⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

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Chelsea are starting to become active again in the transfer market this winter and this time they are trying to bring in an experienced striker and Chelsea's efforts are to be able to get one of these players between Benzema and Firmino. I think Chelsea's steps are quite right by recruiting a good striker with undoubted experience and as a finisher in front of goal, Benzema or Firmino should be a solution to Chelsea's difficulties in scoring goals.

We know that the current options at Chelsea are not very good and most of them are not very consistent. Let's see if Chelsea can bring in one of them and if Chelsea succeed then they will probably be able to finish in a better position this season and can reduce the risk of falling to the bottom of the table again like the previous season.

Chelsea looking to recklessly spend more money on transfers? It’d be good if they actually decided to coach the £1,500,000,000 signings that they have already made.

I predict they will be in deep trouble at some stage with FFP. They are making a mockery of the whole transfer situation.

Firmino and Benzema have been true legends of the game but they are past their peak.

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[Dzigie]

Chelsea are starting to become active again in the transfer market this winter and this time they are trying to bring in an experienced striker and Chelsea's efforts are to be able to get one of these players between Benzema and Firmino. I think Chelsea's steps are quite right by recruiting a good striker with undoubted experience and as a finisher in front of goal, Benzema or Firmino should be a solution to Chelsea's difficulties in scoring goals.

Chelsea will always amaze me foolishly, if this information is true speculated then I'm afraid to say that they are not ready to live that place they're in the table. What as are they looking up in Benzema that are not in European players, I'm very sure there are more good current players inform than what Benzema is doing in Saudi Arabia League. What I want to see Chelsea do first is to get rid of Pochettino but they aren't ready to do that isn't? I'm ashame of Chelsea Board adviser.

Mourinho has left his job at Roma. Maybe Mourinho can return to Chelsea one more time and make things right. His second adventure at Chelsea was not so good, but he is the best manager in Chelsea's history. I think he should take charge of Chelsea once again and try to bring Chelsea back to the old days. They spend money on transfers but they don't have someone who can manage the team. I think Mourinho could be the right person for them.

[Silence Scream]

It is difficult for Manchester United to level the deal of Benzema given by Al Ittihad. Furthermore, it does not work out either because Benzema is now old or not in a similar condition as his time with Real Madrid. However, there are signs that Benzema is dissatisfied in Saudi Arabia, and he may consider a shorter, more manageable deal to bring him back to Europe. In addition, Benzema already has a lot of money like Messi, he might think about small deals and stay out of the desert. With a bearable deal, Benzema stays appealing to any clubs in Europe. Chelsea is also in the news ready to talk with Benzema for a shorter deal.

Instead of spending time, energy and money to bring in Benzema from Al Ittihad who is no longer able to play optimally due to his increasing age. It would be better for Manchester United to devote their energy to finding players who are easier and more productive in scoring goals. Manchester United really needs a striker who is hungry for goals, his inconsistent performance and very blunt front line requires Management to think more rationally in transfer policy. Bringing in Benzema is not a solution to overcome the crisis that Manchester United is currently experiencing, he cannot be relied on any longer because of his increasing age.

I agree with you that bringing in Benzema is not the right solution for Manchester United to overcome their front line crisis. Even though he is no longer young, it is difficult for Benzema to appear competitive, let alone playing in the Premier League, which is known to be very draining. It is true that in this second transfer window it is very difficult to buy quality players, but at least Manchester United might be able to borrow several productive strikers with the option to make them permanent at the end of the season.

Ten Hag struggles with managing big players. Bringing in Benzema won't benefit Man United. The club's focus should be on scouting young, talented players who are hungry to grow and strengthen the team. Opting for older players like Benzema seems odd. Man United requires a quality striker in their prime, not one nearing retirement. Securing top strikers for Man United is challenging, and the risk of signing players towards the end of their careers is high.

Erik Ten Hag's general problem is that he does not get along with the players. It doesn't matter whether he is young or old, this is his general problem. Manchester United is an important team. The coach who will manage them also needs to be a more important coach and be able to manage the players in the best possible way. Manchester United cannot be successful with Ten Hag. I think it's time for him to be kicked out of the team.

