⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Plaguedeath]

This is really bad news. I know Lewandowski is currently Barca's mainstay, and maybe he has the highest salary. This season, I believe Lewandowski is the leading reason Barca loses. It's the matches without him and the times when his performance is down that Barca loses. Barca is depending on this striker too much. At the same time, Lewandowski's age and injury will prevent that. So why doesn't Barca sell him and recruit younger, healthier players?

Yep Lewandowski is second highest paid player in Barcelona and his contract will end in 2026, I think Xavi want to sell Lewandowski since it will make Barcelona have enough money to sign other players, but Xavi want to show if he's a good person, so he said he really need Lewandowski.

Last few months many people complaining if Lewandowksi can't perform anymore, but in this month he already prove them wrong!

[bering]

Reportedly, Lewandowski still wants to stay at Barcelona and not go to the Saudi League or MLS at the end of the season. It seems that Lewandowski is very confident in being a mainstay for the Blaugrana and even though he is old, it is clear that his experience will still be useful here. Xavi certainly asked him to stay rather than let him go, especially since the club doesn't have a veteran striker like him.

If we look at his contract, it will end in 2026, which means he still has 2 seasons with Barcelona. However, if in the future there will still be offers from other clubs and Barcelona agrees to the requests from other clubs then that will actually be very good for the club's finances in the future. Well, here it looks like the situation is not good between clubs and players, but what is clear for now is that Lewandowski looks like he will stay.

Source: https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1785272889706483895

I know Lewandowski is not young anymore and this season too is not the best season for him because his goals records is not good compared to last season this because Lewandowski was often to gets injured which makes he have to absense several matches with Barcelona but admitted or not Lewandowski is still being an Barcelona top scorer in the last 2 season and in the term of scores goals there was no other players who can scores equal to him so i think Barcelona should be hold him because with his performance i think Lewandowski still can play at least until his contract ended

But indeed the speculation about his future finally was over because Lewandowski has decide to staying at least until 2026 and after his decision last week Lewandowski was performing well because he can made hattrick and bringing Barcelona to beat Valencia and next season Barcelona still under Xavi and Lewandowski is very confident he can bringing this team to compete with Real Madrid to gets Laliga trophy and scores more goals with Barcelona

[entertheabyss]

Yep Lewandowski is second highest paid player in Barcelona and his contract will end in 2026, I think Xavi want to sell Lewandowski since it will make Barcelona have enough money to sign other players, but Xavi want to show if he's a good person, so he said he really need Lewandowski.

Last few months many people complaining if Lewandowksi can't perform anymore, but in this month he already prove them wrong!

Bagging an hattrick last night was unbelievable because it's been a lengthy period for the Poland international to hits such amazing stats in a single game, he had good rating and pushing forward to strive in for promising excellence for the team. Robert Lewandowski is a goal machine and that's specifically one of the major reasons he was signed by Barcelona. Xavi Hernandez knows the importance and value of Lewandowski in his squad, he's always present to hits good nailing on his team without any form of challenges.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool expect forward to stay amid transfer speculation over Saudi Pro League interest

Source: Skysports

Mohammed Salah is a very important player for Liverpool. So it is not a bad idea for them to actually try to keep him in the squad. It is definitely going to be very hard for them to actually replace him. He is getting old it's true. But right now he is not that old. He is 31 years old right now. That is not too much in my opinion. At least if he is being able to give a good contribution to the team, he should still be a part of the team.

I am not saying he is going to perform like Luca Modrić and suddenly peak in his 30s. His pace has definitely deteriorated a little. But if they are unable to find a good replacement for him, and if they think that they still need him, I think there is no reason for them to make him go out of the club when they do not have a replacement ready.

[mamesso]

~Snip~

The decision to leave or not is in the hands of Kimmich. In case Kimmich and Bayern Munich do not reach an agreement, it is likely that Barca will recruit this 29-year-old player because of Xavi. Coach Xavi Hernandez reversed his decision to leave and will continue to lead Barca. Last summer, Kimmich had a conversation with coach Xavi. He highly appreciated Kimmich's talent. I believe Barca will closely monitor Kimmich's extension negotiations with Bayern Munich. And of course, Barca is not the only team that wants Kimmich, because Man City and Man United both really want to own Kimmich.

