⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[len01]

I think you are being unfair about this. There are serious differences between the situation of Juventus last year and this year. This year's Juventus is more organized and seems to be a team that attacks and defends together. In fact, Motta taught the team how to defend well. I think it is early for a change of manager. Juventus management should give Motta a little more chance.

I strongly support your opinion and that is indeed what is happening now since Motta took over as Juventus coach, the team's performance has become more stable even though the attack line is not strong enough. We all know the condition of Juventus which is currently recovering its finances and selling its best players to recover the current finances. But in a slightly bad financial condition, the fact is that Motta is still able to manage the Juventus squad very neatly and very stable. So replacing the Juventus coach is not the best choice but will be something bad.

Also, Xavi was successful with Barcelona because he knew the Spanish league well. He does not know the Italian league in the same way and maybe he will not be successful at Juventus. No one can guarantee this.

I admit in terms of experience, Xavi is indeed not too experienced and most fans will definitely doubt him if he will be contracted as Juventus coach. In fact, I also do not agree if Xavi is made Juventus coach.

[W Jr.]

I think you are being unfair about this. There are serious differences between the situation of Juventus last year and this year. This year's Juventus is more organized and seems to be a team that attacks and defends together. In fact, Motta taught the team how to defend well. I think it is early for a change of manager. Juventus management should give Motta a little more chance.

I strongly support your opinion and that is indeed what is happening now since Motta took over as Juventus coach, the team's performance has become more stable even though the attack line is not strong enough. We all know the condition of Juventus which is currently recovering its finances and selling its best players to recover the current finances. But in a slightly bad financial condition, the fact is that Motta is still able to manage the Juventus squad very neatly and very stable. So replacing the Juventus coach is not the best choice but will be something bad.

Also, Xavi was successful with Barcelona because he knew the Spanish league well. He does not know the Italian league in the same way and maybe he will not be successful at Juventus. No one can guarantee this.

I admit in terms of experience, Xavi is indeed not too experienced and most fans will definitely doubt him if he will be contracted as Juventus coach. In fact, I also do not agree if Xavi is made Juventus coach.

If Juventus had done badly and were currently in a very bad league, I would also support a change of manager, but like you, I find it meaningless to dismiss Motta from the team. Xavi has been a great manager at Barcelona. If you remember, he made Barcelona champions when no one had any hope in Barcelona. This shows us how technically qualified and knowledgeable he is. I am sure he can achieve similar successes at Juventus. It doesn't matter if it is Italy or Spain, I think his technical knowledge is top-notch. He can be one of the best managers with Guardiola. However, it would be a completely risky move for Juventus at the moment.

[Fiatless]

Ronaldo at very least didn't scammed his club Al Nassr.

One day, he will be back to his old days club, Lisbon, but he still tries his best to keep playing football and prepare for the 2026 world cup. He delivered for what his club paid for him. This is unlike what neymar did. Al Hilal paid 200 millions to Neymar just to get a few goals and assists. What a scam neymar is. 

I knew Neymar was injury prone, but forced Al Hilal to paid whole of his salary before terminate his contract is just showing how he's a shameless guy. No doubt he's been labelled as a bad guy though he's a gifted footballer.

Neymar didn't also scam Al Hilal. The club knew that he was a quality player that could bring vigor to the team. Even when they knew that he was injury-prone they accepted to take the risk hoping that he would not suffer much injury. Just like every other risky investment, it didn't work out as planned. The Brazilian suffered so many injuries.

The terms of the contract need to be honored, so he didn't force the club to pay him what is due. The club knew the possible consequences of buying the Brazilian but they decided to risk it, it's not Neymar's fault that he is injured.

[ajanwalker]

Felix the sad guy. This name seems good enough for him considering his situation. After Atletico Madrid sent him to the Chelsea, and he is not getting minutes on the blues. He's now linked to the Aston Villa.

I think Felix has to accept Aston Villa's offer. Although he will move as a loan, it's better than stay longer in Chelsea.

I'm sure Emery will able to utilize his skill. He needs Villa to give him more minutes.

He is still young and if I were him, I would immediately go to a team where I could play.
He needs to improve his football at this age. This can be done by playing football. Aston Villa is a team where he can play. It makes no sense for him to wait as a substitute at Chelsea.
He was transferred with great hopes at this age but he still has not been able to perform as desired.
At this rate, it seems like his path will very quickly lead to Turkey.
Bruma and Gedson Fernandes are two examples of these.

