⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Palakka]

The transfer window closes in two weeks, there will probably be a flurry of activity as clubs panic and try to improve their squads. Some of the big deals are usually done late on in the transfer window so should be an interesting time.

Still Liverpool have signed nobody, I still hope we bring a couple of players in but for now the most important thing is to win against Ipswich tomorrow.

Two weeks is a lot of time for clubs to compete their deals and also start negotiations with their targets. Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Newcastle United Manchester City are still in the market trying to complete this deals.

Liverpool are yet to bring in a player. The recent negotiation with the Real Sociedad Midfielder, Zubimendi didn’t materialize. I know really know the story behind it but I believe they have other options and it’ll be wise they bring in some reinforcements before the deadline day.

Arsenal also haven’t gotten the deal of the Spanish midfielder, Merino done with. It seems they need to balance the books before they can make another signing.

There are several clubs that are currently chasing deadlines to complete their currently pending transfers, such as Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea and several other clubs that are still in fierce negotiations to complete their transfers, two weeks in my opinion is not a long time to complete the transfer of a player because there will be a lot of processes going on and it will take quite a long time, just like what happened between Arsenal and Merino, in fact the transfer took place several weeks ago and even now Real Sociedad has actually got another player as a replacement for Merino, however, in fact, when the rumored agreement was only one step away at that time it has not yet been realizedz, so it shows that negotiating player transfers has not been an easy thing so far.

Liverpool is a club that so far has not brought in any new players to their squad, although currently their squad is quite balanced by relying on last season squad, but Arne slot should move quickly to get new players, especially for the midfield sector and also their defense line which looks a bit fragile. We all hope that in the last two weeks there will be moves made by Liverpool and several other teams to recruit new players to strengthen their squad, so that in this way we will see very competitive competition between teams in the league next season.

[Odohu]

European football is seeing more and more talented coaches, with increasingly modern and intelligent coaching and management styles. Let's discuss who is the best. I will name 4 coaches that I want to discuss: Mikel Arteta, Xabi Alonso, Erik Ten Hag, and Xavi Hernandez. Personally, I think Arteta is the best, he has built Arsenal in an upward direction, with good control with a higher pressing style of play. What do you think?

Ten Hag is the best, he's the only one that can find the strongest player which is Antony. He also sign both Onana and Mount, two of them are second best players than Antony, they can fight against Real Madrid.

He's also know Ronaldo is a worst player and Sancho is over, that's why he don't mind to argue with Ronaldo and give punishment to Sancho.

If I were The Glazers, I would offer lifetime contract to Ten Hag because I don't want him to move to other team, it will be a disaster to Manchester United.

I feel your analysis is biased because I don't know how come you are using being able to sign players to rate coaches. In my opinion Arteta should be a better coach than Ten Haag based on their performance last season. Despite not winning the league last season, Arteta have been able to transform Arsenal  by making them a more attacking team than they have ever been. Through his initiative, Arsenal was scoring goals at every given opportunity unlike when we know them as romancing the ball with no result to show. Don't forget that he almost won the league if not that they ran out of luck.

[rahmad2nd]

The possibility of a trade is of course the best option for both teams, but will Osimhen want it? Maybe he will prefer to stay in Napoli for another year instead of playing for Chelsea, who will not play in the UCL. Napoli has a very good history and with the right tactics they have a chance to win the Scudetto again. Conte may want to keep Osimhen in the team and want to win the championship. I know everyone is expecting this transfer to happen, but it may not happen.

If I'm not mistaken, Osimhen through his agent is reluctant to be loaned. besides, I didn't read the news about the player exchange option. but it could be the best option for Osimhen, Napoli, especially Chelsea as a club that wants to use his services. well, some rumors have been reported that Osimhen wants to leave Napoli in this summer's transfer window, that's why Conte didn't include Osimhen in the pre-season match and in the Coppa Itallia. so I doubt Conte wants to keep Osimhen, especially since he had stated that he wanted Lukaku. unfortunately, Osimhen's release clause makes it difficult for teams that want his services to be brought in. considering that this summer's transfer window is getting closer to closing, I'm pretty sure either Napoli or Chelsea will find a way to make this deal happen. however, lately Chelsea has also been rumored with several other players who might be their options to find an alternative to Osimhen. it's very unfortunate, even though Osimhen is one of the best strikers who can be relied on in the front line. Let's just wait, there is still one week left for Chelsea and Napoli to complete the deal. or, in the end Osimhen will stay with Napoli.

