⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Swordsoffreedom]

Xavi Simons aims for a return to Barcelona!
Mundo Deportivo are reporting that Simons has made his mind up and will push for a Camp Nou return ahead of the new season.
Speculation about Simons’ future has grown in recent weeks, with the youngster said to have a clause in his contract which allows him to choose which club he moves to if he goes out on loan again.

Source: https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2024/5/13/24155242/xavi-simons-to-tell-psg-he-wants-barcelona-loan-move

Good news for Barcelona. Because if it was any other club I do not think the players were actually going to be interested to return. But Barcelona definitely has a reputation and also has a legacy. That is something which the players are really interested about as well. Sometimes there is also a soft corner for Barcelona in the minds of the players. That's why a lot of the players have still not abandoned Barcelona even though they know that the situation in Barcelona is not good at all and maybe the future in Barcelona is also something that has to be given a big thought about. Let’s also remember that he is only 21 years old. Young players showing interest in Barcelona is also something that will make Barcelona happy as well.

[fullhdpixel]

I think that most of this coaches being link to the managerial position at Bayern Munich are just mere speculations, especially in this closing stage of the season, and since it's very obvious that Bayern Munich are very desperate in their search for a new manager, everyone, including managers that is not up to Bayern Munich standard will also be linked with the club, so am not that surprised that zerbi is being Link with the vacant managerial position at Bayern Munich.

And as for Thomas tuchel, I think it's best that he is leaving on mutual consent because his coaching pattern is not that suited to this Bayern Munich side, not that he is a bad coach, No, he is not, but his system is not just suited to this Bayern Munich side.

Bayern Munich recently having too many changes at the managerial level with things are not ideal because they are having no respect for them and firing too quick which is surely not good but as things are going with we already have rejection from the Rangnick and Negelsmann things are going more terrible and in this situation their best decision is sticking with Thomas Tuchel because this will give them better results instead of having any new coach which will bring more mess-up.

Even they can go ahead with De Zerbi, but this is going to be another gamble and this can bring problems for them as well which will be not good deal with this maybe his playing style could be not helpful for this club so if they are having not required manager then surely right now sticking with Thomas Tuchel is going to be the best option for them, and they can give him favour which will increase his confident and also teams performance as well.

[Texac]

I think the coach is handling this one far better compared to how the authority of PSG and also the President of France is actually handling this. Macron Actually might have offered him crazy things other than Money, who knows? I believe PSG is a good team. They are just never ready for the Champions League because they do not play against any Champions League level team in the Ligue 1.

I hope they actually believe that even without Mbappé they are actually going to be a great team. And of course, everyone understands that the legacy which Mbappé wants to have in his career is probably not going to happen if he stays in PSG. Of course, this makes sense. It’s just that the coach will have more freedom now and is not going to have to build a team around a certain player. This should have been done years ago. But I am happy that finally, Mbappé is leaving PSG and not chasing only money. But I guess he has already got enough money.

[doomloop]

Do you guys believe Liverpool is seriously looking for a replacement for Salah after klopp will not in the club again? Is now the time to cash in on him? Antony Gordon has been heavily linked to Liverpool as a replacement for Salah and many news were also saying the same thing. Liverpool put gordon as its priority target since club needs also to think about regeneration to the its players. This appears to be a signal that Liverpool is looking to cash in on Salah for $100 million or more and im hoping salah to leave from there and go to the saudi pro league.

Salah may not be interested in playing for the club again after Klopp leaves Liverpool as soon as possible caused by klopp probably salah's main reason to keep stay on liverpool despite so many rumors that linked him to leave from the club. Is it the right decision to replace him while Salah is still at his peak performance? I think that any of you guys have different opinion regarding this.

There were expectations after exit of Jürgen Klopp Liverpool is going to have big overhauled as many players are ready to leave with foremost Mohammad Salah which is target of Al Ittihad of Saudi League is surely going to leave with he is already in talk about three years contract which is going to be luxurious for him and few more players are also settled for the leave, but currently things are not well prepare about this all because we are having just one or two games left in this season and then all will be appeared in media.

After Jürgen Klopp announcement we have some serious problems in Liverpool specially they down from top and now settle for the third spot now they are targeting Anthony Gordon with things are unstable because we are also having news Darwin Núñez is also leaving the club so we have to wait for the end of the season then all will be clear what is going to happen here.

