⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[rendravolt]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1753312310238826787

In the past, there were rumors that he would return to Bayern Munich after the German club experienced a central defender crisis, but now Jerome Boateng has instead joined the Italian club, Salernitana. I am happy to see that Jerome Boateng can play again as a professional footballer because he was not on the field for quite a long time after not receiving an offer from any European club. His status is a free agent and this is a free signing for Salernitana and I think at least he can help Salernitana who are currently experiencing poor performance in Serie A.

His experience will be very useful and even though he is 35 years old, at least he is quite reliable. Maybe this is not a good signing, but considering that Salernitana's finances are not that good, they can only rely on players who are free agents like Jerome Boateng. Congratulations to Jerome Boateng and in his prime he was a very good defender for Bayern Munich and the German national team.

[Iroh]

It seems Manchester City is not taking care of the future of the team and they easily lose their young talent, Alfie Harrison.
Alfie Harrison is an 18-year-old player who played and had a good performance and many people were even comparing him with Haalnd because of the performance he had in Manchester City.
But this player left Manchester City and he is going to play for Newcastle after signing his contract for 3.5 million pounds.

This transfer move  shouldn’t automatically mean they’re not looking to the future of the team. And they’re not losing their young talents only cause of his departure, they’re letting him go. There’s a difference.
He’s a talented player and that’s why Newcastle had an interest in having him. He wouldn’t get the playing time he would have loved at Manchester city as there are other experienced players in the squad that are more likely to be picked for a game.  

Hopefully, the move to Newcastle would give him the playing time he hopes to get. He’s still young and has his career ahead of him.

[lizarder]

Is Xavi leaving because of bad results or is it that he's not enjoying managing at all. The management are putting pressure on him and are unhappy with the performances even when he's winning matches. Which isn't a good sign. I think he even mentioned in an interview that it's going to be an unpleasant experience for anyone who's seeking a job to manage Barcelona and the next manager should be ready for that.

It is certain that Xavi was under a lot of pressure because in the previous few matches his team's performance looked very inconsistent and they had to lose to a team that was far below their quality. But management should also understand that Xavi came to be coach at a time when the club was not doing well due to financial problems so expecting anything more from him was absolutely impossible.

The absence of adequate player support will make it very difficult for Xavi to develop the team because he cannot rotate players as he wants. For the new coach, it will also be quite difficult if Barcelona is still facing financial problems because they will have difficulty bringing in new quality players.

[snipie]

The absence of adequate player support will make it very difficult for Xavi to develop the team because he cannot rotate players as he wants. For the new coach, it will also be quite difficult if Barcelona is still facing financial problems because they will have difficulty bringing in new quality players.

Xavi suffered from Barcelona rigid attitude toward new signing. It is whether they pick a player for free or for low cost or a swap deal or a loan. Of course the salary shouldn't be high too. They are acting like a broken team then they got angry when the coach fail to keep good results. They are lucky to be among the top 4 for long time!
Now the new coach will have to find a new strategy to boost the team results or end up being sacked too

[Alpha Marine]

Lots of people say that joining Tottenham is the right choice for a young player, but I'm a little disappointed to see a young player reject an offer from a popular club like Barcelona even though any young player wants to be part of a popular club but I don't know what the goal is. Lucas Bergvall is certain that this is not just about career.

I can't say for certain that it's a good decision, but I can see his angle. Barcelona wanted him to start with the junior team and then be incorporated into the senior team later. Tottenham on the other hand will place him in the first team immediately. Nobody at his level would like to stay in the junior team.
Secondly, he is guaranteed more playing time at Tottenham. At Tottenham, he's going to have to deal with less pressure than at Barcelona. Barcelona is a massive club that can boast of some of the best midfielders in the history of the game, playing in this kind of midfield puts so many expectations on one's shoulders.

Also, Tottenham offered more money to his management and representative. Barcelona didn't want to match that offer so they had to let him go.
I hope he comes out good for Tottenham. I have not watched him much but from the little I've seen, he's a very big potential.

[zaim7413]

Barcelona's financial issues won't let them to even choose a good coach and since Xavi is going to leave Barcelona because of the bad performance he had in this team, they are about to hire another coach and it seems this time Barcelona wants to hire coaches from the Saudi League. Marcelo Gallardo is currently linked to Barcelona to work in this team, he was working in Atlético River Plate before and now Gallardo is working on Al Ittihad. Barcelona wanted to even hire this coach in the last season.

