⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[JeffBrad12]

I can only hope this rumor is gonna be real. Juve has terrible striker, and they have to sign a new one. Buying Gyokeres from Sporting is the best instead of still using Vlahovic. They must buy him, then sell Vlahovic to the other club. It must be the best move for them consider they lack of sharpness in their attack due to the horrible striker.
The latest rumor says they prepare 11m a year contract for him. If it's real, he shall take it asap instead of waiting an approach from EPL club.

Gyokeres has to use his sense. Juve is not that bad for him consider they're also playing in UCL. I hope this transfer will be realized.

[Jatiluhung]

It seems Laporta has been reacting positively toward all of indirect message being made by his players. So he changes his mind on Nico's decision. I only wonder in what way he will sign Nico. We know how terrible Barca's financial. That's impossible for them to sign Nico without selling their player first.
I don't think they can also send a proposal to pay Nico in some installments. I remember they still have money from selling their VIP seat, and can be used to sign Nico from Bilbao.  

I don't know how, but Barcelona usually always finds a way that is beyond our expectations. in the past few seasons it was the same. Even though this club is not in good financial condition, they are still a team that is quite active in recruiting new players. The point is that this club has always had the ambition to get new, quality players that they have wanted for a long time. Nico Williams has been wanted by Barcelona since last season.

We remember the story of last season where Barcelona tried to get Dani Olmo. Even at that time, everyone thought that Barcelona would have difficulty getting him with their current condition. But in the end Barcelona managed to get him.

[Zlantann]

I can only hope this rumor is gonna be real. Juve has terrible striker, and they have to sign a new one. Buying Gyokeres from Sporting is the best instead of still using Vlahovic. They must buy him, then sell Vlahovic to the other club. It must be the best move for them consider they lack of sharpness in their attack due to the horrible striker.
The latest rumor says they prepare 11m a year contract for him. If it's real, he shall take it asap instead of waiting an approach from EPL club.

Gyokeres has to use his sense. Juve is not that bad for him consider they're also playing in UCL. I hope this transfer will be realized.

There have been too many speculations about the future of Viktor Gyokeres. He was linked to Manchester United and Arsenal, the news about Juventus is just emerging. It was all around the news that the Swede was desperate to move to Arsenal until the deal went cold due to the demands of his current club. With Juventus willing to offer Sporting Lisbon £60m and the striker's £ 11 million-a-year wage, the player might move to Italy if he desires. Juventus is keen on rebuilding its team after a poor run last season. They have been linked to players like the Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen. But it seems the players don't want to move to rivals of Napoli.  We have to wait and see how this transfer news unfolds because it can be confusing.

[Alpha Marine]

I am very sure Nico will be successful in Barcelona, ​​especially since this team is like a second home for him because many Spanish national team players play there, plus Hansi Flick magic hand has proven to be very good at bringing out the talents of young players,

Nico Williams is tailor-made for Barcelona and the kind of football Hansi Flick plays. He's fast, good with the ball on his feet and knows how to run at defenders and force the attack. He is the perfect fit for that position in the long run. His numbers are the only poor part of his game, but I believe in a team like Barcelona, where they constantly attack, I believe his numbers will improve.

so the question is if he plays in Barcelona, ​​which position will he fill? The left wing already belongs to Rafinha, this one player is difficult to replace, the right wing? This is like shifting Yamal position, maybe it will alternate with Rafinha and Yamal, which is also good because Barcelona does lack players in both positions.

Raphinha is not naturally a left winger. In fact, last season he didn't even play the left wing. It was like that on paper, but on the field, he usually drifts to the middle and has almost a free role on the field. He could totally play the free role because he had to maintain the flank.
With Nico in the team, Raphinha can play behind the striker and have a freer role on the pitch. He can also act as a second option to Yamal's position, which is his natural position. I don't see an issue here at all.

[Accardo]

The latest rumor says they prepare 11m a year contract for him. If it's real, he shall take it asap instead of waiting an approach from EPL club.

Gyokeres has to use his sense. Juve is not that bad for him consider they're also playing in UCL. I hope this transfer will be realized.

