⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Felicity_Tide]

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The earlier Pep Guardiola knows how weak his defense is the better for his team and his coaching career because the defense are fully exposed this season since the time Rodri get injured.

The main problem Manchester City faced in their past two months was a defensive problem which exposed the team and make them dropped from the first position in the Premier League table to where they are now; they have recovered a bit in their last two matches.

If Pep and Manchester City were able ti sign defenders this January, they will be better than they are right now, and they can still compete for the title race.

You have a point here, but do you actually think that City's problem is there defense?, well i can't put it much like that, and here is my reasons.

What most people don't know is that Manchester city isn't that perfect as we all think. Fine, they've been the strongest team for some years now, but they still lack that perfection. If you've taken your time to observe, you will notice that they always concede goals in most of their games, i.e, Manchester city is a side that always struggle to keep clean sheets. But those that stop them from winning?. No, it doesn't. Their agenda is primarily to win games, even if it has to be a one goal margin.

So the current defensive issue they're facing right now is not from the backline(because the system has been built that way), but it's from the DM position. surprisingly, Manchester city hasn't go for a DM in this transfer window. From the few players that they've agreed personal terms with, none of them plays a in the DM  position, which is somethin i'm actually surprise about.
 

[Unsoldier]

Hahaha January transfers began with Man City shopping for players because Pep Guardiola realized how fragile their defense was this season. The list of players who are confirmed to join includes Abdukodir Khusanov, a hard worker, tireless, capable of competing in the air or on the ground. He is known for his rough play but honestly Man City will be much more exciting with the arrival of this one player. Man City is also competing fiercely to get Abdukodir Khusanov considering that many top clubs are interested in getting his signature.

The earlier Pep Guardiola knows how weak his defense is the better for his team and his coaching career because the defense are fully exposed this season since the time Rodri get injured.

The main problem Manchester City faced in their past two months was a defensive problem which exposed the team and make them dropped from the first position in the Premier League table to where they are now; they have recovered a bit in their last two matches.

If Pep and Manchester City were able ti sign defenders this January, they will be better than they are right now, and they can still compete for the title race.

Truly the defense line of Man City had weakened lately partly due to some of their aging players and injuries for instance the likes of Walker, Akanji, Stone, Dias and Ake falls in that category thus that defense had been vulnerable to their opponent attackers, I believe this January transfer window Pep Guardiola would have to utilize the opportunity of bringing or signing new players particularly the much talk about Abdukodir Khusanov whose wealth of experience would go a long way in strengthening Man City defense line and I think signing a new midfielder like Rodri would also help the team.

It’s official: Abdukodir Khusanov has signed with Manchester City in a €40 million deal. The contract runs until June 2029.  

This transfer could be a major milestone for the club and its fans. It will be fascinating to see how Khusanov fits into the team and what role he’ll play in City’s strategy. I’m optimistic he’ll showcase his best qualities on the pitch and help the team reach new heights. Only time will tell how this move pans out!  
Interestingly, Khusanov will also become the first Uzbek player to feature in the Premier League—a historic moment in its own right.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1877819527171281344

[Ryu_Ar1]

It’s official: Abdukodir Khusanov has signed with Manchester City in a €40 million deal. The contract runs until June 2029.  

This transfer could be a major milestone for the club and its fans. It will be fascinating to see how Khusanov fits into the team and what role he’ll play in City’s strategy. I’m optimistic he’ll showcase his best qualities on the pitch and help the team reach new heights. Only time will tell how this move pans out!  
Interestingly, Khusanov will also become the first Uzbek player to feature in the Premier League—a historic moment in its own right.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1877819527171281344

I think they will prioritize midfielders for the beginning of the transfer but they seem to try to strengthen the defense first, although indeed for Khusanov, who is a young player, he still has a lot of patience because in terms of competition in defense now for Mancehster City it is quite difficult.

