⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[LGD2Business]

Either way, Arsenal should fight to sign Viktor Gyokeres, one of the strikers they need to boost their trophy chances next season. As Fabrizio Roma has said, Viktor Gyokeres is definitely going to leave, despite the player hinting that he will stay with Sporting CP next season. His market value is around £65m, and I think Arsenal would not have too much trouble in paying his release clause.

With his performances this season, Gyökeres has proven to be one of the best strikers in the world. Naturally, all top clubs are after him. I think the asking price is very reasonable. 65 million Euro can be paid by all the big clubs. The important thing is which team he will choose. If he comes to Arsenal, it will be perfect. Arsenal playing with a real striker will be a candidate for the trophies much better than this season. I'm sure other Premier League teams want him too. Especially for those who need a striker, Gyökeres should be the first choice. But Arsenal, who have accelerated the negotiations, have priority in this regard. They will pay an annual salary of 8.5 million Euro. Considering the salaries of the other players in the team, this is a very normal figure.

[OrangeII]

Well well! It seems Pep is seriously losing of his patience to the City's defenders and midfielders. He's now aiming to bring more midfielders and defenders. I know how some players will leave this season such as KDB, Diaz, and etc. However, it must need a huge effort to pull in a lot of defenders in summer.

I hear his team is pulling out themselves from the race to sign Wirtz, and i wonder who the hell is gonna be the next target. They have to find some quality defenders, and importantly a new CAM who can replace KDB. So far no clues about who is in Pep's shortlist. 

Previously to replace De Bruyne Manchester City eye Florian Wirtz and Xavi Simons if the rumours City pulling out of the Wirtz race then Xavi Simons could be an alternative, as a young player Simons can improve his skills with the right coach however, Manchester City are not the only ones chasing this player there are Arsenal and Bayern Munich who want him. If we look at it financially, Manchester City should have no problems they have sufficient budget especially the price is still affordable even Manchester City could position him as a long-term investment.

Is it true Luis Díaz will move to AL Nassr? I doubt AL Nassr spent €85 million on this player because on average AL Nassr only spends less than €50 million when bringing in new players. On the one hand Liverpool still need Luis Díaz and its performance continues to improve from season to season, it would be better for Liverpool to keep him for the next 2 seasons.

[Die_empty]

I also agree, to add that Vinicius Jr has a guaranteed place in the attack, he and Mbappe, so it wouldn't make sense for him to leave a big and winning team like Real Madrid, knowing that he plays regularly and his place isn't threatened by any other player. Just see that even with the arrival of the new coach, I haven't heard any news saying that Real Madrid would sign a new striker, this means that the new coach will keep Vinicius Jr and Mbappe playing regularly, I don't know what the situation will be with Rodrygo and Endrick.

There are information flying on the internet that Rodrygo is not happy with his role in Real Madrid. Some sports news channels reported that he wants to leave. But this news has not been verified or confirmed by the Brazilian or his agent. As for key players like Jude Bellingham, Vinicus and Kylian Mbappe, they are not going anywhere because they have enjoyed the support of Carlo Ancelotti, and I think Xabi Alonso will still give them preference. These are my speculations, the coach might have other plans.

[Silence Scream]

The decision will be for Vini to decide if he will go to Saudi or not. Madrid cannot force him to where he doesn't want to go. Vini wouldn't accept such offer because he is still young full of potentials and has the dreams of winning more European trophies. If he goes to SPL, he will kill his career so quick.

I think Vinicius prefers his career to money. Without Madrid forcing him to stay, he won't leave. Some good players want to join Madrid because it's one of the teams that can win prestigious titles in the Champions League. Real Madrid has always been able to provide its players with a good career path. Therefore, it is unlikely that Vinicius will leave just for money. It makes no sense and will never happen.

Currently, Vinicius' contract at Real Madrid is quite long, where his contract is valid until June 30, 2027, even to maintain the Brazilian striker, the club intends to extend his contract until 2030, but this is where the tension occurs, where Vinicius Junior's agent gave a warning to the club manager to increase Vinicius Junior's salary, otherwise he threatened to be reluctant to stay at Real Madrid and would leave. And this request arose not only because Vini received an offer from another club with a fairly high salary, this was exacerbated because his teammate K. Mbappe had a higher salary than him.

