⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[armanda90]

Xabi Alonso's current situation is indeed difficult, amid rumors of tension between players in the previous match, Real Madrid also lost 2 goals at home. Facing a club as big as Manchester City at the Bernabéu, I think it will be very difficult for Real Madrid, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Jérémy Doku played quite ferociously in the Premier League. Whatever the result, even if the final score ends in a loss for Madrid, I don't think Florentino Perez will fire Xabi Alonso. Even though the match is a big match, it won't change anything because Madrid will still qualify for the next phase of the European Champions League. Real Madrid will still keep Xabi Alonso because he is so special. What Alonso needs now is support from the club's top brass to recruit new young players who have good abilities and are willing to listen to his instructions.

Xabi Alonso's future with Real Madrid seems depend the upcoming match result in Champion League against Manchester City, recently Madrid got loss n La Liga match from Celta Vigo and if still loss from Man City I don't sure Alonso will stay for longer time as Madrid's manager. Have rumor Florentino Perez want to appoint Zidane to be the next manager if sack Xabi Alonso although he still has many years contract left and Madrid must pay much compensation regarding contract left.
Regarding Madrid's performance all competition matches, I don't think any special from Xabi Alonso his tactical only ball possession dominance but difficult scoring as many goals in every match. La Liga last match when defeating by Celta Vigo get difficult position for Madrid scoring goals although have many percentage gap ball possession dominance.

[RaltcoinsB]

It's been announced that Militao will be out for four months. His relatives are likely to leave Real Madrid due to these chronic injuries. The Brazilian suffers a long-term injury every year. Real Madrid must replace him with a defender. Perhaps they can take action in the mid-season transfer window, given their recent lack of success. Expectations were high for Xabi, but Real Madrid's results suggest he's slowly failing.

Who will Real Madrid sign this transfer window? There's talk of a potential transfer for Konate from Liverpool. I think Real Madrid will also keep a few alternative options. They have plenty of young players. They could sign a promising young center-back.

[MArsland]

Now I realize that it's right to leave a club before the club leaves you. What's happening with Mo Salah is that no player is bigger than the club, but if we look at it from both sides, Arne Slot pushed himself even though he wasn't capable of managing a club as big as Liverpool, and on the other hand, Mo Salah feels betrayed after what he's given to the club. Mo Salah should have left last season, and we've discussed his contract numerous times. Mo Salah chose to extend it, and look what's happened now his relationship with the club is ruined and he's received no respect whatsoever.

So where do you think Mo Salah is headed from here?

[Abbatty]

Now I realize that it's right to leave a club before the club leaves you. What's happening with Mo Salah is that no player is bigger than the club, but if we look at it from both sides, Arne Slot pushed himself even though he wasn't capable of managing a club as big as Liverpool, and on the other hand, Mo Salah feels betrayed after what he's given to the club. Mo Salah should have left last season, and we've discussed his contract numerous times. Mo Salah chose to extend it, and look what's happened now his relationship with the club is ruined and he's received no respect whatsoever.

So where do you think Mo Salah is headed from here?

A couple hours f days ago it was said that Mohammed Salah reached out to his mom and other family members that he want them to come to Anfield for their next game against Brighton, though he also said to them that he don’t know if he will be getting any minutes but he still want them to be there, that going to be his last game before he leave for the African cup of nations.

In my very own opinion I think both Mo salah and Arne Slot both manage the situation very poorly, this is a player who pioneer what you’ve archive at the club so far, and I feel Liverpool as a team are getting bad result this season because of the bad foam salah have been on. The team revolves around him and putting him under the bus, making him a scape goat is really very bad from Slot.

Salah also shouldn’t have said all of that in the interview, he his a professional and should know how to handle situations like this. Well so far I think salah will leave either by January or by the end of the season since Liverpool Management are all behind the manager. It was never suppose to end like this.

[Velvet78]

Real Madrid is still backing Xabi Alonso according to the source... Then all those rumours about the problems between him and them are fake or not? I hope he finds a way out of this situation though.

Because he is a manager who has proven his skills already with Leverkusen by breaking records. I wouldn't be happy to see him leaving just yet. He is trying some new things at Real Madrid and for now it doesn't get a good reaction from the players.

[Silence Scream]

Real Madrid is still backing Xabi Alonso according to the source... Then all those rumours about the problems between him and them are fake or not? I hope he finds a way out of this situation though.

Because he is a manager who has proven his skills already with Leverkusen by breaking records. I wouldn't be happy to see him leaving just yet. He is trying some new things at Real Madrid and for now it doesn't get a good reaction from the players.

