⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[HajiBagi]

Simeone says this after a short time Alvarez's name has started to be called with Barcelona. They say he is wanted by them next summer. I'm not sure about Alvarez to stay as long as Atletico Madrid go on inconsistently because of Simeone.  

I doubt if Barcelona has all it takes to secure this move.
They watched him Join their rivals and where never interested until now. Alvarez is a crucial player for Diego Simeone, so I don't think it would be an easy task for Barce. And if Atletico madrid feels that they might eventually lose him to Barce at some point, then they might have to sell him quickly because City didn't take it easy on them on his(Alverez) fees. But at this point, Alverez is still a very crucial player, so they need to secure him.

Barcelona can not sign Alvarez, all rumours are false; Alvarez will stay and play for Atletico Madrid for a long time, and the club will go to any length to keep him there, forget that Atletico Madrid is not winning trophies, the club has money, and they can pay any of their favourite players just to keep them. Atletico Madrid needs Alvarez in the team, especially when they have been struggling since the start of the season, he is the one who steps up and scores goals to help the club win some games.

If Barcelona signs Alvarez, they will face serious problems before they can register him. Signing Alvarez will cost Barcelona more than $100 million, and I don't think Barcelona has that kind of money to buy a player at this point. 40 million signings have become an issue for Barcelona, and they want to sign Alvarez for $100 million, Barcelona signing Alvarez is a joke.

[Velvet78]

Savinho chose to stay and fight for his place at Manchester City as it seems. But someone should tell him that it will be really difficult.

It isn't easy at all for him to cut Foden on the right wing. Cherki is injured until November 1. When he also recovers the competition will be even tougher in the position...

Tottenham were rumoured with him earlier. But no deal. Let's see how good he will do...

[Webetcoins]

The fact remains that Manchester United needs a goalkeeper. Altay and the loanee Onana aren't Manchester United's level. They could have even brought him in when Manchester City let Ederson go. He was at least experienced and a quality Premier League goalkeeper. But they didn't, and they're still struggling in the goalkeeping area.

Yeah, they need an elite level goalkeeper, but with this defense you could have gotten Donnaruma to go to United this summer and even he wouldn't fix anything. Have you seen how the defense plays out from the back? They are trying to pass, so that they could start the game from the back and build up, but they fail most of the time which creates chaos for the goalkeeper and they end up getting scored on.

This is why it is smarter for United to look for a defensive betterment while looking for a goalkeeper as well. They got that Yoro kid with high hopes, I have not seen anything exceptional from him even when he plays, and he missed some games too. So it's clear that they revamped the offense this summer, now they should revamp the defense.

[lizarder]

A coach has to be dynamic. If you are observant too, you will notice that even Pep has had to adjust his team strategy to fit in some players just so they can perform. That is how a manager should be, not too rigid, because things can change. Amorim's refusal to be dynamic will likely get him sacked before the end of the season if care is not taking. Trying to make use of the same strategy always may not work so well in the premier league as it did in the Portuguese league with Sporting. Manchester United have the players that can compete, the coach just has to make things click.  

This doesn't seem to be the case with Amorim, as even though he realizes that the three-man defense isn't working for his team, he still tries to stick with it. This has left some fans disappointed, as implementing the strategy won't work if the players he has at his disposal are generally incapable of executing it effectively. Every player who comes to Manchester United experiences a decline in performance, and that should be a point of evaluation for the coach, and he must find the right solution.

Amorim's future at Manchester United is similar to Ten Hag's, and unless changes are made, he likely won't last until the end of the season. Real change is needed for Manchester United, as the team is starting to lose its reputation after its worst season ever. Without decisive action, Manchester United will continue to suffer in this situation.

[M47AK16]

Even though Jose Mourinho has good experience in the Champions League but if he is not supported by players who have above average abilities then the results will not be as expected because to be able to beat Chelsea at least Benfica has players of the same quality as Chelsea, but yes I also can not underestimate Benfica because a club like this can sometimes give a surprise when they are underestimated but I am sure Chelsea will play seriously in this match because they just lost their valuable points before so this time they do not want to lose again.

