⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[naira]

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.

Benzema should have thought carefully when he joined the football team in Saudi Arabia because there it could not be as free as Benzema imagined, so he felt pressured. But there are also several great players who are on the Saudi Arabian football team. They do it professionally because they realize that they are paid quite a bit of money, meaning that a very high salary at least gives respect to the team manager.

The situation between Benzema and the club manager is indeed difficult to understand, meaning on the other hand, is this really a mismatch or is Benzema himself a little less than following the rules. Because no matter what, as a player he has to follow the rules, whether he likes it or not, because the manager has his own rules, regardless of whether they are approved by the players or not, they still have to be followed. At Al Ittihad it's not just Benzema, there's still Kante who up to now looks fine and doesn't question the manager's decisions. Moreover, even if Benzema returns to Europe, the atmosphere and competition will be different, the golden era will no longer be repeated.

[asriloni]

During this winter AC Milan was about to hire Armando Broja from Chelsea and this could improve the team a lot but they couldn't do that because of the financial limitations.
Armando Broja played in 19 games for Cheslea so far and he scored two goals and had two assists but he also got injured and lost his place in Cheslea.
But with a 3.5 million euros offer Fulham could AC Milan and got Armando Broja for a loan.

It has been confirmed that if broja has been going to the fulham as a loan from chelsea. Acmilan must be waiting for the summer transfer season to get him. It's caused by the transfer season has already closed for the european competition and there was no chance to get him anymore.
Acmilan needs to be patience and the club has been too late in hiring him as a loan from chelsaa. Broja was rarely playing in the chelsea and he has not yet found his best performance with chelsea and this was the reason broja being sent to the another club caused by the club hoped him to get his best performance again.

Broja is good but sometimes he has been so wasteful. To be honest, as far as i know that if chelsea had so many problems related to the striker. There were a few strikers in the club but this striker is always having a problem in the positioning.
Nkuku was the only one who can perform better in the positioning. Jackson and broja were totally a disaster when they are playing as striker for the club. This may become the main reason for chelsea to let him leave from the club as a loan.

I hope he will comeback with a better version of him in the future. Broja needs to learn better positioning.

[tbterryboy]

If for any reason he joins Paris Saint Germaine, I think he can succeed there and even win many trophies that he's unlikely to win if he continue playing for Manchester United.

Very talented players have moved to PSB to help them win trophies but have now been able to do so. These players some of them are players who are even more talented than Rashford is so I don't think that Rushford moving to PSG will increase their chances of winning the Champions League which they desire.
I was just thinking today that Arsenal that was expected by many people to be very active in this transfer window in trying to get a striker and another player to help saka in his wing have not even made any record signing or even tried to bring anyone to the club even if it is on loan. Is there no one to bring? or Arteta still does not see a need for it?

Speculations mostly are works about few players because they want to be stayed in media for anything, and we have same thing about Rashford he is also love to be in media for any reason with most chances this is going to be his last season at the Manchester United, and he will be in PSG or Juventus in coming season things are not clear about this but most chances he will join any other big club because now he is not in good list for Ten hag which is surely problem for him.

Even there were few rumors about Arsenal to find any player but as they fail to attract any quality player then near the end of the transfer window we have announcement from the Arteta and Arsenal they are not interested to sign any player in this transfer window because their all players are good and enough for them until end of this season so with this announcement all rumors and things were ended even few media reports give hints they are ready to bring Karim Benzema from the Saudi League but this also ended without any development.

[tusandii]

Arsenal is a team that fights for the premier league title, so Arsenal will not sign players who easily get injured because that would affect Arsenal a lot. while the other premier league teams also wouldn't sign benzema knowing that he is constantly injured. as benzema has already retired from the france national team, so the best option for benzema would be if he were to play in france because in france most teams are not playing for the title, they play to stay in the league and get a place in the competitions Europeans. So it would be ideal for Benzema to play in France, because in addition to this advantage I mentioned, he would also be playing in his country, and it is the appropriate place for him to retire.

Yes, I really like your opinion because it makes sense and in reality Arsenal has a very clear target of looking for players who have physical fitness and long-term performance because Arsenal is one of the popular clubs in the Premier League so it is impossible for Arsenal management to recruit players randomly just to chase popularity or pursue temporary targets while Arsenal has high popularity without having to have Benzema, Arsenal is much better while Benzema currently doesn't have the performance he used to have when he was young. His current performance has experienced a very deep decline in fact in the Saudi Pro League, which is a slightly smaller league, Benzema was not able to perform well.

