⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[tusandii]

Nottingham also seems to want to appear more attractive this season after seeing many EPL clubs bringing in defenders with good talent and this time Álex Moreno was successfully loaned by Nottingham and it seems this is just a trial period to see the player's contribution.
During his time with Aston Villa, Álex Moreno's performance was quite good but not too optimal and maybe Nottingham hopes that at least this season Álex Moreno can perform better with his new club and in my opinion if he makes a good contribution he will definitely be made permanent.

[Helena Yu]

Yes, Gundogan's return to Man City at his age is no longer young, indeed more speculations about the reasons why. If related to the salary, it may make sense. But why Man City should get him again? They got him for a free transfer. However, his position? Hmm, definitely back to his best position, as a CM.

Pep know Gundongan isn't a finished player yet, that's why he back to Manchester City. If you check Barcelona stats in the last year, the player with highest rating was Gundongan. Gundongan can be used to replace De Bruyne position, he's a player who can create chances and have good shooting skill at the same time.

At least he can play for next 1-2 years

[Litzki1990]

In some action-based media discussions, there are rumors that Neymar may return to Barcelona from the Saudi club Al Hilal. We heard such rumors during the season when Neymar left PSG to join Al Hilal but in the end the rumors did not come true and Barcelona showed no interest in signing Neymar either. As this rumor is still heard I think it is very unlikely to be true and Neymar will ultimately stay at Al Hilal club. At a time when no club showed interest in signing Neymar, Al Hilal snapped him up for a hefty price, but Neymar was out of action for the entire season due to injury. So Neymar might stay in the Saudi league this season and want to play a full season for Al Hilal.

[Mr.right85]

What’s going on in Arsenal with them trying to find a new club for their Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. He was instrumental in the 2022/2023 season when Arteta started building his team. He gave them a new face of some young players trying to compete for the championship against Manchester City. I think he has a brilliant season with the Gunners.

It was surprising to see Arteta bring in a new Goalkeeper which I thought was going to be the Second choice, or both as No1s. But instead，Raya took the No.1 spot while Ramsdale got the bench.

He’s been linked with some clubs in the league and others in Europe but they have failed to find a meeting ground for the deal to materialize. He’s now behind David Raya, the new Goalkeeper and I think I’d have preferred him to stay and compete for his place, but it looks he’s too good as a second place Goalkeeper.

Arsenal wants a permanent deal or a loan deal that comes with an obligation to buy at the end of the loan spell but the interested clubs are opened for a loan deal only.

[asriloni]

In some action-based media discussions, there are rumors that Neymar may return to Barcelona from the Saudi club Al Hilal. We heard such rumors during the season when Neymar left PSG to join Al Hilal but in the end the rumors did not come true and Barcelona showed no interest in signing Neymar either. As this rumor is still heard I think it is very unlikely to be true and Neymar will ultimately stay at Al Hilal club. At a time when no club showed interest in signing Neymar, Al Hilal snapped him up for a hefty price, but Neymar was out of action for the entire season due to injury. So Neymar might stay in the Saudi league this season and want to play a full season for Al Hilal.

That rumor will never come true. Barcelona is trying to offload many players to cut wages. It makes no sense to do that just to add an old, high-wage player like Neymar. Neymar is a finished player. Barcelona would never re-sign him, even if he cut his salary. It's unlikely they will pursue him.

And i think that's a fake rumor just to create buzz around the football community. Also, Neymar still has several years left on his contract with Al hilal. And it's better for him to finish it first, then retire from football.

[reagansimms]

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That was a quick one, it’s great to see him back again to the Manchester City side, it’ll only make them stronger as a team because he has always been a leader to reckon on when he was still Playing for them and as the captain of the team. I have no doubts in Gundogan’s ability but what I’m more concerned about is whether he’ll get the starting line up like he use to before when he was still in Manchester City. Hearing that one of the reasons why he left Barcelona was because of the reason why they want to cut his salary due to financial issues from the Barcelona team. It’s so sad they’ve come worse to this stage now when it comes to players and their salary cuts.

