⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Jody.Drummer]

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Tottenham are to trigger an option in 31-year-old South Korea forward Son Heung-min's contract which will extend his deal by a further year until 2026. (Telegraph - subscription required)
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Son, just like Harry Kane, continued his career at Tottenham and left a mark below his potential. Postecoglou may be able to show us a completely different Tottenham this season, but there is no reason for Son to stay when even Harry Kane has left the team. He is 31 years old. He will have to decide between making a good last transfer or extending his contract with Tottenham for one more year and playing for Tottenham until 2026. I think he has played enough football at Tottenham. He should transfer to one of the ambitious and competitive teams that can win the league title. He definitely deserves it...

Perhaps apart from Kane, Son  is one plyer who finds it difficult to get out of his comfort zone. Actually with the ability he has, he could have joined a more promising club in the title race. I don't know for sure how long he will stay with Totenham, especially if he extends his contract with Tottenham. I also never heard that he was interested in changing clubs. But the opportunity is still there, his current age I think it can still join another big clb. But the note he must remember is that he must be able to continue to maintain his appearance and not forget his physical condition.

[Minecache]

Martin Odegaard comes next in the best ranking of midfielders after De Brunye, Bruno Fernandez and Tottenham player Madison. He has been the source of all the passes from middle of the pitch to attackers also he has scored goals that are important for Arsenal. They should work hard to win a trophy be after failing to so so last season.
German national team has done a great deal by signing Nagelsmann. He is the perfect manager for the job. They should prepare hard for the upcoming euros next year.

He is a very strong figure as a leader and that's whatwe need right now. We can't afford to lose such important player when we are in squad building process. So Odegaard's contract extension was obvious from Arsenal's point of view. He is the crucial squad member right now if Arsenal wants to have a good future ahead. I am glad that Arsenal secured Odegaard as without him there wouldn't be a strong player who can lead as well like Odegaard inside the squad.

It would have been definitely a very dumb decision taken by Arsenal if they actually let him go. Especially right now, he is a very good player. And for Arsenal he is definitely an important player. At 24 years of age, it looks like he has a good head on his shoulder. On the field, it does look like he knows what he is doing. So when Arsenal is chasing the English Premier League trophy, it is important for Arsenal that they keep players like this which are very important for them and I actually thought it was obvious that Arsenal is going to extend his contract with the club. Which they did. good decision was taken by Arsenal authority.

[aylabadia05]

He is a very strong figure as a leader and that's whatwe need right now. We can't afford to lose such important player when we are in squad building process. So Odegaard's contract extension was obvious from Arsenal's point of view. He is the crucial squad member right now if Arsenal wants to have a good future ahead. I am glad that Arsenal secured Odegaard as without him there wouldn't be a strong player who can lead as well like Odegaard inside the squad.

Even though Odegaard is still 24 years old, his figure as a leader on the pitch can already be seen and I don't think giving him praise is an exaggeration because he deserves to lead a team filled with many young players at Arsenal.

There was a time when he was brought in by Real Madrid in 2015. I received news at that time that the recruitment of future players from Arsenal and Norway was recommended by Cristiano Ronaldo because according to Odegaard, he was a player who needed to be given time to learn how to make good decisions and Ronaldo considered him a player with potential.

As if what was said about Odegaard when he was under 20 years old was right on target when compared to his current development. Real Madrid continues to help Odegaard learn by loaning him to several clubs in several different leagues, including loaning him to Arsenal.
Good for Arsenal in making a future contract and good for Odegaard when he received a contract extension with Arsenal.

[tiCeR]

Well that is also true. But in that case the club can actually have an option to push the player. Because the club can easily say that we are not going to give you anything more than X amount of money. Actually no European club is definitely going to give you that money. So either you play in the European competition or you go to the Saudi league. And of course that will mean you have to forget about European competitions.

But if a player is around 30, it is very likely that he has achieved decent things in his life and probably he is not going to get better with his performance anymore. so the ball is in the court of the player, he will have better negotiation power in this situation. But at the same time we cannot talk trash about Saudi league, just because they are spending more money to make the league better.

Yes but the players' attitude towards engagements with clubs from the Saudi Professional League might also trickle down to younger player generations. Until now it has mostly been the older generation of players around 30+, who decided to essentially end their professional career in Europe and go for the big paycheck. But the more European players go to Saudi Arabia, the more might other players also feel home over there.

