⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Mate2237]

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Regarding Duran transfer from Aston Villa to Al Nassr, it was very surprising, apart from the player's very young age, the transfer process also cost a lot of money.
He is now set to leave English football after Aston Villa agreed a deal from Al-Nassr.

Source: FabrizioRomano

This transfer I can understand as Duran has always been in the shadows of Olle Watkins , and we all know that it's a non contest when we compare the two... And take nothing from Duran has his a big talent too,  who probably wants regualr time like any other footballer,
 and Aston Villa will miss his services should Watkins get a knock or something in those lines.

And looking at how the transfer market is going, seems we don't have enough strikers to go around for everyone,  and any body with convincing talent will surely get the big money..just hope we don't see another Neymar  

Well congratulations to Duran as he move to the money spinning Saudi Arabia pro league where there are a lot of top world class players players there but it was a sad one for victor boniface as his deal collapse in the last minute personal I thought he was going to move over to the Saudi league where he will be collecting real cash until anytime he decides to move back to europe since age is still in his side

Even though what transpired that lead to this deal not going through at the final moment because both parties where said to have agreed and even personally terms where said to have been met I don't really know what actually happened because Leverkusen would have made some money from this deal a use the money in bringing in some good players like two to replace him but from the look of things now victor is not moving anywhere again until the end of the season

[Pokapoka124]

This came as a surprise to me. Morata is signing for Galatasaray? I don't know if it's a good move for them though. I don't like his finishing and he is 32 now so...

Before anything else, why are they even still signing an attacking player? They don't need one as they score easily already. They only need to strengthen the defense that's all.

I don't even know why AC Milan considered to sell him considering the fact that he was just bought at the starting of the current campaign. With Osimhen already braised to leave Galatasaray and also with Icardi absence from football due to injury, it is wise for Galatasaray to reinforce their squad to make sure they maintain their competitive edge in the league. Their decision to sign Morata might be strange when you consider that he is 32 years old, he might not be able to play for long.

[Majestic-milf]

With Al Nassr losing Talisca, they had an open door for another player. They used that for Villa player Duran, and I am sure that they are happy with that decision without a doubt, they are getting better with this.

Plus, they got younger as well, dude is very young and I am sure that we are going to see them have a future proof with these transfers as well. They got Ronaldo and after that they got just older players and that was quite sure a great deal for them for fame, but with younger players they could just keep playing them for ten seasons this way. Look at this kid, just 21 years old, and I am sure that they are going to make sure that they are going to do a lot better for many seasons, definitely a better replacement than Taslica.

With the acquisition of Jhon Duran, I feel the attack of Al Nassr will be improved greatly since they haven't been too regular in giving goals and yes Ronaldo is there as a good player as well as Sadio Mane but with the fresh legs of the Colombian, I feel we'd be seeing new things.
 Al Nassr were going for the signature of Victor Boniface but had to make a switch for Jhon and if it comes to who will excel more, I feel it's the former Aston Villa player. It's not like Victor would not excel but with how he hasn't been belting out goals and being on fire, he had to be dropped.
My worry is that I fear Jhon might not fully blend in at the club being that Ronaldo is there and has always had this mentality that everything must revolve around, I wonder if he'd let the kid grow.

[asriloni]

It seems al Hilal has not yet given up in bringing a quality player to replace Neymar. They're now targetting rodrygo from Real Madrid, which i think it will never happen. I think even if they offered him the salaray as big as what Neymar received, i'm sure he still stays at Real Madrid.

I only wonder how much al hilal's offer to get him. 500 million? 1 billion? or more? It's also surprising me how Al hilal still has guts to send an offer for Rodrygo, which can be easily predicted what's gonna be the result.

[Pokapoka124]

The transfer market must be utilized well by Manchester City because now they are more focused on improving the quality of the team to be better after experiencing a previous setback in the Premier League.