Gundogan return to the Manchester City squad makes Pep Guardiola job easier, before moving to Barcelona, ​​he was an important player who Guardiola always relied on in midfield. His experience and ability will help Man City improve their performance, Guardiola will have more options and it will be easier to rotate.
Gundogan departure allows Barcelona to ease the burden of paying player salaries, but financially they still suffer a loss because they let Gundogan go for free. This transfer has already happened, Manchester City is very lucky because they can get a quality player when the competition in the EPL is getting more competitive, he can also win prestigious titles with Man City before retiring or moving to another League with a lower level of competition.

[Farma]

Dybala according to la Gazzetta dello Sport is very close to join Al Qadsiah.
The salary will be 25 milions, idk if before or after taxes for a total of 3 years

It is very probable that we will know the final decision these days, maybe tomorrow.

      Paulo is not for sale

Roma fans expressed displeasure over the discussion between the club and Al-Qadsiah by painting this graffiti on the wall of Roma's training ground. Paulo Dybala is an important player and part of the history of Roma. The club cannot force the player to stay since he has made up his mind to take part in the generational wealth that the Saudi Arabia League is offering. Daniele De Rossi, during a press conference, stated that no player is bigger than the club and the Argentine's transfer is the best option. He would be joining coach Michel and the Spanish player Nacho Fernández to build the recently promoted club. Some players usually turn down this big money because of their cultural diversity and their families, but the money is too tempting to refuse.

I saw many Roma fans disapprove of this transfer. I agree with them. We're selling our best player for 3 million, according to rumors. And also, we've lost Lukaku too, and now Dybala. On paper, our team is weaker than last year, when we finished 6th behind Bologna.

 All this is a dumb decision from Roma, and it makes me doubt if we can finish in the top 5 to enter UCL. And I'm feeling that the top 5 is not reachable for now with our current lineup. We keep letting our key player, who helped last season, leave.

After the first match was held to a draw by Cagliari I felt this was carelessness from Roma's management by letting some big names leave and they didn't want to keep them at all, how could it not be the draw made people speculate that they would fail to get a Champions League ticket after the departure of the players who had helped De Rossi last season, if this happens Dybala I think it will be difficult for them and De Rossi can't do anything, I think they will be fierce under Rossi in fact it is not the case Lukaku's return to Chelsea of ​​course this is the wrong thing not to make it permanent because Lukaku fits perfectly with Roma's players and in several matches last season he often contributed his goals to make Roma win. It seems that Roma under De Rossi is planning a new squad and leaving their old squad that has struggled, Dybala is getting closer to the exit door and I think it is unfair if he is not retained, Roma's game relies heavily on him in the attacking midfield but if Roma wants to replace him with a new player it seems it will take time to find a replacement for Dybala.

[RaltcoinsB]

He is back at Manchester City. Guardiola was already looking forward to his return. However the contract is only one-season long. Maybe after that he might look for new adventures or even retirement. He is joining on a free transfer and probably won't cost too much in salary either. I'm happy to see him back in the PL. He had a really good chemistry at Manchester City.

The only thing I wonder is whether we will see him in the starting lineup right away? Probably as a CM? 

That was a quick one, it’s great to see him back again to the Manchester City side, it’ll only make them stronger as a team because he has always been a leader to reckon on when he was still Playing for them and as the captain of the team. I have no doubts in Gundogan’s ability but what I’m more concerned about is whether he’ll get the starting line up like he use to before when he was still in Manchester City. Hearing that one of the reasons why he left Barcelona was because of the reason why they want to cut his salary due to financial issues from the Barcelona team. It’s so sad they’ve come worse to this stage now when it comes to players and their salary cuts.

I wonder if Ilkay will be in Guardiola's plans. He approved his return to the team but he may play as a substitute. His position was full last year. I think it will be the same this year and Ilkay will be a substitute. Ilkay was a good alternative for a substitute. I think Guardiola did the right thing by bringing him back to the team for free.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I wonder if Ilkay will be in Guardiola's plans. He approved his return to the team but he may play as a substitute. His position was full last year. I think it will be the same this year and Ilkay will be a substitute. Ilkay was a good alternative for a substitute. I think Guardiola did the right thing by bringing him back to the team for free.

Yeah Gundogan is most likely a substitute because he is older than the other players it is doubtful that he will play full time, Guardiola must have thought about this especially as they have fixtures in several competitions. While that makes me wonder why he left Barcelona is it related to salary issue? even though we know Gundogan had an important role in the team last season and it didn't take long for Guardiola to decide to accept him into the squad because he knows Gundogan can still be relied on.

