⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Despairo]

I remember in 2017 many questioned and regretted Madrid when bringing Vini for 45 million euros at the age of 16 at that time but indeed it seems that this is a very good future investment because now he is really transformed into a very influential player and indeed the big clause as a 4-year tie is proof that Madrid does not want to lose this player.

Speaking of performance, his age is still very possible to continue to grow, especially since his position is still irreplaceable, it's just that for now Madrid still has to find their central striker so that Vini can return to his original place where 4-3-3 is always a reference for Madrid.

Yeah Vinicius and Rodrygo shooting skill is poor, but they have speed, dribbling and crossing which make both of them play good in wing positions. Relying them to score a goal isn't make sense, they're rarely score a goal.

I guess Bellingham is currently should play as center forward, his current position can be replaced by Tchouameni, Valverde or Camavinga.

[Avirunes]

Yeah Vinicius and Rodrygo shooting skill is poor, but they have speed, dribbling and crossing which make both of them play good in wing positions. Relying them to score a goal isn't make sense, they're rarely score a goal.

I disagree as both really have been a good finisher of the ball and have scored in some crucial moments for Madrid. There were times also when Rodrygo was used more to score in dying minutes of the game and had scored for Madrid and helped them to win the match. So I strongly disagree that both Vinicus and Rodrygo are poor finishers.

I guess Bellingham is currently should play as center forward, his current position can be replaced by Tchouameni, Valverde or Camavinga.

Bellingham is a strong player but he is an attacking midfielder actually. Yes he can really score when is given freedom to attack and shoot but that really doesn't means that he should be played as a centre forward.

[slapper]

Pochetitno should focus on making decisions that will benefit the club in the present moment, demonstrating wisdom in his actions. The club has chosen to prioritize selling their players as a means of recruiting more experienced ones.
Im thinking about pochettino needs to sell some players as well for this.

Todd Boehly, Chelsea's new owner, intends to continue pressing the club to become more competitive and sufficiently powerful to compete against any elite oppositions when the fixtures comes easy. Chelsea's starting lineup is full of talented players; the only obstacle they confront is failing to meet the coach's objectives and some players develop fatigue. Mauricio Pochettino's employment is in jeopardy because his team is incompatible and loses to ordinary clubs. Mauricio Pochettino has tried everything to get into the competitive level of Blues, but nothing seems to be working.

Chelsea have lost eight Premier League matches at home so far in 2023. It is the worst record in a calendar year since 1986. Chelsea's biggest problem in recent times has not been player choices but manager choices.

The identity that Abrahamovic created at Chelsea is gone. They have become a mid-table team full of expensive names. Especially Moises Caicedo and Mudryk, who broke the transfer fee record, are performing mediocre. It's a scandal to spend almost a billion euros to build such a team.
It is also hard to understand why no money was spent on the most critical part of the team, the striker. If two or three good players who can play in the starting eleven are not bought, I'm sorry but the squad will be garbage.

I agree with your assessment of Chelsea's season. Losing eight Premier League matches at home is a curious record. I think this reveals management and strategy difficulties at the club. I think Chelsea's big spending on Moises Caicedo and Mudryk, who haven't made an impact, shows their priorities are off. It's surprising that investing in a strong striker hasn't been a priority. Abramovich's vision for Chelsea looks to be evaporating, and I agree with your need for swift change. I think Chelsea should rethink their management to regain their former glory

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

In fact, I also remember in the past that this player was doubted by Real Madrid fans because he was still quite young, it seemed like it would be difficult to follow Madrid strong performance, but apparently no one thought that Vinic could appear with extraordinary talent and this contract extension is one proof of how important this player is at Real Madrid and on the one hand you say that at least Ancelotti should get a very good striker to support Vinic to continue to make the best contribution and Mbappe is still a pretty good candidate and I also hope like when Bellingham comes to Madrid Vinic sent a personal message to Bellingham to join Madrid and I hope Vinic will do the same so that Mbappe is very confident about moving to Real Madrid and feels that he will be highly valued in this team rather than having to stay at PSG without a future which is uncertain.