They have already made three signings in this January transfer window, they were unable to play yesterday, but now that they have progressed to the Playoffs, they will be registered and they'll be available in the next round. City have not completely shut the door on another potential signing this month, prolly a right back, since Kyle Walker has left the club for AC Milan this month, Matheus Nunes has been playing at right back, and against a top team with good wingers, that might be a weak link.

Manchester City don't need to sign much players since they have enough quality stars. The only challenge they have is injuries. When these player recover the squad might come back to it's past shape. Buying more players might conflict with the Financial Fair and also make the player difficult to manage. When coaches have too many players in the club selection problems will always arise and players who are not always selected might cause disaffection in the dressing room.

My conclusion is that the signing of  Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis is enough for the Cityzens. By the time other key players return from injuries, there will be good backup.

I agree, but they still need to buy players to cover for their injured first team players and also some players that might potentially leave the club. If they sell and buy players simultaneously they would be unlikely to violate Financial Fair Play regulations as long as they balance their spending and revenue. Even with the new signings they have made, City still lack a strong replacement for their injured world best player Rodri. Rodri’s role in midfield has left a big hole in his absence. Finding a suitable backup or alternative will be crucial for maintaining their form in competitions.

[HajiBagi]

Nobody really believes Vinicius is going to Saudi league at this age, do you? I mean that would be possible if he reaches like 30+ years old, because lets face it he is fast, but he will not stay fast forever, so when he gets older and slower, he may go there, and with his name, he will definitely make a lot of money from fame, if Saudis are still doing that kind of thing. But at the moment? When he is at the top of his game?

I do not think that would be possible at all, it feels like it is not going to end up that great. We should realize that these are just rumours, clickbaits, to get more people to talk about it, so that it would generate income for these places that spread these rumours. He is staying at Europe for many years before he considers that.

Saudi Arabia is very serious about buying Real Madrid players, players like Vinicius and Rodrygo are the ones that Saudi Arabia want to buy and they are very serious about signing a huge amount, Vinicius and Rodrygo are Real Madrid's best player who wants to spend their entire careers in the club, and Real Madrid will not even think of selling Rodrygo and Vinicius even if Saudi Arabia people bring 500m, According to the news, Real Madrid and the players rejected the offer.

Those players want to achieve more trophies in Real Madrid, they want to make names for themselves Rodrygo has many offers from Manchester City and PSG and he made up his mind that he will stay in Real Madrid, many people are saying that Rodrygo should leave because he is not getting the hype he deserves, Real Madrid knows how important Rodrygo is to the team that is why Ancelotti always use the players in every position in attacking.

[sana54210]

The real question is, Duran is a striker as far as I know, and that means Ronaldo and Duran are playing on the same position. This means, they are going to play with two strikers up front, and that is not really that much of a big problem, and that is why I am sure that we are going to see this changing for a long time.

What we can see this, and that is why I am sure that we are not going to see them have better defense. Think about it, this team concedes a lot of goals already, and that is why I can't really consider weaker defense just to have more offensive players as a good decision. In any case, they had one offensive player gone, and replaced him with another offensive player, so they may just keep things pretty similar.

[Helena Yu]

I don't even know why AC Milan considered to sell him considering the fact that he was just bought at the starting of the current campaign. With Osimhen already braised to leave Galatasaray and also with Icardi absence from football due to injury, it is wise for Galatasaray to reinforce their squad to make sure they maintain their competitive edge in the league. Their decision to sign Morata might be strange when you consider that he is 32 years old, he might not be able to play for long.

Um what?

I'm actually surprised to see Galatasaray want to sign Morata even he played really bad in Milan, he has been given many minutes to play, but it's still same. So, this deal is good for Milan because they don't have to find a team who want to sign Morata.

Since Galatasaray want to sign Morata and I just read the news where Napoli reject Galatasaray to buy Osimhen, this mean Morata will be used after Osimhen return to Napoli.

[shinratensei_]

The real question is, Duran is a striker as far as I know, and that means Ronaldo and Duran are playing on the same position. This means, they are going to play with two strikers up front, and that is not really that much of a big problem, and that is why I am sure that we are going to see this changing for a long time.

