⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Marvelockg]

Manchester United is starting to realize their strikers are not good enough. They're eyeing Mateta from Palace to be signed in summer window. I know people might be rarely heard about his name, but he scored 12 goals combined with 2 assist. This is far better than hojlund (2 goals/22 matches)/Zirkzee (3 goals/27 matches).

who doesn't know mateta? dude was a beast at the just concluded Olympics with France. after watching him play at the Olympics, i fell in love with the energy and tenacity with which he attacks. people might call him average but if you work well with that dude, he can stand almost close to the level of Halland with time. the issue is not just about him, the united themselves are not even a good team that can manage an attacker or help bring the best out of him. even as we see this as a life for mateta, Manchester united can still make a mess out of him and he becomes an average to no performing attacker in their hands. all these transfer news that ends up working is getting annoying, if they can't get osimehn or a very good attacker, they should go for anyone and just add something to that attack that is currently nothing too special to write home about.

[shinratensei_]

Manchester United is starting to realize their strikers are not good enough. They're eyeing Mateta from Palace to be signed in summer window. I know people might be rarely heard about his name, but he scored 12 goals combined with 2 assist. This is far better than hojlund (2 goals/22 matches)/Zirkzee (3 goals/27 matches).

This is smart move, selling Hojlund/Zirkzee, which was flop, then replace it with Mateta. Mateta is good enough as a striker, and has huge potential to be explored.

Seriously? Manchester United, a huge and popular team, is interested with unknown player?

He's not even able to reach France senior team, even though he's already playing with Crystal Palace for 4 years, it's a proof if he's just a mediocre player. If Manchester United want to buy a player, buy the top 20 players instead of mediocre or one season wonder.

I think Mateta can have such high goals because of Eze.

Mateta was not unknown player. Mateta was quite popular, and importantly, he's not bang average compared Hojlun or Zirkzee. Mateta's current season total goals is far greater than Hojlung + Zirkze combined goals.

I'd rather pay Mateta if he has priced only 20 millions instead of wasted almost 100 millions for two average strikers from serie a.

[Rampagoe004]

There's a rumor Xavi will replace Amorim, but Manchester United need to fulfill Xavi's request. Xavi request to sign De Jong and Araujo, this is really hard. I understand why Xavi ask such request because he know Manchester United need to replace the play maker which is Bruno and having a captain to control the players.

If Manchester United can fulfill this request, they might able to end this curse.

We haven't see Manchester United hijack a captain and replace Bruno with another worthy player

I hope it’s just a rumour because I don't understand why Manchester United would consider replacing Amorim with Xavi Hernandez. I have said it time and time again that the club's poor performance cannot be blamed solely on the coach. The management deserves a larger share of the blame. Even if they hire Xavi Hernandez and meet his demands, he will likely struggle to implement his tactics effectively and achieve the desired results.

I am sure this is just a rumor circulating that Manchester United will replace Amorim too quickly, replacing Amorim with Xavi Hernandez, Manchester United must have a more professional principle, the season is not over yet and Amorim must at least be given more trust in managing a more solid team in the remaining matches. Xavi Hernandez has his demands to come to Manchester United on the grounds that he can recruit De Jong and Araujo to design a strong team and I think Man United is not a little difficult with this demand.

[Obari]

I am sure this is just a rumor circulating that Manchester United will replace Amorim too quickly, replacing Amorim with Xavi Hernandez, Manchester United must have a more professional principle, the season is not over yet and Amorim must at least be given more trust in managing a more solid team in the remaining matches. Xavi Hernandez has his demands to come to Manchester United on the grounds that he can recruit De Jong and Araujo to design a strong team and I think Man United is not a little difficult with this demand.

Don't overhyped Xavi Hernandez, he's one of the best managers to lead Barcelona but he was quite unfortunate after poor stats was recorded. The team's management grow impatience with the whole dormant system of Xavi Hernandez during his regime at Camp Nou, they had to make a best decision that was good for the club, Xavi Hernandez was strip off his managerial duties in style, this is good thing for the club?

