⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[tusandii]

More precisely, Xabi Alonso is currently being targeted by many of Europe's top teams because of Xabi Alonso's success in creating or building the Leverkusen team as it is today. I think it is quite worthy because Xabi Alonso has shown his qualities so it's only natural that many top teams want him.
I think the rumors for Bayern are still quite far away because so far Tauchel has been successful and has made Bayern Munich's performance quite strong, but we don't know at the end of the season what could happen if Tauchel has failed to meet the expectations or targets that have been set by Bayern management.

If Xabi can win either Bundesliga or Europa League, it's better for Manchester United to hire him and kick the bald guy. Manchester United already lose their legacy as one of toughest team in Premier League. They need to find a good coach who can able to develop the whole team, just like Xabi who wasn't sign many players, but he develop the existing players with a new strategy.

Are you sure Manchester United will sack Erik Ten Hag that easily? the article seems like Manchester United prefers this one coach even though his performance is not so good to apply the strategy in the game. Is that because Erik Ten Hag is a coach who does not disobey or in other words he always agrees with what management says? or maybe this is just my wild thoughts? I don't know.
Xabi is doing well at Leverkusen so it's natural that he's being targeted by many big teams in Europe. His ability to bring Leverkusen into the game we see today is remarkable. He started from the bottom and it wasn't easy.

Since last season, if Manchester United management had intended to fire Erik Ten Hag, it should have happened at that time and I agree with you that if you fire the coach, it seems as if you have to have great courage because the coach always has the courage to reverse the facts about whatever happens to his club. and anyone will say that Xabi will be the best coach if Manchester United management can bring him in, but that just a joke because Xabi also doesn't want to join a club like MU and prefers a club that has greater quality.
This season, Manchester United management seems to be having difficulty determining policies for the club future, but I am sure that firing Erik Ten Hag will happen at the end of the season.

[borovichok]

If Xabi can win either Bundesliga or Europa League, it's better for Manchester United to hire him and kick the bald guy. Manchester United already lose their legacy as one of toughest team in Premier League. They need to find a good coach who can able to develop the whole team, just like Xabi who wasn't sign many players, but he develop the existing players with a new strategy.

English Premier League clubs are making plans to recruit Xabi Alonso from Bundesliga but it's almost a mission impossible because on the other side, Bayer Leverkusen won't be allowing him leave the club so soon because he still have unfinish business with the club. Alonso is in Germany to ensure Will Manchester United hire every player they think is promising? I don't think they have any chance of landing Xabi Alonso in Old Trafford this summer. Alonso doesn't pick any interest in any club at the moment, he's just focused on building Bayer Leverkusen to good shape.

[AakZaki]

Yesterday, January 1 2024, the player transfer market for three leagues opened, namely the Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. And it will close on February 1. Meanwhile, the transfer market for Serie A and Laliga has also officially opened today, January 2 2024 and will close on February 1 2024.

I hope there will be a big transfer in the middle of this season. Even though it may not involve the main players in a club, many players who are starting to be marginalized at their current club will definitely take advantage of this to go to a new club. For example, Jadon Sancho is reportedly feuding with Erik Ten Heg. And it seems his future at Man United is also unclear. So I think this player will be the player who warms up the transfer market this time. On the one hand, Man United is also targeting midfielders to strengthen their squad. But I haven't received any news about the players being targeted.

Sourch: https://www.bola.net/inggris/bursa-transfer-januari-2024-kapan-dimulai-dan-ditutup-fcb31c.html

What will ten Hag buy? Midfielder, striker, defensive player? It seems that at the start of last season Ten Hag had started with some new players and was to his liking. But what was produced today is really disappointing. I think Man United's current problem is not only players, but the coach is very influential. Ten Hag failed to make the mentality of a great player. There is no sense of struggle, they seem to get tired easily and give up. I don't know who to buy, but I'm disappointed with ten Hag in his second season.

[temple]

Yesterday, January 1 2024, the player transfer market for three leagues opened, namely the Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. And it will close on February 1. Meanwhile, the transfer market for Serie A and Laliga has also officially opened today, January 2 2024 and will close on February 1 2024.

