⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[alegotardo]

Anthony Gordon was the second creativity force for Newcastle United last season after Trippier. They're obviously trying to halt his move to Liverpool.

I honestly don't understand why the sports news is still filling its pages with rumors about this almost impossible transfer of Anthony Gordon to Liverpool.

The first rumor about this is almost 2 months old and at the time they were in financial difficulties and could still face sanctions for violating the Premier League's financial rules. However, at the last minute the club raised good money by selling Minteh and Elliot Anderson, and despite nothing concrete between Gordon and Liverpool, the rumor about the striker's move to the Reds has recently reignited.

I believe the reason for this is that the club has not yet made any moves in this transfer window, but if the Reds really want to invest in the 22-year-old player, they will have to raise funds to balance their finances. In this scenario, the club can clean up the squad and sell at least three players.

Is it worth so much effort??

[mv1986]

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This statement serves like an open statement that he’s ready to leave at anytime especially if the team would not want to utilise him against next season. I have not seen anything wrong in the type of football he plays or base on the contributions he can give to the team as a midfielder. Kompany should have a major say on this player at this stage, whether he’ll want to utilise the player or not. They’ve actually come a long way with him in the club and also a great player for his home country Germany.

Losing him to another club now that the club needs reviving will be a great loss to them. From the many teams showing interest in him if he leaves the club and the calibre of those teams really makes a lot of meaning that he’s a great asset to any club he joins now. Bayern Munich shouldn’t do anything to lose him, they will just have to wait and see how things go with him, but from that statement, he’s ready for both options whichever that may arise.

The point is that he needs an experienced coach who knows how to push Kimmich to the limits. If I were Kimmich and I played under Guardiola, Ancelotti, Heynckes, Flick, Nagelsmann and Tuchel and now Kompany comes and I am not in the best condition because circumstances have changed a bit for the worse and I would need a great coach who knows how to handle things, well then I would consider leaving the club.

If it is true that Barcelona and Manchester City have been watching out for him, why not go for it if it is possible and play under Flick in Barcelona or Guardiola in Manchester. I am not sure I would like to go through a lot of shit and then have a coach behind me who won't be taken seriously by anyone.

[Velvet78]

Bayern Munich said no 2 times to Manchester United's bids for De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

I wonder how much the Red Devils have been offering...    Because they really need new defenders to improve their performance. The number of goals they conceded previously was just too high.

de Ligt should absolutely be signed. If they spent 60 million euros on Leny Yoro then they should be ready for paying that much for de Ligt already. As long as they spend their money on the right players, I don't see any problem.

I understand their interest in Mazraoui too. Wan-Bissaka can't play well. Dalot is also not very good now. Mazraoui would perform much better than both. But probably they will have to pay more than 100 million euros in total for these 2 players so they should get ready for that.

[Lillominato89]

I am of the opinion that Chelsea is not at all interested in spending crazy amounts of money to buy Victor Osimhen, he has blatantly said that he would like to go and play in France and PSG was interested in the player but with the arrival of Antonio Conte at Napoli he will probably be able to stay one more year.

It was precisely the arrival of Antonio Conte that put Osimhen in an unclear situation. Conte did not include Osimhen in the main squad plan and instead wanted to take Lukaku instead. Conte and Lukaku have a special relationship so there is no other way but to kick Osimhen from his position. PSG dared to buy Osimhen but not at the price Napoli wanted so until now the deal has not continued. The same is true with Chelsea who did not dare to spend money at a fantastic price. So the Osimhen problem seems unlikely to be realized this season and the last option is to wait for Conte to change his mind and make him a main player.

By now it is well known that Antonio Conte has Romelu Lukaku as a protégé, but I honestly believe that they will want to sell Victor Osimhen just to be able to fix the team with the money collected from the sale of the Nigerian. I, however, personally believe that Osimhen is clearly better in every way compared to Lukaku, but who knows what Conte will have in mind, the market is still long and anything can happen

[junder]

Bayern Munich said no 2 times to Manchester United's bids for De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

I wonder how much the Red Devils have been offering...    Because they really need new defenders to improve their performance. The number of goals they conceded previously was just too high.

de Ligt should absolutely be signed. If they spent 60 million euros on Leny Yoro then they should be ready for paying that much for de Ligt already. As long as they spend their money on the right players, I don't see any problem.

I understand their interest in Mazraoui too. Wan-Bissaka can't play well. Dalot is also not very good now. Mazraoui would perform much better than both. But probably they will have to pay more than 100 million euros in total for these 2 players so they should get ready for that.

