⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[bitpotter]

Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

Chelsea not in good shape, they're suffering and Mauricio Pochettino needs to provide good results if he wants to continue to retain position in the team. The blues have no intentions in signing Victor Osimhen, perhaps they have Christopher Nkunku who's currently ruled out of games because he's injured.Victor Osimhen is a potential striker for Napoli and I don't think the club would released the player to any elite team. Osimhen presence in Napoli is necessary because he's consistent in producing vital results for the club in crucial moments.

Yes, if Pochettino still fails this week, of course there will be an important meeting to discuss his future. I think he will be given a warning first if he gets negative results again and this will indirectly threaten his future at Stamford Bridge. Until now we are still confused about why it is so difficult for Chelsea to win even though on average all the players in their squad are good players. Osimhen can be a problem solver for Chelsea and maybe in terms of costs Chelsea can solve it all, but will Osimhen want to join Chelsea in the current situation?

[Nheer]

At the outset of this EPL season, Chelsea appears to be struggling with a less-than-productive striker. Evidently, in the match against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea generated numerous opportunities, yet none were successfully converted into goals.

Evidently Chelsea’s striker has just one goal to his name since the start of the season but i refuse to agree with the statement chelsea is “struggling with a less-than-productive striker”. So far Nico Jackson have had a decent performance and a good start so you should not put the blame on him for scoring just one goal, I would have agreed with you if he has had many chances and failed to score them but with chelsea’s performance you will know the entire team is underperforming which is why he doesn’t have so many services. His contributions have been decent but with the strategy being adopted by the coach it will be difficult to succeed in the premier league with just two attackers and if he doesn’t change strategy the attackers would be overworked and will find it difficult to convert chances.

Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

You never know the right move until you sign the player and he performs to expectations. Signing Osimehn will boost the attacking department and having two african players upfront will be disturbing for opposing defenders but even with Osimehn in the squad if the manager doesn’t adopt a 3 men attacking formation i don’t think there will be much difference. Osimehn is a kinda of player that needs the services of a winger,  he can’t do much on his own when there is no one to feed him the ball just as Kvaraskelia did for him last season. Mudryk lost the confidence he build in the preseason because of lack of playing time and i think mudryk can be the provider for Osimehn but he’s already lost his confidence again.

Moving to chelsea will be a strong decision for Osimehn because if he doesn’t perform to expectations that would be the end of his career and also if he is able to score goals for Chelsea he would reach unimaginable heights because everyone thinks he will flop when he moves to a bigger club. So if i am Osimehn I would avoid a move to Chelsea right now because they are in bad shape.

Nicolas Jackson scored a goal in a friendly match with Chelsea but when he entered the main match he looked barren, only one goal and he got more yellow cards than he scored, and Enzo Fernandez also hasn't shown what he should show, there are no assists that he made this seasons, or is there something wrong with the strategy implemented by Pochettino?

This is just the beginning for him so i feel its too early to judge him. Some players have scored less at the start of a season and still end up with many goals at the end. Let’s give Jackson more time to settle in properly. I have been impressed with his performance though but a striker is being judged by the number of goals he scores not by his performance and work rate. If pochettino eventually changes his strategy of 3 man defense and adopt 3 man attack instead things may change for him.

[ampere]

At the outset of this EPL season, Chelsea appears to be struggling with a less-than-productive striker. Evidently, in the match against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea generated numerous opportunities, yet none were successfully converted into goals.

The circulating rumor suggests that Chelsea is keen on acquiring Oshimen.



Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

The good thing about this news is that Victor Oshimen is not leaving Napoli this summer; and Chelsea cannot even afford him at the moment. The circulating rumors are simply there to excite the chelsea fans and make them hopeful in midst of an awful season. Oshimen to chelsea is a very wrong move for both parties.

[Franctoshi]

Yes, if Pochettino still fails this week, of course, there will be an important meeting to discuss his future. I think he will be given a warning first if he gets negative results again and this will indirectly threaten his future at Stamford Bridge. Until now we are still confused about why it is so difficult for Chelsea to win even though on average all the players in their squad are good. Osimhen can be a problem solver for Chelsea and maybe in terms of costs Chelsea can solve it all, but will Osimhen want to join Chelsea in the current situation?