[hyudien]

Marcus Rashford future is still unclear, based on my opinion if you look at several interviews where Amorim is very firm if Rashford still does not play to his full potential, then Amorim will not bring him to the field to play. As we know Rashford in the previous coach's era always looked lazy, not optimizing himself but was never given sanctions and now in the Amorim Era it is done firmly. Amorim gave him an ultimatum and there are only 2 choices, leave or improve himself to regain Amorim's trust.

[Slow death]

I also think Thiago Motta is successful tactically. Xavi will not pull a rabbit out of a hat. Because the players who play the game and Juventus need a good striker in terms of offense. We all know that. So far, they have only been defeated against Napoli in the last week. They were the only team without a defeat in the Italian league before this week. I think this shows that there is no problem with the manager. If the management makes such a decision, I think they will make the wrong decision.

I think so too, Juventus under Motta is more detailed especially since they have brought in a new striker of course this will make Juventus more active in front of the opponent's goal, because seeing Juventus currently under Motta they only lack sharpness in front of the goal and in my opinion they only need a few midfielders and I support Motta because replacing Motta at this time is not a good choice in my opinion especially for Xavi's candidate I think Juve will only experience a setback if that happens because if you look at Xavi he can't work with ordinary players he Xavi is used to big players.

I really support Juventus with Motta but Juventus also have to do that for Motta because success comes when they support each other, the strategy that Motta brought to Juventus is also very fresh from the style of building attacks to defending and this shows that Juventus only needs to be patient with Motta so that he can absorb into his players.

In football, all that matters is winning every game. He can have the best defense in the league, he can play the most beautiful game in the league, but if he can't become champion, then he's failing. The question we have to ask ourselves: this season he has no chance of becoming champion, will Juventus be champion if they keep him next season?

[mamesso]

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I think you are being unfair about this. There are serious differences between the situation of Juventus last year and this year. This year's Juventus is more organized and seems to be a team that attacks and defends together. In fact, Motta taught the team how to defend well. I think it is early for a change of manager. Juventus management should give Motta a little more chance. Also, Xavi was successful with Barcelona because he knew the Spanish league well. He does not know the Italian league in the same way and maybe he will not be successful at Juventus. No one can guarantee this.

The difference is in the results achieved, they lost more often last season, while this season, Juventus has drawn more (13 games) and only lost once in Serie A. In my opinion, Juventus performance under Thiago Motta is not too bad, but not too good either.
This season Juventus game is not well coordinated, they are very often trapped by the opponent's playing style which makes it difficult for them to win. Changing coaches does not guarantee that Juventus performance will improve, but there's no harm in trying.

[Palakka]

Marcus Rashford future is still unclear, based on my opinion if you look at several interviews where Amorim is very firm if Rashford still does not play to his full potential, then Amorim will not bring him to the field to play. As we know Rashford in the previous coach's era always looked lazy, not optimizing himself but was never given sanctions and now in the Amorim Era it is done firmly. Amorim gave him an ultimatum and there are only 2 choices, leave or improve himself to regain Amorim's trust.

Since the last time he played against Nottingham last December, until now he is no longer bring by Amorim even as a reserve in every of their matches, meaning that Rashford's future at Manchester United is clearly a puzzle at the moment, indeed so far he has been linked with moving to several clubs outside the Premier League but until now thats not yet materialized especially since the transfer market is currently coming to an end, Amorim has made it clear that players who don't perform well will never be included in his squad, so I think Rashford currently only have two options for his career, which is to stay at Manchester United on the condition that he can improve his performance or move to another team on loan or permanently with the option of a salary cut.

[Emitdama]

It would certainly be great if Neymar could fully recover, considering that many people still hope he can play in the upcoming 2026 World Cup. In my opinion, there could be many reasons behind Neymar return to Santos, perhaps because Neymar wants to be closer to his family, in addition to the injury that has prevented him from playing for Al Hilal until now. So far, there has been no official news stating that the two clubs have reached an agreement, what is clear is that Neymar must be willing to take a pay cut if he does leave Al Hilal. With his physically injury prone condition, there is a possibility that Santos will be the last club in his football career.