Real Madrid is trying to play a game based on a new system. This phase could, of course, be problematic. It just takes time to overcome this. They could experience some negative results at this stage. Therefore, a quick change of manager might not be the right decision. Perhaps Real Madrid will become unbeatable once Xabi establishes the balance within the team, but we don't know for sure. We know his technical knowledge is top-notch. It's important to remember that he joined Real Madrid at the beginning of the year and hasn't yet been given sufficient playing time.

[9ja Amaka]

I don't want to talk about Jamie Carragher today, a former Liverpool player with a football career that spanned around 17 years, with no EPL trophy to show for. He scored a total of 737 goals for Liverpool, with only 5 goals. He was a medium defender, not a legend at all for Liverpool. Very good at sports analysis, but this time around, he spouted some rubbish from his mouth about Mo Salah

Carragher said on air that “before he came to Liverpool FC, Mo Salah was known as the guy who failed at Chelsea.”  Absolutely dumb statement on live TV,  which proves he has a personal vendetta against Salah.

I am not in total support of how Salah couldn't control his emotions during the press conference, but how does his performance at Chelsea have to do with his legendary act in Liverpool? Was he the only player who was poor in their first career and later found redemption with another club?


Jamie Carragher has lost his credibility right from when he underrated the AFCON competition. The same person said that Mo Salah never won the AFCON with Egypt, the same person who underrated the competition to be low class.

[Luzin]

Jay Idzes' performance with Sassuolo has attracted AC Milan's attention. Idzes joined Sassuolo this season. Initially not a first-choice player, but thanks to his good performances, he has impressed the coach and become a regular starter, helping Sassuolo reach the top 10 in the current standings. According to what I read in the local media, Milan has approached him, and he is a contender to compete with Thiago Silva, an experienced defender who is quite old. What do you think?

[TastyChillySauce00]

I don't want to talk about Jamie Carragher today, a former Liverpool player with a football career that spanned around 17 years, with no EPL trophy to show for. He scored a total of 737 goals for Liverpool, with only 5 goals. He was a medium defender, not a legend at all for Liverpool. Very good at sports analysis, but this time around, he spouted some rubbish from his mouth about Mo Salah

Carragher said on air that “before he came to Liverpool FC, Mo Salah was known as the guy who failed at Chelsea.”  Absolutely dumb statement on live TV,  which proves he has a personal vendetta against Salah.

I am not in total support of how Salah couldn't control his emotions during the press conference, but how does his performance at Chelsea have to do with his legendary act in Liverpool? Was he the only player who was poor in their first career and later found redemption with another club?

I have different take on this. It seems Carra was only trying to show his disappointment over Salah's attitude to the Liverpool. However, he could clearly says better instead being out of the line. That's why i always ignore him since his talked crap about his Chelsea reject and AFCON.
He's not worthy enough to be a speaker on that sport program.

[Agbamoni]

I have different take on this. It seems Carra was only trying to show his disappointment over Salah's attitude to the Liverpool. However, he could clearly says better instead being out of the line. That's why i always ignore him since his talked crap about his Chelsea reject and AFCON.
He's not worthy enough to be a speaker on that sport program.

This is not the first time Carra has been saying things out of context as an analyst. I wonder how he became one. I guess this is the problem with failed players: they end up striving to be a manager or an analyst, and most of them still fail in that career path as well.

I'm not surprised. A British man and the British media will always have something to say against an African player. This is not the first time, and it wont be the last.

Disclaimer: I'm not saying all Britons are racist, but some wont stop being racist.

[bitgolden]

Knowing what Salah has given for Liverpool all this years it wouldn't be seeming unfortunate for him to be in this situation due to Arne Slot decision on the player, it's obvious the coach maybe base on the player's age doesn't believe anymore in Salah's ability to make incredible stunning twist in games as he has done in past times. Maybe if Salah can accept reality that his best times at Liverpool has reached an end and be ready to move to the Saudi by the next transfer window in January 2026 he wouldn't be worried about how he's placed in the team anymore but it's like he's still attached to the team.

It was obvious since start of the season that Arne Slot didn't want Salah on the team, no idea why that is the case but the amount of games that he started off the bench after being their best player last season is too much, and shows that he doesn't want salah. At some point Salah had to speak out, because it's literally his income we are talking about, if you keep him on the bench all season long then his value drops and his salary worth would go down when his contract ends as well.

[Furious 7]

It's been announced that Militao will be out for four months. His relatives are likely to leave Real Madrid due to these chronic injuries. The Brazilian suffers a long-term injury every year. Real Madrid must replace him with a defender. Perhaps they can take action in the mid-season transfer window, given their recent lack of success. Expectations were high for Xabi, but Real Madrid's results suggest he's slowly failing.

