⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[shogun47]

Osimhen is now out from Serie A Napoli list.
It means that he can'0t play in Serie A and he needs to leave if he wants to play.

Is it a desperate move to force him to accept Saudi teams?
He has 2 more days to accept Deals from Saudi Arabia.

This is wild because I thought it was the league that excluded him for missing some deadline, but it was Napoli that has excluded him and they handed over the no. 9 to Romelu Lukaku. Now he is in fact forced to sign a contract with a club from Saudi Arabia. If this was all part of a plan that they negotiated behind closed doors? If not, then this is a brutal move by Napoli, but I understand because all these players are trying to squeeze the clubs like lemons. At the age of 25 the guy wanted more and more. 10 million salary is of course not enough... Poor guy can't live with 10 or 12 million, needs 15 million or more. I wish it was the time now that one these idiots get crushed and have no team to play for for a whole season.

[Smack That Ace]

The switch between Sterling and Sancho is one of the best on transfer deadline day for Arsenal and Chelsea, at least these guys will have a breathing space and an accommodating atmosphere. For Sancho I believe he'd start up from where he left up at Dortmund, he'll give out his best to the Blues without holding back anything and with him joining the club I think the threat will be coming from all angles not from only Palmer or Nkunku wing but the new guys also. At least even if the attack isn't effective for Chelsea the wingers can cause more damage to oppositions.
Arsenal can also take a chill pill since the complains of getting a striker has been going on, with Sterling on the mix I think he too will make a difference to the team couple with a fact that they have so many competitions to engage in, the squad is a bit balanced I think for now but that attacking position is not to be relied on. With Nketiah gone I still think Arteta should have added a striker to support Kai Havertz but let's see how he (Arteta) manage the team.

I also thought that Arsenal is definitely going to get a good striker. But I think they will be fine. I can see why people are losing their minds. At the end of the day budget is everything and they have to do everything according to the budget that they have. actually that it wouldn’t have been a problem for to get a good striker, still they can spend money. it’s just because they are being a little careful about spending.

Arsenal getting Sterling is definitely a very good decision. Now is it going to turn out to be a great one, only time will tell. But this definitely makes Arsenal a lot stronger on the attacking side.  people are losing their minds without any reason. Because in the last season, Arsenal was able to score good enough goals. They really did not have too many problems scoring goals. So they are going to be fine in this season as well in my opinion.

Duke Khan

[Abu-Naim]

Osimhen is now out from Serie A Napoli list.
It means that he can'0t play in Serie A and he needs to leave if he wants to play.

Is it a desperate move to force him to accept Saudi teams?
He has 2 more days to accept Deals from Saudi Arabia.

Haven’t he accept the deal yet? I thought Osimhen has agreed personal terms with the Saudi Arabia team before now that he is expected to go for medical; or am I the one gating the wrong news?

I also heard that Napoli left him out if their squad lost, which simply means he will not play with other squad in any seria A games for now, and since they are able to do this, he should definitely leave the team else he will be less valued as a footballer because no team will buy a player from bench.
Few hours to go for the European teams transfer window, while I think Saudi teams can still sign a player, I wanted Osimhen to get another team before time and if Chelsea cannot get him, the he should leave Europe.

[SatoPrincess]

Osimhen is now out from Serie A Napoli list.
It means that he can'0t play in Serie A and he needs to leave if he wants to play.

Is it a desperate move to force him to accept Saudi teams?
He has 2 more days to accept Deals from Saudi Arabia.

Victor Osimhen doesn’t have much options left. He should just move to the Saudi Pro League. There is no future for him at Napoli. I can’t imagine Osimhen sitting in the Napoli reserves till he becomes a free agent. It doesn’t look good for him as big club would not be keen to sign a player that’s been inactive for that long. Staying on the bench will surely reduce his value in the transfer market. As for Chelsea, I don’t believe Todd Boehly was serious about getting a striker. They couldn’t get Osimhen neither could they secure the signature of Ivan Toney. Well done Chelsea!

[Blitzboy]

Osimhen demand for a high salary and Napoli request for a large transfer fee made PSG withdraw from the pursuit of the Nigerian player. PSG have started to back down in the hunt for Osimhen because the performances shown by the players at the start of this season have been very impressive, even though they have just lost Mbappe who left for Real Madrid, the sharpness of their front line has increased.
It seems that PSG are not too reckless anymore in bringing in players, now they are more careful and not too easy in spending money. The current squad is adequate, Luis Enrique is also very satisfied with the performance shown by his squad, if they want to bring in new players, they will probably take advantage of the opportunity when the January transfer window opens.

