line up so soon. Pep’s pattern seen like a formation that would need an attacker to also be a good ball recovery person. The perfect place for Odegaard is this Arsenal and would be good if he remains there since he has even won the manager and the fans till the place where he is captained. The Trophies will definitely come to Arsenal by the type of improvement we are seeing from them since the arrival of Arteta. It is just a matter of time before they start winning those trophies.

[nurilham]

I think Fifa will investigate the financial situation in Arab teams until next year. There may not be another season where they will spend as much money as this year. If Lewandowski gets a big contract, he might consider retiring after a season or two there because they promise really high salaries. Like Benzema, he can go there too.

Why Fifa needs to investigate the Arab clubs' financial situation? It is clear that they have the owner with amazing wealth. So, it make sense if they can spend huge money to sign any player. As long as there is no limitation of maximum transfer fees or player's salary, Arab clubs don't make a mistake to spend a lot of money on the new players. It's their money, they have the right to use the money for signing any player.

Arab can also leave FIFA if they want and create their own association btw.

Arab will never think about this. They know well that Fifa has an important role for football leagues in the world. If Arab leaves Fifa, I assume many players will doubt with the future of Arab football league. If it happens, no top players will join Arab Saudi.

[Pokapoka124]

Manchester united has made a statement concerning Antony's situation and they said they acknowledge the allegations made against the play, therefore his return to the club would be delayed until further notice until the situation is addressed and they also said, they condemn the act of voilence and abuse as a club.
 Antony all said that he agree with the decision taken by united and would absence himself from the team and his decision was made to avoid distraction to his teammates and also avoid unnecessarily controversies.
 This would be a very big setback to Manchester united due to the fact that they might end up losing another talented player in that position if he's found guilty, but i think if he's able to prove he's innocent the women that accused him should be punished for tarnishing his image, anyways this could be an opportunity to give Sancho another chance to prove himself or start either Pellistri or Mason Mount.

This is a good step by the club to manage the situation before it gets out of hand. The club made it clear that they do not support any form of abuse and assault as shown with Mason Greenwood’s case. We can only hope all allegations are proven to be false and see Anthony rerurn to club football. Good thing he is complying with the police to ease investigation.

[Docnaster]

I think Fifa will investigate the financial situation in Arab teams until next year. There may not be another season where they will spend as much money as this year. If Lewandowski gets a big contract, he might consider retiring after a season or two there because they promise really high salaries. Like Benzema, he can go there too.

Why Fifa needs to investigate the Arab clubs' financial situation? It is clear that they have the owner with amazing wealth. So, it make sense if they can spend huge money to sign any player. As long as there is no limitation of maximum transfer fees or player's salary, Arab clubs don't make a mistake to spend a lot of money on the new players. It's their money, they have the right to use the money for signing any player.

Arab can also leave FIFA if they want and create their own association btw.

Arab will never think about this. They know well that Fifa has an important role for football leagues in the world. If Arab leaves Fifa, I assume many players will doubt with the future of Arab football league. If it happens, no top players will join Arab Saudi.

I've never seen any FIFA official statement concerning the very expensive transfer deals from the Saudi Arabian clubs, any move to investigate them and possibly sanction them.
The Saudi clubs I believe knew the FIFA rules before the huge transfer deals that the got involved in and would not want to get in the black books of FIFA hence the reason to not fault FIFA's financial rules. Though the transfers were very lucrative, I still don't think they breached FIFA rules until the football body says otherwise.

[makishart]

I think Fifa will investigate the financial situation in Arab teams until next year. There may not be another season where they will spend as much money as this year. If Lewandowski gets a big contract, he might consider retiring after a season or two there because they promise really high salaries. Like Benzema, he can go there too.

Why Fifa needs to investigate the Arab clubs' financial situation? It is clear that they have the owner with amazing wealth. So, it make sense if they can spend huge money to sign any player. As long as there is no limitation of maximum transfer fees or player's salary, Arab clubs don't make a mistake to spend a lot of money on the new players. It's their money, they have the right to use the money for signing any player.

Arab can also leave FIFA if they want and create their own association btw.

Arab will never think about this. They know well that Fifa has an important role for football leagues in the world. If Arab leaves Fifa, I assume many players will doubt with the future of Arab football league. If it happens, no top players will join Arab Saudi.

I've never seen any FIFA official statement concerning the very expensive transfer deals from the Saudi Arabian clubs, any move to investigate them and possibly sanction them.
The Saudi clubs I believe knew the FIFA rules before the huge transfer deals that the got involved in and would not want to get in the black books of FIFA hence the reason to not fault FIFA's financial rules. Though the transfers were very lucrative, I still don't think they breached FIFA rules until the football body says otherwise.

FIFA never touch it nor released any statement regarding it. Saudi club has maximum limits for the non local players that can be bought by the team but it has no FFP which was limiting the ability for the club to spend its money. Saudi will not get sanction as it's not breaking any rules.
Spending a lot of money were not something prohibited in the country. This is why many teams were spending crazy amounts of money to buy european players. FIFA already given SPL to determine their own rules.

I remind you that if saudi pro league was in asian continent and it was following AFC. I never seen AFC has put strict rules for asian related competition. It's quite different compared with UEFA which was applied to european clubs only.
Don't expect FIFA to see that as a sanction caused by it will never happen. Money is also talking much here.

[Leviathan.007]

Even now when there is a long time remaining for the next season, Real Madrid is trying to improve the teams and that's why they want to hire Alphonso Davies. Since Mendy is getting injured more often, Real Madrid is trying to hire another left-back palyer. He has two years left on his contract with Bayern Munich and he doesn't want to extend his contract with the team, Also he is young enough to become a long-term option for Real Madrid.

[rendravolt]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1700901584471748831

Spurs managed to secure the services of a talented young player from Croatia, namely Luka Vusković and he is a player born in 2007. We can calculate how old he is now and I am quite surprised that he chose Spurs among the 5 top European teams who were interested in signing him. He plays as a central defender and of course the future of Spurs' defense will be very secure for quite a long time. This player from Croatia seems impatient to defend Spurs and he is likely to join Spurs in January. His market value is 6 million euros and currently there is no further information regarding how much it will cost Spurs to recruit him from Hajduk U19.

[len01]

Even now when there is a long time remaining for the next season, Real Madrid is trying to improve the teams and that's why they want to hire Alphonso Davies. Since Mendy is getting injured more often, Real Madrid is trying to hire another left-back palyer. He has two years left on his contract with Bayern Munich and he doesn't want to extend his contract with the team, Also he is young enough to become a long-term option for Real Madrid.

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if the upcoming transfer Madrid can really get Alphonso Davies that is good news because this player can be a very good defender but not sure whether Bayern Munich will let go of this player because Alphonso Davies also made a very strong contribution at Bayern Munich so a little It will be difficult for Real Madrid to get this player in the future but at least Madrid must have a good offer so that Bayern Munich management can think again about releasing him again.

and one hand, if transfers open again, it looks like Real Madrid will have a little difficulty deciding whether to spend a lot of money to get Mbappe or Haaland or even get Alphonso Davies.