Is Xavi leaving because of bad results or is it that he's not enjoying managing at all. The management are putting pressure on him and are unhappy with the performances even when he's winning matches. Which isn't a good sign. I think he even mentioned in an interview that it's going to be an unpleasant experience for anyone who's seeking a job to manage Barcelona and the next manager should be ready for that.

It must be admitted, being a Barcelona coach is not easy because there are many demands that the coach must be able to provide, such as winning, playing beautifully and trophies. When the coach is unable to make Barcelona appear consistently winning, pressure will come on him from various sides. Xavi's decision to resign as Barcelona coach was because he had difficulty meeting all the demands on him. I think any coach will have difficulty managing Barcelona with all the club's financial limitations. Xavi cannot be said to have failed with Barcelona, he managed to present a trophy in his first season even though when he arrived there the club was not in the best condition.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

🚨🔴🟡 Serge Aurier to Galatasaray, here we go! Deal back on today as exclusively revealed this morning and agreement now in place between all parties. Aurier insisted overnight to join Gala when deal was off with Nottingham Forest. Gala will sign both Aurier & Carlos Vinicius.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1753422524967235627


Galatasaray have signed Serge Aurier. After selling Boey to Bayern Munich, Galatasaray needed to sign a right back. According to Fabrizio Romano, this transfer has been completed. Galatasaray also need a left back and a midfielder to replace N'dombele. The transfer season in Turkiye will end on February 9th. I expect two more transfers these days. If we want to win the championship race, we need to spend the transfer window well.

[Oluwa-btc]

https://www.90min.com/posts/armando-broja-joins-fulham-on-loan-from-chelsea

Well, i never expect him would be agreed to join in the fulham as a loan from chelsea. Broja needs to develop himself even further caused by sometimes he has been so wasteful with so many chances received by the club. I must admit that if broja needs to prepare a lot of things. He is willing to participate in the euro 2024 and he needs to develop himself even better. Having him to play in the fulham's main squad will give him regular time to play. This will help him so much in developing himself to be even better. I think that this is the right decision to send him as a loan to the fulham. Pochettino can try to put all of his focus onto the nkuku which will become the main striker owned by the club.

Nkuku was the best one compared to another club caused by he was always able scoring through the Openplay unlike some strikers like broja and jackson which are always so wasteful with any chances. The only problem if pochettino was very often in starting him from the bench.

The club needs to put him as starting line up. This will be helping him a lot to adapt with the environtment in the EPL. I put a lot of hope for nkuku rather than jackson and broja.
The poor performance from jackson and broja were making me feel so upste with them. I dunno why pochettino can buy jackson. That was useless transfer for the club.

Broja and Nicholas Jackson are not the kind of players to play for Chelsea, they're not going to give a good job for the club so it's best if they can go elsewhere for more game time.
Moving to Fulham makes a good idea, they lack a good number nine since they let Mitrovic leave for good. I believe after this season he'll make a final move to Fulham if he does a good job for them.

Chelsea in between needed to let go of some players so they can rsise a good sum to avoid the penalties from Fifa. Come next season, five to six players will definitely leave Chelsea.

[Docnaster]

🚨🔴🟡 Serge Aurier to Galatasaray, here we go! Deal back on today as exclusively revealed this morning and agreement now in place between all parties. Aurier insisted overnight to join Gala when deal was off with Nottingham Forest. Gala will sign both Aurier & Carlos Vinicius.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1753422524967235627


Galatasaray have signed Serge Aurier. After selling Boey to Bayern Munich, Galatasaray needed to sign a right back. According to Fabrizio Romano, this transfer has been completed. Galatasaray also need a left back and a midfielder to replace N'dombele. The transfer season in Turkiye will end on February 9th. I expect two more transfers these days. If we want to win the championship race, we need to spend the transfer window well.

Signing Serge Aurier I think is a very good transfer move by Galatasaray after Boey to Bayern Munich. The Ivorian is a very good right back who has played for big European clubs including Paris Saint Germaine. The arrival of Serge Aurier will increase Galatasaray chances of winning the Turkish Super Lig at the end of the season as he's gonna bring his experience and physical talents to the club. He's still on international duty with the Ivorian national team who are currently participating in the ongoing CAF African Cup Of Nations and is expected to join the Turkish club immediately after the tournament.