We know that Akanji and Ake are sometimes very difficult to replace but especially in the same position there are still Stones and now Walker is also more often positioned at the center of the defender after Manchester City tried to regenearate the full defender with Lewis who in fact this could be one of the young players who can be projected for their future.
So in the end Khusanov must try harder if he really wants to be in the main line up because there are so many players who have great potential but this is also not a mistake to be at Mancehster City because however some of the current players for the defense are quite old and maybe they could leave in the near future like Walker who is 34 years old now even though his speed and quality are still quite good in the Manchester City defense.

[Docnaster]

Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford have not been included in the team's squad in their recent games and that has raised serious concerns about the future of the England international. Earlier today, it was reported that Juventus, Dortmund, AC Milan and even Barcelona have all been alerted on conditions of a loan deal for Rashford.
That said, I think the recent social media activities of Rashford suggests that he might be going to Barcelona this January. Should Rashford move away from Old Trafford, do you think he has all it takes to revive his career again? Let me read your thoughts

[SatoPrincess]

that's why we saw new about this team they want to get their famous coach Jose Mourinho fired from the team and hire another coach.
But recently, Ali Koç, the director of this team said they are not planning to get the coach fired and they refer to keeping Mourinho even for a long time.

 

It is good news to hear that this stories are false and the club consider Jose Mourinho good enough to continue as the head coach for the club. Mourinho is an outstanding coach and a winner, his reputation as well as achievements speak loud volume for him. I feel any club will be privileged to have a coach like Jose Mourinho on their side therefore it will be good decision to retain Jose Mourinho going forward and for a longer time.

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Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford have not been included in the team's squad in their recent games and that has raised serious concerns about the future of the England international. Earlier today, it was reported that Juventus, Dortmund, AC Milan and even Barcelona have all been alerted on conditions of a loan deal for Rashford.
That said, I think the recent social media activities of Rashford suggests that he might be going to Barcelona this January. Should Rashford move away from Old Trafford, do you think he has all it takes to revive his career again? Let me read your thoughts

I don’t like the silence treatment Rashford was received from Amorim, as a player, it will affect his market value which will directly affect the outcome of the for the player especially if the team has never won title before now, the team will lose a lot of money because I don’t any team will pay huge amount for him because he is not having playing time, and it seems like they are tired of seeing him in the Manchester United.
However, I am sure he can still perform well in other team if they signed him especially in teams like AC Milan, Juventus, and Dortmund because he will be free and since he is used to hard premier league football, he can achieve a lot in other leagues.

[Amphenomenon]

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Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford have not been included in the team's squad in their recent games and that has raised serious concerns about the future of the England international. Earlier today, it was reported that Juventus, Dortmund, AC Milan and even Barcelona have all been alerted on conditions of a loan deal for Rashford.
That said, I think the recent social media activities of Rashford suggests that he might be going to Barcelona this January. Should Rashford move away from Old Trafford, do you think he has all it takes to revive his career again? Let me read your thoughts

There have been a lot of news speaking of various clubs showing interest on him. I think he can still revive his career at Manchester United,if he really do shows a sense of seriousness or responsibility to Ruben Amorim while if he is unfortunately not entirely on his key plans again then he should opt for another club but I think him moving to Barcelona will not give him the game time he wants and his pay may not be up to his current one.

[Richbased]

Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford have not been included in the team's squad in their recent games and that has raised serious concerns about the future of the England international. Earlier today, it was reported that Juventus, Dortmund, AC Milan and even Barcelona have all been alerted on conditions of a loan deal for Rashford.
That said, I think the recent social media activities of Rashford suggests that he might be going to Barcelona this January. Should Rashford move away from Old Trafford, do you think he has all it takes to revive his career again? Let me read your thoughts

I support that he leaves Old Trafford and go on loan to Barcelona if he can revive his career over there because since he is not included in squad means that his career is no longer safe at the club so a move out of Manchester United can make a difference, after all there are players that moves out of their contracted club and goes on loan only to start performing better and attracting other clubs to consider signing them to their squad. Marcus Rashford is gradually fading out of Manchester United so a loan deal can help him and his career at this point. Barcelona is not a bad team to move to but he also needs a lot of hard work before he can excel over there.

