⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Cryptmuster]

Well, for now, the latest news about Bayern Munich transfer done deal is that Bayern Munich has successfully signed a done deal with midfielder from Fulham, João Palhinha. The contract is worth €50m plus add-ons, and will be at Bayern Munich on a contract until June 2028.

Source: João Palhinha signs in as new Bayern Munich player

I don’t know how one can evaluate such transfers, Kompany is well acquainted with the Premier League and he chooses those players whom he knows better. Although I just read that Palhinha was supposed to become a Bayern player this winter, he even passed a medical examination, but something fell through at the last moment, This means that this transfer was in Bayern’s plans long before Kompany joined the team. From this I can conclude that not everything in the team regarding transfers is decided by the Company.

[Oluwa-btc]

A very striking request from Dani Carvajal to Rodri and indeed if that really happens then Madrid puzzle piece will be complete with the presence of Rodri, a midfielder who is undoubted from a defensive perspective. However, Rodri is still under a long contract with Manchester City until June 30 2027. Madrid is his hometown so it is possible that one day we will see him in a Real Madrid uniform.

I don't know what will happen if Real Madrid can get Rodri and it could be said that they have the best squad that no other team can match. Dani Carvajal seems to be very close to Rodri because not only as a colleague in the Spanish national team but also in everyday life even though their careers are in different countries.

Rodri's response also seemed to indicate that he wanted to move if he was still not under contract with Manchester City and I think Rodri's attitude was very professional in responding to Dani Carvajal's request. A defensive midfielder like Rodri is one of the best and as long as he defends Manchester City he almost never feels defeated and when he is absent Manchester City always falter. This is a possible target for Real Madrid if Rodri one day wants to leave.

You cannot bring such a big name to Real Madrid without having players like Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga worrying about their game time and future with Real Madrid. I don't see him leaving Manchester City right now, he has won it all for Manchester City no doubts but it'll be cool if he can just move to another League Competition but Real Madrid? That wouldn't be bad idea but, No!
That was the perfect response to give such a player, I'm a person that won't take seconds to think if Real Madrid comes knocking for me honestly. I'm taking the next flight, train, and bus to complete and finalize the deal, but this is difficult situation for Rodri.

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Not sure if it had been discussed before but it seems like I missed new news about Joselu's move to join Al Gharafa.
Maybe this is the reason why Real Madrid prefers to release Joselu because it already has a replacement like Mbappe but I feel sorry if a reliable player like Joselu does not have a good future with a big club from the popular league and only ends at the Qatar club.
In your opinion, is this the best choice for Joselu?
I think this is not the best choice.

They have both Kylian Mbappe and Endrick coming in next season, they'll both be joining the Pre-season in the next two weeks so they can prepare for the new season.
Maybe not for him, but for Real Madrid? They are the best in the world and they deserve nothing less all they need is standard and Joselu hasn't been up to the bar I wanted or what Real Madrid expected.
Goodluck to him in his new path, as for Real Madrid, they'll be gunning yet again to win both the La Liga and Champions League Competition again next season.

[Velvet78]

I think Nico Williams is still 21 years old and priced at 58 million euros, which is quite expensive and with the financial problems that Barcelona is currently experiencing, it is very likely that some of their players will be sold.

Actually Barcelona could get a lot of money if they sold some of their potential young players but that is not good for the team for the future, so this is a big dilemma for Barcelona.
It's difficult to build a team without having strong finances, especially as their rival Real Madrid is now growing fast enough that Barcelona is required to be able to keep up.

Nico Williams and Yamal showed quite good performances during the Euro event with Spain, if they were partnered again in the Barcelona team, it is quite possible for these two young players to improve the performance of the Barcelona team.

Normally I can also agree that players are overpriced these days.    We weren't witnessing this many players being signed for unbelievably high amounts. But football is changing...

Nowadays considering the fees given to talented players in general, I can say 58 million euros is still nice for Nico Williams. Because he is a big player candidate already taking his current game into account.    I agree with another thing there, about Yamal - Nico coherence. They are both deadly at Spain in Euro 2024. I also believe they would be an amazing duo at Barcelona as well. If Barcelona is investing in youngsters to build their future, they should choose the right players for that.

[bitgolden]

Nico being 21 years old IS the reason why he worths that much, I mean him exactly like this but at 30 years old would not worth this much, but a team who gets him would be able to use him for ten years if they want to, and that's the part that makes it worth this much.

I am not saying that it would be reasonable, but if Barcelona had the money and spent sixty million on him and used him and used him for 10 years, that would be just six million a year, nearly nothing for them, even if you add a salary, we are talking about a cheap player for that much of a long time,  plus they could then sell him to some Arabic team and make maybe half of that money back lol. They just don't have the money for it, and that's why they do not do it.

