⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[zaim7413]

Is it true? How quickly did Henderson leave the Saudi league team? I still can't believe time has flown so fast and he chose to join Ajax. Even though in the Saudi league he can find peace and an abundant salary, it doesn't seem to make him happy. He doesn't look old but his passion is still burning for football and maybe Ajax could be the answer to his wishes.

I did think when players from Europe go on to the Saudi league to play, they’ve left competitive football and after playing for a few seasons, they retire from football. Apparently, not all players. Henderson decided he still wants to play football that’s a bit more competitive and made the move from the Saudi league to join Ajax.
The team at Ajax apparently thinks he could become a good addition to the team and decided to have him. I had read he was finding it a bit difficult to settle fully over there.
Whatever his reasons are, he did what he thought to be the best for himself and that’s what matters.

Ajax have reached an agreement with Henderson regarding his transfer after he played for the Saudi Arabian club for the last six months. Both parties have agreed to terminate his contract after the player found it difficult to adapt to the atmosphere there in terms of personal life and also the team atmosphere since his move from Liverpool last July. Now he has started a new adventure after officially joining Ajax on a two-year contract. He will be new ammunition for Ajax and have the opportunity to play again in the Champions League, which has not felt how competitive the highest competition in Europe is for a long time.

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[Strongkored]

He is still good enough to help a team for a few years, but now I deeply wonder whether he threw a great great career ending in the trash. Do you guys know that he was the captain of a now leading Liverpool and that he played 43 games in the season 2022/23 for his beloved club? Yes he was a substitute player, but he also made a lot of important games and was able to have such great moments in the last phase of his career. He then decided to leave and go for the money and now he isn't happy anymore and goes to Ajax, a club which can't really win anything this season.

What the heck did he think when he left Liverpool? Or does anyone know whether Liverpool wanted him to go?

From several rumors circulating that I read, he feels Liverpool are no longer trying to keep him and I think that's a normal thing because a big club like Liverpool will feel the need to continue regenerating their squad whenever needed and his age is one of the reasons Liverpool doesn't mind If he moves to Ettifaq, it looks like Steven Gerrard will be the one who convinces him to move by joining the Arab club, unfortunately his career is not going so smoothly there because the club's performance is quite bad.

And we know how people think this is a good time for him to start earning more money because he gets a bigger salary at the Arab club but it turns out that the big salary doesn't always make him happy with the career he has at the club and going back to Europe seems like he could open up opportunities to return to the English Premier League but with a mid-table club or maybe a better team like Aston Villa or Newcastle because his leadership attitude proved to be good when he was at Liverpool which can be utilized by these clubs.

[armanda90]

Lol, funny you can said Saudi Arabia is toxic because they don't support LGBTQ+.

You need to know each country has it's own culture, Henderson itself agree to stop supporting LGBTQ+ when he joined Al Ettifaq, it's his compatriots who're toxic because they criticized Henderson's decision.

If you meant toxic in other thing, you're wrong too since he said climate change and the poor performance of his teammates are the reason he left Al Ettifaq.

I don't think about LGBT reason why Jordan Henderson not comfortable playing with Saudi Pro League team Al Ettifaq, I think he has adapt well problem with drastically difference culture between his country England or European than Saudi Arabia majority moslem. Actually I don't sure with difference culture between Europe and Saudi Arabia but most problem how weather difficult for adapting well by Jordan Henderson, in Saudi Arabia have hot weather and European players probably most playing with cool weather and they can't perform well with short term for adapting.

Still don't know why Jordan Henderson leaves Al Ettifaq before his contract over and better not give bad speculation why he leaves his team and return for playing with European team Ajax Amsterdam.
Don't make about religion or anything about bad issues why Henderson leaves and not comfortable for playing with Al Ettifaq.

[Nheer]

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What the heck did he think when he left Liverpool? Or does anyone know whether Liverpool wanted him to go?

The real reasons aren't known till now but it was rumored that it was due to the fact that he wasn't getting enough playing time anymore despite being the captain and he knew during that transfer window that Liverpool would get midfield reinforcements and I think that triggered him to make that abrupt move. He was my skipper and I still miss him in a Liverpool shirt and I'd wish him well at Ajax.

Imo, The only reason that would justify his decision then was that he wanted to try out new challenges.

