⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[rendravolt]

Maybe this has been an old rumor but now Chelsea is really interested in bringing in Osimhen in the winter. Obviously this was caused by the heated situation between Napoli and Osimhen which made Chelsea more confident in being able to get him. We know that Chelsea currently doesn't have a great and experienced striker like Osimhen who managed to lead Napoli to the Scudetto last season, so I think this time Chelsea will spend a lot more money to get Osimhen, which of course won't be cheap. Moreover, if we often look at social media, there is a photo showing Osimhen as a child wearing a Chelsea uniform and this reinforces that Chelsea is one of his dream teams. But with Chelsea's current situation, wouldn't it be a bad end for Osimhen's career if he agreed to an offer from Chelsea? What do you think, should Osimhen stay or join Chelsea?

Chelsea needs a big and sharp striker that'll help solve the club's lack of goals and Victor Osimhen is a perfect player for that vacuum. The player has made it clear that he grew up in his home country Nigeria as a big supporter of the London club abd now that he seem to have a little misunderstanding with Napoli, I think it's best time for Chelsea to approach him for his services.
The Nigeria striker was the top scorer in the Italian Serie A last season and has already scored five league goals since the start of the season. He'll surely make a good signing for Chelsea if h moves to the English Premier League club.

Chelsea needs a big and sharp striker that'll help solve the club's lack of goals and Victor Osimhen is a perfect player for that vacuum. The player has made it clear that he grew up in his home country Nigeria as a big supporter of the London club abd now that he seem to have a little misunderstanding with Napoli, I think it's best time for Chelsea to approach him for his services.
The Nigeria striker was the top scorer in the Italian Serie A last season and has already scored five league goals since the start of the season. He'll surely make a good signing for Chelsea if h moves to the English Premier League club.

[Rampagoe004]

Moreover, if we often look at social media, there is a photo showing Osimhen as a child wearing a Chelsea uniform and this reinforces that Chelsea is one of his dream teams. But with Chelsea's current situation, wouldn't it be a bad end for Osimhen's career if he agreed to an offer from Chelsea? What do you think, should Osimhen stay or join Chelsea?

Yes, if that's the old Chelsea. There are indeed times when a club has times of glory and times of difficulty. But Chelsea is currently very bad from all sides. Osimhen is likely to join Chelsea because it is believed that Chelsea is his dream club. Chelsea lacks a finisher and if Osimhen joins I think Chelsea will return to their positive form because currently Chelsea has a pretty bad striker.

[Docnaster]

Lamine Yamal is ready to sign a professional contract with a 3-year contract. This means that Yamal will be with Barcelona in these 3 years. Yamal is currently 16 years old. There is an interesting thing with the release clause. Lamine Yamal could be released for 1 billion euros or £867 million. It's a fantastic clause.

In addition, Barcelona opened talks with Corinthians. They are interested in 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Moscardo. Namaknya Moscardo is a 2024 transfer target.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/gossip

Barcelona have set Lamine Yamal's release clause at €1 billion. Lamine Yamal is a very valuable footballer. He is the youngest player to play for the Spanish national team and score a goal and the youngest player to play for Barcelona and make an assist. To be honest, I don't think he is as big a talent as Messi, but I felt the same feeling watching Lamine Yamal as I felt watching Messi for the first time in Barcelona. Talents like that are not easy to find. He is like a rare diamond. I'm sure Xavi will treat him very carefully.

Good move by Barcelona to put a huge price tag on their rising star Lamine Yamal. The young player has been absolutely impressive since the start of the season both for Barcelona and Spanish national team. With his current performance, many European big clubs will definitely want to sign him and playing a  €1 billion price tag on him will scare most of the clubs away from the young Spaniard. Comparing him with Messi when he was in Yamal's current age isn't the right thing to do now because he might end up achieving more in football than Messi did

[marcous]

Good move by Barcelona to put a huge price tag on their rising star Lamine Yamal. The young player has been absolutely impressive since the start of the season both for Barcelona and Spanish national team. With his current performance, many European big clubs will definitely want to sign him and playing a  €1 billion price tag on him will scare most of the clubs away from the young Spaniard. Comparing him with Messi when he was in Yamal's current age isn't the right thing to do now because he might end up achieving more in football than Messi did

I think it will be very difficult to surpass Messi's achievements, I don't even think if Yamal can match him in the next ten years. For the improvements that have occurred in Yamal career, it is worthy of appreciation, especially since only a few players get this opportunity. By making his senior debut with the Spanish national team in yesterday's Euro qualifiers, Yamal's price has skyrocketed as he consistently plays in Barcelona main squad.

