⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Alpha Marine]

There are reports linking Liverpool striker Darwin Nunes, to Arsenal. I don’t know how to feel about this. But If Nunez is really the guy, that takes them to a whole different level, then they should go get him. 

I don't see how Nunez will be a big addition to Arsenal. Arsenal lacks a finisher and Nunez is not a good finisher. There is nothing Nunez can do that Gabriel Jesus cannot do.
First of all, the rumours are false. There is no way Liverpool will release Nunez. He scores goals too but he is not a prolific goal scorer. He helps Liverpool a lot too. This season he has come from the bench in both matches because of Gakpo but that doesn't mean Nunez is very useful to Liverpool and he will to be sold.

I don't see anything wrong with Chiesa to Liverpool and it is not that unbelievable transfer because the player has been one of the best players for Juventus and I think his performance is not the way Juventus is expecting again, chiesa is a very good and talented player but the problem from some talented player's are injured, injury is making some player's career looks like they are not good again, Liverpool like the player and they want him to be in their despite interest from many clubs Liverpool win the race and sign the player but for me the price of signing the player is okay and I think the price is normal.

If Chiesa stays fit he will be good for Liverpool. Juventus just needs space in their team and they have to balance their books that is why they're looking for a way to sell Chiesa. His finishing is not top toch but he's very quick and a good dribbler, he can cause a lot of trouble for opponents on the left flank.

[bering]

Roma and Milan has thinking possibility to swap Alexis Saelemaekers for Tammy Abraham and both parties still under negotiation to talking about this transfer however if this transfer happened i think this is good for both teams because Milan still look for one front player and they indeed interesting to Tammy Abraham since few month ago and for Roma although Dybala has decide to stay but Roma want at least to buy one more player on winger position and Alexis Saelemaekers seems good choice

Source : https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828729697745690981

[Amphenomenon]

Another one stupid signing by Chelsea, one day one player.

Mike Penders from Genk which a team played in first league in Belgium, his market value is only 1 Million Euros, but Chelsea don't mind to pay 20x times higher than his market value.

Now Chelsea have Kepa, Bettinelli, Sánchez, Petrovic, Jorgensen, Bergstrom and Penders, WOW. While most of top teams only have 2-4 goal keepers.

The club does not see the signing of Mike Penders as stupid. The 19-year €20m ($22.3m) signing is not joining Chelsea immediately, he will remain in Genk on loan where he would gain more experience.  Chelsea's head coach Enzo Maresca is focusing on building a future team of young players. He said his now concerned about offloading some of the excess players, but I think it is too late. In a few days, the transfer window will close and many players might be forced to remain in Chelsea, even when they are not part of the coach's plans.  

My issues is not about signing all these players but the fee is too alarming for me, FFP is in the corner of all this, let's be frank there's a high tendency that he will not even make it to the first time after about 3 to 4 years just like Scolani who is nothing is being said about him now and may even be sold for a lesser fee.

All these huge fee just to get some teenager hasn't worked for Chelsea at least he should channel this in improving Cobham more at least we have gotten more quality players from there and made better money selling some than all these stars.

Kepa Arrizabalaga's contract will expire next year and it seems he has successfully secured a loan deal with Bournemouth, where he will stay for one year. The Spanish goalkeeper is interested in reuniting with current Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola who was part of the goalkeeper's former club Athletic Club.

Within the next forty-eight hours, there might be more news about Chelsea players leaving Stamford Bridge.

I guessed Kepa may likely get his career back for the better there where there will be little eyes on him, he is amazing except for his costly mistakes often which is why I also have issues with Sanchez, now I wonder what will be the fate of Petrovic now, since I guessed he might just be a third choice or even worst now depending on Enzo Maresca choice.

[Pandorak]

[...] Roma and Milan has thinking possibility to swap Alexis Saelemaekers for Tammy Abraham and both parties still under negotiation to talking about this transfer however if this transfer happened i think this is good for both teams because Milan still look for one front player and they indeed interesting to Tammy Abraham since few month ago and for Roma although Dybala has decide to stay but Roma want at least to buy one more player on winger position and Alexis Saelemaekers seems good choice [...]