[Dickiy]

Barcelona's financial issues won't let them to even choose a good coach and since Xavi is going to leave Barcelona because of the bad performance he had in this team, they are about to hire another coach and it seems this time Barcelona wants to hire coaches from the Saudi League. Marcelo Gallardo is currently linked to Barcelona to work in this team, he was working in Atlético River Plate before and now Gallardo is working on Al Ittihad. Barcelona wanted to even hire this coach in the last season.

Is Xavi leaving because of bad results or is it that he's not enjoying managing at all. The management are putting pressure on him and are unhappy with the performances even when he's winning matches. Which isn't a good sign. I think he even mentioned in an interview that it's going to be an unpleasant experience for anyone who's seeking a job to manage Barcelona and the next manager should be ready for that.

I know many people are demanding that Xavi can give his best but that is also if Barcelona finances are stable. So don't blame Xavi too much for what he experienced during this season because after all in his first season Xavi has so far been successful in providing trophies despite limited financial conditions and players. In my opinion Xavi decision to leave was better because even if he stayed Barcelona could not improve its finances. Xavi wants full support in buying players to get a decent service. But isn't Barcelona trying to find other income by selling grass, stadium seats and land for cemeteries just to cover the lack of funds? Let's see which coach is willing to handle a club whose financial condition has not yet recovered.

[Pesona1]

🚨🔴🟡 Serge Aurier to Galatasaray, here we go! Deal back on today as exclusively revealed this morning and agreement now in place between all parties. Aurier insisted overnight to join Gala when deal was off with Nottingham Forest. Gala will sign both Aurier & Carlos Vinicius.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1753422524967235627


Galatasaray have signed Serge Aurier. After selling Boey to Bayern Munich, Galatasaray needed to sign a right back. According to Fabrizio Romano, this transfer has been completed. Galatasaray also need a left back and a midfielder to replace N'dombele. The transfer season in Turkiye will end on February 9th. I expect two more transfers these days. If we want to win the championship race, we need to spend the transfer window well.

Signing Serge Aurier I think is a very good transfer move by Galatasaray after Boey to Bayern Munich. The Ivorian is a very good right back who has played for big European clubs including Paris Saint Germaine. The arrival of Serge Aurier will increase Galatasaray chances of winning the Turkish Super Lig at the end of the season as he's gonna bring his experience and physical talents to the club. He's still on international duty with the Ivorian national team who are currently participating in the ongoing CAF African Cup Of Nations and is expected to join the Turkish club immediately after the tournament.

Serge aurier is an experienced right defender but unfortunately he often appears inconsistent so he often moves from one club to another, Galatasaray is the 7th club in his current football career and perhaps this Galatasaray will be his last club before retiring because of his age 31 years old, although he has a lot of experience playing in big clubs but I am actually quite doubtful about the quality he has, because after all he played for a club no more than 3 seasons, but I think, signing Serge aurier is the last option by Galatasaray are having difficulty finding replacement for Sacha Boey who moved to Bayern, but I'm quite curious, whether the decision to bring in Serge aurier will make Galatasaray stronger or not this season, so lets see?

[Josefjix]

I know many people are demanding that Xavi can give his best but that is also if Barcelona finances are stable. So don't blame Xavi too much for what he experienced during this season because after all in his first season Xavi has so far been successful in providing trophies despite limited financial conditions and players. In my opinion Xavi decision to leave was better because even if he stayed Barcelona could not improve its finances. Xavi wants full support in buying players to get a decent service. But isn't Barcelona trying to find other income by selling grass, stadium seats and land for cemeteries just to cover the lack of funds? Let's see which coach is willing to handle a club whose financial condition has not yet recovered.

Barcelona suffered from financial instability and this alone have affected the performance of the club, they couldn't sign the favorite players on their Rader due to the sanctions and rules breaken down. Xavi Hernandez is not to be blame for the present condition of Barcelona because the board have messed up the entire system of the club, they have completely lost everything when it comes to competing for the La Liga title this season, they will foot in for the top four race because that's exactly where they belong this season.

[alegotardo]

Barcelona suffered from financial instability and this alone have affected the performance of the club, they couldn't sign the favorite players on their Rader due to the sanctions and rules breaken down. Xavi Hernandez is not to be blame for the present condition of Barcelona because the board have messed up the entire system of the club, they have completely lost everything when it comes to competing for the La Liga title this season, they will foot in for the top four race because that's exactly where they belong this season.