Controversies are going on between his Agent and the club management regarding the €60m release clause and the €10m in ads on his Agent is looking to accept. The manament said it's not enough and he can't leave the club at that rate. They further said that Viktor's performance was so outstanding to be freed at a lesser amount they're considering a bigger offer else he's going nowhere. Gyokeres in his IG post also shared that a lot of talks is happening and he's not yet sure which side he'd go. However, I'd prefer Arsenal wins the bid for the striker, Arteta will utilize him in a perfect way.

[Adbitco]

Real Madrid is having internal talks about signing Arsenal's Lewis - Skelly. The La Liga giants is looking to adding more players to their ranks especially in the defensive wing where they struggled two seasons ago due to injuries sustained to their first choice defenders especially last season. Real Madrid isn't sleeping in the transfer window as they've done two seasons ago and last season, the results of last season is telling on the management and it's dawned on them to act fast.

Very surprising why Real Madrid want to sign him, although he's young, he's still inconsistent.

Signing Skelly is like gambling, either he will improve and become a great player or he stuck as a mediocre player. Vallejo was the example, Real Madrid sign him when he was young, 18 years old and Vallejo hadn't prove anything yet.

If Real Madrid want to spend 20 Million Euros, that's a good deal.

Players are actually different, Lewis-Skelly has shown more potential than Vallejo and that's for sure. His got more game time for Arsenal during last season and he proved that his reliable with time and the right mentorship he will definitely be a great defender. The good thing is that his still very much young and I'm sure Real Madrid can get the best out of him if they eventually sign him.

[Coyster]

They aren't the only team interested in him though. Bayern Munich is also after him. But just as it says in the source, Nico prioritizies Barcelona. He probably wants to play side by side with Yamal as well.  

It is true that Nico Williams has prioritized Barcelona, but i hope the club has the financial capacity to sign him, and not just that, i hope they wouldn't have problems registering him, as well as Joan Garcia they signed from Espanyol. Remember what happened last season with Dani Olmo, it was somewhat embarrassing when they couldn't get him registered, though they eventually did, i hope they would not have such challenges this time around.

[Helena Yu]

I can only hope this rumor is gonna be real. Juve has terrible striker, and they have to sign a new one. Buying Gyokeres from Sporting is the best instead of still using Vlahovic. They must buy him, then sell Vlahovic to the other club. It must be the best move for them consider they lack of sharpness in their attack due to the horrible striker.
The latest rumor says they prepare 11m a year contract for him. If it's real, he shall take it asap instead of waiting an approach from EPL club.

Gyokeres has to use his sense. Juve is not that bad for him consider they're also playing in UCL. I hope this transfer will be realized.

Fortunately Vlahovic's contract will expire in the upcoming year, so Juventus won't need to think to pay his big salary, he get paid for 15 Million Euros, that's too big. Having Gyokeres is like better and cheaper version than Vlahovic. I doubt there's a team wan to sign Vlahovic since he has terrible stats and expensive.

Juventus tend to spent money for wrong players, I hope if they successfully sign Gyokeres, he can change Juventus like the way old Juventus where many teams scared to met Juventus.

[Adbitco]

This is not going to happen. It will just be a public issue because Arteta is aware of Lewis-Skelly's potential to help defend and help attack from the left.
If I think about it, it's Real Madrid's strategy to get other targets off the ground. If Real Madrid make a proposal, I think their target players will be very happy and have the opportunity to agree from the player's side.
There is another one, if I'm not mistaken this has to do with Arsenal's good relationship with Real Madrid. Arsenal are trying to bring Victor Gyokeres from Sporting CP.

Real Madrid itself as a name is a big force in the footballing world, Real Madrid doesn't need to cut corners or start diverting attentions for a player while they want another just as you insinuated. If Real Madrid are interested in a particular player they go such a player unless it's just the media that's speculating about it. If it's true that Real Madrid wants Lewis-Skelly, the player himself will be glad that his caught the attention of the club again if it's Gyokeres that Madrid wants, they will go for him but I doubt this news about Real Madrid going for him.