I think you you are right that a sort of ultimatum is the way to go and to let the player know that X amount of money will be paid and that's it. But don't be fooled and think that no players will go for the money then. I am sure we will see some Neymar kind of players who would be willing to leave Europe way earlier than age 30.

[Texac]

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Indeed, I also thought like that when Manchester United was quite convincing since last season and I thought they would repeat it this season, but it seems that never happened. In fact, even though the fans often protest for the Glazzers to leave quickly, they have always prepared what Erik Ten Hag needs and in fact this summer's transfer does not seem to have had any impact on the performance of the Red Devils.

I think this is quite natural considering that when a big team like Manchester United is interested in a player, the club owner does not hesitate to increase the price of the player and like it or not, Manchester United has to accept the deal if their target is to be realized. I think that is the dilemma for big teams when there is a player who is quite promising in a mediocre club and the big team has to be willing to dig deeper into their pockets even though we know his quality is still questionable.

Manchester United is just giving people false hope in my opinion. Because there is actually some favouritism and hierarchy going on inside the squad.  For some reason the authorities definitely do not care about that as much as they should.

I still do not know why the job of Ten Hag is still not in any kind of jeopardy. Are they even actually pushing him to bring in better results? Or are they just giving him the money that he asks for?

Because he is definitely spending a good amount of money without bringing in the results. That should be a matter of concern for Manchester United authority. But they do not seem to care to be honest.

[Avirunes]

It would have been definitely a very dumb decision taken by Arsenal if they actually let him go. Especially right now, he is a very good player. And for Arsenal he is definitely an important player. At 24 years of age, it looks like he has a good head on his shoulder. On the field, it does look like he knows what he is doing. So when Arsenal is chasing the English Premier League trophy, it is important for Arsenal that they keep players like this which are very important for them and I actually thought it was obvious that Arsenal is going to extend his contract with the club. Which they did. good decision was taken by Arsenal authority.

Yes, Arsenal are not that dumb actually as they know they wouldn't want to lose the player and go again to find player with such qualities. He is indispensable member of the squad. Only thing worrying was if someone would approach Odegaard before Arsenal to make a move but player also had the same feeling to continue for Arsenal. In the end it worked out for us and player signed the contract extension. Hopefully we will have some achievements this season as motivation for players to continue on to the building the Arsenal back again process.

[marcous]

Manchester United is just giving people false hope in my opinion. Because there is actually some favouritism and hierarchy going on inside the squad.  For some reason the authorities definitely do not care about that as much as they should.

I still do not know why the job of Ten Hag is still not in any kind of jeopardy. Are they even actually pushing him to bring in better results? Or are they just giving him the money that he asks for?

Because he is definitely spending a good amount of money without bringing in the results. That should be a matter of concern for Manchester United authority. But they do not seem to care to be honest.

It seems that Man United management still really supports Ten Hag at Old Trafford, the series of defeats that befell The Red Devils squad is not entirely Ten Hag fault. Because Ten Hag was not strengthened by a complete squad, because several key players were injured and there were players who were rested due to personal problems. So I think it makes sense that Ten Hag hasn't been fired, but if with a complete squad Ten Hag hasn't consistently won, I think he will be fired.

If you look at the amount of spending budget spent by Ten Hag, The Red Devils should not be sitting in 13th position on the standings. The EPL match against Burnley will be an opportunity to improve the situation. If he fails to get three points, Ten Hag will be under a lot of pressure.

[KTChampions]

It seems that Man United management still really supports Ten Hag at Old Trafford, the series of defeats that befell The Red Devils squad is not entirely Ten Hag fault. Because Ten Hag was not strengthened by a complete squad, because several key players were injured and there were players who were rested due to personal problems. So I think it makes sense that Ten Hag hasn't been fired, but if with a complete squad Ten Hag hasn't consistently won, I think he will be fired.

If you look at the amount of spending budget spent by Ten Hag, The Red Devils should not be sitting in 13th position on the standings. The EPL match against Burnley will be an opportunity to improve the situation. If he fails to get three points, Ten Hag will be under a lot of pressure.