I think his new contract with Manchester City will be his last as a player after that he might retire exactly when he was 35 years old, The age factor also has an impact on its market value, which continues to decline every season for now the market value is 15 million and in the next 2 years it might be 5 million.

[mammusu]

What’s going on in Arsenal with them trying to find a new club for their Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. He was instrumental in the 2022/2023 season when Arteta started building his team. He gave them a new face of some young players trying to compete for the championship against Manchester City. I think he has a brilliant season with the Gunners.

It was surprising to see Arteta bring in a new Goalkeeper which I thought was going to be the Second choice, or both as No1s. But instead，Raya took the No.1 spot while Ramsdale got the bench.

He’s been linked with some clubs in the league and others in Europe but they have failed to find a meeting ground for the deal to materialize. He’s now behind David Raya, the new Goalkeeper and I think I’d have preferred him to stay and compete for his place, but it looks he’s too good as a second place Goalkeeper.

Arsenal wants a permanent deal or a loan deal that comes with an obligation to buy at the end of the loan spell but the interested clubs are opened for a loan deal only.

Arsenal currently has a goalkeeper who has pretty good reflexes in my opinion, although Raya also often makes blunders, but not as often as Ramsdale has done so far, which often results in goals for opponents teams, so it is very natural that Ramsdale no longer has a place in Arteta main squad at the moment, Ramsdale arrival at Arsenal was previously considered a mistake after Arsenal bought him at a very high price from the relegated Sheffield team for 24 million pounds in 2021, although previously Ramsdale purchase was considered a blunder by many fans and football observers, but in fact Ramsdale's performance was able to break the all these criticisms.

Ramsdale previous arrival was as a backup for Bernd Leno, but he was able to get rid of Bernd Leno as Arsenal goalkeeper, likewise, Raya arrival was actually projected as a replacement for Ramsdale, but Raya actually made Ramsdale lose his current main place at Arsenal , currently there are several teams who are interested in bringing in Ramsdale, but it is reported that Wolves are the favorite team to bring in Ramsdale, It is certain that they want to sell Ramsdale at this time because Arsenal has reportedly reached an agreement with Joan Garcia from Espanyol and is projected to be Ramsdale replacement and also a backup for Raya at this time. So far I have seen that Arsenal has never failed in recruiting goalkeeper and also molded him into a great goalkeeper and to be honest, I really applaud Arsenal expertise in seeing the talent of a goalkeeper so far.

[davis196]

The only interesting thing on the transfer market is the continuing chaos in Chelsea.
I read news about the London club buying Joao Felix for 52 million from Atletico Madrid and selling Conor Gallagher to Atletico for 37 million.
Felix definitely isn't in a great shape and his last period in Chelsea was a disappointment, only 4 goals in 20 games. I don't know what is going on in Chelsea. They have 43 players(including 8 goalkeepers) and the new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca kicked out six players worth 200 million pounds. AFAIK, Maresca has no experience in the English Premier League and I'm 100% sure that he will fail.

[Josefjix]

I wonder if Ilkay will be in Guardiola's plans. He approved his return to the team but he may play as a substitute. His position was full last year. I think it will be the same this year and Ilkay will be a substitute. Ilkay was a good alternative for a substitute. I think Guardiola did the right thing by bringing him back to the team for free.

There are selectively alternatives for Pep Guardiola this season and there's no doubt he's winning the 2024/2025 English Premier League title. I don't see any preeminent rival for him but there are quite some few managers that can possibly become threats for Pep. We're talking about vibrant managers like Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta. However Pep Guardiola is not relenting but more focused on the big winnings and this time he's making lucrative signings. IIkay Gundogan will be really effective in Pep Guardiola plan this season. Perhaps he could be possible backup plan for the midfield especially the attacking line.