Maybe this caused Vinicius' jealousy towards his teammate Mbappe, especially since he considered that the contribution given by him to the team was greater than Mbappe.

That is not long. June 2027 is in two years, which by the time of June 2026 gives the player a superior negotiation position because he can threaten to leave the club as a free agent while demanding a salary increase. That is by no means quite long and Real Madrid knows that negotiations are inbound within the next few months. My prediction is that Vinicus won't negotiate anything till conclusion unless Real Madrid meets his, and only his, demands.

I read that Real Madrid wants to extend his contract with him. I read that they want to keep him at Real Madrid until 2030. If this claim is true, Real Madrid will give him the salary he wants. Because he is a Brazilian player who can do great things when he is good. Real Madrid needs him just like they need Mbappé. He is one of the few indispensable players of the team. That's why I think the Real Madrid president will make him a good contract offer.

[jaberwock]

Brazil has experienced a decline in overall team performance making it difficult for them to compete with other national teams in several official competitions. Ancelloti's presence is expected to bring big changes to the national team and they can return to the peak of glory that has been lost for a long time. Some Brazilian players are close to Ancelloti's training style so it will be a little easier to adapt and Ancelloti himself will also be a little easier to adapt because he knows some of the national team players.

Ancelotti emotional closeness with several Brazilian players will certainly speed up his adaptation period, I don't think Ancelotti will experience any significant difficulties. The World Cup qualifying round will be a good event to build chemistry, we will see clearly how Ancelotti performs at the national team level. I think all managers will still need time to improve the team performance, especially to bring Brazil back to its glory days. But at a glance, I think Ancelotti has the ability to do it, he is in the right place and the right time.

He would do a great job at Brazil, and that could cause a lot of income for the long term. If he could actually turn the ship around that would make sense to get it grow a lot because Brazil is not doing that great at the moment. With him being so close to Brazilian players then it would make him do a lot better. If he could do a great job and make this team win again, then he would gain his reputation back.

It's sad to see Ancelotti level coaches to get fired, Real Madrid won so much with him and he could have gained so much but that didn't cause anything at all. If he could get a growing amount of money there and we could have gathered a lot for him and instead he got fired instead, even though he won so much, he was sacked prematurely for one bad season.

[IceLincoln]

Although I don't really follow the development of Ligue 1, but seeing the statistics of Jonathan David be quite surprised with the collection of 16 goals this season. Playing in a Champions League team will give him many opportunities to continue to improve his performance.

The figure of Álvaro Carreras is clearly very worthy of being obtained by Madrid, he reminds me of Ramos, I also hope he can combine his abilities with Asencio in the back line.

There is no clarity for Osimhen to return to Europe, he seems comfortable with Galatasaray and plus his release clause is still very expensive and a club like United clearly does not have enough money to buy it.

I am sure he would do better at a better club because he would have better teammates that can feed him better. The toughest thing about the current status of Jonathan David he is considering leaving to Inter and that seems to be the most clear path for him and that doesn't seem like bad move for him because it's a bigger club but that doesn't mean he will do fine.

If he could do a greater that would be great, but that doesn't mean he is doing that badly and should be looking into how he could fit with Inter. If he fits better and scores 15+ goals a year, then he would be alright (just the league, 20+ all season) that would be good, if he scores even more that's great, if he scores any less? His value would drop a lot and would be in trouble.

Jonathan David leaving Lille for inter is not bad move but it’s a bad move, it’s not a bad move cos you can say it’s an upgrade but it’s a bad move for him as a striker. Inter Milan right now have a truckload of strikers and Jonathan David going there, I don’t think he’ll have playing time or even do better. There’s Lautaro Martinez who’s position is unshakable and there’s Thuram who’s very formidable paired with L.Martinez and there’s veterans like Mahdi Taremi and Marko Anautovic, all in one position. Inter plays a double striker formation 3:5:2 to accommodate their strikers. Inter I’m not sure are interested in signing any new strikers.

[Coyster]

I hear his team is pulling out themselves from the race to sign Wirtz, and i wonder who the hell is gonna be the next target. They have to find some quality defenders, and importantly a new CAM who can replace KDB. So far no clues about who is in Pep's shortlist.  