Ten Hag bought those he wanted twice (last season and this season) everyone is experiencing injuries (for example KDB) and various kinds of scandals so this cannot be an excuse to justify poor results. Now, due to a conflict with Ten Hag, United is going to sell Sancho for 50-60 million, taking into account the fact that he was bought for 85... an excellent achievement. However, there is a chance that before the winter transfer window Ten Hag himself will be fired and Sancho will not have to be sold 

[Distraction]

It would be for Tottenham's own good to sign a contract extension with Heung-min Son. Because he is currently one of the most valuable and important players for the team. He is taking a big responsibility together with Maddison to fill Kane's absence with his goals. He is 31 years old but this doesn't change anything for Son at all.

He is still playing like he is on his first day here. His ambition will be very important for Tottenham. Maybe they can do something better this season considering their start.

After losing Kane Tottenham can't afford losing another crucial player like Son too of course.

[rahmad2nd]

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He is a very strong figure as a leader and that's whatwe need right now. We can't afford to lose such important player when we are in squad building process. So Odegaard's contract extension was obvious from Arsenal's point of view. He is the crucial squad member right now if Arsenal wants to have a good future ahead. I am glad that Arsenal secured Odegaard as without him there wouldn't be a strong player who can lead as well like Odegaard inside the squad.

I rarely discuss the captain of the young Gunners squad, even though he is one of Arteta's key players in his squad. referring to what Romano reported, Odegaard has signed a new contract until June 2028. This is currently Odegaard's fourth season at Arsenal since joining on loan from Real Madrid in June 2021. However, it didn't take him too long to settle in and become Arteta's mainstay player.

Last season was the peak with the Arsenal team finishing runners-up in the Premier League, even though they actually had the chance to win the trophy and ultimately failed. This season, their target is the Premier League trophy and Odegaard is an important player in Mikel Arteta's squad.
IMO, Odegaard has an incredibly positive influence on his squad and that's why he carries the captain's armband. on the pitch, he is a young player of the highest quality who consistently contributes at a high level. So, it is only natural that Arsenal wants a contract extension with this player from Norway. As you said, as an Arsenal supporter I am happy that Arsenal has retained Odegaard in the Gunners squad.

[borovichok]

It would be for Tottenham's own good to sign a contract extension with Heung-min Son. Because he is currently one of the most valuable and important players for the team. He is taking a big responsibility together with Maddison to fill Kane's absence with his goals. He is 31 years old but this doesn't change anything for Son at all.

He is still playing like he is on his first day here. His ambition will be very important for Tottenham. Maybe they can do something better this season considering their start.

After losing Kane Tottenham can't afford losing another crucial player like Son too of course.

Tottenham Hotspur lost Harry Kane in the summer transfer window; the club is looking to regain their footing and Angelos Postecoglou is the best guy to get the club back on track. Spurs' performance is not going to change this season; instead, they will work even harder to achieve positive results. They made good market additions, such as adding prominent player, James Maddison, and other players, who have contributed to the club's enormously positive performance. After all, Heung-min Son is currently Tottenham Hotspur's most valuable exceptional player.

[salad daging]

David De Gea considering retirement?
Well I saw the news on Twitter because he has yet to be signed by a club but the most interesting thing is that David De Gea wants to continue in Europe while no European club is interested in him? Why doesn't he try to go to an Arab club that accepts high offers?

There is another opinion why he doesn't want to go to the Arab League, he says there is no motivation to play there.

If maybe he wants to maintain the desire to keep playing in Europe maybe he can retire soon because there are not many offers to him.

https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1705220814516138465

[baeva]

Barcelona is also experiencing a financial crisis so it is impossible to return Messi or Neymar to his old club, Barcelona will not be able to afford on the one hand their salaries are small there and they are old, what to expect in these two former Barcelona players who will soon retire.

Ronaldo had a conflict with Manchester United so he was dropped from the squad. But he seems happy now to be in the Arab League with a lot of money. LOL

Joao Felix is a loan player, if Atletico Madrid put a high price tag it seems Barcelona will not dare to take it, just rely on young players from the academy, but now they are not in a player crisis so stay relaxed for Xavi.

Barcelona have issues with La Liga FFP rules unfortunately so they aren't able to spend a lot of money for transfers for now. This was why they couldn't sign Joao Felix permanently.