[Republikcoin.com]

Gundogan return to the Manchester City squad makes Pep Guardiola job easier, before moving to Barcelona, ​​he was an important player who Guardiola always relied on in midfield. His experience and ability will help Man City improve their performance, Guardiola will have more options and it will be easier to rotate.
Gundogan departure allows Barcelona to ease the burden of paying player salaries, but financially they still suffer a loss because they let Gundogan go for free. This transfer has already happened, Manchester City is very lucky because they can get a quality player when the competition in the EPL is getting more competitive, he can also win prestigious titles with Man City before retiring or moving to another League with a lower level of competition.

The thirty-three-year-old player can still be relied on by Manchester City for this season, but I don't think Gundogan can be as good as when he was still defending Manchester City or before he moved to Barcelona. However, if it's just for the midfield position, I don't think it would be wrong for Manchester City to rely on him again this season as long as the other lines are strong enough. And for Barcelona who have released him, they can also look for another player to put him in Gundogan's position so that the gap remains strong and is not affected by the transfer of such players.

[punk.zink]

Gundogan return to the Manchester City squad makes Pep Guardiola job easier, before moving to Barcelona, ​​he was an important player who Guardiola always relied on in midfield. His experience and ability will help Man City improve their performance, Guardiola will have more options and it will be easier to rotate.
Gundogan departure allows Barcelona to ease the burden of paying player salaries, but financially they still suffer a loss because they let Gundogan go for free. This transfer has already happened, Manchester City is very lucky because they can get a quality player when the competition in the EPL is getting more competitive, he can also win prestigious titles with Man City before retiring or moving to another League with a lower level of competition.

The thirty-three-year-old player can still be relied on by Manchester City for this season, but I don't think Gundogan can be as good as when he was still defending Manchester City or before he moved to Barcelona. However, if it's just for the midfield position, I don't think it would be wrong for Manchester City to rely on him again this season as long as the other lines are strong enough. And for Barcelona who have released him, they can also look for another player to put him in Gundogan's position so that the gap remains strong and is not affected by the transfer of such players.

Barcelona is facing quite disappointing financial problems and for that reason they let some of their players go to be used as a solution. From a business perspective, Gundogan's departure did not cause Barcelona any loss because they also signed Gundogan as a free transfer player previously, even from mere calculations, this actually allows Barcelona to reduce their expenses, and they now have a way to register Dani Olmo.

Now Gundogan has returned to Man City and maybe he won't be a starter that often, but his presence provides many options in Man City's midfield.

[Tony116]

Manuel Ugarte was recently very close and linked to Manchester United and they wanted to hire this player from PSG but everything they couldn't do that and Manuel Ugarte didn't Manchester United yet.
Even Manuel Ugarte himself wants to leave PSG and prefers to play in the other teams also Enrique didn't use this player because of that but PSG wants to get 70 million euros for this 23-year-old player which is a huge amount of money for Manchester United.
Now it seems Manchester United wants to try another way and take Manuel Ugarte for a loan.

It feels like he is currently at the peak of his career and it would be great if he could continue to add to his playing hours at another club. Manchester United is one of the big English clubs, especially since they have a clear plan under Erik ten Hag. Manuel Ugarte could be the center back for the Red Devils and this would fit with the depth of the squad they have.

The deal is still a difficult discussion and if PSG is willing to be on loan first before the purchase option, I think it will still be an advantage for them. PSG should know how to do business and not always be a consumer team. The cost of 70m euros sounds very excessive indeed but PSG certainly will not submit considering they know their negotiating opponent is Manchester United. This will be a difficult final stage and maybe Manchester United has no other solution than to accept the cost later.

I think PSG has the upper hand in this negotiation and they should work it smartly. For Manchester United, it’s like they do not have the money, and they also do not have the option to not get him as well. I think a loan should be a good approach for Manchester United, if they are unable to buy him of course. And the way United is pushing for this player, I think PSG very much understands that they have the upper hand. I think Manchester United should get him on loan. Especially considering the fact that they do not have much of a fund to spend right now. By the way Manchester United should also understand that right now everyone is kind of forced to spend more money than they should. So I think they should not spend money if they don’t literally have to.

[Velvet78]

Fabrizio just tweeted that it's done deal, Ilkay is going back. I do not know why he had to leave if he could have stayed though? I mean if he had the chance to stay, if he could come back, then what was the point of spending a few seasons at Barcelona?

I think İlkay Gündoğan wanted this signing himself. Maybe it was like a dream for him to play for Barcelona. He played there for only one season and returned. I thought he would stay longer though.

