⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[tiCeR]

Mason Mount's transfer made a lot of noise for Manchester United, but it seems Mount was another transfer on which they spent more money than necessary. Antony's transfer also happened like this. The transfer fee given was an incredibly high price, but we can say that Antony has not been able to repay it yet. Maybe Manchester should change their transfer policy.

You are probably right, but the tricky thing here is that retrospectively it is naturally easier to tell whether a player's transfer price was justified or not. But I think this could also be misleading because what would someone say when Mason Mount explodes and his performances develop into a never seen before level in three months from now? When a club signs a striker and that striker scored 30 goals and then scores 15 goals, it would be too easy to say that the transfer price should have been half of what has been paid.

But I think you are pointing towards a problem that more generally exists and not only the transfer price for Mason Mount was too high, but probably for 99% of the players the transfer prices were too high because the system has been flooded with tons of money recently. I thought about this too and whether these prices can ever be earned through success in football and merchandise sales and viewership in the stadiums etc., but my inner voice says that this system is consuming more than it generates. But my insight is too little to really have an educated opinion on that.

In my opinion, yes, I think like you. Football has now become a place where crazy money is made. I can't imagine the transfer fee that would be paid to Prime Ronaldo if he were in his era right now. Of course, this is also valid for Messi. In my opinion, it is not right to pay such high amounts of money. After all, this is a sport and watched for pleasure. This situation also puts some pressure on the player.

I would really not be too worried about the pressure being put on the shoulders of the players because of the money that is paid because this is not only valid for transfer fees, but also for the salaries and this is where all of these players are playing in a golden era. If they are good enough, a single season is enough for them to secure their entire financial future. One good season and they get bought by a big club, offered a five-years contract with 15m or more per year and that's it for their career. Remember Bale and how he accepted to not play while at the same time he decided against leaving Real Madrid and instead played some golf instead of meeting the Real Madrid team as a team building measure. He didn't care because he signed this money printing contract and just enjoyed life. This doesn't mean I like what he did, but there are players with contracts that they could never dream of in their life, but now football makes everyone rich.

[EL MOHA]

Not a surprising one as Simeone has been giving him the results that Atletico board wants. I feel Atletico target isn't is to win LaLiga everytime. They are the patient ones unlike most of the clubs who gets impatient and try to move to a change. Yeah Simeone is an unique manager with his tactics and all  but so far he has delivered Atletico from time to time. Atletico board trusts him and Simeone also feels the same way with Atletico so I think this will go on for long. For others this might be wierd but Atletico's board has huge confidence in Simeone.

I also second there idea of having to honor Diego Simeone with another contract yes this love story is not ending soon, I am always a fan of top coaches building and staying long at particular club rather than moving around. Many would say Simeone hasn’t done much to Atletico but it’s not true, he took charge of the club in this era where Barcelona and Real Madrid have not only dominated the Spanish league but the whole of Europe and Simeone’s Atletico have been the only Spanish side to push this two away. He has won two or three Laliga tittles and has been in two Champions league finals and lost both to Spanish rivals Real Madrid. He also has taken the club to many semifinals as well.

If we look at how the other two giants of Spain have spent to achieve those goals only then will we appreciate simeone’s effort. Not renewing his contract would have made Atletico to be in a tight position of looking for another manager something that is getting hard to find the right one because when long term mangers like this are allowed to leave the club it would take another years to get the club back on track and this is what Atletico looks to be avoiding

[legendbtc]

Yes, you are right that Jamal Musiala is not the best option for Real Madrid to replace Kylian Mbappé. Musiala is a deep-place midfielder, Kylian Mbappé is a perfect striker, and Real Madrid needs a solid striker in the midfield. Already, Jude Bellingham has taken over and left no stone unturned, but Real Madrid's strike space is empty for a perfect striker, and I think Kylian Mbappé will do his best. So, Real Madrid should not make a mistake by signing Jamal Musiala, but should try to complete the transfer as soon as possible by adding Kylian Mbappé to their signing list.