However this is still not a problem for Barcelona currently. Because their current performance level is quite satisfying. They have just destroyed Antwerp in the Champions League by a big gap. I felt like we were in good old days of Barcelona.    Felix is really impressive since he joined them. He is playing for his dream team of course. I have never seen him this ambitious. 

Even though the opponent in this match was not the strongest, but the result is really very good, especially it can help to raise their competitive spirit. Despite the problems with finances, the transfer window was conducted decently, and most importantly - productively, because you can see that it went in their favour, they spent minimum money and got maximum return

@ajiz138

The career of Cristiano Ronaldo should have ended in a better way. Only if he decided to go to Manchester City instead of Manchester United. His career definitely would have ended in a better way. I don't know how you can decide to not play the very player that carried you on his back in the last season. But they did make that decision and I know a lot of people are going to say that this was the right decision made by them. And they will also say that Manchester United has definitely improved after that. But honestly, I do not see the improvement. They still have the same old problems that they had before. Cristiano Ronaldo is still saying that he wants to play in the next World Cup for Portugal. I do not think he will actually get a chance in the squad.

Anyone who thought Messi and Neymar were going to return to Barcelona is definitely stupid. Barcelona currently cannot even register players because they don't have enough money. How are they going to pay Messi and Neymar the salary?

I've never heard any rumours that Neymar might return to Barcelona. Messi as far as we know rejected the idea himself because he found cutting other players' wages for his presence unacceptable and it was indeed a wise decision. In the end Barcelona could theoretically afford it anyway by cutting other players' wages and their budget wouldn't suffer much, and the worst part is that they were prepared to do it despite the fact that they are already very much in debt

I think Messi should not have considered his commitment to the club economically. They could have agreed on a symbolic figure, since Messi can still earn big money through advertisements. Barcelona might not be able to give him the salary he wanted, but I would expect him to be more loyal to Barcelona.

He always speaks well of his hometown club, he has no hatred for it, moreover, all his honours are still kept in the Barcelona museum, as he said himself. Nevertheless, by moving to Miami, he made an impeccable deal that will bring him a huge amount of money. As a result, he is happy at his current club and will be getting good money, is that a bad thing?

[QueenVera]

Tottenham Hotspur lost Harry Kane in the summer transfer window; the club is looking to regain their footing and Angelos Postecoglou is the best guy to get the club back on track. Spurs' performance is not going to change this season; instead, they will work even harder to achieve positive results. They made good market additions, such as adding prominent player, James Maddison, and other players, who have contributed to the club's enormously positive performance. After all, Heung-min Son is currently Tottenham Hotspur's most valuable exceptional player.

Suprisenly Tottenham are not really affected by the lose of Harry Kane and I think the new coach Ange Postecoglou is really doing well for the team and has put then back to winning ways I hope they continue with their good performance to stand a chance of playing in a major competitions next season, Son is really enjoying the position of the captain of team and his performance is very brilliant because it's help to lead his team to victory in several matches this season.

 They'll be facing Arsenal in their next match and this is a big test for Ange Postecoglou and i know they'll try their best to secure a victory, Arsenal are the favourites to win but Tottenham shouldn't be underestimated because their performance this season have been so outstanding and they could take Arsenal by suprise on  Sunday.

[coinlocket$]

What do you think about DeLigt situation?

One of the most valued defenders in the world already skipped 5 games because Tuchel does not want him.

Will he leave Bayern this January?

[Zaguru12]

Arsenal will try everything to keep Odegaard, I think he will never leave Arsenal because he has a good work ethic and not interested to jump to other team. It's a huge lose if Odegaard leave Arsenal, Arteta need to work really hard to find a player that can replace his position.
It's very rare to see a playmaker leaving their team.

Odegaard is already an integral part of Arsenal’s team, the captaincy handed over to him is already a signal that Arsenal wishes to keep him for a very long time. I don’t see too many issues regarding his contract extension other than the media just wanting to clicks that is why they twist the news all the time. Odegaard is a player I also admire because been a captain of your country at such a young age and also captaining your club shows he definitely has that quality in his sleeves. I am happy that this Arsenal move has worked out perfectly for him and I hope he doesn’t end up like how past Arsenal’s captains do end up.