I hope there will be a big transfer in the middle of this season. Even though it may not involve the main players in a club, many players who are starting to be marginalized at their current club will definitely take advantage of this to go to a new club. For example, Jadon Sancho is reportedly feuding with Erik Ten Heg. And it seems his future at Man United is also unclear. So I think this player will be the player who warms up the transfer market this time. On the one hand, Man United is also targeting midfielders to strengthen their squad. But I haven't received any news about the players being targeted.

Sourch: https://www.bola.net/inggris/bursa-transfer-januari-2024-kapan-dimulai-dan-ditutup-fcb31c.html

What will ten Hag buy? Midfielder, striker, defensive player? It seems that at the start of last season Ten Hag had started with some new players and was to his liking. But what was produced today is really disappointing. I think Man United's current problem is not only players, but the coach is very influential. Ten Hag failed to make the mentality of a great player. There is no sense of struggle, they seem to get tired easily and give up. I don't know who to buy, but I'm disappointed with ten Hag in his second season.

Ten Hag was the first to scare away Ronaldo from a club. Now I have no idea whether negotiations were already going on and Ronaldo forced the argument between and the club himself or whether the transfer to Saudi Arabia was a consequence of the problems he had with ten Hag. But what ever the issues really were behind the scenes, ten Hag is scaring away player after player and he also has the ability to make players rather worse than better. He is the exact opposite of what coaches are supposed to be able to do in regards to player mentality.

[GiftedMAN]

If Xabi can win either Bundesliga or Europa League, it's better for Manchester United to hire him and kick the bald guy. Manchester United already lose their legacy as one of toughest team in Premier League. They need to find a good coach who can able to develop the whole team, just like Xabi who wasn't sign many players, but he develop the existing players with a new strategy.

Winning the UEFA Europa League trophy or the German Bundesliga title isn't a yardstick to measure Xabi Alonso's managerial and tactical strength if you ask me because considering what he's already done this season, he's proven beyond every reasonable doubt that he has all the potentials to become a great manager in any top club in Europe. Alonso was able to significantly improve the performance of Bayer Leverkusen in less than three years at the club. Currently Bayer Leverkusen is topping the German league table and if they can continue with their current performance, I think they'll win the league title at the end of the day

[beerlover]

Real Madrid gave Ancelotti a new contract until 2026. This means that Real Madrid still really needs Ancelotti's manpower. This means that the speculation regarding Ancelotti and Brazil is over. But I can't know if this is Madrid's move to keep getting money if they leave. Ancelotti has thanked the president of Brazilian football for being interested in using his services. It seems that Ancelotti in these words slightly indicates that he will honor the contract from Real Madrid.

Madrid announced Ancelotti's new deal through June 2026 on Friday, after repeated speculation linking him with the Brazil national team.

Source: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/39228484/real-madrid-sign-defender-january-window-ancelotti

Im happy with Ancelotti's Real Madrid contract renewal. Fans consider it an early Christmas present! I can't imagine a better situation. Real Madrid's recent success is due to Ancelotti's unmatched ability to connect with players. This contract extension indicates how much the club values his leadership. I always thought the tales about him leaving for Brazil were rumors. Madrid's move confirms it. Strategic and sensible, it ensures leadership stability for years to come. I can't wait to see where Ancelotti takes us next when his extension shows his impact!

Ancelotti is definitely a great news for them, and I do agree that it is going to end up being something awesome for them. I may feel like they have given him way too much time and they do need to look for a different way, he is too old, but that is my own opinion. Considering President Perez, and every other management person there would know miles more than me, I have to say that it is not going to be something that changes anything at all.

I believe that we are going to end up with something that has to be all that much crazy. I believe that we need to end up with Ancelotti having some sort of assistant that could take over though, that would actually be better than hiring a new one, keeping one that has already been there for a few years would be better.

[Mr.right85]

I don’t know what Arteta’s plans are in this January transfer window because I haven’t heard any news from him or the club. I just feel the club will not be able to do any big deals in January but are making plans ahead of the summer window. I think this Arsenal team doesn’t really need new players honestly. You can’t start buying new players each time you need to change your style or pattern.
The team need new patterns, ideas and tactics to break down teams but getting new players isn’t the fix, it’s Left to the coach to come up with new ideas on breaking that and not changing players each time there’s a challenge. I
That’s why you see pep have different profile of players in his team.
Doku pattern is different from Jack, just as mahrez, KDB, sane and bernado also have different profiles for different type of plays.
I hope Arteta figure out how to solve this new puzzle because they’re  obviously been figured out.

