⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Felicity_Tide]

I never understood why people want Semenyo this much and yet Lookman do not have the same demand.

My guess is that he has a terrible agent that probably doesn't know how to manage a player well.
Checkout a player like Alvaro Morata. That dude has literally played for so many big clubs across la Liga, serie a, premier league, and the Turkish league. That's literally something we don't see often in football. After Lookman secured the Europa league for Atalanta, I told a friend of mine that it would be best for him to leave the club at that very moment, and maybe make a return to the premier league. But fast forward till today, nothing has happened, and I doubt if such opportunity might come again.

And as for both players, well I think Lookman might be a better addition to this City team, but if we take a good look at the City squad, and examine their qualities, you might be forced to ask what role exactly is Semenyo going to play, because he's obviously not a bench type of player, but in city, he might be forced to accept that.

[Jaycoinz]

Carlo Ancelotti brought him to Real Madrid because he had so much faith in him. Therefore, I think he's confident in his abilities. After gaining match fitness with Olympique Lyon, his chances of being called up to the Brazilian national team are very high. Also, as you said, the World Cup is in the summer, and he'll want to play in it. Playing in France for six months will give him good match fitness.

19 years old Endrick was highly rated player as Carlos Ancelotti brings him from Brazil to Real Madrid and his contribution is also good in early days but sadly due to change of coach, things not on his way, and now he is having good opportunity at Lyon.

They are also doing good at French Ligue 1 and UEFA Europa League, this will give him chance to show his skills because from here he can take good breakthrough for his career just as 16 years old, he has done impressive job at Palmeiras, he is having good skills and abilities and just need good playing time which is not working for him in last few months.

Endrick is an exceptional player and I think with more exposure and game time he will definitely evolve himself into something else and the move to the French league is definitely something that would give that much exposure and playing time and again he is still very young so there is definitely enough room for improvement and development so instead of staying at Madrid with little hope of playing in games it's better to go the French league and have all the playing experience.

[Ale88]

I've never been a big fan of Højlund but I wouldn't say that he failed to contribute to the team, or better, it wasn't completely his fault. Manchester United have been like a meat grinder for football players for years at this point, it can't be a coincidence that good players go there and play badly and then, after they leave, they play very well. Clearly there is something wrong.

Blames on the management who recruited a low quality bum which we defended game after game. He wasn't the type of player who should be playing for Manchester United not to talk of being signed, I would say Manchester United been shite for years, as well as the names signed after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. "Good players go there and play badly" But we have Bruno Fernandes doing greatly consistently for the past 6 years. I hate this statement and it makes zero sense.

Oh, wow, Bruno Fernandes has been playing greatly for 6 years? One player? That is your defense? What about the other 25 players? Can you name other 4-5 players who consistently played well? Bruno Fernandes arrived back in 2019, in the meantime they spent a ton of money to buy players like Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, van de Beek, Alex Telles, Sancho, Varane, Antony, Casemiro, Lisandro Martínez, Mount, Onana, Yoro, Ugarte, de Ligt, Zirkzee, just to name the most expensive, so please enlighten me who else has been playing well besides Bruno Fernandes.

[arallmuus]

I've never been a big fan of Højlund but I wouldn't say that he failed to contribute to the team, or better, it wasn't completely his fault. Manchester United have been like a meat grinder for football players for years at this point, it can't be a coincidence that good players go there and play badly and then, after they leave, they play very well. Clearly there is something wrong.

I can name tons of reason but we know that there is no reason to do that. Yeah clearly something is not working out but we shifted from a team that constantly won Premier League under Fergie to a team that struggle to get the UCL spot. Managers have been constantly changing and this affect the teams as well because they would need to adapt to the new strategies and stuff so everything just fell apart

in the meantime they spent a ton of money to buy players
-snip

This is true and its top tier football for you. If things are not working out then either you change the players or you change the managers. EPL is on a very high level now that it wont tolerate a team like Manchester United to keep losing therefore changes need to be made but sadly none seems to be working for us now

[Ryu_Ar1]

Endrick is an exceptional player and I think with more exposure and game time he will definitely evolve himself into something else and the move to the French league is definitely something that would give that much exposure and playing time and again he is still very young so there is definitely enough room for improvement and development so instead of staying at Madrid with little hope of playing in games it's better to go the French league and have all the playing experience.