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I feel like he could have won that at PSG as well if he was that good enough, he wants to go to a team that could already win without him, so far in the past 6 or so years Real won 4 times, not sure if it was six or seven, but they won a lot and they have built a great young squad as well.

So what Mbappe wants is not to go to Real Madrid and help them win, what he wants is to go to a team that would already win, and just be there when they do. He could stay at the bunch and they would still win it, I am not saying they are going to, but with this squad and players? I am pretty sure that they are going to win one eventually anyway, and that is without Mbappe, if you add Mbappe then he will get one thanks to other players there too. That's just what he wants, an easy title.

PSG has money to create amazing team. They had Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, one of the best trio but they lacked good midfielders, they make choices that benefit their marketing and not the actual strength of the team. I think it's not only that Mbappe didn't win champions league in PSG because he is not good enough, the problem lies in their management.

Actually, you are true, Real Madrid has such an amazing team that they don't really need Mbappe to win. Also, I agree with you when you say that Mbappe wants an easy title but I still think that it will be a waste of time for him to stay in PSG. There are tons of benefits that he gets besides easy titles in Real Madrid, he is a very talented guy and the competition in La League and Ancelotti as a coach, will help him to move on another level.

Exactly, PSG has crucial players, but the biggest issue is the coach, and I am confident Mbappe will not win the Champions League if he does not change clubs, because they have had the opportunity to win the last two years with the Goat Messi and have refused to upset Real Madrid. Mbappe needs to switch teams if he wants to win many trophies and awards in his career; France League 1 has no competition. PSG used to win the league any season, and I am very convinced even this season, they will still win the league championship. They can do very well in the league, but when it comes to the Champions League they can't compete with the rest, the coach need to get another players to the team because I don't think psg lack money to buy players.

Real Madrid can win the Champions League without Mbappe, but if Real Madrid gets Mbappe, the team will be balanced, which is why Ancelotti needs Mbappe to the team, and if Real Madrid gets Mbappe, I don't think they will be a team that can win Real Madrid easily because even without him, Real Madrid is performing great, I think Ancelotti will try his hardest to bring Mbappe to the club next season, experts say he renews his contract with PSG, and I believe he can do so,  Luis Enrique will not want to lose this talented player from the team.I feel they will not be able to replace Mbappe with a better striker because if he departs the clubs, they will have too many obstacles in the competition.I believe they will try to increase his wage in order to get him to renew is contract. We'll see what will happens at the end of the season, whether he renews or transfers to Real Madrid.

[BigBos]

Ten Hag struggles with managing big players. Bringing in Benzema won't benefit Man United. The club's focus should be on scouting young, talented players who are hungry to grow and strengthen the team. Opting for older players like Benzema seems odd. Man United requires a quality striker in their prime, not one nearing retirement. Securing top strikers for Man United is challenging, and the risk of signing players towards the end of their careers is high.

This happened because it started with Ten Hag's self-confidence and egoism.
He is actually quite capable of training big players, it's just that his attitude is not very good and looks as if he wants to be flattered by players and when there is a player who doesn't suit his heart then he will try to get rid of that player which makes Ten Hag unable to make the team better.
The way the game can still be but it is not supported by his attitude that seems authoritarian and considers players who are against him a mistake that makes this a little complicated for Ten Hag.
There's no need to mention actual examples because we seem to know that there are some players now who are starting to try to disobey when if he's a good coach he should be starting chemistry not making things worse.

[Sakanwa]

It is impossible for Manchester United to be willing to pay a high price for a player who is already 36 years old, he can no longer maintain his performance like he is still playing for Real Madrid because he is getting older. The Premier League relies more on strength and speed, Benzema is no longer able to run as fast as before and his strength is also decreasing due to age. Bringing in Benzema with an expensive dowry was a blunder by Manchester United because previously they had parted ways with players who were considered old.

Manchester Utd must think carefully if they want to buy Karim Benzema at a high price because this player is no longer able to play in the EPL considering that he is no longer young and most likely his stamina is not as strong before when he was at Madrid. However, it seems that Man Utd is not the only one interested in bringing in Benzema because PSG also intends to return Benzema to the European league so this will be hot transfer news if that really happens, we'll see which team succeeds in bringing in Madrid's mainstay player, will the team that brought him in not regret that Benzema's transfer fee is very expensive considering that he cannot be used as a long-term investment for the team.

