⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Palakka]

Lewandowski has an extraordinary commitment at Barcelona so it is not surprising that Barcelona have no difficulty in extending his contract, although he is no longer young but as a striker he has shown extraordinary ability in helping the team so far, a one-year contract extension for older players is not something surprising and in fact it is also done by other teams besides Barcelona at this time,  Retaining Lewandowski is the right step for Barcelona, especially since he has never demanded a salary increase and looks as if he doesn't care about money, although in fact in recent seasons he has continued to get offers from the Arab team and instead prefers to stay at Barcelona.

Lewandowski defines professionalism as something else. He could have joined Benzema or Ronaldo and taken the €100 million a season offered by Saudi Arabia, but he stayed true to his football passion. Rare these days are those days. But rather than considering long-term, Barça is depending more on experience. Look at Real Madrid; they are riding younger talents while they still depend on a 36-year-old to carry the attack. This is a safe action rather than a progressive one

How much longer can he keep this up? 31 goals in 34 games is insane, but you know what else is insane? La Liga, the Champions League, and his international responsibilities: wear and tear. He seems good now, but a 36-year-old striker bearing the goal-scoring weight is not a tactic; rather, it is a gamble. Barça will have to repeat their mad dash to find a successor in 2026 after Lewy's departure if they don't begin making preparations now

If Lewandowski moves to Saudi Arabia then he will still be a star and the centre of attention there, as well as getting big money and also luxurious facilities from the club that recruited him, but indeed what he is currently showing at Barcelona is one of the extraordinary loyalty of a player who only joined 3 seasons ago, but it seems that he has gained extraordinary comfort at Barcelona, even when his team is down in financial terms he prefers to stay and extend his contract with Barcelona, isn't that really extraordinary loyalty from a footballer?

[Rampagoe004]

Erik Ten Hag possibly will return to train again because there was a rumour that he was linked to Eredivisie club Feyenoord as we all know recently Feyenoord has just sack their previous manager Brian Priscke so they immediatelly will find new manager as the replacement and behind his failure to coach Manchester United Erik Ten Hag has good reputation to train Eredivisie club and with Ajax Ten Hag can successfully can gets several trophies so probably if this rumour happend Ten Hag could being an the right manager of Feyenoord remains his experience in Eredivisie

Erik Ten Hag's Hot News is increasingly spreading in various media about his career path in 2025. The team's target is getting stronger for Ten Hag. So far, a coach who has enough experience of winning with his old team before he coached Manchester United is very impressive. That's why many teams from MLS want to sign him.
There have been no changes at Manchester United after the arrival of the new coach, Amorim, it seems like Manchester management must be more committed in choosing a new coach.

[Frankolala]

Erik Ten Hag possibly will return to train again because there was a rumour that he was linked to Eredivisie club Feyenoord as we all know recently Feyenoord has just sack their previous manager Brian Priscke so they immediatelly will find new manager as the replacement and behind his failure to coach Manchester United Erik Ten Hag has good reputation to train Eredivisie club and with Ajax Ten Hag can successfully can gets several trophies so probably if this rumour happend Ten Hag could being an the right manager of Feyenoord remains his experience in Eredivisie

Maybe ten Hag will move to the US, because several MLS clubs have shown interest in him. The MLS season started just a few days ago, but not all teams have decided on a coach yet and it seems that ten Hag is in demand among these teams. Maybe the opinion about him has improved a little since Manchester United with Amorim got even worse and are falling even lower in the Premier League.

It means that Ten Hag will surely get himself a coaching job finally because he skill is needed in Eredivisie and in MLS. Manchester united with Amorim is getting worst in EPL because that's Ten Hag squad that he is using and not his. Amorim only inherited Ten Hag mess and he needs time to get his own players and fix the club. However, Amorim is doing better in UEL than when Ten Hag was the coach.

[Furious 7]

Lewandowski has been a regular performer for Barcelona this season. Consistent performances in La Liga or Champions League or other tournaments as well as contributing well to almost every victory. The star is quite old but his performance doesn't make him look like an old footballer. Maybe as long as he can perform well in the future, Barcelona will keep the contract with him, but when his performance deteriorates, Barcelona may not extend the contract with him. If he doesn't perform well at this age and Barcelona don't extend his contract, his next destination might be the Saudi League. Because the clubs of the Saudi League cannot sign young footballers for high prices, but they have taken many star players at the end of their careers in their league for high prices, maybe the same will happen with Lewandowski.