Florian Wirtz is going to be expensive and the rumor is that's the reason why Manchester City are pulling out of the race and it is understandable. I think City needs a right back and a left back, but i don't think they need a center back, they have so many of that.

That said, the most important position they need to make reinforcement is in midfield, they have to replace KDB and also find a quality makeshift midfielder in the Rodri role, Rodri cannot just get injured and that's the end of City's season, it should not be allowed to happen again.

[Black Mbaye]

The decision will be for Vini to decide if he will go to Saudi or not. Madrid cannot force him to where he doesn't want to go. Vini wouldn't accept such offer because he is still young full of potentials and has the dreams of winning more European trophies. If he goes to SPL, he will kill his career so quick.

I think Vinicius prefers his career to money. Without Madrid forcing him to stay, he won't leave. Some good players want to join Madrid because it's one of the teams that can win prestigious titles in the Champions League. Real Madrid has always been able to provide its players with a good career path. Therefore, it is unlikely that Vinicius will leave just for money. It makes no sense and will never happen.

Currently, Vinicius' contract at Real Madrid is quite long, where his contract is valid until June 30, 2027, even to maintain the Brazilian striker, the club intends to extend his contract until 2030, but this is where the tension occurs, where Vinicius Junior's agent gave a warning to the club manager to increase Vinicius Junior's salary, otherwise he threatened to be reluctant to stay at Real Madrid and would leave. And this request arose not only because Vini received an offer from another club with a fairly high salary, this was exacerbated because his teammate K. Mbappe had a higher salary than him.

Maybe this caused Vinicius' jealousy towards his teammate Mbappe, especially since he considered that the contribution given by him to the team was greater than Mbappe.

That is not long. June 2027 is in two years, which by the time of June 2026 gives the player a superior negotiation position because he can threaten to leave the club as a free agent while demanding a salary increase. That is by no means quite long and Real Madrid knows that negotiations are inbound within the next few months. My prediction is that Vinicus won't negotiate anything till conclusion unless Real Madrid meets his, and only his, demands.

Vinicius is a very important player for Real Madrid and Real Madrid will not want to lose him. The Brazilian player leaving Real Madrid will cause wounds for Real Madrid. Because they will start looking for a player to replace him and they may have to pay a very high transfer fee. That's why I think Vinicius should get a good contract and continue his path at Real Madrid. I'm sure President Florentino Perez is calculating these. I don't think Real Madrid, one of the biggest teams in Spain and the world, will make such a loss and mistake.

[ShowOff]

Whatever the situation might be and the reason negotiations are stalling I doubt Vinicius will even consider moving to Saudi Arabia and leaving his dreams of winning big trophies and individual achievements playing in Europe. Whatever the issues are stalling the process I believe it will be resolved and all parties will reach an agreement.

If you want to play to earn a lot of money I think the choice of playing in Saudi Arabia is the best choice right now. So far I see Vini not playing just for money. But if we talk about opportunities then this is an opportunity that may not be available twice. Playing in Saudi Arabia at a prime age will allow Vini to set various records and may lead his team to become the SPL champion. But if you want to become a legend and be known to the world then playing in Europe is the best choice. If we talk about trophies I think Vini has won almost all trophies since playing for Real Madrid. He has won everything so there is a possibility that the opportunity to play in Saudi Arabia is still very possible.

I don't think it's the right time for Vinicius to move to Saudi, although the chances of an agreement are very open. Fantastic offers can shake the stance of any player, but Real Madrid also seem to be trying to keep their star player. By keeping Vinicius, Real Madrid has a chance to win trophies next season, he is a player who can make a difference.

Vinicius has the opportunity to win individual awards such as the Ballon d'Or if he continues to play for Real Madrid, besides his position in the Brazilian National Team will also be irreplaceable. The competitive level of Saudi will affect Vinicius performance, which can threaten his position in the Brazilian National Team. I think there are still many other opportunities to come in the future, it would be better if Vinicius continues to stay with Real Madrid.

[Ale88]

He's a very good striker but 65 millions euro for someone who plays in Portugal are a lot of money, it would be a huge bet! Of course for English teams is not a big amount of money but I think it's a fair price, who would pay, I don't know, 80-90 millions for someone who only had good results in Portugal? I understand we are used to see crazy evaluations everywhere but this is a fair price, not a bargain.