I don't know how much Manchester United are offering this is not publicized by the media but for two players De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui Bayer Munich want €70 million.

De Ligt €50 million
Mazraoui €20 million
According to sources from goals. https://www.goal.com/en-om/lists/man-utd-double-offer-bayern-munich-matthijs-de-ligt-noussair-mazraoui-erik-ten-hag-defensive-rebuild/bltf2d918f9a4148fdf#csc18f9a4525dbb9a9

It seems that the offer from Manchester United is too low so this proposal is rejected raw because it is too low and it could be €50 million for both players but we never know what they are talking about.

[gabbie2010]

Arsenal won't go for Osimhen because he is not a stable player and he is expensive for Arsenal. In fact, we can't be sure what kind of performance Osimhen can have in the other teams than Napoli. He had a good performance in the last season but recently he was totally not in the good form and he couldn't have good performance anymore while Osimhen was playing in the same team. This can make Osimhen an unstable player and this won't make him a good option for Arsenal because of his price the have to pay which is 100 million euros and his performance.

Situation about Victor Osimhen is currently not clear so most chances we will have him in Napoli for another season because price tag is high, and many clubs are already having end of their interest as well because last offer were from the Newcastle United €100 Million were rejected after this we have no official offer with Chelsea and Napoli both are working on swap which is also looking not easy, so things are going not ideal for the all parties.

There were rumours we will have PSG into this as well but nothing coming from them which is really interested but as now we have few days left in start of the season we will have updates about this as well but for me most chances he will stay at the Napoli, and we will have this combo again at the top in Serie A.

Arsenal is having their all weapons ready for the next season even few are saying they are looking for good striker but if we have anything related to this hopefully all will be done before start of the season as Arsenal management is happy with Mikel Arteta, and they are ready to spend more funds for win in coming season.

Napoli had already sealed the deal on Lukaku and wanted  to sell Osimen to PSG but the money offered by PSG is not enough, so it's up for Napoli to lower his price to get a potential buyer, I don't think Arsenal would sign him because the team had retained Gabriel Jesus as their main striker with Havertz who also doubles as their striker even without a full No 9 the team scored many goals this Arteta wouldn't make any offer to Osimen, though I still believe during the last day of transfer window a potential buyer would emerge to sign him else I think Conte has any plan for him in Napoli.

[Pulsar77]

I don't know how much Manchester United are offering this is not publicized by the media but for two players De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui Bayer Munich want €70 million.

De Ligt €50 million
Mazraoui €20 million
According to sources from goals. https://www.goal.com/en-om/lists/man-utd-double-offer-bayern-munich-matthijs-de-ligt-noussair-mazraoui-erik-ten-hag-defensive-rebuild/bltf2d918f9a4148fdf#csc18f9a4525dbb9a9

It seems that the offer from Manchester United is too low so this proposal is rejected raw because it is too low and it could be €50 million for both players but we never know what they are talking about.

If it is 70 million in total for total then I see it very sensible to sign them both.    These are defenders who could be very helpful for this club. As both of them are skilled players I'm not surprised the cost of signing them.

Erik ten Hag's main target has been to improve the defense area in the summer so far. It is a thing that I'm glad to see. It has been their weakest area in the end. I guess they have allocated a big budget for transfers. If they paid that much for Yoro I mean.  

[Docnaster]

Is there still a possibility for Kimmich to leave Bayern Munich?

Because recently he has stated that his agreement with Bayern Munich has not yet reached a bright spot and this allows him to move at any time without having to wait for the existing agreement. Indirectly this also signals to any team that is still interested in recruiting him and I think it will be a very good thing as long as the summer transfer market has not closed.

Previously we knew there were rumors of interest from several top European teams such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, Manchester City, or even Liverpool and this will invite competition who will get this player with one more season left on his contract.

Joshua Kimmich have been one of the most important players of Bayern Munich in at least the last five seasons but it was reported last summer that was nearing a move away from the club but since that rumour never became a reality last summer and because the club now have a new manager that's different from Thomas Tuchel, I strongly doubt that Tuchel will want to leave Bayern Munich this summer. Judging from his response in the picture story, I think he didn't rule out the possibility of leaving the club but I personally I feel he's more likely to remain at Bayern Munich beyond this summer than leave the club.

[baeva]

Is there still a possibility for Kimmich to leave Bayern Munich?

Because recently he has stated that his agreement with Bayern Munich has not yet reached a bright spot and this allows him to move at any time without having to wait for the existing agreement. Indirectly this also signals to any team that is still interested in recruiting him and I think it will be a very good thing as long as the summer transfer market has not closed.