If none of them are willing to give in, it will clearly be a loss for Napoli and of course Osimhen himself. Osimhen wants to leave Napoli, but he is too picky and wants a higher salary. Meanwhile, Napoli, who seems to be no longer happy with Osimhen, wants to sell the player because his salary is too big for them, but strangely enough, they themselves are making things complicated. They want big money, even though Osimhen was clearly not that good last season. So it stands to reason that PSG or even Chelsea might walk away from the deal.

After a disappointing season, Osimhen wants a contract that matches his capabilities. He lit it up under Spalletti. Osimhen wants a club to let him shine again.

Napoli, meanwhile, wants top dollar despite the market cooling. A bold strategy - but is it right? Big teams like PSG and Chelsea arent just throwing money around; they're strategic. Sancho is at Chelsea, and PSG is always hunting for the next big thing. Time is running out for Osimhen's move.

This incident shows how player goals and club expectations conflict. Napoli may need to change their expectations to negotiate. Its about finding a solution that benefits everyone: Osimhen gets his platform and Napoli receives a fair return. Business requires compromise to get the greatest deal.

[Iranus]

If none of them are willing to give in, it will clearly be a loss for Napoli and of course Osimhen himself. Osimhen wants to leave Napoli, but he is too picky and wants a higher salary. Meanwhile, Napoli, who seems to be no longer happy with Osimhen, wants to sell the player because his salary is too big for them, but strangely enough, they themselves are making things complicated. They want big money, even though Osimhen was clearly not that good last season. So it stands to reason that PSG or even Chelsea might walk away from the deal.

there's obviously more to this than what's available for the media consumption. If everything is okay between Napoli and osimehn, we all know that they wouldn't source for lukaku knowing fully well that osimehn is a better striker compared to lukaku. Osimehn's agent also has an hand in all of this saga but tge outcome of this signing will have affect his career greatly. With the sharp signing Chelsea has just secured Jordan Sancho into his team and with a lot of players already pilled up in the team, thier wouldn't be a need for Chelsea to join them even when the transfer windows reopens by January. Sterling will be playing along with saka at arsenal to strengthen the team more and if things works well with them, even when the transfer window reopens osimehn's chance of getting into the EPL will be very slim. The last time he had the opportunity of joining one of these too clubs was during the season while he was the talk of all the clubs and yet he hard this last opportunity of getting a good deal from top clubs but still turned most of the offers down for reasons we can't clearly point at. Let's just hope this is not a journey that will eventually take him out of the limelight.

I think it is going to be a bigger problem for Osimhen compared to Napoli. Because a club can always make the money back that they lose. But it is very hard for a player to actually get his career back in line if he suffers a big problem. I don’t think the player is actually realizing that at this moment. Otherwise, he should have been pushing for a move from the club. I know that he might actually love the club a lot. But he has to think about his career more. By the way, I don’t understand why it is more important to him to maintain his value in the market instead of actually decreasing the amount of problems that he has in his career.

I hope this is not going to negatively affect his career.  But with him not being included in recent matches of Napoli definitely shows some concerns for sure. Seems like he should have left Napoli while he still could.

[rahmad2nd]

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That's why it is difficult to transfer Osimhen because apart from him demanding a big salary, Napoli also ask for a very large transfer price. PSG, who we know have good financial resources, have stopped pursuing his signature even though their ability to recruit certainly has the ability. In this case, all parties are actually disadvantaged, both for Osimhen himself and Napoli because if this season is not realized, it is not certain that next season Osimhen's price will be higher.

The situation is complicated for Osimhen because he is not part of the Napoli coaching team and if he is forced to stay, it will affect the number of playing minutes he is given. His quality and performance have almost declined in the previous two seasons and if he is left not playing then his career will be more difficult. The decision to leave is a good choice but Napoli did not let him go because it did not match the price they wanted.

I don't know what Napoli did, even though the bid for Osimhen was not as easy as imagined. Initially, Osimhen had agreed with PSG at that time, and the salary issue was not a big problem for this giant French League club. It's just that PSG was reluctant to pay the release clause for this Napoli striker. which in the end, PSG slowly backed down. as we know, Napoli insisted on not wanting to release the player by lowering his price. it is clear that Napoli really made it difficult for Osimhen to leave, and it seems that Osimhen did the same thing, which was reluctant if his salary was lowered if Chelsea were to bring him in. which in the end, no decision was made. referring to Romano's report, Napoli officially removed Victor Osimhen from the squad list for this season. in fact, according to Romano Napoli has decided to give number 9 to Lukaku immediately. who knows what drama happened, there could be a little polemic that occurred. if so, it is clear that both parties are disadvantaged.

