⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Litzki1990]

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The club has not been on good terms with Victor Osimhen for a long time due to which there are rumors that the player might change clubs soon. Napoli will lose a major superstar if Victor Osimhen changes clubs and if the news of his change is true. We also don't know any news about which star Napoli will add to their team after leaving this talented player. Victor Osimhen could be seen in the English Premier League if he leaves the club next winter. Chelsea have a great chance to sign this player. Chelsea have been in a poor position for a long time and may be interested in signing the Nigerian star to change their performance. If Chelsea takes this Nigerian star into the team, their team's performance will change a lot.

Victor Osimhen would not have had such a big impact on Chelsea's performance had the other players not been in really good form. Osimhen is a striker who can do his job well, but without support from other players he will be lost in the heat of the game.

The striker must be supported by a creative midfielder, as well as a great winger. A player like Osimhen is no different from Haaland or another main striker, but he has something that can be used to make an impact on a team that has the desire to improve. Chelsea would be great to get him as their main striker instead of Nicolas Jackson, but will the move happen?

Chelsea's situation is not good at all, they have looked at Victor Osimhen to improve their situation. It is true that a good quality striker can never change the entire performance of a team but even if he can't change all the performances, he can make enough impact in the game. In addition to signing Victor Osimhen, Chelsea will have to make a lot of changes in their plans because if they only buy a striker but do not change the plan, their performance will never improve. New manager, new players and new plans, this team is not getting success. With Victor Osimhen in the team, we expect Chelsea to return to their best form again.

[Avirunes]

Having one Bellingham does not make Real Madrid very satisfied and it is reported that Real Madrid has sent a talent scout to monitor Jude Bellingham's younger brother, Jobe Bellingham, who currently plays for Sunderland in the championship division. Jobe Bellingham is still only 18 years old and is only two years apart from his older brother who is currently playing for Real Madrid. It seems that Jobe Bellingham is quite promising but currently Real Madrid has so many midfielders available.

Hard to get around with this as I haven't seen performance like his brother Jude from him before getting into Madrid. Jude had to go through a lot to get into Madrid. He had some great performances with Dortmund before he fell into Madrid's radar but with Jobe I don't think he has put something remarkable in display to be considered by Madrid yet. Will believe this if multiple strong sources confirms this but as of now it's only transfermarkt rumours.

[Juggy777]

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The club has not been on good terms with Victor Osimhen for a long time due to which there are rumors that the player might change clubs soon. Napoli will lose a major superstar if Victor Osimhen changes clubs and if the news of his change is true. We also don't know any news about which star Napoli will add to their team after leaving this talented player. Victor Osimhen could be seen in the English Premier League if he leaves the club next winter. Chelsea have a great chance to sign this player. Chelsea have been in a poor position for a long time and may be interested in signing the Nigerian star to change their performance. If Chelsea takes this Nigerian star into the team, their team's performance will change a lot.

Victor Osimhen would not have had such a big impact on Chelsea's performance had the other players not been in really good form. Osimhen is a striker who can do his job well, but without support from other players he will be lost in the heat of the game.

The striker must be supported by a creative midfielder, as well as a great winger. A player like Osimhen is no different from Haaland or another main striker, but he has something that can be used to make an impact on a team that has the desire to improve. Chelsea would be great to get him as their main striker instead of Nicolas Jackson, but will the move happen?

Chelsea's situation is not good at all, they have looked at Victor Osimhen to improve their situation. It is true that a good quality striker can never change the entire performance of a team but even if he can't change all the performances, he can make enough impact in the game. In addition to signing Victor Osimhen, Chelsea will have to make a lot of changes in their plans because if they only buy a striker but do not change the plan, their performance will never improve. New manager, new players and new plans, this team is not getting success. With Victor Osimhen in the team, we expect Chelsea to return to their best form again.

@Litzki1990 Victor will easily settle in at Chelsea because now the player’s will know that they have a proven goal scorer among themselves and it’ll give them more confidence and Poch will accordingly be able to set up his team around Victor. Lastly while Chelsea do need a player like him so does Real Madrid and they maybe tempted to sign him even though they’re keen on Mbappe who’s yet to confirm if he’ll ever join them.