The last time i heard news about Tammy Abraham was when he was said to be going to West Ham, i didn't expect that it wouldn't happen because of the agreement made with AC Milan. I think it will be a loss on AS Roma's side, Tammy Abraham has not been very good lately & AS Roma has Artem Dovbyk there, instead of selling Tammy, i think it would be better for AS Roma to add depth to their squad.

[Nheer]

There are reports linking Liverpool striker Darwin Nunes, to Arsenal. I don’t know how to feel about this. But If Nunez is really the guy, that takes them to a whole different level, then they should go get him.

I feel like it's another fake report to be honest. I mean, why would they look for Nunez considering how expensive he was when Liverpool bought him. I don't think they'll sell him for cheap if they even have that intention. Not to mention his finishing issues. No point selling Nketiah if they're looking for him then, at least that's how most people says about this rumour.

I haven’t come across this news elsewhere and no reliable source have mentioned Nunez links with Arsenal but there is no smoke without fire so if there is a rumor then it’s likely been discussed in Arsenal’s camp. If Arsenal really are interested in signing Nunez then i think they must be high on something because everyone knows why he is sitting on the bench at Liverpool so clearly he is likely to dod same at Arsenal. Arsenal doesn’t need striker that misses chances more than they score they need a clinical striker to compete with Manchester City and i don’t think Nunez is the right fit for them.

Teams like Chelsea are looking to bring in Osimhen or Ivan Toney then why can’t Arsenal go for such quality strikers. Toney or Osimhen will definitely solve the striker issues at Arsenal.

Another one stupid signing by Chelsea, one day one player.

Mike Penders from Genk which a team played in first league in Belgium, his market value is only 1 Million Euros, but Chelsea don't mind to pay 20x times higher than his market value.

Now Chelsea have Kepa, Bettinelli, Sánchez, Petrovic, Jorgensen, Bergstrom and Penders, WOW. While most of top teams only have 2-4 goal keepers.

Lol, they have now made the signing of players a big business in Chelsea. Is the new owner really concerned about the success of the team going forward at all? He’s just too focused on adding more players to the pile of players already in the team. I think almost each position in Chelsea now has more than three players on them. This is insane isn’t it? After some while now, most of this players won’t even get to play in the senior team and when they have a better performance, they will either be loaned out or even given permanent transfer with profit after buying them at a lower price. This is more of a business to me than football.

I don’t most of these players signed are meant to fit into the squad i think it’s just mere business that the owner is after he just wants to own any quality player he can get his hands on so he can resell them at higher prices. The coach already has picked his squad for the season and some players not included will be sold before the transfer window closes.

[bitLeap]

My issues is not about signing all these players but the fee is too alarming for me, FFP is in the corner of all this, let's be frank there's a high tendency that he will not even make it to the first time after about 3 to 4 years just like Scolani who is nothing is being said about him now and may even be sold for a lesser fee.

All these huge fee just to get some teenager hasn't worked for Chelsea at least he should channel this in improving Cobham more at least we have gotten more quality players from there and made better money selling some than all these stars.

We are indeed quite fed up with Chelsea endless purchases, FIFA is estimated to be investigating Chelsea spending this season, yes it is possible that FFP will send a letter to Boehly. Regardless of all Chelsea's actions, but if you look at the results of the last match, the players who contributed the most to the victory were the old players. So this money laundering is just an excuse for Todd Boehly to create chaos. Maresza supports such purchases because he will continue to train 22 core players while the rest are left to train on their own. Like it or not, we will see Chelsea players leaving one by one in the next 2 seasons.

[Sexylizzy2813]

The problem is not about to play for the team but how soon is Chelsea ready to seal this deal because we might be looking at another direction before we know it transfer window has closed and no Osimhen at Chelsea and no Lukaku move to the Italian side Napoli. I still believe if Osimhen joins the Blues that he can give them what they want more than what we're seeing from Jackson. The interest he showed is playing for EPL but the name of the club should have been mentioned to give the club that hope of seeing him wearing the club jersey, let's see how the remaining part of the transfer window goes if something positive will happen.

If they want to get him then Chelsea should move quickly before the transfer window closes.
Previously Chelsea had made an offer but somehow the conditions did not work out well
Napoli themselves are still insisting on expecting the transfer value as they proposed so that some of the previous teams who said interest in Osimhen felt it was too high.
Osimhen's presence in the team will definitely help Chelsea's attack to be stronger because he has a good instinct in scoring goals.