There is no other choice for Bayern Munich but to release Joshua Kimmich if he does not want to extend his contract, which has one more year remaining. Xavi really wants Joshua Kimmich to be in his squad, after he decided not to leave Barcelona, he will make a major overhaul of the Barcelona squad. It is reported that several names will soon be released, such as Romeu, Roberto, Ferran and Alonso. The presence of new players can provide new enthusiasm and make the Barcelona squad fresher.

Bayern Munich don't want their players to just leave, they want De Jong or Araujo as part of a swap for Joshua Kimmich, It looks like Kimmich departure to Barcelona is almost a reality because Xavi really wants him to be in his squad, especially since Kimmich really wants to play for Barcelona.

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This is really bad news. I know Lewandowski is currently Barca's mainstay, and maybe he has the highest salary. This season, I believe Lewandowski is the leading reason Barca loses. It's the matches without him and the times when his performance is down that Barca loses. Barca is depending on this striker too much. At the same time, Lewandowski's age and injury will prevent that. So why doesn't Barca sell him and recruit younger, healthier players?

Barcelona still really needs Lewandowski's services even though he is considered old and no longer productive as a mainstay striker. Financial limitations mean that Barcelona must be able to accept the reality that their movements are very limited in the transfer market with the financial conditions currently affecting the club. It is very difficult to get a cheap striker who is comparable to Lewandowski, so the option of retaining Lewandowski makes a lot of sense even though his productivity has recently declined.

Xavi can optimize Vitor Roque's potential as an alternative if Lewandowski is injured or inconsistent in maintaining his performance. He was very productive while still playing for Athletico Paranaense. Xavi's trust can improve Roque's quality, he is a talented player and has excellent individual skills. Xavi must give more playing time to Roque so that he can become a goal machine for Barcelona.

[Antotena]

Yep Lewandowski is second highest paid player in Barcelona and his contract will end in 2026, I think Xavi want to sell Lewandowski since it will make Barcelona have enough money to sign other players, but Xavi want to show if he's a good person, so he said he really need Lewandowski.

Last few months many people complaining if Lewandowksi can't perform anymore, but in this month he already prove them wrong!

Xavi has to be very strategic in selling Lewandowski, they don't have any player that makes goals like him, this season alone he had a total goals of 23 and there is no any player like that in Barcelona, not a single forward makes half of the goal he did, the closest was 11 goals which is from Ferran Torres. If he eventually sell Lewandowski, then he must have had a replacement ready otherwise, he is going to not going to lose next season trophies, his suffering will x2 what he is seeing now.

People that thought Lewandowski can't do much are just the bitter people who don't see the good things of Barcelona and are pissed by the performance of the team but who cares? Teams can't do 100% all the time, they can do well today and do less tomorrow.

[Richbased]

This is really bad news. I know Lewandowski is currently Barca's mainstay, and maybe he has the highest salary. This season, I believe Lewandowski is the leading reason Barca loses. It's the matches without him and the times when his performance is down that Barca loses. Barca is depending on this striker too much. At the same time, Lewandowski's age and injury will prevent that. So why doesn't Barca sell him and recruit younger, healthier players?

Yep Lewandowski is second highest paid player in Barcelona and his contract will end in 2026, I think Xavi want to sell Lewandowski since it will make Barcelona have enough money to sign other players, but Xavi want to show if he's a good person, so he said he really need Lewandowski.

Last few months many people complaining if Lewandowksi can't perform anymore, but in this month he already prove them wrong!

Robert Lewandowski is an important player that can play for any big team and since he was signed into Barcelona from Bayern Munich he has made some impact no doubt but his impact in Barcelona now cannot be compared to when he was in Bayern Munich but however since Barcelona is facing serious financial setback now, selling him to raise money for the team to buy some other important players will be necessary at this point so that the team can add more players because they need players most now so that the team can still maintain the visibility they are enjoying in the la Liga and Europe.

Xavi Hernandez have managed to become an average coach this season regardless of the fact that Barcelona were not able to have a finite team this season but the future holds greater achievement for Xavi if only the team can be reshuffled and new players to the squad.