Brazil consistently produces talented strikers, and Vinicius is undoubtedly one of them. I'm confident that he will become a key player for Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team in the future. He still has plenty of potential for growth. Regarding Mbappe, leaving PSG could open up new opportunities for him and potentially lead to his first Ballon d'Or win. It would be fantastic to see the trio of Vinicius, Bellingham, and Mbappe playing together at Real Madrid.

I think Manchester United needs another goalkeeper, not one that would come on loan, they have to sign another good goalkeeper, so there can be competition in the goalkeeping position, i even think it would help Onana to improve a lot, right now whether he plays bad or not, he knows he isn't going to be dropped because there is no competent replacement.

The issue might lie with Ten Hag. It's not necessarily true that Manchester United lacks another capable goalkeeper. Ten Hag should consider giving other backup goalkeepers a chance, especially when Onana isn't performing well. It's not a matter of having no alternatives; it's just that Ten Hag might be too conservative in his choices.

[rendravolt]

Source: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12998112/ivan-toney-brentford-want-100m-in-january-to-sell-england-striker-amid-premier-league-interest

Reportedly, Brentford wants to immediately sell its mainstay striker in January and he is Ivan Toney. Maybe for those who don't know, Ivan Toney cannot play for Brentford this season because he is still serving a playing ban after being involved in a betting violation case. But his sentence is approaching freedom at the same time as the winter transfer window opens in January and Brentford will pay £100 million for the striker. The two big EPL teams linked with Ivan Toney's transfer are Arsenal and Chelsea, I think these two teams will compete with each other again to get the striker they want.

These two teams also have good finances to bring in expensive players but I think the £100 million price tag is excessive for a player like Ivan Toney and he should be around £40 million to £60 million. Of course, the loss of not being able to play for 8 months due to a playing ban is also an obstacle that should be taken into account when signing him. Moreover, if its performance declines, it will be quite detrimental if it costs up to £100 million. In fact, Ivan Toney's statistics last season were very good, scoring 20 goals, but unfortunately he had to lose his place to shine due to the case that was holding him back.

[Leviathan.007]

We'll see how Erik Ten Hag reacts in this winter's transfer window, whether the Glazers will pay a lot of money to buy players or will he again be hampered by financial problems in recruiting players.

That's if Erik Ten Hag will still have a job by the transfer window, I though he was really handling the crisis in the club well, but it looks like I am wrong. The path that Manchester United are on does not look good, they are no longer in the Carabao cup, they look like they will be out of the champions league soon too, and in the premier league, they are not in a good position and may not find it easy to bounce back and qualify for the champions league of next season.

I think it's the time for Ten Hag to to leave no matter how well he performed in the last season but the fact about Ten Hag is he couldn't have a good performance so far in this season and this coach hired poor-performing players and released players like De Gea during the summer which is a good reason to say he couldn't have good players during the summer. I think he is going to leave soon and Manchester United is thinking about a new coach for this season.
 

[asriloni]

Pochetitno should focus on making decisions that will benefit the club in the present moment, demonstrating wisdom in his actions. The club has chosen to prioritize selling their players as a means of recruiting more experienced ones.
Im thinking about pochettino needs to sell some players as well for this.

Todd Boehly, Chelsea's new owner, intends to continue pressing the club to become more competitive and sufficiently powerful to compete against any elite oppositions when the fixtures comes easy. Chelsea's starting lineup is full of talented players; the only obstacle they confront is failing to meet the coach's objectives and some players develop fatigue. Mauricio Pochettino's employment is in jeopardy because his team is incompatible and loses to ordinary clubs. Mauricio Pochettino has tried everything to get into the competitive level of Blues, but nothing seems to be working.