It's obvious that Neymar does not long stay in football any longer,I think by 2026 will be his last performing in football carers, so for now he sustain injury and I'm thinking that is using the injury to delay his time so that he can recover fully to participate well in world 2026, I think the analysis you tender concerning him going to the club he started with at Santos is right, he is planing to return home, because I have come across of such in a newspaper before, so I believe their's fact on your discussion.

Neymar Jr could be 33 years old after one week and his injury prone history keep him away from his best after leaving Barcelona for PSG and his arrival at Al Hilal were not profitable for them as well mean now things are getting worst after every day for him in soccer. His contract is for 6 months with option of 1 years extension which is good because now if he wants to keep himself fit until FIFA World Cup this is right decision to settle here and work on his fitness and also performance.

Most feel he is currently the best production of Brazilian soccer but sadly due to his off field activities and injuries he had never been able to do anything right for his career which is huge disappointment but now it's last chance for him if he is able to do anything positive for his country he needs to work on this because after these things could be never came back for his best.

[bitgolden]

Rashford could find a loan somewhere at worst case, can't he? I mean sure buying him right now could be costly and that's why many teams would probably not approach it right away, but if he could be loaned, then you would only have to pay his salary, which can't be that much for most teams, who can do it.

I am not sure but Barcelona seems to be interested, which makes no sense because they do not need a player like Rashford upfront right now, guys literally scored seven goals yesterday, so it's clear to say that their offense is good enough, so getting Rashford makes no sense to me at all but they are planning on doing something like that. I am sure that we are going to see them have financial issues if they did something like that. It's weird, Rashford was such a good player, seeing him dropped like this is a weird feeling.

[rahmad2nd]

Marcus Rashford future is still unclear, based on my opinion if you look at several interviews where Amorim is very firm if Rashford still does not play to his full potential, then Amorim will not bring him to the field to play. As we know Rashford in the previous coach's era always looked lazy, not optimizing himself but was never given sanctions and now in the Amorim Era it is done firmly. Amorim gave him an ultimatum and there are only 2 choices, leave or improve himself to regain Amorim's trust.

We don't really know for sure what really happened in the Manchester United dressing room, because it seems there is a problem with the attitude of the players. Previously, as we know, in the Ten Hag era, Jadon Sancho was the first to disagree with the previous coach, as well as Marcus Rashford, but it seems that for Rashford there is more tolerance because he has contributed enough to the team. Now it's the Amorim era, this Portuguese coach seems to be tougher on his players. Marcus Rashford's future is still uncertain, although he has been rumored to be with several other big clubs. But so far there is no certainty, he has not left but has not been played by Rubem Amorim in several matches with his team. Previously, Rashford's agent said that it is possible that Rashford will remain with Manchester United. However, if there is no change in attitude from the 27-year-old player, perhaps he will not have playing minutes with his teammates at Manchester United, with the scenario if Rashford does not leave. We'll just have to see what decisions the club and Amorim will take for Marcus Rashford's future.

[Pokapoka124]

Neymar departure from Barcelona was the right move as he wouldn't be able to achieve greatness while playing in the shadow of Messi. Everything was being done for Messi to get the glory at Barcelona and neymar needed his own acknowledgement. It's just sad that the move to PSG didn't favour him and that was as he didn't move to a top club in the more important leagues but went to a farmers league that not many people watch the league. Neymar lacks the discipline that Ronaldo and Messi has, he still wouldn't be able to reach his full potential regardless of which club he went to but any other clubs would had been better than that PSG that he went to, to end his career.

Well I wouldn't say so. Since leaving Barcelona, he haven't achieved the same level of greatness he once had. Currently playing in Saudi Pro League, his form and fitness has declined significantly given to his recurring injury problems. His time at PSG was also underwhelming compared to the expectations placed on him he has struggled to replicate his best performances consistently injuries and fitness issues have always been a major set back in his inability to maintain the elite level he was once known for at Barcelona.

[AndySt]

Neymar Jr could be 33 years old after one week and his injury prone history keep him away from his best after leaving Barcelona for PSG and his arrival at Al Hilal were not profitable for them as well mean now things are getting worst after every day for him in soccer. His contract is for 6 months with option of 1 years extension which is good because now if he wants to keep himself fit until FIFA World Cup this is right decision to settle here and work on his fitness and also performance.
Most feel he is currently the best production of Brazilian soccer but sadly due to his off field activities and injuries he had never been able to do anything right for his career which is huge disappointment but now it's last chance for him if he is able to do anything positive for his country he needs to work on this because after these things could be never came back for his best.

