⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[beerlover]

I agree with this.
Arsenal don't need an attacking midfielder, what they need is a striker, a quality striker. Gabriel Jesus is not turning u as he should and they need somebody who can deliver. Viktor Gyokeres is a player that most big clubs are keeping an eye on and if Arsenal really means business, they should be going for him. He's expensive, but would be cheaper than Florian Writz.

Arsenal need to take action ASAP, otherwise other top teams will sign Gyokeres. It's not impossible if Manchester United, Liverpool, Barcelona, Milan, or other teams that currently have old/not reliable strikers to recruit him because he's really promising.

If he moved to Liverpool, Arsenal lose two thing, one is Gyokeres and another one is they will face Liverpool with better strength.

It's true that other teams may want to get him, but not sure about United though. Not that United doesn't make stupid decisions, they have been making stupid decisions for a long time now, but they have both Zerke or whatever that new Dutch striker and also Hojlund who I know is injured but will come back.

So they have two strikers they paid good money for already, getting Gyokeres would be a stupid move and would be waste of money when they really need a defensive help and also a defensive midfield help as well, even wingers would be a lot better.

I think Arsenal is the team that needs a striker with the most money right now, any team with more money than Arsenal already has strikers so Arsenal shouldn't have hard time getting him if they want to.

[legendbtc]

Recently Arsenal has been linked with Florian Wirtz I would be happy if this club recruited the attacking midfielder who would help the team strengthen the front line while Man City lost Rodri for 1 season and this is Arsenal's opportunity to break Man City's dominance but what I know is the price is very expensive but the management might be able to discuss it with Leverkusen management to get a suitable price.

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I believe Real Madrid Madrid was also linked with Florian Wirtz, it will be difficult for Arsenal to convince him to pick them over a club side with football heritage like Real Madrid. I will be happy if Arsenal can get a deal done with Bayern Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz, he is a world class player at 21 and has many years in his career to play. I’m not sure he has reached performance peak yet. I hope Arsenal can bargain a deal for Wirtz because if they can he will elevate Arsenal’s attack to another level. You can expect some exciting times ahead for the Premier League that's for sure.

This season Florian Wirtz is playing impressively, this player is getting better and better. Florian Wirtz is a versatile player, he can play as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder, or winger. The German star has good tactical vision and he also possesses excellent individual technique. He is also highly regarded for his ability to score and create goals. He will certainly leave Bayer Leverkusen in the future.
However, recruiting this talented midfielder will not be an easy job for Arsenal and other teams. Bayer Leverkusen are offering a very high transfer fee, up to 150 million euros, to keep their young star. This makes football teams have to consider very carefully before making an offer.

As for the Emirates team who want to have a chance to compete to sign Florian Wirtz, I think Mikel Arteta and his teammates must win the Premier League or Champions League. Because not many players accept to come to the foggy land to win small trophies like the Carabao Cup, otherwise, Arsenal will have to sadly watch this 21-year-old midfielder move to another club.

[Obari]

I believe Real Madrid Madrid was also linked with Florian Wirtz, it will be difficult for Arsenal to convince him to pick them over a club side with football heritage like Real Madrid. I will be happy if Arsenal can get a deal done with Bayern Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz, he is a world class player at 21 and has many years in his career to play. I’m not sure he has reached performance peak yet. I hope Arsenal can bargain a deal for Wirtz because if they can he will elevate Arsenal’s attack to another level. You can expect some exciting times ahead for the Premier League that's for sure.

Arsenal doesn't spend much on getting players in the transfer window. The team's management have secured their budgets and will not exceeds them due to FFP rules. Real Madrid and Arsenal contesting for one player? If you happen to be in Florian Writz shoes, among these teams, which one of them will you go for? 90% odds goes for Real Madrid because they're elite club because they're Champions not just in the Domestic La Liga but also in major tournaments, and winning trophies becomes seasonal routines for them. Although he will find difficulty in Real Madrid when it comes to playing times, he will have limited time because there are more talented young players and high expectations from the team, supporters.

If he goes to Arsenal, he will have all the playing time he would need because he's top talent. On the contrary, Xabi Alonso will feel his absence when the player is finally out especially in the frontline. Florian Wirtz is important for both country and club side. He's a special breed when it comes to football. He's one of the best player in Bayer Leverkusen, already hooked up his potentials and having the best results at such tender age.