[Docnaster]

The possibility of a trade is of course the best option for both teams, but will Osimhen want it? Maybe he will prefer to stay in Napoli for another year instead of playing for Chelsea, who will not play in the UCL. Napoli has a very good history and with the right tactics they have a chance to win the Scudetto again. Conte may want to keep Osimhen in the team and want to win the championship. I know everyone is expecting this transfer to happen, but it may not happen.

Chelsea like you rightly said aren't gonna be playing in the UEFA Champions League this season but let's also not forget that Napoli also failed to qualify to play in the Champions League but will rather play in the Europa League competition which is one step higher that the Europa Conference League competition that Chelsea will be participating in this season. That being said, I think Victor Osimhen needs that swap deal that'll see him join Chelsea while Romelu Lukaku join Napoli more than anyone involved in the deal because Napoli boss Antonio Conte have already said that Osimhen isn't in his plan for the new season and should Osimhen fail to leave while Lukaku joins Napoli this summer, Osimhen will likely spend most of 2024/25 season on the bench.

[coinlocket$]

Conte according to rumors is not happy about the situation in Naples.
He wanted a player, he did the medical and after the medical Atalanta hijacked the situation and bought him.

He also wanted Osimhen out and Lukaku in 1 month ago and they are still very far away from the conclusion.

The season already started with a poor victory in penalty shootout versus a Serie C club, not a great start.

[hyudien]

If I'm not mistaken, Osimhen through his agent is reluctant to be loaned. besides, I didn't read the news about the player exchange option. but it could be the best option for Osimhen, Napoli, especially Chelsea as a club that wants to use his services. well, some rumors have been reported that Osimhen wants to leave Napoli in this summer's transfer window, that's why Conte didn't include Osimhen in the pre-season match and in the Coppa Itallia. so I doubt Conte wants to keep Osimhen, especially since he had stated that he wanted Lukaku. unfortunately, Osimhen's release clause makes it difficult for teams that want his services to be brought in. considering that this summer's transfer window is getting closer to closing, I'm pretty sure either Napoli or Chelsea will find a way to make this deal happen. however, lately Chelsea has also been rumored with several other players who might be their options to find an alternative to Osimhen. it's very unfortunate, even though Osimhen is one of the best strikers who can be relied on in the front line. Let's just wait, there is still one week left for Chelsea and Napoli to complete the deal. or, in the end Osimhen will stay with Napoli.

Osimhen and his agent are struggling to find the best solution for his future at Napoli which is already closed, meaning Osimhen is not on Conte list of plans and what's worse is that his release clause is not something other clubs dare to go any further. So next season Osimhen will definitely remain at Napoli while waiting for Napoli to have a hard time going through the season without a goal-hungry striker. If I were Osimhen, maybe I would watch Napoli and when they are unable to go through this season well, Conte might ask Osimhen to return to the main squad to provide enthusiasm in the front line. Because so far I have not seen a striker who can surpass Osimhen at Napoli in terms of scoring goals.

[Velvet78]

I'm not feeling good about how ATM isn’t pushing Samu to be moved but willing to push Felix to leave from there. ATM seems to have lured us in with Samu, and they planned for him to reject the offer from us. Then, they offered us Felix instead as a replacement for Samu. They knew Conor had already agreed to join with them. They wanted to make us look bad for holding the deal up with the hope we'll agree to buy unwanted talent like Felix.

And if Chelsea is gonna fall into this ATM's trap, we will look so stupid. I totally disagreed with bringing Felix back to this club. Conor brings much more to the squad than Felix did last seasons.

Atletico Madrid is getting rid of Felix and keeping Omorodion. No wonder how much happy they must be now.    If they demand an amount like 50-60 million euros from Chelsea for the deal then it is a big trap. I certainly don't believe Felix is worth that much. Because he has literally wasted a big part of his talent at Atletico Madrid over the years.