[Jody.Drummer]

Having one Bellingham does not make Real Madrid very satisfied and it is reported that Real Madrid has sent a talent scout to monitor Jude Bellingham's younger brother, Jobe Bellingham, who currently plays for Sunderland in the championship division. Jobe Bellingham is still only 18 years old and is only two years apart from his older brother who is currently playing for Real Madrid. It seems that Jobe Bellingham is quite promising but currently Real Madrid has so many midfielders available.

Hard to get around with this as I haven't seen performance like his brother Jude from him before getting into Madrid. Jude had to go through a lot to get into Madrid. He had some great performances with Dortmund before he fell into Madrid's radar but with Jobe I don't think he has put something remarkable in display to be considered by Madrid yet. Will believe this if multiple strong sources confirms this but as of now it's only transfermarkt rumours.

He is currently part of Sunderland, just like his brother, he also plays as a midfielder but I don't really follow the development of this player. Perhaps Real Madrid are looking to make their fortune with the Bellingham brothers after having Jude Bellingham doing some great things with them. But if you look at the statistics, he is the main player at his current club competing in the EFL Championship, he has also scored 2 goals and 1 assist. With his young age, Real Madrid saw great potential in the player so they tried to sign him, his future is quite bright especially if he is in the same team with his brother it will make a great motivation that comes to him.

[X-ray]

Regarding from Man City star Julian Alvarez targeted by Barcelona as long-term transfer replacement for Robert Lewandowski have interested rumor with Manchester City attacking line rumor targeted by Barcelona for long term transfer for replacing Robert Lewandowski position. Not get regular position with Manchester City after losing compete with Erling Haaland I think best option for Julian Alvarez accepting Barcelona interested for signing him.
Doubt with how Barcelona have enough money for paying transfer fees due Manchester City won't loss their player under 50 million euro or transfer fees values.

Did you watch the last game against arsenal? alvarez was playing together with haaland in the same game. It doesn't mean if he was not able to competing with haaland but pep is using him once the club is need his service. Selling him will become a horrible decision.
Alvarez is a guy who has won everything in his life. I see no reason to sell him to the barcelona and i think that barcelona will not also able to pay such amount too. Barcelona has responsibility to sell some players during winter transfer window.
The club needs to get money to make sure it has stable financial. la liga is starting to doubt it again.

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City management not respond yet with interested from Barcelona want to sign Julian Alvarez, I doubt with Barcelona have better financial for releasing transfer fees above 50 million euro with cash.

Pep will not sell him. that's why he will not also move there. Alvarez will become a temporary striker and that's not good. I would prefer to see alvarez stays much longer in manchester city.
Manchester city is still needing his help to win the EPL once more. It would be so stupid if city will try to let him being bought by barcelona.

Barcelona will not also able to pay full money as well.

[lizarder]

Messi is not Barcelona's priority match at the moment, but he has the opportunity to reunite with Barcelona for 1-2 seasons and declare his retirement there as a club legend. I know his salary is very large, but Messi could agree to lower his salary if he has other interests. We never know how deals are made between clubs and targeted players, but anything is possible and nothing is impossible.

So far I really agree that Xavi doesn't need Messi in his squad anymore, but Xavi can always open the door for Messi if he wants to return. Xavi can play Messi as a winger or as an attacking midfielder without disturbing the roles of other players such as Lamine Yamal or Raphinha, but I'm not sure what the best scenario is for Messi to return to Barcelona.

That is not the expected scenario and I am sure Barcelona will not take that opportunity amidst their unstable financial condition. Xavi Hernandez has a long-term project with young players and instead of bringing home Lionel Messi it might be better to look for a player who is much easier than him, so that he can help develop the long-term potential he hopes for. Unless Lionel Messi is willing to accept a smaller salary payment like Sergio Ramos did for Sevilla and I doubt Lionel Messi is willing to do that.

If Lionel Messi is in Xavi Hernandez's squad it will also create competition because there must be young players who are sacrificed as cover and even though they can play alternately. However, this scenario can actually cause jealousy and in the end the long-term targets desired by the coach will be difficult to develop. I agree that Xavi Hernandez is much more aware of the composition of players he wants, but I doubt Barcelona will take that opportunity.