Previously we knew there were rumors of interest from several top European teams such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, Manchester City, or even Liverpool and this will invite competition who will get this player with one more season left on his contract.

Last season, I felt like he could leave Bayern Munich with Thomas Tuchel still in charge but with Thomas Tuchel gone, let's see what happens with Vincent Kompany.

I honestly, would have loved him to leave, but I'm not the player, he could still want to have a talk with the manager to know if he has plans to work with him this season. If the talks end negatively, then believe me he'll be looking for his next club. But, it's been weeks since the last game they played in thr Euros against Spain. He must have done that right now, No?!

Manchester United? Hell No! He never close to joining Manchester United. Manchester United weren't even linked to get him honestly. Real Madrid I never heard nor read. A move to both Manchester City and Barcelona was what I read. I would rather the move to Barcelona anyways. He could serve as a defensive midfielder for them.

He's a pretty good player, but I don't think he'd be a good fit at Manchester City because of the stiyal game. With the English he is more sharp and constant, there is a huge speed, I think that he will generally fit just Spanish football, Barcelona, there he has a better chance to play again. Manchester City are doing well in midfield

[ginsan]

By now it is well known that Antonio Conte has Romelu Lukaku as a protégé, but I honestly believe that they will want to sell Victor Osimhen just to be able to fix the team with the money collected from the sale of the Nigerian. I, however, personally believe that Osimhen is clearly better in every way compared to Lukaku, but who knows what Conte will have in mind, the market is still long and anything can happen

A player can improve his quality under a coach who knows enough about him and of course this is about Conte and Lukaku. For this reason, if Conte really wants Lukaku then he already knows the qualities this player has. To make this transfer a success, Napoli must sell Osimhen in this transfer market because this way they can recruit Lukaku.

If Osimhen fails to leave, of course Conte will rely on Osimhen this season and forget about Lukaku. As you said, it is quite true that the transfer time is still quite long and everything can change. To support the team's performance this season, Conte definitely needs additional strength from the new players who will be recruited in this transfer market.

[Sakanwa]

Mikel Merino is about to join Arsenal and play for this team soon. Arsenal want to get the team improved and finally win the premier league title from Manchester City after years of losing it and that's why they decided to hire more players for Arteta.
They want to hire Mikel Merino the player of Real Sociedad. Merino has good physics and since he is not going to expensive option for Arsenal and they should only pay 30 million euros he is a good option for Arteta and his team.


 

Once again Arsenal have secured a quality player and I think the decision to sign Mikel Merino is the right one. This will give Arsenal a much more creative midfield and Mikel Arteta a lot of variety in attack. I still remember Mikel Merino scoring one of the important goals when he was with Spain in the Euros and since then I think he is an underrated player who is rarely noticed.

The fee is much more affordable considering Arsenal have no competition for Mikel Merino's services and I don't think the fee from Real Sociedad is too big to increase profits. What is clear is that the relationship between Arsenal and Real Sociedad will be better in the future and I can't wait for another transfer from Arsenal that will be even more surprising.

Merino is going to really be a good addition to Arsenal,and  with the sale of Smith Rowe already from the club,Merino will be a very quality signing judging from his performance in the Euro.He plays a similar pattern of football like that of Granit Xhaka who left the club last season and the club had struggled to get a replacement for him.
Merinos signing will really boster Arsenal's midfield,and couple with the fact that he will operete from the left flang,it will make Martinelli or Trosard get more goals next season.

[arimamib]

Merino is going to really be a good addition to Arsenal,and  with the sale of Smith Rowe already from the club,Merino will be a very quality signing judging from his performance in the Euro.He plays a similar pattern of football like that of Granit Xhaka who left the club last season and the club had struggled to get a replacement for him.
Merinos signing will really boster Arsenal's midfield,and couple with the fact that he will operete from the left flang,it will make Martinelli or Trosard get more goals next season.

Arsenal have recruited two quality players in this transfer window where they previously managed to bring in Riccardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino, of course this is a pretty good signing to add to their strength. The defense line became stronger with the arrival of Calafiori because he is one of the defenders who is strong enough to break attacks. Apart from that, the midfield is also getting stronger with Mikel Merino joining because he will be a pretty good tandem for Declan Rice.
 