Disagreements between him and Simeone have brought things to this point. If Chelsea agrees on a reasonable price then no problem. Otherwise it would be like the 2nd Lukaku case. If he doesn't perform well he would go unsold. 

[LGD2Business]

Offers are coming from England and Saudi Arabia for Ernest Muçi. Muçi, who was transferred from Legia Warsaw for 10 million Euro at half-time last season, is struggling to break into the starting eleven. The offers are said to be over 15 million Euro. Aston Villa is one of the big teams who want Muçi. I think Beşiktaş will have done a good job if this transfer takes place. They will both ease the foreigner quota and make a profit from the transfer. There is a need for better players than Muçi.

[Lillominato89]

If I'm not mistaken, Osimhen through his agent is reluctant to be loaned. besides, I didn't read the news about the player exchange option. but it could be the best option for Osimhen, Napoli, especially Chelsea as a club that wants to use his services. well, some rumors have been reported that Osimhen wants to leave Napoli in this summer's transfer window, that's why Conte didn't include Osimhen in the pre-season match and in the Coppa Itallia. so I doubt Conte wants to keep Osimhen, especially since he had stated that he wanted Lukaku. unfortunately, Osimhen's release clause makes it difficult for teams that want his services to be brought in. considering that this summer's transfer window is getting closer to closing, I'm pretty sure either Napoli or Chelsea will find a way to make this deal happen. however, lately Chelsea has also been rumored with several other players who might be their options to find an alternative to Osimhen. it's very unfortunate, even though Osimhen is one of the best strikers who can be relied on in the front line. Let's just wait, there is still one week left for Chelsea and Napoli to complete the deal. or, in the end Osimhen will stay with Napoli.

Osimhen and his agent are struggling to find the best solution for his future at Napoli which is already closed, meaning Osimhen is not on Conte list of plans and what's worse is that his release clause is not something other clubs dare to go any further. So next season Osimhen will definitely remain at Napoli while waiting for Napoli to have a hard time going through the season without a goal-hungry striker. If I were Osimhen, maybe I would watch Napoli and when they are unable to go through this season well, Conte might ask Osimhen to return to the main squad to provide enthusiasm in the front line. Because so far I have not seen a striker who can surpass Osimhen at Napoli in terms of scoring goals.

Osimhen's situation is not simple at all, he wants to leave, but de Laurentiis does not want to sell him out. Conte prefers him a striker like Lukaku, and I don't think Osimhen will ever fit into his game plans. It is a shame that the striker who dragged Napoli 2 years ago to win the Scudetto is about to be sidelined

[Minecache]

Kalvin Phillips finally got new club because it says Ipswich Town and Manchester City has been reach an agreement for loan option but there was no buy clause which mean this is only one season loaned
Source https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1824017711497675056
Last season he was loaned to West Ham but because Kalvin Phillips got the injured which makes he only played 8 times in Premier league and during joining Manchester City Kalvin Phillips was loaned to other clubs several times and his performance was never makes Guardiola impress so probably loaned again to other clubs could be good option for him and just like we know Ipswich Town is promotion team and maybe with this team Kalvin Phillips can able to find his shape again

Kalvin Phillips' fate is really unfortunate, his future is unclear and he has only been a loan player in the last 2 seasons. It is certain that his mood is not so good but he must be willing to follow the club's policy if he wants to get playing minutes. He must also know that the competition at Manchester City does not give him a place at all and will only spend a lot of time on the bench.
I think Ipwich Town is not that bad even though they are only a promoted EPL team this season and maybe we are waiting for a breakthrough from them that is different from other promoted teams. Well, I hope Kalvin Phillips can lift the performance of his new team and I hope he can prove his capacity so that Manchester City can consider him in the next season to include him in the starter.

It is very sad to see a very good performing player like Kalvin Phillips waste his time sitting on the Manchester City bench. I feel Manchester City bought him from Leeds United just so that they don’t have to play against him. He had the potential to become one of the best in the world by now, but now he is just warming his bench.