The challenges that Robert Lewandowski was facing in the past isn't enough to lay criticisms on him because anyone who literally watch Robert Lewandowski while at Bayern Munich will know that he is a player that is worth counting on to deliver in matches so he should just give in his best for Barcelona till the end of his contract.

[Tony116]

Real Madrid are eyeing a shock summer move to sign Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo, according to reports in Spain.

Source: https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1777724660936806862

First of all, I think he is a great player. And I also believe he is going to be a great addition for Real Madrid. And secondly I also do not think that he is actually able to unlock his full potential at Manchester United. To be honest I think Manchester United is holding him back. And I think he will be able to perform better if he goes to Real Madrid. Because we all know that Real Madrid is a far better team compared to Manchester United right now. And the system of Real Madrid is also better. The quality of the squad that he's going to be around in Real Madrid is going to be multiple levels better compared to Manchester United. And he is already performing pretty well at Manchester United.

[makishart]

I recall some of the members here discussing his departure from Arsenal and return to the Serie A even there were many media talked about this too. Finally, it was just a rumor and not even true. Jorginho has had positive talks with Arsenal and is getting closer to signing a new contract with them and this is also confirming any rumors regarding whether he leavs from the club and back to the serie a at the end of season. This is very good given that Jorginho's performance with Arsenal has been improving significantly.

Jorginho is expected to sign a new contract with Arsenal after holding positive talks with the club, a report has revealed.

Source
I'm relieved to learn that he will not return to the Serie A caused by it may be a bad decision for his career. The EPL appears to be a better league for him to stay. I remember when many Gunners labelled him as Chelsea's agent. LMAO. They were only being delusional because they had so much negative energy toward him.
Jorginho has proven that he is worthy of staying at Arsenal for another season. Arteta still wants him to be a part of his project next season rather than buy a new player to fulfill his position.Nowadays, it's difficult to find someone who can play as well as he does.

Arteta is also hesitant to gamble on the youngstar because it involves a significant risk. Jorginho stays for another season. I'm sure he'll have a two-year or longer contract extension.

[KTChampions]

This is really bad news. I know Lewandowski is currently Barca's mainstay, and maybe he has the highest salary. This season, I believe Lewandowski is the leading reason Barca loses. It's the matches without him and the times when his performance is down that Barca loses. Barca is depending on this striker too much. At the same time, Lewandowski's age and injury will prevent that. So why doesn't Barca sell him and recruit younger, healthier players?

Yes, I’m not at all sure that without Lewandowski (this season specifically) Barcelona would have been worse. And I am almost 100% sure that Lewandowski will be a brake on the team next season. And what’s worst is that now there is an opportunity to actually sell him at a profit (+ improve the payroll + buy someone promising), but in a year this opportunity will most likely no longer exist.

[Palakka]

Real Madrid are eyeing a shock summer move to sign Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo, according to reports in Spain.

Source: https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1777724660936806862

First of all, I think he is a great player. And I also believe he is going to be a great addition for Real Madrid. And secondly I also do not think that he is actually able to unlock his full potential at Manchester United. To be honest I think Manchester United is holding him back. And I think he will be able to perform better if he goes to Real Madrid. Because we all know that Real Madrid is a far better team compared to Manchester United right now. And the system of Real Madrid is also better. The quality of the squad that he's going to be around in Real Madrid is going to be multiple levels better compared to Manchester United. And he is already performing pretty well at Manchester United.

Kobbie Mainoo will be a hot asset that will indeed be contested by many teams in the summer transfer market, the performance and talent possessed by Mainoo this season certainly attracts many teams to be able to get him from Manchester United next season, Mainoo who has just been promoted to the Manchester United first team this season is really able to maintain his game performance and even he is able to compete with the senior midfielders owned by Manchester United, although Manchester United is indeed in poor form at the moment in the league but we should admit that the duo of Mainoo and Casemiro in the middle of Manchester United has been quite solid as well as one of the best in my opinion.

I think will be difficult for Manchester United to sell his talented player in the near future, because reportedly Mainoo has signed a long-term contract with the Red Devils at this time, as a young player of course he has a lot of time to achieve success but for now honing his skills is of course what he needs to do,  Madrid is the best team in the world but if Mainoo leaves for Madrid in the near future it will certainly only destroy his career, at the moment Madrid is filled with great midfielders so it will be difficult for him to compete for the starting place and slowly of course will only make immersed in the bench, so staying at Manchester United is the right solution in my opinion because now he has gained trust and also the main place in skuad from ten hag.