I still do think that Pochettino and the Chelsea board got it wrong by flushing or selling out almost all Chelsea experience and key players, particularly the players in the midfield, Kovacic and Kante, Maybe sell only Kante, while Kovacic should not have been sold.
Looking at the most of the players in there at Chelsea and judging from their overall performance this season, they will face difficulties handling pressure when they clash with Big name teams. Pochettino needs to prove his ability to handle the job ASAP, as a lot of expectations is on him .

[harapan]

Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

Chelsea not in good shape, they're suffering and Mauricio Pochettino needs to provide good results if he wants to continue to retain position in the team. The blues have no intentions in signing Victor Osimhen, perhaps they have Christopher Nkunku who's currently ruled out of games because he's injured.Victor Osimhen is a potential striker for Napoli and I don't think the club would released the player to any elite team. Osimhen presence in Napoli is necessary because he's consistent in producing vital results for the club in crucial moments.

Yes, if Pochettino still fails this week, of course there will be an important meeting to discuss his future. I think he will be given a warning first if he gets negative results again and this will indirectly threaten his future at Stamford Bridge. Until now we are still confused about why it is so difficult for Chelsea to win even though on average all the players in their squad are good players. Osimhen can be a problem solver for Chelsea and maybe in terms of costs Chelsea can solve it all, but will Osimhen want to join Chelsea in the current situation?

Was that announced by the club Chelsea, that there will be a meeting regarding Pochetino stay with the club. This should be a fake news.
Chelsea do not have the time to give a coach but he has to show working nfor the club to backup the coach.
Chelsea needs a good attacking midfielder and a quality player to net in balls for the club which I know is clearly not Nicholas Jackson.
Osimhen will not be released in the next six months so blues can plan for him in the next twelve months. A qualification for champions league is all that will lead him joining Chelsea.

[bering]

At the outset of this EPL season, Chelsea appears to be struggling with a less-than-productive striker. Evidently, in the match against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea generated numerous opportunities, yet none were successfully converted into goals.

The circulating rumor suggests that Chelsea is keen on acquiring Oshimen.

Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

If this transfer is successful, both of Osimhen and Chelsea are stupid because Osimhen want to join a weak team while Chelsea have been sign Jackson and yet they want to spend more money. Chelsea just need to wait Nkunku is fully recovered from his injury, I believe Chelsea will able to score more goals.

Pochettino need to use the current Chelsea player as good as possible, not only want to sign new player.

This news is pure a speculation because whether it Osimhen and Napoli were under negotiation to talking about new contract besides that Chelsea has several good forward players such as Jackson or Sterling so it's not necessary to buy Osimhen especially Osimhen has expensive price approximately 120 millions and there is no guarantee if Chelsea buy Osimhen he can able to performing well just like when he was playing at Napoli

Since summer window transfer opened indeed Osimhen has linked to plenty of big clubs but this transfer wasn't happend because Napoli want high price to him however besides Chelsea new rumour has been appears too that Real Madrid are thinking possibilities to bought Osimhen and they thinking this option if Mbappe decide to extended his contract with PSG then Real Madrid most likely will bought Osimhen

[Die_empty]

At the outset of this EPL season, Chelsea appears to be struggling with a less-than-productive striker. Evidently, in the match against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea generated numerous opportunities, yet none were successfully converted into goals.

The circulating rumor suggests that Chelsea is keen on acquiring Oshimen.



Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

The good thing about this news is that Victor Oshimen is not leaving Napoli this summer; and Chelsea cannot even afford him at the moment. The circulating rumors are simply there to excite the chelsea fans and make them hopeful in midst of an awful season. Oshimen to chelsea is a very wrong move for both parties.

Although the news didn't emanate from any reliable source it might be true. The news didn't also say that Chelsea wants to sign him this season but that he is one of the club's targets for next year's summer transfer. Chelsea can afford to buy the striker and I don't know the basis why you believe that the signing of Victor Osimhen will be a bad move for both parties.

Chelsea is a passionate need of a finisher because they have the best midfielders that can create goal-scoring chances but they lack the right number nine. Victor is the kind of striker that Chelsea needs to partner with Christopher Nkunku. The only reason why he remained in Napoli this season was because he wanted to stay. If he had put pressure on the management of Napoli that we wanted to leave many clubs would have come for him.  

