⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Furious 7]

Not only TAA for now because indeed some players like Salah and Van Dijk are also still quite worrying for Liverpool because they have not been able to make an agreement on a contract extension.

Madrid seems to want to try to do a good rotation especially with Carvajal's current age which is already quite old plus his coating Vazques who does have the same age, so indeed looking for other options such as TAA is very good.
It's just that there has been no further confirmation of this, but if indeed TAA plays in Madrid and for the other side is filled by Davies, which has been rumored since the transfer of players last season, it will make 2 full-backs Madrid become very crazy because indeed both have good attacking power and their speed is not in doubt.

The reports linking Alexander Arnold to Real Madrid is actually true. He has less than 1 year left on his contract. He’s been on their radar for a while now. Real Madrid have just Carvajal as their first choice RB. He’s 32 years old and I don’t think Real Madrid will give him a new deal considering his age. So it’s no surprise that Real Madrid are after his services. He’s the only name that they’ve been linked to so far. They need someone to take over from Dani Carvajal when he leaves.

But with the new manager in the club now, I am convinced that he will likely stay at Anfield. He’s the vice captain, so they’ll likely offer offer him a new long term deal at the club to push away potential clubs from signing him this summer.

Actually for TAA's position when looking at his current condition he is actually like Camavinga where he can play in 2 positions with the right-back he always plays at Liverpool or even he can also be used as a midfielder later.
Because after all in these 2 positions TAA is still very bik in playing especially by seeing what he did at Liverpool in the last few seasons and with what he showed in England during the Euro some time ago we can definitely feel his performance is still very good.

On the other hand, with the 2 positions he has and the same good role, of course this will make Ancelotti more comfortable doing some schemes with several players who can be stored anywhere he wants because if in the end TAA is in Madrid then maybe when there are defenders who are difficult to line up because of some problems he can be used as a midfielder and make Tchouameni play behind as a center back or maybe he is used as a right back while Carvajal is positioned a little deeper for the center back.
It's definitely a lot of variety and that would be a good thing for Madrid.

[JeffBrad12]

Do you know that his performance during the European Championship uped his valuation and price? There's no way RB Leipzig would settle a lesser fee. All I see is the young man wanting to make a move same way Barcelona wants him. That can only be possible if Barcelona improves the offer from the first bid for Daniel Olmo.

You are right on this point. RB Leipzig are aware that their player has increased in value after the European Championship. RB Leipzig will not make the process easy if the interested club is not willing to meet all the desired conditions. That is if RB Leipzig really intends to let Dani Olmo go.
I also think that RB Leipzig's demands are too much for Barcelona who we know have a few weaknesses in the financial sector even though we don't know for sure.

Barcelona cannot compete with Real Madrid with its current squad. Real Madrid has both maintained the quality of its players and brought Mbappe to the team. Barcelona needs to make similar transfers but may not have the financial resources to do so. Barcelona should act very logically when planning its squad because Real Madrid's quality is at a very high level.

It's hard to predict it. Consider Barcelona's decision to bring Nico Williams. It is a good thing for improving their attack. I knew most La Liga fans favor Madrid to win the upcoming season. But, we shall at least see how Flick performance in Barcelona.

The thing that is hard for Barcelona to compete with Real madrid is in the stability.

Dani Olmo showed a great performance in the championship and increased his value. RB Leipzig will not sell Olmo for a small price.

Leipzig confirmed that they will consider any offer for Olmo. But the problem is that Barcelona has no money to do this. The latest news has reported that Leipzig rejected Barcelona's ridiculous offer. The offer was to pay Olmo in a few installments, which sounds crazy. Leipzig is keen to sell Olmo for 60 millions cash only. This is a sum that Barcelona can't afford now.



Source : https://www.90min.com/barcelona-first-offer-man-city-target-dani-olmo-rejected

Barcelona is dying financially, and they can't even afford to buy a player priced at 60 millions cash.

[Jegileman]

Barcelona cannot compete with Real Madrid with its current squad. Real Madrid has both maintained the quality of its players and brought Mbappe to the team. Barcelona needs to make similar transfers but may not have the financial resources to do so. Barcelona should act very logically when planning its squad because Real Madrid's quality is at a very high level.

Dani Olmo showed a great performance in the championship and increased his value. RB Leipzig will not sell Olmo for a small price.

I still feel Barcelona squad is not that bad that they can’t stand to fight with Real Madrid when it comes to how they perform next season. Football is very unpredictable despite Real Madrid showing a very more quality team than Barcelona for the next season. Bringing Mbappe to the club was a great boost for them and I think the next season will go well for them but that doesn’t mean they can’t be challenged and beaten by any other team. They will have their lapses too that when known by any team, they can use that as an advantage against them to beat them when they meet. To stand Real Madrid won’t be easy next season but with good approach in the game and strategy they can also face defeat by other teams.