[Oluwa-btc]

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool expect forward to stay amid transfer speculation over Saudi Pro League interest

Source: Skysports

Mohammed Salah is a very important player for Liverpool. So it is not a bad idea for them to actually try to keep him in the squad. It is definitely going to be very hard for them to actually replace him. He is getting old it's true. But right now he is not that old. He is 31 years old right now. That is not too much in my opinion. At least if he is being able to give a good contribution to the team, he should still be a part of the team.

I am not saying he is going to perform like Luca Modrić and suddenly peak in his 30s. His pace has definitely deteriorated a little. But if they are unable to find a good replacement for him, and if they think that they still need him, I think there is no reason for them to make him go out of the club when they do not have a replacement ready.

Just like Jamie Carragher club legend said and I completely agree with him even though I think he's being a fucking twat and a talkative.
Liverpool has to look Into letting Mo Salah leave for the very first time since he joined Liverpool. I don't know what's going down between him and Jurgen Klopp but that is not some good way for Kloop to do it, praise in public in wad there taught and criticize privately, but him as a professional manager failed to do that.

Why compare him with Luka Modric? Stop it lol.

Liverpool should make no mistakes with this red flag already, they should cash out big from the sale of Mo Salah to these Saudi Arabian Premier League Clubs hunting for him.
Asides him, they also uave to make sure that they upgrade the defense since Virgil Van Dirk has really declined.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Imagine if Manchester United sack Ten Hag and Ten Hag is successful in Ajax, while Manchester United didn't improve with their new manager. This will be a huge blow to many people since Ten Hag is actually a good manager and Manchester United is just Manchester United, a team that nothing without Sir Alex Ferguson.

I really want to see it, so this will make people to realize don't always put the blame on the manager, instead blame the players.

Ten Hag has been successful with Ajax. If Man United sack him, I think he will move the another team in the top leagues in Europe (EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1). He looks like to not return to his country. I'm sure there are some top teams in Europe will be interested in Ten Hag although Ten Hag can't give any trophy for Man United.

I won't blame Man United management if they want to sack Ten Hag. It is their own right to have a new coach, Ten Hag never leads Man United to compete for the EPL title. So, it makes sense if Man United management decides to fire Ten Hag. No, I think we can't blame players only because it is also the responsibility of the coach when the performance of a club is bad. Ten Hag has a big role to determine how Man United plays.

Well, many here until now have finally reacted, from the eginning when CR7 was at MU I Said that that coach was very bad, bad in the sense of directing and bad in the personal sense, I don't know if any team would be interested in having him, I wouldn't even hire a coach who never achieved anything in a team like MU, where he never put a legendary player in his position, I really don't know, but apparently the Dutch coaches have disliked the most legendary players, and In this case things are very negative for this type of coach, I am a person who has never liked Ten Hag in my life, if the MU looks for another career and changes the face of the rest. , I think that would be great.

As a Man United supporter, I would not feel that way. Even though he was successful in coaching other teams, but in reality he failed to make Man United better. He wasted a lot of money and almost none of the players he signed achieved success at Man United. He was stubborn and he was reluctant to give a second chance to a player who argued with him, however, with all his characteristics and decisions, this does not make Man United better. He has a habit that actually makes Man United lose a match. When Man United had a goal lead and had control of the game, Ten Hag often made changes to strategy which ultimately eliminated their chances of winning.

Well, maybe he can't put strategies like he did at Ajax when everything turned out well, at Man United he has great players because they are very good, the squad they have is for them to be in the first places in the PL, and It is also important that they do very well in the UCL, not even that they fall to the Europa League, but leadership is something that not everyone does well, keep in mind that for me he was always an arrogant person, the truth is that I didn't like him when he left the bench to a legend like CR7, and now CR7 is not doing badly, he is, so CR7 was not the problem, the problem was always Ten Hag, but for many years they have had the problem and they were not able to realize it? That's something that doesn't fit me for a club like this.