It will be useless. It doesn't evne matter how hard the owner is trying to push its club and i think the result will always be the same. It's not about how hard chelsea to work in rebuilding the club again but this team has been losing its best form. The quality of players are degrading a lot since the previous seasons. The new coach has no ability to make the performance to be even better. Pochettino has been planning to buy more striker in january but i think that if this will only make chelsea face another loss. I ahve heard that if chelsea has also put ivan toney as its target as well
The main problem was not the player but it's the coach. Im aware so many the blues fans were complaining to the pochettino's bad decision in picking strategy nor doing substitution.

[Iroh]

I think Manchester United needs another goalkeeper, not one that would come on loan, they have to sign another good goalkeeper, so there can be competition in the goalkeeping position, i even think it would help Onana to improve a lot, right now whether he plays bad or not, he knows he isn't going to be dropped because there is no competent replacement.

Yes, they do need a good substitute goalkeeper that could man the goal posts when the main is away. And it would give Onana the constant desire to want to improve and get better if he would want to retain his place as the main goalie.
He’s not exactly performing like expected and who knows how long we’ll have to wait till when he’ll start to get better. He has great expectations expected from him and thankfully, he still has the trust of the coach.

[Helena Yu]

The Catalan giants are reportedly interested in signing 22-year-old striker Santiago Giménez, often referred to as the 'Mexican Haaland'.

It's funny to see what the medias create the title, they always compare to Haaland.

It's start from Black Haaland aka Osimhen, then Baby Haaland aka Hojlund, now Mexican Haaland aka Gimenez. I'm more trusting Osimhen and Hojlund, Gimenez only play in a weak local league. We shouldn't forget with Gakpo, he was good in PSV, but in Liverpool he's just a mediocre player.

[marcous]

I think Manchester United needs another goalkeeper, not one that would come on loan, they have to sign another good goalkeeper, so there can be competition in the goalkeeping position, i even think it would help Onana to improve a lot, right now whether he plays bad or not, he knows he isn't going to be dropped because there is no competent replacement.

Yes, they do need a good substitute goalkeeper that could man the goal posts when the main is away. And it would give Onana the constant desire to want to improve and get better if he would want to retain his place as the main goalie.
He’s not exactly performing like expected and who knows how long we’ll have to wait till when he’ll start to get better. He has great expectations expected from him and thankfully, he still has the trust of the coach.

I think healthy competition is needed in every team, not only in the goalkeeper position, in this case Onana, but in every line there should be healthy competition. But I think Onana is not too bad to replace the role left by De Gea, but I think he will be replaced if Ten Hag is no longer head coach, we know Man United situation is getting worse at the moment, Ten Hag is under enormous pressure after losing again to Newcastle in the League Cup with a score of 3-0 at Old Trafford.

I think every coach has their own strategy, and that is what could sink Onana if Ten Hag leaves. Even though this is just an assumption, I feel that the scenario will really play out if there is a change in the position of head coach. It is difficult to avoid the spotlight in the midst of a bad situation, every player will experience a setback in mentality and confidence.

[makishart]

I think that i must call brentford is really smart now and why? Since the club was able surviving in EPL without ivan tooney and the club is starting to give a very high price tag for him.  I can't even imagine that how brentford was seeing the interest from chelsea and arsenal for toney as an opportunity for the club to get money as much as possible. I have seen that if goal has confirmed that if brentford was willing to give 100m price tag for him. This club knew that if chelsea or arsenal might able to pay 100m for him, which is very priced for someone who has been banned since the early season. I think that brentford will not give smaller price tag for him. Im thinking if chelsea will not try to go for him at this moment. I would prefer to see guirassy instead of him. Chelsea needs to reconsider the decision to buy him from brentford. It will be so stupid if chelsea will be fooled by other club once again. Pochettino has been also making complaint toward chelsea's owner regarding so many things that changed in the club. I think that even arsenal and chelsea will think for twice before try to accept such offer from brentford.

Brentford have reportedly put a £100m price tag on their star striker Ivan Toney amid interests from Chelsea and Arsenal.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/brentford-100m-price-tag-chelsea-arsenal-target-ivan-toney-january-transfer-window/

[tusandii]

We'll see how Erik Ten Hag reacts in this winter's transfer window, whether the Glazers will pay a lot of money to buy players or will he again be hampered by financial problems in recruiting players.