[Lillominato89]

Real Madrid gave Ancelotti a new contract until 2026. This means that Real Madrid still really needs Ancelotti's manpower. This means that the speculation regarding Ancelotti and Brazil is over. But I can't know if this is Madrid's move to keep getting money if they leave. Ancelotti has thanked the president of Brazilian football for being interested in using his services. It seems that Ancelotti in these words slightly indicates that he will honor the contract from Real Madrid.

Madrid announced Ancelotti's new deal through June 2026 on Friday, after repeated speculation linking him with the Brazil national team.

Source: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/39228484/real-madrid-sign-defender-january-window-ancelotti

Ancelotti has always maintained that he would have the pleasure of continuing to work for Real Madrid, so I believe that he will still honor the contract that was offered to him, and I am sure that the next step for Ancelotti will be to coach the Italian national team or another national team and try to win the World Cup as a coach

[arallmuus]

and I am sure that the next step for Ancelotti will be to coach the Italian national team or another national team and try to win the World Cup as a coach

You know what, the next world cup would be on 2026 so that leaves Ancelotti out of the equation because his contract is until 2026 well unless he got sacked which I couldnt imagine if that will happen. So the next possible world cup for him would be on 2030 and by that time he would be 70 years old. Pretty old age for a coach obviously and Im not sure if he will instantly win the world cup on 2030 but by 2034, god knows if he will even still coach by the age of 74

[shogun47]

and I am sure that the next step for Ancelotti will be to coach the Italian national team or another national team and try to win the World Cup as a coach

You know what, the next world cup would be on 2026 so that leaves Ancelotti out of the equation because his contract is until 2026 well unless he got sacked which I couldnt imagine if that will happen. So the next possible world cup for him would be on 2030 and by that time he would be 70 years old. Pretty old age for a coach obviously and Im not sure if he will instantly win the world cup on 2030 but by 2034, god knows if he will even still coach by the age of 74

Getting sacked by Real Madrid's bosses is not inconceivable There have been a few coaches already who thought that they position as a coach would be save because they were doing alright, but out of a sudden they were told they can leave the club. I would never rule out the possibility that Ancelotti gets sacked or leaves early, but I agree that it seems more likely he will fulfill his contract. Then again it happened so often that I thought a coach would be safe. You can see the opposite can be true, as it is for ten Hag. A crappy coach who is still safe.

[AakZaki]

Real Madrid gave Ancelotti a new contract until 2026. This means that Real Madrid still really needs Ancelotti's manpower. This means that the speculation regarding Ancelotti and Brazil is over. But I can't know if this is Madrid's move to keep getting money if they leave. Ancelotti has thanked the president of Brazilian football for being interested in using his services. It seems that Ancelotti in these words slightly indicates that he will honor the contract from Real Madrid.

Madrid announced Ancelotti's new deal through June 2026 on Friday, after repeated speculation linking him with the Brazil national team.

Source: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/39228484/real-madrid-sign-defender-january-window-ancelotti

This makes me happy because initially the Indonesian media wrote that Ancelotti would officially coach Brazil after this season ended. But it seems that will not happen because Ancelotti has chosen Real Madrid. Even in the source you listed he refused and chose Real Madrid. Of course this contract extension is a good gift from Real Madrid. I think Ancelotti should be more enthusiastic about building Real Madrid to achieve many achievements. One of today's immediate tasks is dealing with player injury problems. Maybe by transferring new players or taking young players from the Academy.

[marcous]

and I am sure that the next step for Ancelotti will be to coach the Italian national team or another national team and try to win the World Cup as a coach

You know what, the next world cup would be on 2026 so that leaves Ancelotti out of the equation because his contract is until 2026 well unless he got sacked which I couldnt imagine if that will happen. So the next possible world cup for him would be on 2030 and by that time he would be 70 years old. Pretty old age for a coach obviously and Im not sure if he will instantly win the world cup on 2030 but by 2034, god knows if he will even still coach by the age of 74

Getting sacked by Real Madrid's bosses is not inconceivable There have been a few coaches already who thought that they position as a coach would be save because they were doing alright, but out of a sudden they were told they can leave the club. I would never rule out the possibility that Ancelotti gets sacked or leaves early, but I agree that it seems more likely he will fulfill his contract. Then again it happened so often that I thought a coach would be safe. You can see the opposite can be true, as it is for ten Hag. A crappy coach who is still safe.