[Amphenomenon]

Osimhen is now out from Serie A Napoli list.
It means that he can'0t play in Serie A and he needs to leave if he wants to play.

He made the wrong choice not picking Chelsea though the wage they offered was lower than what he currently earn  at Napoli which is understandable since he was in a tight spot  and this was his last choice to remain at Europe before the transfer windows closes.

Other stars like Felix and Sancho literally reduced their salary in order to join Chelsea, though they are currently not in the same class as Osimhen base on performance but he should have followed suit especially from the fact that this was a loan deal and possibly would get a better wage if he do well and had few injuries woe.

Is it a desperate move to force him to accept Saudi teams?
He has 2 more days to accept Deals from Saudi Arabia.

I won't entirely blame Napoli here, some blame as still needs to fall on Osimhen, now that their relationship is entirely broken, he either will remain at Napoli or move to Saudi Arabia but I doubt if Saudi Arabia will actually offer him a remarkable fee since he is a tight spot now or maybe he will just remain at Napoli without playing till January transfer window gor a European offer but I think him going to Saudi Arabia now would be better than remaining at Napoli without playing since he can still come back to European club when the offer arise

[Obari]

I won't entirely blame Napoli here, some blame as still needs to fall on Osimhen, now that their relationship is entirely broken, he either will remain at Napoli or move to Saudi Arabia but I doubt if Saudi Arabia will actually offer him a remarkable fee since he is a tight spot now or maybe he will just remain at Napoli without playing till January transfer window gor a European offer but I think him going to Saudi Arabia now would be better than remaining at Napoli without playing since he can still come back to European club when the offer arise

Victor Osimhen is key player and we know the importance of his presence, an exceptional player that have recalcitrantly refused to bend low or reduce his salary inother to follow his dream club. The European football is a tough one, we should clearly understands the basis of the league. Napoli have fallen from top position since their former manager, Luciano Spalleti left the club, their performance towards success have been dormant and this have been thrilling one for them. Perhaps Antonio Conte is here to make a better team and why blame Napoli for what happen to Victor Osimhen? The board should be held responsible for the bitter truth of keeping Victor Osimhen out of reach.

[bering]

Chelsea apparently moving fast that they start to selling the players who potentially will not be used because after Sterling and Lukaku the latest player who sell is Armando Broja that just like we know Armando Broja was asking to Chelsea owner to sell him because he hasn't included to Enzo Maresca plan and apparently he will have new club this summer

Everton would became an Armando Broja next club because it says Everton and Chelsea have reach an agreement to loan Armando Broja and it says no loan fees which mean Everton loan him for free but at the end of season Everton have to permanent Armando Broja status

Source : https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1829783686008480233

[Coyster]

Is it a desperate move to force him to accept Saudi teams?
He has 2 more days to accept Deals from Saudi Arabia.

I don't think they are trying to force him or anything, we knew all summer that the relationship between Victor Osimhen and Napoli was completely broken and that he was never going to play for them again, so he basically has to leave the club to play football again. Osimhen has a big decision to make in the coming days, he has to move to the Saudi league or wait until January, though big clubs might not come for him then, because he would have missed months of competitive football, it is up to the striker now.

[Velvet78]

Chelsea apparently moving fast that they start to selling the players who potentially will not be used because after Sterling and Lukaku the latest player who sell is Armando Broja that just like we know Armando Broja was asking to Chelsea owner to sell him because he hasn't included to Enzo Maresca plan and apparently he will have new club this summer

Everton would became an Armando Broja next club because it says Everton and Chelsea have reach an agreement to loan Armando Broja and it says no loan fees which mean Everton loan him for free but at the end of season Everton have to permanent Armando Broja status

Source : https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1829783686008480233

He is a useless player for Chelsea. He should have left way earlier but it is good to hear it is happening at least. If Everton go on like this probably he will find himself in the Championship next season.  


I think Osimhen should just go to Saudi Arabia. There is no meaning in staying at Napoli without playing football for a whole season. But the time is running out indeed. I hope this signing also doesn't fail just as it happened with Chelsea. Normally I wouldn't support a move to Saudi Arabia for Osimhen. Because he is still very young. But while there is no better option he should take it and leave.  