[Barikui1]

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1806651960923209830?t=miIWEPSapxn_KBqGs6NDGg&s=19

Not sure if it had been discussed before but it seems like I missed new news about Joselu's move to join Al Gharafa.
Maybe this is the reason why Real Madrid prefers to release Joselu because it already has a replacement like Mbappe but I feel sorry if a reliable player like Joselu does not have a good future with a big club from the popular league and only ends at the Qatar club.
In your opinion, is this the best choice for Joselu?
I think this is not the best choice.

It's actually saddens me to sees a quality player like joselu moving to Qatar's league when their are so many good clubs out there that would have come begging for his signature if he had waited more, though it's very much logical why real madrid never wanted to retain his services, due to the fact that they have Kyler mbape now, and the likes of Rodrigo can also fill in that void in the team, so what I sense in this real Madrid team and it's the major reason they let him go is that carlo ancelotti want to integrate guler more into the team, so I expect Rodrigo to play more as an attacker than on the wings, but it's actually a wrong move to me, because he is too good to go and waste away in Qatar, when their are so many good clubs that can employ his services in Europe.

[rendravolt]

Well, this will be a golden opportunity for Kepa to leave Chelsea and of course he will be very happy to be part of Real Madrid again. Maybe he also doesn't care about the competition to be the main goalkeeper at Real Madrid and the most important thing is that he can continue to win titles. What's more, he will also be very close to his family in Spain.

Apart from that, considering that Lunin still wants to leave if he doesn't get the chance to play as a starter, it is very likely that he will move before the summer transfer window closes. He will be the target of many clubs and I think the team that can sign him will be very lucky.

[fadhilz123]

Why should you doubt Enrique's capacity? He is an experienced coach and I think he has also been very successful in managing Barcelona and PSG, but he has not been able to give the French team the Champions League title. Of course, Enrique has planned the transfer policy with the club board, although there has been no big breakthrough yet, but they have already aimed at his target. Losing Mbappe is not a disaster for PSG precisely because his departure gives Enrique more freedom in managing the team.

I also see that Mbappe's departure from PSG will not immediately make PSG worse as long as Enrique is still able to manage the PSG team so well and get the other target players he currently wants. Because PSG, which previously had a little dependence on Mbappe, must be able to be more independent in seeing its future because I think there are many other great players who are still at PSG and that will make Enrique more enthusiastic in building the performance of the PSG team next season.

[arimamib]

Arsenal has thrown away players one by one who are not really used in their current squad, after Lokonga moved to Sevilla with a loan option, now Arsenal have also thrown away one of the players who was previously considered talented but failed to compete to break into Arsenal main squad, Nuno Tavarez became a purchase which was previously considered a very appropriate purchase and Tavarez was considered one of the best defender candidates in the future, but the high price spent by Arsenal in recruiting Nuno Tavarez from Benfica previously did not make Arsenal satisfied to keep him in the squad and he was continuously loaned out to other teams during this time.

Arsenal has now officially loaned Nuno Tavares back to Lazio with a 5 year contract + mandatory buy clause option and sell clause at a cost of around 9 million euros, Nuno Tavarez currently only needs to complete a medical examination before he officially becomes a Lazio player next season.

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[Nheer]

PSG has a chance to reboot. They may recruit hungry, motivated players. This may be beneficial. They can strengthen and unite the squad. Im excited to see how PSG handles its new era.

Now that they have lost their most important players it is now time to rebuild their team because the likes of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar made it difficult for them to sign other players and even if they do they will not have playing enough time. They say everything happens for a reason so maybe losing Mbappe could do them good and bring in other good players that will give their all for the club and maybe they can become good challengers for the Champions League.

I am honestly curious how Luis Enrique is going to choose his players, starting from the fact that Luis Enrique is a man who likes his players to be very good, famous and very young, like Yamal, and getting players like that is very difficult , he has to have players with experience because otherwise the team will go down, just like what happened to Spain in QATAR, so he has to change his mentality, because he is in a team where his boss is a sheikh and he has all the money in the World to do things right, and if he doesn't do them then basically he has no excuse to make mistakes.

It’s all about Money and the team is known to be good money spenders so bringing in players wouldn’t be much of a problem if the player is willing to join them. Yamal is a good player but the selling price set on him by Barcelona is just too much for any team to afford for now, i think they should probably give him more time to develop and probably for his value to depreciate a little. They need a top striker, the likes of Osimhen and also an additional winger, in fact they need to add more players to all departments of the team to build a decent squad.