Ancelotti future at the Santiago Bernabeu really depends on the number of trophies he is awarded, the number of years on his contract is just a formality for Perez, he is willing to pay compensation if Madrid experiences a decline in performance under Ancelotti leadership. But I think that is still very far from speculation, now the cold hands of the man from Italy are polishing Madrid to the championship ladder.

Throughout his managerial career, Ancelotti has never been the head coach of any national team, it is recorded that Ancelotti was only the assistant coach of the Italian national team in 1992-1995. Most recently, Ancelotti admitted that he once communicated with the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF), the situation changed after the CBF President was replaced, and Ancelotti renewed his contract with Los Blancos.

It could be that in the future Ancelotti will have another opportunity to coach one of the national teams, age is just a number and it's not a big problem. Van Gaal coached the Dutch national team at the Qatar World Cup at the age of 72, I think Ancelotti can surpass that record if he is not constrained for anything.

[Oluwa-btc]

Just a few months as Birmingham coach, Wayne Rooney was immediately fired from the coaching chair and this was not without reason because in 15 matches managing Birmingham he was only able to achieve 2 wins. That is a very bad record for a coach, even though I had hopes that Wayne Rooney would be able to bring Birmingham to promotion in the EPL next season. In fact, before he became Birmingham coach, this team was in 5th position in the standings, but unfortunately due to countless defeats, Birmingham now sits in 20th position and is closer to the relegation zone.

Birmingham's owner doesn't need to think long about sacking Wayne Rooney because if he continues the results will remain the same and it could even threaten Birmingham's fate in this season's championship competition. It seems that as a former football player or even a legend he was a great player but to become a coach would be a big failure in his career.

English coaches are not good enough, I don't need remind you about coaches like Graham Potter, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and lastly Gareth Southgate.
They're not good like they're being hyped and supported. I knew he wasn't going to do well judging from his time with Derby County and one other club in the States.
It was a smart decision from Birmingham City and them management to finally call of the contract and show him the exit.

Manchester United player and winger Jadon Sancho has finally come to agreement with his former club Borrussia Dortmund on a potential return back the club.

[QueenVera]

If Xabi ends up bringing Leverkusen to one of the titles, whether it be the Bundesliga or the Europa League, it is certain that he will not necessarily be able to take United in a better direction. if only, Xabi Alonso became the boss at Manchester United. problems that occur at Manchester United, it is often seen that Ten Hag's side is blamed for their team's squad. notification, I'm not a fan of The Red Devil. based on my personal point of view, what is happening at Kudu United is very complex. starting from injured players, limited spending budgets in the last summer transfer market, player and coach disputes, inconsistent players, egoists in the game who want to perform well themselves, and so many problems that Ten Hag has to fix. apart from that, Ten Hag made several blunders by rotating and implementing his system. since the acquisition of United, this team has been hit by a storm of injuries and other problems. for me, as a neutral fan, it's actually not Ten Hag's fault. just like Liverpool last season, where The Red Drop played very badly. now, problems have befallen The Red Devil.

Well, now we are talking from the content of Xabi Alonso. since Alonso took charge of Leverkusen, his name has increasingly become the center of attention, with several clubs wanting his services. one of them was Madrid before Ancelotti extended his contract. also, it is rumored that Alonxo will be targeted by Bayern Munich if Thucel fails this season. for young coaches, Xabi Alonso is able to show that he is competent to be a reliable coach. but Leverkusen and Real Madrid are different, as are The Red Devils. the coach's job is not only to prepare players, implement systems and strategies, but also to be a leader both on the field, outside the field and most importantly in the dressing room. and problems at United, one of which is in the dressing room. we can see that there are several players who put their own ego first. so, Ten Hag's task in the future is to be a firm leader. and in several matches, he has done this by leaving Marcus Rasford on the bench. so the point is, even if Alonso becomes United coach. if the problem is the same, then it will be difficult for this team to get back on track. btw, this is just my personal point of view.