But once again Chelsea must also consider that Osimhen often suffers injuries, especially since the English league is considered quite tough and not the same as Serie A.

If you ask me I think the whole drama on this deal is in the hands of Chelsea because I haven't seen where Napoli said no to any bid (not sure about that) just that the Chelsea side are waiting for something smaller and they know they have much more to gain if they splash out the cash on Osimhen.
I see the Serie A as a more brutal league than the English Premier League only thing is that the EPL have more competitions than the Italian league so injury won't be a factor to consider on V. Osimhen, he can manage with the whole situation in the EPL and it can be one of his greatest challenge as a footballer if care is not taken, I mean playing in the EPL.
If he joins the Blues I have that feeling that he'll make the club more happier than they have been in a long while because with the help of Felix, Palmer, Nkunku and Neto the opportunity of getting goals will always come in and he's not like Jackson who love wasting opportunities.

[naira]

Federico Chiesa There We Land finally managed to be brought by Liverpool to Anfield as a left forward who will provide many opening opportunities for goals. But with him going to Liverpool means Juventus loses a pretty important figure. Arne Slot must have provided a special format for Chiesa, his statistics are pretty good, pursuing a career in the Premier League must make Chiesa challenged, this tight league must be used as a high motivation.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828760390320189550

[mamesso]

[...] Roma and Milan has thinking possibility to swap Alexis Saelemaekers for Tammy Abraham and both parties still under negotiation to talking about this transfer however if this transfer happened i think this is good for both teams because Milan still look for one front player and they indeed interesting to Tammy Abraham since few month ago and for Roma although Dybala has decide to stay but Roma want at least to buy one more player on winger position and Alexis Saelemaekers seems good choice [...]

The last time i heard news about Tammy Abraham was when he was said to be going to West Ham, i didn't expect that it wouldn't happen because of the agreement made with AC Milan. I think it will be a loss on AS Roma's side, Tammy Abraham has not been very good lately & AS Roma has Artem Dovbyk there, instead of selling Tammy, i think it would be better for AS Roma to add depth to their squad.

Roma desire to sell Tammy Abraham to Milan has been reported for some time now, but why should Roma sell him, aren't they trying to increase the depth of their squad to compete in Serie A and the Europa League. Dybala has also started to lose his place since Artem Dovbyk, but the presence of last season's top La Liga scorer should be a motivation for other strikers to show their quality to the coach so they don't lose their place in the main squad. Roma has just suffered a defeat in Serie A, De Rossi who has just learned a valuable lesson must look at the situation that is happening in his current squad, he needs to maintain the sharpness of the attack line and the solidity of the back line in order to minimize the loss of points in the next match.

[len01]

Federico Chiesa There We Land finally managed to be brought by Liverpool to Anfield as a left forward who will provide many opening opportunities for goals. But with him going to Liverpool means Juventus loses a pretty important figure. Arne Slot must have provided a special format for Chiesa, his statistics are pretty good, pursuing a career in the Premier League must make Chiesa challenged, this tight league must be used as a high motivation.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828760390320189550

It seems like Arsenal has a new problem this time. With the arrival of Chiesa, Liverpool will certainly be stronger and Arne Slot will find it easier to strategize using quality players. Liverpool is very perfect in the RW position with Salah and on the LW has Chiesa who is always ready to help Diogo Jota to continue scoring and winning 3 points from every match in the EPL later. Juventus will indeed lose important players, but it will be more important if Juventus finances recover soon and I will not be surprised if Juventus sells its professional players because the aim is to improve the team's finances so that it does not become a problem in the long term.

[Franctoshi]

Another one stupid signing by Chelsea, one day one player.

Mike Penders from Genk which a team played in first league in Belgium, his market value is only 1 Million Euros, but Chelsea don't mind to pay 20x times higher than his market value.

Now Chelsea have Kepa, Bettinelli, Sánchez, Petrovic, Jorgensen, Bergstrom and Penders, WOW. While most of top teams only have 2-4 goal keepers.

The club does not see the signing of Mike Penders as stupid. The 19-year €20m ($22.3m) signing is not joining Chelsea immediately, he will remain in Genk on loan where he would gain more experience.  Chelsea's head coach Enzo Maresca is focusing on building a future team of young players. He said his now concerned about offloading some of the excess players, but I think it is too late. In a few days, the transfer window will close and many players might be forced to remain in Chelsea, even when they are not part of the coach's plans.  