Peter Schmeichel believes Thomas Tuchel could have a Jurgen Klopp-like impact at Manchester United if he were to replace Erik ten Hag in the coming weeks.

Ten Hag is under significant pressure at Old Trafford following a chastening second season at the helm. The Red Devils are now out of contention to qualify for next year's Champions League and could even record their lowest-ever finish in the Premier League era.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-schmeichel-thomas-tuchel-32691575

[rahmad2nd]

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Yep Lewandowski is second highest paid player in Barcelona and his contract will end in 2026, I think Xavi want to sell Lewandowski since it will make Barcelona have enough money to sign other players, but Xavi want to show if he's a good person, so he said he really need Lewandowski.

Last few months many people complaining if Lewandowksi can't perform anymore, but in this month he already prove them wrong!

To be honest, I don't really follow the development of Barcelona's striker. however, there are many rumors that Lewandowski will leave after this season. As a Barcelona fan, I still have hope and trust that Lewandowski is still worthy of being relied on with the experience he has and his stability. what Barcelona should improve is their young players, especially players who act as substitutes for Lewandowski. Barcelona has several young players on the front line, especially Vitor Roque, who must hone his abilities as future regeneration.

Talking about Lewandowski, we know he had problems. Plus, I had to go into the treatment room because of an injury. In the Valencia match, Lewandowski was able to score a hat-trick, despite the Valencia goalkeeper being given a red card. Based on the newspaper I read which I quoted from Sport Bild, Lewandowski has answered these rumors. He emphasized that he still doesn't want to leave the Blaugrana, claiming that his physical condition is now back to good. So, if what Sport Bild says is true. nothing can let him go, apart from Lewandowski's own desire to leave Barcelona. after all, the contract is still quite long until 2026.

[Alpha Marine]

This is good news for Barcelona because the club is definitely not in a financial position to actually buy a striker with qualities like Lewandowski right now. Although he is old he still is one of those dangerous players in front of goal and a key player to any club he plays for at the moment. His hat trick yesterday clearly shows how he is still important to the club and Xavi definitely will need to do with his experience next season

I don't think this is good news. Lewandoski is good and still one of the best strikers but he's old like you say and that's a limitation. Barcelona needs another top striker to give him competition and give him rest. Relying on Lewandoski for the whole of the season is not a very good plan. What makes it worse is that the backup strikers Barcelona have are not reliable and consistent enough.
If they had the funds, I believe they would have gotten another world-class striker to partner with Lewandoski.

Liverpool has to look Into letting Mo Salah leave for the very first time since he joined Liverpool.

I don't buy the idea that Liverpool should let Salah go. They have to be very careful in the choices they make right now. Salah is still the highest goal scorer in Liverpool. He has been their best goal scorer for a very long time now. Letting a player like that go without a replacement can be chaotic. With a new manager coming, he needs all the help he can get. There are players Liverpool should look to offload in the summer but Salah is not one of them.

[Silence Scream]

Yep Lewandowski is second highest paid player in Barcelona and his contract will end in 2026, I think Xavi want to sell Lewandowski since it will make Barcelona have enough money to sign other players, but Xavi want to show if he's a good person, so he said he really need Lewandowski.

Last few months many people complaining if Lewandowksi can't perform anymore, but in this month he already prove them wrong!

Xavi has to be very strategic in selling Lewandowski, they don't have any player that makes goals like him, this season alone he had a total goals of 23 and there is no any player like that in Barcelona, not a single forward makes half of the goal he did, the closest was 11 goals which is from Ferran Torres. If he eventually sell Lewandowski, then he must have had a replacement ready otherwise, he is going to not going to lose next season trophies, his suffering will x2 what he is seeing now.

People that thought Lewandowski can't do much are just the bitter people who don't see the good things of Barcelona and are pissed by the performance of the team but who cares? Teams can't do 100% all the time, they can do well today and do less tomorrow.