That's if Erik Ten Hag will still have a job by the transfer window, I though he was really handling the crisis in the club well, but it looks like I am wrong. The path that Manchester United are on does not look good, they are no longer in the Carabao cup, they look like they will be out of the champions league soon too, and in the premier league, they are not in a good position and may not find it easy to bounce back and qualify for the champions league of next season.

I think it's the time for Ten Hag to to leave no matter how well he performed in the last season but the fact about Ten Hag is he couldn't have a good performance so far in this season and this coach hired poor-performing players and released players like De Gea during the summer which is a good reason to say he couldn't have good players during the summer. I think he is going to leave soon and Manchester United is thinking about a new coach for this season.
 

Maybe it won't be that fast or maybe wait for the final results from Erik Ten Hag at the end of this season if there are no positive changes it is very likely that Erik Ten Hag will really leave Manchester United but if it is as successful as the end of last season I am sure Erik Ten will be retained again and if he still given another chance, Erik Ten Hag should take advantage of this opportunity to recruit the really right players because conditions like this make fans feel doubtful and Manchester United has lost a lot fans after experiencing a bad trend like this and if in the next season the transfer has been opened but Erik Ten Hag hasn't found a better player yet I'll give up hope.

[tiCeR]

We'll see how Erik Ten Hag reacts in this winter's transfer window, whether the Glazers will pay a lot of money to buy players or will he again be hampered by financial problems in recruiting players.

That's if Erik Ten Hag will still have a job by the transfer window, I though he was really handling the crisis in the club well, but it looks like I am wrong. The path that Manchester United are on does not look good, they are no longer in the Carabao cup, they look like they will be out of the champions league soon too, and in the premier league, they are not in a good position and may not find it easy to bounce back and qualify for the champions league of next season.

I think it's the time for Ten Hag to to leave no matter how well he performed in the last season but the fact about Ten Hag is he couldn't have a good performance so far in this season and this coach hired poor-performing players and released players like De Gea during the summer which is a good reason to say he couldn't have good players during the summer. I think he is going to leave soon and Manchester United is thinking about a new coach for this season.
  

Maybe it won't be that fast or maybe wait for the final results from Erik Ten Hag at the end of this season if there are no positive changes it is very likely that Erik Ten Hag will really leave Manchester United but if it is as successful as the end of last season I am sure Erik Ten will be retained again and if he still given another chance, Erik Ten Hag should take advantage of this opportunity to recruit the really right players because conditions like this make fans feel doubtful and Manchester United has lost a lot fans after experiencing a bad trend like this and if in the next season the transfer has been opened but Erik Ten Hag hasn't found a better player yet I'll give up hope.

It is not going to be as successful as last season. I have looked up what the odds are for Manchester United to finish top 4 and it is around 4.00. This just top 4 and not top 3 as they finished last season. When I saw 7.00, I admit that I was surprised because I thought it is much higher than that. Who does really believe that Manchester United could make it into the top 4 this season? To me this is impossible. Not only are they 8 points behind, but also look at the teams who are currently top 4. They are worlds apart from Manchester United. This is not just a minor problem that will soon be solved and the Manchester United is going to conquer the Premier League.

[Strongkored]

That's if Erik Ten Hag will still have a job by the transfer window, I though he was really handling the crisis in the club well, but it looks like I am wrong. The path that Manchester United are on does not look good, they are no longer in the Carabao cup, they look like they will be out of the champions league soon too, and in the premier league, they are not in a good position and may not find it easy to bounce back and qualify for the champions league of next season.

What happened at Manchester United is actually quite surprising because what they have shown this season is the opposite of last season, even though they have spent quite a lot of money to strengthen their squad, perhaps Manchester United's talent scouts are not as sharp in spotting potential players, with them having been eliminated in The Carabao Cup will increase the pressure that they have to be better in the English Premier League and Champions League, but the Champions League is a difficult competition for them to beat. Buying players in the next transfer window might be a solution, although it is possible that it will be like Chelsea, which did not bring about significant changes to the club, so Manchester United's condition is truly confusing. There may be surprising news that the current coach will be replaced by another if the situation does not improve soon.