Looking at Manchester United, they're always the same despite signing new managers every season. They quickly make crucial decisions without running a background check on their actions. Manchester United headcoach, Ruben Amorim is not exceptional, he will be given much time just like the others. If Ruben Amorim gers dismiss from Old Trafford, it means the system didn't give him fair trial and chance as they did to Erik Ten Hag.

[Adams0001]

There's a rumor Xavi will replace Amorim, but Manchester United need to fulfill Xavi's request. Xavi request to sign De Jong and Araujo, this is really hard. I understand why Xavi ask such request because he know Manchester United need to replace the play maker which is Bruno and having a captain to control the players.

If Manchester United can fulfill this request, they might able to end this curse.

We haven't see Manchester United hijack a captain and replace Bruno with another worthy player

I hope it’s just a rumour because I don't understand why Manchester United would consider replacing Amorim with Xavi Hernandez. I have said it time and time again that the club's poor performance cannot be blamed solely on the coach. The management deserves a larger share of the blame. Even if they hire Xavi Hernandez and meet his demands, he will likely struggle to implement his tactics effectively and achieve the desired results.

I am sure this is just a rumor circulating that Manchester United will replace Amorim too quickly, replacing Amorim with Xavi Hernandez, Manchester United must have a more professional principle, the season is not over yet and Amorim must at least be given more trust in managing a more solid team in the remaining matches. Xavi Hernandez has his demands to come to Manchester United on the grounds that he can recruit De Jong and Araujo to design a strong team and I think Man United is not a little difficult with this demand.

In my opinion, I'm not sure Amorim is Manchester United's present problem.  When Erik Ten Hag was at the club, everyone was stating that Manchester United's problem was with the coach, so they fired him and hired a new coach, yet some people are still moaning about Amorim.  Manchester United's primary difficulty is that they need to sign new key players for the team, and Amorim only joined the club this season, so he needs to balance very well before he can bring in new players who will help the club.

Next season, I believe Manchester United will be better than this season because Amorim will buy players who will be able to play the pattern he previously utilized in Benfica or he could adjust his plan for the club net season. Because Manchester United is not doing well this season and Amorim needs to find a solution, he should simply strive to win the Europa League so that he can qualify for the UCL next season, and Amorim will add new players to the club next summer.

[reagansimms]

I am sure this is just a rumor circulating that Manchester United will replace Amorim too quickly, replacing Amorim with Xavi Hernandez, Manchester United must have a more professional principle, the season is not over yet and Amorim must at least be given more trust in managing a more solid team in the remaining matches. Xavi Hernandez has his demands to come to Manchester United on the grounds that he can recruit De Jong and Araujo to design a strong team and I think Man United is not a little difficult with this demand.

Don't overhyped Xavi Hernandez, he's one of the best managers to lead Barcelona but he was quite unfortunate after poor stats was recorded. The team's management grow impatience with the whole dormant system of Xavi Hernandez during his regime at Camp Nou, they had to make a best decision that was good for the club, Xavi Hernandez was strip off his managerial duties in style, this is good thing for the club?

The two trophies he won for Barcelona (La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup) prove that he is worthy of being considered as Amorim's successor because these successes were achieved when Barcelona was experiencing financial problems. I think he should be given a chance and the management needs to support him in all policies including bringing in players and selling players who are not in his plans.

Looking at Manchester United, they're always the same despite signing new managers every season. They quickly make crucial decisions without running a background check on their actions. Manchester United headcoach, Ruben Amorim is not exceptional, he will be given much time just like the others. If Ruben Amorim gers dismiss from Old Trafford, it means the system didn't give him fair trial and chance as they did to Erik Ten Hag.

The philosophy used by Xavi is not much different from that used by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, perhaps he will end MU long search for the right coach. Amorim should be given a chance until the end of the season, if he fails in the Europa League and is unable to secure a ticket to European competition next season, I think changes should be made immediately to end the bad trend with the previous coach.

[mammusu]

I am sure this is just a rumor circulating that Manchester United will replace Amorim too quickly, replacing Amorim with Xavi Hernandez, Manchester United must have a more professional principle, the season is not over yet and Amorim must at least be given more trust in managing a more solid team in the remaining matches. Xavi Hernandez has his demands to come to Manchester United on the grounds that he can recruit De Jong and Araujo to design a strong team and I think Man United is not a little difficult with this demand.