[Stepstowealth]

I believe Real Madrid Madrid was also linked with Florian Wirtz, it will be difficult for Arsenal to convince him to pick them over a club side with football heritage like Real Madrid.

Wirtz will likely end up in another club, the competition for him is high and I do not perceive Arsenal as a team that can compete for him. Arsenal need a striker, that has to be a target.
Manchester city will be in the market scouting for another DMF to help kovacic in Rodri's time away because against Newcastle, they could not win the midfield duels and Joelington and Guimeras where better. The best player for Manchester city was Gvardiol. Best for Newcastle was Joelington, he was everywhere.

[imamusma]

Recently Manchester United has spent a lot of money on new players to change the game tactics which were very bad last year. Even though there have been corrections to MU players, there were also no changes in the first match in the Europa League against Twente, physically and the team's performance was very poor which is normal.
Many of MU key players were injured but it was not a fatal problem. At least the management can see a replacement for Erik ten Hag who can help Manchester United win the Europa League and their Domestic League, which has very tight competition this season.

Before winter transfer window close, Manchester United have signed some top players and spending above 100 million euro but their performance still not consistent yet after being draw on first UEFA Europe League match from Twente and have loss many points in Premier League matches. I agree with your opinion about possibility replacing Erik ten Hag position as manager after difficulty bring Manchester United on the top performance in domestic league.
Not sure Manchester United will stop for signing new players on next window transfer opening because they have bad perform recently and want to get UEFA Champion League spot standing in this season.

If Ten Hag is retained, Manchester United are stagnant, meaning they will have difficulty developing, despite spending over 100 million in the transfer window. The manager has urged fans to be patient, but the question is, how long should the fans be patient.
With progress slow and the intensity of the competition increasing as the season progresses, the top four position they are targeting will be difficult to achieve. A series of injuries have been another factor in The Red Devils inconsistent performance, and they face Tottenham at Old Trafford tomorrow.
While it is too early to take the standings too seriously, being outside the top ten is a risky worrying for a team of Manchester United stature. Tottenham have the potential to make Ten Hag the target of criticism again, overall The Red Devils have not shown signs of revival as expected. The club management and top brass seem to need to re-evaluate their decision, and start preparing themselves to look for a more appropriate figure.

[EL MOHA]

Wirtz will likely end up in another club, the competition for him is high and I do not perceive Arsenal as a team that can compete for him. Arsenal need a striker, that has to be a target.
Manchester city will be in the market scouting for another DMF to help kovacic in Rodri's time away because against Newcastle, they could not win the midfield duels and Joelington and Guimeras where better. The best player for Manchester city was Gvardiol. Best for Newcastle was Joelington, he was everywhere.

Florian Wirtz was supposed to be on his way out of this Bayer Leverkusen this summer but I think the progress of the club to champions league and lifting the league hinders that move which to me was good for his personal progression because he needed to stay in the club first before making any move. Next summer I see him leaving this Bayer Leverkusen team and the first club is Bayern Munich because Muller is on is way out and he is German who we all know the love to play for Bayern Munich.

Another club he might be heading to is Real Madrid because of maybe modric who is set to leave and then Manchester city but not in replacement of Rodri but for De Bruyne because Wirtz is an Attacking midfielder and not a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder. He will fit into the attacking midfield of Manchester city or even be used as a winger when they need one

[ZAINmalik75]

Szczęsny is going to play for Barcelona soon and he is definitely a good experienced goalkeeper who can have a good performance in Barcelona and he can even have a better performance than Ter Stegen there. Ter Stegen was unlucky to have this situation and Barcelona is lucky to find Szczęsny when he is not playing for any team.
But the sad thing for Barcelona is they didn't use their younger goalkeeper and they didn't trust La Masia, maybe they could use Iñaki Peña instead of hiring Szczęsny.

Barcelona didn't used thier own young goalkeeper Inaki Pena for Marc-André ter Stegen replacement because I my belief is that Barcelona does not trust Inaki Pena as much as a responsible goalkeeper or that he is not capable of being a part of a club like Barcelona in a regular line up. The reason for this may be that Barcelona's main target is the Uefa Champion League and a strong and experienced goalkeeper is required in the Uefa Champion League. So for that Barcelona signed an old goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny who is actually an old and finished player but has high experience in UCL. The current situation of Barcelona is very weak fincially so in this current situation it is a good decision if the first choice goalkeeper is injured to sign the retired players on one year deal. Its quite fair with poor club like Barcelona.