The current 1 season contract I think is still quite wise with the performance he has now by minimizing the expenses that Barcelona is still doing now actually quite reasonable when they will still extend Lewa's contract even though it is only for one season on the pretext of age.

Currently there are few options that Barcelona can do to add or reshuffle players. Their financial problems, which are slightly better after successfully getting fresh funds from the VIP box, make them a little safe but cannot be too extreme to bring in players so inevitably as long as the player can still be used or is still useful, they will certainly maximize it as a form of their profit so that performance is maintained and managed to maintain good financial conditions so that for now I think Lewa extending his contract is a smart move even though it is based on a compulsion because they cannot find other alternatives in this case.

[MainIbem]

Erik Ten Hag possibly will return to train again because there was a rumour that he was linked to Eredivisie club Feyenoord as we all know recently Feyenoord has just sack their previous manager Brian Priscke so they immediatelly will find new manager as the replacement and behind his failure to coach Manchester United Erik Ten Hag has good reputation to train Eredivisie club and with Ajax Ten Hag can successfully can gets several trophies so probably if this rumour happend Ten Hag could being an the right manager of Feyenoord remains his experience in Eredivisie

Maybe ten Hag will move to the US, because several MLS clubs have shown interest in him. The MLS season started just a few days ago, but not all teams have decided on a coach yet and it seems that ten Hag is in demand among these teams. Maybe the opinion about him has improved a little since Manchester United with Amorim got even worse and are falling even lower in the Premier League.

It means that Ten Hag will surely get himself a coaching job finally because he skill is needed in Eredivisie and in MLS. Manchester united with Amorim is getting worst in EPL because that's Ten Hag squad that he is using and not his. Amorim only inherited Ten Hag mess and he needs time to get his own players and fix the club. However, Amorim is doing better in UEL than when Ten Hag was the coach.
 

When he left Manchester United I was thinking he'll land a job in the EPL just like Ruud Van Nistelroy did after managing Manchester United as an Interim Manager, but it turns out that it wasn't as easy as a thought and I'm suprised that no club across Europe where open to sign him, well it's not a bad idea if he's able to secure a job in the Eredevise league which is situated in his home country, it would be more better than going to an inferior league like the MLS. Ten Hag had his best coaching day in the Eredevise league when he coached Ajax, he's had a good record and experience over their, therefore I think he'll excel if he goes back coaching there. Anyways I won't blame Amorim for the ongoings at United cause he inherited a thrash squad with lots of players that are not used to his system and would definitely need backings from the board during the summer window to get his preferred players and add to the ones that are improving then sale the Week legs that are still finding it difficult to blend into the new system.

[Zlantann]

Erik Ten Hag possibly will return to train again because there was a rumour that he was linked to Eredivisie club Feyenoord as we all know recently Feyenoord has just sack their previous manager Brian Priscke so they immediatelly will find new manager as the replacement and behind his failure to coach Manchester United Erik Ten Hag has good reputation to train Eredivisie club and with Ajax Ten Hag can successfully can gets several trophies so probably if this rumour happend Ten Hag could being an the right manager of Feyenoord remains his experience in Eredivisie

Erik Ten Hag has been linked to different clubs in Europe and the US. Clubs like Borussia Dortmund have been mentioned but with the sack of Brian Priske his name is been mentioned as a replacement for the Feyenoord. But with the arch rivalry between Ajax and Feyenoord, I don't know if he would consider moving to the club. Although he failed to replicate his success in Eredivisie at the premiership, he could be a perfect coach for the struggling club. Feyenoord is currently in fifth place 12 points behind Ajax in the Eredivisie, they need a coach like 55-year-old former Manchester United manger to keep fighting for the top spot. 