Yamal could be a very valuable asset for Barcelona in the future, Xavi is not wrong in giving him his trust, and expectations can be answered well by Yamal. However, what needs to be remembered is that Barcelona has orbited many Wonderkids, in the end they always failed to develop when compared to Messi.

[Marvell1]

I think Modrić is going to retire in Real Madrid. That's why he is still in the squad. He has given really good service to Real Madrid for a very long time. I think he should actually retire in Real Madrid. It is definitely going to be very unexpected if he actually decides to retire in any other club. But at the same time he is still playing really well. So if he does decide to go and play in the Saudi league, I don’t think it is going to be a bad idea for him.

Kroos still has some time left in his career I believe. Even though he has said that he is not going to play until he is a grandpa, I think he will still play for two more years.

I can imagine several scenarios for Kroos and one would be that they win the Champions League this season and he uses the moment of victory to say goodbye to the football world. I really think that would be quite terrific and he knows that as well. Think about his retreat from the German national team. So many players have returned when a tournament was around the corner like the World Cup or the Euro or the Copa América, but it looks like he hasn't been thinking about it for a second. It seems he understands when it is best to say goodbye. But I also think that it is understandable if they stay at a club for one more season because their salaries are so impressive. Who wouldn't take another 20m when the option exists. Either way, it will mark a big change in Real Madrid's history when both Modric and Kroos are gone. At the end of the season Modric will have played there for 12 years and Kroos for 10 years. They have been an amazing midfield.

I personally think that Luka Modrić is definitely going to retire in Real Madrid. He is really old at this point. And he is really loyal towards Real Madrid. He can go to other leagues if he does want money. But is that him though? After being while, for so many years with Real Madrid, I don’t think he is going to retire from any other club, to be honest. And Real Madrid is also keeping him because he is performing well. Otherwise, they would have let him go. I don’t think it is going to be a crime to go for Money for him.

Kroos has already hinted that he wants to retire. He is still playing well though. And he is not as old as Modric as well. But he is going to retire early. Real Madrid will go through a big change when these two are going to retire. That’s true. I hope Real Madrid is ready for that change though.

[baeva]

I don't really think they should put much emphasis on a striker, and I don't think they will. They don't have a problem with that at the moment, they bought Bellingham and they haven't missed a beat, he's definitely their best transfer this season, not only does he have great stats but he's a very good player overall, I think he's a great investment

Still, emphasising on a striker with ferocious instincts is important for a big club and Madrid are still searching for that.
With some new and young players like Jude currently providing the colour for Madrid that is a good thing but on the other hand in this case we must also be aware that Madrid will not forever be able to depend on Jude who is only a midfielder or second striker because if there is a striker who can make their goal productivity rise then that would be even better.
Even though they are still very good now, things like this should not be used as satisfaction because of course Madrid must also continue to upgrade themselves to become even better.

In general, this is possible. But when it comes to Mbappe specifically, he will definitely help the team, he will strengthen it, because he is a player who can score consistently. But I doubt that he will move to Real Madrid. The story with him has been going on for a few years now and so far it all boils down to the negative development of this story, that Mbappe is more likely to stay on to play in PSG, and I'm afraid it's for the money

[tiCeR]

I personally think that Luka Modrić is definitely going to retire in Real Madrid. He is really old at this point. And he is really loyal towards Real Madrid. He can go to other leagues if he does want money. But is that him though? After being while, for so many years with Real Madrid, I don’t think he is going to retire from any other club, to be honest. And Real Madrid is also keeping him because he is performing well. Otherwise, they would have let him go. I don’t think it is going to be a crime to go for Money for him.

Kroos has already hinted that he wants to retire. He is still playing well though. And he is not as old as Modric as well. But he is going to retire early. Real Madrid will go through a big change when these two are going to retire. That’s true. I hope Real Madrid is ready for that change though.

