⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[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.

[abhiseshakana]

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.

The latest news, Man United is preparing a medical test for Noussair Mazraoui, this means that an agreement has been reached between Bayern Munich and Man United, and maybe in the next few days Man United will give an official statement regarding their third signing. Meanwhile, there is still no certainty about De Ligt's transfer but, if you look at the condition of Man United who have lost Leny Yoro, it is very likely that Man United will make De Ligt's transfer actually happen. They don't have much money left, but if the McTominay transfer actually materializes, Man United could use it to sign De Ligt.

[Silence Scream]

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.

The Spanish team, which won Euro 2024 this year, was scrutinized by the most popular teams in Europe. Merino was one of them. Arsenal actually made a very important transfer by adding him to their squad. I think the midfield is the brain of the team. The stronger the midfield, the stronger the team. Merino was also one of the best players in the tournament in this position. He became the maestro of the Real Sociedad midfield. Now it is Arsenal's turn, I hope he has a quality season.

[snipie]

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 don't understand why Napoli signed a new deal with Osimhen in December and then searches to sell him in the first transfer window!
I heard Napoli refused a €80m deal from PSG which is pretty good contract in my opinion regarding how he performed the last year..
There is rumours about gunners trying to offer a better contract than PSG but if Napoli refused it again then they could forget about seeing him leaving the team.

[Silence Scream]

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 don't understand why Napoli signed a new deal with Osimhen in December and then searches to sell him in the first transfer window!
I heard Napoli refused a €80m deal from PSG which is pretty good contract in my opinion regarding how he performed the last year..
There is rumours about gunners trying to offer a better contract than PSG but if Napoli refused it again then they could forget about seeing him leaving the team.

If I remember correctly, Napoli paid 70 million Euros for Osimhen. Now, if the offer for him is 80 million Euros, this will not please Napoli. That's why I understand them rejecting the offer. They may also have difficulty finding a player to replace him. That's why if Osimhen is going to be transferred to another team, Napoli expects a high transfer fee. In my opinion, in this era when players are paid a lot of money, Osimhen could be worth over 100 million Euros.

[Justbillywitt]

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.  

Even if Manchester United are in desperate need for defenders, they should pay the right amount that a player is worth. They shouldn't rush and get players that their prices are hiked because they are looking for defenders. Bayern are aware that Manchester United are desperate need for defenders that's why they are asking for that high amount, thinking that Manchester United will rush and buy the players. If De ligt was such a good player for them why did he spend majority of last season on the bench. Even in the euros he was more on the bench than in the field. So why are they asking for that high amount for him. Manchester United should not be tempted to pay higher than he is worth. I think Manchester United have also learnt their lesson from Harry Maguire deal where they spent heavily to get him, only to find out he was a flop at Manchester United. A player that has no place both in country and club should not worth that much.

[Farma]

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.

I think it will be a good purchase for Atl.Madrid this season. Sorloth himself is a good player and last season he managed to score 23 goals in Laliga while with Villarreal, and now Atl.Madrid officially brought him in at a price that is not too high for the player, losing Morata of course they looked for other alternatives and they found the star player from Norway, and I think he will be better with Atl.Madrid.

Attack alone he will score many goals at Atl.Madrid there will be many players who support him with good quality assists and of course that will make it easier for him to score goals, I think he is a good player in positioning himself in front of the goal of course that will be used to make him develop even more with Atl.Madrid, if all goes well and assists continue to come to him then it is no wonder that he will be the top scorer next season, the fact is Sorloth is a good player and of course Atm.Madrid wants to develop him to be more than before, and this match will go well between the two.

[Mr.right85]

This thing where managers phase out a player when they don’t want to keep a player is smelling. They have to force them out one way or another. It’s dissatisfying and unnecessary. I think there is a way to deal with all of this without making the public aware of the situation.
For E.g,
Napoli x Osimhen
Juventus x Chiesa
Chelsea x Gallagher

I don’t like how Napoli and Conte is treating Victor Osimhen. It’s pathetic for me.. not fair at all. At least he is still under contract and should be allowed to train and be involved in all. He is clearly ostracized.
My assumption is that, he really tried to force a move last season, and maybe the Club just want to prevent that going forward.

I actually thought that Chelsea selling Gallagher was a rumour, that was the only credible Central midfielder they had last season. Chelsea are now pushing Atletico Madrid to sign Gallagher who has not agreed personal terms with them because they want him gone. It’s embarrassing tbh. They have set a deadline for them to wrap up the deal. He deserves better treatment from the club.

Similar thing is happening in Juventus. New Manager Thiago Motta freezes out Chiesa from the squad. He’s not allowed to train with the full squad. I don’t really understand the whole thing but it’s becoming embarrassing.

[Cryptmuster]

After Atletico failed to sign Dovbyk, they decided not to wait too long and signed a 4-year contract with Sørloth, who belonged to Villarreal and scored 26 goals in 41 matches last season. The transfer amount is 32 million euros. The choice of Atletico is obvious, since Sørloth was Dovbyk's main competitor for the top scorer in La Liga until the last round, and after Atletico lost this transfer to Roma, they decided not to wait any longer and get Sørloth.


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[Oluwa-btc]

After Atletico failed to sign Dovbyk, they decided not to wait too long and signed a 4-year contract with Sørloth, who belonged to Villarreal and scored 26 goals in 41 matches last season. The transfer amount is 32 million euros. The choice of Atletico is obvious, since Sørloth was Dovbyk's main competitor for the top scorer in La Liga until the last round, and after Atletico lost this transfer to Roma, they decided not to wait any longer and get Sørloth.


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They have done well with letting player's go and replacing them wit the right names. Letting Alavaro Morata leave without extending his contract was the right call and they did that at the right timing. He has been a great player for them over the past years. All good things must also come to an end.

Sørloth was the highest goalscorer for Villarreal last season and he came second to the Ukrainian in La Liga last season campaign. It's good to see that Atletico Madrid are getting these goalscorer it shows they'll advance forward than they did last season and with the addition of Joào Felix back into the first team squad, they could be fighting for La Liga Competition next season with Real Madrid.

Asides Sørloth, they're also in close contact with the the Fifa World Cup Competition winners Julian Alvarez. He wants to play more than he is doing so he is eager to leave Manchester City. Yesterday, I read he'll bw joining Atletico Madrid immediately the Olympics comes to an end. I don't know how valid this is though.