⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[rahmad2nd]

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It seems that Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto will not be offered new contracts by Barcelona and of course both will be free agents next season. Marcos Alonso was acquired by Barcelona as a free agent from Chelsea last season and Barcelona couldn't keep him anymore considering he was starting to age. On the other hand, Sergi Roberto, who is a veteran at Barcelona, seems to have run out of time and we often see him just filling the bench. Apart from that, I'm also not sure if Barcelona has good finances to keep these old players. So I think maybe before the two leave as free agents next season, Barcelona will open offers from any team in January. Do you think this is the right decision from Barcelona?

I wouldn't be surprised at all, even if this rumor were true. after all, Sergi Roberto can no longer follow Barcelona's developments and games. Not infrequently, when this player is played, his performance really underperforms. Even though he is only 31 years old, Barcelona should let him go. because, this player cannot be relied on. plus, the cons end this season. however, it's natural because he really lost a lot of minutes of playing time. I am sure that Barcelona will let him have status as a free agent in 2024.

As for Alonso, I think his status will still be maintained. minimum, according to the option contract for the next year. although based on my point of view, this player sometimes plays well, sometimes not. but the problem is, Barcelona must find a replacement. at least, to backup Balde. It could be that Barca will keep him for one season until 2025. Bearing in mind, Barcelona is also hampered by their unstable finances. Apart from that, let's just follow how things develop at the end of this season.

[Oluwa-btc]

It's really surprising me to see how meguire was contributing to the club. His performance is far better compared to when he was playing in the main squad last season. It's amazing to see a big change that is happening with meguire at this moment.
Ten hag will consistently put meguire in the main squad consider his performance has become even better than before. It will be far better with casemiro goes back to the line up.

I hope casemiro will able to recover as soon as possible

Manchester United's Harry Maguire quickly transformed from "scapegoat" to hero at the club in just a few weeks thanks to his convincing performance. Without Maguire, I don't think Manchester United can win the match against FC Copenhagen 1-0 in the Champions League. He has become an example for all players, rising from difficulties. Despite the criticism surrounding him for a long time, Maguire has proven that he cannot be eliminated by the coach at this time.

Casemiro was injured in the 3-0 loss to Newcastle midweek and will have to miss at least a month. With the loss of a pillar in midfield, Ten Hag's difficulties become even more difficult. He was forced to put his trust in rookie Sofyan Amrabat, even though the Moroccan midfielder has not yet fully adapted to the environment.

The win was well handled and fought by the entire squad not Harry Maguire, he did his part in the game and others did what they could do to win the game.
If you want to praise why not include Andrea Onana?! He was the one who saved the penalty to give Manchester United their first ever three points in the Champions League, Yes?

Sofyan Amrabat hasn't adapted well into the system, all I see him domis running to and fro and causing unnecessary fouls on players close to goal. Ten Hag has plans of infusing Kobbie Mainoo into the side during the Champions League game against Copenhagen. I'm hoping he blends in and handles pressure in the absence of Casemiro. That Manchester United midfied lacks energy.

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It seems that Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto will not be offered new contracts by Barcelona and of course both will be free agents next season. Marcos Alonso was acquired by Barcelona as a free agent from Chelsea last season and Barcelona couldn't keep him anymore considering he was starting to age. On the other hand, Sergi Roberto, who is a veteran at Barcelona, seems to have run out of time and we often see him just filling the bench. Apart from that, I'm also not sure if Barcelona has good finances to keep these old players. So I think maybe before the two leave as free agents next season, Barcelona will open offers from any team in January. Do you think this is the right decision from Barcelona?

Their salary aren't a problem, they might accept to lower their salary if Barcelona want them, but the problem is they're not good anymore and it's time for Barcelona for looking a better player.

I won't be surprised to see them joining Saudi Pro League, despite they're rarely playing, but being ex-Barcelona players surely make Saudi Arabia will consider to sign them.