Arteta is doing a pretty good job on the transfer market, he knows which players are suitable to recruit. We are just waiting for a productive striker to maximize the strength to be more perfect this season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

If Victor Osimhen is becoming too expensive for Chelsea to be able to afford, why don't they go for other strikers in the market that'll be less expensive and have some experience in the premier league already. Chelsea aren't going to be playing champions league football therefore it is going to be hard to get them to sign big players without putting big fees on the table. Chelsea mess up when they played very badly last season and lost the chances to play in Europa, with that competition Chelsea would had being able to get top players to come play and build with them. Before Chelsea waste money on players they should look at other options available.

I doubt that Osimhen will agree to join Chelsea because this season Chelsea is not playing in the Champions League so that will Osimhen think long before making his decision.
Price is not a problem for Tood Boehly because he will spend big money if he wants to.
There are indeed rumors that there is an offer option to add one player, namely Lukaku, and that is what is being strongly linked to Osimhen's departure to Chelsea.
In this transfer saga, many big teams continue to be linked with several well-known players to bring in to strengthen their squad. Even at a fairly expensive price it will be done if it is the best option for the team's revival this season.

I don't think things are going to go down the road of not being a good option for Osimhen, but I think the best option for this player is PSG. I don't know much about how things are going with that, but Chelsea are a great team but I have certain doubts about why the team's movements aren't going well for him, but for me it's either Napoli that keeps him or he goes to PSG, I don't know, but looking at it from the point of view of the player's greater future, that's how I see it, it's really French Fotball where he is Practically the protagonist.

Osimhen resumes full training at Napoli despite Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain

Super Eagles star forward Victor Osimhen has returned to full training at Napoli amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

According to Tutto Napoli, he took part in today's training sessions in the morning and afternoon ahead of Napoli's clash with Girona tomorrow.

The 25-year-old has been struggling with his fitness since resuming for pre-season and missed the games against Anaune Val di Non, Mantova, Egnatia and Brest.

Osimhen's future with the Italian giants remains uncertain but there are no indications that he will force a move, contrary to some reports.

The club's director Giovanni Manna has stated that the club is planning for the new season with the Nigerian striker until the situation changes.

Source:https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=52397

[Zaguru12]

Bayern Munich said no 2 times to Manchester United's bids for De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.
Newcastle wants to make a new deal with Anthony Gordon.
West Ham is signing Guido Rodriguez as a free agent from Spain.
Fulham is buying defender Jorge Cuenca from Villareal.

Source: BBC


Not so many news for today, and only 2 more week for the start of the major seasons.

I think the die down of the transfer news is because the summer transfer is still much alive until the end of September or August which means clubs will have to start the season without some major players they intend to add, but I believe that as the transfer window closure is approaching many deals will be done as clubs would have found out that they needed more signings to be in a better shape for the entire season. Another reason for this years low transfer is simply because of the new financial fair play rules hitting clubs and everyone isn’t ready to lose their players and later start searching for a replacement.

The De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui deal is not heading on well simply because the valuation of the two players seems to be much. In other days Manchester United wouldn’t have bother paying but with the new structure in the club they wouldn’t pay that amount considering that the two players are surplus to requirements at Bayern Munich, so Manchester United are probably stretching the deal just to lower the asking price more and more but I am optimistic that this deal will be done.
As for Newcastle it is a good move to help them pin down their star player with a new contract which even if they decide to sell will bring in more money.

[TelolettOm]

If Arsenal succeeds to sign Mikel Merino, then they only need to focus on signing a new striker.

This is every arsenal supporter's sincere wish that this transfer would succeed because the gunners desperately needs a striker who can assure them more than 15 plus goals in a season for them to be able to compete with Manchester City that have Erling Haaland who is a goal machine. Gyokores looks like that kind of player,

Indeed, if both of them really do deal, then Arsenal can be said that it will greatly strengthen Arsenal's midfield and front line again. Mikel Merino to strengthen their midfield and also Viktor Gyökeres for the front line. If this rumor is true, then they just need to sign it, because they already have a personal agreement, only this is certainly related to the club. Yes, Viktor Gyökeres became one of the most influential players in Sporting. Last season, he even contributed 43 goals and 15 assists, he is the top striker that Arsenal needs. Let's just wait for the official announcement from Arsenal next, considering this must also be related to some Arsenal players who might change as well related to their arrival.


Source: Managing Arsenal - Mikel Merino -Viktor Gyokeres
Source: Arsenal summer transfer business.

[ThemePen]

Merino is going to really be a good addition to Arsenal,and  with the sale of Smith Rowe already from the club,Merino will be a very quality signing judging from his performance in the Euro.He plays a similar pattern of football like that of Granit Xhaka who left the club last season and the club had struggled to get a replacement for him.
Merinos signing will really boster Arsenal's midfield,and couple with the fact that he will operete from the left flang,it will make Martinelli or Trosard get more goals next season.