To be honest, the only question in this case is whether he will be able to spend at least half of the season injury-free. Because given the background, which clearly hints at the opposite, it clearly says the opposite. If, figuratively speaking, in the hothouse conditions that were provided to him in Saudi Arabia, he could not really play, what can we say about Brazil? I think that all this fuss and noise about leaving the Saudi Arabian championship is not a desire to guarantee participation in the upcoming World Cup, but a banal desire to squeeze the maximum funds out of the Saudi owners of the club who are already losing patience and simply close the chapter of the book.

[Lannakosa]

Rashford could find a loan somewhere at worst case, can't he? I mean sure buying him right now could be costly and that's why many teams would probably not approach it right away, but if he could be loaned, then you would only have to pay his salary, which can't be that much for most teams, who can do it.

I am not sure but Barcelona seems to be interested, which makes no sense because they do not need a player like Rashford upfront right now, guys literally scored seven goals yesterday, so it's clear to say that their offense is good enough, so getting Rashford makes no sense to me at all but they are planning on doing something like that. I am sure that we are going to see them have financial issues if they did something like that. It's weird, Rashford was such a good player, seeing him dropped like this is a weird feeling.

With the team scoring so many goals, it seems they don't need another striker, but if I'm not mistaken, Barcelona weren't going to buy Rashford, they were only going to loan him out.

And Amorim has once again humiliated Rashford, saying they would rather field Jorge Vital (Manchester United's 63-year-old goalkeeping coach) than a player who isn't giving his all in training and off the pitch. It's a clear conflict that's only preventing Rashford from continuing to play, and Amorim is only making it worse.

[shinratensei_]

Marcus Rashford future is still unclear, based on my opinion if you look at several interviews where Amorim is very firm if Rashford still does not play to his full potential, then Amorim will not bring him to the field to play. As we know Rashford in the previous coach's era always looked lazy, not optimizing himself but was never given sanctions and now in the Amorim Era it is done firmly. Amorim gave him an ultimatum and there are only 2 choices, leave or improve himself to regain Amorim's trust.

Rashford's situation is getting even more complicated as he stubborn to stay. However, Amorim seems reluctant to keep him.

The faster Rasford leave from the club, the better for him. His club is not willing to see him to stay, and he has to accept it. Otherwise, he will always be benched.

It's bad for him to stay there for another season. he has to leave or always watched his club from the bench.

He shall move on as United's not coaching by Ten Hag anymore who saw him as golden boy.  

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Marcus Rashford future is still unclear, based on my opinion if you look at several interviews where Amorim is very firm if Rashford still does not play to his full potential, then Amorim will not bring him to the field to play. As we know Rashford in the previous coach's era always looked lazy, not optimizing himself but was never given sanctions and now in the Amorim Era it is done firmly. Amorim gave him an ultimatum and there are only 2 choices, leave or improve himself to regain Amorim's trust.

I read the news online some time ago and Marcus Rashford started to show a more professional attitude for the team and he started training again with the main team. I don't know for sure if this is a condition that will improve and Marcus Rashford will not be sold this season, but Marcus Rashford should be able to focus more on improving his game. If you look at the previous few seasons, Marcus Rashford's performance was much better and he has the skills to be one of the best players, but his selfish attitude sometimes does not give him the opportunity to develop with the team because in certain conditions on the field he is like a player who is lazy to chase the ball.

[Pokapoka124]

Minutes ago, I read a report from a very reliable source that Al Nassr have opened talks to sign Nigeria striker Victor Boniface from his German club Bayern Munich it was reported that the Saudi club is trying to sign a perfect replacement for their former striker Anderson Talisca.
Though the financial offer wasn't disclosed but since it's coming from a Saudi club for a player of Victor Boniface quality and age, I believe it'll definitely be a tempting and offer and I don't expect the Nigerian to turn it down. I think it'll be a dream come true for Boniface to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo as his teammate. What do you make of this report? Let me read your thoughts

In much as it would be a great privilege for Victor Boniface to play alongside the G.O.A.T, I would advise him to prioritize staying in one of the top five European leagues. European football does not only offers a higher level of competition but also greater visibility for scouts, managers, and national team coaches. I think Boniface priority should be focusing on long term career growth and legacy at this stage of his career. Moving to the Saudi Pro League at such a young age could hinder his career progression and aspirations even including potential national team opportunities.