By the way, in case you didn't know, Mbappé's favourite positions is not Centre Forward. He prefers coming off the left wing. If Real Madrid sign him, it means Vinícius Jr's style of play might get impacted, perhaps this is one of the reasons Real Madrid don't really care that much about signing Mbappé like they did a couple of seasons back. What Real Madrid need is an actual centre forward and one that is top class, and it's hard to come by such.

In the context that PSG can sell Kylian Mbappé, the most potential destination for the French super striker will be Real Madrid. A perfect striker with outstanding speed and technique, he can play in many positions on the offensive line. However, the role that Mbappé usually plays is wing striker. He possesses incredible speed, which helps him overcome defenders and create dangerous attacks. In particular, accurate shooting is one of Mbappé's outstanding characteristics. He is perfect.
If that happens, he will go to Real Madrid. I will ask the question: Will Vinicius Junior give up the number 7 shirt to Mbappé, or will Mbappé wear Benzema's number 9 shirt? In fact, I think the number 7 shirt would be more suitable for Mbappé. Vinicius Junior is showing that he cannot own the number 7 shirt.

[temple]

Lewandowski's absence has affected them, ok let's assume that this is true. But how did his presence affect the team? The bottom line is that Lewandowski played 96 minutes in this game without getting substituted and he did not score a goal against an opponent who is not even close to be equal in player quality and strength. I think Lewandwoski's impact on the team is modest at best. It's there, but it is not groundbreaking when is playing and it is also not a horror scenario when he is not playing. He had his peak two years ago and now he is contributing quite little to their game.

Lewandowski is surely one of the factors why Barcelona performance is decreasing this season. Lewandowski missed few matches because he got injured problem. And after he recovered, he still couldn't play with his best form again because he didn't play for a long time. It dropped his performance, he needs time to try returning to his best form. Unfortunately, Barcelona really depends on Lewandowski to score goals. Because Lewandowski has a problem with his performance, Barcelona goal productivity is decreasing a lot. You can't see Barcelona gets a difficulty in scoring goals. This is the reality, we can't deny that Lewandowski's performance affects the performance of Barcelona team as a whole.

I thought that Barcelona looks pretty strong without Lewandowski, but I made a mistake here. They have several young players that are very good with the ball, technically on a very high level, but they all lack the deadly efficiency that Lewandowski had when he was in perfect condition. Without him it seems that some experience is missing and also someone who can score the easy goals because he knows where the ball will go next. Lewandowski had this intuition and was always at the right place in the right time. This isn't the same since he has joined Barcelona. His numbers dropped and now injuries are increasing.

[Velvet78]

I'm also curious about how Real Madrid will be in case they manage to sign Mbappe officially. Having Mbappe and Vinicius Junior at the same team will be quite interesting. Because both of them have similar playing styles. I know Ancelotti has been trying Vinicius Junior in the centre-forward position. But of course he will always play freely like Mbappe to be more effective.

By the way there are some reports like there are four big English teams waiting on making a contract offer to Mbappe in January. Real Madrid are said to be not interested for now.

[TelolettOm]

It seems Real Madrid is not going to make the same mistake they did last summer and they don't want to keep seeking for Mbappe and hope to hire this player in the next transfer window.
Even Real Madrid is choosing alternative options for Mbappe and they want to hire Jamal Musiala.
Jamal Musiala is a young player and he is currently under contract with Bayern Munich and he asked his team to extend his contract and increase his salary.
However, Manchester City also want to hire Musiala.

Do you mean Real Madrid already decide to give up?
I don't see their statement that they're no longer interested in Mbappe. They still expect to sign Mbappe but they probably have some alternatives. I think Musiala isn't the right alternative, he isn't a striker. Real Madrid has enough midfielder, they won't sign a new midfielder because it is not an urgent thing. Osimhen is the best option for the alternative, I expect Real Madrid has planned to negotiate with Napoli. It won't be easy to sign him because they are many teams to try signing him as well.

[QueenVera]

I also second there idea of having to honor Diego Simeone with another contract yes this love story is not ending soon, I am always a fan of top coaches building and staying long at particular club rather than moving around. Many would say Simeone hasn’t done much to Atletico but it’s not true, he took charge of the club in this era where Barcelona and Real Madrid have not only dominated the Spanish league but the whole of Europe and Simeone’s Atletico have been the only Spanish side to push this two away. He has won two or three Laliga tittles and has been in two Champions league finals and lost both to Spanish rivals Real Madrid. He also has taken the club to many semifinals as well.