[Ale88]

Real Madrid is having internal talks about signing Arsenal's Lewis - Skelly. The La Liga giants is looking to adding more players to their ranks especially in the defensive wing where they struggled two seasons ago due to injuries sustained to their first choice defenders especially last season. Real Madrid isn't sleeping in the transfer window as they've done two seasons ago and last season, the results of last season is telling on the management and it's dawned on them to act fast.

If the 18-year-old English player goes to Real Madrid, he is a player who will not have a problem being a substitute. Maybe that is why Real Madrid wants to transfer him. They also need players who will not have a problem being a substitute. By transferring a star player, they can transfer a player who is expensive and may have a problem being a substitute, but transferring such an 18-year-old player means buying a player who can serve Real Madrid for many years.

I totally disagree: I really don't understand why an 18 year old player should choose to join Real Madrid just to spend time on the bench. Right now he is already playing for one the best teams in the world and in the best league in the world, the more he plays the more he improves, not only for the club but for the national team as well. Moving to Real Madrid now would mean stopping the growth, just look what happened with Endrick, he didn't get any better, he barely played a few matches. Was it worth it? Or was it maybe better being loaned to a smaller club and play regularly?

[yudi09]

This is not going to happen. It will just be a public issue because Arteta is aware of Lewis-Skelly's potential to help defend and help attack from the left.
If I think about it, it's Real Madrid's strategy to get other targets off the ground. If Real Madrid make a proposal, I think their target players will be very happy and have the opportunity to agree from the player's side.
There is another one, if I'm not mistaken this has to do with Arsenal's good relationship with Real Madrid. Arsenal are trying to bring Victor Gyokeres from Sporting CP.

Myles Lewis-Skelly contract with Arsenal will be ending in 2026 and there are strong speculations that Real Madrid is plotting to still use the same free transfer strategy to sign the young defender. The same strategy worked in the cases of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kylian Mbappe, David Alaba, and Antonio Rudiger.

So the Gunners have to place restrictions to stop his move to Santiago Bernabeu. It is now up to Arsenal's sporting director Andrea Berta to offer the eighteen-year-old English player a contract that will keep him at the Emirates for a long period. This would push away interest from Real Madrid and make them pay a substantial release clause if they really want him.

Many good players do not get a good place at the Emirates Stadium. It used to be the same before the name of their proud stadium changed to Emirates Stadium.
Anything can be anything depending on how the Gunners treat their players. It also depends on who the Arsenal coach is in the future. If Arteta is still the coach, I think Myles Lewis-Skelly will be a valuable asset that will be kept. Thanks to the trust given by Arteta, the 18-year-old defender also got the chance to play with the England National Team.

I think this is my temporary conclusion about the rumors of Real Madrid wanting to get Myles Lewis-Skelly.

[Swordsoffreedom]

It seems Laporta has been reacting positively toward all of indirect message being made by his players. So he changes his mind on Nico's decision. I only wonder in what way he will sign Nico. We know how terrible Barca's financial. That's impossible for them to sign Nico without selling their player first.
I don't think they can also send a proposal to pay Nico in some installments. I remember they still have money from selling their VIP seat, and can be used to sign Nico from Bilbao.  

Barcelona reach agreement to sign Nico Williams on six-year contract as Lamine Yamal's Spain team-mate edges closer to sealing blockbuster transfer from Athletic Club

Barcelona need Nico Williams. Because Lewandowski's contract with barcelona is about to expire next season. If Lewandowski leaves the squad, there will creat a big void. And that is why Barcelona needs a young forward.

We know that Barcelona is in a financial crisis. How much will Barcelona have to spend for Nico Williams? As far as I have heard, Athletic Club has want 60 million for Nico. This is not a very big amount. Barcelona has received a large amount of prize money due to winning the La Liga title.

From all the news I have seen so far, Laporta is going to finalize this deal. Nico is going to come to Barcelona on a six-year contract. Even if Barcelona is in a financial crisis, spending 60 million will not be too difficult for a club like Barcelona. Hopefully Laporte will be able to manage this money somehow.

[Nheer]

They aren't the only team interested in him though. Bayern Munich is also after him. But just as it says in the source, Nico prioritizies Barcelona. He probably wants to play side by side with Yamal as well.  