[W Jr.]

Jose Mourinho has still been looking for a job. He is really keen on returning to his job recently as you can understand from his recent statements as well. It doesn't look like he cares about where to work much either.

I would really wish for one of these EPL elite team to reconsider appointing José Mourinho as heascoach. Since his exits from AS Roma, he's been idle, I'm not saying he's not busy with his social life but when it involves football business, he's off. José Mourinho is a first class coach and he's not desperate to resume his managerial duties. We know José Mourinho very well, he vividly made it clear that he won't be settling for average teams and only goes for team that's ambitious to win trophies.

In fact, he is a good person in choosing actors and communicating with them. The players must respect him and he has a lot of success. Of course, he did not manage a team after Rome and he can manage one of the EPL teams. I even think he can be successful as manager of Manchester United. Of course, if he wants, he will go to ManU. If ManU wants to see him in the team, they will first send Ten Hag from the team.

[Dzigie]

Jose Mourinho has still been looking for a job. He is really keen on returning to his job recently as you can understand from his recent statements as well. It doesn't look like he cares about where to work much either.

I have only heard about Fenerbahçe's interest in him. There is a chairman election soon and one of the candidates is targeting to bring him to the team. Mourinho looks okay with that however his cost won't be cheap for sure. If I'm not wrong he wants 12 million euros yearly for himself and 3 million euros for his crew.

If this transfer doesn't happen then maybe he might see Saudi Arabia as another option. I haven't heard of any other European team being interested in him recently. 

Aziz Yıldırım, who announced his candidacy for Fenerbahçe presidency, announced that he met with Jose Mourinho. During his previous presidency, Aziz Yıldırım had transferred footballers such as Anelka and Alex. He is a person who likes to bring world-class star names to the team. He can also bring Jose Mourinho to the team. However, the annual fee demanded by Jose Mourinho seemed too high to me. No Turkish club has ever paid such an annual fee to a technical director before. If we pay 15 million euros to Jose Mourinho and his technical team, how will we finance new transfers? There is no doubt that Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers in the world, but I think we have to make a proper financial planning.

[kro55]

As first reported by German news outlet Bild, Bayern were proposing an €18 million (£15.5m) compensation package for the 49-year-old but Palace have no interest in letting him leave, valuing him at closer to €100m (£86m).

Source: The New York Times

Well, that's one way to make sure that he does not go anywhere else. They are definitely not going to pay that much money for him. If they actually pay that much money, it is going to be stupid. I think Crystal Palace have asked for that much money because they know that nobody is actually going to pay that amount. Except for Manchester United, I guess. Because they can do anything at any given moment. They literally asked for more than 5 and a half times the money that they were offered. I think for that amount of money Bayern Munich can also find better alternatives as well. So there is no reason for Bayern Munich to actually move ahead with this deal. And I believe they did the right thing by ending all negotiations.

[rahmad2nd]

Honestly for now we can't know how much ability Zidane has, not I mean to underestimate Zidane but I think the achievements that Zidane has by just coaching Madrid of course it cannot show how much he is capable of coaching a club, when Madrid is inhabited by the majority of star players of course it will be very easy for a coach to be able to win and championship in the competitions they participate in,  Zidane has been rumored to be recruited by big teams such as PSG and Manchester United but the funny thing is Zidane continues to refuse to coach the team for reasons that make no sense in my opinion.

Manchester United are currently in such a bad condition that it is only fitting for them to find a better coach to replace Ten Hag later, some time ago Manchester United continued to be linked with Zidane but it seems that he continues to refuse so indeed Manchester United may no longer try to sign him next season, honestly if if Zidane continues to refuse to coach a club of course over time Zidane will disappear was swallowed by time with the emergence of many new coach coaches.

However, Zidane has proven his capacity when managing Real Madrid, but he has not been proven to handle other teams.  It is not an easy matter for a coach to handle a team that is inhabited by big name players, there is competition in the dressing room. The player's ego must be overcome by the coach, and Zidane is able to handle it well. Unfortunately, Zidane is not or is not yet willing to handle a club he wants to handle. Even though there are many rumors linking him with several elite European teams, until now Zidane is not ready to step up and become a coach at a club. Maybe, he doesn't want to anymore or maybe he just wants to train according to the club he wants. Or maybe right now he doesn't want it yet, but it could be possible later. either which club he will coach, or not at all.

