⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[BALIK]

You are right Andres Iniesta Barcelona football legend has announced his retirement. At 40 years old it is understandable that he is stopping because football requires a lot of physical effort. Iniesta had amazing career like winning many awards including 9 Spanish league titles and 6 Spanish cups and 4 European Champions League titles. This makes him one of Barcelona greatest players. Iniesta achievements will be hard to beat and his commitment and skill and leadership set high standard for future Barcelona players.

Nothing can be maintained at that age and Andres Iniesta's physicality will definitely not be able to keep up with the young players in the same team or the opponents they will face in the competition.
Andres Iniesta has won everything at Barcelona and there have been many successes that have been achieved individually and at the club.
Deciding to retire at the age of 40 is right because even if he forces himself to continue playing his physicality will definitely not support it.

Andres Iniesta is one of the most needed players in his era and he has given many trophies to Barcelona during his glory days, that's why he is called a Barcelona legend.

I just became nostalgic only thinking about the name Iniesta. I remember playing FIFA 14 and I used to be a very big Barcelona fan back then. I would always play the manager career with Barcelona and always play Xavi Iniesta and Messi Neymar in the squad no matter what. Even in games, we did not want him to lose or miss out on a single match. But all that is history right now. Thinking that he is already 40 makes me feel like I am from the Stone Age. Thinking about prime Iniesta, Xavi hits differently. But the good thing is Iniesta has been able to play for a long time. Xavi is a coach and was the coach of Barcelona in the last season and meanwhile, Iniesta is still playing. Obviously, there is no doubt that he should retire too at this point. Obviously, we understand it is going to be very hard for him to actually maintain his body at this age

[EL MOHA]

I totally agree with you on the reason De Zerbi left Brighton. Right from the start, I have also observed and rated him as a manager with high ambitions. Seeing how much he wanted to be known in European football so bad and his desire to make history with Brighton, it’s unfortunate for De Zerbi that the chance to do that did not come and he didn’t make Chelsea also. De Zerbi is a good manager and very likable, but I don’t think Chelsea made a wrong decision in picking Enzo Maresca over him.

De Zerbi was highly scouted by many top clubs when he was the head coach of Brighton, Brighton then were playing excellent football under him but was their any result? I don’t think so. Last season they were in the European competitions but didn’t get pass the round of 16 and this was one of the major reasons why De Zerbi hype then later get low and clubs like Chelsea didn’t later go for him. Just like you said I don’t think Chelsea actually made any mistake of not signing him because what was the point of even sacking Pochettino in the first place if they were going for someone like De Zerbi, he is currently doing an exceptional job at OM but I will say it might not have been like that at Chelsea because the expectations or the pressure of this two clubs are not the same.

I have said it before that Erik Ten Hag has always favored Dutch players and the players he has worked with in his former club. Cristiano Ronaldo and Sancho were not one if these category of players so I was not surprised to see the animosity towards them. Look at both players after leaving Manchester United and compare their stats and you will see that Sancho is a good player but poor management messed things up at Manchester United and made the players look bad.

Ten Hag is awful and if sacked is the right decision but I will still defend him against this players antics, first of all Ronaldo departure might have been started by him but Ronaldo case was against the club after the interview. Ronaldo is Manchester United legend which made him more powerful at the club than Ten Hag so the manager would have been able to get him out. As for Sancho I will say no body actually question his capabilities he is a great player but he wasn’t just having it at Manchester United. Can you tell me maybe it is only ten hag that actually managed him at Manchester United and never did he break through into the first team with any of this managers.

[LUCKMCFLY]

But what is interesting about this dismissal is that even though De Rossi was fired, the club owner said that the door would always be open to De Rossi if he wanted to return to Roma and considered that he was still capable of coaching. This is a little confusing whether this is only used as a temporary option so that De Rossi has more mentality at a new club first before returning to Rome or this is just a goodbye. But I respect that even though they ended the partnership, De Rossi's relationship with Roma remains good.