If we look at how the other two giants of Spain have spent to achieve those goals only then will we appreciate simeone’s effort. Not renewing his contract would have made Atletico to be in a tight position of looking for another manager something that is getting hard to find the right one because when long term mangers like this are allowed to leave the club it would take another years to get the club back on track and this is what Atletico looks to be avoiding

Diego Simeone has become one of the coaches to managea club for a very long period, he's a big part of the reason why the club is one of the most successful club in LaLiga currently, Simeone has coached Atletico Madrid for about 11 and won 8 trophies including the Laliga, Europa Leagues, super cups and also become runner ups in the UCL twice, the last trophy he won for Atletico Madrid was the Laliga trophy in 2021, and you're right for considering his loyalty and devotion to the club a love story cause he's bering loved by the board, that's why they always honor him with new contract.

 The Atletico Madrid board have been faithful to Diego Simeone and that's why they've not changes like other top Spanish managers have done with their previous coaches cause they knew he's the right man to take the club to a greater heights and getting his replacement if they decide to let him go is not going to come easy and might even cause the club to decline badly.

[n00ber]

After Real Madrid's 3-0 victory over Braga, coach Ancelotti became the coach with the most victories in the Champions League. The victory over Braga was his 116th win in the Champions League, breaking the record for most wins by a coach in the competition. It's an honor to achieve so many victories in the Champions League. Ancelotti also holds many other records in the Champions League, including being the only coach to win this tournament 4 times. But this could be his last season in the Champions League. If Real Madrid loses him, this will probably be a big loss for them. Who will be capable of shouldering this great responsibility?

[asriloni]

But I feel Barcelona might not endure his injury crisis for too long before they start seeking for a replacement, except he gets back very fit and start helping them score immediately he recovers, cause his absence is really affecting the performance of  the club,

Barcelona signed Felix, I think it is one of the way to prevent the crisis of striker. Unfortunately, it seems Felix is still not in the level of Lewandowski, he is not enough to replace the role of Lewandowski. So, I also guess that Barcelona will try to sign a new striker again. They need a striker with the same level as Lewandowski.

Speaking of Felix, he is only on loan for a year and there is no permanent option in the current loan because of the condition of Barcelona which is still struggling financially and Felix's current high price so that for next season's striker if Lewa finally leaves, Barcelona will indirectly experience a crisis because Felix will also definitely return to Atletico because his loan period expires, although maybe they will start trying to consider something else for this player if it is proven that he is still very good in Barcelona's attack.

Barcelona will not even try to make him as a permanent transfer. Atletico puts non sense price for the garbage player like him which is unbelivable. Im thinking about felix's price shall be under 40m. It's caused by his horrible performance when playing in any of clubs. His performance in barcelona is not that good too. He was also getting small salary from barcelona. This is making the situation even worst than before. I wonder where barcelona will get money to buy the new players.
it doesn't have good income but the only way through selling the players to be used to buy a new striker. Im not seeing a possibility to recruit a new player at this moment without selling the players first.

[logfiles]

However, the role that Mbappé usually plays is wing striker. He possesses incredible speed, which helps him overcome defenders and create dangerous attacks. In particular, accurate shooting is one of Mbappé's outstanding characteristics. He is perfect.

Yes, coming off the wings is his thing. To me, his abilities will be under used if they just decide to play him as a centre forward.

I will ask the question: Will Vinicius Junior give up the number 7 shirt to Mbappé, or will Mbappé wear Benzema's number 9 shirt? In fact, I think the number 7 shirt would be more suitable for Mbappé. Vinicius Junior is showing that he cannot own the number 7 shirt.

Even Ronaldo first wore shirt Number 9 when he had just joined Real Madrid. He got the number 7 later. Vinícius Júnior has a lot of potential, and I still believe in him. He was actually playing so good with in the Last couple of seasons with Benzema around. This season, he just doesn't seem to connect with Joselu at all. If he turns out to be so good, Mbappé will have to settle for another shirt number. Maybe Number 10 when Modric leaves.