Benzema is still a good player and I still believe in what he can bring to any team,he was very outstanding while he was at Madrid,and even if he is aging,he can still do what he was doing then while he was at Madrid.Man u currently need another top striker with experience,but I don't think a striker is what Man u should be looking at now,I think their main focus should have been their midfield,when the midfield is not functioning effectively,there is no way the striking unit will be effective,they need attacking midfielders that can make the team liable to get goals when ever they play.Their defence is another unit they need to improve,and untill they improve it,they won't have a good result.

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Chelsea looking to recklessly spend more money on transfers? It’d be good if they actually decided to coach the £1,500,000,000 signings that they have already made.
Firmino and Benzema have been true legends of the game but they are past their peak.

Chelsea do not care about spending a lot of money when there is a striker who is wanted will definitely be bought. No Chelsea only want instant and already famous players at any price will be bought. Lol

Yes this player has become a legend. Benzema for Real Madrid and Firminho for Liverpool as legends, now there are many teams who want his services maybe he only utilizes the rest of his career on loan because this will not require high costs.

[QueenVera]

as a result of him being always injured then but I will say Manchester United made a mistake because he should have been signed after recovering. Sabitzer was a central midfielder that can play any of the role in the midfield and Manchester United was lacking such players and they later went on to sign Mason Mount who to me isn’t a central midfielder but just an attacking midfielder. This shows that Manchester United do not have proper recruitment team if not you can’t leave a player that has your similar qualities and go for another player who is more expensive and play him out of position.

As for a striker yes Manchester United need one, the three players you mentioned above only one is a proper striker. Martial has been with united for over 5 years and he can’t play consistently and that has really affected Manchester United, I think it is the right time to sell him. As for Rashford we all know he doesn’t play well from the striker position as he likes to play from the left wing and he is only deployed as a striker when there is injury crisis. Now only Hojlund is a striker but since his arrival he has failed to leave up to expectations and that was expect because he is so young and a new striker will relive him some pressure.

As for a new striker I don’t think they need to go for Benzema because is just a short fix and going for him will be a waste of time and funds to me. They missed the opportunity of signing Harry Kane they just need to go for another long term fix. A player like Serhour Guirassy is up the market for just around $25M

Sabitzer would had been a good signing if not for Injury that caused him to lose his form in the club, if you noticed he left United and went to play for Leipzig and he's doing well over there currently. Manchester united were impatient and needed quick action, they didn't need another Injury prone player that would make the team more weaker, however I wonder why they went for Mason Mount that's in same situation to Sabitzer and has been battling with injury since he came into the team, we're yet to see the best of him.

 The Striker position is something Manchester united shouldn't joke with in this ongoing window, they need a good partner for Hojlund so as not to be stressing Marcus Rashford to play that position, Martial is not a serious play and should be in a team like united, there's a lot of reasons why I think he shouldn't be in that team,  and they should either stick with getting an experienced Benzema or fight hard to get young and very vibrant Guirassy.

[Furious 7]

In terms of players, it seems that for left-backs until now it is enough because Fran Garcia and Mendy, even though their age is still young but they have quite a lot of experience, besides that there is also Camavinga who is ready to be positioned there if there are obstacles to this player, it's just that maybe in this case Madrid wants to make Davies a target because from the previous few seasons Mendy's rumors of leaving Madrid have always surfaced so they started trying to anticipate this.

As for the right-back, their two pillars, Vazques and Carvajal, are both 32 years old. Even though it is old age, they are still very capable of being there and instead of focusing on the 2 wing-backs I think it would be better for them to focus on the center-back. Even though until now their players are qualified there because they are filled with Rudiger, Militao and Alaba but when injury problems occur like what is happening now, it becomes a problem for them even though there are Nacho and Tchouameni who can still cover but in the end getting players who fit their position will be much better.