My issues is not about signing all these players but the fee is too alarming for me, FFP is in the corner of all this, let's be frank there's a high tendency that he will not even make it to the first time after about 3 to 4 years just like Scolani who is nothing is being said about him now and may even be sold for a lesser fee.

All these huge fee just to get some teenager hasn't worked for Chelsea at least he should channel this in improving Cobham more at least we have gotten more quality players from there and made better money selling some than all these stars.

Kepa Arrizabalaga's contract will expire next year and it seems he has successfully secured a loan deal with Bournemouth, where he will stay for one year. The Spanish goalkeeper is interested in reuniting with current Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola who was part of the goalkeeper's former club Athletic Club.

Within the next forty-eight hours, there might be more news about Chelsea players leaving Stamford Bridge.

I guessed Kepa may likely get his career back for the better there where there will be little eyes on him, he is amazing except for his costly mistakes often which is why I also have issues with Sanchez, now I wonder what will be the fate of Petrovic now, since I guessed he might just be a third choice or even worst now depending on Enzo Maresca choice.

Todd Boehly is now on the verge of running business with Chelsea football club, people are only looking at the signing of these players as just to come in and only play for Chelsea, I doubt. This season, Chelsea Todd Boehly has come out fully for Business with Chelsea football club, by going on capturing of these potential young star early now that their market value isn't much high and with the hope of selling them when they're ripped and thereby profiting way higher than the amount they initially bought them, else Chelsea won't be having up to 7 keepers in there just for keeping’s sake and to helping Chelsea lift trophies.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Federico Chiesa There We Land finally managed to be brought by Liverpool to Anfield as a left forward who will provide many opening opportunities for goals. But with him going to Liverpool means Juventus loses a pretty important figure. Arne Slot must have provided a special format for Chiesa, his statistics are pretty good, pursuing a career in the Premier League must make Chiesa challenged, this tight league must be used as a high motivation.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828760390320189550

Juventus doesn't care anymore to the Chiesa. They did dirty to him, and the decision to cash in him has proven if Juventus is not need him anymore. Chiesa was not an important figure since he was injury prone and that's why they let him leaves for only 15 mio.

And for Liverpool, signing Chiesa indicates that they are preparing a backup for Salah in case he doesn''t extend his contract which is gonna end in 2025. But I'd say it's a no brainer with him costing only 15 million.

Hopefully, he doesn't come with crazy wage demand despite his cheap price.

[RaltcoinsB]

Roma and Milan has thinking possibility to swap Alexis Saelemaekers for Tammy Abraham and both parties still under negotiation to talking about this transfer however if this transfer happened i think this is good for both teams because Milan still look for one front player and they indeed interesting to Tammy Abraham since few month ago and for Roma although Dybala has decide to stay but Roma want at least to buy one more player on winger position and Alexis Saelemaekers seems good choice

Source : https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828729697745690981

It makes sense to trade players without paying a transfer fee. Teams don't have to pay millions of Euros. This is very popular in basketball, but for some reason it is not applied much in football. I think a change between Abraham and Saelemaekers would be a possible deal if it would satisfy both teams and players. Milan and Roma are both big teams, I don't think it would be a problem for the players.

[indah rezqi]

Federico Chiesa There We Land finally managed to be brought by Liverpool to Anfield as a left forward who will provide many opening opportunities for goals. But with him going to Liverpool means Juventus loses a pretty important figure. Arne Slot must have provided a special format for Chiesa, his statistics are pretty good, pursuing a career in the Premier League must make Chiesa challenged, this tight league must be used as a high motivation.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828760390320189550

Juventus doesn't care anymore to the Chiesa. They did dirty to him, and the decision to cash in him has proven if Juventus is not need him anymore. Chiesa was not an important figure since he was injury prone and that's why they let him leaves for only 15 mio.

And for Liverpool, signing Chiesa indicates that they are preparing a backup for Salah in case he doesn''t extend his contract which is gonna end in 2025. But I'd say it's a no brainer with him costing only 15 million.

Hopefully, he doesn't come with crazy wage demand despite his cheap price.