One reason that makes me believe it could happen is that he was the world's best football player for one year and that adds some value to him beyond just the quality on the pitch for the Saudi Professional League. What's possible is that they offer him so much money that he may not be able to decline an offer. I could be totally wrong though and he would never go, but this individual title and the fact that he played for Real Madrid and won so many Champions League titles as well does at least raise the chance that they will open their wallets for him very widely.

[nurilham]

The drama of moving to Real Madrid has ended since Mbappe decided to renew his contract with PSG. As far as I can see this season, Mbappe still feels at home with PSG since being handled by Luis Enrique, he has always behaved professionally as a world class player by showing his best performances and has been an important actor in PSG victories several times.

As far as I know Mbappe still didn't extend his contract with PSG. He already stated to move, he is unlikely to agree with contract extension offer from PSG. If check his profile in transfermarkt.com, his contract expires in 2024. There is no change about his contract duration.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/kylian-mbappe/profil/spieler/342229

He has no problem with Luis Enrique, his problem is in the PSG management. Mbappe wants to leave PSG, but PSG always rejected the offer from Real Madrid. So, I think we can understand if Luis Enrique treated him well and Mbappe also showed good response about it. But it doesn't guarantee to ensure Mbappe to stay in PSG.

Real Madrid could hijack Mbappe as long as they are able to reach his release clause. The need for a quality striker is still a problem that Real Madrid needs to overcome, maybe Real Madrid will try to make a new offer next season with PSG even though they have to spend a large amount of money.

When Mbappe's contract is over, Real Madrid doesn't need to pay anything to PSG. Mbappe will leave PSG for free. Real Madrid only needs to negotiate about Mbappe's salary in Real Madrid. I think you quite understand about this, mate. 

[Ndabagi01]

Maybe this has been an old rumor but now Chelsea is really interested in bringing in Osimhen in the winter. Obviously this was caused by the heated situation between Napoli and Osimhen which made Chelsea more confident in being able to get him. We know that Chelsea currently doesn't have a great and experienced striker like Osimhen who managed to lead Napoli to the Scudetto last season, so I think this time Chelsea will spend a lot more money to get Osimhen, which of course won't be cheap. Moreover, if we often look at social media, there is a photo showing Osimhen as a child wearing a Chelsea uniform and this reinforces that Chelsea is one of his dream teams. But with Chelsea's current situation, wouldn't it be a bad end for Osimhen's career if he agreed to an offer from Chelsea? What do you think, should Osimhen stay or join Chelsea?

If the deal with Osimhen goes through, it will be a huge achievement for Chelsea. Osimhen has been a fan of Chelsea football club since he was a kid, and he looks up to Drogba as his mentor, I believe this is why Osimhen will consider this request if they come for him in the winter transfer window. He recently had troubles with his club over a Tik Tok video, I'm not sure if it has been resolved yet, but if not, it may promote the move even more when it comes knocking.

Concerning whether his move to Chelsea will benefit him or not, it will because none of Chelsea's current attackers are as excellent as him, and he will not be left on the bench or played as a second choice striker after spending so much money on him. So his career there will be wonderful, and won’t be a wrong move to his career.

[TopT3ns]

Chelsea needs a big and sharp striker that'll help solve the club's lack of goals and Victor Osimhen is a perfect player for that vacuum. The player has made it clear that he grew up in his home country Nigeria as a big supporter of the London club abd now that he seem to have a little misunderstanding with Napoli, I think it's best time for Chelsea to approach him for his services.
The Nigeria striker was the top scorer in the Italian Serie A last season and has already scored five league goals since the start of the season. He'll surely make a good signing for Chelsea if h moves to the English Premier League club.

Unfortunately, Victor Osimhen still chooses Napoli and remains the best striker at Napoli. Chelsea may have to look for another attacking player because taking advantage of the problems that occur with Victor Osimhen at Napoli will not give good results. If Chelsea does not succeed in improving the condition of the team they have, then there are no good hopes for Chelsea this season.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Maybe this has been an old rumor but now Chelsea is really interested in bringing in Osimhen in the winter. Obviously this was caused by the heated situation between Napoli and Osimhen which made Chelsea more confident in being able to get him. We know that Chelsea currently doesn't have a great and experienced striker like Osimhen who managed to lead Napoli to the Scudetto last season, so I think this time Chelsea will spend a lot more money to get Osimhen, which of course won't be cheap. Moreover, if we often look at social media, there is a photo showing Osimhen as a child wearing a Chelsea uniform and this reinforces that Chelsea is one of his dream teams. But with Chelsea's current situation, wouldn't it be a bad end for Osimhen's career if he agreed to an offer from Chelsea? What do you think, should Osimhen stay or join Chelsea?