I also think Merino will be great addition to Arsenal team. He is joining at right time especially since Smith Rowe left. Merino played really well in Euro showing how good he is. He plays in similar way to Granit Xhaka who left the team so he will fill a big gap. Merino will make Arsenal midfield stronger and he will help Martinelli and Trossard score more goals by playing on the left side like you said. I think Merino could make big difference for Arsenal and I'm excited to see how he will do next season.

[LGD2Business]

Alexander Sörloth has transferred to Atletico Madrid. Atletico, looking for a striker to fill Morata's void, found what they were looking for in Villarreal and paid 35 million Euro for Sörloth. Having had the best seasons of his career at Trabzonspor and Villarreal, it remains to be seen how Sörloth will perform at Atletico. I think he will continue to score goals there as well. Maybe he won't break the 20-goal threshold due to Atletico's playing structure, but he will be more effective than his adventures at RB Leipzig and Real Sociedad.

[klidex]

Alexander Sörloth has transferred to Atletico Madrid. Atletico, looking for a striker to fill Morata's void, found what they were looking for in Villarreal and paid 35 million Euro for Sörloth. Having had the best seasons of his career at Trabzonspor and Villarreal, it remains to be seen how Sörloth will perform at Atletico. I think he will continue to score goals there as well. Maybe he won't break the 20-goal threshold due to Atletico's playing structure, but he will be more effective than his adventures at RB Leipzig and Real Sociedad.

Yes Alexander Sorloth has officially become an Atletico Madrid player I think he will replace Alvaro Morata who left the club this summer, Atletico Madrid seem to move quickly when they lose their important players and it seems Alexander Sorloth is a good choice he created 23 goals and 6 assists in 34 games for Villareal last season and I think he will do the same when he is at Atletico Madrid later.
But yes this depends on the characteristics of the club's game Diego Simeone must be able to create a style of play that suits this player and also with other Atletico players so that they can work well together.

[Despairo]

Alexander Sörloth has transferred to Atletico Madrid. Atletico, looking for a striker to fill Morata's void, found what they were looking for in Villarreal and paid 35 million Euro for Sörloth. Having had the best seasons of his career at Trabzonspor and Villarreal, it remains to be seen how Sörloth will perform at Atletico. I think he will continue to score goals there as well. Maybe he won't break the 20-goal threshold due to Atletico's playing structure, but he will be more effective than his adventures at RB Leipzig and Real Sociedad.

It's a good deal, Morata's career is already in near end, while Sorloth still able to perform for the next few years. He might not be a world class player, but I see his overall performance with Villarreal and Real Sociedad is quite good, so he will survive in Atletico Madrid.

Another news West Ham is successfully sign Crysencio Summerville from Leeds, he had an experience in Premier League although his performance was terrible, but West Ham sometime can develop potential players.

[Barikui1]

By now it is well known that Antonio Conte has Romelu Lukaku as a protégé, but I honestly believe that they will want to sell Victor Osimhen just to be able to fix the team with the money collected from the sale of the Nigerian. I, however, personally believe that Osimhen is clearly better in every way compared to Lukaku, but who knows what Conte will have in mind, the market is still long and anything can happen

A player can improve his quality under a coach who knows enough about him and of course this is about Conte and Lukaku. For this reason, if Conte really wants Lukaku then he already knows the qualities this player has. To make this transfer a success, Napoli must sell Osimhen in this transfer market because this way they can recruit Lukaku.

If Osimhen fails to leave, of course Conte will rely on Osimhen this season and forget about Lukaku. As you said, it is quite true that the transfer time is still quite long and everything can change. To support the team's performance this season, Conte definitely needs additional strength from the new players who will be recruited in this transfer market.

I actually thinks otherwise about Romelu lukaku, because his form has been on a constant decline in the past few seasons, and besides, he is above thirty years of age, so I believe that his form will keep on declining irrespective of who is his current manager, and saying so because you wouldn't compare the Romelu lukaku of five years ago to compare with this current Romelu lukaku that has declined in form so much.

Lastly, on the situation of victor osimhen, I feels like he will definitely get the transfer out of the club, because Antonio conte has already said it that he is not in his plans due to the fact that their is an agreement already in place before he came into the club that victor osimhen will be sold, so he only wish to work with players that want to stay at the club, so I believe that he will leave the club, either on a direct transfer or through a loan transfer.