As for Manchester United, this season has been bad for them. I don't know whether Ten Hag will be fired or not. However, I agree with what Roy Keane, one of the legends of The Red Devil, said. In Kane's eyes, Ten Hag needs to be given more time. According to him, United's downturn this season is not solely Ten Hag's fault. The unfortunate situation where a storm of injuries continues to hit the team is the main factor.  plus, some other problems. I don't know whether Ten Hag is still trusted or not, but even if United changes coach, it's not certain that The Red Devil will immediately bounce back.
As for Zidane, it is clear that he is not willing or maybe there is actually no offer between the club and Zidane. after all, everything is based on rumors which are not necessarily true. We'll see what United will do next summer.

[ZAINmalik75]

I hope they actually believe that even without Mbappé they are actually going to be a great team. And of course, everyone understands that the legacy which Mbappé wants to have in his career is probably not going to happen if he stays in PSG. Of course, this makes sense. It’s just that the coach will have more freedom now and is not going to have to build a team around a certain player. This should have been done years ago. But I am happy that finally, Mbappé is leaving PSG and not chasing only money. But I guess he has already got enough money.

PSG has the same team in it, if Killyan is there or not, they can't win the champion league. PSG has also tried big players like Messi, Neymar etc to win the Champions league, but nothing has changed, PSG is the same. The Ucl title is like that zero. Now the thing is that Killian Mbappe took the best step to leave PSG because he knew that even PSG could not become the UCL champion. Therefore he made the better decision that some other club could go and win UCL. And if I tell the truth, there is no better club than Real Madrid, they are the king of Europe,only they can fulfill Killyan Mbappe's dream, i.e., winning the Champion League. Ballon Dor win can also be achieved by UCL winning. Therefore, Killyan Mbappe has wanted to leave PSG and some media sources have indicated that the contract between Real Madrid and Killyan Mbappe has already been decided, but now it depends on Killyan Mbappe when he wants to make it an official in public.

[tiCeR]

As first reported by German news outlet Bild, Bayern were proposing an €18 million (£15.5m) compensation package for the 49-year-old but Palace have no interest in letting him leave, valuing him at closer to €100m (£86m).

Source: The New York Times

Well, that's one way to make sure that he does not go anywhere else. They are definitely not going to pay that much money for him. If they actually pay that much money, it is going to be stupid. I think Crystal Palace have asked for that much money because they know that nobody is actually going to pay that amount. Except for Manchester United, I guess. Because they can do anything at any given moment. They literally asked for more than 5 and a half times the money that they were offered. I think for that amount of money Bayern Munich can also find better alternatives as well. So there is no reason for Bayern Munich to actually move ahead with this deal. And I believe they did the right thing by ending all negotiations.

This was a rumor that I first couldn't believe, but now it turns out that it all was true I suppose.

They have been struggling in the recent weeks and months to find a great name as a coach for their team, but so many turned down the offer. Interesting to find out what their next step will be, but I am getting more and more convinced that they will revoke the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel.

That's a double-edged sword as on the one hand Tuche could see how they tried to find a different coach but they couldn't as Nagelsmann turned down the offer and Rangnick and now Glasner? At first I didn't even know who this guy is and then remembers him vaguely. Is that what Bayern realy wants? So Tuchel knows he is something like the last resort, which is never good because I think it hurts his auhtority from the get go. And when it doesn't work out well in the beginning, I can't imagine how the press will make a volcano out of every single bit that's going on. They will never be able to do their work without having explosives all around them.

[arallmuus]

I think the coach is handling this one far better compared to how the authority of PSG and also the President of France is actually handling this. Macron Actually might have offered him crazy things other than Money, who knows? I believe PSG is a good team.

He is one of the top talents for France so they probably treat him like a 'god' there and wouldnt want another league to have him. Same situation happened before for Pele, he wasnt really allowed to move out of Brazil so he spent most of his time playing there although his talent far exceed the brazilian league standard so yeah this is pretty much the same thing with Mbappe.