Maybe that is true considering that there are so many players from Barcelona who are willing to accept salary cuts, but another reason to provide a platform for other young players is definitely also a consideration that Barcelona must make. I think instead of joining a Saudi league team, it looks like Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto will go to MLS considering that their two previous colleagues, namely Jordi Alba and Sergio Bosquest, also chose Inter Miami as a place to enjoy their life. Moreover, there is also Lionel Messi there, which will definitely make them feel happy to be able to reunite with each other. It looks like Inter Miami will be a suitable place for former Barcelona players who are no longer young and it remains to be seen how David Beckham will be able to talk about this in the next transfer market.

[poodle63]

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It seems that Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto will not be offered new contracts by Barcelona and of course both will be free agents next season. Marcos Alonso was acquired by Barcelona as a free agent from Chelsea last season and Barcelona couldn't keep him anymore considering he was starting to age. On the other hand, Sergi Roberto, who is a veteran at Barcelona, seems to have run out of time and we often see him just filling the bench. Apart from that, I'm also not sure if Barcelona has good finances to keep these old players. So I think maybe before the two leave as free agents next season, Barcelona will open offers from any team in January. Do you think this is the right decision from Barcelona?

There will be no teams who will be interesting to sign those players. Their contracts were very close to end and i see no reason for other team to pursuit them all. The other team just need to wait a bit longer to get them all for free.
Barcelona is also decreasing its salary cap by losing those two. Barcelona is also feeling paying them all with huge salary is also adding more burden to the salary cap. That's also one of main reason why barcelona was not interesting to extend their contracts.
It's the time for saudi pro league to recruit them all with cheap price or free. I think that those guys will far better to go to the saudi pro league club instead of stay even longer in the club.
Barcelona needs to get more money to recruit the new players again. This is the main problem faces by barcelona at this moment caused by the ability to recruit the new player being limited due to the lack of money owned by the club.

[dravenbtc]

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It looks like Boateng, who is planning to return to Bayern again, can play in the Bundesliga again but for Heidenheim!

[Ryu_Ar1]

It seems that Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto will not be offered new contracts by Barcelona and of course both will be free agents next season. Marcos Alonso was acquired by Barcelona as a free agent from Chelsea last season and Barcelona couldn't keep him anymore considering he was starting to age. On the other hand, Sergi Roberto, who is a veteran at Barcelona, seems to have run out of time and we often see him just filling the bench. Apart from that, I'm also not sure if Barcelona has good finances to keep these old players. So I think maybe before the two leave as free agents next season, Barcelona will open offers from any team in January. Do you think this is the right decision from Barcelona?

Actually in terms of age they are still not too old but indeed Barcelona will do this as a form of elimination as well as improving their financial condition which is still not showing signs of stability so that when some players whose contacts begin to run out and contributions to Barcelona are minimal because they lose in the competition then surely they will be discarded to minimise the salaries of the players as well as the stability of their cash balance which is still under FFP supervision.
There are a few players like Balde or Cancelo who could be options and of course Kounde and Araujo on the other side as replacements for Marcus Alonso and Sergi Roberto so it is difficult to keep players who are not really needed even if they have considerable playing experience.

[shogun47]

I think Real's strategy (after they focused on Mbappe and abandoned Haaland, and he ended up deceiving them) is clear - they want to have a wide range of options and not depend on one player. Therefore, we will continue to see similar statements, plus Real will show interest in other strikers (fake or real) in order not to put themselves in a dependent position on Mbappe. Now Real's position is strong: they have assembled a squad that can dominate in the coming years. In Europe, the only thing missing is a striker who will skim the cream at the club's expense (those who score goals always attract more attention than those who make it possible), and Mbappe has what he has. ? He is getting old and new stars are already appearing that can supplant him, he is fading away at PSG, he won’t go to City because of Haaland, to Bayern because of their economical policy, etc. I don't see any good options for him.

I feel the best option Mbappe has right now has to be to land in Spain but with less than 7 months left on his contract and the feud between him and his club, with no concrete interest from Spain he has no option than to search else where for a club not just to play for the fun, and money but also to gain recognition both locally and internationally and that’s majorly possible whilst he plays in Europe.