In my opinion, Xavi did a lot of good for Barcelona... he was hired in 2021 to replace Ronald Koeman with the difficult mission of, instead of being a player, improving the team's results now with a coach. After a period of transition, the Spanish coach managed to reap the results in his first full season at Barcelona as in 2022/23 he was champion of La Liga, something that had not happened since 2018/19 and also of the Spanish Super Cup. Xavi had a solid campaign, his team finished the national championship with 88 points, well ahead of the runner-up at the time Real Madrid, and if not Mengano had ended the championship with the best defense and best attack, right?

Anyway, at that time everyone praised Xavi as the Savior of Barcelona.

Unfortunately, everything changed in the current season.... the team's football changed drastically for the worse in 2023 and this caused great "unease" in the club's management. In fact, the sequence of bad results didn't help either and there was already speculation about Xavi's dismissal, so today's result is definitely justifiable.
But is Xavi really to blame?

I believe that new opportunities will do him good, and who knows, maybe Xavi will find another team to save him.

As for Barcelona... it's difficult to predict a less painful future for them.

[Jody.Drummer]

I know many people are demanding that Xavi can give his best but that is also if Barcelona finances are stable. So don't blame Xavi too much for what he experienced during this season because after all in his first season Xavi has so far been successful in providing trophies despite limited financial conditions and players. In my opinion Xavi decision to leave was better because even if he stayed Barcelona could not improve its finances. Xavi wants full support in buying players to get a decent service. But isn't Barcelona trying to find other income by selling grass, stadium seats and land for cemeteries just to cover the lack of funds? Let's see which coach is willing to handle a club whose financial condition has not yet recovered.

Barcelona suffered from financial instability and this alone have affected the performance of the club, they couldn't sign the favorite players on their Rader due to the sanctions and rules breaken down. Xavi Hernandez is not to be blame for the present condition of Barcelona because the board have messed up the entire system of the club, they have completely lost everything when it comes to competing for the La Liga title this season, they will foot in for the top four race because that's exactly where they belong this season.

Yes, we can't blame Xavi Hernandez, because the condition of Barcelona that we see now is not entirely the coach's fault, but it is also inseparable from the club management's mistakes which ultimately made the club difficult. It feels very unfair to scapegoat the coach.
We also have to look at the past, where they started experiencing financial difficulties. This also cannot be separated from the role of management which I can say is wrong in managing the club.
Now that Xavi is also leaving Barcelona, I want to see what they can do after Xavi leaves. Honestly, personally, if they are still in this condition, they will not be able to recover with a new coach. They have to solve their basic problems ter

[temple]

I know many people are demanding that Xavi can give his best but that is also if Barcelona finances are stable. So don't blame Xavi too much for what he experienced during this season because after all in his first season Xavi has so far been successful in providing trophies despite limited financial conditions and players. In my opinion Xavi decision to leave was better because even if he stayed Barcelona could not improve its finances. Xavi wants full support in buying players to get a decent service. But isn't Barcelona trying to find other income by selling grass, stadium seats and land for cemeteries just to cover the lack of funds? Let's see which coach is willing to handle a club whose financial condition has not yet recovered.

Barcelona suffered from financial instability and this alone have affected the performance of the club, they couldn't sign the favorite players on their Rader due to the sanctions and rules breaken down. Xavi Hernandez is not to be blame for the present condition of Barcelona because the board have messed up the entire system of the club, they have completely lost everything when it comes to competing for the La Liga title this season, they will foot in for the top four race because that's exactly where they belong this season.

Xavi has known all the issues before he signed the contract and that is why I hate it if anyone whines afterwards. Barcelona has no reason to really complain about Xavi all day long because they don't have the financial means at the moment to compete with Real Madrid and other clubs specifically in the Champions League. Xavi has no reason to complain that he doesn't get enough support because I am sure he was aware of the financial trouble for so many years that he knew what he was getting himself into when he signed the contract. It should also be mentioned that Xavi hasn't achieved anything as a coach before he came to Barcelona. He was a nobody and when he now whines at a press conference and says he wants to leave, well I doubt that anyone regrets it.

[Marvell1]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1753312310238826787

In the past, there were rumors that he would return to Bayern Munich after the German club experienced a central defender crisis, but now Jerome Boateng has instead joined the Italian club, Salernitana. I am happy to see that Jerome Boateng can play again as a professional footballer because he was not on the field for quite a long time after not receiving an offer from any European club. His status is a free agent and this is a free signing for Salernitana and I think at least he can help Salernitana who are currently experiencing poor performance in Serie A.