[ShowOff]

Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford have not been included in the team's squad in their recent games and that has raised serious concerns about the future of the England international. Earlier today, it was reported that Juventus, Dortmund, AC Milan and even Barcelona have all been alerted on conditions of a loan deal for Rashford.
That said, I think the recent social media activities of Rashford suggests that he might be going to Barcelona this January. Should Rashford move away from Old Trafford, do you think he has all it takes to revive his career again? Let me read your thoughts

Barcelona could acquire Rashford through a loan scheme, but they most likely won't be able to pay his full salary due to their financial crisis. This move would further complicate their financial situation, and they should prioritize registering Dani Olmo in La Liga first, as that is much more important at the moment. PSG, AC Milan, and Juventus would certainly want to take advantage of the situation to reach an agreement, but it's clear that Manchester United is only willing to release Rashford on loan without covering half of his salary.

I'm more confident that Rashford will join PSG, as the Ligue 1 side is financially more prepared than all other interested parties. Even without a loan scheme, PSG would be able to recruit him from Manchester United. Ruben Amorim seems very serious about getting rid of him, in recent matches, Rashford hasn't even been seen on the bench.

[Pokapoka124]

It looks like it won't be easy for Man United to get rid of Rashford just like that, because Rashford gets paid very high at Man United, and of the many teams interested in him, it seems that not many can afford that salary. Arab teams may be able to fulfill it, but unfortunately, Marcus Rashford has no interest in going there.

Now we just have to wait and see whether Man United will be successful in releasing Rashford in January because if they succeed, it will really be a very useful fund for Man United.

Gone are those days when the Englishman made effective positive impact on the team, he's presently a ghost in the team. Even when he's been put on the pitch, he doesn't contribute to anything other than wasting golden opportunities to net goals. This is weigh out of range for Marcus Rashford and the new boss doesn't have much time to keep trusting him, he will substitute Rashford for another key instrument. Ruben Amorim is here to make a difference and he wouldn't hesitate to cut off players that are either suffering fatigue or not in good form. Behold, a new dawn at Old Trafford have begun and we just watching the flashing new start of the club. Give Ruben Amorim time to develop the club since the board and everyone trust him to deliver a good job as headcoach. Marcus Rashford valued in the transfer window will dropped or rise? Well it all depends on the bids placed on him by competitive elite teams.

I agree to you, you are absolutely right. I feel pity for Marcus Rashford, I think he is going through a lot and it has really affected his performance on the pitch. It's a pity to see once a promising talent lose value and form in his prime. While his further decline in his performance in recent days the club has taught it wise and decided to sell him now that his market value is still reasonable rather than waiting until  it drops further as selling him will will free up funds to invest in players better suited to the coach vision and tactics.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford have not been included in the team's squad in their recent games and that has raised serious concerns about the future of the England international. Earlier today, it was reported that Juventus, Dortmund, AC Milan and even Barcelona have all been alerted on conditions of a loan deal for Rashford.
That said, I think the recent social media activities of Rashford suggests that he might be going to Barcelona this January. Should Rashford move away from Old Trafford, do you think he has all it takes to revive his career again? Let me read your thoughts

Rashford is a great player but the way and manner Man UTD are making young players lose their value is not really nice. Some years back Marcus Rashford was the man many football lover was comparing with Mbappe that when Ronaldo and Messi are done with football it will be Rashford and Mbappe that will be fighting for the grand prize, the world best but the both players are not even close to what we expect. I still don't know what to say is the cause of Rashford not playing like he used to. I still believe if he leaves Manchester United to wherever I think he'll be better, we're going to see the best of Marcus Rashford and I'll say England should be the place where he'll show UTD that he's still a better player.