[shield132]

PSG has a chance to reboot. They may recruit hungry, motivated players. This may be beneficial. They can strengthen and unite the squad. Im excited to see how PSG handles its new era.

PSG can't recruit hungry and motivated players because Ligue 1 is not a competitive league, there is only one dominant group and that's PSG. It's also not a popular league. Hungry and motivated players aim for football clubs that play in the Premier League and La Liga mostly. Mbappe left PSG because he was hungry, if they couldn't keep Mbappe, they wouldn't be able to attract motivated players.

I am honestly curious how Luis Enrique is going to choose his players, starting from the fact that Luis Enrique is a man who likes his players to be very good, famous and very young, like Yamal, and getting players like that is very difficult

There are rumours that PSG is willing to offer a world-record transfer fee of €250 million to sign Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal. Yamal is Barcelona's biggest hope but I don't know whether Yamal will be like Messi who will do everything for Barca or if he moves in PSG because of money.

[Leviathan.007]

Trying to change and improve the game with the players that are there will definitely generate confidence in him at least from the players, there won't be any conflict situations, this tactic is also good, moreover it saves the club money which is also very good. We'll see what happens, but for now I believe in this coach. I hope sacking Xavi wasn't a mistake

Using the available players at his disposal will be the best option for Hansi Flick because of the poor financial standing of Barcelona. It might be a very difficult task because the team will need some new players but if he can use these players to win trophies and boost the financial conditions of Barca, next season will be better. We will not know if the sack of Xavi Hernandez is a mistake until the season starts.

While I was thinking aMancshter City is going to ask for too much money to let João Cancelo join another team but it seems they just want to let this player go at any price and they will give even some discount.
Since Barcelona couldn't hire this player, it could be a good chance for them to hire João Cancelo from, Mancshtrer City however Barcelona is not alone and other than Barcelona, there are some other teams that want to hire this player from Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola doesn't have João Cancelo in his plans that's why the club has reduced his price. Since Barcelona can only offer a loan, Juventus, Saudi Arabian-based Al-Ahli, and Al-Ettifaq might be some of the options the Spanish international has. He has not shown any interest in leaving Europe, so Seria A might be a good option.

Guardiola doesn't need João Cancelo as you said and that's why they are ready to even give some discount and let this player leave the team because they need the money from his player. Barcelona wants to have him but they don't have the money to have João Cancelo permanently and they want João Cancelo for loan. I think even João Cancelo would like to play for Barcelona in the next season.
Now the bad news for Barcelona is about Juventus showing interest in hiring João Cancelo. Since they have got a better situation, this won't be surprising to see João Cancelo even join Juventus instead of Barcelona.

[EarnOnVictor]

It was a very good decision by Mbappe by forcing his way out to seek a better challenge in order to win more trophies. He has served the club well and i believe it was time for them to depart and this is something PSG should understand and move past him, they need to learn to play without certain players and understand that no player will be with them forever. They should start signing players to replace the lost players even though they can’t perfectly fill their void yet.

A player with a qualified talent must have a wise choice and no wonder Kylian Mbappe chooses to leave PSG in order to have a better future with the right club and it makes no sense to stand up with a rich club but in terms of career can not provide a prestigious experience in the Champions League competition.
PSG as the wealthiest club in league 1, shouldn't be desperate to lose a credible player because the club has a lot of money and can bring a professional player to replace Mbappe's position. Sooner or later PSG will definitely bring professional players that we didn't think of before and maybe players like Osimhen could join PSG.

Despite the dominance in France and the wealth of PSG, they've not been able to achieve their Champions League dreams. This is why they are trying their best to buy huge names in football, but still do not have that luck yet. I think they should look beyond the buying of big names but completely structure the team in a short space of time, and with a viable coach. They often rely on some sectional players where almost all the players should be trusted to deliver. Take Man City for instance, you will hardly see a player there that is not so fitting for the spot he plays, that's what we call a good team and not having it strong somewhere but having it weak or manageable elsewhere. This arrangement only puts pressure on their key stars and in that condition, they may not be able to deliver at best.

Now, good names like Messi, Mbappe, Di Maria, Neymar etc who were bought with huge amounts a few years ago have left, which can only mean that money and their current style will not get them their desire. Also, you are right about the sorting for big players by luring them with big money and are willing to splash €200m on both Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Victor Osimhen may still be tempted even though he prefers to play in the premier league but Napoli has maintained their unwillingness for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia regardless of the offer.

[yudi09]

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I think it is a good offer for De Ligt because he will be the leader in the back line. De Ligt will also definitely get regular playing minutes because Erik Ten Haag also really wants him. It is true that all players really want to participate in the Champions League, but if you are patient and choose Manchester United and then are able to make the team rise then the honor will be more beautiful to enjoy.