[shinratensei_]

Erik Ten Hag possibly will return to train again because there was a rumour that he was linked to Eredivisie club Feyenoord as we all know recently Feyenoord has just sack their previous manager Brian Priscke so they immediatelly will find new manager as the replacement and behind his failure to coach Manchester United Erik Ten Hag has good reputation to train Eredivisie club and with Ajax Ten Hag can successfully can gets several trophies so probably if this rumour happend Ten Hag could being an the right manager of Feyenoord remains his experience in Eredivisie

Erik Ten Hag has been linked to different clubs in Europe and the US. Clubs like Borussia Dortmund have been mentioned but with the sack of Brian Priske his name is been mentioned as a replacement for the Feyenoord. But with the arch rivalry between Ajax and Feyenoord, I don't know if he would consider moving to the club. Although he failed to replicate his success in Eredivisie at the premiership, he could be a perfect coach for the struggling club. Feyenoord is currently in fifth place 12 points behind Ajax in the Eredivisie, they need a coach like 55-year-old former Manchester United manger to keep fighting for the top spot. 

It's fake rumor. No matter what kind of club linked to the Ten Hag, he won't go there. He's still under contract with Manchester United until 2026. United was just extending his contract last year, though he's not actively coaching the club, but he can comeback anytime.

I took the picture from MU's site. It's official announcement. Any rumor that linked him to the different club is fake.

[dezoel]

Lewandowski is leading the league in scoring, and leading UCL in scoring too if I remember right. That is a big reason to sign him back again and for more as well. I am not saying we are going to end up with bad results with Lewandowski when he gets older, there isn't really a situation that looks like he is getting worse with age so far.

If a player does this well, you sign him back, you only do not sign someone back if they start to do worse. One year deal is a good idea actually, allows them to see how he does next season, and if he keeps doing great then sign him again for one more year, and keep doing that until he is playing badly. Not many people actually does that, and this is the problem with agents, they want further deals for their players. But, Lewa is getting older, Barcelona can't offer him a 5+ year deal, that is not going to happen and we could probably see him play a few more season at this level, after that his age will be a problem.

[KTChampions]

I wonder if his salary was reduced, I think so. After all, his age is very serious. On the other hand, Barcelona has no choice because if Lewandowski leaves, Barcelona will only be able to sign a free agent (who will still have to pay a signing bonus) and there has long been a shortage of such among top strikers.
Lewandowski has good statistics, but last season he led the team in missed scoring chances, I don’t think there have been any radical changes this season.

I'm not sure his salary is reduced, moreover, the salary issue is clearly written in the contract point. As long as the contract has not expired, Barcelona cannot reduce his salary unilaterally, unless Lewandowski agrees to the policy.
Lewandowski is still able to maintain his performance even though he is old, he is still Hansi Flick's mainstay in terms of scoring goals, maybe after his contract expires, he will be released as a free transfer player because the club also needs younger and quality players in the front line.

Firstly, I naturally meant the salary for that extra year. Secondly, the salary can be reduced, the parties are free to renew the contract on any legal terms. Lewandowski could well agree to a salary reduction in exchange for another season at the top level. By the way, I don’t understand why you decided to challenge the possible salary reduction, given that in Barcelona these stories have been going on for several years already.

[sana54210]

Casemiro may not be able to leave, because the problem is that United is paying him way too much, no team would pay him that much. So deal has to be for less than what he is getting paid for, meaning that whoever gets Casemiro, will only pay part of his salary and not all of it. I am not sure if that would be a good idea, because United wants to get rid of 100% of his salary. This is why they couldn't sell him, because nobody would agree to pay him what he is getting paid, and this is why he is not getting loaned out.

United will only be able to loan him out, if they agree to pay half of his salary just so he would leave, and even if not half of his salary, United needs to realize they will have to pay SOME of his salary to get him away. This is why the deal isn't done, they could have done it for European teams too if they agreed to it, but they realized they couldn't, so now it's a problem. Plus, he hasn't played a good game in over a year, which makes no team really want him that much.

[rahmad2nd]

Lewandowski has been a regular performer for Barcelona this season. Consistent performances in La Liga or Champions League or other tournaments as well as contributing well to almost every victory. The star is quite old but his performance doesn't make him look like an old footballer. Maybe as long as he can perform well in the future, Barcelona will keep the contract with him, but when his performance deteriorates, Barcelona may not extend the contract with him. If he doesn't perform well at this age and Barcelona don't extend his contract, his next destination might be the Saudi League. Because the clubs of the Saudi League cannot sign young footballers for high prices, but they have taken many star players at the end of their careers in their league for high prices, maybe the same will happen with Lewandowski.