[TelolettOm]

I agree to you, you are absolutely right. I feel pity for Marcus Rashford, I think he is going through a lot and it has really affected his performance on the pitch. It's a pity to see once a promising talent lose value and form in his prime. While his further decline in his performance in recent days the club has taught it wise and decided to sell him now that his market value is still reasonable rather than waiting until  it drops further as selling him will will free up funds to invest in players better suited to the coach vision and tactics.

True. Marcus Rashford actually is a great player with nice skills. It is very unfortunate that he can't get a regular position in Amorim's main lineup. He ever played quite impressive in the last few season but he rarely get a time to play recently. Amorim even never put him on the squad to play the match anymore. So, it is better to leave the club if Man United and Amorim doesn't want to use his service anymore. Marcus Rashford can have a chance to improve his career in a new team. I'm sure there are many other teams that have the intention to sign him. PSG, Barcelona, Arsenal are some clubs rumored to try signing Marcus Rashford.

[GbitG]

Hahaha January transfers began with Man City shopping for players because Pep Guardiola realized how fragile their defense was this season. The list of players who are confirmed to join includes Abdukodir Khusanov, a hard worker, tireless, capable of competing in the air or on the ground. He is known for his rough play but honestly Man City will be much more exciting with the arrival of this one player. Man City is also competing fiercely to get Abdukodir Khusanov considering that many top clubs are interested in getting his signature.

The earlier Pep Guardiola knows how weak his defense is the better for his team and his coaching career because the defense are fully exposed this season since the time Rodri get injured.

The main problem Manchester City faced in their past two months was a defensive problem which exposed the team and make them dropped from the first position in the Premier League table to where they are now; they have recovered a bit in their last two matches.

If Pep and Manchester City were able ti sign defenders this January, they will be better than they are right now, and they can still compete for the title race.

Hmmm, that's absolutely right. Pep Guardiola has realized that's their main issue behind the poor performance is defensive driving. If he manages to maintain his defense line maybe he can do even more better. Literally this season, Manchester conceded a lot of goals due to poor defensive tactics.
 
But anyway let's jump to the main spot. Pep Guardiola really has a need to bring up some new players to their defense line. Because their current situation of the defender is a bit indolent. So maybe a new defender like Abdukodir Khusanov can bring something good to the team. As well as Pep are also on the way to make some new addition to striking positions. Like Omar Marmoush which can also bring up some good services in the team. May this stance make the team better for league competition.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Truly the defense line of Man City had weakened lately partly due to some of their aging players and injuries for instance the likes of Walker, Akanji, Stone, Dias and Ake falls in that category thus that defense had been vulnerable to their opponent attackers, I believe this January transfer window Pep Guardiola would have to utilize the opportunity of bringing or signing new players particularly the much talk about Abdukodir Khusanov whose wealth of experience would go a long way in strengthening Man City defense line and I think signing a new midfielder like Rodri would also help the team.

It's true, things are like that on the defensive line, but how else can the People organize their defense? How else? It doesn't exist, at least by making a stronger or more closed line, and the truth is I don't see that with Rodrigo I'm going to improve anything, the truth is that the Golden Ball is useless, for me he's a player that any world player can easily take out, for me he's a player x who's not famous at all, so I don't think he's going to make the difference, I think someone from the bench can do much better, that player has been humiliated many times, a Golden Ball should not be chosen like that, well of course it's my very personal criteria but I say it with all respect because I Respect what you say.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

It looks like it won't be easy for Man United to get rid of Rashford just like that, because Rashford gets paid very high at Man United, and of the many teams interested in him, it seems that not many can afford that salary. Arab teams may be able to fulfill it, but unfortunately, Marcus Rashford has no interest in going there.

Now we just have to wait and see whether Man United will be successful in releasing Rashford in January because if they succeed, it will really be a very useful fund for Man United.

That will be the difficulty because Rashford has a fairly high salary so that not many European clubs are interested in him, unless he is willing to lower his salary. The Saudi Arabian League might be able to meet the request but he is not very interested in going there. Rashford's declining performance and the selfishness he shows make Amorim dislike him even more and that will be a big problem for his career.