Actually, if you look at what he showed in Madrid I don't think Endrick has made significant progress but it cannot be denied that the potential is still very much there for Endrick so with him on loan in the hope of getting minutes to play at Lyon this is clearly a good thing.

Although there is no guarantee for this, but with him getting more minutes to play then it is certain that this will provide a new hope for Endrick so that later he can develop.
This is nothing new and there are already examples like Brahim Diaz who was previously on loan but in the end he now sometimes starts because he has very good things to consider after returning and that hope is still very much there for Endrick.

[redhack]

Enes Ünal wants to return to La Liga. He hasn't had many opportunities to start for Bournemouth over the past 3 seasons and naturally wants to play more. La Liga suits his style of play very well, he could get much more playing time and score goals there.
Enes had his best spell at Getafe. He could potentially return there. Other Spanish clubs are also reportedly interested in him. We might see his transfer during this winter transfer window.
I think players like this get better the more playing time they get. Enes is at the age when he should be at his most effective in his career, so it's perfectly normal that he doesn't want to spend these years sitting on the bench.

[hyudien]

Oh, wow, Bruno Fernandes has been playing greatly for 6 years? One player? That is your defense? What about the other 25 players? Can you name other 4-5 players who consistently played well? Bruno Fernandes arrived back in 2019, in the meantime they spent a ton of money to buy players like Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, van de Beek, Alex Telles, Sancho, Varane, Antony, Casemiro, Lisandro Martínez, Mount, Onana, Yoro, Ugarte, de Ligt, Zirkzee, just to name the most expensive, so please enlighten me who else has been playing well besides Bruno Fernandes.

For me it's quite clear, although I still think Bruno doesn't always perform well, but he the only one who hasn't completely failed at Man Utd. Besides him, I haven't seen another player contribute as well as Bruno.
In conclusion, most of the players Man Utd bought failed to shine at Old Trafford and excelled elsewhere. But what keeps coming to my mind is that this situation has been going on for quite some time, and they should have figured out what the problem is. I feel it's not just about the coach, but also other factors.

[Taricoins]

Carlo Ancelotti brought him to Real Madrid because he had so much faith in him. Therefore, I think he's confident in his abilities. After gaining match fitness with Olympique Lyon, his chances of being called up to the Brazilian national team are very high. Also, as you said, the World Cup is in the summer, and he'll want to play in it. Playing in France for six months will give him good match fitness.

19 years old Endrick was highly rated player as Carlos Ancelotti brings him from Brazil to Real Madrid and his contribution is also good in early days but sadly due to change of coach, things not on his way, and now he is having good opportunity at Lyon.

They are also doing good at French Ligue 1 and UEFA Europa League, this will give him chance to show his skills because from here he can take good breakthrough for his career just as 16 years old, he has done impressive job at Palmeiras, he is having good skills and abilities and just need good playing time which is not working for him in last few months.

Endrick is an exceptional player and I think with more exposure and game time he will definitely evolve himself into something else and the move to the French league is definitely something that would give that much exposure and playing time and again he is still very young so there is definitely enough room for improvement and development so instead of staying at Madrid with little hope of playing in games it's better to go the French league and have all the playing experience.

This is true, Endrick is a good and talented young player that wants to waste his life on the Real Madrids bench, this move to Lyon will really pave way for his future and how Real Madrid see's him, I understand that most times Endrick is greedy on the ball and takes or makes some careless plays but that's one quality that makes him a good player, that striker instinct, he just needs to sharpen it with experience.

[slapper]

I never understood why people want Semenyo this much and yet Lookman do not have the same demand.

My guess is that he has a terrible agent that probably doesn't know how to manage a player well.
Checkout a player like Alvaro Morata. That dude has literally played for so many big clubs across la Liga, serie a, premier league, and the Turkish league. That's literally something we don't see often in football. After Lookman secured the Europa league for Atalanta, I told a friend of mine that it would be best for him to leave the club at that very moment, and maybe make a return to the premier league. But fast forward till today, nothing has happened, and I doubt if such opportunity might come again.

And as for both players, well I think Lookman might be a better addition to this City team, but if we take a good look at the City squad, and examine their qualities, you might be forced to ask what role exactly is Semenyo going to play, because he's obviously not a bench type of player, but in city, he might be forced to accept that.

The Morata comparison is kind of funny though since yeah, that guy's been everywhere. But is that good? Like genuinely asking. Because to me Morata never quite fit anywhere, not of a conqueror of Europe.