In the Spanish Side we’ve got some quality clubs like FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and preferably they’ll be fit for Mbappe’s play style but there’s still quite a lot of time and as the trend goes in the world of football ‘it’s not over till it’s finally over’; let’s see what the future has in stock for the young French Star Kylian Mbappe,  there's possibility that he might still land in Spain probably Realmadrid.

If I understand correctly, Mbappe will be able to conduct official (and not secret) negotiations with Real this winter. And I heard Real is ready to sign him (in the summer) only if he signs a preliminary agreement in the winter (a completely reasonable demand after Mbappe has already cheated once). There is no point in a winter transfer since Mbappe has already started playing this season in the Champions League with PSG and therefore he will not be able to play for Real Madrid.

Although I understand that this is the way that has to be considered officially, I am quite sure that any necessary negotiations have been taking place for a long time and I wouldn't be shocked if they are finalized already. Nobody would ever find out or be informed about it. But unless PSG is approaching Mbappe with an offer that has never been seen before, not even in Saudi Arabia, Mbappe will go to Real Madrid next season. Someone here said that Real Madrid doesn't forget and they don't want him anymore because he rejected one offer, but I don't think that is how this will play out.

[Belarge]

It seems that Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto will not be offered new contracts by Barcelona and of course both will be free agents next season. Marcos Alonso was acquired by Barcelona as a free agent from Chelsea last season and Barcelona couldn't keep him anymore considering he was starting to age. On the other hand, Sergi Roberto, who is a veteran at Barcelona, seems to have run out of time and we often see him just filling the bench.

Barcelona will offer new contracts for the young players inother to enchanced their performance and no longer focused on aged players. Xavi Hernandez have solid plans for the young players and they're exceptionally doing better in league games, they're promising players and now is the time to grab prominent contracts for these young players. Concerning Marcos Alonso, he's a good player, the only challenge he's facing is his inconsistent performance in games and he's also vulnerable to injuries. Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto are players that serves important roles for Barcelona.

[Docnaster]

It's really surprising me to see how meguire was contributing to the club. His performance is far better compared to when he was playing in the main squad last season. It's amazing to see a big change that is happening with meguire at this moment.
Ten hag will consistently put meguire in the main squad consider his performance has become even better than before. It will be far better with casemiro goes back to the line up.

I hope casemiro will able to recover as soon as possible

Manchester United's Harry Maguire quickly transformed from "scapegoat" to hero at the club in just a few weeks thanks to his convincing performance. Without Maguire, I don't think Manchester United can win the match against FC Copenhagen 1-0 in the Champions League. He has become an example for all players, rising from difficulties. Despite the criticism surrounding him for a long time, Maguire has proven that he cannot be eliminated by the coach at this time.

Casemiro was injured in the 3-0 loss to Newcastle midweek and will have to miss at least a month. With the loss of a pillar in midfield, Ten Hag's difficulties become even more difficult. He was forced to put his trust in rookie Sofyan Amrabat, even though the Moroccan midfielder has not yet fully adapted to the environment.

Harry Maguire's sudden significant improvement this season I think goes a long way to explain how deep football is and how any player can rise to become one of the best for his team even when it's least expected.
The England international was on the verge of leaving Manchester United during the summer transfer window but decided not to leave because of the low wage offer from the club that wanted to sign him. The club manager had thought he was surplus to requirements at the club but fast forward to less than four later, Maguire has been one of the most outstanding player in the Manchester United team at the moment.

[Leviathan.007]

Agree. It seems Allegri has the intention to stay in Juventus until his contract expires. If he wants to leave Juventus, he already left last year. There are many people who feel unsatisfied with him, but he don't care about it and still tries to manage Juventus for a longer time. it simply indicates that Allegri still wants to be Juventus manager until the end of his contract.