[rahmad2nd]

Recently Arsenal has been linked with Florian Wirtz I would be happy if this club recruited the attacking midfielder who would help the team strengthen the front line while Man City lost Rodri for 1 season and this is Arsenal's opportunity to break Man City's dominance but what I know is the price is very expensive but the management might be able to discuss it with Leverkusen management to get a suitable price.

Source: Twitter

I believe Real Madrid Madrid was also linked with Florian Wirtz, it will be difficult for Arsenal to convince him to pick them over a club side with football heritage like Real Madrid. I will be happy if Arsenal can get a deal done with Bayern Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz, he is a world class player at 21 and has many years in his career to play. I’m not sure he has reached performance peak yet. I hope Arsenal can bargain a deal for Wirtz because if they can he will elevate Arsenal’s attack to another level. You can expect some exciting times ahead for the Premier League that's for sure.

IMO, if Arsenal are interested in bringing in Florian Wirtz, it means one of their midfielders must leave. That is, if the player is willing to move to the Premier League. But it is not impossible, in the winter transfer window Arsenal will try to recruit him. As for Madrid, I don't understand this team because they actually already have several midfielders. Except, Florian Wirtz is willing to start playing from the bench in the Real Madrid squad. Florian Wirtz shone with Leverkusen, it is natural that many big teams are eyeing and targeting him. But for Arsenal, in my opinion, what they need is a number 9 striker who is reliable in scoring goals. At least, their chances of winning the Premier League trophy are more open if they have a striker who is their real need.

[bitgolden]

Spending money on a team doesn't equal to winning a title, that's not how it works. If you are in a league like France, then yeah it may work because PSG is the only one who can spend as much money as PSG does, and there is no opponent ,but this year even Brighton spent more than United, so its clear that spending money isn't a win at premier league.

Newcastle is owned by the richest person in the world, spending a billion dollars for the team wouldn't even be noticed on his bank account, and yet they are still being careful because they know that if they just spend the money nilly willy, then they are not going to get anything good anyways. Sure City spent a lot too, but not as much as United, and they are doing much better, so it proves that money means something but its not the full thing and we should be considering how to get better result with time and grow the team. United spent a lot, but they got terrible players who worth much less now, they are spending a lot because they are overpaying the players.

[Furious 7]

The expectations that are too big for Hojlund make his condition difficult for now because it cannot be denied that when he was at Atalanta he was quite good but for Manchester United and the EPL it seems that Hojlund is not the right choice at this point.
His performance at Manchester United is still far from expectations even though previously in the last season there was a good momentum for Hojlund when he always managed to create goals in several matches only for his luck to stop because of an injury that made his performance return to its original form.

It is undeniable that at this time he is still quite young, it's just that when reasons like this always become a wall it will not allow him to continue to survive because in big competitions like the EPL there is no reason whether it is young or old when his performance is still quite far from expectations then he must be prepared with all the worst possibilities that will happen later.

Since being recruited from Atalanta, Hojlund started the season with an injury, which has hampered his development. With a background playing in Serie A, Hojlund needs more time to adapt to the Premier League which we know is more competitive. It is only natural that fans have high hopes for him, because he was recruited at a fairly high price. The momentum created last season failed to continue, and it seems that he can only appear on fire when entering the second half of the season. The arrival of Joshua Zirkzee will create healthy competition in the Man United front line, which will encourage both attackers to play better in every match.

Right from the start, it was a risky transfer because we know that players who have been in Serie A end up not doing too well in terms of their careers at Manchester United because there are many cases where they fail to play optimally after being in Serie A because Pogba, Hojlund and even Cristiano experienced the same thing, although in Cristiano's case it was a little different.

But for now I don't think we need to discuss that decision because it has already happened because the most important thing for Hojlund at the moment is to give his best performance so that he is not considered a failure for Manchester United because honestly when he fails then all the potential he has achieved at Atalanta will only be a waste in the end and he will have to start over from scratch.

The arrival of Zirkzee does provide competition but in the end regardless of the line up given whether it is Zirkzee or Hojlund everything remains the same where they are still unable to make a difference to Manchester United's attacking line.

[Huppercase]

I believe Real Madrid Madrid was also linked with Florian Wirtz, it will be difficult for Arsenal to convince him to pick them over a club side with football heritage like Real Madrid. I will be happy if Arsenal can get a deal done with Bayern Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz, he is a world class player at 21 and has many years in his career to play. I’m not sure he has reached performance peak yet. I hope Arsenal can bargain a deal for Wirtz because if they can he will elevate Arsenal’s attack to another level. You can expect some exciting times ahead for the Premier League that's for sure.