Who will Real Madrid sign this transfer window? There's talk of a potential transfer for Konate from Liverpool. I think Real Madrid will also keep a few alternative options. They have plenty of young players. They could sign a promising young center-back.

It's been another hurricane of injuries for Madrid this season and I honestly think it's been pretty unlucky for Militao in his football career because he's really had problems in almost every season and it all comes down to injuries.

Before that he tore his ACL and he tore it twice which kept him out of football for quite a while as he focused on healing.

This season he is starting to come back but it is a little regrettable when in this season he also has to get injured again and the healing process is quite long.
Now Madrid have another headache with their defensive players and I think for now the closest name is still Konate although Konate is linked with several other clubs as well but there is still a chance for him at Madrid. The most likely thing to happen is that they go back to looking for young players like the buzz when they brought Carrearas and Huijsen in the previous transfer.

[Ale88]

There are rumors who replace Xabi when Madrid loses again when they meet the city in the Champions League. Some name pop up, Klopp is most likely will be selected to replace.

Klopp? He already refused in the past and he is not even a manager right now, he took an important role in the Red Bull company where he oversees all the different teams. I really don't think he is going to leave his current job to manage Real Madrid at mid season. After leaving Liverpool Klopp always said he was very stressed and didn't want to manage other teams, so it's very unlikely he would go to Real Madrid, especially this Real Madrid.

[Not your key not your BTC]

Xabi Alonso's current situation is indeed difficult, amid rumors of tension between players in the previous match, Real Madrid also lost 2 goals at home. Facing a club as big as Manchester City at the Bernabéu, I think it will be very difficult for Real Madrid, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Jérémy Doku played quite ferociously in the Premier League. Whatever the result, even if the final score ends in a loss for Madrid, I don't think Florentino Perez will fire Xabi Alonso. Even though the match is a big match, it won't change anything because Madrid will still qualify for the next phase of the European Champions League. Real Madrid will still keep Xabi Alonso because he is so special. What Alonso needs now is support from the club's top brass to recruit new young players who have good abilities and are willing to listen to his instructions.

Xabi Alonso's future with Real Madrid seems depend the upcoming match result in Champion League against Manchester City, recently Madrid got loss n La Liga match from Celta Vigo and if still loss from Man City I don't sure Alonso will stay for longer time as Madrid's manager. Have rumor Florentino Perez want to appoint Zidane to be the next manager if sack Xabi Alonso although he still has many years contract left and Madrid must pay much compensation regarding contract left.
Regarding Madrid's performance all competition matches, I don't think any special from Xabi Alonso his tactical only ball possession dominance but difficult scoring as many goals in every match. La Liga last match when defeating by Celta Vigo get difficult position for Madrid scoring goals although have many percentage gap ball possession dominance.

It seems that the match against Manchester City will determine Xabi Alonso's future as manager due to Real Madrid's inconsistent performance, especially now that Real Madrid is increasingly behind Barcelona in La Liga. If Xabi Alonso is fired and management has to pay compensation, it won't be a big problem for Real Madrid because Florentino Perez is known for his firm decision-making, and he often does. However, the question remains who will replace him if Xabi Alonso is fired. I don't think Zidane wants to return to coaching Real Madrid because he has had success with Real Madrid and Zidane only wants to coach the national team, not a club, to seek new challenges in his career.

[GbitG]

It's been announced that Militao will be out for four months. His relatives are likely to leave Real Madrid due to these chronic injuries. The Brazilian suffers a long-term injury every year. Real Madrid must replace him with a defender. Perhaps they can take action in the mid-season transfer window, given their recent lack of success. Expectations were high for Xabi, but Real Madrid's results suggest he's slowly failing.

Who will Real Madrid sign this transfer window? There's talk of a potential transfer for Konate from Liverpool. I think Real Madrid will also keep a few alternative options. They have plenty of young players. They could sign a promising young center-back.

Ohh one more injury for long term. Honestly this injury will make the team performance so bad, like probably it can repeat the Angelotti era..... Xabi Alonso really needs to do something for this injury, like sign a few players for backup otherwise it will be hard for him to make a good performance.

Thus far if we talked about the potential transfer for winter window then Real Madrid already put a few names on the list for signing in which Ibrahim Konate is top of the list. Besides him they also include the name of Nico Schlotterbeck, Rafa Marin from Villarreal and also they include the Bayern Munich defender Upamecano.

Now we don't know who will the final deal, but honestly all of them are good players.