For this season, Allegri is quite lucky that he can improve Juventus performance. Now, Juventus is competing for the champion, they are in the second place and there are many time to shorten the point gap with Inter Milan in the first place. Juventus also has the advantage, they focus on domestic competition only. Meanwhile Inter Milan must focus on UCL, too.

Indeed many Juventus's fans expected for sacking Massimo Allegri but slowly success bring Juventus return top position in domestic league, last season fans have pressure to Juventus management for sacking him due bad performance from Juventus actually is not his mistake due 10 points deduction and failed for participating in UEFA Champion League.

Have impressive performed in this season and Juventus success pressure Inter Milan on top standings position behind 2 points left, four consecutives winning matches in domestic league give reason why management keep maintain Allegri as Juventus manager position in this season. Regarding how compete Juventus's performed I think they have chance for next season return to Champion League competition and keep in the fighting domestic league race with Inter Milan.

The performance of Allegri in Juventus was not bad at all and we can't blame him for the bad results in Juventus.
In the last season when Juventus was not at the top of the table, they had dramas about penalties and they couldn't have a good performance. Even in this season, they have dramas about Pogba.

[CryptoBuds]

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Seeing how Jude Bellingham is changing Real Madrid winning mentality, it will motivate Mbappe to join Real Madrid next season because he will likely win ballon D’or when he is playing for Real Madrid than when playing in PSG.

Real Madrid have not yet made an approach for Mbappe even though rumors about his move from PSG to Real Madrid have been circulating strongly. I believe Kylian Mbappe can be the best player at Real Madrid, but when he is not the best choice from his country as a Ballon d'Or winner then he has lost out to other players. France chose Haaland as this year's Ballon d'Or winner, and here Mbappe is the player most embarrassed.

^^ I think we can say that Mbappé is going to join Real Madrid for sure. And if he does join Real Madrid, it is going to be really bad for other clubs. Real Madrid is already performing like one of the best teams in the world, even without a genuine striker. Imagine what will happen if Mbappé joins Real Madrid. All the other teams are going to be in trouble. I don't think Real Madrid is actually going to push for Haaland more than Mbappé. Mbappé is a more versatile player. Which I believe suits Real Madrid more.

[Webetcoins]

Maybe Raphael Varane can go to Al-Nassr and at the same time be able to reunite with his teammates at Real Madrid and Manchester United, namely Cristiano Ronaldo. However, this is still a rumor and it seems like Raphael Varane also has to carefully consider his options because the situation at Manchester United will not make his career better after leaving Real Madrid.

Manchester United currently lack of quality defenders, I don't think they will sell Varane to Al Nassr. It make sense when they want to sell Sancho and Mount because this both players are failed transfers. Even though Varane isn't a starter, he could be used as a substitute player since starting eleven players will not always healthy or never get any injured.

Considering they are not really doing all that well with Varane at the squad, selling him to a Saudi league club and getting a lot of money could mean they could spend that money on getting someone better too. I am not saying that they should, I am not even saying they will, looking at thier transfers, they didn't even look for a proper defender all summer long to be fair and that shows how terrible they are. They are doing disgustingly bad transfer choices and yet they are still not looking for a defender.

I think Varane being gone would force their hands to get a new defender, they will be looking for one and that would make them better. I do think that United fans would wish keeping Varane AND still looking for someone else as well, that would be a lot better and would result greater points for them. However, they are not doing it anyway, so might as well get rid of Varane and then force their hands towards looking into the defenders one more time.

[Leviathan.007]

There is a chance for Manchester United to lose some money because of their player Antony.
They hired Antony from Ajax in 2022 for 95 million Euros which is a huge amount of money, hope to see good performance from this player and now because of the being under investigation, he couldn't have any benefits for Ten Hag and his team and there is the chance for them to get him out of the team.

[TelolettOm]

Real Madrid have been denying every news about their interest and plans to sign Kylian Mbappe but the truth remains that Real Madrid are very interested in getting Mbappe to sign for them in the near future. I also consider Victor Osimhen a good alternative for Real Madrid if Mbappe’s pursuit goes the wrong way or is unsuccessful.