That's something to consider because basically if things are like that you have to see what are the interests of those who are against DeRossi, because basically if the owner told him that, that makes you think that he had a problem with someone important in the club and gave that order, then I think that lends itself to things that affect the performance of the players and the team in general When I see that there are interests in the teams to do something like that, well, it's difficult, there's always some "black hand" with interests other than the well-being of the team. I hope that Roma does not become another Napoli.

[el kaka22]

Florian Wirtz is an incredibly talented player and already the biggest clubs in the world are after him. Wirtz played a leading role in Leverkusen's title last season and was named Bundesliga player of the year. Despite his young age, his contribution is obvious and his stats last season were immense. Arsenal are competing with Manchester City and Real Madrid in this transfer window, but they are one step ahead. This is because only Arsenal are ready to pay Wirtz's high transfer fee. However, it might be difficult for Wirtz not to accept a transfer offer from Real Madrid despite the transfer fee. Because Real Madrid is one of the biggest.

Wirtz is the level of player who can take a team to the top. Put Wirtz into Arsenal instead of Leverkusen last year, and Arsenal would have probably won the league. This is why they should try to get him no matter what. Could they pay 125 million during January? I doubt they could, the price feels like we are talking about something of a summer transfer and not January, usually teams do not spend this much money on winter break.

However, if they can spend enough money to get him, then I am sure they will get something in return as well. This kid is a superstar and he will be at some big club no matter what, I believe he will do amazingly and we are going to see him do very well, what we are missing here is the fact Arsenal already spent a lot of money to get here, and spending some more could be very tough.

I realize they are a rich club, and make a lot of money being this good everywhere, but they are not really doing fairness to their budget if they spend to get him too. Let's see what happens, I will be watching it closely, I would love to see him at Arsenal, not sure if they will be able to get him but it would be great if they could get him. He would fit perfectly with the system as well.

[Nheer]

Florian Wirtz is an incredibly talented player and already the biggest clubs in the world are after him. Wirtz played a leading role in Leverkusen's title last season and was named Bundesliga player of the year. Despite his young age, his contribution is obvious and his stats last season were immense. Arsenal are competing with Manchester City and Real Madrid in this transfer window, but they are one step ahead. This is because only Arsenal are ready to pay Wirtz's high transfer fee. However, it might be difficult for Wirtz not to accept a transfer offer from Real Madrid despite the transfer fee. Because Real Madrid is one of the biggest.

It’s obvious why all this teams will be after him, he is a very talented player and he will be missed when he eventually leaves Leverkusen but we all know he can’t stay at the club forever. Someday bigger clubs will come knocking and they did since last season so i think it’s time for him to continue his journey else where and earn a name for himself.

Every player has the dream of playing for Real Madrid someday so if Madrid should join the race it will be difficult for him not to accept a deal to join Madrid but i think it will be more better for him to Join Arsenal because Madrid already has quite alot of players and some are still yet to see enough playing time. Trophies will be won for sure but i still think he needs a little more time to consider joining Real Madrid. Arsenal is not bad but Manchester City will win him trophies definitely.

[Oluwa-btc]

Ten Hag is awful and if sacked is the right decision but I will still defend him against this players antics, first of all Ronaldo departure might have been started by him but Ronaldo case was against the club after the interview. Ronaldo is Manchester United legend which made him more powerful at the club than Ten Hag so the manager would have been able to get him out. As for Sancho I will say no body actually question his capabilities he is a great player but he wasn’t just having it at Manchester United. Can you tell me maybe it is only ten hag that actually managed him at Manchester United and never did he break through into the first team with any of this managers.

People who say Erik Ten Hag is awful do not have retentive memory because if they do, they'll not forget the great first season he had with Manchester United. Ronaldo's desires to play in the Champions League Competition brought about all the drama around him. Wanting a champions league club made him nor report for training and when he did, Erik Ten Hag said he wasn't hundred percent fit and decided to dump in on the bench. Do not blame this on Erik Ten Hag. Like I said, most football fans lack retentive memories. He didn't just also disrespect the manager with that interview but also the management. Sancho was no starter for Ole Gunner Solskjaer who brought him in, but regardless, man was poor. He also disrespected the manager publicity, he needs to go!