But if Real Madrid would be successful in signing Davies, it would be an unbelievable left side for Real Madrid. Just combine the pace of Vinicius Junior and Davies. That would probably be the fastest duo in football. I assume that this is the idea, to add some extra pace to the left side although they are good already. But Davies is well positioned with his contract ending in 2025. It would be the only possibility for Bayern Munich to make some money if they decide to transfer him to Real Madrid. And Davies knows that Bayern Munich would have to raise his salary or else he would let his contract expire and leave the club in 2025.

That might be an option in Ancelotti future plans and it could also be one of the reasons why Madrid have wanted Davies even from previous seasons.
But with that its likely that one of the player will definitely leave if in the end Davies can really be obtained although for now i cannot be sure whether Madrid will intend to bring him in this transfer window or not because of Ancelotti statement that he will not bring a single player for the defense in January this time because Ancelotti is still quite confident with some of their players who can anticipate the defense well even though there are some of their defensive centers injured.


Other news that I saw from Fabrizio Romano is that Barcelona will not bring in a single player this January although this is not a surprise because we know their condition is still not possible to bring in new players but I think this is also a bold and risky decision because in the end with the situation that happened this indirectly Xavi will be the scapegoat when Barcelona cannot get a decent place in the competition they are currently playing.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Other news that I saw from Fabrizio Romano is that Barcelona will not bring in a single player this January although this is not a surprise because we know their condition is still not possible to bring in new players but I think this is also a bold and risky decision because in the end with the situation that happened this indirectly Xavi will be the scapegoat when Barcelona cannot get a decent place in the competition they are currently playing.

There is really no other option for Barcelona at the moment because forcing to look for players will disturb their financial stability and not necessarily also by bringing players they can return to the position they really want.
At the moment they will still only continue to focus on making the situation from their performance better with makeshift players. Although it will still be very difficult but there will be nothing they can do for this.
The possibility that will be done actually for now Barcelona is to change the attack pattern in order to slightly close the gap because of their players who are indeed sober at this time.
Lewa this season is not going well and I think it would be better to use a scheme where 4-3-3 is emphasized rather than one striker. They cannot continue to force Lewa who is already struggling so therefore, it would be better to play 2 me where there are names Joao and Yamal who can still be used as options and in the midfield there is also Gundogan who can still organize attacks with Pedri and De Jong.

[KTChampions]

Chelsea looking to recklessly spend more money on transfers? It’d be good if they actually decided to coach the £1,500,000,000 signings that they have already made.

I predict they will be in deep trouble at some stage with FFP. They are making a mockery of the whole transfer situation.

Firmino and Benzema have been true legends of the game but they are past their peak.

I wonder what percentage of return Chelsea can make from that one and a half billion. Theoretically, if they can sell what they bought for the same price, then they can not violate FFP at least now (there are already questions for Chelsea regarding FFP violations in the past) and continue to rotate players. But as far as I know, no one is ready to overpay like Chelsea did, so that one and a half billion has shrunk a lot.

[rahmad2nd]

Chelsea looking to recklessly spend more money on transfers? It’d be good if they actually decided to coach the £1,500,000,000 signings that they have already made.
Firmino and Benzema have been true legends of the game but they are past their peak.

Chelsea do not care about spending a lot of money when there is a striker who is wanted will definitely be bought. No Chelsea only want instant and already famous players at any price will be bought. Lol

Yes this player has become a legend. Benzema for Real Madrid and Firminho for Liverpool as legends, now there are many teams who want his services maybe he only utilizes the rest of his career on loan because this will not require high costs.

So far I don't really follow player transfer rumors or developments, so I've missed a lot of gossip or rumors in the last two weeks.  reading this post, especially regarding the development of Benzema and Firmino, does this mean that Chelsea is targeting them.  Or, this is just rumors and gossip or could just be speculation. I really don't know, and haven't kept up with developments for some time.  However, if it is true that he is linked with Chelsea, I wonder if there are not other options that are younger and can be used for at least the next 1 or 2 seasons. because for me, that is more logical and ideal.