Who will be capable of shouldering this great responsibility?

According to you, does Zidane coach Tennis Players?  

[eebkhs]

It seems Real Madrid is not going to make the same mistake they did last summer and they don't want to keep seeking for Mbappe and hope to hire this player in the next transfer window.
Even Real Madrid is choosing alternative options for Mbappe and they want to hire Jamal Musiala.

Real Madrid have alternatives options to explore if there primary signings doesn't come through, Florentino Pérez have ensure his team is in balance shape, that's the exact reason he appointed Carlo Ancelotti to watch over the atmosphere of Los Blancos in Santiago Bernabéu. Consequently, Real Madrid have eyes on their former target, can the Frenchman pull a big move to join the Spanish side? Kylian Mbappe have been longed enlisted on Real Madrid rader but each time the contract gets closer, Kylian Mbappe will turn them down. Real Madrid is the best competitive club in La Liga and they're globally known for winning significant titles.

Kylian Mbappe has indeed shown his desire to become A Real Madrid player, in fact he has dreamed since he was A child of becoming A player for the Real Madrid team, but we can see now that for several seasons there has been no agreement between Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid, this is because the PSG team continues to pamper him. Kylian Mbappe to remain in the team by giving him a fairly expensive contract and even setting a price that is quite expensive for Mbappe, this is because PSG has no intention of releasing Kylyan Mbappe to any team at this time.

[makishart]

Lewandowski's absence has affected them, ok let's assume that this is true. But how did his presence affect the team? The bottom line is that Lewandowski played 96 minutes in this game without getting substituted and he did not score a goal against an opponent who is not even close to be equal in player quality and strength. I think Lewandwoski's impact on the team is modest at best. It's there, but it is not groundbreaking when is playing and it is also not a horror scenario when he is not playing. He had his peak two years ago and now he is contributing quite little to their game.

Lewandowski is surely one of the factors why Barcelona performance is decreasing this season. Lewandowski missed few matches because he got injured problem. And after he recovered, he still couldn't play with his best form again because he didn't play for a long time. It dropped his performance, he needs time to try returning to his best form. Unfortunately, Barcelona really depends on Lewandowski to score goals. Because Lewandowski has a problem with his performance, Barcelona goal productivity is decreasing a lot. You can't see Barcelona gets a difficulty in scoring goals. This is the reality, we can't deny that Lewandowski's performance affects the performance of Barcelona team as a whole.

I thought that Barcelona looks pretty strong without Lewandowski, but I made a mistake here. They have several young players that are very good with the ball, technically on a very high level, but they all lack the deadly efficiency that Lewandowski had when he was in perfect condition. Without him it seems that some experience is missing and also someone who can score the easy goals because he knows where the ball will go next. Lewandowski had this intuition and was always at the right place in the right time. This isn't the same since he has joined Barcelona. His numbers dropped and now injuries are increasing.

It's obviously wrong. I don't even see barcelona looks like a strong club without lewandowski. You shall better see the result in the previous games. Barcelona has been facing difficulties in beating its opponent. Having no striker played in the club makes the club was not able in doing one tap to scoring against its opponent. Does it make sense to think the club will be much better to play without pure striker rather than a striker that has good positioning and one tap?
I think that's pretty naive. Look at the result from the previous season. Lewandowski has been also the top scorer of la liga. It sounds like that you were underestimating lewandowski's contribution to the club.

Barcelona was just facing the weak team and it has not yet faced the strong team. How can you said that if the club is strong enough at this moment? I don't even think like that.
Barcelona will struggling in scoring against strong opponent when it will be playing without striker.

[Bobrox]

Atletico Madrid set long term deal with their manager Diego Simeone and he will extend there until 2027, its good choose for Atletico Madrid by extending their manager with long term contract regarding Diego Simeone achievement and his contribution for Atletico Madrid. First time arrived and become Atletico Madrid manager he was success won La Liga tittle and twice time bring his team to UEFA Champion League final but not lucky after beating by Real Madrid. It will be long term achievement for Diego Simeone become Atletico Madrid management if can stay until his contract over on 2027 will be 16 years as Atletico Madrid manager.