But he has shown a good performance, he scored against Leipzig, Manchester City and Lille, so that's proving he has a quality. When he played for Sweden, it's him who became top scorer, not Isak.

65 Million Euro is fair I think, if he joined Premier League teams then it's quite cheap, both Liverpool and Arsenal can afford for 90 Million Euros if they want.

You know, there's a shortage in center forward, many teams even rotate winger to play in center forward position.

I know, he did pretty well in the Champions League, and also with Sweden, but it's very different when you have a team that plays for you and when you are just another regular player, which is what would happen if he moves to an English team. Isak is doing very well in the Premier League, of course Gyökeres scores more at the moment since he plays in Portugal. It would be interesting to see his weekly performances in England.

[W Jr.]

He's a very good striker but 65 millions euro for someone who plays in Portugal are a lot of money, it would be a huge bet! Of course for English teams is not a big amount of money but I think it's a fair price, who would pay, I don't know, 80-90 millions for someone who only had good results in Portugal? I understand we are used to see crazy evaluations everywhere but this is a fair price, not a bargain.

But he has shown a good performance, he scored against Leipzig, Manchester City and Lille, so that's proving he has a quality. When he played for Sweden, it's him who became top scorer, not Isak.

65 Million Euro is fair I think, if he joined Premier League teams then it's quite cheap, both Liverpool and Arsenal can afford for 90 Million Euros if they want.

You know, there's a shortage in center forward, many teams even rotate winger to play in center forward position.

I know, he did pretty well in the Champions League, and also with Sweden, but it's very different when you have a team that plays for you and when you are just another regular player, which is what would happen if he moves to an English team. Isak is doing very well in the Premier League, of course Gyökeres scores more at the moment since he plays in Portugal. It would be interesting to see his weekly performances in England.

I think it is almost certain that Gyökeres will be transferred to the Premier League. I think that Manchester United will be ahead in this transfer, especially with their manager. Of course, the player's decision is also important because if Manchester United cannot win the Europa League, they will not be in European competitions next year, they will only be in the Premier League. This is also a disadvantage for the player. Therefore, it is important for Manchester United to win the Europa League in order to go to the Champions League. If Manchester United wins this tournament, I think they can bring the Swedish striker to the team.

[Ale88]

He's a very good striker but 65 millions euro for someone who plays in Portugal are a lot of money, it would be a huge bet! Of course for English teams is not a big amount of money but I think it's a fair price, who would pay, I don't know, 80-90 millions for someone who only had good results in Portugal? I understand we are used to see crazy evaluations everywhere but this is a fair price, not a bargain.

But he has shown a good performance, he scored against Leipzig, Manchester City and Lille, so that's proving he has a quality. When he played for Sweden, it's him who became top scorer, not Isak.

65 Million Euro is fair I think, if he joined Premier League teams then it's quite cheap, both Liverpool and Arsenal can afford for 90 Million Euros if they want.

You know, there's a shortage in center forward, many teams even rotate winger to play in center forward position.

I know, he did pretty well in the Champions League, and also with Sweden, but it's very different when you have a team that plays for you and when you are just another regular player, which is what would happen if he moves to an English team. Isak is doing very well in the Premier League, of course Gyökeres scores more at the moment since he plays in Portugal. It would be interesting to see his weekly performances in England.

I think it is almost certain that Gyökeres will be transferred to the Premier League. I think that Manchester United will be ahead in this transfer, especially with their manager. Of course, the player's decision is also important because if Manchester United cannot win the Europa League, they will not be in European competitions next year, they will only be in the Premier League. This is also a disadvantage for the player. Therefore, it is important for Manchester United to win the Europa League in order to go to the Champions League. If Manchester United wins this tournament, I think they can bring the Swedish striker to the team.

If Manchester United want to sign Gyökeres then they have to sell Højlund first because I don't see them playing together and, until now, Højlund scored very few goals, he's clearly not a player ready for Manchester United. I can't believe that he played 31 Premier League games and managed to score only 4 goals, he should really go somewhere else.