[Stepstowealth]

It seems that the match against Manchester City will determine Xabi Alonso's future as manager due to Real Madrid's inconsistent performance, especially now that Real Madrid is increasingly behind Barcelona in La Liga. If Xabi Alonso is fired and management has to pay compensation, it won't be a big problem for Real Madrid because Florentino Perez is known for his firm decision-making, and he often does. However, the question remains who will replace him if Xabi Alonso is fired. I don't think Zidane wants to return to coaching Real Madrid because he has had success with Real Madrid and Zidane only wants to coach the national team, not a club, to seek new challenges in his career.

Sacking Xabi too quickly before the season is over may not be an action Perez may want to take. Real Madrid saw him as their ideal coach and made all moves to secure him for Real Madrid. I do not think he is doing so bad, he just likely needs some more time to really understand the club and bring them back to winning ways. If the Champions League game against Manchester City has to be his final test, I think he will fail because Manchester City are a better team than Real Madrid presently even with a very experienced coach. Real Madrid wanted something new, hence the reason they went for a younger coach who could match the new line of young coaches and their coaching style, they need to give him time.

[KTChampions]

There are rumors who replace Xabi when Madrid loses again when they meet the city in the Champions League. Some name pop up, Klopp is most likely will be selected to replace.
Xabi does not have a problem only with the squad, but also official. This is very serious matter Xabi to maintain his position.
With the team having full of confidence, on look on fire without problems, Madrid should be on top standing without any loss, but in fact, Madrid comes unstable, and lacks of coordination when meet the weak team. This issue will be heated considering that Barcelona's condition is not so good either, Madrid should be on top position right now.

Zidane is said to be the second candidate. But first, we need to wait for the game's outcome and find out if the rumors are true. Real Madrid has incredibly high standards, but things aren't so bad at the moment that they need to make hasty decisions.
From the outside, the Real Madrid manager's job now looks like a jackpot - the club literally has everything it needs to dominate for several years in a row, it's just a matter of putting the pieces together to make it happen.

[dezoel]

Steven Gerrad as Liverpool interim manager will be the same of Frank Lampard handling Chelsea. He is not good enough to manage a big club like Liverpool. Yes he is a club legend but that don't mean he will do just fine. His short time in Saudi Arabia and he didn't do a good job. Last time he did brilliantly was with either Celtic or Rangers. As for Arne Slot, he should be sacked, the results are that bad.

Terrible decision, this is why big teams start to get worse over time when they make terrible decisions like this. Gerrard has no great success with a big team before, this would be his first big club. He is managing Al Ittifaq or something like that, which is a nobody team compared to Liverpool, biggest team he managed before that was Aston Villa where he sucked so he was fired.

It's clear that if Liverpool wants success then they need to get someone who can do a great job. Xabi is still unemployed for example and won la liga with Barcelona, both a big team and a success which Liverpool needs. If they actually do get Gerrard instead then they are going to end up with a terrible result until the end of the season.

[ShowOff]

There are rumors who replace Xabi when Madrid loses again when they meet the city in the Champions League. Some name pop up, Klopp is most likely will be selected to replace.

Klopp? He already refused in the past and he is not even a manager right now, he took an important role in the Red Bull company where he oversees all the different teams. I really don't think he is going to leave his current job to manage Real Madrid at mid season. After leaving Liverpool Klopp always said he was very stressed and didn't want to manage other teams, so it's very unlikely he would go to Real Madrid, especially this Real Madrid.

I think that if Xabi Alonso is sacked, there will be even more names linked with Real Madrid. Jurgen Klopp certainly deserves to be considered as the next successor, but I share the same view that it is very unlikely the former Liverpool manager will leave his current position. Arbeloa and Zidane are also reportedly being considered as replacements for Xabi Alonso.

Nevertheless, despite the growing speculation, the fact is that Xabi Alonso is still Real Madrid manager at the moment. The match against Manchester City will be a decisive moment for Xabi Alonso future, and it is not impossible that Real Madrid will manage to secure all three points, which would ease the pressure on him.

[9ja Amaka]

Zidane is said to be the second candidate. But first, we need to wait for the game's outcome and find out if the rumors are true. Real Madrid has incredibly high standards, but things aren't so bad at the moment that they need to make hasty decisions.
From the outside, the Real Madrid manager's job now looks like a jackpot - the club literally has everything it needs to dominate for several years in a row, it's just a matter of putting the pieces together to make it happen.

The news has been circulating near and far. It is no longer a rumor after coming from reliable sports pundits. This might be the last game for Xabi Alonso with Real Madrid because I dont see them winning Manchester City tomorrow. They couldn't win Liverpool when Liverpool was on a losing streak, now City is flaming with goals, they are going to devour the Madrid defense tomorrow.

This is one game, I wont ever miss tomorrow.