[alegotardo]

Ten Hag is awful and if sacked is the right decision but I will still defend him against this players antics, first of all Ronaldo departure might have been started by him but Ronaldo case was against the club after the interview. Ronaldo is Manchester United legend which made him more powerful at the club than Ten Hag so the manager would have been able to get him out. As for Sancho I will say no body actually question his capabilities he is a great player but he wasn’t just having it at Manchester United. Can you tell me maybe it is only ten hag that actually managed him at Manchester United and never did he break through into the first team with any of this managers.

After a first season at a "good" level in which they achieved third place in the league, Manchester United's second year with Erik ten Hag was disastrous on all levels and I was even surprised that they still managed to hold on to eighth place in the Premier League and last place in the Champions League group stage.

The problem is in fact the price of this termination, which will certainly end up costing many more people who will have to leave along with Ten Hag. After all, it is not easy to get 21 million after such a poor season.

When INEOS took control of Manchester United, they had more than 1,100 employees and decided that it would be necessary to lay off 250 workers, seeking a voluntary redundancy agreement.

However, with this they intend to save just over 10 million euros per year, which is still not enough for Manchester United to fire Erik ten Hag... a complicated situation!

[Adams0001]

Ten Hag is awful and if sacked is the right decision but I will still defend him against this players antics, first of all Ronaldo departure might have been started by him but Ronaldo case was against the club after the interview. Ronaldo is Manchester United legend which made him more powerful at the club than Ten Hag so the manager would have been able to get him out. As for Sancho I will say no body actually question his capabilities he is a great player but he wasn’t just having it at Manchester United. Can you tell me maybe it is only ten hag that actually managed him at Manchester United and never did he break through into the first team with any of this managers.

People who say Erik Ten Hag is awful do not have retentive memory because if they do, they'll not forget the great first season he had with Manchester United. Ronaldo's desires to play in the Champions League Competition brought about all the drama around him. Wanting a champions league club made him nor report for training and when he did, Erik Ten Hag said he wasn't hundred percent fit and decided to dump in on the bench. Do not blame this on Erik Ten Hag. Like I said, most football fans lack retentive memories. He didn't just also disrespect the manager with that interview but also the management. Sancho was no starter for Ole Gunner Solskjaer who brought him in, but regardless, man was poor. He also disrespected the manager publicity, he needs to go!

Erik tag hag was a great coach before, because when he was coaching Ajex, the team was doing well, and he had experienced players on the team, and he even won some trophies for them, and I'm sure it was because of his performance in the club that they signed him to Manchester United, and he seriously performed great in his first season in the league, helping Manchester United qualify for the UCL. But if you look since last season, you will notice that is not competent anymore is not doing like before, because if someone is saying the truth Manchester United have good players, the biggest problem today is from the coach is not doing a decent lineup in all games, Ronaldo remarked. and is says the truth is just that the coach don't like him and he as make a good decision and move to Saudi league and winning goals and cups and awards, and you will notice that since   Ronaldo move to the al nasser club, that is when the club started having problems and not set up hope things now. Erik tag hag have the opportunity of buying players if he doesn't have players before the window close he need to make a better research and by players and the one they bought have not see any changes in the league.

[joniboini]

-snip- says the truth is just that the coach don't like him and he as make a good decision and move to Saudi league and winning goals and cups and awards, and you will notice that since   Ronaldo move to the al nasser club, that is when the club started having problems and not set up hope things now.

Are you suggesting that they shouldn't let Ronaldo go? I'm not sure about that. Even Cavani got sidelined when Ronaldo was around. I think there's nothing wrong with letting players like him go when the coach has a clear plan forward. It's impossible to control the dressing room if you have two people with a strong demand for authority. Whether that's the case with ETH is impossible to know since we don't know the result of his meeting with the MU's board. I don't trust unverifiable reports that much, so I'd not speculate further.