The reason the Saudi club decided to loan the player out is because it clearly does not provide an improvement to the club so it is wiser to sell him or loan him to a European club but I really support if he goes to a league 1 club to spend the rest of his time in football and win a title in league 1 but not sure which club will try to get him.

[Richbased]

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?

Yeah, definitely a free agent isn't a bad transfer anyway but sometimes it looks like the player isn't valued by professional clubs or rather unaffordable by some less competitive clubs but however, if a player who is a free agent goes to a lesser club he tends to be more useful there as his experience would differ from the rest of the teammates regardless of the age difference and most times, it looks as if players who are ageing doesn't have that much to offer to a club but that is a wrong mentality as any player can do better despite their age difference so i believe that Jerome Boateng is a nice defender and he would surely showcase his defensive talent at his new found club in the serie A, Salernitana. For Salernitana to sign a player that has played in a top club in Europe like Bayern Munich, it really means a lot to the club regardless of the age of Jerome Boateng.

[Jegileman]

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.

There could be other reasons why he wants to leave the club so soon and that reason must be a very important one for him to make such decision in this time. I believe every player’s decision should be respected irrespective of what you think is the reason he wants to join a particular club. If he had joined for money or another purpose, all good for him and we shouldn’t use that to castigate him. I really respect Benzema a lot and for the good time and quality football he had with Real Madrid during his time at the club. If he doesn’t feel comfortable playing at the Saudi league anymore, he should be allowed to leave and not convinced to stay back when he’s unhappy staying there. Any club he joins after leaving the Saudi league will be happy they have him in their squad because of the much ginger he’ll bring to the team.

[abhiseshakana]

Arsenal is a team that fights for the premier league title, so Arsenal will not sign players who easily get injured because that would affect Arsenal a lot. while the other premier league teams also wouldn't sign benzema knowing that he is constantly injured. as benzema has already retired from the france national team, so the best option for benzema would be if he were to play in france because in france most teams are not playing for the title, they play to stay in the league and get a place in the competitions Europeans. So it would be ideal for Benzema to play in France, because in addition to this advantage I mentioned, he would also be playing in his country, and it is the appropriate place for him to retire.

Yes, I really like your opinion because it makes sense and in reality Arsenal has a very clear target of looking for players who have physical fitness and long-term performance because Arsenal is one of the popular clubs in the Premier League so it is impossible for Arsenal management to recruit players randomly just to chase popularity or pursue temporary targets while Arsenal has high popularity without having to have Benzema, Arsenal is much better while Benzema currently doesn't have the performance he used to have when he was young. His current performance has experienced a very deep decline in fact in the Saudi Pro League, which is a slightly smaller league, Benzema was not able to perform well.

The reason the Saudi club decided to loan the player out is because it clearly does not provide an improvement to the club so it is wiser to sell him or loan him to a European club but I really support if he goes to a league 1 club to spend the rest of his time in football and win a title in league 1 but not sure which club will try to get him.

I also had the same thought. I think the rumors that Arsenal are interested in signing Benzema are just media speculation. Possibly because Arsenal currently has a desire to get a new striker, so this is linked to Benzema's condition, who is said to not feel at home at Al-Ittihad.

Benzema has achieved glory in his time, but for now, I think it will be difficult for Benzema to adapt to the rigors of the Premier League. Meanwhile, what Arsenal needs is a striker who can improve their performance, so instead of getting a Striker just to boost their popularity, I think Arsenal is definitely hoping for a Striker who can really make their chances in the title race better.

[dezoel]

The latest rumors I read from various newspapers, Arsenal have stated their decision that they are resigning and have spoken to Karim Benzema's representatives. Likewise with Chelsea, who are both reported to have withdrawn from bringing Benzema from Al Ittihad. in fact I just read from Romano, "Arteta"'s report about Arsenal not signing a single player in the January transfer window. he even said, believe me I love my players. so, what do you think, is Arsenal still interested in Benzema?

To be honest, as a Gunners supporter I want Arteta to bring in a player number 9 who is established and can be relied on as a goal scorer. As for rumors of players joining the Saudi club, it still revolves around Ivan Rakitić. Meanwhile, Benzema, I haven't heard the latest rumors related to him. There are too many confusing reports linking this former Real Madrid player with several teams whose validity is not certain. in fact, I tried looking for Benzema news on Romano's page. however, there is no news related to him. so it seems that the polemic that Benzema is facing to return to competing in the European league is facing complicated obstacles so that he can play again, especially with elite clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and even United, who have been linked with Bemzema.