Considering that Edin Dzeko played in the UCL final with Inter at the age of 38, I think Lewandowski can play in Barcelona for 2 more years. If there is a lack of performance, it may be due to the team. Barcelona, ​​as a team, is not as effective in attacking ways as it used to be. I think Messi would only perform this much if it was just Suarez without Neymar.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Well, many here until now have finally reacted, from the eginning when CR7 was at MU I Said that that coach was very bad, bad in the sense of directing and bad in the personal sense, I don't know if any team would be interested in having him, I wouldn't even hire a coach who never achieved anything in a team like MU, where he never put a legendary player in his position, I really don't know, but apparently the Dutch coaches have disliked the most legendary players, and In this case things are very negative for this type of coach, I am a person who has never liked Ten Hag in my life, if the MU looks for another career and changes the face of the rest. , I think that would be great.

that's why I also said that I wouldn't be happy to see Ten Hag continue to be a coach at Man United because we'll see how Ten Hag always has problems with players since Ronaldo, Sancho and whether Marcus Rashford will be the next player who will have problems with Ten Hag.
I previously heard from the media regarding this problem, but does it make sense that a coach who is very selfish can make a difference to his team's performance?
no, I have to say this because MU future means a lot to the fans since they lost their glory days Man United seemed to have slumped after the arrival of Ten Hag, who was very selfish, always pressured the players to always carry out whatever orders Ten Hag wanted, even though every order and strategy which Man United said could not make any changes.

I don't want to see Ten Hag with Man United again and I hope that this season will be the last time Ten Hag will serve as coach at Man United and I hope MU officials will listen to all of our hopes.

To be honest, I don't like arrogant people like him, no matter what he looks like, because no one should believe that they are more than others, so he is one of those, and he is also very selfish. person, if a team makes the effort and has a star, it makes no sense for him to stay on the bench, that is not logical, unless he is injured, but it is in Ten Hag's brain, so there it is, he has done it done wrong The Portugal coach also did wrong when he didn't get the game bug in the World Cup, I don't know why they always make the same mistakes, it's something I don't understand, they should never If you do something like that, every coach who does something like that can fail. It doesn't suit you, I would call it Karma.

[W Jr.]

This is really bad news. I know Lewandowski is currently Barca's mainstay, and maybe he has the highest salary. This season, I believe Lewandowski is the leading reason Barca loses. It's the matches without him and the times when his performance is down that Barca loses. Barca is depending on this striker too much. At the same time, Lewandowski's age and injury will prevent that. So why doesn't Barca sell him and recruit younger, healthier players?

Yep Lewandowski is second highest paid player in Barcelona and his contract will end in 2026, I think Xavi want to sell Lewandowski since it will make Barcelona have enough money to sign other players, but Xavi want to show if he's a good person, so he said he really need Lewandowski.

Last few months many people complaining if Lewandowksi can't perform anymore, but in this month he already prove them wrong!

Considering that Lewandowski is costly, the player they will replace him with after selling him should both receive less salary than Lewandowski and be more talented than Lewandowski. I don't think there will be many players like this. Lewa is a great player. However, if Barcelona has better options in terms of cost, they may of course want to sell him.

[Jegileman]

This is really bad news. I know Lewandowski is currently Barca's mainstay, and maybe he has the highest salary. This season, I believe Lewandowski is the leading reason Barca loses. It's the matches without him and the times when his performance is down that Barca loses. Barca is depending on this striker too much. At the same time, Lewandowski's age and injury will prevent that. So why doesn't Barca sell him and recruit younger, healthier players?

I don’t think it works like that, if they decide to do it in this manner, they will lose their prime in that season and eventually finish in a position that is less than what they expected. When you have a big player in your team that can serve as role model to other younger players, before he leaves or retire, you should have him play with those new young players to help them get acquainted to those positions faster and better. If Barcelona will allow Lewandowski to go, they should have young players scouted on ground that will replace him in the striking role when he leaves. Barcelona did the right thing for keeping him back and would love to wait till his contract expires in few years time. He will have a nice time here and they should try and get him do the work he is paid for more perfectly.

[Sakanwa]

Mbape is currently ranked the third player to be capable of winning the Ballon'Or this season,and Bellingham of Madrid is ranked first.Mbape will be looking forward to being at thesame team with Bellingham next season,and I think attention will be shifted from Bellingham to Mbape which I think will not please Bellingham.Mbape to Madrid is just a matter of time before the deal can be completed.The summer window will be open,and all paper
work will be completed between both parties.I think it will be a good move for Mbape,but bad for  Bellingham who have already gained the love of the fans.