Erik tag hag have the opportunity of buying players if he doesn't have players before the window close he need to make a better research and by players and the one they bought have not see any changes in the league.

A pundit that I know of suggested that ETH probably doesn't control every transfer activity. It's possible that the players that MU bought are not rated highly by him. That being said, it's hard to believe that since he bought so many ex-Ajax players in multiple transfer windows. CMIIW.

[Pokapoka124]

Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta has just announce that he would be retired from football in this month and currently he is 40 years old and last time he was play with Emirates FC on season 2023/2024 and after his contract ended with this team currently Iniesta have no club and Iniesta said he has been reach his limit that with his current age it is impossble to continue playing and managed his fitness condition so that's why Iniesta has decide to retired

Iniesta is a part of Barcelona gold generation with Xavi Hernandez, Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets and during defend Barcelona Iniesta can able to gets 9 Laliga trophy, 6 Copa Del Rey and 4 Champion league trophy so these records probably cannot be achieve by other Barcelona players in the near future

Andres Iniesta for many years has given us entertaining and thrilling moments in football. Iniesta did not just play beautiful football but he also spread happiness and joy through sports. I wish him well as he embarks on a new journey through this phase of life, he will definitely be missed on the pitch and as a Barcelona legend. Some of his teammates and peers have transitioned to managers, hopefully we will see him again on the football field as a manager.

[Oluwa-btc]

and is says the truth is just that the coach don't like him and he as make a good decision and move to Saudi league and winning goals and cups and awards, and you will notice that since   Ronaldo move to the al nasser club, that is when the club started having problems and not set up hope things now. Erik tag hag have the opportunity of buying players if he doesn't have players before the window close he need to make a better research and by players and the one they bought have not see any changes in the league.

Oh shut up Grandpa! Cristiano Ronaldo disrespected the management of Manchester United by going online to do that interview, they came to agreement that he was going to terminate his contract. It had nothing to do with Erik Ten Hag. Like you have the bloody internet, please stop lazing around and ask them questions rather than come on here to spew shii! Even after Cristiano Ronaldo left for Saudi Arabia, Manchester United that same season played two finals and also won a goddamn trophy while finishing 3rd and qualifying for the Champions League Competition. Stop spreading misinformation.

[Fiatless]

Andres Iniesta for many years has given us entertaining and thrilling moments in football. Iniesta did not just play beautiful football but he also spread happiness and joy through sports. I wish him well as he embarks on a new journey through this phase of life, he will definitely be missed on the pitch and as a Barcelona legend. Some of his teammates and peers have transitioned to managers, hopefully we will see him again on the football field as a manager.

I had no idea Andres Iniesta was still playing professional football. I thought he had retired and gone into other fields. He has had a long and fruitful career, particularly at Barcelona and with the Spanish national team. His decision to retire was motivated by a lack of interest from any club after his contract with Emirates Club expired in July. He had been keeping fit in Dubai, hoping to get an offer, but decided to retire because no offer was coming. Perhaps he will pursue a coaching career or a position as a sports commentator. Retirement provides an opportunity to spend more time with family and friends. Congratulations to a football legend on his retirement. 

[JeffBrad12]

Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta has just announce that he would be retired from football in this month and currently he is 40 years old and last time he was play with Emirates FC on season 2023/2024 and after his contract ended with this team currently Iniesta have no club and Iniesta said he has been reach his limit that with his current age it is impossble to continue playing and managed his fitness condition so that's why Iniesta has decide to retired

Iniesta is a part of Barcelona gold generation with Xavi Hernandez, Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets and during defend Barcelona Iniesta can able to gets 9 Laliga trophy, 6 Copa Del Rey and 4 Champion league trophy so these records probably cannot be achieve by other Barcelona players in the near future

Iniesta was absolutely a magician on the pitch. When we say a maestro, I think of Iniesta as one of them. One of the greatest midfielders I've ever seen play in the history of football. It’s been a pleasure witnessing him play until he reached his peak career. I put a lot of respect for him.