[onecall123]

That's if Erik Ten Hag will still have a job by the transfer window, I though he was really handling the crisis in the club well, but it looks like I am wrong. The path that Manchester United are on does not look good, they are no longer in the Carabao cup, they look like they will be out of the champions league soon too, and in the premier league, they are not in a good position and may not find it easy to bounce back and qualify for the champions league of next season.

What happened at Manchester United is actually quite surprising because what they have shown this season is the opposite of last season, even though they have spent quite a lot of money to strengthen their squad, perhaps Manchester United's talent scouts are not as sharp in spotting potential players, with them having been eliminated in The Carabao Cup will increase the pressure that they have to be better in the English Premier League and Champions League, but the Champions League is a difficult competition for them to beat. Buying players in the next transfer window might be a solution, although it is possible that it will be like Chelsea, which did not bring about significant changes to the club, so Manchester United's condition is truly confusing. There may be surprising news that the current coach will be replaced by another if the situation does not improve soon.

Man United so far this season- Strugglingggggggg

Their current win percentage is at 46%, but I have doubts that it will decrease further by the end of this season if no action is taken.

Despite spending a significant amount to money to strengthen their squad, the manager is in dire need of a top-notch goal scorer and an excellent goalkeeper. Oddly, these were available but were benched and not given contract renewals, leaving the manager in a perplexing situation. The team's unity among players is lacking, and I don't see any positive energy among them. It seems like the Glazers purchased everything the coach wanted, but the team is struggling. Now the coach might even face the risk of being fired.

[Avirunes]

I think that i must call brentford is really smart now and why? Since the club was able surviving in EPL without ivan tooney and the club is starting to give a very high price tag for him.  I can't even imagine that how brentford was seeing the interest from chelsea and arsenal for toney as an opportunity for the club to get money as much as possible. I have seen that if goal has confirmed that if brentford was willing to give 100m price tag for him. This club knew that if chelsea or arsenal might able to pay 100m for him, which is very priced for someone who has been banned since the early season. I think that brentford will not give smaller price tag for him. Im thinking if chelsea will not try to go for him at this moment. I would prefer to see guirassy instead of him. Chelsea needs to reconsider the decision to buy him from brentford. It will be so stupid if chelsea will be fooled by other club once again. Pochettino has been also making complaint toward chelsea's owner regarding so many things that changed in the club. I think that even arsenal and chelsea will think for twice before try to accept such offer from brentford.

Brentford have reportedly put a £100m price tag on their star striker Ivan Toney amid interests from Chelsea and Arsenal.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/brentford-100m-price-tag-chelsea-arsenal-target-ivan-toney-january-transfer-window/

Ivan Toney is a really good and strong striker. Of course he has some issue but it doesn't affects anything on his qualities at all. He is a very good finisher of the ball and really lethal in counter-attacks. He and Mbeumo last season had combined to score lot of goals for Brentford. I am not surprised that he is getting interests from big clubs like Chelsea and Arsenal because in moment of controversies the actual club also might try to sell the player for a low value but it seems Brentford still highly values their main striker Ivan Toney.

[Plaguedeath]

Ivan Toney is a really good and strong striker. Of course he has some issue but it doesn't affects anything on his qualities at all. He is a very good finisher of the ball and really lethal in counter-attacks. He and Mbeumo last season had combined to score lot of goals for Brentford. I am not surprised that he is getting interests from big clubs like Chelsea and Arsenal because in moment of controversies the actual club also might try to sell the player for a low value but it seems Brentford still highly values their main striker Ivan Toney.

He might be good, but what he done wasn't good because he get banned due to breach betting rules. He's not playing since March and the ban will last for 8 months, his current market value is 45 Million Euros, so Brenford is demanding two times higher than his market value.

I doubt a big team will interested to spend such big amount of money, Toney is like Son, if he's really good why there's no big team want to sign him when he was young isn't?