[Texac]

Regarding from Man City star Julian Alvarez targeted by Barcelona as long-term transfer replacement for Robert Lewandowski have interested rumor with Manchester City attacking line rumor targeted by Barcelona for long term transfer for replacing Robert Lewandowski position. Not get regular position with Manchester City after losing compete with Erling Haaland I think best option for Julian Alvarez accepting Barcelona interested for signing him.

Pep will not sell Alvarez, he might not able to compete Haaland, but he could be a substitute player to replace Haaland's position or he will become the next attacking midfielder which used to replace De Bruyne. De Bruyne is already 32 years old, he might able to play at peak performance until 36 years old.

The ups and downs in Alvarez's performance is normal, the most important this is he must keep improving.

The ups and downs in Alvarez's performance are normal, the most important this is he must keep improving. Now I believe that Haaland is still the superstar striker of Manchester City.  There is no fault in trying to prepare a replacement. And I do not think that Alvarez will be able to compete with Haaland. He is still really good. The problem with De Bruyne is that he is pretty old at this point. 

So it is going to be hard for him to stay healthy, consistently and also perform really well at the same time. We have already seen him getting injured. So I am a little doubtful about him performing at his peak until he is 36.

[Docnaster]

Having one Bellingham does not make Real Madrid very satisfied and it is reported that Real Madrid has sent a talent scout to monitor Jude Bellingham's younger brother, Jobe Bellingham, who currently plays for Sunderland in the championship division. Jobe Bellingham is still only 18 years old and is only two years apart from his older brother who is currently playing for Real Madrid. It seems that Jobe Bellingham is quite promising but currently Real Madrid has so many midfielders available.

Hard to get around with this as I haven't seen performance like his brother Jude from him before getting into Madrid. Jude had to go through a lot to get into Madrid. He had some great performances with Dortmund before he fell into Madrid's radar but with Jobe I don't think he has put something remarkable in display to be considered by Madrid yet. Will believe this if multiple strong sources confirms this but as of now it's only transfermarkt rumours.

Football qualities I don't believe is transferred biologically and that's why not all children and siblings of the best footballers in the history of the game ends up as great footballers as well. Jobe Bellingham I've read is good footballer but the fact that he's not been able to perform excellently well like his brother Jude Bellingham was doing when he was 18 years of age means he's not likely to be at his elder brothers football standard in future time. Though he might as well end up as a better player in the future but if Real Madrid sent some scouts to watch him because of his brother's brilliance, they might be making a mistake.

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Regarding from Man City star Julian Alvarez targeted by Barcelona as long-term transfer replacement for Robert Lewandowski have interested rumor with Manchester City attacking line rumor targeted by Barcelona for long term transfer for replacing Robert Lewandowski position. Not get regular position with Manchester City after losing compete with Erling Haaland I think best option for Julian Alvarez accepting Barcelona interested for signing him.
Doubt with how Barcelona have enough money for paying transfer fees due Manchester City won't loss their player under 50 million euro or transfer fees values.

Did you watch the last game against arsenal? alvarez was playing together with haaland in the same game. It doesn't mean if he was not able to competing with haaland but pep is using him once the club is need his service. Selling him will become a horrible decision.
Alvarez is a guy who has won everything in his life. I see no reason to sell him to the barcelona and i think that barcelona will not also able to pay such amount too. Barcelona has responsibility to sell some players during winter transfer window.
The club needs to get money to make sure it has stable financial. la liga is starting to doubt it again.

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City management not respond yet with interested from Barcelona want to sign Julian Alvarez, I doubt with Barcelona have better financial for releasing transfer fees above 50 million euro with cash.

Pep will not sell him. that's why he will not also move there. Alvarez will become a temporary striker and that's not good. I would prefer to see alvarez stays much longer in manchester city.
Manchester city is still needing his help to win the EPL once more. It would be so stupid if city will try to let him being bought by barcelona.

Barcelona will not also able to pay full money as well.