What we can see this, and that is why I am sure that we are not going to see them have better defense. Think about it, this team concedes a lot of goals already, and that is why I can't really consider weaker defense just to have more offensive players as a good decision. In any case, they had one offensive player gone, and replaced him with another offensive player, so they may just keep things pretty similar.

I have heard that Duran signed to replace Talisca, but i'm also concerning on which position he will play. Ronaldo often played as CF, but since Duran is a pure striker. He may be moving to play on the right or left.

It sounds non sense if Ronaldo moved to play as AM like what Talisca did. It will make more sense if Ronaldo play at right.

[sokani]

The real question is, Duran is a striker as far as I know, and that means Ronaldo and Duran are playing on the same position. This means, they are going to play with two strikers up front, and that is not really that much of a big problem, and that is why I am sure that we are going to see this changing for a long time.

What we can see this, and that is why I am sure that we are not going to see them have better defense. Think about it, this team concedes a lot of goals already, and that is why I can't really consider weaker defense just to have more offensive players as a good decision. In any case, they had one offensive player gone, and replaced him with another offensive player, so they may just keep things pretty similar.

Football teams normally have 2 or more strikers in other to rotate the team and keep everyone fresh and fit or in case of injury, so signing Duran is not such a bad idea. Having said that, Al Nassr's coach, Stefano Pioli doesn't play a 4-4-2 formation, so there's no way he can play both Ronaldo and Duran as strikers. I think he's going to stick to his preferred 4-5-1 formation and Duran can play as winger while Ronaldo strikes or vice versa.

[$anounimus$]

I don't even know why AC Milan considered to sell him considering the fact that he was just bought at the starting of the current campaign. With Osimhen already braised to leave Galatasaray and also with Icardi absence from football due to injury, it is wise for Galatasaray to reinforce their squad to make sure they maintain their competitive edge in the league. Their decision to sign Morata might be strange when you consider that he is 32 years old, he might not be able to play for long.

Um what?

I'm actually surprised to see Galatasaray want to sign Morata even he played really bad in Milan, he has been given many minutes to play, but it's still same. So, this deal is good for Milan because they don't have to find a team who want to sign Morata.

Since Galatasaray want to sign Morata and I just read the news where Napoli reject Galatasaray to buy Osimhen, this mean Morata will be used after Osimhen return to Napoli.

Maybe Milan are willing to let Morata go because his contribution is very minimal. During half a season in the red and black uniform, the Spaniard was only able to score 6 goals, which became a serious concern of the management and they tried to release him while looking for other alternatives that made more sense. After all, Morata is also old and he finds it difficult to play at a high level.

Galatasaray may look at the other positive side of Morata, with his experience it might motivate other young players to be ready to work hard to bring Galatasaray to a better direction. In addition, the Turkish League is still seen as competitive enough for Morata.

[Velvet78]

Aston Villa is also interested in a loan deal for Rashford...

His future is still not decided. I'm curious about whether this makes him nervous. Because it is said that his relationship with Amorim is completely broken now. He must be very indisciplined these days to come to this point.    I don't understand Rashford in the first place. You have a talent actually but you insist on not working hard. Why wouldn't you want to improve your career? I wonder where he will end up. There are only a few days left for the end of the transfer window. He had better join Aston Villa on loan.

[bering]

Como has officially bid 40 million for AC Milan player Theo Hernandez it says Milan have been confirmed about this bid but they had decide to refuse the offers from Como but seems Como is not give up and they will considering to submit second bid which possibly they will raised the offers however i can see the ambition of Como because they were very active to bought players this January and so far Como has been gets 4 players such as Jonathan Ikone, Jean Butez, Assane Diao and the latest is Dele Alli

There was a rumour about internal condition of AC Milan because some players including Theo Hernandez didn't satisfied to Sergio Conceiçao so that's why some players are considering to leave and this also caused why Alvaro Morata is cosidering the offers from Galatasaray and for Theo Hernandez Milan probably will attempts to hold him but if he insist and Como dare to pay with expensive price then i think most likely he will leave

[Pokapoka124]