Manchester United needs funds to buy some of the players they need and selling some of the players they don't need will be very helpful. Let's just wait and see how it can work or maybe the option of exchanging players will help Manchester United a little even though they have to spend money.

[Farma]

I agree to you, you are absolutely right. I feel pity for Marcus Rashford, I think he is going through a lot and it has really affected his performance on the pitch. It's a pity to see once a promising talent lose value and form in his prime. While his further decline in his performance in recent days the club has taught it wise and decided to sell him now that his market value is still reasonable rather than waiting until  it drops further as selling him will will free up funds to invest in players better suited to the coach vision and tactics.

True. Marcus Rashford actually is a great player with nice skills. It is very unfortunate that he can't get a regular position in Amorim's main lineup. He ever played quite impressive in the last few season but he rarely get a time to play recently. Amorim even never put him on the squad to play the match anymore. So, it is better to leave the club if Man United and Amorim doesn't want to use his service anymore. Marcus Rashford can have a chance to improve his career in a new team. I'm sure there are many other teams that have the intention to sign him. PSG, Barcelona, Arsenal are some clubs rumored to try signing Marcus Rashford.

Rashford does have good skills and he also has a pretty good run, and he used to be a star in the Man United squad but we also have to see him in Amorin's hands he was not good enough and Rashford was never consistent with his game so he was not included in the players Amorin wanted, in my opinion this is appropriate for Rashford he has been at Man Unted for a long time and has become one of the good academy players there but again what he gave was not good enough until now his inconsistency this season has been an obstacle for him to stay at Man United, Amorin has tried his best at the beginning of his arrival Rashford became a main player but some time given it seems Amorin is not satisfied with his performance and in my opinion it is natural for a coach to decide him to be a starter and amlaahn never entered the squad again.

A second chance for Rashford for sure and he deserves it and I think he should move to another club like Serie A, AC Milan are quite serious about him and Milan have opened talks with Rashford's agent and I think this is his second chance there and prove that he can still improve, because at the moment we see Rashford playing lazy and his shots are not accurate and he just runs like he's warming up and I think he should change, and at the moment it's not only Milan who are interested in him but there are some clubs like Dortmund and Juventus, hopefully he can improve somewhere else.

[tusandii]

A move to Liverpool might be better if Kvaratskhelia wants trophies, but I doubt he will be able to nail down a first-team place just like that because at Liverpool there are still Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz who are used to playing on the left wing and it seems like Kvaratskhelia really has to fight to get that position. It would be different if he chose Man United, indeed that could end up not being good for his career, but it is a risk worth taking because when he can shine or even bring Man United back to the top then that will boost his name, and most likely he will get a position in the first team.

He's seen as the future replacement for Mo Salah but this of course is just a rumour and Arne Slot has come forward to say that Kvaratskhelia's link to Liverpool is fake. I also think it's the same with Manchester United because I cannot find this news from any credible source. The only real interest is from PSG, he's been on their radar since last season and they're willing to offer him 4times his current wage at Napoli to bring him to the French capital.

Whatever is reported in the media is not all true sometimes they also just make up stories made to attract attention so do not easily believe if the club has not stated anything about their desire to recruit players in the January transfer market because Liverpool's overall performance is still quite good so I think they do not need to change what is already good at this time, yes PSG is reported to be interested in the player since last season and they are also interested in Oshimen but in reality Luis Enrique did not buy either of them so I think the rumor is also not true.

[asriloni]

Kvaratskhelia is a hot asset that which is contested in transfer market at this time, the performance and consistency that has been shown by him is an attraction for some of the big teams that exist today, so far  no common ground on Salah contract, so indeed Liverpool should be looking for another player who can be a successor if Salah leaves later, indeed Kvaratskhelia can be a good option on the left wing and will provide stiff competition with Gakpo and Luis Diaz who are also have the same position, but unfortunately Liverpool or Manchester United chances of getting Kvaratskhelia has been wiped out at the moment, after it was reported that Napoli and PSG had found a deal for 80 million euros.