When you do not do better than expected with the players you are given, then you are not given better players. If you are given Benfica, and the expectation is not winning the league, then you have to win the league to make it look better. When he won the UCL with Porto, you think that was in anyone's mind? Of course not, they were not seen as a team who could win it at all, in fact they looked like they would never win it, ever. He did make them win it and that's how he went further, Chelsea, Real Madrid and so forth.

Now, when he is given a team that can do X, his teams does X, not X+1, not a single dime more. Which is why he is not seen as good anymore, and which is why defending him with "but the team is this good", because he needs to make them better.

[asriloni]

To my greatest surprised, Saliba will be signing a new contract with Arsenal that will be valid for 5 years. Meaning the contract will last until 2030. I guess not all players are willing to join Real Madrid when they called. This summer Real Madrid has shown interest to William Saliba, one of the best CB in the Premier League. However, he has refused and has shown no interest to joining them. He is going to be a gunner till 2030.

What do you think about his decision, good or bad?

Damn! Since when Madrid was seriously chasing him? Not even official bid or talk came from Madrid's side. They will have more options as Konate and Guehi will available next summer for free. Why do they need Saliba if they can sign Konate or Guehi for free? 

If i were Madrid, i'd rather sign Konate / Guehi coz it cost less than signing Saliba, but same quality. 

[Agbamoni]

Damn! Since when Madrid was seriously chasing him? Not even official bid or talk came from Madrid's side. They will have more options as Konate and Guehi will available next summer for free. Why do they need Saliba if they can sign Konate or Guehi for free? 

If i were Madrid, i'd rather sign Konate / Guehi coz it cost less than signing Saliba, but same quality. 

Same quality really? No doubt Saliba will cost more than Guehi, including Konate but the difference between him and Konate wont be much of a difference.
Also, I dont also agree that they are of the same quality. Saliba is a better CB compared to these two. Weve seen Guehi doing good at Crystal Palce but we cant be so sure if he can do that at big games. Unlike Saliba who have played in the UCL and have much more experience facing stronger opponent.

[Mayor of ogba]

Manchester United is one club that, is misplacing priorities when it comes to their signing. Because united problem has never been a goalkeeping problem it has been a defense related problem because, you can't expect a goalkeeper to perform well when the defense is not doing anything. United should forget about signing a goalkeeper and concentrate on how they can build a team especially a good defense.

Having a good defense plays a major role for a goalkeeper to perform well and help a team win their matches. I think Manchester United needs another goalkeeper because since Erik Ten Hag mistakenly allowed David De Gea to leave Manchester United as a free agent, Manchester United hasn't gotten a good goalkeeper like David de Gea, and it has influenced Manchester United to get poor results at some point.

[Oluwa-btc]

This is why it is smarter for United to look for a defensive betterment while looking for a goalkeeper as well. They got that Yoro kid with high hopes, I have not seen anything exceptional from him even when he plays, and he missed some games too. So it's clear that they revamped the offense this summer, now they should revamp the defense.

Getting a defender should be part of the January transfer window plan. Not just that but also two midfielders according to the reports.
Leny Yoro ommission from the squad has nothing to do with playing poorly,  it had to do with the manager's decisions. I think that was because of the presence of Mazraoui. He is doing a good job giving his all at his age. The newly signed goalkeeper might get a chance to play against Brentford come tomorrow. Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are names I would love to see leave the club. My Pov!!

[Justbillywitt]

Barcelona can not sign Alvarez, all rumours are false; Alvarez will stay and play for Atletico Madrid for a long time, and the club will go to any length to keep him there, forget that Atletico Madrid is not winning trophies, the club has money, and they can pay any of their favourite players just to keep them. Atletico Madrid needs Alvarez in the team, especially when they have been struggling since the start of the season, he is the one who steps up and scores goals to help the club win some games.