I'm not sure that Saudi is his final destination, especially since Lewandowski has stated that he wants to end his career in La Liga with Barcelona. But all that could change, especially if a big offer comes to him from one of the Saudi clubs. Talking about Lewandowski this season, his performance has been extraordinary thanks to Hansi Flick's touch. But without his teammates who are able to supply him with mature passes, he wouldn't be this great. Even so, as we all know, Flick has a training method to improve the stamina of his players plus the strategy and system he carries. Well, all this is thanks to the cooperation of the team who all do their jobs with high dedication. If I'm not mistaken, I've read in several newspapers that Lewandowski is willing to have his salary cut as long as his contract with Barcelona is extended, he still wants to play as a core player at Barcelona. But Barca gave him a certain condition, Lewandowski must meet the expectations of Barcelona management. It's none other than if the club wants him to stay fit and remain productive as Barcelona's frontman. But it seems that Barca still has great confidence in Lewandowski, especially since Flick relies heavily on him. and as reported by Fabrizio Romano, as reported this contract will be without a doubt and extended in the coming weeks. btw, I am happy that Lewa is still with Barcelona.

[HajiBagi]

Lewandowski is leading the league in scoring, and leading UCL in scoring too if I remember right. That is a big reason to sign him back again and for more as well. I am not saying we are going to end up with bad results with Lewandowski when he gets older, there isn't really a situation that looks like he is getting worse with age so far.

If a player does this well, you sign him back, you only do not sign someone back if they start to do worse. One year deal is a good idea actually, allows them to see how he does next season, and if he keeps doing great then sign him again for one more year, and keep doing that until he is playing badly. Not many people actually does that, and this is the problem with agents, they want further deals for their players. But, Lewa is getting older, Barcelona can't offer him a 5+ year deal, that is not going to happen and we could probably see him play a few more season at this level, after that his age will be a problem.

I like the way Barcelona is giving Lewandowski a new contract, just one year is okay to see what he will do next season, the reason why Barcelona is giving Lewandowski another one-year contract is that he is doing well and scoring a lot of goals in both Champion League and La Liga League, Barcelona is giving Lewandowski a new contract of one year to look if he can keep performing well or not and I believe if Lewandowski can not score goals like he did this season Barcelona will not give him any contract next season.

Barcelona is still going to sign another striker player next season to make Lewandowski serious in his position and the striker they are going to sign will be one of the top players that is very popular but I  still think the striker Barcelona is going to buy, at this moment Barcelona will want to sign a striker that is good and they still don't have money to sign a good striker, if Barcelona wants to sign striker they need to spend like 80m to get a good striker.

[Spaceman1000$]

Casemiro may not be able to leave, because the problem is that United is paying him way too much, no team would pay him that much. So deal has to be for less than what he is getting paid for, meaning that whoever gets Casemiro, will only pay part of his salary and not all of it. I am not sure if that would be a good idea, because United wants to get rid of 100% of his salary. This is why they couldn't sell him, because nobody would agree to pay him what he is getting paid, and this is why he is not getting loaned out.

United will only be able to loan him out, if they agree to pay half of his salary just so he would leave, and even if not half of his salary, United needs to realize they will have to pay SOME of his salary to get him away. This is why the deal isn't done, they could have done it for European teams too if they agreed to it, but they realized they couldn't, so now it's a problem. Plus, he hasn't played a good game in over a year, which makes no team really want him that much.

Well Casemiro is still a vibrant player, I won't be surprised if a club comes for him on loan or outrightly buy him despite his huge weekly wages, this Saudi guys aren't playing with you when they are coming for a player, so in the aspect of the salary I don't think any Club that really wants him would look at that, Manchester United just want to get rid of him, probably because he doesn't fall into the specification of what Amorim needs for his team, just the way he did for Rashford.

[GbitG]

Lewandowski's Barcelona career is going very well this year. He has already scored many goals. Also, Mbappé, who was transferred to Real Madrid as the best player in the world but could not meet the expectations, is behind Lewandowski in the top scorer list. Despite his age, Lewandowski managed to score many goals. This shows that he is an important player for Barcelona. At the end of the year, Barcelona's decision will determine the player's future. If they want to send him off the team, maybe a Saudi team will offer him an astronomical contract.