Don't overhyped Xavi Hernandez, he's one of the best managers to lead Barcelona but he was quite unfortunate after poor stats was recorded. The team's management grow impatience with the whole dormant system of Xavi Hernandez during his regime at Camp Nou, they had to make a best decision that was good for the club, Xavi Hernandez was strip off his managerial duties in style, this is good thing for the club?

Looking at Manchester United, they're always the same despite signing new managers every season. They quickly make crucial decisions without running a background check on their actions. Manchester United headcoach, Ruben Amorim is not exceptional, he will be given much time just like the others. If Ruben Amorim gers dismiss from Old Trafford, it means the system didn't give him fair trial and chance as they did to Erik Ten Hag.

I don't know where the rumours about amorim sacking started to develop at this time, because basically it is precisely manchester united that has not given a statement that hints at amorim's future so far, besides, in the last few weeks I have seen in this thread if xavi continues to be linked with several teams including juventus and now manchester united even though we know that so far he prefers to take a break from coaching for a while, if xavi wants to return to coaching a team of course he is already coaching a club at this time, because at the beginning of the season many clubs wanted to make him a coach but instead he refused, the arrival of amorim has not give an impact on manchester united but I don't think management will sack him within half a season of his coaching.

[Zlantann]

I don't know where the rumours about amorim sacking started to develop at this time, because basically it is precisely manchester united that has not given a statement that hints at amorim's future so far, besides, in the last few weeks I have seen in this thread if xavi continues to be linked with several teams including juventus and now manchester united even though we know that so far he prefers to take a break from coaching for a while, if xavi wants to return to coaching a team of course he is already coaching a club at this time, because at the beginning of the season many clubs wanted to make him a coach but instead he refused, the arrival of amorim has not give an impact on manchester united but I don't think management will sack him within half a season of his coaching.

All Manchester United needs now is to focus on avoiding relegation because they might end trophyless this season. The team is in bad shape because of low-performing players, injuries, suspensions, and financial problems. It would be unfair to sack Ruben Amorim because he needs more time to put the team in shape. Although the expectation was high when Amorim was signed after he had a great experience in Sporting Lisbon it is not turning out well. But I think he needs one more season to prove his worth.

[Callido]

https://www.football365.com/news/man-utd-xavi-demands-two-signings-de-jong-araujo-accept-offer-amorim-sack

There's a rumor Xavi will replace Amorim, but Manchester United need to fulfill Xavi's request. Xavi request to sign De Jong and Araujo, this is really hard. I understand why Xavi ask such request because he know Manchester United need to replace the play maker which is Bruno and having a captain to control the players.

If Manchester United can fulfill this request, they might able to end this curse.

We haven't see Manchester United hijack a captain and replace Bruno with another worthy player

I hope it’s just a rumour because I don't understand why Manchester United would consider replacing Amorim with Xavi Hernandez. I have said it time and time again that the club's poor performance cannot be blamed solely on the coach. The management deserves a larger share of the blame. Even if they hire Xavi Hernandez and meet his demands, he will likely struggle to implement his tactics effectively and achieve the desired results.

The players not the management deserving large share of the blame. From the records under the management of Amorim, Manchester United are not doing well, the management will be worried with different thoughts ringing inside their minds, replacing coach will come to mind which we won't agree is the best thing to do right now even if with a better replacement that they claim to know about, Manchester United needs time, they don't need to rush the perfect result they want for the club, continuously changing management only cause them more harm to do with because the players keep trying to adapt at those intervals, they might be getting it right but to be the best they need perfection in tactics and discipline on the pitch.

Manchester United needs to check their squad, they are not having the best eleven players to help compete in the league, they should not  follow just the worth of player when making transfers but check how the player fit's to their game, allow the coach to bring his own players that he wants into the club, managers are always there with own tactics and knows the kind of players to fit in and that is what Manchester United needs coming season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Moreover, the team that wants him is Real Madrid, clearly it is an even easier thing for Alexander-Arnold to agree to it because Real Madrid is team that is clearly better than Liverpool.