This is clear after Osimhen exit from Napoli now Kvaratskhelia is one of their main playmaker who is also important for the Antonio Conte who is currently doing hard work for having something good at the end of this season. Suddenly few clubs are starting tagging Kvaratskhelia specially we have good intention from PSG and Liverpool as they are looking for securing his services but most chances we will be not had this transfer before end of this season because this can ruin Napoli run in this season.



His contract is going to end in June 2027 while his tag price which is set by Napoli CEO Aurelio De Laurentiis is €80m he is not good at dealing transfers because we have few worst decisions by him which give them big loses with most chances he will learn from mistakes and now do right thing which will give good profit to Napoli.

Kvarat has one year left and his club wants 80 millions? I think no club will have interest to sign him. Napoli is often pricing their player with short term contract with very expensive price. This makes then often suffered the lose due to the depreciation happened to the price of their players.

It's crazy. I'm okay if it was 40 millions or close to it, but 80 millions is fuckin money. They won't able to find a buyer with such price. I don't think even PSG will sign him.

[Litzki1990]

There are so many discussions about United, like they first interested in Osimhen, then there were talks about Vlhavoic, now there are talks about Khvicha, I mean they are trying their hardest at the length and they are trying to involve Rashford as much as they possibly could as well, it is really a big deal and I believe it is going to continue to be a bigger deal as well. I get that it is not really a big deal, because Rashford isn't as bad as United makes him out to be, I believe he is a decent player and I think they can use him one way or another, if they lose him then they will regret it later on as well.

Sancho was a good player too and I am sure they must regret losing him as well, dude was playing at UCL finals last season, when United was doing terrible. Osimhen would be the best choice among all of these discussions without a doubt, they really need a proper striker and he could help them a lot, he would be a great striker for them.

Is their any day that passes without a news or rumores about Manchester United? According to history they're the biggest in the EPL, they might have lost their touch on the field but they're still the biggest therefore the media focus on them for clicks and engagements. However we all know how negative the media in the EPL can be, they always love to spread fake news and rumores faster, it's no big deal that Marcus Rashford has to leave, i mean he's not showing any love for the badge anymore so has to leave and be replaced with another person, Kvaratskelia would be a good replacement and would blend into Amorim's system perfectly but i still insist that Manchester United needs a striker more than a winger, Osimhen would been a better option but would be difficult for Manchester United to pull a deal this January, so Vlahovíc is the option they've got, they could do a loan with an option to buy for him since a striker is really important and the other option would be very tough this January.

My comment about Manchester United is that this team is a traditional team and Manchester United is one of the best teams in the Premier League but they have not performed well in the last few seasons due to which many people do not have faith in this team. It's normal for a team to have problems, but Manchester United's management has not done a very good job of dealing with their problems. They have regularly extended the contract of a manager under whom their team has performed poorly, but this season they have been forced to sack that manager and hire a new one. The team has improved considerably since the new manager took charge of Manchester United and it is expected that he will add some more players in the transfer window and thus Manchester United will return to good form.

[len01]

A second chance for Rashford for sure and he deserves it and I think he should move to another club like Serie A, AC Milan are quite serious about him and Milan have opened talks with Rashford's agent and I think this is his second chance there and prove that he can still improve, because at the moment we see Rashford playing lazy and his shots are not accurate and he just runs like he's warming up and I think he should change, and at the moment it's not only Milan who are interested in him but there are some clubs like Dortmund and Juventus, hopefully he can improve somewhere else.

Rashford has been an inconsistent player every season and I can understand that performance and if Amorim doesn't include him in the Man United line-up, it would be much better. Because Man United really needs a productive player and has great consistency to help the team return to its glory days.
And I think this is a fair policy for both parties. Rashford can find the team he wants to develop his skills and Man United can get a new player who is better.
My prediction is that Rashford will prefer to join Milan which will be a new home for the player.