[yudi09]

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Barcelona cannot compete with Real Madrid with its current squad. Real Madrid has both maintained the quality of its players and brought Mbappe to the team. Barcelona needs to make similar transfers but may not have the financial resources to do so. Barcelona should act very logically when planning its squad because Real Madrid's quality is at a very high level.

The problems that Barcelona have faced in the last few seasons are still not 100% resolved. In the past when Barcelona wanted Lewandowski and Lewandowski only wanted to accept Barcelona's offer there were almost the same obstacles as their current situation.

A squad filled with players like Yamal, Pedri, Gavi, Fermin Lopez, Ansu Fati will only be at its best in the next two or three seasons if you compare it to the quality of Real Madrid players. With these young players, it will help Barcelona when their financial problems are resolved and they can bring in world-class players like Real Madrid did to maintain the balance of quality.

[irhact]

I still feel Barcelona squad is not that bad that they can’t stand to fight with Real Madrid when it comes to how they perform next season. Football is very unpredictable despite Real Madrid showing a very more quality team than Barcelona for the next season. Bringing Mbappe to the club was a great boost for them and I think the next season will go well for them but that doesn’t mean they can’t be challenged and beaten by any other team. They will have their lapses too that when known by any team, they can use that as an advantage against them to beat them when they meet. To stand Real Madrid won’t be easy next season but with good approach in the game and strategy they can also face defeat by other teams.

Their lapses will be in the first few weeks to the start of season as they'll still be getting use to each other and as the team has many key players, they'll have a hard time having very good relationships. Things will become better as they play together every weekend and get to know eachother weakness and strength. Barcelona still has a chance of challenging for the league title but that shouldn't mean that they can be capable of winning as Real Madrid are just better this season. Barcelona don't have very good players like Real Madrid and as always Real Madrid are good at making use of their players very well and making them stars.

[abhiseshakana]

Barcelona cannot compete with Real Madrid with its current squad. Real Madrid has both maintained the quality of its players and brought Mbappe to the team. Barcelona needs to make similar transfers but may not have the financial resources to do so. Barcelona should act very logically when planning its squad because Real Madrid's quality is at a very high level.

Dani Olmo showed a great performance in the championship and increased his value. RB Leipzig will not sell Olmo for a small price.

I still feel Barcelona squad is not that bad that they can’t stand to fight with Real Madrid when it comes to how they perform next season. Football is very unpredictable despite Real Madrid showing a very more quality team than Barcelona for the next season. Bringing Mbappe to the club was a great boost for them and I think the next season will go well for them but that doesn’t mean they can’t be challenged and beaten by any other team. They will have their lapses too that when known by any team, they can use that as an advantage against them to beat them when they meet. To stand Real Madrid won’t be easy next season but with good approach in the game and strategy they can also face defeat by other teams.

I think Barcelona already have a good coach but it's quite a shame that Barcelona cannot freely build their squad because they are constrained by their finances. Indeed, this is no longer as bad as before but if this is not really resolved completely, I think Barcelona will not really be able to develop optimally. Hopefully what Xavi felt will not happen again to Hansi Flick because I am quite sure if Hansi Flick is given full support and kept away from financial problems then he will be able to give a new color to Barcelona.

[Mr.right85]

Barcelona cannot compete with Real Madrid with its current squad. Real Madrid has both maintained the quality of its players and brought Mbappe to the team. Barcelona needs to make similar transfers but may not have the financial resources to do so. Barcelona should act very logically when planning its squad because Real Madrid's quality is at a very high level.

Dani Olmo showed a great performance in the championship and increased his value. RB Leipzig will not sell Olmo for a small price.

I still feel Barcelona squad is not that bad that they can’t stand to fight with Real Madrid when it comes to how they perform next season. Football is very unpredictable despite Real Madrid showing a very more quality team than Barcelona for the next season. Bringing Mbappe to the club was a great boost for them and I think the next season will go well for them but that doesn’t mean they can’t be challenged and beaten by any other team. They will have their lapses too that when known by any team, they can use that as an advantage against them to beat them when they meet. To stand Real Madrid won’t be easy next season but with good approach in the game and strategy they can also face defeat by other teams.