[Avirunes]

At the outset of this EPL season, Chelsea appears to be struggling with a less-than-productive striker. Evidently, in the match against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea generated numerous opportunities, yet none were successfully converted into goals.


Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

I don't think lack of scoring striker is a problem. I think Chelsea are making investments in areas where they don't actually have a problem. They have Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku who are really good strikers so in my opinion it is enough. They have already invested over a 100m for acquiring strikers and now another 175m for Osmihen? Why not try to get a very strong attacking midfielder that has a good vision and create some good attacking plays. Their defence is also not that strong.

I think it's a long road but if club are making unnecessary signings then I find that road even longer.

[temple]

At the outset of this EPL season, Chelsea appears to be struggling with a less-than-productive striker. Evidently, in the match against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea generated numerous opportunities, yet none were successfully converted into goals.


Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

I don't think lack of scoring striker is a problem. I think Chelsea are making investments in areas where they don't actually have a problem. They have Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku who are really good strikers so in my opinion it is enough. They have already invested over a 100m for acquiring strikers and now another 175m for Osmihen? Why not try to get a very strong attacking midfielder that has a good vision and create some good attacking plays. Their defence is also not that strong.

I think it's a long road but if club are making unnecessary signings then I find that road even longer.

Who has said that Chelsea is willing to pay 175m for Osimhen and how does that even make sense when the transfer markets are closed?

As the news said Nkunku could be out for a total of 16 weeks and that is a big loss for them, but with all those investments that Chelsea made they should already be able to bring on a proper replacement for Nkunku. Talking about Osimhen now wouldn't help anyway as that transfer could be made in the winter only and by then Nkunku should be fully recovered and available.

I don't know, it could again be injuries and other circumstances for Chelsea, which they claim as the reason for their bad performances. But when a club as rich as Chelsea and as active on the transfer market as they have been, still can't play successfully, then there is more to that than just one injured Nkunku.

If they again make a record breaking investment in winter, I think people will mostly shake their heads.

[kawetsriyanto]

The circulating rumor suggests that Chelsea is keen on acquiring Oshimen.
Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

If Chelsea really can sign Oshimen, it should be a great solution. Chelsea has no strong striker, they got difficulty in scoring goals. Osimhen is a machine goal of Napoli, he already proved that he is one of the most productive striker in the world.

However, I still doubt that Osimhen really wants to join Chelsea. There is no something interesting in Chelsea, it is not a strong team anymore. Chelsea squad looks difficult to win any title, they only struggle to return to the top 5 of EPL standings. I'm sure it is not enough for a top striker like Osimhen, he must prefer to join a club that has a high chance to win prestigious titles.

[Avirunes]

Who has said that Chelsea is willing to pay 175m for Osimhen and how does that even make sense when the transfer markets are closed?

That's what I last read about what Napoli value him at. Even if 175m is not the right figure. It's definitely will be around 100-150m between and that's a lot. Yeah transfer market is closed but if the news are true then they can go for him in next winter transfer window.

As the news said Nkunku could be out for a total of 16 weeks and that is a big loss for them, but with all those investments that Chelsea made they should already be able to bring on a proper replacement for Nkunku. Talking about Osimhen now wouldn't help anyway as that transfer could be made in the winter only and by then Nkunku should be fully recovered and available.

I am not sure but even after signing Nkunku a strong source did wrote that Chelsea were looking for another strong striker. I just can't recall if it was after Nicolas Jackson signing too. Anyway, whatever it is will get to know better near winter transfer window.

But when a club as rich as Chelsea and as active on the transfer market as they have been, still can't play successfully, then there is more to that than just one injured Nkunku.

Yeah^^, definitely. But it seems to Chelsea that making squad dense as much will help the problem. They are not just making the right decisions.

[borovichok]

Manchester City is one of the favorites to win the English Premier League this season. They won the league title three years in a row, and this season might be the fourth in a row if Pep achieves it again. Aside from being first in the standings, there is plenty of game to be played in the long term. Kyle Walker has agreed to a new contract with Manchester City that will last until June 2026. Walker turned down proposals from prestigious clubs such as Bayern Munich because he wants to build an established track record at Etihad stadium, perhapes he still face some challenges.