A few weeks ago, Osimhen was linked with Chelsea and I thought that if the player was willing to move to Stamford Brigde it would be better for Chelsea even though it would have to dig deep into their pockets. That doesn't mean I'm saying that Benzema can't be relied on, if he is really linked with Chelsea. It's just that you have to take into account the age factor and how much money Todd Boehly has to spend. if the option is a loan player and the costs are low, it is quite logical and ideal. However, isn't Benzema's salary fantastic at Al Ittihad? Likewise with Firmino, which teams are interested in him. Is he still linked with Chelsea, or are clubs in Serie A still interested in his services.
By the way, it seems like I also have to start digging up the latest information regarding developments in rumors and player transfers. Well, let's just wait for developments regarding Benzema and Firmino.

[tyz]

Sabitzer would had been a good signing if not for Injury that caused him to lose his form in the club, if you noticed he left United and went to play for Leipzig and he's doing well over there currently.

Sabitzer does not play for Leipzig but for Dortmund. Before he went to ManU he played for Bayern and Lepzig. But he is not uncontroversial in Dortmund. He always performs well, but he's not the leader Dortmund wanted him to be. That's why I doubt whether he would have been able to assert himself at ManU even without injuries.

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Chelsea looking to recklessly spend more money on transfers? It’d be good if they actually decided to coach the £1,500,000,000 signings that they have already made.

I predict they will be in deep trouble at some stage with FFP. They are making a mockery of the whole transfer situation.

Firmino and Benzema have been true legends of the game but they are past their peak.

I wonder what percentage of return Chelsea can make from that one and a half billion. Theoretically, if they can sell what they bought for the same price, then they can not violate FFP at least now (there are already questions for Chelsea regarding FFP violations in the past) and continue to rotate players. But as far as I know, no one is ready to overpay like Chelsea did, so that one and a half billion has shrunk a lot.

If anyone knows more about this, then please add some info, but from what I understand, Chelsea has developed some tricky accounting practices that allowed them to shift and stretch the investments over many transfer periods. The clubs are allowed to write off the transfer fees over the period of the contract. This means if a player costs 100 million, a 3 year contract would mean a financial obligation of 33.3 million per year over the next 3 years. If the contract is 8 years, the financial obligation would go into the books with 12.5 million per year. This is how it is calculated.

Boehly knows this practice from the MLB and as long as it doesn't violate domestic law, the UEFA couldn't do anything about it. I think now they added a rule that the amortization period must be limited. But for the transfers that had been done before the rules were adjusted, the accounting practice seems to be accepted as valid.

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Sabitzer would had been a good signing if not for Injury that caused him to lose his form in the club, if you noticed he left United and went to play for Leipzig and he's doing well over there currently. Manchester united were impatient and needed quick action, they didn't need another Injury prone player that would make the team more weaker, however I wonder why they went for Mason Mount that's in same situation to Sabitzer and has been battling with injury since he came into the team, we're yet to see the best of him.

 The Striker position is something Manchester united shouldn't joke with in this ongoing window, they need a good partner for Hojlund so as not to be stressing Marcus Rashford to play that position, Martial is not a serious play and should be in a team like united, there's a lot of reasons why I think he shouldn't be in that team,  and they should either stick with getting an experienced Benzema or fight hard to get young and very vibrant Guirassy.

Sabitzer didn’t actually even lose form he just couldn’t play regular due to injury and United didn’t go with the option of making the deal permanent for $25M but what baffled me was they actually new they wanted a central midfielder after the failed attempt to sign De Jong from Barca but there are other options why then did they go for a player like mount whose favourite position is the Attacking midfield which they have options in Bruno Fernandez and Erickson, even though they didn’t sign Sabitzer they should either sticked with Fred or go for a true central midfielder and not convert some player.

Sabitzer returned back to Bayern but was later sold to Dortmund and not Leipzig, he was in Leipzig first before going Bayern with Julian Neglesmann and when the German got sacked he didn’t break into Tuchel’s team but right now he is bossing it In Dortmund which I am happy for him.