If Barcelona signs Alvarez, they will face serious problems before they can register him. Signing Alvarez will cost Barcelona more than $100 million, and I don't think Barcelona has that kind of money to buy a player at this point. 40 million signings have become an issue for Barcelona, and they want to sign Alvarez for $100 million, Barcelona signing Alvarez is a joke.

Why do you think it's a joke for Barcelona signing Julian Alvarez? If Barcelona make Alvarez their project they are definitely going to sign him. Even if Barcelona don't have the money presently, there is always a way for them to raise money. Have you forgotten that Barcelona can sell one or two players and to raise the money to sign the player? The most important thing is for the player to have desire to move to Barcelona.

[Mayor of ogba]

To my greatest surprised, Saliba will be signing a new contract with Arsenal that will be valid for 5 years. Meaning the contract will last until 2030. I guess not all players are willing to join Real Madrid when they called. This summer Real Madrid has shown interest to William Saliba, one of the best CB in the Premier League. However, he has refused and has shown no interest to joining them. He is going to be a gunner till 2030.

What do you think about his decision, good or bad?

Most players' dream is to play for Real Madrid, and when Real Madrid calls on them, they always accept to join Real Madrid without caring how the fans of the club they are playing for feel. Saliba is one of the best defenders in the Premier League, and his wonderful work for Arsenal is evidence of this, which has made Real Madrid want to sign Saliba this season, but Saliba closes any chance of signing for Real Madrid. Saliba turning Real Madrid down and set to renew his contract at Arsenal shows that he loves Arsenal and he willing to stay at Arsenal for a long time and help Arsenal win trophies. Since Saliba will be very happy playing football at Arsenal, I think he made the right decision to stay at Arsenal.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Manchester United is one club that, is misplacing priorities when it comes to their signing. Because united problem has never been a goalkeeping problem it has been a defense related problem because, you can't expect a goalkeeper to perform well when the defense is not doing anything. United should forget about signing a goalkeeper and concentrate on how they can build a team especially a good defense.

Having a good defense plays a major role for a goalkeeper to perform well and help a team win their matches. I think Manchester United needs another goalkeeper because since Erik Ten Hag mistakenly allowed David De Gea to leave Manchester United as a free agent, Manchester United hasn't gotten a good goalkeeper like David de Gea, and it has influenced Manchester United to get poor results at some point.

A solid defense makes it difficult for the opponent to score goals and when they try many times but couldn't succeed it makes them become weak which can make the team with a good defense to attack and have advantage. If the defense is sorted out, it helps a team gain more confidence and they won't concede too many goals. Now, about David de Gea, Eric Ten Hag didn't mistakenly let him go, his contract was due and as a matter of fact i think that he was asking for a bigger salary if United wanted to extend his contract. It was reported that David the Gea was earning about £375,000 a week and Manchester United requested for a reduction but instead he needed an increment, that was exactly what happened.

[KTChampions]

Why do you think it's a joke for Barcelona signing Julian Alvarez? If Barcelona make Alvarez their project they are definitely going to sign him. Even if Barcelona don't have the money presently, there is always a way for them to raise money. Have you forgotten that Barcelona can sell one or two players and to raise the money to sign the player? The most important thing is for the player to have desire to move to Barcelona.

You speak as if Barcelona have Haaland on the bench and they can sell him at any moment. Barcelona have players they need themselves. If we're talking about Lewandowski, who theoretically should have been replaced by Alvarez, then Lewandowski will leave for free or for a symbolic fee, since he's old. I don't think Alvarez is happy with the way things are at Atletico, but I also don't think he would have moved to Barcelona even if Barcelona had money because of Yamal, which is the club the entire PR machine is working for.

[xzone]

Manchester United is one club that, is misplacing priorities when it comes to their signing. Because united problem has never been a goalkeeping problem it has been a defense related problem because, you can't expect a goalkeeper to perform well when the defense is not doing anything. United should forget about signing a goalkeeper and concentrate on how they can build a team especially a good defense.

