⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[BALIK]

Gossip: Postecoglou wants three summer signings

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c722xejky53o

That is a good decision. The player is 25 years old. He can still be a very good asset for any team that he actually goes to in my opinion. I think at this day and age where it is very hard to get a decent player without spending a fortune, he is a player that a team could look at without spending too much. But with all the top-level teams that are interested in him,  it is very much possible that his value is going to be higher. At least higher than what the teams expected to be initially.

But again, the player is about to enter his prime if you look at his age. So I think if the player ends up performing well, the investment is going to be worth it.

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I don't see any reason for Chelsea letting Pochettino go, he might not have got them to the top 4 as expected due to some circumstances of which any real Chelsea fan knows why, but then finishing in an Euro league spot is not bad for the team. It took Pochettino till almost the end point of the league to figure out the problem and fix it and even took them to the position they finish which wasn't expected by lots of fans. If you noticed many of his players started to understand his game plan and began to perform at their best, such players with same gameplan and additional players to the squad could've helped Chelsea secure a Champions league spot but a new coach with new gameplan might take them back to their previous state which would be very bad for the players and club entirely. I think those are the things Todd Boehly should've considered instead of wanting to terminate his contract, Poch needs a 2nd chance.

Pochettino has officially parted ways with Chelsea, ending a tumultuous season, and that has been confirmed on the club website. Club officials saw Pochettino performance from a different direction, the man from Argentina had been equipped with an expensive squad, but failed to bring home the trophy. Besides that, Pochettino could not convince the club officials by bringing Chelsea to finish in 6th place in the standings, it was not enough for save his job, and once again the club officials saw that a ticket to the Confederation League was not worth the budget they spent in the transfer market. Pochettino ultimately had to part ways, after being evaluated by club officials.

Chelsea started with a poor performance, almost inconsistent throughout the season, fortunately towards the end of the season Chelsea experienced improvement, which ultimately led them to finish in the Confederation League zone. Meanwhile, Pochettino dismissal did seem unfair, because many assumed that Chelsea would retain Pochettino, at least for the next season. The policy has been taken, Chelsea management will enliven the transfer window to look for a new successor to replace Pochettino. There is no news yet about who will replace Pochettino next, but the club must ensure that the next manager is able to manage Chelsea to compete with Man City and Arsenal.

Source : https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/club-statement-mauricio-pochettino

[Abu-Naim]

Source: Yahoo Sports

I do not know about the managerial career of him. I know that he was a very good defender back in the day. I also know that he is currently the coach of Burnley. And Burnley just got relegated. So I do not think it is going to be a very wise idea to actually get him as the coach of Bayern Munich. They should look for someone who has already been able to prove himself. And I do not think he is that guy.

You know, he has not coached big clubs so far. The first somewhat big club or decent club that he has actually taken up the coaching job for Burnley and they got relegated this season. So I do not think Munich should consider him as an actual candidate. I think Munich will be better off with the coach that they have right now instead of getting Kompany.

Vincent Kompamy tried his best for Burnley this season but they lack quality players that can survive the Premier League which is the reason why they get relegated back to Championship; but if we rate his performance as a coach, he have good tactics that will be useful for big teams that have quality players.

Bayern Munich have good set of players that are capable of winning several trophies; I see him as a good coach but teams like Munich is too big for him especially as Alonso has set new record and is making the Bundesliga more interesting.

Pochetino and Chelsea next season will be hot.He tried towards the end of the season,trying to come to play European football.Chelses is one team that is supposed to be like Arsenal because they are full of young talents.Almost all of them are age brackets,so they should be able to do well and qualify for champions league football.I will look at where they will finish next season,and if they can finish in the top four,the Pochetino will be the real man for the job,but for now,if he is to stay,he must prove to them that he can take these boys to champions league next season.

Pochettihnho has already part ways with Chelsea FC. Chelsea need to start afresh with another manager next season which to me is not a wise idea because  Pochettihnho is about to recover all the lapses and will soon make the team proud, but it seems like the owners are not patient enough to keep waiting.

[Ndabagi01]

Chelsea are a crazy club man. Pochettino was starting to get Chelsea looking like a good team again. He wasn’t responsible for most of the signings that haven’t gone that well. I think they should have given him time.

And now I see that the Ipswich manager is favourite to take over?

Crazy, crazy club.