It is true that Nico Williams has prioritized Barcelona, but i hope the club has the financial capacity to sign him, and not just that, i hope they wouldn't have problems registering him, as well as Joan Garcia they signed from Espanyol. Remember what happened last season with Dani Olmo, it was somewhat embarrassing when they couldn't get him registered, though they eventually did, i hope they would not have such challenges this time around.

I saw the rumor also and I was thinking the same thing as you. It's normal how Barcelona always show interest in talented players but their financial instability is making it impossible for them to sign top players. Alot of player have interest in playing for Barcelona but in the end they can't afford those players and it even gets worse to not being able to pay them as much as their wages are worth.
Nico Williams have shown interest in Barcelona which I believe it's the influence of Yamal  but if Barcelona can't make it happen then he will be going to Bayern Munich or any other club that finalize the deal.  
It's really embarrassing for a club like Barcelona to sign players and not be able to register them, I believe they would have things sorted out by now and won't be like last time.

[Polkeins]

It is now official Martin Baturina has transferred to Komo from Dinamo Zagreb.
https://comofootball.com/en/martin-baturina-joins-como-1907/

A very successful transfer for Komo. The player is young, only 23 years old and has already become the best assistant of the Croatian championship by giving 11 assists and scoring 4 goals.
Komo bought him for only 17 million euros and another 5 million as a bonus. The contract is for 5 years and I think that in a couple of years Komo will be able to sell him for much more.

Great transfer for Fabregas' team, which next season apparently wants to get into the top 6 in Serie A.

Como seems to be quite effective in shopping for the players needed. And yes, Martin Baturina is a potential young player whose abilities in the field can still continue to develop to become even better. So if Martin Baturina succeeds in showing a good performance then there is no doubt that his transfer value will increase rapidly in the next transfer market. And that would be a huge advantage for Como. But I feel that Como is really building their squad so that it gets better from time to time. So when they have a good player, they will definitely try to keep him and not let him go to another team.

Apparently Fabregas made the decision to stay at COMO after being promised good transfers and apparently he wasn't fooled.
At first COMO signed Valle from Barcelona for 6 million euros and now he will not play on loan, but as a KOMO player and yesterday bought Baturina.
Como managed to take 9th place in Serie A in the first season and apparently the club has money and it will be interesting to see how COMO will progress next season and whether they will make it to the European Cup.

[EL MOHA]

I totally disagree: I really don't understand why an 18 year old player should choose to join Real Madrid just to spend time on the bench. Right now he is already playing for one the best teams in the world and in the best league in the world, the more he plays the more he improves, not only for the club but for the national team as well. Moving to Real Madrid now would mean stopping the growth, just look what happened with Endrick, he didn't get any better, he barely played a few matches. Was it worth it? Or was it maybe better being loaned to a smaller club and play regularly?

Although I also agree that a player like Lewis Skelly shouldn’t be going to a club that will keep him on the bench at this time of his career. He needs to have more playing time to actually help him develop. But for me except Real Madrid actually signs in a new Left back now but if he is their target this season I think he will definitely get into the first team.

His situation at the moment is quite different from that of Endrick, Endrick playing time is limited due to the number of attackers at Real Madrid currently, he can’t simply unsit a player like Mbappe. But the left back position right now at Real Madrid is definitely up for taking because the two players in that position are not looking like players Madrid will be sticking with for a very long time.


Moreover Madrid aren’t looking at the deal this season but probably next season when Maybe Lewis will be free if he doesn’t extend

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I can only hope this rumor is gonna be real. Juve has terrible striker, and they have to sign a new one. Buying Gyokeres from Sporting is the best instead of still using Vlahovic. They must buy him, then sell Vlahovic to the other club. It must be the best move for them consider they lack of sharpness in their attack due to the horrible striker.
The latest rumor says they prepare 11m a year contract for him. If it's real, he shall take it asap instead of waiting an approach from EPL club.

Gyokeres has to use his sense. Juve is not that bad for him consider they're also playing in UCL. I hope this transfer will be realized.