Barcelona have fallen off in terms of identity. The financial challenges facing the club has brought them below where they used be. Real Madrid have been decent over the years with their transfer policies and it’s prolly the reason they’re still very competitive and up there among the best. Barcelona summer transfer window in recent years have not been very good.
Right now, I doubt they even have the finances to reinforce their team in preparation for next season. They lack attacking options and also need to bring in midfielders before the summer transfer window closes.
Barcelona will not be a threat for  Real Madrid next season. I don’t even see anyone challenging Real Madrid next season. They’re stronger now, and I tip them to win the La Liga again.

[coinlocket$]

Manchester City is trying for Dani Olmo from Leipzig.
Barcelona joined the race for Olmo with a 45m€ offer, so it will not be so easy fro manchester City.
The offer has been rejected, Leipzing wants more money for the player.

Arsenal talking with PSG for Fabian Ruiz but they need to sell someone 1st.

Juventus and Aston Villa are interested in Karim Adeyemi, 45-50m valued player.

[Velvet78]

The new news is that David De Gea has become a target for Genoa, maybe he will soon move to Serie A after not playing for a long time because he wants to play in Europe, now he may have the opportunity to do so, see how this will happen? I hope he doesn't waste the opportunity again.
https://x.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1816830936450842976

This is another thing that I can't believe. A goalkeeper like De Gea has been free agent at this age?    It is really sad considering how quality he is. I still liked his performance in his last times at Manchester United. The reason why he left wasn't performance-related in the first place. They couldn't agree terms on a new contract as far as I know.

Besides he is even said that he had big issues with Erik ten Hag. He was treating De Gea badly they say. Now we see him returning to football which is really good to hear. Apart from Genoa, Saudi Arabia and MLS are also said to be options for him: Goal.com

De Gea could have even retired because of Erik ten Hag's attitude against him according to rumours. It is really unbelievable...    I didn't know that at all.

[ZAINmalik75]

Barcelona cannot compete with Real Madrid with its current squad. Real Madrid has both maintained the quality of its players and brought Mbappe to the team. Barcelona needs to make similar transfers but may not have the financial resources to do so. Barcelona should act very logically when planning its squad because Real Madrid's quality is at a very high level.

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Yes it is true that Barcelona don't have much more competency to compete with Real Madrid on their new squads. Because Real Madrid has all the players who are currently considered the top players of the European competition, including Vinice Junior, Rodrigo, and Jude Bellagham, and the greatest player like Killyan Mbappe has also become a part of the next season. Took So, Real Madrid has put a difficult challenge in front of everyone by uniting extremely strong players, which I hope, I believe that there are no top clubs compared to the way Real Madrid has made a squad, and the matter of a lay club like Barcelona is far away. 
 
Real Madrid was strong even before Killyan Mbappe and now I think no team will have the courage to stop Real Madrid's front three with their defense i.e., Vinice Jr, Killyan Mbappe and Rodrigo.

[salad daging]

Manchester City is trying for Dani Olmo from Leipzig.
Barcelona joined the race for Olmo with a 45m€ offer, so it will not be so easy fro manchester City.
The offer has been rejected, Leipzing wants more money for the player.

It's interesting that Manchester City are also interested in Dani Olmo because he had a brilliant performance during the Euro tournament yesterday, for Barcelona it seems like it will not pass anything about this transfer problem I read in the news Barcelona's priority on Nico Williams before Barcelona gets his signature then they will not bring in other players.

But how far will Manchester City go to sign Dani Olmo from Leipzig where the German club is more than the previous offer?
I think if push came to shove for Olmo with two options then Manchester City would be better off than Barcelona.

[Unknown01]

Real Madrid and also Rüdiger have received very high offers from Al Ittihad, but the club and the player are currently not interested in a change. I think Rüdiger's decision is important and right, he currently plays at one of the best clubs in the world and is a very important player there. In Saudi he would earn more money but his career would be almost over.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Arsenal talking with PSG for Fabian Ruiz but they need to sell someone 1st.

Arsenal will never make the fans happy for ones, like why in the world are they going for a midfielder while they know the midfield isn't their problem? Sometimes I think the Gunners are cursed to never get an attacker in any transfer window. Having better midfielders that can turn things around in favor of the club but they want to add more to the list, is like Chelsea getting every player but don't know their main problem.
If Arsenal don't get a better striker I don't see them getting anything this coming season, I mean take a look at Aston Villa how they are going about business, they make sure all the weak spots are being covered, why is Arteta avoiding that position, who's going to give the Gunners the goals they lack? And nobody should mention Saka because the play has been doing both the work of an attacker and a winger so this coming season is not going to be as easy as they think.