As a rotation option Chiesa is not bad, Liverpool will definitely benefit from the transfer deal, indeed it can only be realized if Chiesa avoids injury. Thiago Motta seems to prefer a one-striker formation, and Dusan Vlahovic is more reliable to fill the number 9 position at Juventus. Statistically, Thiago Motta decision does look very right, Juventus looks more productive and appears more aggressive. However, I don't think this is the end for Chiesa, he can add new color to Liverpool front line this season. 15 million is a bargain for an experienced striker, and with Chiesa still very young, this is a smart investment.

Previously Chiesa had been linked with Man United, Barcelona, ​​Tottenham and Arsenal, but in the end Liverpool managed to win the race to get his signature. Chiesa froze 32 goals and 23 assists while strengthening Juventus, if he had not often been injured he could have frozen better statistics. Reportedly if this transfer can go quickly, Chiesa has the opportunity to make his debut greeting Liverpool when facing Man United. I think Arne Slot really has to apply a special strategy for Chiesa, so that he avoids being prone to injury.

[KTChampions]

A strange offer considering that Napoli bought Osimhen for 70 million + bonuses (I think 10 million) and during his game at Napoli Osimhen certainly didn't become cheaper since they extended his contract with a salary increase. I don’t know why you should indicate your interest (if you really have one) with such a small amount.

However, Napoli activated Osimhen's high clause if no one redeems then Napoli is unlikely to sell at a low price, but the Arab club will usually give the green light as long as there is a chance with the player... It's a pity that Osimhen has to go to Arabia for money but at Napoli like him will be ignored, while negotiations with Chelsea and PSG will be tough.

The news says that PSG is no longer an option and Osimhen is choosing between Chelsea and Al Ahli. I hope the Arab club is just a lever for him to get better conditions at Chelsea, because if he sees a move to Saudi Arabia as a real possibility, then this is the biggest drop in ambition I have seen among young talents. As I understand it, Napoli won't hold him by demanding the full amount of the buyout clause, after all, they already have a replacement + Osimhen is quite expensive in terms of salary. Selling him would be a normal step.

[Webetcoins]

Have bad relationship with Pep Guardiola make Joao Cancelo loss his position with Manchester City and have been last two season loan for other team from Bayern Munich until Barcelona. Its surprising after reach agreement deal for joining Saudi Pro League team Al Hilal because Joao Cancelo have good performance with Barcelona last season and get regular position but Manchester City prefer sell him outside from European teams.

Manchester City on advantage position after success getting 25 million euro as fee transfer because Joao Cancelo have outside from Pep Guardiola tactician and The Citizen have close loan option for any European teams interested to get him. No doubt, one thing interested from Saudi Pro League team because huge payment salary and receiving 15 million euro for three season.

Good luck for Joao Cancelo after accepting offer from Al Hilal and will meet Cristiano Ronaldo as his team mates for national team

There is no doubt a huge lost for the player and clubs because his performance was never been bad in last few years but sadly due to have problems with Pepe Guardiola he is having problematic time so he decided to go Al Hilal with 3 years contract most chances now his career at European clubs are ended because things will be never like this after three years, and he had to manage for staying there maybe he had extension.

Due to Cristiano Ronaldo presence he can enjoy his stay in Saudi Arab because life is never been easy for the person who is going first time there, but he can achieve good performance which will be helpful for him as he still important part of Portugal team where he can bring good results but now for having back to European club it is not easy even possible but challenging for him.

[uchegod-21]

A strange offer considering that Napoli bought Osimhen for 70 million + bonuses (I think 10 million) and during his game at Napoli Osimhen certainly didn't become cheaper since they extended his contract with a salary increase. I don’t know why you should indicate your interest (if you really have one) with such a small amount.

However, Napoli activated Osimhen's high clause if no one redeems then Napoli is unlikely to sell at a low price, but the Arab club will usually give the green light as long as there is a chance with the player... It's a pity that Osimhen has to go to Arabia for money but at Napoli like him will be ignored, while negotiations with Chelsea and PSG will be tough.

The news says that PSG is no longer an option and Osimhen is choosing between Chelsea and Al Ahli. I hope the Arab club is just a lever for him to get better conditions at Chelsea, because if he sees a move to Saudi Arabia as a real possibility, then this is the biggest drop in ambition I have seen among young talents. As I understand it, Napoli won't hold him by demanding the full amount of the buyout clause, after all, they already have a replacement + Osimhen is quite expensive in terms of salary. Selling him would be a normal step.