Real Madrid are very smart with their choice of players, when they signed Mbape, it was a free deal because the player was willing but I'm not sure if Wirtz is willing to go they there, so far it's Arsenal that are on the lead for the deal. It could be possible that Real Madrid are interested but the offer for the salary will below what he is earning in his current club Leverkusen beside he has played in the club his entire life, he will definitely be getting good payroll.

Another reason why I think they might pay him like Arsenal is that Real Madrid don't really need Midfielder that much, they have much in the bench and Modric is still around with them unless they are making preparation for come 2025. Arsenal really need more midfield to smoothing their defense and attack simultaneously which is why the deal possible to be seal by them.

[Ryu_Ar1]

This is a wise choice in their current predicament because after all, with their finances not in the best shape and Ter Stegen injured at the wrong time, Barcelona had to look for options.
Szczesny has indeed reached his prime at Arsenal and Juventus so he decided to retire at the end of last season but it looks like Barcelona's offer is too promising even though in terms of finance it is not very good but in terms of prestige then anyone is difficult to refuse especially a direct offer for a major player option in Szczesny's current condition.

Hopefully this is the right choice to return because after all the Barcelona presure for Szczesny is still very large especially with their condition which is currently still in the top standings with unbeaten then it could make this presure even more difficult. However, I still feel that it was the right decision for Barcelona and Szczesny when he decided to return to the competition.

Szczęsny is going to play for Barcelona soon and he is definitely a good experienced goalkeeper who can have a good performance in Barcelona and he can even have a better performance than Ter Stegen there. Ter Stegen was unlucky to have this situation and Barcelona is lucky to find Szczęsny when he is not playing for any team.
But the sad thing for Barcelona is they didn't use their younger goalkeeper and they didn't trust La Masia, maybe they could use Iñaki Peña instead of hiring Szczęsny.

I thought it would be easy but given Szczesny's absence from the current squad it looks like a move that should have gone easily could have turned into a more serious situation.
According to some local media that I read there are several reasons why Szczesny has not been able to join the Barcelona squad such as the desire for guaranteed regular playing time with the starting line-up and there are several things that must be paid to Juventus as compensation even though Szczesny has decided to retire before.
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This seems to be another problem for Szczesny and Barcelona at the moment although it can be confirmed earlier that Szczesny has agreed and will join but the situation could be not easy now. He is an unquestionable goalkeeper but with the current problems there could be some changes later although it is likely that Szczesny will remain at Barcelona.

[kawetsriyanto]

I believe Real Madrid Madrid was also linked with Florian Wirtz, it will be difficult for Arsenal to convince him to pick them over a club side with football heritage like Real Madrid. I will be happy if Arsenal can get a deal done with Bayern Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz, he is a world class player at 21 and has many years in his career to play. I’m not sure he has reached performance peak yet. I hope Arsenal can bargain a deal for Wirtz because if they can he will elevate Arsenal’s attack to another level. You can expect some exciting times ahead for the Premier League that's for sure.

Real Madrid is rumored to sign Florian Wirtz since the previous transfer windows. But Real Madrid wants to focus on signing a striker, Real Madrid also already Bellingham who has the same position as an attacking midfielder. However, it seems Real Madrid still continues to try singing Florian Wirtz. Ancelotti needs another midfielder to improve Real Madrid game. However, I'm not sure Florian Wirtz will consider to leave Leverkusen as long as Xabi Alonso stays in Leverkusen. But if Xabi Alonso moves to Real Madrid, I really believe that Florian Wirtz will follow Xabi Alonso.

Yep, it seems difficult for Arsenal to compete with Man City and Real Madrid. Especially Leverkusen wants to get a huge money from his transfer. It is rumored the minimum price is around €150m.

Kindly check this news: https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/2024/09/arsenal-rival-real-madrid-man-city-150m-transfer-florian-wirtz

[Docnaster]

Szczęsny is going to play for Barcelona soon and he is definitely a good experienced goalkeeper who can have a good performance in Barcelona and he can even have a better performance than Ter Stegen there. Ter Stegen was unlucky to have this situation and Barcelona is lucky to find Szczęsny when he is not playing for any team.
But the sad thing for Barcelona is they didn't use their younger goalkeeper and they didn't trust La Masia, maybe they could use Iñaki Peña instead of hiring Szczęsny.