[topbitcoin]

I feel like both Daniel Olmo and Nico Williams will finally end up as Barcelona players, so what happens to Atsu Fati and Pedri if they move in? They need depth anyways.

https://x.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1816549588351779069

Not seems like that for Olmo.    I agree with Leipzig though, this offer is really ridiculous. But of course Barcelona has no other way of affording both of Olmo and Williams. If Leipzig accepted this offer, the highest amount of money they get would probably be 40 million euros in instalments.    Because I don't feel like Barcelona can win even a La Liga title unless they improve squad quality.

But for Williams, they should do whatever they can. Even the fans are trying to finance them over Barcelona TikTok account you know. The same comment exists in all those donations: For Nico Williams.

Because in the end this is like a joke with a pretty ridiculous offer made by Barcelona.
I know they are struggling with their finances at the moment but they don't have to make offers like this because after all this is like embarrassing themselves in the end which makes Barcelona lose even more face.

They forced themselves too much with an unreasonable offer in Dani Olmo's condition which has many options to cooperate with several big clubs.
They have to sell some players first if they want a player of Olmo's caliber for next season because after all with the conditions of the offer like that and of course with a salary that is certainly possible to cut I am quite sure anyone will find it difficult to accept offers from Barcelona at this time.
I hope that instead of them having to try something that seems ridiculous like this, they should try to make some adjustments with players in order to maintain their current financial stability.

[bering]

Arsenal talking with PSG for Fabian Ruiz but they need to sell someone 1st.

Arsenal so far has successfully to bought 2 players because recently they had just permanent David Raya status from Brentford and Arsenal also has gets Bologna player Riccardo Calafiori although the transfer of Riccardo Calafiori still not officially finished yet but this player almost certain will be arrived to Arsenal because whether it Arsenal and Bologna has been agree about transfer fees of this player and besides these players i can see Arsenal hasn't stopped to gets more players and now they will targetting midfielder players

For midfielder players actually Arsenal has two names Fabian Ruiz and Sociedad player Mikel Merino but Fabian Ruiz name was appears recently as a player who is very likely to be bought by Arsenal especially Arsenal was very impress to see Fabian Ruiz performance when he defend Spain even we all know Fabian Ruiz has successfully to bringing this team to gets Euro Cup trophy

Fabian Ruiz is not the main player of PSG this season even Fabian Ruiz only spend his time on the bench and during last season Fabian Ruiz only played 14 times as starting lineup of PSG and if Arsenal is really serious want to bought him i think PSG won't hold this player as long as they received good offers from Arsenal however about this transfer possibly Arsenal will do the same thing just like what they did to David Raya that if PSG is really want to release Fabian Ruiz then Arsenal will loan this player for 1 season with permanent option at the end of next season

[Stepstowealth]

Arsenal will never make the fans happy for ones, like why in the world are they going for a midfielder while they know the midfield isn't their problem? Sometimes I think the Gunners are cursed to never get an attacker in any transfer window.

Arsenal's midfield may look strong, but since Xhaka's exit, there has not been a player to fill that place very well and be very creative for Martinelli as Odegaard is for Saka.

Arsenal need a goal scorer but they do not need to rush the process to get one because it is not all about rushing to get one but getting a striker who is a perfect fit for the team.

Arsenal have eyes on Gyokores the Swedish striker playing for Sporting CP. It is possible they will be able to sign him.

https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2024-2025/viktor-gyokeres-arsenal-marcos-alonso-manchester-united-transfer_sto20020693/story.shtml

[baeva]

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If the player himself still wants to move to another club, because so far nobody is saying anything about it and there is nothing but rumours about Barcelona's desire. But it would be great if he does end up at Barcelona. In conjunction with Yamal he showed himself at the Euros just excellent, plus that he and Yamal are young players and you can hope for them

Barcelona would be more suited to Nico Williams because of his compactness with Yamal in maintaining the rhythm of the game as they showed at the Euro. The problem is Barcelona's seriousness and Barcelona's financial ability to get Williams if the player and the player's club are willing to let him go.
The Nico Williams transfer situation reminds me of the history of Fabregas' recruitment from Arsenal to Barcelona after performing well with Spain in international tournaments.

I don`t think is not being serious about Nico Williams it`s obvious they want him but their financial situation is still restricting them while I guessed they are trying to get Dani Olmo first since I think Nico might be able to wait for them possibly before the transfer windows ends or more while Olmo is becoming to an interest of other top teams like Man city though both players are keen on the moved to Camp Nou but is still the finance that is limiting Barca for getting them while RB Leipzig rejected their €40 million plus another €20m in variables but it looks like RB Leipzig want the full amount up front, https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2024/7/25/24205877/barcelona-see-initial-dani-olmo-bid-rejected-by-rb-leipzig

In general, Barcelona said that in the first place they will fight just for Nico. Meanwhile, PSG are ready to double any amount of Barcelona, but here the choice will be solely for the player, where he wants to play and develop and I think it is obvious that in PSG he will achieve little, except for the championship within the league, no more than that

[Sexylizzy2813]

Arsenal will never make the fans happy for ones, like why in the world are they going for a midfielder while they know the midfield isn't their problem? Sometimes I think the Gunners are cursed to never get an attacker in any transfer window.