I'm very surprised with the response from Real Madrid management. Everyone knows that they should be interested to sign Mbappe, especially they are in urgent for a strong striker now. I think it is too bad if Real Madrid never negotiated with PSG, I doubt if they have no plan to sign Mbappe. If it is true, Real Madrid management is not smart enough to take the advantage from the current situation of Mbappe in PSG. Well, Osimhen is a good striker, too. But I think his level is still below Mbappe's level.

[marcous]

Harry Maguire's sudden significant improvement this season I think goes a long way to explain how deep football is and how any player can rise to become one of the best for his team even when it's least expected.
The England international was on the verge of leaving Manchester United during the summer transfer window but decided not to leave because of the low wage offer from the club that wanted to sign him. The club manager had thought he was surplus to requirements at the club but fast forward to less than four later, Maguire has been one of the most outstanding player in the Manchester United team at the moment.

Ten Hag encouraged Maguire to leave Man United in the transfer market last summer, an agreement was not reached due to the relatively small salary. If you look at his contribution to the team now, Ten Hag should take back his words. Because when he relied too much on other players and stripped Maguire of the captain armband, this actually backfired on himself, because now he needs the services of his former captain, when other players failed to respond to the trust he had given them.

On the one hand, the captain responsibilities may be burdensome for him, and when we let go of these responsibilities, Maguire becomes freer without pressure. It seems that Ten Hag will no longer encourage him to move in the upcoming transfer market, now he realizes that Maguire deserves a place in the main squad.

[Belarge]

Ten Hag encouraged Maguire to leave Man United in the transfer market last summer, an agreement was not reached due to the relatively small salary. If you look at his contribution to the team now, Ten Hag should take back his words. Because when he relied too much on other players and stripped Maguire of the captain armband, this actually backfired on himself, because now he needs the services of his former captain, when other players failed to respond to the trust he had given them.

On the one hand, the captain responsibilities may be burdensome for him, and when we let go of these responsibilities, Maguire becomes freer without pressure. It seems that Ten Hag will no longer encourage him to move in the upcoming transfer market, now he realizes that Maguire deserves a place in the main squad.

Manchester United is struggling to win games this season, and it's bizarre to see an excellent team like the Red Devils have no game pattern to depend on other than being humiliated by average opponents. Erik Ten Hag had little alternative but depending on his flop player, who turned out to be more beneficial to the team and had made significant contributions to the club's improvement. Harry Maguire is in fantastic shape; the former Manchester United captain worked hard to get back to his best. The basic setting remains that Maguire is improving beyond standards.

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Real Madrid have been denying every news about their interest and plans to sign Kylian Mbappe but the truth remains that Real Madrid are very interested in getting Mbappe to sign for them in the near future. I also consider Victor Osimhen a good alternative for Real Madrid if Mbappe’s pursuit goes the wrong way or is unsuccessful.

I'm very surprised with the response from Real Madrid management. Everyone knows that they should be interested to sign Mbappe, especially they are in urgent for a strong striker now. I think it is too bad if Real Madrid never negotiated with PSG, I doubt if they have no plan to sign Mbappe. If it is true, Real Madrid management is not smart enough to take the advantage from the current situation of Mbappe in PSG. Well, Osimhen is a good striker, too. But I think his level is still below Mbappe's level.

You know how PSG never wanted to let Mbappe go to Real Madrid and the club is currently pushing Mbappe to extend his contract, this will be a tough negotiation but Real Madrid will definitely think twice about pouring a lot of money into Mbappe so another option is a striker at a reasonable price.

Victor Osimhen is a good option but Real Madrid must be willing to redeem his clause if not wrong 150 million euros, Napoli of course will not stay him they also want to keep Victro Osimhen at his current club.

[Ndabagi01]

There is a chance for Manchester United to lose some money because of their player Antony.
They hired Antony from Ajax in 2022 for 95 million Euros which is a huge amount of money, hope to see good performance from this player and now because of the being under investigation, he couldn't have any benefits for Ten Hag and his team and there is the chance for them to get him out of the team.