The main position as center defender will definitely belong to Matthijs de Ligt and will be a duet with Lisandro Martinez. Manchester United is not an ordinary club but a big club. My focus behind Matthijs de Ligt's decision cannot be separated from Erik ten Hag's new assistant who is also a former Manchester United player, namely Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Hopefully the hopes of Manchester United fans can come true with a number of new Manchester United signings. It doesn't really matter to me.

[Lida93]

Trying to change and improve the game with the players that are there will definitely generate confidence in him at least from the players, there won't be any conflict situations, this tactic is also good, moreover it saves the club money which is also very good. We'll see what happens, but for now I believe in this coach. I hope sacking Xavi wasn't a mistake

Using the available players at his disposal will be the best option for Hansi Flick because of the poor financial standing of Barcelona. It might be a very difficult task because the team will need some new players but if he can use these players to win trophies and boost the financial conditions of Barca, next season will be better. We will not know if the sack of Xavi Hernandez is a mistake until the season starts.

While I was thinking aMancshter City is going to ask for too much money to let João Cancelo join another team but it seems they just want to let this player go at any price and they will give even some discount.
Since Barcelona couldn't hire this player, it could be a good chance for them to hire João Cancelo from, Mancshtrer City however Barcelona is not alone and other than Barcelona, there are some other teams that want to hire this player from Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola doesn't have João Cancelo in his plans that's why the club has reduced his price. Since Barcelona can only offer a loan, Juventus, Saudi Arabian-based Al-Ahli, and Al-Ettifaq might be some of the options the Spanish international has. He has not shown any interest in leaving Europe, so Seria A might be a good option.

Guardiola doesn't need João Cancelo as you said and that's why they are ready to even give some discount and let this player leave the team because they need the money from his player. Barcelona wants to have him but they don't have the money to have João Cancelo permanently and they want João Cancelo for loan. I think even João Cancelo would like to play for Barcelona in the next season.
Now the bad news for Barcelona is about Juventus showing interest in hiring João Cancelo. Since they have got a better situation, this won't be surprising to see João Cancelo even join Juventus instead of Barcelona.

I find it really awkward that a club as big as Barcelona in world's football are struggling so much financially as this, to the extent that they are so broke  that they can't afford someone as joao cancelo who is not that expensive, when talking into consideration of how costly transfer of players is this nowadays.

And for Joao cancelo getting back into the Manchester city side, I think right now it's near impossible because pep guardiola who is currently the manager of Manchester city doesn't rate him that much and he is a player that want a regular playing time, which is not possible right now due to the present form of Kyle walker, but as it is right now, anything can still happen on his future because the summer transfer window is just starting.

[mamesso]

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I also see that Mbappe's departure from PSG will not immediately make PSG worse as long as Enrique is still able to manage the PSG team so well and get the other target players he currently wants. Because PSG, which previously had a little dependence on Mbappe, must be able to be more independent in seeing its future because I think there are many other great players who are still at PSG and that will make Enrique more enthusiastic in building the performance of the PSG team next season.

PSG must be more patient and trust the process carried out by Luis Enrique, losing Mbappe is not the end of PSG dominance in Ligue 1, they still have abundant money to bring in quality players. The money that PSG has can tempt other clubs to release their players and can tempt players with large salaries. Luis Enrique not only needs a quality striker in PSG's front line, he will also try to bring in players who are able to maintain the rhythm of the game in the midfield position, he will try to make PSG what Guardiola once did with Bayern Munich and Manchester City. It takes time for PSG to achieve success on the European stage like Manchester City did, PSG officials must give Luis Enrique time to make PSG a team like Manchester City that is capable of winning the Champions League Trophy.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Since Napoli won the league title and lost that energy to perform better last season they are now with a new coach that we know is good with tactics talking about Conte, and the big man Victor Osimhen leaving the side is it going to be another problem for Napoli? But that aside, Napoli are set to get Lukaku since Osimhen is leaving the side, between these two players who is more effective on the field of play, we know what Osimhen did for Napoli when they won the league and Lukaku on the other hand did perfectly well for Inter when they won the league, between these two guys who is better? Who is more reliable than the other, Osimhen or Lukaku? Can Lukaku give Napoli that sharpness in the attacking department just like Osimhen did or is he going to do more better? What's your take on this.

[Altryist]

Well, this will be a golden opportunity for Kepa to leave Chelsea and of course he will be very happy to be part of Real Madrid again. Maybe he also doesn't care about the competition to be the main goalkeeper at Real Madrid and the most important thing is that he can continue to win titles. What's more, he will also be very close to his family in Spain.