Man City sold off Ferran Torress to Barcelona in a season he was important than Raheem Sterling and they didn't regret selling such a player out. They may not have the money  to buy Alvarez right now but that won't stop barcelona from negotiating a loan deal for the Argentina youngster. Selling him will not be horrible.  If the player decides he wants more minutes than he gets he can ask his agent for the push peacefully.  Alvarez is a good player but he is not used as the first option he is always used as the back up player for haaland.
He helped haaland pushed him and haaland did same for him too. They have a good coach to guide them.

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Hard to get around with this as I haven't seen performance like his brother Jude from him before getting into Madrid. Jude had to go through a lot to get into Madrid. He had some great performances with Dortmund before he fell into Madrid's radar but with Jobe I don't think he has put something remarkable in display to be considered by Madrid yet. Will believe this if multiple strong sources confirms this but as of now it's only transfermarkt rumours.

I just found out that Jude's younger brother Jobe, if he plays for Sunderland then no one in the public knows how he's doing.
Even if he is good maybe there must be a Premier League team or another team to recruit him but if Jobe is currently only in the 2nd division it means Jobe's performance is still not convincing.

Right from the transfermarkt rumors now spread to many sports media about Real Madrid who are ready to bring Judi's younger brother, I myself am a little less sure but who knows what happens later, maybe this rumor will be valid?

[QueenVera]

Hard to get around with this as I haven't seen performance like his brother Jude from him before getting into Madrid. Jude had to go through a lot to get into Madrid. He had some great performances with Dortmund before he fell into Madrid's radar but with Jobe I don't think he has put something remarkable in display to be considered by Madrid yet. Will believe this if multiple strong sources confirms this but as of now it's only transfermarkt rumours.

I just found out that Jude's younger brother Jobe, if he plays for Sunderland then no one in the public knows how he's doing.
Even if he is good maybe there must be a Premier League team or another team to recruit him but if Jobe is currently only in the 2nd division it means Jobe's performance is still not convincing.

Right from the transfermarkt rumors now spread to many sports media about Real Madrid who are ready to bring Judi's younger brother, I myself am a little less sure but who knows what happens later, maybe this rumor will be valid?

I agree to that because bigger clubs would send scouts to monitor a players performance if he's doing well in a mediocre club, I don't know if there are scouts monitoring Jobe or if he's performing very well in his current team, but I'm sure if he stats are good it won't take very long before he leaves his current club to a better place just like his brother Jude,who's now the star player for Realmadrid and has suprised everyone with his goal scoring streak.

 Well I think those are mere speculations that Madrid might consider signing Jude's younger brother based of Jude's performance and they expect the younger one to be as good as that also but I doubt if that's true cause its not confirmed yet, but if it's true it would mean that Madrid have already been monitoring him and are impressed with his performance at Sunderland.

[shogun47]

I wonder how Napoli will continue now and what the price would be that they want for him if he really were to leave the club in January. I doubt that they would go much lower than $150 million, but would Chelsea be willing to pay that much? Napoli would also weaken themselves too early if they let him go. There is still a lot on the line for Napoli this season.

Comparing to other big player transfer, 150 Million Euros is still cheap since Osimhen's market value is 122 Million Euros. It's still normal for Napoli to ask from 122-200 Million Euros, higher than 200 Million Euros is already too much.

But since this is Chelsea, they don't have any problem with such big fee, just remember how much they spent for two weak players e.g. Mudryk and Enzo.

I am not sure that these inflated prices will be the new standard forever. I guess a lot depends on clubs from Saudi Arabia or clubs like PSG that are run by sheikhs and are willing to pay these prices. Was the Neymar transfer ever really be justified? Did Neymar pay back the 222 million with goals and assists? I don't know whether these investors do some accounting on their investments or whether they only pour their money into these clubs for fun or for other reasons than becoming successful in soccer. I think 200 million would be too much for Osimhen, but that doesn't mean that I don't believe some club could be willing to pay it. Maybe some club will, but Liverpool and Real Madrid would not pay 200 million for Osimhen because these clubs know what they are doing.