[Antotena]

Well well! It seems Pep is seriously losing his patience to the City's defenders and midfielders. He's now aiming to bring more midfielders and defenders. I know how some players will leave this season such as KDB, Diaz, and etc. However, it must need a huge effort to pull in a lot of defenders in summer.

I hear his team is pulling out themselves from the race to sign Wirtz, and i wonder who the hell is gonna be the next target. They have to find some quality defenders, and importantly a new CAM who can replace KDB. So far no clues about who is in Pep's shortlist.  

Who on earth wouldn't be mad at his players for such a frustrating season. If I'm to graph Manchester City performance from last 4 years to now and show it to a person that doesn't watch ball and ask him to interpret the result, he will say there is something that went wrong with this year and how the result is this bad for this season of Manchester City, from top to bottom not even second in the league is disappointing and now they are almost out of the Champions League race for next season.

Those who want to leave can leave, changes is norm and that's what Guardiola must do to restore that top tier team in Manchester City. Most importantly, he need to find food midfielders to support Haaland like they did in the last two seasons else even if he brings all the players in the world and he continues to use Haaland in that manner, he would be fed up next season as nothing will change, these are juts my observations but he knows better where his team is lacking.

[skarais]

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That is not long. June 2027 is in two years, which by the time of June 2026 gives the player a superior negotiation position because he can threaten to leave the club as a free agent while demanding a salary increase. That is by no means quite long and Real Madrid knows that negotiations are inbound within the next few months. My prediction is that Vinicus won't negotiate anything till conclusion unless Real Madrid meets his, and only his, demands.

Real Madrid know that their star players will demand a pay rise, but not all players will get it. Kylian Mbappe is on a high salary because of the agreement between the two parties when Real Madrid tried to get him on a free from PSG, while Vinicius will demand because of his great contribution to the club.

I don't think Real Madrid will just increase Vinicius' salary without consideration, but if they feel that Vinicius doesn't deserve a high increase, then Real Madrid will find a replacement and let Vinicius go to another team. I'm sure Vinicius will stay even without a pay rise, but his agent will definitely demand a lot. Negotiations will continue at the expected stage, so I am sure Vinicius will stay until Real Madrid find a replacement.

[Alpha Marine]

I think Vinicius prefers his career to money. Without Madrid forcing him to stay, he won't leave. Some good players want to join Madrid because it's one of the teams that can win prestigious titles in the Champions League. Real Madrid has always been able to provide its players with a good career path. Therefore, it is unlikely that Vinicius will leave just for money. It makes no sense and will never happen.

"Will never happen" is not a term I will use in football. We've seen players we thought would never leave their clubs make moves to other clubs. We saw Neymar go to PSG when no one thought it would happen. You don't know what will happen in the future, you don't even know what will happen next season, so saying "it will never happen" seems too certain for a sport filled with uncertainty.

However, Vinicius is happy in Madrid right now, and the club is happy to have him; they are even interested in renewing his contract. If the fame doesn't get to his head, he will remain in Madrid. Brazilians are not known for their loyalty, but aside from Saudi, I don't see any club in Europe offering him enough money to leave Madrid, and I don't see him going to Saudi anytime soon.

[Ryu_Ar1]

I'd abandon any news that linkin Madrid players to the Saudi move. This is because Saudi moves will never happen especially for Vini. There are still plenties of european club who can afford his huge wages if he leaves from Madrid. Why does he care to the Saudi clubs?

I'm not discrediting Saudi clubs, but any news related to them are most likely fake. Vini to the Saudis will never happen, unless he retires from european football early. 

If the goal is for money then obviously Vini will leave immediately but it seems that for now especially with his ego still very large for his future career I don't think he will think about leaving quickly to an Arab club especially now that his popularity is still very good even though it cannot be denied that criticism about his ego and emotions on the field is also not small but in the end I still believe that he will still remain in Europe at least for the next few seasons.

Vini has been heavily linked with his departure from Madrid but even so with the contract he currently has and with Vini still being in the starting line up for Madrid I honestly doubt he will leave.

I actually don't really like Vini's attitude but for now he is still one of the players with a very good speed of progress for young players and that cannot be denied because he is indeed now still one of the best wingers so in the end regardless of his attitude and nature on the field I still feel he will remain at Madrid even with a note that he must improve his attitude in the future.