I don't think so because there's no evidence that Manchester United will lose him anytime soon. After answering to the continuing investigation in Brazil, he was welcomed back to the team and also played a match. We can't predict the conclusion of the complete investigation, but Anthony is a very good player who they aren't supposed to lose because of such a hazy rumour. They have already lost Greenwood; this should not happen again.

Real Madrid have been denying every news about their interest and plans to sign Kylian Mbappe but the truth remains that Real Madrid are very interested in getting Mbappe to sign for them in the near future. I also consider Victor Osimhen a good alternative for Real Madrid if Mbappe’s pursuit goes the wrong way or is unsuccessful.

I'm very surprised with the response from Real Madrid management. Everyone knows that they should be interested to sign Mbappe, especially they are in urgent for a strong striker now. I think it is too bad if Real Madrid never negotiated with PSG, I doubt if they have no plan to sign Mbappe. If it is true, Real Madrid management is not smart enough to take the advantage from the current situation of Mbappe in PSG. Well, Osimhen is a good striker, too. But I think his level is still below Mbappe's level.

This simply looks untrue, yet we can't dispute the story because it comes from the team's management. We can't be so sure about their assertion; it's possible that they want to surprise other clubs by signing Mbappe when they least expect it, because so many people can't be wrong about them having an interest in this player for a long time. If they are not going after Mbappe again, they must have a plan B in place to replace him.

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Antony has shown poor performance in the MU shirt over the past time. Since the beginning of this season, Antony has demonstrated poor performance. The Brazilian striker still needs goals or assists. I'm doubting his abilities. Is he worth the transfer price from Ajax? Antony does not deserve to play for Man United, whether in terms of level or attitude. He is proof of MU's waste of money.

True and no doubt if ten hag was not feeling satisfied with him anymore. It's the time for ten hag to get rid of him and get a new winger. You can expect nothing from antony this time. Antony performs so poorly in any matches.
This makes him looked like a stupid player in the field. People are always expecting him a lot while he didn't have the capability to do that. Manchester united really needs new wingers, midfielders and defenders.
MU needs to prepare a lot of money for this and it must even bigger compared with the budeget used by manchester united to buy onana, mount and reguilon.

Ten hag really needs to buy the quality players instead of young players that can do nothing like mason mount. This is why ten hag is trying to loan him to the brazillian club as in exchange MU can buy a new winger to replace antony's position.
It's possible to happen since ten hag is not putting antony in his main suqad anymore. The guy was starting from the bench.

Yes, I agree with your point of view. MU was too risky to bring in young players. Instead, they brought in quality, experienced players, probably made the team better.
What Mason Mount has done so far at MU is just 1 assist. He was not even coach Ten Hag's top priority for a place in the first team in recent matches. Perhaps wearing the number 7 shirt put Mount under more pressure, and things did not go smoothly. Currently, Mount still has a contract with MU until 2028. It seems like MU himself carried this "bomb" on himself.

[TastyChillySauce00]

There is a chance for Manchester United to lose some money because of their player Antony.
They hired Antony from Ajax in 2022 for 95 million Euros which is a huge amount of money, hope to see good performance from this player and now because of the being under investigation, he couldn't have any benefits for Ten Hag and his team and there is the chance for them to get him out of the team.

Antony worth nothing now. Manchester united is being scammed by buying him. His price didn't even make sense but it surprises me to see that how ten hag was still agreed to buy him from there. It sounds like that ten hag had been wasting hundred million of dollars for nothing.

Antony will be loaned as a part of deal to be made with flamingo. It's caused by ten hag is targeting flamingo's player. I think that we can know that how antony was not having value anymore.

It can be seen from how this 95 millions player to be loaned into the small team like flamingo. It sounds so stupid but ten hag made it all wrong. Ten hag being so clueless when it comes scouting a proper player.