Crazy crazy indeed. Actually, I didn’t see that coming and it came as a shock this evening when I saw the notification pop out out on my phone. Chelsea are very controversial team since the days of Abramovic, I thought it was over but it looks like it’s all in their blood and they’ll all behave the same.
There are some views that it was part of an agreement they’ve made with him earlier and since he couldn’t fulfill the requirement needed to keep his job, he has to be sacked after one year with them which in the contract, may be extended after review. They followed the agreement, but for a coach that has finished in a better position than last season and still has the potential to build the club better, he should have been given another chance.

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Chelsea are a crazy club man. Pochettino was starting to get Chelsea looking like a good team again. He wasn’t responsible for most of the signings that haven’t gone that well. I think they should have given him time.

And now I see that the Ipswich manager is favourite to take over?

Crazy, crazy club.

@ESPNUK
Chelsea will likely seek a younger coach, with Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna one name widely linked, sources have told ESPN 👀
https://x.com/espnuk/status/1793007487567765574

I think Chelsea will keep Pochettino apparently now in internal talks several coaching candidates but indeed he wants to choose a young coach he said according to the news, this is really strange,,, but Chelsea wants the VfB coach as the main candidate but he still wants to be at VfB somehow Chelsea will spend a lot of money again.

That Chelsea has a lot of money it won't be crazy for him haha. even if you think about it with Pochettino's current situation it might be better for next season because he has started a pretty good journey even though his win rate is still low this season.

[TopT3ns]

Bayern is now in a difficult period, they are considering many candidates, I see names such as Kompany and Falk, but until there is any official announcement, these will just be negotiations between the team and the candidates. So in the end we may see some unexpected result, as happened in Liverpool. So far, of those whom Bayern is considering as candidates, it does not inspire optimism, for now they have time, but soon they will need to prepare the team for the new season, so there is not much time to find a new coach.

Bayern Munich in last season's matches had a less than stellar performance. This must be corrected immediately and perhaps by replacing some of the players above that you mentioned has the potential to improve Bayern Munich's performance condition. But Bayern Munich must add one attacking player or midfielder who can be used to penetrate the opponent's defense. Make sure they buy players who have above average skills.

[Oluwa-btc]

Chelsea are a crazy club man. Pochettino was starting to get Chelsea looking like a good team again. He wasn’t responsible for most of the signings that haven’t gone that well. I think they should have given him time.

And now I see that the Ipswich manager is favourite to take over?

Crazy, crazy club.

@ESPNUK
Chelsea will likely seek a younger coach, with Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna one name widely linked, sources have told ESPN 👀
https://x.com/espnuk/status/1793007487567765574

Truthfully, we all saw how these players fought for the manager and also defended him but then, who am I to tell them what to do? I've seen Vincent Kompany has been listed amongst the coaches mentioned to replaced Mauricio Pochetino. I agree with you, and also some of these players have been Injured since they was signed up for the club.

I don't even know who that is. But they should be careful who they bring in. Some of these dump fans are chanting for the return of Thomas Tuchel. I believe that's pure bullshit.

Congratulations and Godspeed Toni Kroos ahead of his new path. In the future, maybe he will consider becoming a coach and I'm sure he'll be a top quality coach with the good knowledge of football he has.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Pep Guardiola has been awarded as the premier league manager of the season after he was nominated alongside Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery, Andoni Iraola and Jurgen Klopp. Pep Guardiola is one manager I like so much because he is always full of energy and makes sure he wins a trophy for his club and his coaching skills is also admirable so he deserves the award after fighting a good fight and won at last. Congratulations to him on his well deserved award at least it isn't easy to win the premier league trophy 4 consecutive times so he really dida great job for Manchester City.

https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-premier-league-manager-of-the-season-63851906

[EL MOHA]

Chelsea are a crazy club man. Pochettino was starting to get Chelsea looking like a good team again. He wasn’t responsible for most of the signings that haven’t gone that well. I think they should have given him time.

And now I see that the Ipswich manager is favourite to take over?

Crazy, crazy club.