For me, he is past his peak. I don’t know if he will ever get back to his peak or even surpass it anyday. Ipswich may be a good start to that Journey. Guardiola doesn’t play him enough in Manchester City. So, I believe he should leave Manchester City if he gets any chance if he wants to continue playing football.

[coinlocket$]

According to Di Marzio they tried to make and exchange between Chiesa and Sterling, and it went badly.
I don't even think this is a real news, I can't see how Juventus can afford to pay the salary of Sterling.
He is not SerieA material.

[Ruttoshi]

If I'm not mistaken, Osimhen through his agent is reluctant to be loaned. besides, I didn't read the news about the player exchange option. but it could be the best option for Osimhen, Napoli, especially Chelsea as a club that wants to use his services. well, some rumors have been reported that Osimhen wants to leave Napoli in this summer's transfer window, that's why Conte didn't include Osimhen in the pre-season match and in the Coppa Itallia. so I doubt Conte wants to keep Osimhen, especially since he had stated that he wanted Lukaku. unfortunately, Osimhen's release clause makes it difficult for teams that want his services to be brought in. considering that this summer's transfer window is getting closer to closing, I'm pretty sure either Napoli or Chelsea will find a way to make this deal happen. however, lately Chelsea has also been rumored with several other players who might be their options to find an alternative to Osimhen. it's very unfortunate, even though Osimhen is one of the best strikers who can be relied on in the front line. Let's just wait, there is still one week left for Chelsea and Napoli to complete the deal. or, in the end Osimhen will stay with Napoli.

Osimhen and his agent are struggling to find the best solution for his future at Napoli which is already closed, meaning Osimhen is not on Conte list of plans and what's worse is that his release clause is not something other clubs dare to go any further. So next season Osimhen will definitely remain at Napoli while waiting for Napoli to have a hard time going through the season without a goal-hungry striker. If I were Osimhen, maybe I would watch Napoli and when they are unable to go through this season well, Conte might ask Osimhen to return to the main squad to provide enthusiasm in the front line. Because so far I have not seen a striker who can surpass Osimhen at Napoli in terms of scoring goals.

Osimhen's situation is not simple at all, he wants to leave, but de Laurentiis does not want to sell him out. Conte prefers him a striker like Lukaku, and I don't think Osimhen will ever fit into his game plans. It is a shame that the striker who dragged Napoli 2 years ago to win the Scudetto is about to be sidelined

A lot of going on with Osimhen and Napoli which I don't understand and it will not be good if Napoli keep Osimhen back because of the price on him since Chelsea are showing interest in him. Conte does not have any choice of not including Osimhen in the squad because he is still their player.

I know that Conte claimed that he does not need O so mhen because there are other players to replace him but Osimhen is more dangerous than whoever he thinks. I want him out of Napoli where he will play with happiness in order for him to bring out the best in him.

[baeva]

He took some players from Ajax, but it gives him absolutely no advantage. On the contrary, it gives the impression that he is only comfortable working with his own players, which is a weak position in my opinion. Besides, nobody can see that MJ is getting stronger and stronger, it's just assumptions and fictions, besides pre-season games show the opposite

People are just after Ten Hag because he has five of his old Ajax boys with him at Manchester United now, I don’t know why the hate but personally i don’t see anything wrong with that, he is simply going for his best tools to get the club back and if that’s what will work them no problem about that. About the team performance I don’t think we should relate the preseason games to this, they did brilliantly again Manchester City and if they carry on will be great. Manchester United weren’t the only club to actually have a poor preseason and didn’t win matches but also Manchester city were also not that good and it is not going to be the case in this new season

I think that financially it’s great for Osimhen, Chelsea give out ridiculously long contracts to players so their future is secure, no matter how bad they perform.

As a sporting decision it’s a really crap move for Osimhen, Chelsea are a mess.