He must have been regretting his decision to leave Liverpool by now, if lack of playing time was the reason why he left then I would say he has no value for the club if he expects the coach to play him over young talents being brought to the team. He is already 30 years old and obviously his performance was depreciating that was why he was not given much playing time and also he should have known better that the competition in the league is very high and all teams are looking to sign younger players to compete and stay relevant.

His move to Saudi was a good one but he just landed in the wrong club that was why he couldn’t succeed there, saudi pay their players well andd at such age he should rather focus on earning more money for his family than seeking to play in a relevant club that pay less.

I don’t see how moving to Ajax can benefit his career but let’s see if he can help them regain their best form again.

[klidex]

Ever since Jordan Henderson left Liverpool and joined the Saudi league, he's received series of criticism by his compatriots who thinks that Saudi Arabia doesn't give adequate human rights provisions to people especially the fact that the country is against same sex marriage.

I think that was one of the things that made the former Liverpool man to leave as he was always booed whenever he's playing for the England national team. Hopefully for him, he's gonna have a great spell at Ajax as well as be included in the England team that'll play in the UEFA Euros in the summer

Jodan Henderson at Ettifaq looked uncomfortable so he decided to leave Saudi Arabia and join Ajax. I don't know the problems between him and the Saudi Arabian club because every country certainly has terms and conditions that must be adhered to and if he feels uncomfortable then he can. decided to move or leave Saudi Arabia even though he had to give up his large salary and return to the European league and he decided to join Ajax Amsterdam and return to competing in the European league.

Yes, hopefully his move to Ajax will make him find comfort again and be able to regain confidence in facing matches and can return to his best performance like when he was at Liverpool and of course he will continue to contribute greatly to the English team in the UEFA Euro qualifiers to defend his country because of his role very important.

[Polkeins]

What is clear, as you say, is that Mourinho wants to rest for a while and parting ways with Roma is something that drains his emotional side. Mourinho has never been involved in problems with clubs, players or fans so yesterday's farewell to Roma was very sad for him. I hope he returns soon to coach a new team next season because he always misses his action as a coach in a match.

Mourinho contract will actually expire in June 2024, but surprisingly the Roma owner has fired him unilaterally and this has obviously shocked many people, even though Mourinho has actually said that his future at Roma will be decided in June later, but it turns out that the Roma owner turns out to be first taking the decision to mourinho fired, I think Mourinho will get big compensation later, as a legendary coach, of course it won't take long for Mourinho to get a new club and maybe he will return to the Premier League or maybe there will be a big offer coming from Arab League later, let's see where Special One will continue his adventure later!

It's done! Mourinho got fired again. This isn't the first time – Chelsea, Man United, and Real Madrid gave him the boot before. The owner of Roma kicked him out on Tuesday, right after Roma lost 3-1 to AC Milan on Sunday. Roma didn't wait for his contract to end, but they wished him good luck for what comes next. He still gets paid as per his contract. The Roma management seems a bit crazy. I do believe that they didn't fire Mourinho because of his coaching, but because he criticized officials and the press. He's a good coach, the Special One, and he's respected elsewhere. Every end is a new beginning, maybe he'll head to Saudi Arabia.

I agree with you, strange decision considering the fact that Roma almost never bought players, and recruited players either free agents or no one needs them at all. It is clear that Mourinho criticized the owners and criticized on the case, everyone knows that his character is not easy, but here he had no other choice, apparently so tried to attract the attention of the owners, but it did not work. Almost the whole game was based on Dybala, and he was constantly injured and yet even with this squad he was able to reach the final of the Europa League, a very good result.

In general we can wish Mourinho good luck and we are waiting for him in some Saudi club.

[Coyster]

In general we can wish Mourinho good luck and we are waiting for him in some Saudi club.

Mourinho is a manager who does his job with so much emotions, as a result of that i don't think he would move to Saudi Arabia because he would not get such feelings there, it would obviously be motivated by the money he is going to be paid. Having said that, if you look around Europe, you'll understand that Mou's options are limited, i don't think any big club can sign him now and smaller clubs cannot afford his wages. Mou also has serious disciplinary issues that many clubs would closely be looking at before they appoint him.

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His move to Saudi was a good one but he just landed in the wrong club that was why he couldn’t succeed there, saudi pay their players well andd at such age he should rather focus on earning more money for his family than seeking to play in a relevant club that pay less.