11 Million per year might be tempting for Viktor Gyökeres then how about Sporting CP? Juventus offers 60 million as release fee while Sporting wants 85-100 million meaning Juventus' efforts will be in vain unless they agree on a release fee. I personally believe Arsenal will win this race and just waiting for Sporting to agree 75 million as a release fee, I don't understand why Sporting want more, when they only spent 24 million to bring him in. On the other hand Gyökeres is 27 years old this means that the potential for a decline in market value is quite high and that's why Arsenal are hesitant to pay over market value. Let's just wait and see how this drama ends.

[JeffBrad12]

I can only hope this rumor is gonna be real. Juve has terrible striker, and they have to sign a new one. Buying Gyokeres from Sporting is the best instead of still using Vlahovic. They must buy him, then sell Vlahovic to the other club. It must be the best move for them consider they lack of sharpness in their attack due to the horrible striker.
The latest rumor says they prepare 11m a year contract for him. If it's real, he shall take it asap instead of waiting an approach from EPL club.

Gyokeres has to use his sense. Juve is not that bad for him consider they're also playing in UCL. I hope this transfer will be realized.

Fortunately Vlahovic's contract will expire in the upcoming year, so Juventus won't need to think to pay his big salary, he get paid for 15 Million Euros, that's too big. Having Gyokeres is like better and cheaper version than Vlahovic. I doubt there's a team wan to sign Vlahovic since he has terrible stats and expensive.

Juventus tend to spent money for wrong players, I hope if they successfully sign Gyokeres, he can change Juventus like the way old Juventus where many teams scared to met Juventus.

Sadly Juve rejected all of offers for Vlahovic even when they knew if he's so bad. So they can't recoup some money back from selling him as 2026 is his last year's contract with Juve. The better they sell him asap, and recoup some money, then used it to sign Gyokeres. A few months left before the end of summer window. They have enough time to do that.

[coinlocket$]

Alfie Gilchrist will leave Chelsea in this summer
Diego Coppola is confirmed at Brighton, permanent deal.
Brahim Diaz has a new deal with Real Madrid.
Napoli is pushing for Darwin Nunez.

as always some updated from Fabrizio Romano

[sokani]

Raphinha is not naturally a left winger. In fact, last season he didn't even play the left wing. It was like that on paper, but on the field, he usually drifts to the middle and has almost a free role on the field. He could totally play the free role because he had to maintain the flank. With Nico in the team, Raphinha can play behind the striker and have a freer role on the pitch. He can also act as a second option to Yamal's position, which is his natural position. I don't see an issue here at all.

I know Raphinha plays as a left winger for Barca, but just to be certain, he's played different roles in other clubs he's been in. I did a quick search, and I found out that he can also play as a right winger and an attacking midfielder. That's good, as it will give Barça options in case any of the attacking players get injured, he can easily make a switch. Also, I think he'll make a good striker, though I'm not sure he's played in that role.

[Ale88]

I totally disagree: I really don't understand why an 18 year old player should choose to join Real Madrid just to spend time on the bench. Right now he is already playing for one the best teams in the world and in the best league in the world, the more he plays the more he improves, not only for the club but for the national team as well. Moving to Real Madrid now would mean stopping the growth, just look what happened with Endrick, he didn't get any better, he barely played a few matches. Was it worth it? Or was it maybe better being loaned to a smaller club and play regularly?

Although I also agree that a player like Lewis Skelly shouldn’t be going to a club that will keep him on the bench at this time of his career. He needs to have more playing time to actually help him develop. But for me except Real Madrid actually signs in a new Left back now but if he is their target this season I think he will definitely get into the first team.

His situation at the moment is quite different from that of Endrick, Endrick playing time is limited due to the number of attackers at Real Madrid currently, he can’t simply unsit a player like Mbappe. But the left back position right now at Real Madrid is definitely up for taking because the two players in that position are not looking like players Madrid will be sticking with for a very long time.

When Real Madrid won the last Champions League, back in 2024, a very average player like Joselu played quite often, probably way more than everybody expected. At the same time Endrick played way less than everybody expected since he arrived with high expectations despite his young age. He also used to play a decent amount of time for the Brazilian team. Maybe the two situations (Lewis Skelly and Endrick) are not exactly the same but are quite similar in my opinion. A player like Endrick at Arsenal for example would have played almost every match. But he prefers Real Madrid's bench...