Semenyo's different, because he's 25 and he's never won anything. This could be his only opportunity with a big club. And City aren't purchasing him to pass the ball sideways. They've got enough of these guys. They're buying him because he's scoring goals that they're not scoring. The one where you're 0-0 in the 80th minute and some guy just decides to hit it off 25 yards and it flies in. City had lost that with Mahrez leaving.

Semenyo signed a new contract with Bournemouth way back in July (looked weird at the time, because everyone knew he was far too good for them) but they put in this release clause that only works for ten days in January. January 1st to 10th.

Will it work? No idea. Grealish went from being Villa's whole attack to a guy that goes backwards for $100m. That could happen to Semenyo as well. But at least he'll have a Premier League medal.

[Ale88]

I've never been a big fan of Højlund but I wouldn't say that he failed to contribute to the team, or better, it wasn't completely his fault. Manchester United have been like a meat grinder for football players for years at this point, it can't be a coincidence that good players go there and play badly and then, after they leave, they play very well. Clearly there is something wrong.

I can name tons of reason but we know that there is no reason to do that. Yeah clearly something is not working out but we shifted from a team that constantly won Premier League under Fergie to a team that struggle to get the UCL spot. Managers have been constantly changing and this affect the teams as well because they would need to adapt to the new strategies and stuff so everything just fell apart

in the meantime they spent a ton of money to buy players
-snip

This is true and its top tier football for you. If things are not working out then either you change the players or you change the managers. EPL is on a very high level now that it wont tolerate a team like Manchester United to keep losing therefore changes need to be made but sadly none seems to be working for us now

For me it's quite clear, although I still think Bruno doesn't always perform well, but he the only one who hasn't completely failed at Man Utd. Besides him, I haven't seen another player contribute as well as Bruno.
In conclusion, most of the players Man Utd bought failed to shine at Old Trafford and excelled elsewhere. But what keeps coming to my mind is that this situation has been going on for quite some time, and they should have figured out what the problem is. I feel it's not just about the coach, but also other factors.

I'm going to answer to both of you at the same time: the problem is quite clear for me, and it's the management. This situation has been going on for years, and it's ridiculous because these people have no idea about managing a football club like United. They keep changing the manager every single season, so there is no continuity in the project, they keep buying players they don't need, and they give away for little money the good players they already have. Pretty much they are doing wrong almost every single thing. Ad of course many players don't want to leave because they pay them a crazy amount of money. Look what happened with Onana for example: they let De Gea go for free instead of negotiating the contract renewal and they ended up paying 60 million euros to Inter (who got Onana for free 1 year ago) and gave him a ridiculous wage. De Gea was performing very good, Onana has been a disaster the whole time.

[*Ace*]

I've never been a big fan of Højlund but I wouldn't say that he failed to contribute to the team, or better, it wasn't completely his fault. Manchester United have been like a meat grinder for football players for years at this point, it can't be a coincidence that good players go there and play badly and then, after they leave, they play very well. Clearly there is something wrong.

I can name tons of reason but we know that there is no reason to do that. Yeah clearly something is not working out but we shifted from a team that constantly won Premier League under Fergie to a team that struggle to get the UCL spot. Managers have been constantly changing and this affect the teams as well because they would need to adapt to the new strategies and stuff so everything just fell apart

in the meantime they spent a ton of money to buy players
-snip

This is true and its top tier football for you. If things are not working out then either you change the players or you change the managers. EPL is on a very high level now that it wont tolerate a team like Manchester United to keep losing therefore changes need to be made but sadly none seems to be working for us now

For me it's quite clear, although I still think Bruno doesn't always perform well, but he the only one who hasn't completely failed at Man Utd. Besides him, I haven't seen another player contribute as well as Bruno.
In conclusion, most of the players Man Utd bought failed to shine at Old Trafford and excelled elsewhere. But what keeps coming to my mind is that this situation has been going on for quite some time, and they should have figured out what the problem is. I feel it's not just about the coach, but also other factors.

I'm going to answer to both of you at the same time: the problem is quite clear for me, and it's the management. This situation has been going on for years, and it's ridiculous because these people have no idea about managing a football club like United. They keep changing the manager every single season, so there is no continuity in the project, they keep buying players they don't need, and they give away for little money the good players they already have. Pretty much they are doing wrong almost every single thing. Ad of course many players don't want to leave because they pay them a crazy amount of money. Look what happened with Onana for example: they let De Gea go for free instead of negotiating the contract renewal and they ended up paying 60 million euros to Inter (who got Onana for free 1 year ago) and gave him a ridiculous wage. De Gea was performing very good, Onana has been a disaster the whole time.