And FYI, Iniesta retired on the date he joined Barcelona's La Masia academy. And at the time Iniesta joined, he was the youngest ever player at La Masia as well.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I find Iniesta to be one of the most watchable players of the past two decades. Most of Iniesta's glorious career was spent with Barcelona. During his heyday at Barcelona and the Spanish national team, Iniesta formed one of the best midfield trios in the world alongside Xavi and Busquets. Together they brought an era of great success to Barcelona and Spain.

Andres Iniesta has decided to end his massive football career at the age of 40. This is inevitable in the context that Iniesta has been unemployed for 4 months now. He left the Emirates Club in June and has been unemployed ever since. Knowing that I have few options left at the age of 40, I support Iniesta's decision to hang up his boots.

Without a doubt Iniesta is one of the most underrated players in Barcelona and Spain. In Barcelona it must be said that if it hadn't been for him and Xavi Messi would never have been a star. That's a fact because it's clear that those players did everything just to score a goal for Messi and therefore one as a person, as a player, as a professional cannot limit oneself because of age. You see, we acutely live less due to eating so many foods that contain heavy metals and that damages our body, but we should live well for at least 150 years, although we are capable of living 200-400 years, but well, you know how it is, at 40 years old if a person wants to consider themselves old that's mental, but even at 40 years old a person is still young, and it's a shame that Iniesta has hung up his boots.

[Webetcoins]

Seeing Manchester United plays and the news surrounding them makes me believe it's a terrible decision for any player to go there because the situation is too chaotic. There are too many conflicting rumors about their internal situation, from ETH's lack of backing to players supporting him, etc. I dunno, unless the contract term is really good maybe it will be hard to attract a great player to join them, especially when they face competition from Man City, Madrid, etc.

In last one decade we have too much about Manchester United but now under Eric Ten Hag things are shifting from bad to worse, but management is still watching how things will be sorted out, but we are having nothing positive for this giant Premier League club which is now having worst ever situation due to their worst performance in all competitions.

We have few top-quality players those joined this club but after having their spot into this club things gone terrible for them and their performance and quality level is also gone down badly which is now concern for them into their future.

He has made his own history in football, everyone admires his game. Actually Iniesta really deserved the Ballon D'or, especially when he managed to help Spain win the World Cup, in that match he played very well and managed to score one goal, but he failed to win it. He is the only player in history to have been named Man of the Match in 3 different finals, World Cup, UCL and Euro. What an unforgettable legend.

Few years back when he was at the Barcelona I really love his performance and playing style as he was one of the best soccer players but today after reading about him, I was shocked because I never hear about him in last few years, and I was having feeling now his already retired and having his life in another way but after having updates about him feeling good.

He spends 3 years at Japan Soccer League and then have one year in the UAE where he plays for Emirates now after having 625 appearances he is leaving the game which is good because now he is almost touch 40 years and 6 months which is end for professional players.

[tusandii]

Simone Inzaghi is having a perfect performance in Inter Milan and this made the fans happy so far. Also, Inter Milan wants to have in this coach on the team for a long time because of the performance they have seen so far from Simone Inzaghi in both Serie A and the Champions League, Inter Milan is aiming for both the title of Champions League and the Serie A title.
But now it seems Mcnahter United wants to hire Simone Inzaghi for their teams while I don't think if Simone Inzaghi will ever leave Inter Milan for a team like Manchester United considering the situation they have in the Premier League. Maybe they should find another coach to fill the place of Ten Hag in this team.

I think Simone Inzhagi is quite comfortable at Inter Milan for a long time he has given his best for the team and the fans love him so I don't think he has thought about leaving Inter Milan if he has not met his target to win the Champions League title and he almost got it in the 2022-23 season when he was able to make his club reach the final but unfortunately Inter Milan lost and finally became the runner-up champion so Simone Inzhagi wants to repeat again to be able to reach the final last season his club was defeated only because of a penalty shootout and he doesn't want to waste the opportunity this season. Moreover, his contract at Inter Milan was only recently extended until 2026 so I think Manchester United should look for another coach because I'm not sure Simone Inzhagi wants to leave Inter Milan.