Hmmm that's sounds good!!!
One year is quite good. Robert Lewandowski is the best striker, although his age is a bit high, but still he is the top scorer of the club. Like in every competition, he is at the top of the scoring sheet. So I think his stay can bring up some more good things to the Catalan giant. This season Robert Lewandowski has a lot of contributions regarding through the club. I am pretty sure that if Barcelona won the UEFA Champions league title, La Liga and Domestic domestic cup, etc then Lewandowski can also be considered a possible candidate for the Ballon d'Or because this season he has been doing so well.

Besides that, there is also possibilities that Barcelona could sign a young striker as a replacement for Lewandowski because his age is a bit old and maybe he could stay for one or two years more. So in my opinion, if Lewandowski ended his career at Barcelona at the end of the extension. So this act can include Lewandowski in the legendary player list of Barcelona instead of going to Saudi Arabia.

[Raflesia]

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I wonder if his salary was reduced, I think so. After all, his age is very serious. On the other hand, Barcelona has no choice because if Lewandowski leaves, Barcelona will only be able to sign a free agent (who will still have to pay a signing bonus) and there has long been a shortage of such among top strikers.
Lewandowski has good statistics, but last season he led the team in missed scoring chances, I don’t think there have been any radical changes this season.

I'm not sure his salary is reduced, moreover, the salary issue is clearly written in the contract point. As long as the contract has not expired, Barcelona cannot reduce his salary unilaterally, unless Lewandowski agrees to the policy.
Lewandowski is still able to maintain his performance even though he is old, he is still Hansi Flick's mainstay in terms of scoring goals, maybe after his contract expires, he will be released as a free transfer player because the club also needs younger and quality players in the front line.

When talking about a new contract, usually the clause for the contract including salary can be changed so that in the end even though maybe for unfinished contacts the salary is still the same but for a new contract in the next 1 year according to the agreement, the salary can certainly be reduced and that is something that I think is normal even though he is currently still very productive but with his current age there must be some consideration for salary reduction.

As for the performance, it cannot be denied that until now Lewandowski is still one of the most reliable players to score goals so that Barcelona's reasons apart from those who still want to secure cash flow for the better, the presence of Lewandowski also still provides a calm for their attack line. As for next season the possibility of leaving for free is very likely but this is Barcelona where before Depay came for free they tried to sell especially Lewandowski who is still very fit despite his age.

[Hyphen(-)]

Well Casemiro is still a vibrant player, I won't be surprised if a club comes for him on loan or outrightly buy him despite his huge weekly wages, this Saudi guys aren't playing with you when they are coming for a player, so in the aspect of the salary I don't think any Club that really wants him would look at that, Manchester United just want to get rid of him, probably because he doesn't fall into the specification of what Amorim needs for his team, just the way he did for Rashford.

To be sincere, I almost forget about Casemiro because maybe because of injury or because Manchester United is not in good shape or because he is not more a regular starter in Manchester United team.
But there is no doubt that his performances overall have dropped completely, he is not more the Casemiro we used to know in Madrid or in his first time in Manchester United, he is not good enough to even fight to be a regular starter in Manchester United team talless of signing for a better team in the future because of his age.

Casemiro will be perfect fit for some Saudi pro League teams, he should just consider moving to any team that come for him in order to keep his football career on, or he should just retire just like other players because he can’t fit in in any big team across Europe anymore.

[Baki202]

Lewandowski has been a regular performer for Barcelona this season. Consistent performances in La Liga or Champions League or other tournaments as well as contributing well to almost every victory. The star is quite old but his performance doesn't make him look like an old footballer. Maybe as long as he can perform well in the future, Barcelona will keep the contract with him, but when his performance deteriorates, Barcelona may not extend the contract with him. If he doesn't perform well at this age and Barcelona don't extend his contract, his next destination might be the Saudi League. Because the clubs of the Saudi League cannot sign young footballers for high prices, but they have taken many star players at the end of their careers in their league for high prices, maybe the same will happen with Lewandowski.