There were few serious rumours about his exit but as we have ended transfer window now things are settled because Al Ittihad were not allowing his exit from Saudi League with they were happy if he is going to join any other Saudi club but at the end all things solved, and now he is going to stay in Saudi League for the rest of this season with after the end of this season we will have about his future which is most likely going to end at Lyon because now they are also trying to survive in this season and then having him back to France which will be good for them even still all is not clear, but most chances are indicating about this with Chelsea will be other option Arsenal is not going to have anything about this.

Karim Benzema behaviour were not good with coach and few others complaints about few things but as things are solved hopefully he will be able to start again for his club as we will have start of the second half of the Saudi League in coming days.

[Blitzboy]

During this winter AC Milan was about to hire Armando Broja from Chelsea and this could improve the team a lot but they couldn't do that because of the financial limitations.
Armando Broja played in 19 games for Cheslea so far and he scored two goals and had two assists but he also got injured and lost his place in Cheslea.
But with a 3.5 million euros offer Fulham could AC Milan and got Armando Broja for a loan.

AC Milan failed to sign Armando Broja, who may have been spectacular. Injury and little playing time prevented Broja from making an impact at Chelsea, from what I've observed. His transfer to Fulham may be the breaking point. Sometimes players just need a change of surroundings to find their form, and Marco Silva might guide him to his best.

Milan's finances thwart a wise deal, which is aggravating. I think Broja might have contributed depth to Milan's assault despite his few goals and assists at Chelsea. We'll see how he does at Fulham. Who knows, Milan may have another chance. Fans should trust the team's present lineup and hope for the best.

[Hirose UK]

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There were few serious rumours about his exit but as we have ended transfer window now things are settled because Al Ittihad were not allowing his exit from Saudi League with they were happy if he is going to join any other Saudi club but at the end all things solved, and now he is going to stay in Saudi League for the rest of this season with after the end of this season we will have about his future which is most likely going to end at Lyon because now they are also trying to survive in this season and then having him back to France which will be good for them even still all is not clear, but most chances are indicating about this with Chelsea will be other option Arsenal is not going to have anything about this.

Karim Benzema behaviour were not good with coach and few others complaints about few things but as things are solved hopefully he will be able to start again for his club as we will have start of the second half of the Saudi League in coming days.

That right, everything is over and Benzema will still stay in Saudi football with Al-Ittihad and of course Al-Ittihad will continue to defend Benzema until he really can't play very well.
So far, Benzema is not playing like he used to when he was with Real Madrid, but at least while playing with Al-Ittihad he is still the main player, even though he made mistakes which resulted in suspension.
Maybe in the future he will really go but not necessarily play with an English team like Arsenal or Chelsea.

If you look at Benzema performance, I sure he will never be able to play well and can improve if he plays in the Premier League.
In comparison, Kane, who previously played with Tottenham, also did not perform very well because the Premier League has various strong team with great young players in them.
But when he moved to Bayern Munich he performed well and it was clear that the Premier League was not the right league for those older players.

I would be more justified if Benzema played with the French team and this would allow Benzema to develop there.

[Oluwa-btc]

During this winter AC Milan was about to hire Armando Broja from Chelsea and this could improve the team a lot but they couldn't do that because of the financial limitations.
Armando Broja played in 19 games for Cheslea so far and he scored two goals and had two assists but he also got injured and lost his place in Cheslea.
But with a 3.5 million euros offer Fulham could AC Milan and got Armando Broja for a loan.

Maybe they can try again at the end of a new season, They'll be needing a central forward who can replace Oliver Giroud sikce it'll be the last few weeks of his career and stay with the club.
He's been already linked with a club outside European Competitions and Football, I do doubt that Ac Milan board and management would want to see that deal extended.
The hunt for a new central forward continues and if they find him worthy enough he could be the next man from Chelsea moving to Ac Milan after Christian Pulisic and Loftus Cheek. These are player's who had Injury issues while playing for Chelsea but right now, they're undropabble.

Karim Benzema back to the European Competitions and Football might no longer happen. Assume them to be rumours.

[rendravolt]

This is the third time that Barcelona's transfer has been hijacked by another team and the latest is Lucas Bergvall and most of the talented young players targeted by Barcelona have a bright future ahead. Like us, last summer they approached Arda Guler, who was still a Fenerbahce player, but in the end the player preferred to join his eternal rival team in Spain, namely Real Madrid. Then there is Claudio Echeveri, who at the beginning, Barcelona expressed interest, but once again he had to lose in competition with Manchester City, where it was clear that the player could get a more competitive league and was ready to win various titles.