[Velvet78]

Florian Wirtz operation is really on! 

There are four teams said to be after him already according to BILD: Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Arsenal.

https://sportbild.bild.de/fussball/bayer-04-leverkusen/florian-wirtz-diese-klubs-haben-chancen-auf-einen-transfer-66fc03903fca14794a659a31

Bayern Munich and Arsenal are really covetous.    One of them has Musiala and the other one has Odegaard playing in Wirtz's position. If they sign another super talent like Wirtz it would be harder to make them satisfied at the same time. Oh, I was nearly forgetting about Real Madrid having Bellingham too. The same situation is available for them as well.

But I would understand if he goes to Manchester City. De Bruyne is old and injured now. We don't know when he will return and he is probable to leave next summer.

[Pokapoka124]

Florian wirtz to arsenal? No, I really don't think it's a logical move for the player and also for arsenal because he is actually too expensive and besides he is to upgrade on martin odegard, so for arsenal spending so much money to acquire his signature when he cant improve the team immediately is actually not a logical approach.

Though, most people may argue that his quality is needed in the team, and competition is also needed in the team for everyone to be on their toe, so as to get the maximum from everyone, sometimes in a situation like that, it might be healthy, sometimes it's not, because surely, their will be unhappy player in their mids which might bring so much unhappiness and destabilization of the team, so in my own opinion, it actually not going to be a right move for the player and too arsenal too, because he is definitely not an upgrade to martin odegard.

Having a player like Florian Wirtz will be a great addition to any team and honestly it will give the team a huge boost in terms of strength and squad depth. Wirtz may not be better than Odeegard but he will help the squad in times like this where Odeegard is out injured. In my opinion I think this will be a good signing if Arsenal can get a deal done but the price tag of this player will be a problem. Arsenal were not willing to splash the cash for a striker in Victor Osimhen in the last transfer window even though they need a striker. Unless Leverkusen lowers their price, however a move to Arsenal will be a good upgrade for Florian.

[Helena Yu]

Florian Wirtz operation is really on! 

There are four teams said to be after him already according to BILD: Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Arsenal.

https://sportbild.bild.de/fussball/bayer-04-leverkusen/florian-wirtz-diese-klubs-haben-chancen-auf-einen-transfer-66fc03903fca14794a659a31

Bayern Munich and Arsenal are really covetous.    One of them has Musiala and the other one has Odegaard playing in Wirtz's position. If they sign another super talent like Wirtz it would be harder to make them satisfied at the same time. Oh, I was nearly forgetting about Real Madrid having Bellingham too. The same situation is available for them as well.

But I would understand if he goes to Manchester City. De Bruyne is old and injured now. We don't know when he will return and he is probable to leave next summer.

Odegaard is under perform in the last two seasons, so Wirtz definitely will be a priority.

But, we're talking about benefit and sustainability, if he join to Arsenal he only receive sustainability since there are no reliable attacking midfielder at the present.

However, if he join to Manchester City he will receive both benefit and sustainability because Manchester City is a team that high likely win Premier League and he will replace De Bruyne which is getting older.

[BABY SHOES]

Odegaard is under perform in the last two seasons, so Wirtz definitely will be a priority.

But, we're talking about benefit and sustainability, if he join to Arsenal he only receive sustainability since there are no reliable attacking midfielder at the present.

However, if he join to Manchester City he will receive both benefit and sustainability because Manchester City is a team that high likely win Premier League and he will replace De Bruyne which is getting older.

If Wirtz wanted to go where would he choose the team? Or will he stay with Leverkusen?

Wirtz's future scenario:
Suppose he chooses Arsenal and this will be a priority as you said then when he is at Arsenal he will find it difficult to get trophies with the Gunners, even though this team is in top form they are still difficult to reach the top.

Maybe De Bruyne will stay one more season... Next summer there is a possibility of him leaving for Arabia.
Then Wirtz can get the position De Bruyne left behind.
Winning the Premier League trophy with Manchester City is still very possible for him.