I have always advocated that any young player that want to sign contract with any club should consider their own personal clause more than the present money that is being offered him. Victor osimhen no doubt is still young but he is a Nigerian and he knows what money is and has many things to do with money, if going to Saudi Arabia will give him big money to maintain his self and his family he should go rather than reducing his pay and going for a loan in Chelsea who is not even in the Europa League let alone Champions League.

To the best of my knowledge, this Saudi Arabia clubs do not give strict clause in their agreement. Surprisingly, they could even give Victor an option to leave next year if he wishes. That is freedom.

[Palakka]

A strange offer considering that Napoli bought Osimhen for 70 million + bonuses (I think 10 million) and during his game at Napoli Osimhen certainly didn't become cheaper since they extended his contract with a salary increase. I don’t know why you should indicate your interest (if you really have one) with such a small amount.

However, Napoli activated Osimhen's high clause if no one redeems then Napoli is unlikely to sell at a low price, but the Arab club will usually give the green light as long as there is a chance with the player... It's a pity that Osimhen has to go to Arabia for money but at Napoli like him will be ignored, while negotiations with Chelsea and PSG will be tough.

The news says that PSG is no longer an option and Osimhen is choosing between Chelsea and Al Ahli. I hope the Arab club is just a lever for him to get better conditions at Chelsea, because if he sees a move to Saudi Arabia as a real possibility, then this is the biggest drop in ambition I have seen among young talents. As I understand it, Napoli won't hold him by demanding the full amount of the buyout clause, after all, they already have a replacement + Osimhen is quite expensive in terms of salary. Selling him would be a normal step.

When they previously continued to hold Osimhen at a high price when PSG made an offer, but Napoli is rumored to now release Osimhen at a cheap price to the Saudi Arabian team, doesn't that look quite strange?
Let's say what you are saying is true if Napoli sells Osimhen cheaply because they have got Lukaku, didn't Napoli actually can get Lukaku from the beginning even if they released Osimhen to PSG because indeed since the beginning of the Chelsea season has confirmed that they will sell Lukaku without any option for a team willing to pay 30 million euros, but Napoli did not do it and rather used Osimhen as a bargaining chip to get a lot of money, but in fact they actually sold Osimhen to the Arab League even below their previous purchase price, to be honest if you think about it I think Napoli deliberately threw Osimhen to the Arab League maybe to hinder his current career,because from the beginning Osimhen was only interested in moving to PSG, but Napoli actually prevented him even though PSG dared to buy Osimhen above the price given by Al Ahli.

[junder]

Another one stupid signing by Chelsea, one day one player.

Mike Penders from Genk which a team played in first league in Belgium, his market value is only 1 Million Euros, but Chelsea don't mind to pay 20x times higher than his market value.

Now Chelsea have Kepa, Bettinelli, Sánchez, Petrovic, Jorgensen, Bergstrom and Penders, WOW. While most of top teams only have 2-4 goal keepers.

chelsea is joking
the recruitment they did this summer was ridiculous, on average the players Chelsea bought this time were players who were not necessarily able to improve the club's performance in the premier league, how can the management easily spend money on such ridiculous purchases, and how do they manage these players, Todd Boehly really destroyed Chelsea's old image, he can't manage the club well, I'm sure most of the blues fans are fed up with what he did to their beloved club and I'm sure Chelsea will face many problems in the future.

[rendravolt]

Cancelo to Al Hilal Here We Go

It is no surprise that he no longer has a place in Europe, his fate is often loaned without clarity and his playing time is uncertain. Man City let him go with 25 million Euro, but at least there he can play with enough time and of course salary. Maybe everything can end in Europe and it will be difficult to return.

This is one of the surprises that happened throughout the summer and who would have thought that Cancelo would accept an offer from a Saudi league team. Initially I thought he would join one of the teams in Europe after Manchester City could not control him. What is clear is that Cancelo's joining Al-Hilal has added to the list of European players who have come and made the Middle Eastern league even more popular.

On the other hand, I think the opposite is true, Cancelo still has a chance to return to Europe considering that his quality is still the same as when he defended Manchester City or Barcelona and his move may only be to temporarily calm the atmosphere regarding his unclear future this season. Cancelo certainly doesn't think too much even though he lowers his level for a while so he can continue playing on the field and of course the salary there is much more enjoyable.