But it is good to see him back at Manchester City. Because they are a winner team you know unlike Barcelona recently. He probably has a few more years left in his career and I would like to see him continuing to achieve trophies.    I don't know what's in his mind now of course. Maybe he will stay here for a year and then will look for playing somewhere else. Maybe Saudi Arabia or he might go to Turkey. Turkish teams have also been interested in him for a long time.

[Lannakosa]

Barcelona is facing quite disappointing financial problems and for that reason they let some of their players go to be used as a solution. From a business perspective, Gundogan's departure did not cause Barcelona any loss because they also signed Gundogan as a free transfer player previously, even from mere calculations, this actually allows Barcelona to reduce their expenses, and they now have a way to register Dani Olmo.

Now Gundogan has returned to Man City and maybe he won't be a starter that often, but his presence provides many options in Man City's midfield.

I think Gundogan will have no problem getting a stable place in the team, he was undoubtedly one of the leaders of Barcelona during this time, and before that he was also one of the key players of City, so for City it is great news, but for Barcelona it is a big loss. Maybe they will free up some money on the wage bill, but losing such a player will probably cause more damage, than this small increase in the wage bill. But maybe Flick sees it differently, he is a coach now, and makes decisions according to his vision.

[barisbilgili]

I think Gundogan will have no problem getting a stable place in the team, he was undoubtedly one of the leaders of Barcelona during this time, and before that he was also one of the key players of City, so for City it is great news, but for Barcelona it is a big loss. Maybe they will free up some money on the wage bill, but losing such a player will probably cause more damage, than this small increase in the wage bill. But maybe Flick sees it differently, he is a coach now, and makes decisions according to his vision.

Flick does what he wants and he knows better what suits his coaching style, I think Flick's decision is not so bad for the future of the Barcelona team because Gundogan's quality has declined and he is no longer young.

And I think for Gundogan to get a main place in a top team is very difficult now, indeed he played a big role in Manchester City but if he comes back at his current age and with his performance that has declined I think he will not be like before and it will not be easy for Gundogan to start again.

[X-ray]

Barcelona is facing quite disappointing financial problems and for that reason they let some of their players go to be used as a solution. From a business perspective, Gundogan's departure did not cause Barcelona any loss because they also signed Gundogan as a free transfer player previously, even from mere calculations, this actually allows Barcelona to reduce their expenses, and they now have a way to register Dani Olmo.

Now Gundogan has returned to Man City and maybe he won't be a starter that often, but his presence provides many options in Man City's midfield.

I think Gundogan will have no problem getting a stable place in the team, he was undoubtedly one of the leaders of Barcelona during this time, and before that he was also one of the key players of City, so for City it is great news, but for Barcelona it is a big loss. Maybe they will free up some money on the wage bill, but losing such a player will probably cause more damage, than this small increase in the wage bill. But maybe Flick sees it differently, he is a coach now, and makes decisions according to his vision.

I'm sure Gundogan is still one of Pep's favorites. Pep may be guaranteeing Gundogan a starting spot to play like he used to be. That's why the transfer can be done in a short time. Gundogan won many PL trophies with City. He helped the club win its first UCL trophy a few years ago. His skill is beyond question. Nothing surprises if we see him appear in the upcoming match against Ipswich.

Also, to call that Barcelona faces a huge loss by letting Gundogan leave the club is totally wrong. This is because Barcelona has Olmo, who is going to fulfill Gundogan's spot in the squad. Barcelona has not registered him due to high wages. Then, to register Olmo with La Liga, Barcelona had to release Gundogan. This would free up a spot and cut its wages, and Olmo can enter the squad.

[bering]

Al Hilal has been officially submit their bid for Manchester City player João Cancelo but so far it wasn't mentioned yet how much money is offered by Al Hilal to Manchester City and it says João Cancelo will being an main priority of Al Hilal manager Jorge Jesus and so far João Cancelo future is still uncertain at Manchester City even Guardiola didn't putting João Cancelo to his this season plan and last season João Cancelo was loaned to Barcelona and actually he is performing well and played 32 times at Laliga but unfortunately Barcelona hasn't interested to permanent his status

Source : https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1826523527370948711