That is it I think Bohely needs to appoint first a director of football that will most likely over see everything about the sporting area of the club so that he could just go and sit aside. He has been Making series of bad decisions since he arrived and to me is the major problem the club currently faces. I am 70% sure this wasn’t a decision made base on the team performance but rather because they couldn’t get to agree with Pochettino terms. The signings done by Bohely was a bit off and was the problem that Pochettino faced, he to me of recent was beginning to get the team play well and should be given the time. Now a new manager will still need more time to get his players and play in a certain pattern which will take a season, more self if it’s a raw manager

Anyone who expected Pochettino to stay at Chelsea after this season is either they didn't pay attention to what that guy actually presented to the team this season or they aren't a fan of the club who love mocking Chelsea and trolling their poor performance or the person doesn't watch most of Chelsea match at all. If not for the fact that Chelsea has done a lot of mistakes by sacking some coaches during the half way season, he should have left before now because I don't see any difference between him and Lampard.

I strongly disagree with you, I expect Pochettino to stay and wasn’t because of banter but because he to me was the perfect person for a long project. He carried the club from 10th to an European places. He might have gotten it hard in the first half of the season but he surely did great in the second half of the season with only Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool the clubs that have more points than him in this half of the season.

Signing another manager now will mean the manager needs time to also get to work which is a step backwards to me. Let’s take a look at Arsenal, they are now competing for the league in two consecutive seasons but you know that it was because of the patience that Arsenal had for him. He finished 8th in two seasons and still got to keep his job which to me was what Chelsea should have done

[BABY SHOES]

I have to say, it's too early. Toni Kroos is definitely a great footballer, and it was a real treat to watch him play. But he made his own decision, and we respect that. He did well for us, and we Madrid fans are going to miss him.
He wasn't just Madrid's most valuable central midfielder, but his commitment to Madrid was remarkable. His dedication, skill, and professionalism made him a true legend at Real Madrid and in the world of football. His contributions both on and off the field have been nothing short of inspiring. His presence created many opportunities, and without him, Real Madrid will never be the same.
Thank you for all the unforgettable moments and for always playing with such grace and excellence. Best wishes for your final matches and your life beyond the game.

Because Toni Kroos wants to retire at Real Madrid and he has got everything and maybe it will be sweet if Real Madrid win the Champions League as a beautiful farewell for Toni Kroos, so his decision is surprising where Modric still wants to play even though he is not young anymore but I am sure there is a reason behind it all for Toni Kroos.

EURO 2024 will be the last time we will see the deadly passing of Toni Kroos with his national team. After his decision many are sad because for next season will not see Toni Kroos again to be honest he is a lot of fans for the whole world.

However, we will always be Toni Kroos as a Real Madrid legend who won many trophies with him.

[bering]

Source: Yahoo Sports

I do not know about the managerial career of him. I know that he was a very good defender back in the day. I also know that he is currently the coach of Burnley. And Burnley just got relegated. So I do not think it is going to be a very wise idea to actually get him as the coach of Bayern Munich. They should look for someone who has already been able to prove himself. And I do not think he is that guy.

You know, he has not coached big clubs so far. The first somewhat big club or decent club that he has actually taken up the coaching job for Burnley and they got relegated this season. So I do not think Munich should consider him as an actual candidate. I think Munich will be better off with the coach that they have right now instead of getting Kompany.

We all know Bayern Munich is a big team in Bundesliga and Europa but i don't know why this season it is very difficult for them to find a new manager as the replacement of Tuchel because recently Bayern Munich has been rejected by at least 5 famous managers and indeed a bit surprised why Bayern Munich are considering want to hire Vincent Kompany as the new manager because Kompany track records in Burnley is very poor that during this season Burnley under Kompany only able to gets 5 wins from 38 matches and this makes them have to relegated to Championship division

But indeed before handle Burnley Kompany has been train Anderlecht for almost 3 years and he has done well at that team so maybe that's why Bayern Munich are still considering Kompany as young talented manager and they thinking possibility to hire him but Kompany is not the only candidate for Bayern Munich next manager because it says they have several names to be considered and Mauricio Pochettino also potential as the next manager of Bayern Munich because he also good manager and recently we all know Pochettino is not the manager of Chelsea anymore

[arimamib]

Pep Guardiola has been awarded as the premier league manager of the season after he was nominated alongside Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery, Andoni Iraola and Jurgen Klopp. Pep Guardiola is one manager I like so much because he is always full of energy and makes sure he wins a trophy for his club and his coaching skills is also admirable so he deserves the award after fighting a good fight and won at last. Congratulations to him on his well deserved award at least it isn't easy to win the premier league trophy 4 consecutive times so he really dida great job for Manchester City.

https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-premier-league-manager-of-the-season-63851906

The manager who has managed his team to win the league is the best manager, that's just a common measure to give an award. No one doubts his capability as a manager with a bunch of trophies collection throughout his career. However, he has privilege to have the best squad to execute his plans, tactics and strategies, he barely faces struggles to prepare his plan to enter the season.