After watching Inaki Pena's performance for Barcelona tonight in their league game against Osasuna, I understood the main reason why Barcelona decided to go in search of a replacement for their injured goalkeeper Ter Stegan. But my problem with Barcelona is that they could've gone for a goalkeeper that's still at his best instead of Wojciech Szczęsny who's already retired and will now come out of retirement just to sign for the club. For me, I don't believe the former Poland international have all it takes to stand in between the sticks for a big club like Barcelona but since he's the only option available for them at the Moment, they've got no other option than to stick with him.

[shogun47]

As usual Arsenal will continue to be linked with many star players in the transfer market but in the end we only see the interest as just a rumor without any approach made by Arsenal to recruit the player, I think the news is no different from when Arsenal were linked with Osimhen, Gyokeres and also several other players so far, Florian Wirtz is an up-and-coming player at the moment after his performance with Leverkusen is quite consistent and good so it's not surprising that he is the target of many big teams today, although Arsenal may be able to buy Florian Wirtz but I don't think if Arsenal will be willing to spend a lot of money to recruit him, besides that isn't Arsenal rival to get Florian Wirtz is Madrid?
So we know how much chance Arsenal has to get Florian Wirtz from Leverkusen later?

A lot will depend on how Florian Wirtz will get through this season and what his impact will be on the biggest European stage in the CL. If he can become an important player for Bayer Leverkusen in the CL, I think that Arsenal would be out because there will be Real Madrid. And Real Madrid is sometimes willing to pay whatever is needed and I believe his contract is going to end in 2026, which means that Bayer Leverkusen has to make a big decision. But since they are not as rich as the sheikh clubs, I suppose they will sell Wirtz. But it won't probably be €150m. There aren't too many clubs that could afford him anyway if he plays an excellent season. Bayern Munich has said at some point that they would be willing to spend a lot of money for top talents from Germany, so who knows what they will have to say when they throw their hat into the ring.

[Falconer]

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A lot will depend on how Florian Wirtz will get through this season and what his impact will be on the biggest European stage in the CL. If he can become an important player for Bayer Leverkusen in the CL, I think that Arsenal would be out because there will be Real Madrid. And Real Madrid is sometimes willing to pay whatever is needed and I believe his contract is going to end in 2026, which means that Bayer Leverkusen has to make a big decision. But since they are not as rich as the sheikh clubs, I suppose they will sell Wirtz. But it won't probably be €150m. There aren't too many clubs that could afford him anyway if he plays an excellent season. Bayern Munich has said at some point that they would be willing to spend a lot of money for top talents from Germany, so who knows what they will have to say when they throw their hat into the ring.

If Florian Wirtz is able to perform impressively this season with Leverkusen, in every competition, it is possible that his market value will reach 150 million. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Arsenal are reportedly ready to compete to get the young talent of the German National Team. The factor that can influence an important decision in Florian Wirtz future career is Xabi Alonso. Last summer the manager decided to stay with Leverkusen, if he leaves at the end of the season, it is likely that Florian Wirtz will also decide to leave, maybe even work together again at their new club. In terms of finance, the three clubs will not mind paying Florian Wirtz release clause which is considered very expensive. A good choice in my opinion is Real Madrid.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Erik ten Hag's reputation on the MU board of directors is increasingly declining, as the Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw by Twente in their Europa League debut. Despite spending a large sum of money, bringing to Old Trafford 5 new players to upgrade the squad in the summer transfer market, MU has not shown any change after a difficult start.
In my eyes, MU's performance this season is really bad. Even though some key players were injured, what Ten Hag and his team did was unacceptable. "Putting injuries aside, the team's form is very bad. Most other teams have injuries, not just MU. Ultimately, a coach who has no specific tactics, poor purchasing ability, and is not consistently motivating - I think he deserves to be fired.

Recently Manchester United has spent a lot of money on new players to change the game tactics which were very bad last year. Even though there have been corrections to MU players, there were also no changes in the first match in the Europa League against Twente, physically and the team's performance was very poor which is normal.
Many of MU key players were injured but it was not a fatal problem. At least the management can see a replacement for Erik ten Hag who can help Manchester United win the Europa League and their Domestic League, which has very tight competition this season.

The money spent by United gave no impact to their performance. I dunno what they're doing, but they're getting even worsening. They missed the sharpness on their attack, they lack of consistency on their defence, too. They added new players to their offense and defense. But, they still looked garbage.