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That is not the expected scenario and I am sure Barcelona will not take that opportunity amidst their unstable financial condition. Xavi Hernandez has a long-term project with young players and instead of bringing home Lionel Messi it might be better to look for a player who is much easier than him, so that he can help develop the long-term potential he hopes for. Unless Lionel Messi is willing to accept a smaller salary payment like Sergio Ramos did for Sevilla and I doubt Lionel Messi is willing to do that.

If Lionel Messi is in Xavi Hernandez's squad it will also create competition because there must be young players who are sacrificed as cover and even though they can play alternately. However, this scenario can actually cause jealousy and in the end the long-term targets desired by the coach will be difficult to develop. I agree that Xavi Hernandez is much more aware of the composition of players he wants, but I doubt Barcelona will take that opportunity.

The opportunity for Messi to return to Catalan with Barcelona is still available, but not in the near future because he is still under contract with Inter Miami until December 2025. Choosing to return to play a season or two before retiring as a club legend is the right thing, I think Messi will be very welcomed by everyone at Barcelona. Maybe this could be the best option as a means to maintain balance in his game when his contract ends in MLS, of course the aim is to be able to appear in the upcoming 2026 World Cup with the Argentine national team.

I think Messi has everything to help Xavi even though he is no longer young, on the other hand Barcelona will get various benefits if Messi returns. We all remember Dani Alves returning to Barcelona, I think the scenario could happen again with Messi. So I think everything is very possible, even though at this time it is just initial speculation.

[ajiz138]

Sourced from Fabrizio Romano - https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1715042064927191385

This is interesting for me. CR7 Jr has now signed for Al Nassr U13 maybe it's an academy, interestingly will CR7 Jr follow in his father's footsteps? The father will surely support his son to continue what he has.
That's interesting! I don't think it's likely that CR7 Jr will play with his father as he's now 38 and his son is 13 - maybe by the time his son is 18 his father will have retired.

Cristiano once said: “My son tells me: dad, hold on a few more years, I want to play with you!”.

[Coyster]

That's interesting! I don't think it's likely that CR7 Jr will play with his father as he's now 38 and his son is 13 - maybe by the time his son is 18 his father will have retired.

It is highly unlikely that they will play together, but i'm pretty sure it is their dream to do so. Ronaldo has had an unbelievable career, but at some point in the near future he would have to draw the curtain on his playing career, i know it is something that Ronaldo doesn't want to think about, because he loves playing football, but it is inevitable. He may not get to play with his son, but if he takes up a career in coaching or some other footballing role, then they might work together in the future.

[Joca97]

Sourced from Fabrizio Romano - https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1715042064927191385

This is interesting for me. CR7 Jr has now signed for Al Nassr U13 maybe it's an academy, interestingly will CR7 Jr follow in his father's footsteps? The father will surely support his son to continue what he has.
That's interesting! I don't think it's likely that CR7 Jr will play with his father as he's now 38 and his son is 13 - maybe by the time his son is 18 his father will have retired.

Cristiano once said: “My son tells me: dad, hold on a few more years, I want to play with you!”.

Cristiano jr just follows his dad and wherever he goes he will go with him until he gets to a certain age to make a career for himself. No doubt he will be a good player with how good his dad is. From the clips i seen he is doing really good and i think he can be a big superstar one day

[KTChampions]

I suspect that Zidane will return to Real again if Real gets Mbappe (or Haaland). After Zidane won the Champions League three times in a row, he definitely doesn’t want to lower the bar, so he’s only waiting for a big project, he can’t lead the French national team because Deschamps gives results, so if Real tries hard, they can convince Zidane next summer. But if, as they say, the sheikhs buy Marseille, then I think that it will end up there.

There's no further development regarding the rumor about sheikh buys marseille. I have heard this news if zidane would be agree to be a new coach for marseille only if sheikh would be buying it as its own club.
I think that if we will see him back again in the professional football club. Real madrid has a good history with him. Perez also knew how good he was when helping real madrid to won three times UCL trophies in a row.

I have no doubt if zidane is the best choice for real madrid this time. It's likely he will be going there.