Another potential player have to leave Europa that it is confirmed that Aston Villa player Jhon Duran will go to Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and if we see from the amount of transfer fee this is good deal for Aston Villa because Al Nassr is dare to spend 77 million to get Jhon Duran and tomorrow he will went to Saudi Arabia for medical check and signing new contract with Al Nassr

Jhon Duran is still young 21 years old and i know Jhon Duran lost to compete with Ollie Watkins for Aston Villa front lines because seems Unai Emery is more likely to trust Ollie Watkins rather than him but i have no wonder because in the term of scores goals Ollie Watkins is much better than him but why Jhon Duran choose Al Nassr because i think his talent is still deserved to playing at European clubs

I wonder why young and promising talents are now in a rush to move to the Saudi Pro League. I don't understand why Jhon Duran chose to move there instead of continuing his career at Aston Villa or joining a club in one of Europe's top five leagues. Staying in Europe would have given him a better chance to compete in the Champions League or the Europa League as well as the opportunity to win individual accolades, and major trophies.

The only reason that I can think of that could be behind his decision is the financial incentives offered by Saudi clubs as they are known for offering significantly higher wages than most European teams. However I feel Jhon Duran would have benefited more from staying in Europe where he can develope his skills at the highest level of competition.

[Futurexxx]

This came as a surprise to me. Morata is signing for Galatasaray? I don't know if it's a good move for them though. I don't like his finishing and he is 32 now so...

Before anything else, why are they even still signing an attacking player? They don't need one as they score easily already. They only need to strengthen the defense that's all.

I don't even know why AC Milan considered to sell him considering the fact that he was just bought at the starting of the current campaign. With Osimhen already braised to leave Galatasaray and also with Icardi absence from football due to injury, it is wise for Galatasaray to reinforce their squad to make sure they maintain their competitive edge in the league. Their decision to sign Morata might be strange when you consider that he is 32 years old, he might not be able to play for long.

No, on the contrary this is a massive signing for Galatasaray because since icardi is injured, he will not just replace him but he is going to complement victor osimhen in the attacking department of the Galatasarian team.
 Looking at the quality and experience that Alvaro morata has, he will be a major plus to this Galatasarian team, that is what am quite confident on.
As for Ac Milan, I think that it's about the money, they knows that they might lose him for free next summer, and they wouldn't like to extend his contract further, so selling him was the best possible decision they could come up with.

[rahmad2nd]

With Al Nassr losing Talisca, they had an open door for another player. They used that for Villa player Duran, and I am sure that they are happy with that decision without a doubt, they are getting better with this.

Plus, they got younger as well, dude is very young and I am sure that we are going to see them have a future proof with these transfers as well. They got Ronaldo and after that they got just older players and that was quite sure a great deal for them for fame, but with younger players they could just keep playing them for ten seasons this way. Look at this kid, just 21 years old, and I am sure that they are going to make sure that they are going to do a lot better for many seasons, definitely a better replacement than Taslica.

I like Talisca, he is actually an extraordinary player at his level. but now he has moved to Fenerbahce, a club from the Turkish League. as a replacement, Al Nassr brought in a young striker from Aston Villa, John Duran was brought in with a fairly high transfer fee at this player's age. honestly I am curious about what Stefano Pioli will do, because John Duran and Ronaldo play in the same position, namely center forward. let's say that John Duran will temporarily only be a substitute player, but if later he is played as a starter, will Pioli change the system and pattern. or, John Duran will be rotated to operate in the wing position like replacing Anderson Talisca's role. this is interesting, because I want to know what Stefano Pioli is planning by bringing this young striker to join his team squad. well, Al Nassr will play in the AFC Champions League, whether this young man will be given playing time immediately, or he will make his debut when Al Nassr hosts Al Fayha in the 19th Saudi Pro League later.  Let's just wait and see how Al Nassr will perform with their new recruits.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Aston Villa is also interested in a loan deal for Rashford...