Arsenal's midfield may look strong, but since Xhaka's exit, there has not been a player to fill that place very well and be very creative for Martinelli as Odegaard is for Saka.

Arsenal need a goal scorer but they do not need to rush the process to get one because it is not all about rushing to get one but getting a striker who is a perfect fit for the team.

Arsenal have eyes on Gyokores the Swedish striker playing for Sporting CP. It is possible they will be able to sign him.

https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2024-2025/viktor-gyokeres-arsenal-marcos-alonso-manchester-united-transfer_sto20020693/story.shtml

Xhaka was one of the best midfielders Arsenal had back then but Thomas Partey and Rice made the midfield more confident to hang in the ball, be flexible a little bit and they are doing it perfectly well, where Xhaka would be missed is when the other midfielders are not doing well but for now Rice, Thomas Partey even Jorginho are doing well so you can't say no player have step up to fill in the void.
I'll still tell you that the Gunner need a striker, a better one and fast if not they are still going to struggle in front of goal next season, ok lemme ask you, when was the last time Arsenal went all out for a striker since Pierre-Emerick Emiliano Aubameyang and Alexandre Armand Lacazette left the side? The Gunners have not had time to scout properly for a striker and if you say they don't need one and no time to rush then you just want to see the Gunners fail to achieve something this season. For the Sporting CP striker the Gunners can over look that player and move on, that's what I don't like about Arteta and Edu, they need to wake up if they want to crush the other EPL title competitors.

[dezoel]

Lol, the offer from Barcelonan for Olmo sounds seriously funny I mean I get that they do not have money to buy a player like that, and that's definitely fine, but offering something like that is just pure fun at that point, like just don't do it if you do not have the money? They already consider selling some future revenue at this point, and they already did that once and they are in this mess, which proves that if they do it again, they are not going to get out of this mess at all, they are going to just dig a deeper hole.

At one point, I seriously consider that Barcelona may bankrupt, so much so that they will default on their debt, and will be forced to get sold by the government. Normally they are not one of those "sold to some rich oil king somewhere" club, their system doesn't allow that, but if they bankrupt, maybe they can.

Because I don't see any other way out at this moment, they are not paying their debt, and they are not making any new money too, so they will bankrupt if they keep trying these ridiculous offers to players lol. Just keep what you have, get free agents if you can, and bring players from youth system, that is all they have to do for a few years, not going to be end of the world.

[legendbtc]

Barcelona was recently close to hiring Dani Olmo from Leipzig and they contracted him to ask about their player but it seems the first offer was rejected and Leipzig didn't accept to let Dani Olmo leave the team.
It seems the offer was not good enough and Leipzig wanted to earn more money for their player Dani Olmo.
However, since Barcelona needs this player I think they will try again with a better offer for Olmo.

 

This is a proactive move by Barcelona, I think they are really making efforts to improve their squad from what it looked like last season. Of course that's what it's usually like for clubs to turn down the first offers coming for their players especially when they considers the offer to be below the valuation of the player in question. As expected Barcelona will go back with an improved offer hopefully this time they will go closer to the valuation of the player. But they have to be fast about it, as Dani Olmo is a good player and other clubs will also be making moves to hijack the deal. With Dani Olmo, Nico Willams and Yamal, Barcelona will squad will be very competitive next season. I just hope they will be able to get these players especially Dani Olmo and Williams.

Well, Barcelona is looking for the Euro 2024 champions? Maybe this is a reasonable choice given their financial situation. These players have had a close connection with each other in the national team. But their strength is still not enough to help Barcelona compete in La Liga and UEFA Champions League. Barcelona needs more quality players in the long run.
I wonder if Dani Olmo is really necessary for Barcelona at the moment. If Dani Olmo were to be deployed in midfield, he would inadvertently hamper the development of Fermin Lopez, who deserves more opportunities next season after a spectacular 2023/2024 campaign. And don't forget names like Pedri, Ilkay Gundogan, Frenkie De Jong, or Gavi. Barcelona cannot continue to throw money out the window if they want to regain their position soon. And many more reasons. Many clubs want to have this player's signature. Man City, Atletico Madrid, and Bayern Munich are the clubs that are pursuing Olmo fiercely. Is Barcelona's offer better than these clubs?