It really makes sense what you have said and it's not even just Jordan Henderson but all players who join the wrong team will definitely have their careers fall apart and become unproductive, just like Benzema who is in the Ittihad team has not had a good performance even though he a star player but in fact there are no perfect results and this may be the answer to Jordan Henderson leaving to join Ajax in my opinion it is not another problem but most likely a problem on the management side which makes these two players uncomfortable and they will go to other teams.

Jordan Henderson has officially signed a contract with Ajax and Benzema will also leave Ittihad on loan but Benzema is not sure where he will go but according to rumors circulating he will go to the EPL.

[deathcode]

In general we can wish Mourinho good luck and we are waiting for him in some Saudi club.

Mourinho is a manager who does his job with so much emotions, as a result of that i don't think he would move to Saudi Arabia because he would not get such feelings there, it would obviously be motivated by the money he is going to be paid. Having said that, if you look around Europe, you'll understand that Mou's options are limited, i don't think any big club can sign him now and smaller clubs cannot afford his wages. Mou also has serious disciplinary issues that many clubs would closely be looking at before they appoint him.

Yes, I think Mourinho can rest for a while for the rest of the season while seeing how the clubs in Europe are developing. I also don't think he will coach a team from the Saudi league. he will remain in Europe and possibly start with a new team for next season.
he might be able to stay with one of the clubs in Serie A or maybe with a club in the Premier League. There are still big clubs that are currently having problems with team performance. and maybe Mou could be a solution for teams who want to change their coach.

[rendravolt]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1747955716957110278

It is reported that Inter has reached a verbal agreement with Mehdi Taremi from Porto and the process is still waiting for the final details to finalize this agreement. The transfer will not take place this January but rather in July and that coincides with his free agent status. Maybe Inter is convincing him to be ready to join Inter after his contract ends with Porto and hopes that he will not extend his contract at Porto.

Currently Mehdi Taremi, who is also a player for the Iranian national team, is focusing on the ASIAN Cup competition which is taking place this year and he seems to be thinking about his future steps after this competition is over and returns to Porto. If you look at Mehdi Taremi's statistics with Porto since the 20/21 season, he can almost always score more than 15 goals per season and last season was his peak when he scored 22 goals in one season. It is clear that as a striker he is very capable and maybe he could be the right partner with Lautaro Martinez in Inter's front line because we know that Inter always uses two strikers rather than a single striker.

[Queentoshi]

Yes, I think Mourinho can rest for a while for the rest of the season while seeing how the clubs in Europe are developing. I also don't think he will coach a team from the Saudi league. he will remain in Europe and possibly start with a new team for next season.
he might be able to stay with one of the clubs in Serie A or maybe with a club in the Premier League. There are still big clubs that are currently having problems with team performance. and maybe Mou could be a solution for teams who want to change their coach.

With coach Jose Mourinho out of a job for the now, many managers who are struggling to get results with their team will be put under pressure to sit up and perform as expected in the coming weeks so that they don't risk losing their jobs to Jose Mourinho who many club owners will be eyeing to get to their team knowing how good he is. I also saw this news about him accepting a job with Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab, Is anyone else able to confirm this news?

Jose Mourinho ‘reaches agreement to become manager of Al-Shabab’ just days after Roma sacking

[Polkeins]

In general we can wish Mourinho good luck and we are waiting for him in some Saudi club.

Mourinho is a manager who does his job with so much emotions, as a result of that i don't think he would move to Saudi Arabia because he would not get such feelings there, it would obviously be motivated by the money he is going to be paid. Having said that, if you look around Europe, you'll understand that Mou's options are limited, i don't think any big club can sign him now and smaller clubs cannot afford his wages. Mou also has serious disciplinary issues that many clubs would closely be looking at before they appoint him.

Yes, I think Mourinho can rest for a while for the rest of the season while seeing how the clubs in Europe are developing. I also don't think he will coach a team from the Saudi league. he will remain in Europe and possibly start with a new team for next season.
he might be able to stay with one of the clubs in Serie A or maybe with a club in the Premier League. There are still big clubs that are currently having problems with team performance. and maybe Mou could be a solution for teams who want to change their coach.

I think @Coyster is right and there are not many clubs in Europe who are willing to hire Mourinho. He has coached almost all the top clubs in Europe and now they, except Manchester United, seem to have no problems with coaching, and small and medium clubs I guess Mourinho is not interested.