A little confused about understanding some of these differences of opinion because some say Messi only thinks about money and some think Messi shouldn't think only about money.
But personally, I think more realistically, as we can see that currently Messi is 36 years old and a bit old, we don't even know when he will decide to retire and for a star player, having the thought of joining a club that is able to provide a large salary is an option to collect a lot of money before the player retires even though he has earned large amounts of money from sponsors or advertising, but that is not hypocritical when a player thinks about money before retiring.
Messi move to MLS is a policy between him and his family because I see he wants to end his career there to be with his family and enjoy the remaining salary from his football.

This is just bants by his haters for God sake he has played all this professional football in the top flight and has won virtually everything a player needs to win so why would he not go else where to experience another culture. In my opinion Messi didn’t want to play another European football because he still have this connection with Barcelona and joining even PSG was more of a problem to him and since he can’t return to Barcelona due to financial crisis he decides to move to another continent.

If it is about money Messi would have gone straight to Al Hilal with the wages they were offering him, but to me it is like he already had an agreement with Beckham to be at inter Miami. So even if it is about money then I would say Messi deserves it

What do you think about DeLigt situation?

One of the most valued defenders in the world already skipped 5 games because Tuchel does not want him.

Will he leave Bayern this January?

When a big coach arrives in a team they always fall out with at least one star player. The issue between DeLigt and Tuchel is yet to me know publicly but I know it’s not about not been able to compete that is keeping him out but rather a person rift between the two. I would advise DeLigt to just bare this as there is nothing to be done from his part now. If he remains patient sooner or later I know Tuchel might need him because if the competitions starts piling up I don’t trust the Upamecano of guy too much. But If DeLigt doesn’t get a chance until January then I am very sure top clubs with come with offers for him

[shogun47]

Arsenal have one of the best midfield in the premier league now,they have Odegard,Partey,Declan Rise,Fabio Vierra,and co,they are all players that controls the midfield no matter the opponent they face.If you watch the game against PSV,you will know that Arsenal are really very good now,and with Declan running up and down,winning tackles,opponent find it very difficult to stand the force.Arsenal's next game is Totthenham,which is north London Derby,and they are meeting Totteham when they are really inform,same as Totthenham too.
Son have already come out to say that it will really be a tough game,because the two sides are inform,and I believe Totthenham will want to do everything possible to win that match because Arsenal won them last season home and away.It will really be a tough and interesting game to watch,but I Still predict Arsenal to win by 2-1.

I have no clue how meaningful the game against PSV is supposed to be when in the next game they are up against Tottenham. How would Tottenham have played against PSV at home? I think a similar result would have been possible.

I would like to say here that I am quite sure Tottenham is a different level than PSV and will show more resistance and also more attacking strategies themselves. The 4-0 seemed to be an easy win and probably it was, but I don't expect the game against Tottenham to go the same way.

[coinlocket$]

Xavi basically has a deal for his contract.

He will extend for 1 more year until the end of 2025 with an option for 1 more year to 2026.

[Oneandpure]

What do you think about DeLigt situation?

One of the most valued defenders in the world already skipped 5 games because Tuchel does not want him.

Will he leave Bayern this January?

Difficult situation for Matthijs de Ligt after arriving Kim Min Jae and he loss as regular position with Bayern Munich, I don't think good for him keep staying with Bayern because he not get regular position. Reported from Goal.com he was not happy with Bayern Munich because losing regular position make him frustrated and seems he will leave Bayern on next window transfer opening. Last match in Champion League against Manchester United there are not list name from Matthijs de Ligt in the bench and Thomas Tuchel have serious problem until have to leave de Light from main squad. Its not good started for Matthijs de Ligt with Bayern Munich in this season have played 5 matches in Bundesliga still not get regular position although Bayern have serious problem with defensive are after conceding 4 goals.

[Velvet78]

I have heard that Tottenham are preparing to trigger the option to extend Son's contract. It is currently until 2025 but after this it will be 2026. This would be amazing news for Tottenham side because they wouldn't like to lose another significant player in a short time. Kane has newly left the team in the end.

The new manager Ange Postecoglou has been doing a really good job. Tottenham need their squad staying strong at the same time. If they lose more power they would turn into an even much less competitive team. They already have a bad history without titles for ages.