He traded his chance to move to Real Madrid 2 years ago because he chose money over his career so this is his only chance to move out of Ligue or else he would waste all his potential by playing in that 'farmers' league

[nurilham]

Keylor Navas is now 37 years old with he already plays his prime soccer so having no enough time here at PSG is surely problem for him with now it is good time for him to go ahead for new destination with most chances he can join any good club at the MLS or Saudi League because these are best places for player like him, he can give his 2 or 3 years which will give him good amount and then having enjoy his retirement life with his knowledge and experience could be new chapter of his life.

Besides Keylor Navas is no longer in the prime age, Keylor Navas won't have a chance to play regularly there because PSG already has many goalkeepers now. It is the right decision to leave because he is better to move to the team that can offer more time to play for him. Sure, Keylor Navas only can play 2-3 years again, he probably considers to retire. You're right, SPL or MLS is a good option for him before he retires. I hope he will consider SPL, there should some Saudi teams which want to sign him and pay with a high salary.

PSG is now going for the new era as well after exit of Kylian Mbappé they can do better things with management needs to give time to coach Luis Enrique which is experiences and also having ability to bring big trophies which are dream of this club, but surely we will have better updates about this all after end of this season.

Indeed. The departure of Mbappe will lead PSG to the new era. They may not rely on a single player anymore, they probably begin to focus on playing as a solid team. Luis Enrique doesn't want to worry anymore to rotate any player on the lineup of PSG. There is no more a special player in PSG, all of them have the same rights now. I assume this may bring a positive impact on PSG.

[baeva]

Apart from Xabi Alonso, Rangnick and Negelsmann, I heard that Zidane also rejected the offer.

Zidane is the most difficult coach a club could hire. I think only Madrid can made him as a coach. So far, what I remember is Zidane will only become a coach for club, if he gets permission from his wife. When his wife refused the request, Zidane would respect his wife's decision more than the money offered to him. There have been several clubs that wanted to make him a coach, but all of them were rejected. What I remember is MU offer which was rejected by Zidane ^{(around 2021 or 2022, CMIIW)}, because his wife expected Zidane to longer break before returning as a coach or returning to football.

Honestly for now we can't know how much ability Zidane has, not I mean to underestimate Zidane but I think the achievements that Zidane has by just coaching Madrid of course it cannot show how much he is capable of coaching a club, when Madrid is inhabited by the majority of star players of course it will be very easy for a coach to be able to win and championship in the competitions they participate in,  Zidane has been rumored to be recruited by big teams such as PSG and Manchester United but the funny thing is Zidane continues to refuse to coach the team for reasons that make no sense in my opinion.

Manchester United are currently in such a bad condition that it is only fitting for them to find a better coach to replace Ten Hag later, some time ago Manchester United continued to be linked with Zidane but it seems that he continues to refuse so indeed Manchester United may no longer try to sign him next season, honestly if if Zidane continues to refuse to coach a club of course over time Zidane will disappear was swallowed by time with the emergence of many new coach coaches.

I remember there were rumours that he might take charge of the French national team, maybe he's still waiting for an offer and that's why he's declining, I don't know, but overall I agree with you to some extent that his fame is due to his stellar Real Madrid squad and to see him coach another team, be it PSG or MJ, would be interesting

[Antotena]

He is one of the top talents for France so they probably treat him like a 'god' there and wouldnt want another league to have him. Same situation happened before for Pele, he wasnt really allowed to move out of Brazil so he spent most of his time playing there although his talent far exceed the brazilian league standard so yeah this is pretty much the same thing with Mbappe.

There is this post I saw somewhere how Real Madrid made a statement about Mbape back in 2012, that club has seen him as a potential and that was prophecized when he worn his first world club  at the age of 19 and almost won another one in 2022, now tell me which club wouldn't want to have such kind of guy in his team. Real Madrid has the money and that's why they have not relent in getting that guy to their club and for the fact that he was been maltreated in the beginning of the league made everything worse for PSG.

He traded his chance to move to Real Madrid 2 years ago because he chose money over his career so this is his only chance to move out of Ligue or else he would waste all his potential by playing in that 'farmers' league

Perez was angry that time but I think they should understand him, a guy in such his age will pick money over anything because he is good and considering the fact that he is from France, he will be an hypocrite to leave his home club and go for another place when they even gave him a juicy contract.