It is possible that with new owners Newcastle can pull Mourinho's demands, but the question is whether the Sheikhs are ready to sack Eddie Howe and whether Mourinho is ready to take charge of Newcastle if necessary.

Mourinho for a couple of years in Saudi Arabia can provide himself and his family with money for the rest of his life, and then if anything in two or three years to return to Europe.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

Yes, I think Mourinho can rest for a while for the rest of the season while seeing how the clubs in Europe are developing. I also don't think he will coach a team from the Saudi league. he will remain in Europe and possibly start with a new team for next season.
he might be able to stay with one of the clubs in Serie A or maybe with a club in the Premier League. There are still big clubs that are currently having problems with team performance. and maybe Mou could be a solution for teams who want to change their coach.

With coach Jose Mourinho out of a job for the now, many managers who are struggling to get results with their team will be put under pressure to sit up and perform as expected in the coming weeks so that they don't risk losing their jobs to Jose Mourinho who many club owners will be eyeing to get to their team knowing how good he is. I also saw this news about him accepting a job with Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab, Is anyone else able to confirm this news?

Jose Mourinho ‘reaches agreement to become manager of Al-Shabab’ just days after Roma sacking

He had previously said he wanted to work for one of the Arab teams. The competition and football in the Saudi League is not at a very high level and everyone goes there to earn more money. So Mourinho could go there for the same reason as the others. But I think Mourinho might go to the Saudi League because of his slightly crazy character. I think he might like to try something new and make his mark in a new geography.

[Docnaster]

Yes, I think Mourinho can rest for a while for the rest of the season while seeing how the clubs in Europe are developing. I also don't think he will coach a team from the Saudi league. he will remain in Europe and possibly start with a new team for next season.
he might be able to stay with one of the clubs in Serie A or maybe with a club in the Premier League. There are still big clubs that are currently having problems with team performance. and maybe Mou could be a solution for teams who want to change their coach.

With coach Jose Mourinho out of a job for the now, many managers who are struggling to get results with their team will be put under pressure to sit up and perform as expected in the coming weeks so that they don't risk losing their jobs to Jose Mourinho who many club owners will be eyeing to get to their team knowing how good he is. I also saw this news about him accepting a job with Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab, Is anyone else able to confirm this news?

Jose Mourinho ‘reaches agreement to become manager of Al-Shabab’ just days after Roma sacking

He had previously said he wanted to work for one of the Arab teams. The competition and football in the Saudi League is not at a very high level and everyone goes there to earn more money. So Mourinho could go there for the same reason as the others. But I think Mourinho might go to the Saudi League because of his slightly crazy character. I think he might like to try something new and make his mark in a new geography.

Of a truth, the financial offers from Saudi Arabian clubs are always too tempting to ignore but for a manager of Jose Mourinho's status and character, I don't expect the Portuguese to join any club in Saudi Arabia should he decide to take up another managerial role. Mourinho's record as a manager keeps among the very best managers that currently active in the game of football and that's why he'll always prefer to stay Coach in Europe or probably in the national team of a successful football nation. I don't think he's gonna leave Europe now and start coaching in the Saudi Pro League.

[Leviathan.007]

Moise Kean is going to leave Juventus soon and he is going to play for Atletico Madrid on loan to have better and more chances to play in this team.
Moise Kean was the player Juvenstos had him as the player in the first squad but he recently couldn't have much chance to play in as first squad, after using Kenan Yıldız, and the good performance from Kenan Yıldız, Moise Kean was out of the first selection and that's why that's may better the best decision for Moise Kean to play on Atletico Madrid for loan.

[Synchronice]

Even if what you say is not wrong, in this case we need to be realistic and the proof is now available.
He's not young anymore and indeed giving Messi confidence is not wrong but it should bury Inter Miami into a difficult situation.
The comparison from 6th place in the previous 2 seasons and immediately dropping to the bottom of the table in the season when Messi was there indicates that their situation became worse in the end, right?


So in this case the expectation is not wrong but it does not need to be that big because at Inter Miami Messi, Busquets and Alaba are a failure and the evidence is also clearly visible.
Not that I don't respect him as one of the goats to be recognized but when talking about performance in the end we have to be objective.