Apart from that, considering that Lunin still wants to leave if he doesn't get the chance to play as a starter, it is very likely that he will move before the summer transfer window closes. He will be the target of many clubs and I think the team that can sign him will be very lucky.

In the Champions League final, it already became clear that Lunin would not be able to retain his place in the starting lineup, and after a disastrous performance in the opening match of the Euro, perhaps interest in this goalkeeper also decreased. Today I read that Lunin cut his vacation short to join the training at Real Madrid, and now he says that he wants to stay at Real Madrid. He is still too young, only 25 years old, and he has his whole career ahead of him, perhaps remaining a reserve player for Real is not the worst option.

[Palakka]

I think it is a good offer for De Ligt because he will be the leader in the back line. De Ligt will also definitely get regular playing minutes because Erik Ten Haag also really wants him. It is true that all players really want to participate in the Champions League, but if you are patient and choose Manchester United and then are able to make the team rise then the honor will be more beautiful to enjoy.

Manchester United is starting to move actively in the transfer market now, after completing a contract agreement with striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna some time ago, currently Manchester United is starting to try to strengthen their defense which was quite bad last season when they conceded 58 goals, apart from Varane decision to move to Serie A currently leaves a very big hole in Manchester United defense, although Manchester United has Maguire, Bissaka, Lindelof and Dialot, this is not satisfactory enough for Ten Hag at the moment, so that's why Ten Hag is starting to try to bring in Matthijs de Ligt to be an ideal duet partner for Martinez next season

The main position as center defender will definitely belong to Matthijs de Ligt and will be a duet with Lisandro Martinez. Manchester United is not an ordinary club but a big club. My focus behind Matthijs de Ligt's decision cannot be separated from Erik ten Hag's new assistant who is also a former Manchester United player, namely Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Hopefully the hopes of Manchester United fans can come true with a number of new Manchester United signings. It doesn't really matter to me.

Manchester United is starting to move actively in the transfer market now, after completing a contract agreement with striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna some time ago, currently Manchester United is starting to try to strengthen their defense which was quite bad last season when they conceded 58 goals, apart from Varane decision to move to Serie A currently leaves a very big hole in Manchester United defense, although Manchester United has Maguire, Bissaka, Lindelof and Dialot, this is not satisfactory enough for Ten Hag at the moment, so that's why Ten Hag is starting to try to bring in Matthijs de Ligt to be an ideal duet partner for Martinez next season

[abhiseshakana]

I think it is a good offer for De Ligt because he will be the leader in the back line. De Ligt will also definitely get regular playing minutes because Erik Ten Haag also really wants him. It is true that all players really want to participate in the Champions League, but if you are patient and choose Manchester United and then are able to make the team rise then the honor will be more beautiful to enjoy.

The main position as center defender will definitely belong to Matthijs de Ligt and will be a duet with Lisandro Martinez. Manchester United is not an ordinary club but a big club. My focus behind Matthijs de Ligt's decision cannot be separated from Erik ten Hag's new assistant who is also a former Manchester United player, namely Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Hopefully the hopes of Manchester United fans can come true with a number of new Manchester United signings. It doesn't really matter to me.

After Joshua Zirkzee, Man United seems to be focusing on Matthijs de Light. Now we just have to wait to see whether the negotiations can run smoothly or it will end in another story. Suppose it were to be a tough negotiation, in that case, Man United also seems to have other options that is making a third offer to Everton regarding the transfer of Jarrad Branthwaite and the plan to persuade Leny Yoro.

If we look at all these efforts, it seems that Man United really wants 2 new central defenders for next season. Maybe this is also a precautionary measure, in case Lisandro Martinez has to deal with his injury again.

[tottong]

After Joshua Zirkzee, Man United seems to be focusing on Matthijs de Light. Now we just have to wait to see whether the negotiations can run smoothly or it will end in another story. Suppose it were to be a tough negotiation, in that case, Man United also seems to have other options that is making a third offer to Everton regarding the transfer of Jarrad Branthwaite and the plan to persuade Leny Yoro.

If we look at all these efforts, it seems that Man United really wants 2 new central defenders for next season. Maybe this is also a precautionary measure, in case Lisandro Martinez has to deal with his injury again.

If you look at Man United's condition last season, they had quite a problem with central defender and now they are trying to maximize prevention when injuries occur to central defender.
This effort must be made so that Man United can compete with several other teams.
Matthijs de Light would be a good purchase if Man United were successful in making an offer because he is the typical player needed.

Lisandro Martinez is prone to injury so Man United must take this step because without a solid defense it will be difficult for them to compete.