Since Drogba Chelsea have been a dare search for a proper striker and only Diogo Costa had actually came close to been the ideal one and now Chelsea have a player with almost same characteristics as their legend so i don’t think they will be throwing away this opportunity. But realistically the fee is just too much, Napoli should definitely consider bringing the amount down if not they wouldn’t get a sale this summer

I don't think it makes sense to compare the preseason games of a team that is the reigning champion and a team that finished last season in 8th place. They won today in the EPL, let's see what happens next and whether Ten Hag's idea will even work with players he has worked with before. If it works, no one will say a word against him, because that's what a coach's job is - to make tactics work

[Furious 7]

If I were The Glazers, I would offer lifetime contract to Ten Hag because I don't want him to move to other team, it will be a disaster to Manchester United.

With all the selfishness he makes and the difficulty of finding players because the criteria he gives is not suitable for the EPL? I think that's too much because after all, Ten Hag is not that good and he still has a lot to do if he really wants to be recognized as a great coach.
We take the example of recruiting players according to Ten Hag's criteria alone already answers that in the end some of the players he has brought to date the benchmark is not too far away if he does not take players from the Eredivisie, Dutch players and players who have worked together at the club he previously did not more than that.

As for now he is doing different things it starts from when he is extended the contract but for the problem of players there is interference from other parties and not entirely the wishes of Ten Hag so talking about signing this coach for life is a ridiculous act.

[Marvell1]

It wouldn't be a bad decision for Osimhen to actually be at Chelsea. But since the last few years we have not seen good performance from Chelsea, and this team did not qualify for the Champions League. This is probably why Osimhen is not interested in coming to Chelsea. But I think Napoli will try to sell Osimhen this season. If not, maybe Napoli club will face a big loss. Because Osimhen's contract with Napoli expires in 2026. Napoli will suffer financially if they cannot earn a large amount of money by selling Osimhen.

I think that financially it’s great for Osimhen, Chelsea give out ridiculously long contracts to players so their future is secure, no matter how bad they perform.

As a sporting decision it’s a really crap move for Osimhen, Chelsea are a mess.

We have seen players play in the Italian league, go to Chelsea, and suddenly have a huge drop in performance. I hope that does not happen to Osimhen. The recent example that I can remember is Lukaku. He was brought in for 97 million. And he performed nothing like a 97 million player. And yes Chelsea is definitely a mess right now. He is going to Chelsea to replace Lukaku. Imagine he has the same fate after going to Chelsea as Lukaku. That is going to be rough for both the player and also for Chelsea as well. This is a transfer that probably is not going to be great for any party. I am starting to think that there is a chance Chelsea will not get as good performance as they expected from Osimhen and Napoli might also not get the performance that they expect from lukaku as well.

[Ndabagi01]

I feel your analysis is biased because I don't know how come you are using being able to sign players to rate coaches. In my opinion Arteta should be a better coach than Ten Haag based on their performance last season. Despite not winning the league last season, Arteta have been able to transform Arsenal  by making them a more attacking team than they have ever been. Through his initiative, Arsenal was scoring goals at every given opportunity unlike when we know them as romancing the ball with no result to show. Don't forget that he almost won the league if not that they ran out of luck.

No justification for that whatsoever, Arteta can’t be said to be better than Ten Hag because all his time at Arsenal hasn’t won him any trophy. Ten Hag has spent two seasons and have won two trophies already, in every season he won at least two trophies. Mikel Arteta may have shown great performance with Arsenal and has improved them in all sides and made them more competitive and successful than before but without a trophy to show for it, it’s meaningless. That is why they need to do better in the next season, they need to fight to the end and now allow another team to take over from them as they do in previous seasons. A coach success is only calculated by the number of trophies and not the number he finishes the league with every season.

[Obim34]

If I'm not mistaken, Osimhen through his agent is reluctant to be loaned. besides, I didn't read the news about the player exchange option. but it could be the best option for Osimhen, Napoli, especially Chelsea as a club that wants to use his services. well, some rumors have been reported that Osimhen wants to leave Napoli in this summer's transfer window, that's why Conte didn't include Osimhen in the pre-season match and in the Coppa Itallia. so I doubt Conte wants to keep Osimhen, especially since he had stated that he wanted Lukaku. unfortunately, Osimhen's release clause makes it difficult for teams that want his services to be brought in. considering that this summer's transfer window is getting closer to closing, I'm pretty sure either Napoli or Chelsea will find a way to make this deal happen. however, lately Chelsea has also been rumored with several other players who might be their options to find an alternative to Osimhen. it's very unfortunate, even though Osimhen is one of the best strikers who can be relied on in the front line. Let's just wait, there is still one week left for Chelsea and Napoli to complete the deal. or, in the end Osimhen will stay with Napoli.