Having a good defense plays a major role for a goalkeeper to perform well and help a team win their matches. I think Manchester United needs another goalkeeper because since Erik Ten Hag mistakenly allowed David De Gea to leave Manchester United as a free agent, Manchester United hasn't gotten a good goalkeeper like David de Gea, and it has influenced Manchester United to get poor results at some point.

I don't think the goalkeepers they have are terrible; in fact, if they could improve their performance a bit, they could be world-class goalkeepers. However, they concede too many goals, mostly because their defense isn't very good and opposing teams tend to attack with counterattacks. So, there's a tactical error, and that's why the goalkeepers seem to concede so many goals.

Altay Bayındır is actually a very good and reliable goalkeeper, though he can make simple mistakes in some matches

[Spaceman1000$]

Manchester United is one club that, is misplacing priorities when it comes to their signing. Because united problem has never been a goalkeeping problem it has been a defense related problem because, you can't expect a goalkeeper to perform well when the defense is not doing anything. United should forget about signing a goalkeeper and concentrate on how they can build a team especially a good defense.

Having a good defense plays a major role for a goalkeeper to perform well and help a team win their matches. I think Manchester United needs another goalkeeper because since Erik Ten Hag mistakenly allowed David De Gea to leave Manchester United as a free agent, Manchester United hasn't gotten a good goalkeeper like David de Gea, and it has influenced Manchester United to get poor results at some point.

Ten hag was another disaster that happened to Manchester United, he laid the ground for the exit of Ronaldo and David De Gea, he was one of those coaches that shouldn't have coached Manchester United. Currently Manchester United should work on their defence and and attack, those are the positions that are giving them lots of issues and not the goalie, we just saw exit of Onana on a loan move, how has that move so far helped the team.

[Mayor of ogba]

Rashford played incredible against Newcastle in the Champions League. 2 beautiful goals. Maybe this might be the start of a rise for him or not? I don't think Barcelona will send him back early like in some rumours. It doesn't make sense as long as he continues to contribute.

This guy is not going back to Manchester United anymore. If he keep up this good performance, there is no need of sending him back. Barcelona are the Champions of Spain, they want the best player, they want the best result in all competition. Rashford will contribute a lot both in the UCL and in their domestic league. I wish him success on this huge achievement.

If I’m Rashford I will not be going back to Manchester United, and if you reason about it, Manchester United doesn’t want him anymore, and it seems they want that wage bill away from them, because they seems to be trying to reduce the wage in the team, Marcus Rashford is a very good player, and he doesn’t deserve to be treated like the way Manchester United treated him in past seasons where he was made the Villain and it looks like he was the problem in the team.

I honestly don’t think their is a way back for him.

Marcus Rashford doesn't even want to go back to Manchester United because after Barcelona's Champions League game with Newcastle United, Marcus Rashford made it clear he wants to stay at Barcelona for a long time, and Barcelona head coach also said that he wants a player like Marcus Rashford in his team, so I believe before Marcus Rashford loan spell will comes to and end, Barcelona board will back Hansi Flick to sign Marcus Rashford on a permanent deal.

Rashford would not be a happy man to go back to the old Trafford after his loan expiration with Barcelona, he already has a sour relationship with the united coach, for him to accept to take a pay cut before going to Barca, tells you that he was desperate for that move.  For Flick to sign him permanently, it will have to be about his overall view performance after the season, not just with this champions league goals he scored.

I'm not disputing the fact that Marcus Rashford doesn't want to go back to Manchester United; what I am just saying is that for him to remain at Barcelona as he wishes when his loan spell expires, Barcelona needs to sign him on a permanent deal because Marcus Rashford has a contract with Manchester United till 2028, and he has no choice but to go back to Manchester United and complete his contract if Barcelona fails to sign him.

[red4slash]

Why do you think it's a joke for Barcelona signing Julian Alvarez? If Barcelona make Alvarez their project they are definitely going to sign him. Even if Barcelona don't have the money presently, there is always a way for them to raise money. Have you forgotten that Barcelona can sell one or two players and to raise the money to sign the player? The most important thing is for the player to have desire to move to Barcelona.