Chelsea needs a big and sharp striker that'll help solve the club's lack of goals and Victor Osimhen is a perfect player for that vacuum. The player has made it clear that he grew up in his home country Nigeria as a big supporter of the London club abd now that he seem to have a little misunderstanding with Napoli, I think it's best time for Chelsea to approach him for his services.
The Nigeria striker was the top scorer in the Italian Serie A last season and has already scored five league goals since the start of the season. He'll surely make a good signing for Chelsea if h moves to the English Premier League club.

Osimhen could be really useful for chelsea instead of jackson. Broja has become a very great backup but we need someone who can make a proper finishing. Nkuku was still injury and we didn't know when this guy will be coming back again.
The match against fulham has proven that if chelsea needs only a quality striker. It was helping the club so many in scoring the goals.  An experienced striker knew what kind of situation he faced in the field.

He can control his emotion and doing proper finishing use his logic. This is my main reason chelsea shall try to sign potential striker instead of jackson. Osimhen was able making proper finishing instead of jackson.
I saw yes for him as long as napoli will not put non sense price for him. Osimhen would be good for chelsea.

[asriloni]

Chelsea needs a big and sharp striker that'll help solve the club's lack of goals and Victor Osimhen is a perfect player for that vacuum. The player has made it clear that he grew up in his home country Nigeria as a big supporter of the London club abd now that he seem to have a little misunderstanding with Napoli, I think it's best time for Chelsea to approach him for his services.
The Nigeria striker was the top scorer in the Italian Serie A last season and has already scored five league goals since the start of the season. He'll surely make a good signing for Chelsea if h moves to the English Premier League club.

Unfortunately, Victor Osimhen still chooses Napoli and remains the best striker at Napoli. Chelsea may have to look for another attacking player because taking advantage of the problems that occur with Victor Osimhen at Napoli will not give good results. If Chelsea does not succeed in improving the condition of the team they have, then there are no good hopes for Chelsea this season.

Osimhgen has not yet declared his final decision regarding his future. So far no comment has been coming from him regarding what's going to happen with his career in napoli. Osimhen probably leave from there in winter as long as there will be a good club will try to send a lucrative offer to get him.
Chelsea needs to prepare a lot of money for him but the main problem was on the management of club since napoli was not willing to let him go as he has still a part from napoli's project.

Im concerning about osimhen price caused by napoli was always playing with it. Napoli was always being too inconsistent with their statement. Sometimes napoli said no and in another time the club changed its mind to say yes.
Im even tired of watching how shitty napoli keep changed its mind to sell or not sell osimhen.
The way for chelsea to get him will become even harder for sure. I meant the main problem was not in the player but on his price. Napoli is likely to put very high price for him.
Chelsea needs to prepare more than money to get him. Osimhen's dream to play in EPL will come true if this real.

[AndySt]

Osimhgen has not yet declared his final decision regarding his future. So far no comment has been coming from him regarding what's going to happen with his career in napoli. Osimhen probably leave from there in winter as long as there will be a good club will try to send a lucrative offer to get him. Chelsea needs to prepare a lot of money for him but the main problem was on the management of club since napoli was not willing to let him go as he has still a part from napoli's project.

In principle, the inflating by Viktor Osimhen and his agent of the situation with a grudge against the club is already starting to look a little fake and quite looks like preparing for the transfer of a player from Napoli to another club already in the next transfer window. Now the whole question will be how much the club would like to get for a football player, because I still think that the management of Napoli probably expected to solve the issue of selling a football player next summer, when a player with his game would help the club achieve good results and thereby raise his transfer value.

[armanda90]

I personally think that Luka Modrić is definitely going to retire in Real Madrid. He is really old at this point. And he is really loyal towards Real Madrid. He can go to other leagues if he does want money. But is that him though? After being while, for so many years with Real Madrid, I don’t think he is going to retire from any other club, to be honest. And Real Madrid is also keeping him because he is performing well. Otherwise, they would have let him go. I don’t think it is going to be a crime to go for Money for him.