I think their coach, ten hag, should be blamed over this. They wasted 400 millions to achieve nothing other than non major cup trophies. That's not good considering it was not paying them off.

They should have consistently playing in the Champion League to paid off it. But they keep disappoint us with how they were playing.

THey shall have sacked their coach if there will still no improvement till the end of season.

[Oluwa-btc]

Newcastle is owned by the richest person in the world, spending a billion dollars for the team wouldn't even be noticed on his bank account, and yet they are still being careful because they know that if they just spend the money nilly willy, then they are not going to get anything good anyways. Sure City spent a lot too, but not as much as United, and they are doing much better, so it proves that money means something but its not the full thing and we should be considering how to get better result with time and grow the team. United spent a lot, but they got terrible players who worth much less now, they are spending a lot because they are overpaying the players.

But then, Newcastle United has won nothing in the last two seasons and this would be the third season for Eddie Howe. It's weird to see that football fans are not saying nothing about his incompetency despite all of the funds they have spent for the past two seasons. Putting much focus on Manchester United who has won two trophies in the last two seasons cracks me really. Manchester City are on another level. It'll take a whole lot to bring them down. The process of change and growth takes time, Manchester United fanbase are tiring and are without patience, yes they're serial winners from the past, but they should know all good things takes time and most things that last, has a slow start.

[perfect999]

125M EUR is a fantastic figure but it's worth it for Wirtz as long as he performs similarly at Leverkusen.

It is possible that bringing in Wirtz will kick Havertz out because this player is not so impressive while at Arsenal or indeed as you say Arteta does not want when there is a problem of attacking line injuries lack of players so before that happens it is better to bring in players first, in addition to the current schedule.

Still asking if Arsenal will give so much money for this one player? Arteta's desire seems clear that Wirtz is a great player and fits at Arsenal.

I agree that it's a huge amount, but also Wirtz definitely deserves that kind of value as well. Think about it, this guy is the best player of a team that ended the 10+ year run of Bayern Munich, that means he definitely worths a lot of money, and I think there could be some teams who will want to get someone like him as well, I do not think that we are going to see anyone changing a team as much as him for that price range so I think it should be a fine deal.

I think if KDB goes to Saudi league, which there are talks of for next summer, then maybe City could think about a move like this. I know even though Wirtz is an awesome and young star, he will not be as good as KDB, but he can at least cover that loss a bit and could help them.

[fuguebtc]

Szczęsny is going to play for Barcelona soon and he is definitely a good experienced goalkeeper who can have a good performance in Barcelona and he can even have a better performance than Ter Stegen there. Ter Stegen was unlucky to have this situation and Barcelona is lucky to find Szczęsny when he is not playing for any team.
But the sad thing for Barcelona is they didn't use their younger goalkeeper and they didn't trust La Masia, maybe they could use Iñaki Peña instead of hiring Szczęsny.

Barcelona didn't used thier own young goalkeeper Inaki Pena for Marc-André ter Stegen replacement because I my belief is that Barcelona does not trust Inaki Pena as much as a responsible goalkeeper or that he is not capable of being a part of a club like Barcelona in a regular line up. The reason for this may be that Barcelona's main target is the Uefa Champion League and a strong and experienced goalkeeper is required in the Uefa Champion League. So for that Barcelona signed an old goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny who is actually an old and finished player but has high experience in UCL. The current situation of Barcelona is very weak fincially so in this current situation it is a good decision if the first choice goalkeeper is injured to sign the retired players on one year deal. Its quite fair with poor club like Barcelona.

Its Not That Simple Barcelona Is Facing Difficulties In Signing Szczsny

So, they even delaying to sign Szczęsny due to financial problem. I understand that they have made this decision because they do not have good enough funds to bring in a very good goalkeeper. At the same time, I am scared that Szczęsny is pretty old and that's why his reflexes are not as good as before. that happens with all the players, actually happens with all the human beings.

So I wonder if he is going to be good enough for Barcelona. If he is able to show a good performance, of course, it is going to be great for the club but it is also going to be a little unexpected. Nobody is expecting a 34-year-old goalkeeper to be a great defense for Barcelona in front of the goalpost. And Barcelona have obviously made the mistake of not playing their young goalkeepers at all. I understand that they do not trust the young goalkeepers. But if they had given them somewhat good amount of playing time, probably they would have been ready for a situation like this.