In this season, Atletico Madrid have better performance than last season with current standings top fourth in La Liga and UEFA Champion League. Will in this season, Diego Simeone can give tittle for Atletico Madrid after last La Liga winning tittle have been in longer time?

[shinratensei_]

It seems Real Madrid is not going to make the same mistake they did last summer and they don't want to keep seeking for Mbappe and hope to hire this player in the next transfer window.
Even Real Madrid is choosing alternative options for Mbappe and they want to hire Jamal Musiala.

Real Madrid have alternatives options to explore if there primary signings doesn't come through, Florentino Pérez have ensure his team is in balance shape, that's the exact reason he appointed Carlo Ancelotti to watch over the atmosphere of Los Blancos in Santiago Bernabéu. Consequently, Real Madrid have eyes on their former target, can the Frenchman pull a big move to join the Spanish side? Kylian Mbappe have been longed enlisted on Real Madrid rader but each time the contract gets closer, Kylian Mbappe will turn them down. Real Madrid is the best competitive club in La Liga and they're globally known for winning significant titles.

Kylian Mbappe has indeed shown his desire to become A Real Madrid player, in fact he has dreamed since he was A child of becoming A player for the Real Madrid team, but we can see now that for several seasons there has been no agreement between Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid, this is because the PSG team continues to pamper him. Kylian Mbappe to remain in the team by giving him a fairly expensive contract and even setting a price that is quite expensive for Mbappe, this is because PSG has no intention of releasing Kylyan Mbappe to any team at this time.

Mbappe has been playing as a vital role in PSG. Missing him will be so bad for madrid as you can see that if mbappe was helping so much the club during the several matches of UCL. Mbappe has become a new player that is very important for the club.
Remember PSG has been also spending so much money for him. This makes the club will be missing one of its potential talent. This is why people are hoping so much mbappe to join in real madrid.
Let's see what surprise that will come from madrid but i will not believe if real madrid has no intention anymore to recruit mbappe soon.
The only main requirement if mbappe shall have left from PSG with free agent. He will be able to join in real madrid. This is what mbappe wanted. I see nothing wrong with it and it's a common thing when there was a group that is interesting to get more achievement in his life.

[ajiz138]

Yes, you are right that Jamal Musiala is not the best option for Real Madrid to replace Kylian Mbappé. Musiala is a deep-place midfielder, Kylian Mbappé is a perfect striker, and Real Madrid needs a solid striker in the midfield. Already, Jude Bellingham has taken over and left no stone unturned, but Real Madrid's strike space is empty for a perfect striker, and I think Kylian Mbappé will do his best. So, Real Madrid should not make a mistake by signing Jamal Musiala, but should try to complete the transfer as soon as possible by adding Kylian Mbappé to their signing list.

By the way, in case you didn't know, Mbappé's favourite positions is not Centre Forward. He prefers coming off the left wing. If Real Madrid sign him, it means Vinícius Jr's style of play might get impacted, perhaps this is one of the reasons Real Madrid don't really care that much about signing Mbappé like they did a couple of seasons back. What Real Madrid need is an actual centre forward and one that is top class, and it's hard to come by such.

Yes, Mbappé is not ideal for the center-forward position because I am more dominant on the left because of my running speed and good ball processing, so there will be a clash if Mbappé is recruited because Vinicius will remain in place in that position while Mbappé in the center-forward position is not to his liking.

One of the top strikers is like Harry Kane who has always been a goal machine but now belongs to Bayern although there were rumors before Harry Kane would go there but it never happened.
With Joselu coming in to fill the center of attack but his ability is not like a classy striker.

[Republikcoin.com]

Yes, Mbappé is not ideal for the center-forward position because I am more dominant on the left because of my running speed and good ball processing, so there will be a clash if Mbappé is recruited because Vinicius will remain in place in that position while Mbappé in the center-forward position is not to his liking.