[EL MOHA]

Chelsea apparently moving fast that they start to selling the players who potentially will not be used because after Sterling and Lukaku the latest player who sell is Armando Broja that just like we know Armando Broja was asking to Chelsea owner to sell him because he hasn't included to Enzo Maresca plan and apparently he will have new club this summer

Everton would became an Armando Broja next club because it says Everton and Chelsea have reach an agreement to loan Armando Broja and it says no loan fees which mean Everton loan him for free but at the end of season Everton have to permanent Armando Broja status

Source : https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1829783686008480233

When I said the deals that Chelsea are doing right now are just not the right deals they are desperate to offload this players and clubs are just coming to pick them like they like with only the wages been the only thing they need the club to cover, this Armando Broja was a threat at Southampton and Chelsea brought him and wasted the players two seasons with premier league clubs lining up the sign him even last season Chelsea still held him back seriously it is a bad business, I think he was offered to Ipswich earlier but the wages was a barrier for the newly promoted club, now at Everton for free almost same deal as Sterling and they still have to go ahead to take Sancho from Manchester United who is on €350k wage, i don’t understand how they even avoid fair play properly because of the years of contract but it’s pathetic.

For Armando Broja this is a good move, currently Everton are on the verge of battling relegation right from the start of the season and they will need all the fire power that they can afford, Calvert Lewin is not the player he once was and Sean Dyche will definitely need a back up, if Armando Broja can get a long run of games I think it will be good for him and could help him back to his previous self

[Amphenomenon]

-Snip-

Victor Osimhen is key player and we know the importance of his presence, an exceptional player that have recalcitrantly refused to bend low or reduce his salary inother to follow his dream club. The European football is a tough one, we should clearly understands the basis of the league. Napoli have fallen from top position since their former manager, Luciano Spalleti left the club, their performance towards success have been dormant and this have been thrilling one for them. Perhaps Antonio Conte is here to make a better team and why blame Napoli for what happen to Victor Osimhen? The board should be held responsible for the bitter truth of keeping Victor Osimhen out of reach.

I loved how you used the word recalcitrantly, which shows how head strong he was for seeing that he wasn't having any place in the team especially after they signed  Conte priority striker, he should at least just opt for Chelsea from the fact that PSG has already given up on signing him after Napoli requested an high fee which quite reasonably for a player of his profile, if he didn't have not too good injuries record last season.

I guessed if he had opt for Chelsea with a lower wage which will just be for a season, even if they fail to negotiate a better wage for him when they want to sign him the coming season and he was still in form having less injuries stats, then I expect other teams will possibly go for him including PSG and offer him the wage he wants.

[abhiseshakana]

I think Osimhen should just go to Saudi Arabia. There is no meaning in staying at Napoli without playing football for a whole season. But the time is running out indeed. I hope this signing also doesn't fail just as it happened with Chelsea. Normally I wouldn't support a move to Saudi Arabia for Osimhen. Because he is still very young. But while there is no better option he should take it and leave.  

Osimhen really wanted to go to PSG, but unfortunately, it turned out to be one-sided because PSG was no longer trying to get a deal done. Even though Goncalo Ramos is injured, that doesn't make Enrique eyeing Osimhen again because it seems like Osimhen is not the striker that Enrique wants. It's likely Osimhen won't be going anywhere and won't be playing this season either because Al Ahli has already signed Ivan Toney which means there is no longer any door for Osimhen to go to Saudi Arabia.

[imamusma]

Osimhen is now out from Serie A Napoli list.
It means that he can'0t play in Serie A and he needs to leave if he wants to play.

Is it a desperate move to force him to accept Saudi teams?
He has 2 more days to accept Deals from Saudi Arabia.

Victor Osimhen doesn’t have much options left. He should just move to the Saudi Pro League. There is no future for him at Napoli. I can’t imagine Osimhen sitting in the Napoli reserves till he becomes a free agent. It doesn’t look good for him as big club would not be keen to sign a player that’s been inactive for that long. Staying on the bench will surely reduce his value in the transfer market. As for Chelsea, I don’t believe Todd Boehly was serious about getting a striker. They couldn’t get Osimhen neither could they secure the signature of Ivan Toney. Well done Chelsea!

Until the transfer window closed, no club had reached an agreement with Osimhen, his chances of joining Al Ahli were also very slim, because the Saudi Pro League club had recruited Ivan Toney from Brentford. Osimhen reportedly rejected the offer submitted by Chelsea, where the salary he received was lower than what he currently receives from Napoli. In my opinion, Chelsea are just trying to adjust their financial balance, where Enzo Maresca squad has a very fat squad. It is very unfortunate that the Osimhen transfer saga ended in failure, it was very ridiculous for a player who was labeled with a price of 130 million. Sure enough, Osimhen is no longer in Conte plans this season, and the number 9 jersey now belongs to Lukaku. The possible option is to stay even though he is no longer Conte mainstay player this season. The January transfer window is the most logical option for Osimhen.