Well, what I think is that it is very necessary for him to go to Madrid, because the defense is the team's biggest weakness, that player is needed, but we can only think, because if the player doesn't like Madrid, then he would go to another team, unfortunately that happens, there are very few who have said No to Madrid.

If it is not this one, it should be another, but a defensive player is urgently needed for the Merengue team.

[Mustang Shelby]

I don't know where the rumours about amorim sacking started to develop at this time, because basically it is precisely manchester united that has not given a statement that hints at amorim's future so far, besides, in the last few weeks I have seen in this thread if xavi continues to be linked with several teams including juventus and now manchester united even though we know that so far he prefers to take a break from coaching for a while, if xavi wants to return to coaching a team of course he is already coaching a club at this time, because at the beginning of the season many clubs wanted to make him a coach but instead he refused, the arrival of amorim has not give an impact on manchester united but I don't think management will sack him within half a season of his coaching.

All Manchester United needs now is to focus on avoiding relegation because they might end trophyless this season. The team is in bad shape because of low-performing players, injuries, suspensions, and financial problems. It would be unfair to sack Ruben Amorim because he needs more time to put the team in shape. Although the expectation was high when Amorim was signed after he had a great experience in Sporting Lisbon it is not turning out well. But I think he needs one more season to prove his worth.

I think Ruben Amorim needs at least one more season. Because he hasn’t been able to change anything properly since he came to Manchester United. He looks at the players’ adaptation to the team and playing according to his tactical formation. He will acquire the team’s formation and the necessary new players in the summer. I think he should focus on the European league right now. I think they will be one of the most active teams in the summer transfer season. They will be a team that we will hear about frequently in the transfer market, both in terms of those leaving Manchester United and in terms of players coming to Manchester United.

[Huppercase]

I think Ruben Amorim needs at least one more season. Because he hasn’t been able to change anything properly since he came to Manchester United. He looks at the players’ adaptation to the team and playing according to his tactical formation. He will acquire the team’s formation and the necessary new players in the summer. I think he should focus on the European league right now. I think they will be one of the most active teams in the summer transfer season. They will be a team that we will hear about frequently in the transfer market, both in terms of those leaving Manchester United and in terms of players coming to Manchester United.

If Erik Ten Hag used almost 3 season before he was been replace, then I think Amorin has more time to spend in Manchester united because he came when there is alot of damages, he has been trying different patterns to put the team in the best place as possible but it has not been working. I think if nothing tangible comes out this season, he has next season to prove to the management that he is the right person for the job, if nothing changes later, then replacements is imminent.

Sporting was really bad some times back but he was able to transform the club that's even the basis why he was signed that time. If he is serious, there is definitely going to be some money available by the end of the season and there is going to be recommendations of players that are going to be sold and even if he doesn't get any, he sees the players that are not good for the team and the once that need to be sold, he can make arrangements for his starters against next season.

[abhiseshakana]

I think Ruben Amorim needs at least one more season. Because he hasn’t been able to change anything properly since he came to Manchester United. He looks at the players’ adaptation to the team and playing according to his tactical formation. He will acquire the team’s formation and the necessary new players in the summer. I think he should focus on the European league right now. I think they will be one of the most active teams in the summer transfer season. They will be a team that we will hear about frequently in the transfer market, both in terms of those leaving Manchester United and in terms of players coming to Manchester United.

If Erik Ten Hag used almost 3 season before he was been replace, then I think Amorin has more time to spend in Manchester united because he came when there is alot of damages, he has been trying different patterns to put the team in the best place as possible but it has not been working. I think if nothing tangible comes out this season, he has next season to prove to the management that he is the right person for the job, if nothing changes later, then replacements is imminent.

Sporting was really bad some times back but he was able to transform the club that's even the basis why he was signed that time. If he is serious, there is definitely going to be some money available by the end of the season and there is going to be recommendations of players that are going to be sold and even if he doesn't get any, he sees the players that are not good for the team and the once that need to be sold, he can make arrangements for his starters against next season.

One more season won't be enough, especially without adequate financial support. I think Ruben Amorim came at the wrong time because his new strategy could not be implemented well enough, as there were not many players who could contribute to it. All he needs are players who are suited to his new system, unfortunately, he no longer has the funds he can use. So the option is to sell some players who really have to be removed or use existing resources until he gets fresh funds. At least he will need 2 more seasons just to see whether his new system will really work or will actually make Man United even worse.