Kroos has already hinted that he wants to retire. He is still playing well though. And he is not as old as Modric as well. But he is going to retire early. Real Madrid will go through a big change when these two are going to retire. That’s true. I hope Real Madrid is ready for that change though.

Luka Modric keep loyal with Real Madrid although loss regular position after arriving Jude Bellingham, but he doesn't for leaving Madrid due many interested teams want to sign him exactly from Saudi Arabia club will pay him more highest salary payment than Real Madrid. Have opportunity with several years later for his national teams seems his decision keep staying with Real Madrid and keep compete to get regular position due many young age player dominance. Luka Modrid have performing well and Madrid keep extend him or year contract later but depend with his decision want to stay or leave Madrid.

Luka Modric's partner Toni Kroos have better position, he most get regular position and more minutes playing in this season but both player have been guider for young player and Carlo Ancelotti keep them as long possible.

[X-ray]

Lamine Yamal is ready to sign a professional contract with a 3-year contract. This means that Yamal will be with Barcelona in these 3 years. Yamal is currently 16 years old. There is an interesting thing with the release clause. Lamine Yamal could be released for 1 billion euros or £867 million. It's a fantastic clause.

In addition, Barcelona opened talks with Corinthians. They are interested in 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Moscardo. Namaknya Moscardo is a 2024 transfer target.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/gossip

Barcelona have set Lamine Yamal's release clause at €1 billion. Lamine Yamal is a very valuable footballer. He is the youngest player to play for the Spanish national team and score a goal and the youngest player to play for Barcelona and make an assist. To be honest, I don't think he is as big a talent as Messi, but I felt the same feeling watching Lamine Yamal as I felt watching Messi for the first time in Barcelona. Talents like that are not easy to find. He is like a rare diamond. I'm sure Xavi will treat him very carefully.

Good move by Barcelona to put a huge price tag on their rising star Lamine Yamal. The young player has been absolutely impressive since the start of the season both for Barcelona and Spanish national team. With his current performance, many European big clubs will definitely want to sign him and playing a  €1 billion price tag on him will scare most of the clubs away from the young Spaniard. Comparing him with Messi when he was in Yamal's current age isn't the right thing to do now because he might end up achieving more in football than Messi did

It's such a common thing for the club to do that. I have been seeing this club does it many times. I remember when barcelona was also putting very high release clause for some of its players in the past but these players have become mediocre players that worth nothing.
Barcelona shall remember that time. No guarantee if yamal's performance will always be so stable. We don't even know what's happening with him in upcoming season.
Teams can lose money when they have players with unreasonable release clauses and their performance declines. Barcelona repeats it many times.  
That reminds me with ansu fati. This guy being called as new lionel messi and you know what it's happening with him right now. Ansu's price fallen so hard due to the horrific performance from him.
This is the way barcelona to lose money. No doubt if it will always be in crisis forever.

[len01]

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Yes, I saw similar information for example here:

https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2023-2024/barcelona-target-jason-sancho-and-anthony-martial-as-they-face-mounting-problems-paper-round_sto9816281/story.shtml

It's funny that Barcelona, experiencing financial difficulties, is trying to collect from the market everyone who has fallen out of favor in their current club  An interesting strategy, but for example, I’m not at all sure that even if United makes a discount, Sancho’s price will be feasible for Barcelona. In addition, acquisitions of such players carry increased risks.

that the reason Barcelona currently prefers to look for free agent player from the transfer market because Barcelona financial pressure requires them to choose player who have free agent status and Barcelona does not really care whether these players will be able to help improve Barcelona performance but as you said there are always risks that will occur. even if I dont really admire Jadon Sancho, it seems like Xavi as Barcelona coach is able to take a small risk to try whether Sancho will be suitable to appear with other Barcelona players and I hope Jadon Sancho never disobeys Barcelona if the transfer really happens.

Barcelona current efforts seem to be to restore their finances without having to spend a lot of money on new players, even though it seems little ridiculous to always get players who have previously had problems.