One of the top strikers is like Harry Kane who has always been a goal machine but now belongs to Bayern although there were rumors before Harry Kane would go there but it never happened.
With Joselu coming in to fill the center of attack but his ability is not like a classy striker.

Like last season at PSG, Mbappé was placed at center forward with Neymar on the left and Messi on the right, I think with Mbappé's very good quality and even his high goal instinct there is no harm in him playing as a center forward because he has played before. in that position and Vini will not interfere, in fact they can play simultaneously to support each other with the speed of both players.
Now that Real Madrid really needs a new striker, I really hope Mbappé comes soon.

[Jody.Drummer]

They have a poor history of transferring plyers and in recent seasons, we've seen them do that. And even they do it when it comes to appointing a coach, how many coaches have Manchester United brought in so far, and how many of them can be said to be "sucessful" (maybe we can start from Fergi's departure). Jose Mourinho is probably one of those who can be said to be successful, although his success is not that glamorous, but it can still be better than other coaches. I don't think the management is serious about managing this club.

They have become really poor at selecting players or coaches. I think the last time they really made some sensible signings was at the time of Ferguson. They had really legends way back then and dominated in English league but right now everything has gotten out of order for them. There is also some issues with management and players which is also affecting them. It's just chaos at United.

Yes it's a problem they've had for years, I'm not trying to compare but in Alex Ferguson's time he could see and sign players they could then rely on. Not only that, they were also successful in recruiting young players or even promoting young players to the first squad and it was a success.
Now what they show is not like their glory days. There are some young players who stand out, like Garnarcho for example, but it still can't make up for their shortcomings in many ways.
They have a lot of work to do in this squad, and it can't be done in a short period of time.

[Winterfrost]

Arsenal looking at one signing currently this window as it stands, likely a Striker or Winger 🤝They also want to be smart with the deal they strike, for example something similar to the Raya deal 💵. Arsenal is expecting  to spend big again in the summer window 👀. Lest see who their target is. Am guessing it might be Ivan Toney Or Boni face. Also we are expecting to see Timber's twin brother to join Arsenal as a RB am not sure but that is the Rumohr everywhere.

[onecall123]

It seems Real Madrid is not going to make the same mistake they did last summer and they don't want to keep seeking for Mbappe and hope to hire this player in the next transfer window.
Even Real Madrid is choosing alternative options for Mbappe and they want to hire Jamal Musiala.
Jamal Musiala is a young player and he is currently under contract with Bayern Munich and he asked his team to extend his contract and increase his salary.
However, Manchester City also want to hire Musiala.

Do you mean Real Madrid already decide to give up?
I don't see their statement that they're no longer interested in Mbappe. They still expect to sign Mbappe but they probably have some alternatives. I think Musiala isn't the right alternative, he isn't a striker. Real Madrid has enough midfielder, they won't sign a new midfielder because it is not an urgent thing. Osimhen is the best option for the alternative, I expect Real Madrid has planned to negotiate with Napoli. It won't be easy to sign him because they are many teams to try signing him as well.

Real Madrid hasn't officially said anything, but several sources suggest it. Kylian will turn 26 in 2024, so the club wants to sign younger players. Because Kylian asks for a big salary and signing bonus, Real Madrid might decide not to sign him next summer. He chose politics and money over his dream, so be it. Also with Jude Bellingham around, everything has changed. Instead of focusing on him, Real Madrid should concentrate on strengthening their attacking force.

[Despairo]

Yes it's a problem they've had for years, I'm not trying to compare but in Alex Ferguson's time he could see and sign players they could then rely on. Not only that, they were also successful in recruiting young players or even promoting young players to the first squad and it was a success.
Now what they show is not like their glory days. There are some young players who stand out, like Garnarcho for example, but it still can't make up for their shortcomings in many ways.
They have a lot of work to do in this squad, and it can't be done in a short period of time.

How to bring Manchester United back to their glory:
1. The Glazer's family need to sell Manchester United to the rich person e.g. Sheikh Jassim.
2. Sack Ten Hag, hire top manager.
3. Sell useless players, sign top players.

In the next 3-5 years, we will see Manchester United can be as strong as Manchester City or Arsenal.