[Leviathan.007]

Inter Milan already had good performances in the games we saw for them so far in this season and they got good results so far. This team is currently the first place in Serie A and they can even have a good chance for the Champions League. Now it seems they are going to finally hire Taremi, the player of Porto however it seems Poerto is not going to lose him easily.



https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Calciomercato/Inter/16-01-2024/inter-taremi-stretta-finale-per-l-ok-a-giugno.shtml

[kawetsriyanto]

Haaland may leave Manchester this summer.
He will have a release clause around 120-150mil and if Guardiola will leave, he will also leave.

I think Real Madrid will try to sign him if they can pay the transfer fees below €200 millions. I'm not sure if Man City will let any club to sign Haaland with €120-€150 millions. It should be above his current market value (€180m), I believe Man City set a minimum transfer fees around €200-€250 millions.

Is there a rumor about Guardiola feels uncomfortable in Man City and he has the intention to leave? 
I think Man City and Guardiola will get an agreement for contract extension. I doubt if Guardiola wants to leave Man City, where he will go? Barcelona has Xavi now as their coach, it is impossible to return to Barcelona. He is also unlikely to go back to Bayern Munich. If he moves to PSG, it will be a too high risk for his career. So, I assume Guardiola to stay with Man City for a few years more.

If Man City keeps Guardiola as the manager (coach), no doubt Haaland probably wants to stay as long as he gets enough salary.

[Pokapoka124]

Mourinho has left his job at Roma. Maybe Mourinho can return to Chelsea one more time and make things right. His second adventure at Chelsea was not so good, but he is the best manager in Chelsea's history. I think he should take charge of Chelsea once again and try to bring Chelsea back to the old days. They spend money on transfers but they don't have someone who can manage the team. I think Mourinho could be the right person for them.

I don’t think Mourinho will be returning to Chelsea. They really do not deserve him. There are speculations Newcastle are interested in Mourinho as manager, I would like to see that happen. I believe that could be the game changer Newcastle needs to become a better contender for the league title. Jose Mourinho has a track record of success, he’s been able to perform miracles in his career. I think people forget how he become the special one. IMO Roma shouldn’t have sacked Mourinho, no manager could have done a better job with that team. Pep Guardiola won the award for best manager yesterday, but Mourinho is one who also deserves that recognition in my opinion. If Pep was given the same team Mourinho managed in Roma, I doubt he will be able to get a better result.

[Josefjix]

Haaland may leave Manchester this summer.
He will have a release clause around 120-150mil and if Guardiola will leave, he will also leave.

Pep Guardiola can sell any player hurt. and the team will not even consider that dressing room legit because they have the main issues over and over again. The only way to equipped Manchester City team is making goof signings.Norway international losing interests in any other club apart from staying in Etihad Stadium and be representing what he doesn't best. Erling Haaland have become one of the top goal scorer for Manchester City though they have one of the good struggling team bit it doesn't mean they're out already.

[uchegod-21]

Mourinho has left his job at Roma. Maybe Mourinho can return to Chelsea one more time and make things right. His second adventure at Chelsea was not so good, but he is the best manager in Chelsea's history. I think he should take charge of Chelsea once again and try to bring Chelsea back to the old days. They spend money on transfers but they don't have someone who can manage the team. I think Mourinho could be the right person for them.

I don’t think Mourinho will be returning to Chelsea. They really do not deserve him. There are speculations Newcastle are interested in Mourinho as manager, I would like to see that happen. I believe that could be the game changer Newcastle needs to become a better contender for the league title. Jose Mourinho has a track record of success, he’s been able to perform miracles in his career. I think people forget how he become the special one. IMO Roma shouldn’t have sacked Mourinho, no manager could have done a better job with that team. Pep Guardiola won the award for best manager yesterday, but Mourinho is one who also deserves that recognition in my opinion. If Pep was given the same team Mourinho managed in Roma, I doubt he will be able to get a better result.

One thing I like about mourinho's career is that he has never lost even if he is sacked by any club. That man and his manager, his personal manager I meant is very intelligent and I do not understand the kind of contract that he signs always that makes to always get compensated. I would like to know how much Roma will have to compensate him this time around.

As for the club he will go, that is not a problem because many clubs will definitely be after the chosen one abi na the special one. Whether we like it or not, Jose is a joy to watch in any league that he finds himself and the most important thing is that he is a father figure.