[marcous]

Manchester City is one of the favorites to win the English Premier League this season. They won the league title three years in a row, and this season might be the fourth in a row if Pep achieves it again. Aside from being first in the standings, there is plenty of game to be played in the long term. Kyle Walker has agreed to a new contract with Manchester City that will last until June 2026. Walker turned down proposals from prestigious clubs such as Bayern Munich because he wants to build an established track record at Etihad stadium, perhapes he still face some challenges.

A right step was taken by Man Citu and Pep Guardiola towards Kyle Walker, his presence is very influential on the young players in the squad. Walker is the most senior player in the squad at the moment, it seems Pep still really hopes for the services of the England national team defender. Walker will be a role model alongside Kevin De Bruyne for City younger generation of players, both on the pitch and in the dressing room. It seems this leadership is what Pep wants, we know the Man City squad will lack quality senior players if they let Walker go to Bayern Munchen.

[Distraction]

The circulating rumor suggests that Chelsea is keen on acquiring Oshimen.
Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

It would be a wonderful move for Chelsea of course. But how can they do this now? The transfer window isn't open anymore. If you mean they can do this in January I don't think so. Napoli would never let Osimhen go in the middle of the season. There is no way Osimhen being keen on doing so either.

Besides I'm doubtful about Osimhen to join Chelsea even if he becomes willing to leave Napoli soon. Chelsea can give a lot of money to him for sure but they aren't a successful team these days. Osimhen would rather stay at Napoli whose condition is much better I think.

As far as I know Napoli are working on an extension of his contract on one hand now.

[beerlover]

The fee spent by Al Arabi to get Marco Verratti was worth 45 million euros and perhaps PSG just wanted to receive a higher offer from another club so they chose to reach an agreement with Al Arabi. I was wondering whether the Qatari league now wants to compete with the Saudi league for investment in bringing in European players? because after all these two leagues are related in the same season, in terms of exposure the Saudi league is bigger because it has succeeded in bringing in several great names. After Countinho, now Verrartti has joined the Qatari league and I can't wait how this league develops and of course they have to bring in other star players who have a big influence so that their league is noticed by many people.

Qatari League is already working for years, but they are not spending funds like Saudi League but now in coming years we will have good competition because these Arabs are having mentality of competing with each other but due to better and big market Saudi League could be in better shape with Qatari League is having no advantages like them but still they have already done good job as we all know Xavi before joining Barcelona was also in Qatari League as coach hopefully now in coming years they will try to have more stars even currently we will have strong monopoly of the Saudi League due to many advantages which are they using with the help of government and other investors as well.

Countinho and Veeartti now both are here which mean things could be heated up in coming transfer window, and we will watch few big names in this league as well.

Saudi is a richer nation as well overall. Sure Qatar is a rich nation but Saudi is much richer and considering that the new king always wanted to improve the nations status and wanted to be like the west, I think a sports league like this would have been a good way to do that.

I believe that starting from early 2010's, he was a prince and started to already make some changes and yes it is nowhere near the human rights that the west has, but to be fair if you look at the trajectory of how much that improved, we could say that before he passes on, he will be able to make this nation much better to live in. And that is why I believe that they are going to be fine and more and more players will want to play there as well.

[salad daging]

The circulating rumor suggests that Chelsea is keen on acquiring Oshimen.
Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

It would be a wonderful move for Chelsea of course. But how can they do this now? The transfer window isn't open anymore. If you mean they can do this in January I don't think so. Napoli would never let Osimhen go in the middle of the season. There is no way Osimhen being keen on doing so either.

Besides I'm doubtful about Osimhen to join Chelsea even if he becomes willing to leave Napoli soon. Chelsea can give a lot of money to him for sure but they aren't a successful team these days. Osimhen would rather stay at Napoli whose condition is much better I think.

As far as I know Napoli are working on an extension of his contract on one hand now.

It's possible that it could happen in the summer after the league finishes for the half-season looking unlikely for Chelsea to sign him.
There has been a firm statement from Napoli that Osimhen will not be sold he will remain at Napoli in the long run.

Chelsea are still doubted by many players because this team is always not growing and it must be overcome from management to training, but for now it cannot be said so because Pochettino is still trying to improve Chelsea's performance even though we have not seen the growth.