Lastly, of course, Lucas Bergvall, who was widely rumored to be close to Barcelona, but in the final decision the player preferred Spurs. I wonder if Barcelona is now considered so badly by talented young players and they seem reluctant to invest their careers in a team whose performance is not yet clear like now and what's more, perhaps the inadequate salaries make them avoid Barcelona in the transfer market. Actually, I'm quite sad to see something like this, especially since Barcelona is supposed to be the dream team for young talent at the moment, but in reality, as we can see now, they have no chance of getting these talented young players.

[makishart]

If European clubs are interested, there must be a lot of interest in quality star players whose quality is still maintained despite their age. the only problem is the matter of salary. if an old player asks for a high salary in Europe, it is clear that he does not want to because his career as a player is not long.

Several European clubs have expressed their interest in recruiting him as their new striker. let's say that some clubs have been trying to approach him like lyon and arsenal but the result is still remain unknown but i can say it's all failed caused by we do know that the transfer season has already closed and no chance for the clubs to sign the new players from SPL.
benzema was just making his life to be even more complicated. According to his statement, he mentioned that if he was feeling tired, he would prefer to stay in the Ittihad. However, he took quite a while to respond to the offers that were received from European clubs. He could join in the arsenal but it's impossible caused by the tranfer season is closed.
Im also talking to myself does benzema still willing to leave from the club or not? Benzema is not even making any statement regarding this and he keeps silent. It's quite strange to see that how people can trust him if he keeps try to avoid the media regarding this?
Benzema becomes very inconsistent player since he was joining in the saudi pro league. As far as i know that the internal problem in ittihad has not yet solved. Benzema has not been included in the main squad. Another rumor is just appearing said that if he may be joining in al nassr.
It was very strange to see how dynamic his transfer saga is.

[Docnaster]

During this winter AC Milan was about to hire Armando Broja from Chelsea and this could improve the team a lot but they couldn't do that because of the financial limitations.
Armando Broja played in 19 games for Cheslea so far and he scored two goals and had two assists but he also got injured and lost his place in Cheslea.
But with a 3.5 million euros offer Fulham could AC Milan and got Armando Broja for a loan.

AC Milan failed to sign Armando Broja, who may have been spectacular. Injury and little playing time prevented Broja from making an impact at Chelsea, from what I've observed. His transfer to Fulham may be the breaking point. Sometimes players just need a change of surroundings to find their form, and Marco Silva might guide him to his best.

Milan's finances thwart a wise deal, which is aggravating. I think Broja might have contributed depth to Milan's assault despite his few goals and assists at Chelsea. We'll see how he does at Fulham. Who knows, Milan may have another chance. Fans should trust the team's present lineup and hope for the best.

Considering how impactful Armando Broja have been in the few games he's played for Chelsea this season, I think AC Milan management might be regretting their failure to sign Broja during the winter transfer window but from the reports, they would've signed him had it been that there was no restrictions as a result of  the club's financial limitations.
The Albania international have joined Fulham on loan to play for them till the end of the current season and I think he'll get more playing chances to prove to his doubters that he's actually a very good forward player. Hopefully for him, he gets to score a lot of goals for his new club Fulham

[Xcode7]

I also had the same thought. I think the rumors that Arsenal are interested in signing Benzema are just media speculation. Possibly because Arsenal currently has a desire to get a new striker, so this is linked to Benzema's condition, who is said to not feel at home at Al-Ittihad.

Benzema has achieved glory in his time, but for now, I think it will be difficult for Benzema to adapt to the rigors of the Premier League. Meanwhile, what Arsenal needs is a striker who can improve their performance, so instead of getting a Striker just to boost their popularity, I think Arsenal is definitely hoping for a Striker who can really make their chances in the title race better.

I also think so because we can see that so far Arsenal has been quite selective in making transfers regarding the age of players, while Benzema is a player who is no longer young and also in terms of quality he has really declined and in fact I don't think Benzema will be able to compete again in top European competitions because Of course age will have quite an influence on a player's performance.
The current rumors are just issues raised by the media because the player and the team have the same correlation.
Benzema wants to leave Al-Ittihad and the Arsenal team is in need of a striker.

[FanEagle]

Like you, I support Erik Ten Hag. Manchester United needs a stable leader, and I think Ten Hag is the appropriate guy. I hope his ideas will pay off eventually, despite critics' criticisms of his style or player management. Team togetherness and his vision for the club's future are exactly what we need.