I don’t thin Xabi will do any better than Erik Ten Hag with his current United squad. I don’t think the problem of this squad is coaching, but I feel the coach should be given more time. This squad is facing some crisis and Xabi won’t be able to redeem this squad from her crisis. Xabi’s work with Leverkusen has gotten him on the radar for so many high profile clubs but most of these clubs could be bigger than him at this point.

 At United, Erik Ten Hag has tried to remain the head of the team by taking drastic decisions that are really hurting but were important to instill discipline. These kind of attitudes Xabi might not posses but United should try and hold on because Erik Ten Hag isn’t doing bad and Xabi is still young for this United team talk more of Real Madrid, there's a tendency that he might even be worst if he moves to united, after all Ten Hag wasn’t this bad when he was a his former club (Ajax).

[Furious 7]

What will ten Hag buy? Midfielder, striker, defensive player? It seems that at the start of last season Ten Hag had started with some new players and was to his liking. But what was produced today is really disappointing. I think Man United's current problem is not only players, but the coach is very influential. Ten Hag failed to make the mentality of a great player. There is no sense of struggle, they seem to get tired easily and give up. I don't know who to buy, but I'm disappointed with ten Hag in his second season.

But in this case Ten Hag must be more serious about finding players because now they must try to find players who match the ideology of Ten Hag and match the game that Manchester United is doing also not only focusing on the closeness in Ten Hag's previous clubs as has happened for several players.
On the other hand, at the moment it seems that Ten Hag will try to remove players who do not really fit his perspective for Manchester United including players who have problems with him. Currently, there are already several players included in the Manchester United sales list and most of them are in the Manchester United midfield because we know their midfield players are too piled up but the contribution is still very lacking.

[mv1986]

What will ten Hag buy? Midfielder, striker, defensive player? It seems that at the start of last season Ten Hag had started with some new players and was to his liking. But what was produced today is really disappointing. I think Man United's current problem is not only players, but the coach is very influential. Ten Hag failed to make the mentality of a great player. There is no sense of struggle, they seem to get tired easily and give up. I don't know who to buy, but I'm disappointed with ten Hag in his second season.

But in this case Ten Hag must be more serious about finding players because now they must try to find players who match the ideology of Ten Hag and match the game that Manchester United is doing also not only focusing on the closeness in Ten Hag's previous clubs as has happened for several players.
On the other hand, at the moment it seems that Ten Hag will try to remove players who do not really fit his perspective for Manchester United including players who have problems with him. Currently, there are already several players included in the Manchester United sales list and most of them are in the Manchester United midfield because we know their midfield players are too piled up but the contribution is still very lacking.

Talking about his ideology is probably the right wording because nobody really knows what kind of cult this guy is following. So many talents are jumping ship, so many talents decrease in performance under his instruction. Sancho is on the fence of leaving Manchester United to go back to Dortmund, Rashford is not the Rashford he could be. I think Rashford is a huge talent who needs the right leadership from a very good coach who understands how to push him and get the best out of him. He should play for Klopp for a while and I am sure he would change into a consistent striker.

What perspective ten Hag has for Manchester United is unknown to me. I can't see it even if I wanted to. If a coach is wasting so many resources for such a long time, it doesn't really speak in favor of him. I believe the Premier League is a level too high for him. He should go back to the Netherlands.

[EL MOHA]

Ten Hag was the first to scare away Ronaldo from a club. Now I have no idea whether negotiations were already going on and Ronaldo forced the argument between and the club himself or whether the transfer to Saudi Arabia was a consequence of the problems he had with ten Hag. But what ever the issues really were behind the scenes, ten Hag is scaring away player after player and he also has the ability to make players rather worse than better. He is the exact opposite of what coaches are supposed to be able to do in regards to player mentality.