[red4slash]

It's just that the decision to find a new coach who has never felt the EPL atmosphere before is a bit of a gamble because not all coaches will be able to match the EPL especially for those who have never felt the EPL before.

I wonder what kind of metrics a team like Southampton uses to judge how suitable someone is as their manager. I can't wrap my head around this "experience in the EPL" as a factor because it kinda removes the importance of the squad building and transfer window. Expecting someone to outperform and finish mid-table with players with second-division quality is kinda too much (not saying this is their goal btw).

It's also surprising because Southampton had a good track record of recruitment. Although if you look closely they do have this window where they struggle in the relegation battle now and then. CMIIW.

Maybe they are looking for a club match but in the end it backfires because for the EPL in the end the match with the officials or management is also not enough where we know that the EPL game pattern tends to be faster than other competitions such as Serie A or La Liga and it cannot be denied that some players or coaches who are too accustomed to Serie A competition in the end when they are in the EPL then they will have difficulty adapting and things like that always happen. For example, in this case Pogba or Lukaku or the latest is Hojlund where for Serie A they are one of the dominant players but the contribution in the EPL has clearly decreased.

That is also the case for Juric. Although he has enough experience in Serie A especially after coaching a big club like Roma then there is indeed more chance for expectations but the proof to date is that he cannot do much to make a difference between the current conditions and the conditions of the previous coach.

[Ryu_Ar1]

One more season won't be enough, especially without adequate financial support. I think Ruben Amorim came at the wrong time because his new strategy could not be implemented well enough, as there were not many players who could contribute to it. All he needs are players who are suited to his new system, unfortunately, he no longer has the funds he can use. So the option is to sell some players who really have to be removed or use existing resources until he gets fresh funds. At least he will need 2 more seasons just to see whether his new system will really work or will actually make Man United even worse.

Actually I quite agree with saying that for now Amorim came at the wrong time which in the end actually the very good performance he had built at the previous club had to be destroyed at Mancehster United at this time. In addition, I think that the club's decision to look for a coach quickly even though at that time Ruud as an interim coach did his job well was also a decision that seemed to be not good where they were too hasty to make changes which in the end the chemistry that was starting to try to build was again hampered by the conditions of the new coach who made their performance stagnant and decreased more and more.

Unfortunately in this case sometimes Mancehster United never learn from mistakes that make their situation even worse in the end because they are too quick to make decisions this season.

[lixer]

Some have criticized Xavi as not been the best choice for Juventus if Motta leaves. He is been rated based on the quality of his performances prior to leaving Barcelona as the manager some season’s back. Managers are not suppose to be rated in that manner anymore, been poor in a particular team doesn’t mean they will be poor again in another team. Most times, change of teams is what helps propel the career of many of this managers. He is worth trying as the head coach of Juventus if Motta leaves, I’m sure he’ll be a good replacement for the team.

That's human for you, they are too quick to judge. It's not only Xavi that this has happened to. I could remember when Bayern hired Kompany, we heard similar critics, but Kompany shut up their mouths. I believe if Xavi is hired, he will do his best for Juventus to make sure that they're back to form.  Xavi was successful in Barcelona, because he won the title for them two seasons ago.

I was one of those people who thought Kompany was a terrible choice, and to be fair I still think he isn't a great choice neither, after all making Bayern be the champion at Bundesliga is something you and I can do too, last year was a shocker, but rest of the time a 250+ million salary team, against at best a 70 million salary team or lower, of course Bayern would win the title, not a shocker.

However, I also accept that Kompany did better than I expected, I thought he would barely stay at the top, like just a few point gap, but he really dominated the league, so he did fine. Xavi to Juventus makes sense to me though, I loved him at Barcelona and was upset when he was sacked, I thought he would do better if they just gave him one more season. So if he goes to Juventus, I would be happy.