The Mourinho parallel amuses me. Mourinho enjoyed his successes with United, but looking back isnt helpful. You stated the team's form comeback; we should focus on that. Im optimistic as the players get fit. Long-term thinking and patience are crucial.

That would be possible only if he shows any type of improvement. Look at Xavi, won the title and a season later he is gone, ETH may have gotten the third position and go to UCL, but then he got out of the top four and lost at UCL as well.

So all in all, I would say that if he wants to stay and if United should keep him then it would have to be a better season for him next year. I am not sure if he will be even kept until next season, but with the way he is getting players who turn out to be not that great, I would say its not really all that possible. I do not fancy his chances to stay, and even if he does, how could we know that he would be better next season? I get that changing managers is not that easy, you end up with an unknown, but he isn't good enough to make people wary the possibilities.

[len01]

During this winter AC Milan was about to hire Armando Broja from Chelsea and this could improve the team a lot but they couldn't do that because of the financial limitations.
Armando Broja played in 19 games for Cheslea so far and he scored two goals and had two assists but he also got injured and lost his place in Cheslea.
But with a 3.5 million euros offer Fulham could AC Milan and got Armando Broja for a loan.

I am sure that if Armando Broja can perform well while he is at Chelsea, he will definitely be made permanent soon because I never thought that Chelsea was lacking in terms of finances because the wealth that Chelsea has is still enough to bring in quality players.
Armando Broja is a very talented young player, it's just that he is in a team that maybe for me is not the right one, but being at Chelsea also doesn't provide a guarantee because currently Chelsea is experiencing difficulties in terms of performance.
there is nothing wrong if Chelsea wants to try to find references for other players and continue to look for young players who can help improve this team performance and it looks like Pochettino will continue to hunt for young players in the current transfer market.

[slapper]

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.

Benzema should have thought carefully when he joined the football team in Saudi Arabia because there it could not be as free as Benzema imagined, so he felt pressured. But there are also several great players who are on the Saudi Arabian football team. They do it professionally because they realize that they are paid quite a bit of money, meaning that a very high salary at least gives respect to the team manager.

I suspect Benzema rushed to join a Saudi team. His current condition shows that he didn't anticipate his problems. Like me, you've observed he's divided between staying and going. This hesitation frustrates fans who expected more from a skilled player. I think Benzema misjudged Saudi league cultural and professional differences. He needs performance and happiness, but he's not finding either. Before making such a big move, he should have investigated more choices, possibly even EPL ones

[JeffBrad12]

I can't even believe this. This is gonna be a very good news for chelsea if bayern will be eyeing mudryk from chelsea. I know that if mudryk was not performing good enough in the chelsea and tuchel may be seeing him as a potential player that can be developed.
Mudryjk fast but needs to to train to get a better handling to control the ball.

Bayern Munich reportedly considered a move for struggling Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk in the January transfer window.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/mykhailo-mudryk-bayern-munich-chelsea-january-transfer-window/bltcdf2c221aca1795f

The latest report has been telling us if bayern had interest to buy mudryk from chelsea but the club is still considering it. I think that will be good for mudryk to go to the bayern instead of stay in the chelsea even longer. That will be so amazing if mudryk will become bayern's player.
I hope that mudryk will be going there caused by it will give free space for chelsea to get the new winger. Im sure that public will be shocked if bayern will be buying him from chelsea.

It's not yet clear whether bayern wants premanent transfer or loan from chelsea but seeing this news was coming prove that if mudryk was not a bad player but he was only a lucky player.
I was rarely seeing that a player that played so average has been attracted so many

[Belarge]

I suspect Benzema rushed to join a Saudi team. His current condition shows that he didn't anticipate his problems. Like me, you've observed he's divided between staying and going. This hesitation frustrates fans who expected more from a skilled player. I think Benzema misjudged Saudi league cultural and professional differences. He needs performance and happiness, but he's not finding either. Before making such a big move, he should have investigated more choices, possibly even EPL ones

The choices made are decisive on the player. The Frenchman exits Real Madrid because he was persuaded by these SPL clubs, they consider him to become important figure for the team. SPL is tougher than expected, none of these European players that make moves to SPL are doing quite balance except for Cristiano Ronaldo, he's doing exceptionally brilliant in matches. Karim Benzema failed to make his findings about the Saudi Pro League before moving, he couldn't adapt to the pattern so he fought really hard to exits.