Besides, Onana didn't do very well at Inter! Inter were very solid in defence at the time and conceded very few shots on goal, but he often made some big mistakes in goal. Onana's footwork was excellent, which is not easy to find in a goalkeeper. Inter obviously didn't miss the opportunity to sell a goalkeeper for such a crazy amount of money.
Anyway, I agree with you! Manchester United have serious management problems.

[Luzin]

Barcelona wants to strengthen their defense again. The latest rumor is that they need a central defender. Rumor has it they are targeting Murillo from Nottingham Forest or Nathan Aké from Manchester City. Murillo, who is 23 years old, seems difficult to get this January. But for Aké, Barcelona might loan him from City. Could it happen? Barcelona is in crisis, but they still want to buy players.

Source: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/47410374/transfer-rumors-news-barcelona-eye-murillo-ake-defensive-push

[Coyster]

But for Aké, Barcelona might loan him from City. Could it happen? Barcelona is in crisis, but they still want to buy players.

Barcelona are not totally out of the woods yet as regards their financial situation, but that does not mean they cannot make conservative transfers. A deal for Nathan Ake is very possible, he is getting little to no playing time at City this season, he is surplus to requirement at this point in time.

So if Barcelona are actually interested in him, either in a loan move or a permanent deal, and if they player is on the same page with them, then the deal can work. I cannot see City blocking the move if Barcelona meet their valuation of the player, which shouldn't be much considering his current form and age.

[Stable090]

Endrick is an exceptional player and I think with more exposure and game time he will definitely evolve himself into something else and the move to the French league is definitely something that would give that much exposure and playing time and again he is still very young so there is definitely enough room for improvement and development so instead of staying at Madrid with little hope of playing in games it's better to go the French league and have all the playing experience.

Actually, if you look at what he showed in Madrid I don't think Endrick has made significant progress but it cannot be denied that the potential is still very much there for Endrick so with him on loan in the hope of getting minutes to play at Lyon this is clearly a good thing.

Although there is no guarantee for this, but with him getting more minutes to play then it is certain that this will provide a new hope for Endrick so that later he can develop.
This is nothing new and there are already examples like Brahim Diaz who was previously on loan but in the end he now sometimes starts because he has very good things to consider after returning and that hope is still very much there for Endrick.

Real Madrid is a very big club if not the biggest so I don't expect much from him. Infact I think he has tried a lot to show himself at least, it's not easy to play for a club like this especially at a very young age. Not many is lucky to play for Real Madrid at this age so Endrick is very lucky to play for the this early.

Sitting at the bench doesn't take anything away from him at all. He is still as talented as ever he is just not fit to play for Real Madrid just yet so this loan move doesn't mean he will lose his worth, he is only going for more playing time and gain a bit of experience so that he can have a spot in Real Madrid as he gets older. Going out on loans is normal, even Cole Palmer went out on loans before deciding to join Chelsea so it's the best thing for him now instead of sitting all season at the bench.

[Amphenomenon]

Endrick is an exceptional player and I think with more exposure and game time he will definitely evolve himself into something else and the move to the French league is definitely something that would give that much exposure and playing time and again he is still very young so there is definitely enough room for improvement and development so instead of staying at Madrid with little hope of playing in games it's better to go the French league and have all the playing experience.

Endrick has talents and skills, with the exposure he can turn or show part of what we expect him to be. More game times and less competitive games will boost his confidence in order for him to compete. At Lyon, his mistakes won't be as costly as when he was at Real Madrid, and this will be a good conformed booster for development.

[abhiseshakana]

But for Aké, Barcelona might loan him from City. Could it happen? Barcelona is in crisis, but they still want to buy players.

Barcelona are not totally out of the woods yet as regards their financial situation, but that does not mean they cannot make conservative transfers. A deal for Nathan Ake is very possible, he is getting little to no playing time at City this season, he is surplus to requirement at this point in time.

So if Barcelona are actually interested in him, either in a loan move or a permanent deal, and if they player is on the same page with them, then the deal can work. I cannot see City blocking the move if Barcelona meet their valuation of the player, which shouldn't be much considering his current form and age.