Osimhen and his agent are struggling to find the best solution for his future at Napoli which is already closed, meaning Osimhen is not on Conte list of plans and what's worse is that his release clause is not something other clubs dare to go any further. So next season Osimhen will definitely remain at Napoli while waiting for Napoli to have a hard time going through the season without a goal-hungry striker. If I were Osimhen, maybe I would watch Napoli and when they are unable to go through this season well, Conte might ask Osimhen to return to the main squad to provide enthusiasm in the front line. Because so far I have not seen a striker who can surpass Osimhen at Napoli in terms of scoring goals.

Osimhen's situation is not simple at all, he wants to leave, but de Laurentiis does not want to sell him out. Conte prefers him a striker like Lukaku, and I don't think Osimhen will ever fit into his game plans. It is a shame that the striker who dragged Napoli 2 years ago to win the Scudetto is about to be sidelined

A lot of going on with Osimhen and Napoli which I don't understand and it will not be good if Napoli keep Osimhen back because of the price on him since Chelsea are showing interest in him. Conte does not have any choice of not including Osimhen in the squad because he is still their player.

I know that Conte claimed that he does not need O so mhen because there are other players to replace him but Osimhen is more dangerous than whoever he thinks. I want him out of Napoli where he will play with happiness in order for him to bring out the best in him.

The deal will be concluded soonest, Napoli are desperately in need of Lukaku if not for that then the deal would have collapsed. Just a bit of further negotiations which I think the suspense yet is coming from Napoli not accepting to reduce his salary meanwhile Chelsea are proceeding for a loan which Napoli totally refuses. I know for sure the both club will come to agreement, they both strive really hard to get those players which definitely will fit in their positions. Chelsea lost a lot of points due to poor conversion of assists to goals but getting Osimhen in the squad is a great move, he is more clinical both on air and on the grass.

[EL MOHA]

Conte according to rumors is not happy about the situation in Naples.
He wanted a player, he did the medical and after the medical Atalanta hijacked the situation and bought him.

He also wanted Osimhen out and Lukaku in 1 month ago and they are still very far away from the conclusion.

The season already started with a poor victory in penalty shootout versus a Serie C club, not a great start.

 Conte really has every right to get pissed with the board of Napoli because their decisions or rather policies have been not Just favorable, first of all it was a bad idea to actually put up Oshimen out for sale and even if that was the case then it shouldn’t be upto a point were he is allowed back to join the squad. The amount that they even placed on his head is ridiculous at this time, last two season he was worth that amount but with his difficulty last season will definitely affect his price tag this year and that’s one thing that Napoli board needs to realize at the moment. They still have few days to get this saga sorted out if not Conte might hair have to settle for Osihmen like that who to me fits the man profile of a am.

No justification for that whatsoever, Arteta can’t be said to be better than Ten Hag because all his time at Arsenal hasn’t won him any trophy. Ten Hag has spent two seasons and have won two trophies already, in every season he won at least two trophies. Mikel Arteta may have shown great performance with Arsenal and has improved them in all sides and made them more competitive and successful than before but without a trophy to show for it, it’s meaningless. That is why they need to do better in the next season, they need to fight to the end and now allow another team to take over from them as they do in previous seasons. A coach success is only calculated by the number of trophies and not the number he finishes the league with every season.

The comparison is needless to me, this is Arteta first time to manage a club as the head coach and he might have won both the FA cup and community shield but aside that he is not on the same level with Ten Hag, Ten Hag had won trophies at Ajax and also took a youthful side to the semifinals of the Champions League which is a flex on its own. Since Ten Hag also arrived at Manchester United he has Also won more trophies than this Arteta. So in terms of individual achievements he is way clear