[Silence Scream]

Jose Mourinho has still been looking for a job. He is really keen on returning to his job recently as you can understand from his recent statements as well. It doesn't look like he cares about where to work much either.

I have only heard about Fenerbahçe's interest in him. There is a chairman election soon and one of the candidates is targeting to bring him to the team. Mourinho looks okay with that however his cost won't be cheap for sure. If I'm not wrong he wants 12 million euros yearly for himself and 3 million euros for his crew.

If this transfer doesn't happen then maybe he might see Saudi Arabia as another option. I haven't heard of any other European team being interested in him recently. 

Aziz Yıldırım, who announced his candidacy for Fenerbahçe presidency, announced that he met with Jose Mourinho. During his previous presidency, Aziz Yıldırım had transferred footballers such as Anelka and Alex. He is a person who likes to bring world-class star names to the team. He can also bring Jose Mourinho to the team. However, the annual fee demanded by Jose Mourinho seemed too high to me. No Turkish club has ever paid such an annual fee to a technical director before. If we pay 15 million euros to Jose Mourinho and his technical team, how will we finance new transfers? There is no doubt that Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers in the world, but I think we have to make a proper financial planning.

In my opinion, it does not make sense for a Turkish team to pay 15 Million Euros annually only to its coach and team. Fenerbahçe can easily buy some players for this transfer fee. Jose may be a very good coach, but he may be a name that may fall behind in the interests of the team. I don't think there will be a decrease in his salary either. It's not about the coach, it's about being successful in bringing good players to the team.

[Alpha Marine]

Mourinho gradually changed his defensive style of play at Roma compared to when he was at Chelsea and Inter Milan. He has also improved on his relationship with players as we saw in his last club. My view is that his time has passed and he should move to average clubs. Uncommon old tacticians and young coaches now rule the coaching world. Young coaches who have fresh ideas and a taking over the coaching sphere and any coach who fails to move with this advancement become outdated.  

I don't think Mourinho changed his tactics at Roma. Roma was still a very defensive team under Mourinho. While Mou was at Roma, you'll hardly see Roma attack in numbers, they're always conscious of the defense. This is a good way to play, but coaches these days have found a way to constantly have numbers in attack and always have numbers when defending and do both constantly.
Look at how Ancelotti's Real Madrid plays. They attack in full and defend in full, the same with Arterta's Arsenal and Pep's Man City. This kind of play makes the team score more goals because they attract more and since they defend together, they don't concede too much.

I think Mourinho needs to redefine his tactics. His team needs to attack more and he needs to learn how to hold the ball. You defend less when you have the ball. I'm not saying you should have the bulk of possession in the match, but at worst get up 40 percent possession. He's good with counter-attacking football so he should learn how to keep the ball while being direct.
His pattern of football is outdated and he'll always have trouble in any team he coaches playing football like that.

[Josefjix]

Mourinho gradually changed his defensive style of play at Roma compared to when he was at Chelsea and Inter Milan. He has also improved on his relationship with players as we saw in his last club. My view is that his time has passed and he should move to average clubs. Uncommon old tacticians and young coaches now rule the coaching world. Young coaches who have fresh ideas and a taking over the coaching sphere and any coach who fails to move with this advancement become outdated.  

AS Roma board was selfish enough to dismissed one of the top ranking coach from their team and had to settle for someone that's not even close to competing with José Mourinho for the title. It's vividly clear that José Mourinho build up AS Roma to become one of the fierce club in the Seria A and won them their first UEFEA Confernce League title and this was one of the significance changes brought by the magnificent coach that wasn't given a second chance to make things right for the club, I hopes Daniele De Rossi does.