Here we go again with this Ronaldo and Ten Hag saga again, both Ronaldo and the coach had issues and then Ronaldo had an interview that expose the club which lead to him getting his contract terminated which to me I don’t necessarily see it as Ten Hag’s fault but the club. As for Jordan Sancho I don’t blame Ten Hag for banishing him seriously because if a player thinks he is bigger than the club then the player needs to find another club which can contain him. How can everybody in the club including your colleagues or teammates be begging you to reconcile but you think you’re bigger than that, that’s ego to me. This is not the first time that Sancho will be involved in coming late to the training because even Pep had same problems with him before he got sold to Dortmund. The same Dortmund club had fined him before for same lack of punctuality. To me both him and United are better off without each other. He is a top talent but hasn’t picked at United.

I don’t see United making any new signings this January as they are under FFP crises because any wrong spending will result into ban. For now they are just actual looking at extending contracts of the current players and probably looking for loan deals for academy graduates to get more minutes.

[Raflesia]

Winning the UEFA Europa League trophy or the German Bundesliga title isn't a yardstick to measure Xabi Alonso's managerial and tactical strength if you ask me because considering what he's already done this season, he's proven beyond every reasonable doubt that he has all the potentials to become a great manager in any top club in Europe. Alonso was able to significantly improve the performance of Bayer Leverkusen in less than three years at the club. Currently Bayer Leverkusen is topping the German league table and if they can continue with their current performance, I think they'll win the league title at the end of the day

Now as long as he manages to lift Leverkusen there should be nothing to worry about as Xabi will be seen as quite a successful coach as the new coach he managed to lift Leverkusen from the mud after previously losing their way and being in a disadvantageous position.
Although it is certain that the championship trophy as a complement to success is definitely expected but as long as he can still play well until now even if he doesn't get a trophy I think it's very good for Xabi.
Now the opportunity is still there for him as a tribute to the club if he manages to lift the trophy as well as to make his name which has shot up and is predicted to be a better coach in the future but even if he still can't realize it I think he will still be very well seen as a coach.

[Franctoshi]

English coaches are not good enough, I don't need remind you about coaches like Graham Potter, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and lastly Gareth Southgate.
They're not good like they're being hyped and supported. I knew he wasn't going to do well judging from his time with Derby County and one other club in the States.
It was a smart decision from Birmingham City and them management to finally call of the contract and show him the exit.

Manchester United player and winger Jadon Sancho has finally come to agreement with his former club Borrussia Dortmund on a potential return back the club.

I knew this January will definitely be hot for nonperforming managers to be shown the exit door, The situation with Birmingham City is almost at its worst state having Rooney as their head coach. I think that is a good decision for the club to move forward.

Furthermore, I heard that Jadon Sancho's deal is already advancing to key stages, This deal will be good for the 23- year -old player to return to Dortmund.
Jadon Sancho is already tired of Erik Ten Hag's managerial role at Man utd and would have no option than to leave Old Trafford on a loan deal after periods of not being featured in Man Utd's games since August and not being included in the Utd's first team environment for long now.

[arimamib]

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Now as long as he manages to lift Leverkusen there should be nothing to worry about as Xabi will be seen as quite a successful coach as the new coach he managed to lift Leverkusen from the mud after previously losing their way and being in a disadvantageous position.
Although it is certain that the championship trophy as a complement to success is definitely expected but as long as he can still play well until now even if he doesn't get a trophy I think it's very good for Xabi.
Now the opportunity is still there for him as a tribute to the club if he manages to lift the trophy as well as to make his name which has shot up and is predicted to be a better coach in the future but even if he still can't realize it I think he will still be very well seen as a coach.

It would indeed still be a significant achievement if Xabi Alonso can elevate Bayer Leverkusen without winning a championship. The ability to lift a team from a disadvantaged position and guide them to a more competitive standing is a testament to his managerial skills. The progress and improvement of the team itself are noteworthy achievements. He's been enhancing the performance of individual players and contributing to their development, it reflects positively on his coaching abilities. A coach's impact on the growth of the players and the team's overall skill level is a substantial marker of success.

If Alonso manages to instill a winning mindset, discipline, and a strong work ethic within the club, it signifies success beyond just winning a trophy. He is building a foundation for sustained success and creating a team that consistently competes at a high level can be more valuable than a one-time championship. Facing the challenges of coaching and steering a team through adversity requires resilience and patience. The support from stakeholders can be a strong indicator of the positive impact he's had on the team.