His future is still not decided. I'm curious about whether this makes him nervous. Because it is said that his relationship with Amorim is completely broken now. He must be very indisciplined these days to come to this point.    I don't understand Rashford in the first place. You have a talent actually but you insist on not working hard. Why wouldn't you want to improve your career? I wonder where he will end up. There are only a few days left for the end of the transfer window. He had better join Aston Villa on loan.

How Marcus Rashford lost his form at Manchester United is still what am unable to grasps because i could remember the good old days of Manchester United when they were not so backward as they are now, the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial were very vibrant force those days but now all of them have declined immensely in performance and what gives me concern about Marcus Rashford's case is his stubbornness and pomposity which made most of the coaches that Manchester United hired lately, to disregard him because he lacks respect and self-control. A club like Aston Villa doesn't even fit Rashford, he need those clubs that are in the relegation zone or those infamous leagues so that after he must have suffered in those leagues and get signed by a big team, he will calm down and focus more on improving his character and charisma. Anyways if Aston Villa decide to sign him on loan he should just accept it if not he will look like a lost sheep in Manchester United squad.

[Amphenomenon]

Aston Villa is also interested in a loan deal for Rashford...

His future is still not decided. I'm curious about whether this makes him nervous. Because it is said that his relationship with Amorim is completely broken now. He must be very indisciplined these days to come to this point.    I don't understand Rashford in the first place. You have a talent actually but you insist on not working hard. Why wouldn't you want to improve your career? I wonder where he will end up. There are only a few days left for the end of the transfer window. He had better join Aston Villa on loan.

How Marcus Rashford lost his form at Manchester United is still what am unable to grasps because i could remember the good old days of Manchester United when they were not so backward as they are now, the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jessy Lingard, Anthony Martial were very vibrant force those days but now all of them have declined immensely in performance and what gives me concern about Marcus Rashford's case is his stubbornness and pomposity which made most of the coaches that Manchester United hired lately, to disregard him because he lacks respect and self-control. A club like Aston Villa doesn't even fit Rashford, he need those clubs that are in the relegation zone or those infamous leagues so that after he must have suffered in those leagues and get signed by a big team, he will calm down and focus more on improving his character and charisma. Anyways if Aston Villa decide to sign him on loan he should just accept it if not he will look like a lost sheep in Manchester United squad.

While the likes of Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard as fallen and likely won't get back to their best Rashford still Can but he has to calm down on his lifestyle and focus on becoming a better player again with better consistency from season to season. By this he can even become a club legend to any team that get their hands on him because we already how well this guy can perform when in form.

[irhact]

How Marcus Rashford lost his form at Manchester United is still what am unable to grasps because i could remember the good old days of Manchester United when they were not so backward as they are now, the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial were very vibrant force those days but now all of them have declined immensely in performance and what gives me concern about Marcus Rashford's case is his stubbornness and pomposity which made most of the coaches that Manchester United hired lately, to disregard him because he lacks respect and self-control. A club like Aston Villa doesn't even fit Rashford, he need those clubs that are in the relegation zone or those infamous leagues so that after he must have suffered in those leagues and get signed by a big team, he will calm down and focus more on improving his character and charisma. Anyways if Aston Villa decide to sign him on loan he should just accept it if not he will look like a lost sheep in Manchester United squad.

That's unfair for you to wish him that type of bad luck. For a player that was very active, scoring and assisting lots of goals before the sudden decline, something must have caused this and that should be what we have to look at and not how the player is responding as he's human too and can't hide all his emotions all the time. But to be serious, I didn't consider any of the players that you mentioned to be top footballers, they were average players that were benefiting from the system at Manchester United that period which is why after the coach left, it began to crumble and now none of them are playing at their best anymore.

[ajanwalker]

I was surprised that J.Duran chose the Arabian league at a young age. I was very surprised that he went to Al Nassr club when he was only 21 years old and should have shown himself in the Premier League.
He is a fast and quick football player. He had good matches at Aston Villa in the Premier League. Al Nassr definitely bought a very good football player. I accept that football players ultimately play for money, but transfers to the Arabian League at such a young age are surprising to me.