I mean, I think he still can be the beast but it's clear that since Guardiola left Barcelona, Messi has rarely been running on the pitch, he is mostly analyzing the game and sprinting when it's necessary to dribble and score. He is still superior as a person who can make assists and score free kicks. It's possible to have Messi more as a midfielder instead of a striker or a forward. I think that 2021 and 2022 showed us that Messi is still the phenomenal player. He moved in Inter Miami because he wants to spend more time with family but he also said that he wants to do way more with Argentina and is very hungry to win more with his national team. I would love to see his performance in Argentina and Inter Miami next year, then we can be 100% sure whether he has really declined or lost interest into competitiveness.

I agree with you when you say that Busquets and Alba are a failure in Inter Miami, that's true, players move in Saudi and MLS when they retire and don't plan to be a competitive players to win trembles.
I personally would judge Messi according to his statistics and achievements in Argentina's national team instead of Inter Miami.

[Obari]

We have a week and more for the January transfer window to slam shut,as teams try to acquire the signature of the players that will add depth and quality to their team.Some teams in the premier league have started signing players,a club like Totthenham have signed Timo Werner to boost their Frontline,and reports are still coming that they still want to sign more two players to boost their midfield and defence.In recent games they loss,it was their defence that made them lose,
Another team that wants to get a signing done before the transfer window closes is Arsenal,who are looking at the possibility of signing Alexander Isak from Newcastle.It is reported that if Asenal are to sign any player,they will have to let go of one of their striker to have way for a new signing.

[Oluwa-btc]

Chelsea is about to put their player, Armando Broja for sale.
There are some teams like Wolverhampton, West Ham, and Fulan that want to hire Armando Broja from Chelsea and buy this player, but Chelsea didn't show any reactions and they didn't say anything about their player.
But recently Chelsea said they could sell this player for 65 million euros which is a huge amount of money, however, Armando Broja is a young and talented player.

Lol.. 65 Million Euros? These particular player ain't worth half of that fee truthfully. This is archery and treachery how can they rate such a player this high?
I don't care who finally get him innit them club to play, but you see this Armando Broja? No! No! Maybe he would finally show his real worth whenever he leaves Chelsea for good.
I don't know how they do it, but the management of Chelsea has sold players for outrageous valuations Evel if it favors them regardlessly.

Ain't it the time for Jose Mourinho to rest? He is already listening to offers from the Saudi Arabian Premier League Competition. Let me go ahead to say all he wants is the big bag!!

[masulum]

He had previously said he wanted to work for one of the Arab teams. The competition and football in the Saudi League is not at a very high level and everyone goes there to earn more money. So Mourinho could go there for the same reason as the others. But I think Mourinho might go to the Saudi League because of his slightly crazy character. I think he might like to try something new and make his mark in a new geography.

Becoming coach of an Arab club might be an opportunity for Mourinho who currently has no job. However, there is still became a gamble for him, what happens for his career if he also fails to bring his team to get the title there? Wouldn't this convince European clubs that Mourinho no longer has the competence to become a coach for big clubs in Europe, seeing his failure in the Arab League team, which is a league far below the level of the European league.

[makishart]

Manchester united is always making another shock movement.
https://www.goal.com/en/lists/man-utd-defensive-revamp-old-trafford-interested-jarrad-branthwaite-matthijs-de-ligt-transfers-harry-maguire-sold/blt9ad859483334ba55

Manchester United are reportedly planning a summer revamp of their defensive options, with Jarrad Branthwaite and Matthijs de Ligt on their radar.

People can see how manchester united was making some movements to revamp the defensive line. Manchester united needs to sell a lot of players. I can't even believe it finally ten hag was aware with the problem owned by manchester united. It was showing that if manchester united is willing to sell a lot of its defenders. I do support this caused by manchester united knows if poor defenders become the major problem owned by the club. Im quite happy by seeing ten hag finally listened to the fans. Im wondering who will be put for sale very soon.

Some defenders have been targeting by ten hag and im sure that manchester united will able to perform better with all of those new defenders soon. The only problem whether ten hag will pick the right players for the club. We do know that how shitty ten hag when it comes to players transfer.
I will not blame him if he will make the good transfers but i will blame him if ten hag's new players will become another flop like onana and mount. Enough is enough for him.
The management shall give him ultimatum if he will not able to perform better than before.