[SUPERSAIAN]

I think Ruben Amorim needs at least one more season. Because he hasn’t been able to change anything properly since he came to Manchester United. He looks at the players’ adaptation to the team and playing according to his tactical formation. He will acquire the team’s formation and the necessary new players in the summer. I think he should focus on the European league right now. I think they will be one of the most active teams in the summer transfer season. They will be a team that we will hear about frequently in the transfer market, both in terms of those leaving Manchester United and in terms of players coming to Manchester United.

If Erik Ten Hag used almost 3 season before he was been replace, then I think Amorin has more time to spend in Manchester united because he came when there is alot of damages, he has been trying different patterns to put the team in the best place as possible but it has not been working. I think if nothing tangible comes out this season, he has next season to prove to the management that he is the right person for the job, if nothing changes later, then replacements is imminent.

Sporting was really bad some times back but he was able to transform the club that's even the basis why he was signed that time. If he is serious, there is definitely going to be some money available by the end of the season and there is going to be recommendations of players that are going to be sold and even if he doesn't get any, he sees the players that are not good for the team and the once that need to be sold, he can make arrangements for his starters against next season.

Ruben Amorim, after taking office in November 2024, is facing a difficult process and has become a complete wreck. They cannot have a goal in the Premier League, they are already very bad in the rankings. Something can still be done in the European League.

Amorim can continue for another season, transfer the players he wants in the summer and bring the team somewhere with tactical improvements, this chance will be given to him. If the club showed the necessary support to Eric Tan Hag, they will show it to him too.

[KTChampions]

Moreover, the team that wants him is Real Madrid, clearly it is an even easier thing for Alexander-Arnold to agree to it because Real Madrid is team that is clearly better than Liverpool.

Well, what I think is that it is very necessary for him to go to Madrid, because the defense is the team's biggest weakness, that player is needed, but we can only think, because if the player doesn't like Madrid, then he would go to another team, unfortunately that happens, there are very few who have said No to Madrid.

If it is not this one, it should be another, but a defensive player is urgently needed for the Merengue team.

Is this a done deal? It seems like the leaks say the contract has already been signed (preliminary, I think) and Arnold will get about $20 million in signing bonus. Even though he is leaving his home club, I still think it is the right choice, he is 26 years old and he can play many seasons at Real and win all the titles that are possible at the club level.

[liuka]

I don't know where the rumours about amorim sacking started to develop at this time, because basically it is precisely manchester united that has not given a statement that hints at amorim's future so far, besides, in the last few weeks I have seen in this thread if xavi continues to be linked with several teams including juventus and now manchester united even though we know that so far he prefers to take a break from coaching for a while, if xavi wants to return to coaching a team of course he is already coaching a club at this time, because at the beginning of the season many clubs wanted to make him a coach but instead he refused, the arrival of amorim has not give an impact on manchester united but I don't think management will sack him within half a season of his coaching.

Amorim is still safe from the Manchester United coaching chair because Manchester United's poor performance is not from the coach but from the players who do not perform well on the field. I believe Manchester United management will give a long time to Amorim but on the one hand they have to improve with many young players if their goal is long term. Apart from that, this season Manchester United only has one more hope for the competition they are participating in, namely the European League, for that they must rise and achieve their dreams.

In addition, their performance in the domestic league is also not impressive because this season they have to fight to avoid the relegation zone, so in the remaining matches they must not lose any more points. There are many gaps that must be fixed by Amorim, I think management must buy many new players in the next transfer season.

[Jegileman]

All Manchester United needs now is to focus on avoiding relegation because they might end trophyless this season. The team is in bad shape because of low-performing players, injuries, suspensions, and financial problems. It would be unfair to sack Ruben Amorim because he needs more time to put the team in shape. Although the expectation was high when Amorim was signed after he had a great experience in Sporting Lisbon it is not turning out well. But I think he needs one more season to prove his worth.

This is what many people have been saying about him since he joined the team and the majority of the people wants him to be given more time to prove himself worthy of the task been given to him as the manager of the team. He may not have been expecting such a tougher league after leaving Sporting Lisbon in flying colors.

Not the real deal is here and if he can prove himself well by next seaosn, he’ll receive much accolades and won’t be seen as another one season wonder coach. He is a great coach and I really love his managerial skills back in Portugal. Let’s see what next season will be of him, whether he’ll improve or remain the same.