[mamesso]

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Luka Modric keep loyal with Real Madrid although loss regular position after arriving Jude Bellingham, but he doesn't for leaving Madrid due many interested teams want to sign him exactly from Saudi Arabia club will pay him more highest salary payment than Real Madrid. Have opportunity with several years later for his national teams seems his decision keep staying with Real Madrid and keep compete to get regular position due many young age player dominance. Luka Modrid have performing well and Madrid keep extend him or year contract later but depend with his decision want to stay or leave Madrid.

Luka Modric's partner Toni Kroos have better position, he most get regular position and more minutes playing in this season but both player have been guider for young player and Carlo Ancelotti keep them as long possible.

The strength, speed and skill and handling of the ball possessed by Real Madrid young midfielders has made senior midfielders in the Real Madrid squad such as Modric and Kroos slowly start to lose their place in the main squad. Ancelotti prefers that the midfield be controlled by the easily talented players that Real Madrid currently has, making Modric and Kroos have to settle for sitting on the bench. This season they haven't had much playing time, they have to realize that their career with Real Madrid is over.

Their contract, which expires at the end of the season, can be used to earn money in the Arab League. An offer from the Arab League could allow them to collect additional money before deciding to retire as professional players. The experience that Modric and Kroos have will really help the players there develop, they can also get regular playing time because their ball handling skills are still very good.

[FanEagle]

Maybe this has been an old rumor but now Chelsea is really interested in bringing in Osimhen in the winter. Obviously this was caused by the heated situation between Napoli and Osimhen which made Chelsea more confident in being able to get him. We know that Chelsea currently doesn't have a great and experienced striker like Osimhen who managed to lead Napoli to the Scudetto last season, so I think this time Chelsea will spend a lot more money to get Osimhen, which of course won't be cheap. Moreover, if we often look at social media, there is a photo showing Osimhen as a child wearing a Chelsea uniform and this reinforces that Chelsea is one of his dream teams. But with Chelsea's current situation, wouldn't it be a bad end for Osimhen's career if he agreed to an offer from Chelsea? What do you think, should Osimhen stay or join Chelsea?

There are some rumors that he wasn't happy with the tiktok video and all that, which is understandable but as a reply he decided not to say hi to any of his teammates and just trying to maybe even sue his own club, which is not really all that common for a player that has been doing fine, there must be some big deals before this happens.

In any case, I am sensing that we are going to end up with a lot of trouble when it comes down to this type of transfers, he may force his way out of the club but it will not be all that easy, this club said no to a lot of money this summer so him forcing his way out of that club will not be all that easy. I am sensing that he is going to end up with some sort of trouble that may take a long time and even maybe some court cases before we can actually see this change.

[rendravolt]

Does anyone still remember striker Julio Cruz? It turns out that the former striker and Inter legend has transferred his talents to his first child, Juan Manuel Cruz. As has been reported by Fabrizio Romano, his son is now at the Hellas Verona club as a free agent and this is the right step for him to choose to join a Serie A team to continue to shine in his career. Following in the footsteps of his father, who was a great striker in his time, now Juan Manuel Alvarez also plays as a pure striker.

Juan Manuel Cruz just made his debut last night when Verona played Torino, but unfortunately the score ended goalless. It seems that if he can prove something better this season, it is not impossible that he can follow in the footsteps of his father who once played for Inter and of course attracted interest from one of the Milan city teams.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1708878589247082714

[borovichok]

Osimhgen has not yet declared his final decision regarding his future. So far no comment has been coming from him regarding what's going to happen with his career in napoli. Osimhen probably leave from there in winter as long as there will be a good club will try to send a lucrative offer to get him. Chelsea needs to prepare a lot of money for him but the main problem was on the management of club since napoli was not willing to let him go as he has still a part from napoli's project.

We will undoubtedly witness unexpected transfers in the January transfer window. Concerns have been raised regarding the Nigerian, Victor Osimhen, who is an essential attacker for Napoli because of his diligent efforts. He is the most valuable player on the team, scoring and producing for the club in extremely important scenarios. Perhaps Victor Osimhen's dream has been to play for an English Premier League club. Chelsea and Manchester United have remained the serious EPL clubs interested in signing him, but the Red Devils have slim chances because they have already signed Rasmus Hjlund, while Chelsea's top striker is injured and ruled out for months.