In my opinion, the award of the best manager should be given to the manager who has the best progression with his team, or achieved more than expected. I think Unai Emery deserves it, he guided Aston Villa to finish at 4th position and secure the ticket to play in Champions League next season. With the squad he has at Aston Villa, Emery can be said as overachieve, while Guardiola with the league title is expected to achieve.     

[arallmuus]

Pep Guardiola has been awarded as the premier league manager of the season after he was nominated alongside Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta,

This should have been either Klopp's or Arteta's. Manchester City flopped alot last season given how perfect their squad is and yeah its was expected that Manchester City would win the league again, the day Arsenal lost to Villa. I knew right away from that moment, Arsenal wasnt going to win the league. Too bad though, kinda expecting new winner this year but its City all over again

[Leviathan.007]

Since Xavi is again about to leave Barcelona there are some coaches who are all linked to Barcelona.
Even in the past during this season when Barcelona got bad results in some matches, Barcelona was about to get Xavi fired from this team and now it seems because of the bad relationship between Xavi and Laporta they want to stop working with Xavi and use another coach for the next season.
Hansi Flick is currently the closest one for Barcelona however there are some other options linked to this team like Roberto De Zerbi and even Tuchel.

[TelolettOm]

Source: Yahoo Sports

I do not know about the managerial career of him. I know that he was a very good defender back in the day. I also know that he is currently the coach of Burnley. And Burnley just got relegated. So I do not think it is going to be a very wise idea to actually get him as the coach of Bayern Munich. They should look for someone who has already been able to prove himself. And I do not think he is that guy.

I think it is just a rumor. Nothing special with Kompany, he even failed with Burnley this season. We can see that Burnley finished the season in relegation zone, they are removed from EPL. Kompany also has no experience to manage a team in Bundesliga. He doesn't know Bayern Munich at all. It doesn't make sense if he will be the coach of Bayern Munich in the next season. I think it is just a rumor made by a media to attract people's attention.

Sure, Bayern Munich needs a top coach. Zidane, Conte, Klopp are 3 candidates who will be suitable for Bayern Munich. Kompany still has no same level with those coaches. He needs to prove that he can manage some top teams firstly.

You know, he has not coached big clubs so far. The first somewhat big club or decent club that he has actually taken up the coaching job for Burnley and they got relegated this season. So I do not think Munich should consider him as an actual candidate. I think Munich will be better off with the coach that they have right now instead of getting Kompany.

Yes. Kompany just managed 2 teams, Burnley and RSC Anderlecht.
Kompany needs more experience to manage bigger teams if he wants to manage a top team like Bayern Munich.

Kompany history in managing a team



Source: transfermarkt

[Dzigie]

Source: Yahoo Sports

I do not know about the managerial career of him. I know that he was a very good defender back in the day. I also know that he is currently the coach of Burnley. And Burnley just got relegated. So I do not think it is going to be a very wise idea to actually get him as the coach of Bayern Munich. They should look for someone who has already been able to prove himself. And I do not think he is that guy.

You know, he has not coached big clubs so far. The first somewhat big club or decent club that he has actually taken up the coaching job for Burnley and they got relegated this season. So I do not think Munich should consider him as an actual candidate. I think Munich will be better off with the coach that they have right now instead of getting Kompany.

I call it the Pep Guardiola effect. His former players join the ranks of his very successful assistant coaches like Domenec Torrent and Mikel Arteta. Everyone who works with Pep Guardiola climbs the career ladder faster.😅

I think Vincent Kompany is a promising young manager. Maybe he didn't get good results with Burnley this season, but he had great success in the season when they got promoted from the Championship to the Premier League. In fact, I don't think his career will be enough for Bayern Munich, but he has worked with Guardiola, so I can't say he will fail at Bayern Munich.