[Hyphen(-)]

Osimhen really wanted to go to PSG, but unfortunately, it turned out to be one-sided because PSG was no longer trying to get a deal done. Even though Goncalo Ramos is injured, that doesn't make Enrique eyeing Osimhen again because it seems like Osimhen is not the striker that Enrique wants. It's likely Osimhen won't be going anywhere and won't be playing this season either because Al Ahli has already signed Ivan Toney which means there is no longer any door for Osimhen to go to Saudi Arabia.

This should be a moral lesson to Osimhen as a player, he have the right to make decisions on where he wants to go, but sometimes, you need to follow trend and leave your personal benefits aside because your fans will definitely take you there one day. The case of PSG, there was no agreement between both the club and the player, and even though Luize Enrique was trying to make the deal worked, the negotiations going on between them was not agreed and they left the deal.
Chelsea was very close to agree a fee with Napoli, but the salary Osimhen demanded was very high for the team, and because Osimhen was seeing Al Ahli as a potential place to go, he rejected what Chelsea offered him; and now it is over because despite reaching an agreement between Napoli and Al Ahli, they have signed Ivan Toney over Osimhen and now Osimhen have to stay in Napoli if no team come for him within few hours.

[coinlocket$]

Napoli left him out of the squad. He has no choice but to go to Arabia. He made Napoli champions. And he had many successes in Napoli. But the Napoli management was cruel to him and dishonored him. If I were him, I wouldn't want to stay in Napoli any longer.

A few seasons ago there were rumors about Osimhen for Real Madrid. But this season he will go to Arabia. It's a strange thing that will go down in football history. I think he should blame his managers. Their incompetence created this situation.

He can wait 4 months for the January market too. It is only 4 month away.
He will be paid anyway with his huge salary, it is only a lose lose for Napoli.

Also if he will without any team for 4 months, in the next market window his value will go down a lot.

The past summer his president wanted 130 mil €, this summer he wanted 80 mil €, in January if he still be here he will be valued what 50mil?

[Asiska02]

Osimhen really wanted to go to PSG, but unfortunately, it turned out to be one-sided because PSG was no longer trying to get a deal done. Even though Goncalo Ramos is injured, that doesn't make Enrique eyeing Osimhen again because it seems like Osimhen is not the striker that Enrique wants. It's likely Osimhen won't be going anywhere and won't be playing this season either because Al Ahli has already signed Ivan Toney which means there is no longer any door for Osimhen to go to Saudi Arabia.

This whole Osihmen saga is very sad one for the reigning African best player of the year and Also the 8th best player according to the Balon D’OR ranking. First of I will blame Napoli they have the most share of blame here. They have treated a player under contract with such disdain and contempt. And I don’t know maybe there should be a new rules where football governing bodies can investigate on cases like this. They wanted him out and set up a huge transfer after knowing that the player is under huge wage and this sent away most European clubs even PSG, it was just something else and it made it difficult for the player to actually move.

Now to Osimhen I think he has himself to blame also because the writings were on the wall that the contract renewal at Napoli was a bad idea most especially after the TikTok saga between them and he still went ahead to get it signed, Osimhen’s agency again aren’t Just the right people and they don’t know what to do, if it were top agents like Jorge Mendez, Napoli wouldn’t have treated the situation like they did, now Osimhen is on the verge of missing active football for like 6 months which is definitely not good for his early career

[Docnaster]

Chelsea apparently moving fast that they start to selling the players who potentially will not be used because after Sterling and Lukaku the latest player who sell is Armando Broja that just like we know Armando Broja was asking to Chelsea owner to sell him because he hasn't included to Enzo Maresca plan and apparently he will have new club this summer

Everton would became an Armando Broja next club because it says Everton and Chelsea have reach an agreement to loan Armando Broja and it says no loan fees which mean Everton loan him for free but at the end of season Everton have to permanent Armando Broja status

Source : https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1829783686008480233

Going to Everton I think is a very good move for Armando Broja since he's very unlikely to get playing time at Chelsea if he stays back at the club. At Everton, he'll definitely get the chance to prove himself and if he can do that beyond every reasonable doubt, then he'll be getting a permanent deal at the end of the season or better still get interesting offers from other big European clubs. Chelsea was the busiest English club in the summer transfer window so it's expected that some of the players who knows they have stronger competitors in their respective positions will seek to leave the club. Good move for Broja if you ask me