[indah rezqi]

If Manchester United want to sign Gyökeres then they have to sell Højlund first because I don't see them playing together and, until now, Højlund scored very few goals, he's clearly not a player ready for Manchester United. I can't believe that he played 31 Premier League games and managed to score only 4 goals, he should really go somewhere else.

I think Man United should also sell Zirkzee along with Hojlund, both strikers have failed to meet expectations. If accumulated, both strikers have only scored 7 goals this season in the Premier League, it is very inappropriate for the price paid by Man United when recruiting them. Gyokeres will be a good choice for Man United's front line next season, Amorim certainly knows the quality of his former player very well.

Amorim seems to be releasing most of the players who have not contributed much, and most likely he will also release players who are currently on loan. However, Man United transfer policy is very dependent on their success in winning the Europa League trophy, if they fail Amorim will have difficulty building squad depth according to his strategic needs.

[Zaguru12]

I think Man United should also sell Zirkzee along with Hojlund, both strikers have failed to meet expectations. If accumulated, both strikers have only scored 7 goals this season in the Premier League, it is very inappropriate for the price paid by Man United when recruiting them. Gyokeres will be a good choice for Man United's front line next season, Amorim certainly knows the quality of his former player very well.

Amorim seems to be releasing most of the players who have not contributed much, and most likely he will also release players who are currently on loan. However, Man United transfer policy is very dependent on their success in winning the Europa League trophy, if they fail Amorim will have difficulty building squad depth according to his strategic needs.

I wouldn’t agree less with you  most especially the in the strikers that Manchester United have already, both Hojlund and Zirkzee have been poor and would be ok to have then changed but the problem will be in the expenses needed to bring in more strikers and the money that will be realized from the players sale. To be honest if both are been Sold the price will be lower than their actual value and will be problem when Manchester United decides to sign other strikers because they will be two. So for me I think Manchester United will just take the risk now and sale only one, and judging by their performances this season I think Zirkzee had a better season than Hojlund because his link up play was making him relevant to the team even without scoring goals and since this is also his first season unlike Hojlund.

Manchester United will most certainly have to release players and what I say if they want to do that they should simply release those old players that they are not going to give contract extension so that the wage load will reduce. There are top players that will still come to Manchester United without even them playing the European competitions

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Vinicius has a contract with Real Madrid until 2027 and the management has a plan want to extended his contract until 2030 but the negotiation hasn't reach an agreement but on the other side Saudi Arabian club rumoured will dare to bid 250 million for Vinicius transfer

This makes Real Madrid a bit doubt about this offer and i know he is important player for Real Madrid but i think 250 million is fantastic offer and good to be considered

Even i starting to thinking probably Real Madrid will accept this offer and Xavi Alonso as new coach can makes those money to buy more potential players to strengthen Real Madrid squad

is Vini Jr unhappy at Real Madrid? No
Is Vini Jr getting regular football? Yes
Is Vini Jr past his prime at Real Madrid? No
Is Vini Jr's future at Real Madrid in doubt? No
Is Vini Jr very old and about to retire? No

So why on earth would anyone think that he is going to Saudi Arabia very soon because of the money being offered?

[ThemePen]

I think Man United should also sell Zirkzee along with Hojlund, both strikers have failed to meet expectations. If accumulated, both strikers have only scored 7 goals this season in the Premier League, it is very inappropriate for the price paid by Man United when recruiting them. Gyokeres will be a good choice for Man United's front line next season, Amorim certainly knows the quality of his former player very well.

Amorim seems to be releasing most of the players who have not contributed much, and most likely he will also release players who are currently on loan. However, Man United transfer policy is very dependent on their success in winning the Europa League trophy, if they fail Amorim will have difficulty building squad depth according to his strategic needs.

Suggesting Gyokeres as new striker makes sense especially because manager Amorim knows him. If manager has worked with player before it can make it easy for that player to join that team. And yes I also think Amorim will expell players who are not playing well or who are currently playing for other teams on loan which is good because new managers usually want to build their own team. But you also pointed out something really important that is Manchester United wins Europa League or not. If they win they will get more money and look more attractive to new players. This would make it easier for Amorim to buy players he needs to build good team. But if they do not win Europa League it might be harder for him to get players he wants.