Maybe, but I still think that it depends on what kind of “project” Real can create. Now everything looks very cool and promising, but there is no top striker, if this problem is solved then Zidane will have to come. Purely psychologically, I don’t really believe in this anymore since Zidane has been “on vacation” for a long time and Real has been trying to get Mbappe for a long time and this has already turned into a series that seems to never end.

[Avirunes]

I wonder how Napoli will continue now and what the price would be that they want for him if he really were to leave the club in January. I doubt that they would go much lower than $150 million, but would Chelsea be willing to pay that much? Napoli would also weaken themselves too early if they let him go. There is still a lot on the line for Napoli this season.

Comparing to other big player transfer, 150 Million Euros is still cheap since Osimhen's market value is 122 Million Euros. It's still normal for Napoli to ask from 122-200 Million Euros, higher than 200 Million Euros is already too much.

But since this is Chelsea, they don't have any problem with such big fee, just remember how much they spent for two weak players e.g. Mudryk and Enzo.

I am not sure that these inflated prices will be the new standard forever. I guess a lot depends on clubs from Saudi Arabia or clubs like PSG that are run by sheikhs and are willing to pay these prices. Was the Neymar transfer ever really be justified? Did Neymar pay back the 222 million with goals and assists? I don't know whether these investors do some accounting on their investments or whether they only pour their money into these clubs for fun or for other reasons than becoming successful in soccer. I think 200 million would be too much for Osimhen, but that doesn't mean that I don't believe some club could be willing to pay it. Maybe some club will, but Liverpool and Real Madrid would not pay 200 million for Osimhen because these clubs know what they are doing.

I feel it all depends on how crucial is player to the team. If club finds the player indispensable member of the squad then definitely the valuation will be much more than the initial value and right now Osimhen is actually is as there is no one close to replace him at Napoli. Napoli will surely ask for 150m + Euro easily, there is no doubt about that unless they find someone exactly to replace him. They have already put a lot to get him and that's also another factor too. With recent drama around Osimhen, things can't be said for clear but from Napoli point of view they normally shouldn't budge below 150m euro valuation.

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Chelsea current situation puts pressure on them to immediately get someone who is very reliable like Osimhen, even though whatever the price, Chelsea will definitely buy him immediately because the pressure of poor performance requires Chelsea to immediately move quickly to get new, more qualified players and the only other question is whether Osimhen wants to join Chelsea? meanwhile, Osimhen always chooses to join a team that has a better future for a career in higher competitions and on the one hand, Chelsea situation seems to scare high quality players from joining that team.

and for the price that will be offered from Napoli I will try to guess that Napoli will definitely make an offer of more than $150m and it will not be more than $200m.
If Napoli make an offer of $200m I will laugh until my stomach hurts, because that an unreasonable price.

I wanted Osimhen to live Italy completely and comes to England and have a better life but he has received immensely love from Italy people but I'm concern with some faction of people in that league that hate him badly because of racism. The problem with racism is that no matter how they try to eliminate it completely, it will be difficult to remove completely and my concern is that they love signing Africans players.

I will he happy if I see him in England but godforbid, not in Chelsea. Osimhen childhood club has always been Chelsea but looking at the current form of Chelsea, that's not the best decision to do right now. They will only use and waste his career like they did with Enzo Fernandez and Joao Felix. Luckily, Felix left for Barcelona and has now been able.to revive back his career while Enzo is still struggling, I don't wish to see Osimhen in that form.

The only club I will want to see him is Arsenal, because he is young and very fast with tap in, Arteta has the money in his care, a good call here and there will process Osimhen to Arsenal and it will do much good for them in winning Champions league and Premier League like the way Manchester City did in the last season.

[un_rank]

That's interesting! I don't think it's likely that CR7 Jr will play with his father as he's now 38 and his son is 13 - maybe by the time his son is 18 his father will have retired.

Many players make their debut  before 18, some as early as 16 or 15. If he impresses and shows promising talent, he can start playing professional football in the next 2-3 years for a decent team.

Can his father play for 2-3 more years? He is in great shape and is still playing at a high level. He possibly can play for the next couple of years at a less demanding league (like the one he is playing at).

But even if they both are still playing football at the same time, facing each other or playing for the same team is not assured.

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