Reading the article that Osimhen has a clause of 150 million if I am not mistaken, but the agent wants below that, this may reinforce that Osimhen does not want to be sold in the near future.

See Al Hilal's offer as more promising.

[klidex]

The circulating rumor suggests that Chelsea is keen on acquiring Oshimen.
Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

It would be a wonderful move for Chelsea of course. But how can they do this now? The transfer window isn't open anymore. If you mean they can do this in January I don't think so. Napoli would never let Osimhen go in the middle of the season. There is no way Osimhen being keen on doing so either.

Besides I'm doubtful about Osimhen to join Chelsea even if he becomes willing to leave Napoli soon. Chelsea can give a lot of money to him for sure but they aren't a successful team these days. Osimhen would rather stay at Napoli whose condition is much better I think.

As far as I know Napoli are working on an extension of his contract on one hand now.

If it is true that Chelsea's desire to acquire Victor Osimhen, I think it will only be Chelsea dream because everyone knows that Napoli will not let go of this player. In fact, Osimhen doesn't care what salary Chelsea offers, but Osimhen still chooses to stay at his current club because as I said know that Osimhen goal is to defend Napoli to the highest peak of the Champions League competition, which is currently one of the club targets.
So there will be no transfer between Napoli and Chelsea regarding the player Osimhen, which I think is just an exaggerated rumor.

[baeva]

At the outset of this EPL season, Chelsea appears to be struggling with a less-than-productive striker. Evidently, in the match against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea generated numerous opportunities, yet none were successfully converted into goals.


Is acquiring Oshimen the right move? Are there other aspects beyond the attacking line that are influencing Chelsea's current performance?

I don't think lack of scoring striker is a problem. I think Chelsea are making investments in areas where they don't actually have a problem. They have Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku who are really good strikers so in my opinion it is enough. They have already invested over a 100m for acquiring strikers and now another 175m for Osmihen? Why not try to get a very strong attacking midfielder that has a good vision and create some good attacking plays. Their defence is also not that strong.

I think it's a long road but if club are making unnecessary signings then I find that road even longer.

The problem is exactly that they don't have a scoring forward. You can create a tiki-taka team and have different players scoring all the time so there is no dependence on a specific position, but it's hard to win that way because it's a very complicated strategy in general. So far don't see their transfers working out at all

[Zaguru12]

I don't think lack of scoring striker is a problem. I think Chelsea are making investments in areas where they don't actually have a problem. They have Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku who are really good strikers so in my opinion it is enough. They have already invested over a 100m for acquiring strikers and now another 175m for Osmihen? Why not try to get a very strong attacking midfielder that has a good vision and create some good attacking plays. Their defence is also not that strong.

I think it's a long road but if club are making unnecessary signings then I find that road even longer.

Chelsea might have been spending very big in the market recently but to me they still don’t have a proper center forward and an attacking midfielder. They have just invested in wide areas and on players that are young and need patience. Chelsea can’t score goals because the striker that they have is not a proper one that a team can boost of, in winning the league. Nkunku on the other hand is not an out to out striker even at Leipzig he plays more at the second striker role with Andre Silva been the main striker. Nkunku would have added a support to this Chelsea team but his continual injury set backs definitely requires the have another person to compete with Jackson.

So I support their pursuit of Victor Osmihen because with him in the team they have some that can guarantee them At least 20 league goals a season and probably more in other competitions. This way they would solve their lack of scoring goals problem. So yeah Osmihen would be a good acquisition

[Josefjix]

The problem is exactly that they don't have a scoring forward. You can create a tiki-taka team and have different players scoring all the time so there is no dependence on a specific position, but it's hard to win that way because it's a very complicated strategy in general. So far don't see their transfers working out at all

Chelsea is competitive and dominated, the only thing they lack is having zero opportunities infront of goals. The frontlines don't know how to position, like Jackson doing what he does best, missing out on golden goal scoring opportunities, then we check Mudryk who's absolutely out of line wirh his uncontrollable speed, then the main striker Christopher Nkunku who's ruled out for a long time. Chelsea team is a mess and Mauricio Pochettino really needs to fixed the teams because there's alot of weaknesses of the blues that have been spotted out.