Barcelona is unlikely to make a permanent signing as their financial condition is not in good condition, so the sensible option is to loan players, but that will obviously not be easy, as Man City apparently wants a buy option in the deal. But considering Barcelona and Man City have a pretty good relationship, there might be an option that makes Ake's transfer happen. It has been heard that Barcelona is also interested in Murillo, but I am not sure if the transfer will happen because Barcelona probably does not have the funds to do so.

Barcelona has problems with their defense, so it is quite reasonable if they are very insistent on bringing in a new defender this January, as the middle of the season is coming, the competition will be even tighter.

[Zaguru12]

Barcelona is unlikely to make a permanent signing as their financial condition is not in good condition, so the sensible option is to loan players, but that will obviously not be easy, as Man City apparently wants a buy option in the deal. But considering Barcelona and Man City have a pretty good relationship, there might be an option that makes Ake's transfer happen. It has been heard that Barcelona is also interested in Murillo, but I am not sure if the transfer will happen because Barcelona probably does not have the funds to do so.

Barcelona has problems with their defense, so it is quite reasonable if they are very insistent on bringing in a new defender this January, as the middle of the season is coming, the competition will be even tighter.

Seriously I like the fact that Hansi Flick actually made it clear to the Barcelona Hierarchy that for them to discuss trophies they should be signing a new center back, this leads me back to the statement of Sir Alex Ferguson which is Attacks wins you games but Defense win you trophies because without proper defense the total number of goals scored can be conceded again but with great defense even a lone goal can actually win that match.

Barcelona biggest problem wouldn’t be finding good center backs but agreeing a deal with the player’s club because of their financial constraints, I think Murrilo might be expensive than Ake who can even join on loan with obligation to buy but I doubt Nottingham Forest will take that loan option for their player

[el kaka22]

As long as United goes back to times when they were getting superstars, they will be doing fine. Problem with United is that they do not get players who are superstars and getting players who are just decent. Sesko and Cunha and Mbuemo are the players they got this year, they also got a new goalkeeper but that was obvious and cheap. So those three they spent 200+ million on these three, but if you ask me, if they spent all of that on getting just Rodrygo alone, that would have been better.

Because instead of getting 3 mediocre players for overpaid prices, they could get one superstar and do a lot better like the old days. Would turn them better slowly but they can be great with time if they do this.

[GbitG]

Carlo Ancelotti brought him to Real Madrid because he had so much faith in him. Therefore, I think he's confident in his abilities. After gaining match fitness with Olympique Lyon, his chances of being called up to the Brazilian national team are very high. Also, as you said, the World Cup is in the summer, and he'll want to play in it. Playing in France for six months will give him good match fitness.

19 years old Endrick was highly rated player as Carlos Ancelotti brings him from Brazil to Real Madrid and his contribution is also good in early days but sadly due to change of coach, things not on his way, and now he is having good opportunity at Lyon.

They are also doing good at French Ligue 1 and UEFA Europa League, this will give him chance to show his skills because from here he can take good breakthrough for his career just as 16 years old, he has done impressive job at Palmeiras, he is having good skills and abilities and just need good playing time which is not working for him in last few months.

Endrick is a wonder kid, and we all know that he has a lot of potential to get better in the upcoming period. Angelotti brought him in Real Madrid because he knew it this kid was special, and honestly, initially, he tasted a little bit, but when Angelotti came off and Xabi Alonso became the master of the team he just arguably deny his quality and put him in bench and even didn't even give him a chance to show up his competency.....

Now I hope in french side he will able to utilize his ability and get back his capacity to improve his ability and skill. Honestly I am very happy on his decision to move away from Real Madrid because Xabi Alonso is wasting his ability to not put him in X11 or subb.

[asriloni]

I've never been a big fan of Højlund but I wouldn't say that he failed to contribute to the team, or better, it wasn't completely his fault. Manchester United have been like a meat grinder for football players for years at this point, it can't be a coincidence that good players go there and play badly and then, after they leave, they play very well. Clearly there is something wrong.

Absolutely agreed, Hojlund deserves no blame as it's not his mistake to be a flop at MU. It's his team who failed to utilize him. He created 3 goals from 35 games in MU, while he broken it just in 6 games at Napoli. that stats is also coming during august while this team he created 10 GA in total.

So we can assume it's him who is not ready yet for EPL or his team is just bad by failed to utilize his potential. If i were him, i will still stay at Napoli instead of going back to MU.