His experience will be very useful and even though he is 35 years old, at least he is quite reliable. Maybe this is not a good signing, but considering that Salernitana's finances are not that good, they can only rely on players who are free agents like Jerome Boateng. Congratulations to Jerome Boateng and in his prime he was a very good defender for Bayern Munich and the German national team.

Look, if a club can actually get a young player who is showing potential or an old player who is experienced in top-level competition as a free agent it is never a bad transfer. One way or another most probably both of them are going to be very useful for the team in the long run.

Well, I know when we talk about the experienced player, we probably cannot talk about "the long run" because he is only going to perform well for a limited amount of time. However, for a club which is not doing well and does not have a good financial situation, those experienced players can be very useful as free agents, right?

[arallmuus]

Marcus Rashford is just 26 years old and has a promising future in his football career so if PSG is interested in him and sign him to their squad

Promising future huh, the moment he choose to move to PSG would be marked as a dumb life decision ever. He is going to peak at that age and he choose to play in a less competitive league like Ligue 1? No offense but yeah he will do well there but honestly if he is going there because of money then he should be going to Saudi League instead though.

He is a decent player, not good enough for EPL but I think he is way better to choose to play in Ligue 1

[indah rezqi]

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Barcelona suffered from financial instability and this alone have affected the performance of the club, they couldn't sign the favorite players on their Rader due to the sanctions and rules breaken down. Xavi Hernandez is not to be blame for the present condition of Barcelona because the board have messed up the entire system of the club, they have completely lost everything when it comes to competing for the La Liga title this season, they will foot in for the top four race because that's exactly where they belong this season.

Xavi has known all the issues before he signed the contract and that is why I hate it if anyone whines afterwards. Barcelona has no reason to really complain about Xavi all day long because they don't have the financial means at the moment to compete with Real Madrid and other clubs specifically in the Champions League. Xavi has no reason to complain that he doesn't get enough support because I am sure he was aware of the financial trouble for so many years that he knew what he was getting himself into when he signed the contract. It should also be mentioned that Xavi hasn't achieved anything as a coach before he came to Barcelona. He was a nobody and when he now whines at a press conference and says he wants to leave, well I doubt that anyone regrets it.

I think basically Xavi wanted to achieve success with Barcelona, but now the situation has changed in many ways, and there is no one to blame in my opinion. When Xavi feels it is time to leave, then that is a choice that must be respected by everyone, likewise we must respect the decision of club officials if they cannot make things better. I think the financial crisis that hit Barcelona is indeed a factor in the decline at the moment, but it is not felt by Barcelona alone. However, because Barcelona is one of the rulers of La Liga, they receive more attention when they experience a decline in performance.

Xavi has made a decision, and what is clear is that he will finish this season with maximum effort, at least being able to make Barcelona lock in a ticket to the Champions League next season. There will always be ups and downs in performance, what Barcelona is experiencing can also happen to other clubs, and that doesn't mean Barcelona will continue to be in this situation forever.

[Velvet78]

Benzema is still looking for the exit from Al-Ittihad in January. But the team still wants him to stay. The things are getting more complicated for Benzema as long as he is still there.

There have been rumours related to a Premier League team as well. It must be Arsenal I guess? I must admit I would like to see him there rather than wasting his time in Saudi Arabia while he is unhappy. Maybe he has been making tons of money so far but money doesn't always bring endless happiness as it seems.    He can still be useful if he returns to European football thanks to his quality in my opinion.

[Oluwa-btc]

Benzema is still looking for the exit from Al-Ittihad in January. But the team still wants him to stay. The things are getting more complicated for Benzema as long as he is still there.

There have been rumours related to a Premier League team as well. It must be Arsenal I guess? I must admit I would like to see him there rather than wasting his time in Saudi Arabia while he is unhappy. Maybe he has been making tons of money so far but money doesn't always bring endless happiness as it seems.    He can still be useful if he returns to European football thanks to his quality in my opinion.

Moving to Arsenal would not be possible, ask me why and I'd say that the January Transfer Window must have come to an end already and we'll never see such a task happening as much as iys already closed right now.
That club must be very adamant then, lol! A player has said he wants to leave why not look for the nearest ways to solve the situation for the both sides and parties.
They should respect the player and allow him leave. They will learn the hard way because, you cannot do nothing to hold down a player that wants to leave the club.

Marcus Rashford all grown but he's football ain't at a top level, he better sits up so he could be selected for the upcoming Euro's Competition.