Perhaps you mean including donations and selling grass, or even turning Camp Nou into a columbarium and broadcasting rights?

I don't mean to belittle it because it's actually a pretty good idea, as long as the goal is achieved, but in the end, realism is also an important factor.
We know that under Flick’s era, they’ve even started trying to improve themselves because they realize that with the arrival of some expensive players, their registration conditions are still a bit difficult, and they’re minimizing cases like what happened to Dani Olmo from happening again.

The situation might still be manageable, but for now, what should they sell back? Their current focus on continuously improving their financial condition is already excellent. They mustn’t let what Flick has built over several seasons be ruined by the ambition to sign players who could worsen their financial situation again.

[ndutndut]

To my greatest surprised, Saliba will be signing a new contract with Arsenal that will be valid for 5 years. Meaning the contract will last until 2030. I guess not all players are willing to join Real Madrid when they called. This summer Real Madrid has shown interest to William Saliba, one of the best CB in the Premier League. However, he has refused and has shown no interest to joining them. He is going to be a gunner till 2030.

What do you think about his decision, good or bad?

Damn! Since when Madrid was seriously chasing him? Not even official bid or talk came from Madrid's side. They will have more options as Konate and Guehi will available next summer for free. Why do they need Saliba if they can sign Konate or Guehi for free? 

If i were Madrid, i'd rather sign Konate / Guehi coz it cost less than signing Saliba, but same quality. 

Real Madrid has been very adept at scouting players over the years, even easily acquiring players for free. Currently they have the opportunity to sign Konate and Guehi for free. Rumors of Real Madrid wanting Saliba have been circulating for some time. Real Madrid is indeed looking for a defender, as they are lacking in defenders.

In Saliba's case, it could be said that Real Madrid failed to approach the player. Saliba wasn't even tempted by offers, and he has now signed a new contract with Arsenal.
What I mean is, Real Madrid's approach to recruiting players is very clever. They deliberately entice the player to leave his club and join Real Madrid. Then, after Real Madrid's approach with the player is complete, Real Madrid submits an offer to the club. When the club releases the player for a high price, Real Madrid backs down. On the other hand, because Real Madrid has emotionally tied the player, the player is reluctant to enter into a new contract with the club, which could end up being a free transfer. This happened to Mbappe, TAA, Konate, and Guehi. However Real Madrid had Saliba.

[Mayor of ogba]

Barcelona Football Club is currently aiming for success in the Champions League, for which they are taking an important step as they are already close to renewing Frenkie De Jong. We see that Barcelona sporting director Deco has expressed optimism about the player's contract, in fact the Catalan club may have realized the importance of this Dutch midfielder in the current era, which is why they are now taking on new initiatives. However it is largely true that the new additions to the team, Rashford and Rooney Bardghji, have already begun to show Versatile talent, Of these two players, the former Man United player recently scored two winning goals against Newcastle Football Club in a UCL match.

Manchester United have always expressed their desire to retain the Dutch midfielder at the club. I remember when Manchester United and other clubs were constantly trying to make a deal work to get De Jong but Barcelona held back from letting him go so it is not something new, it will be nice to finally secure his signature to a new contract retaining him at the club, I’m sure the supporters will love that news.

Manchester United has been admiring De Jong for a very long time, and they tried so many times to sign De Jong from Barcelona, but Barcelona shut the door for Manchester United or any other club to sign De Jong. I am not surprised that De Jong is about to renew his contract with Barcelona because he's happy at Barcelona, and even if he decides to leave Barcelona now, he won't want to sign for Manchester United.

[JeffBrad12]

The picture above was the list of CBs to leave from their clubs for free in summer. So here's my prediction for some names above.

Konato from Liverpool to Madrid (Rudiger's replacement)
Guehi from Crystal Palace to Liverpool (Potential Giovanni Leoni's replacement due to the ACL injury)
Rudiger will go to somewhere as RM have no plan to extend his contract(along with Alaba).

That's the only things i know and rest may go to the somwhere.