[Litzki1990]

Klopp is probably the only manager who has been in charge of Liverpool for a longer period of 9 years. In nine long years, however, there has never been such talk or criticism that he has to leave the club. However, the latter seasons of his career for Liverpool did not go well at all. It is not mentioned anywhere that a team will always do well under a manager. He has been in charge of Liverpool for a long time and he has helped Liverpool achieve a lot in this long time, surely Liverpool are satisfied with the management of their club and Liverpool will surely give him the honor he deserves when he leaves. To be in charge of a club for nine long years is to consider that club to be your family. I am only thinking about how Klopp will be when he leaves the club without any illusions or how emotional he will be.

even though Klopp closed his coaching season with Liverpool with Liverpool's performance not being that good. but I'm sure fans will still respect him as one of the best coaches Liverpool has.
There is still no news regarding the next club which will be a new challenge for Klopp. maybe he would rest for a while and enjoy his life. but I'm sure with the quality that Klopp has, it won't take long to find a new club that he will coach. he is one of the great coaches.

Klopp is one of the best managers and Liverpool fans along with Liverpool team management Liverpool players will always respect this manager. He has been responsible for this club for a long time and he has done this without interruption so when he leaves the responsibility of this club this season he will definitely not take responsibility of another club this season maybe he will give time to his family. After giving time to his family, he may again choose a new club and start a new life there. Klopp is certainly a familiar face to those of us who follow European football, so I have heaps of respect for this manager.

[Hirose UK]

Rumors circulating are true that Barcelona is really linked with Darwin Nunez and if you look at the situation it is clear that Barcelona is targeting Nunez to be able to have stronger front line performance.
Honestly, it would be shame if Liverpool had to sell player like Nunez at this time.

Actually, seeing from the contribution given by Nunez, it is quite possible for him to be one of the players on the sales list next season because seeing from the achievements he has made at Liverpool over the past 2 seasons I think there is nothing special and even tends to be bad in Liverpool's attack line.

60 matches in 2 seasons he did but he only scored 20 goals and in my opinion it is not too good for the size of a striker whose price is more than 100 million so in this case it is quite natural that he is one of the players on the sell list.

But looking at some considerations about the Barcelona and Nunez rumours I think this becomes a little more funny because we know the price of Nunez is not cheap and with what Barcelona are buying this player now? Moreover, seeing the statement from Klopp it seems that this rumour is only exaggerated to increase reader traffic by some media.

If look at the improvement in performance, I would say that this season Nunez is much better than last season, and his performance is not that bad either.
If you compare him with Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo who are both strikers, Nunez quality is much better and we can see this from how Nunez has scored goals and assists for Liverpool over the past two season.
But if say the best performance in contributing to Liverpool success, there is only one, namely Salah, there is no other player in the Liverpool squad who is able to surpass Salah contribution performance.

It just that everything is the decision of the team management and also the coach who will lead Liverpool, we all know that Klopp will leave and the way of playing strategy and the composition of the players will also be different when the new coach is there.

Yes, it all just rumors and no one knows what it will be like, when it comes to Barcelona I think they can get Nunez.
But we know that Barcelona is in financial problems but there is news that they have the option to sell one of player at fairly high price at the end of the season.
For clearer certainty, we have to see it directly and wait for the time to come, otherwise we cannot know the real truth.

[Barikui1]

Mourinho gradually changed his defensive style of play at Roma compared to when he was at Chelsea and Inter Milan. He has also improved on his relationship with players as we saw in his last club. My view is that his time has passed and he should move to average clubs. Uncommon old tacticians and young coaches now rule the coaching world. Young coaches who have fresh ideas and a taking over the coaching sphere and any coach who fails to move with this advancement become outdated.  

AS Roma board was selfish enough to dismissed one of the top ranking coach from their team and had to settle for someone that's not even close to competing with José Mourinho for the title. It's vividly clear that José Mourinho build up AS Roma to become one of the fierce club in the Seria A and won them their first UEFEA Confernce League title and this was one of the significance changes brought by the magnificent coach that wasn't given a second chance to make things right for the club, I hopes Daniele De Rossi does.

Yes, I really do agree to your sentiment here, jose Mourinho was the one that rebuilt As Roma and make them to be more competitive as they are right now, in the past two seasons that he was the manager of As Roma, he took them to two European finals, uefa Europa league finals and uefa conference cup finals, so that shows that he is truly a winner, I know that his haters would say that his team are always defensive, but that's not true, they are actually more attacking than most people makes it looks like.

Though of a truth, De Rossi has really tried in what he has done in the absence of jose Mourinho, but I really do think that they can't be that competition as they were, when jose Mourinho was still the manager of the club.