[Frankolala]

L'Équipe claims that Juventus is thinking of replacing Motta with Xavi. Do you believe the rumour? 

Honestly I don't. At least I don't want to. Because it is too early to make such change. I don't think this is the same situation with the sacking of Nuri Şahin by Dortmund. The reason is that Dortmund had a really decent squad to do much more than being a middle-placed team in the standings.

However Juventus lack the strength for being a title contender with this squad. I have said many times. A great defense but poor offense. A better AM and CF would make serious difference. Motta should be given budget and then see what he will do later on.

I believe Xavi Hernandez would be a better option for the Juventus job considering his level of exposure as Barcelona's former coach. Thiago Motta on the other hand is not a bad coach but due to some circumstances surrounding the club, they haven't been able to get the required results thereby recording little success this season, it seems the management might be considering relieving Thiago Motta of his position due to the fact that he hasn't been able to lead the team to success and may not improve either and that's why they are trying to replace him, hence they would require the service of a young vibrant coach with a good philosophy and Xavi Hernandez really fits into that description and I think he would restructure the team into a winning side once again.

these are just rumors not confirmed by newspapers and media, but I think that Thiago Motta will remain on the Juventus bench until the end of the championship because there is a whole project that revolves around him and the team that was built for him. the results are not exciting but until 3 days ago he was still undefeated in Serie A. I think we should still wait before seeing Thiago Motta fired, and are we then sure that Xavi would accept to coach a team once the championship has started? in my opinion no

I think Juventus unbeatable run in the league without much win could be one of the reasons why the club might consider letting him go, you cant be unbeaten in the league and be at a position that doesnt reflect your unbeaten run, Juventus are unbeaten but they havent won up to twelve league matches this season making the club look like a mediocre team in the serie A, it is obvious Thiago motta cant improve on what he has on ground which means he is not capable of handling a team like Juventus and at such I think the club might do the needful by introducing a more proactive manager.

Thiago Motta should be given till the end of this season, because I believe that he can take the team to UCL next season by finishing on 4th position at the end of the season. Juventus is two points behind Lazio, and there is a high possibility that Lazio might drop points in the long run. Who knows if Juventus might pick form before the seasson comes to an end and start winning the rest of their matches.

[Pokapoka124]

Fenerbahce made an excellent signing, they signed Anderson Talisca, since Ronaldo came to Al Nassr, he started to take Anderson Talisca's space, the focus of the whole team became Ronaldo, I think Anderson Talisca made a good decision to leave the team, maybe by playing in Turkey and having good results he could be called to play in the Brazilian national team.



the contract will be until 2026, source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1883760600028766345

Finally, Fenerbahçe gets their man. Anderson Talisca is a talented player with a solid understanding of the Turkish Super League having previously had an impressive spell at Besiktas. Without a doubt he would be a good addition to the Fenerbahçe team. While rumours about Ronaldo taking Talisca's place at Al Nassr which warranted him to move to Fenerbahçe are not true. It’s great to see Talisca return to the Turkish League as this move could potentially reignite his career and even boost his chances of earning a recall to the Seleção.

[Fiatless]

In much as it would be a great privilege for Victor Boniface to play alongside the G.O.A.T, I would advise him to prioritize staying in one of the top five European leagues. European football does not only offers a higher level of competition but also greater visibility for scouts, managers, and national team coaches. I think Boniface priority should be focusing on long term career growth and legacy at this stage of his career. Moving to the Saudi Pro League at such a young age could hinder his career progression and aspirations even including potential national team opportunities.

The decision he would take will depend on his goals and visions. I heard one player say that he was moving to the Saudi Professional League to make more money so that he could help the poor people in his country. That's a good legacy he is creating in his home country.

If Victor Boniface wants to keep playing competitive football and wants to win more prestigious trophies and awards, let him remain in the top leagues. But if he has what he wants to use the money he wants to make for a good course or project, SPL is the best option.