[Adams0001]

That's if Erik Ten Hag will still have a job by the transfer window, I though he was really handling the crisis in the club well, but it looks like I am wrong. The path that Manchester United are on does not look good, they are no longer in the Carabao cup, they look like they will be out of the champions league soon too, and in the premier league, they are not in a good position and may not find it easy to bounce back and qualify for the champions league of next season.

What happened at Manchester United is actually quite surprising because what they have shown this season is the opposite of last season, even though they have spent quite a lot of money to strengthen their squad, perhaps Manchester United's talent scouts are not as sharp in spotting potential players, with them having been eliminated in The Carabao Cup will increase the pressure that they have to be better in the English Premier League and Champions League, but the Champions League is a difficult competition for them to beat. Buying players in the next transfer window might be a solution, although it is possible that it will be like Chelsea, which did not bring about significant changes to the club, so Manchester United's condition is truly confusing. There may be surprising news that the current coach will be replaced by another if the situation does not improve soon.

Exactly Manchester United are not performing like last season they have been playing poor games since the beginning of the season they need to buy some players in January transfer because I don't think they will perform well with this squad they need to get new defender and striker and I didn't believe Newcastle we defeated Manchester United in 3-0 because I see they trying in the EFL Cup but they disappointe the fans and I am very they will not pass the round of 16 of the Champions League Erik Ten Hag must act if he is to qualify for the Champions League next season I only believe Chelsea will underperform this season because even though they signed the biggest signing in the Premier League, they still can't compete with the other top clubs and I don't believe they will qualify for the Champions League next season, Manchester United and Chelsea need to get another players so that they can perform great in the league.

[Leviathan.007]

We'll see how Erik Ten Hag reacts in this winter's transfer window, whether the Glazers will pay a lot of money to buy players or will he again be hampered by financial problems in recruiting players.

That's if Erik Ten Hag will still have a job by the transfer window, I though he was really handling the crisis in the club well, but it looks like I am wrong. The path that Manchester United are on does not look good, they are no longer in the Carabao cup, they look like they will be out of the champions league soon too, and in the premier league, they are not in a good position and may not find it easy to bounce back and qualify for the champions league of next season.

I think it's the time for Ten Hag to to leave no matter how well he performed in the last season but the fact about Ten Hag is he couldn't have a good performance so far in this season and this coach hired poor-performing players and released players like De Gea during the summer which is a good reason to say he couldn't have good players during the summer. I think he is going to leave soon and Manchester United is thinking about a new coach for this season.
 

Maybe it won't be that fast or maybe wait for the final results from Erik Ten Hag at the end of this season if there are no positive changes it is very likely that Erik Ten Hag will really leave Manchester United but if it is as successful as the end of last season I am sure Erik Ten will be retained again and if he still given another chance, Erik Ten Hag should take advantage of this opportunity to recruit the really right players because conditions like this make fans feel doubtful and Manchester United has lost a lot fans after experiencing a bad trend like this and if in the next season the transfer has been opened but Erik Ten Hag hasn't found a better player yet I'll give up hope.

While Eric Ten Hag is still working on Manchester United and he is not out of the team yet, but there are some news about the possible alternative option for Manchester United if they get Ten Hag fired from the team. Since Manchester United doesn't want to have poor performance with another coach after Ten Hag they are trying to find a better coach and two Spanish coaches, Unai Emery and Julen Lopetegui are both linked to this team.

[rendravolt]

Warren Zaïre-Emery is the top candidate for a new midfielder on Manchester City's radar and it is reported that Pep Guardiola really wants him. He is a talented young midfielder belonging to PSG and since playing for PSG several times he has scored 1 goal and 2 assists. I think if Pep Guardiola really wants it then there are other things that we as ordinary people can't see and certainly his future will be more secure if he is in the hands of the right coach. On the other hand, the costs are quite expensive for young newcomers and perhaps Manchester City will try to take an approach to reach an ideal agreement. Will PSG let him go? considering he is one of the players PSG needs at the moment.