[makishart]

Pep Guardiola has been awarded as the premier league manager of the season after he was nominated alongside Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery, Andoni Iraola and Jurgen Klopp. Pep Guardiola is one manager I like so much because he is always full of energy and makes sure he wins a trophy for his club and his coaching skills is also admirable so he deserves the award after fighting a good fight and won at last. Congratulations to him on his well deserved award at least it isn't easy to win the premier league trophy 4 consecutive times so he really dida great job for Manchester City.

https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-premier-league-manager-of-the-season-63851906

As the only coach to have won the EPL four times in a row and guardiola showed amazing performance in EPL. He completely deserved it as the only coach that was able to break the new record. Pep has worked so hard to make it happen and i think this is predictable. It would be ridiculous if the EPL gave Arteta the Premier League Manager of the Season award. Artetat did nothing for the arsenal. So far, no achievements have been made and he should not get premier league manager of the season.

There is no doubt that Pep deserves it after all of his hard work over the past eight years. I am extremely pleased with it. I'm hoping he'll work even harder this season to win more UCL for the city, there are so many things that must be passed by manchester city.

Even Fergie only did it three times. City has set a new record, which will be very difficult to break. So far, he has been the only consistent manager. There is no rival in the Premier League who can match his abilities.

Congratulations to Guardiola. You deserve it!

[alegotardo]

I think it is just a rumor. Nothing special with Kompany, he even failed with Burnley this season. We can see that Burnley finished the season in relegation zone, they are removed from EPL. Kompany also has no experience to manage a team in Bundesliga. He doesn't know Bayern Munich at all. It doesn't make sense if he will be the coach of Bayern Munich in the next season. I think it is just a rumor made by a media to attract people's attention.

To date, Bayern has tried six candidates for the team's technical command, but has been rejected by all of them... Xabi Alonso (from Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Nagelsmann (from Germany), Ralf Rangnick (from Austria), Oliver Glasner ( from Crystal Palace) and Roger Schmidt (from Benfica).

So I'm not too surprised that they're going after someone "less coveted" like Kompany.
Maybe it's not a bad option, a change of scenery could be good for Bayern and also for Kompany who could do a very good job and silence the media's criticism. In any case, I don't believe that Bayer will sign a very long contract with the company... they should start with an evaluation period while keeping an eye on another technician who may be "surplus" on the market.

[joniboini]

Maybe it's not a bad option, a change of scenery could be good for Bayern and also for Kompany who could do a very good job and silence the media's criticism. In any case, I don't believe that Bayer will sign a very long contract with the company... they should start with an evaluation period while keeping an eye on another technician who may be "surplus" on the market.

I think this will just put him into the spotlight and make it harder for him to avoid criticism though. I bet if Bayern draws or some players make dumb mistakes he'll take the blame too. If they're looking for a temporary manager, I believe he should not be the priority either given that he's still young and would need time to adapt and develop his tactical and man-management skills. I can imagine it will be harder if you need to manage players with big egos if you don't have any credentials in your pocket.

[armanda90]

To date, Bayern has tried six candidates for the team's technical command, but has been rejected by all of them... Xabi Alonso (from Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Nagelsmann (from Germany), Ralf Rangnick (from Austria), Oliver Glasner ( from Crystal Palace) and Roger Schmidt (from Benfica).

So I'm not too surprised that they're going after someone "less coveted" like Kompany.
Maybe it's not a bad option, a change of scenery could be good for Bayern and also for Kompany who could do a very good job and silence the media's criticism. In any case, I don't believe that Bayer will sign a very long contract with the company... they should start with an evaluation period while keeping an eye on another technician who may be "surplus" on the market.

Seems frustrated from Bayern Munich management after rejecting by six candidate manager and make them loss opportunity by appointing Burnley manager Vincent Kompany. Unbelievable with Bayern Munich candidate manager for next season because Vincent Kompany failed to make Burnley defend in Premier League how possibilities would be The Bavarian head coach? lack tactical and less experienced with top teams as manager I doubt he will be success become Bayern Munich manager if both side reach agreement deal.

Currently many top manager are free agent right now after reaching mutual contract with their previous team, currently Pochettino have reach mutual contract with Chelsea and I think better for Bayern Munich appointing him become the next manager than Vincent Kompany. Pochettino have been success with many top teams from Tottenham Hotspur, PSG and Chelsea until success build up The Blues last season with youth players dominance.