Lewandowski is one of the oldest players in Barcelona, but at his age is performance cannot be compared to that of some other clubs and I'm actually impressed with our Barcelona. I've been able to groom him to be a man that he is and if Lewandowski should leave Barcelona today, I'm very sure that that club will be in serious trouble. And maybe there's a possibility that they want to ski might not be extending his contract because of his age and don't be surprised that if he goes to Saudi, it might even perform better than when he was in Barcelona players like that don't get tired of performing well.

Lewandowski is a star and it will continue to shine, and the kind of strategy that Saudi uses to get new players surprises me because they want that to be popular just like the Premier league and the champions league so they are trying to get key players from different club with our standing performance just to meet people watch their leagues which is one of the best strategy and that is why they offered Ronaldo what it could not reject, but if that we not needs to retire.

[Issa56]

Well Casemiro is still a vibrant player, I won't be surprised if a club comes for him on loan or outrightly buy him despite his huge weekly wages, this Saudi guys aren't playing with you when they are coming for a player, so in the aspect of the salary I don't think any Club that really wants him would look at that, Manchester United just want to get rid of him, probably because he doesn't fall into the specification of what Amorim needs for his team, just the way he did for Rashford.

Definitely Casemiro’s time to leave Manchester United is very close be it loan or permanent transfer. He has had some bad performances in his last games and most of the fans doesn’t trust him anymore so i don’t think he is missed at all with this injury so definitely they will look for a way to dispose him soon.
I believe The Saudi Arabia teams will be patiently waiting for him to be fit so they can come for him finally, his time is almost over so it will be best if he joins other players in the Saudi league.

Casemiro will be perfect fit for some Saudi pro League teams, he should just consider moving to any team that come for him in order to keep his football career on, or he should just retire just like other players because he can’t fit in in any big team across Europe anymore.

I don’t know why he is still not playing there yet because that is the place that suits him better now instead playing in a struggling Manchester United team that doesn’t believe him. I doubt if he can retire now, he will definitely accept any club that comes for him regardless of the league they play because I don’t think he can play actively in top leagues and give them good performances.

[baeva]

Casemiro may not be able to leave, because the problem is that United is paying him way too much, no team would pay him that much. So deal has to be for less than what he is getting paid for, meaning that whoever gets Casemiro, will only pay part of his salary and not all of it. I am not sure if that would be a good idea, because United wants to get rid of 100% of his salary. This is why they couldn't sell him, because nobody would agree to pay him what he is getting paid, and this is why he is not getting loaned out.

United will only be able to loan him out, if they agree to pay half of his salary just so he would leave, and even if not half of his salary, United needs to realize they will have to pay SOME of his salary to get him away. This is why the deal isn't done, they could have done it for European teams too if they agreed to it, but they realized they couldn't, so now it's a problem. Plus, he hasn't played a good game in over a year, which makes no team really want him that much.

The player is also understandable. Realising that he doesn't show the level that he showed before, he won't want to go to another club, turning a blind eye to his current contract and its terms and getting a lower salary elsewhere, but still playing all the time. No, it's trivially unprofitable for him, and few would do otherwise in his case, so MU only has to wait for his contract to expire

[Felicity_Tide]

Casemiro may not be able to leave, because the problem is that United is paying him way too much, no team would pay him that much. So deal has to be for less than what he is getting paid for, meaning that whoever gets Casemiro, will only pay part of his salary and not all of it. I am not sure if that would be a good idea, because United wants to get rid of 100% of his salary. This is why they couldn't sell him, because nobody would agree to pay him what he is getting paid, and this is why he is not getting loaned out.

United will only be able to loan him out, if they agree to pay half of his salary just so he would leave, and even if not half of his salary, United needs to realize they will have to pay SOME of his salary to get him away. This is why the deal isn't done, they could have done it for European teams too if they agreed to it, but they realized they couldn't, so now it's a problem. Plus, he hasn't played a good game in over a year, which makes no team really want him that much.

Seeing both Marcus Rashford and Casemiro earning such a massive amount without contributing much is quite funny.
What has football turned to these days. Casimero hasn't being up to standard since joining United from Madrid, but the initial overzealous agreement has made him become a burden to the club at this point. Saudi is definitely the last option and solution to this problem, because i don't think any club in Europe will make a salary offer of more than 250K to a 32 years old. That salary if been split, will cover up for two players with age advantage.