⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[asriloni]

Surely it had already been discussed in this thread! Maybe I'm late to the party.
Cancelo was on the verge of transferring to Inter, but in the end he chose to go to Barcelona! For obvious reasons, I would say!
What a shame! I would have loved to see him return to Inter.

Source: X Fabrizio Romano

What a waste of time. Inter beg him all the time to join, but he treated them like a soe. I knew he was a red flag. He's preferring intermilan like he wanted them, but going to Barcelona in the end. He's executed his plan well. 

So, i'm wondering what's gonna be Inter's plan B after he joined in Barcelona. There's not many options available at this moment. However, it sounds good if they will go for Mingueza from Celta.

[Fiatless]

Surely it had already been discussed in this thread! Maybe I'm late to the party.
Cancelo was on the verge of transferring to Inter, but in the end he chose to go to Barcelona! For obvious reasons, I would say!
What a shame! I would have loved to see him return to Inter.

Source: X Fabrizio Romano

Joao Cancelo prefers Barcelona to Inter Milan. His acceptance to cut his income. He would have earned close to €8.5 million tax-free if he had remained in Al-Hilal till the end of the season. But he would earn just €3 million net for the same period. Barcelona has been facing some lapses in the defence and Concelo turns out to be a cheap yet quality option. 

[bitgolden]

To be fair, up until Amorim I honestly thought they did not have any good sense in picking good managers. Sir Alex Ferguson was their last good manager, and after that they ended up a series of terrible managers.

Don't just look at what managers did before, look at what they did after too. Mourinho? Managing Benfica and royally screwed up his last few jobs. Solskjaer? Dude left and became a UEFA worker. Erik Ten Hag? Literally fired after 3 games at Leverkusen. Amorim was the only one I had hopes, and even that failed miserably.

What does Amorim have that made you have high hopes for him? He's left behind only the worst records for the team in their history. Manchester United are constantly experimenting with coaches, trying to choose from some questionable options, but that's currently in keeping with their level, they've become a middling team in the Premier League, it's hard to call them a top team anymore. Do you think they'll choose a better manager this time?

I had high hopes before he arrived, not after, obviously after he arrived he proved that he wasn't that good. I had high hopes for him, because he did amazingly at Portugal before he arrived so I hoped they would get him and then also get Goykeres for striker and become a great team. That did not happen of course and the result isn't great which is why we are seeing hi getting fired. If he was as good then he would have kept his job and wouldn't have a result like this in the end.

[tygeade]

Cancelo was interested in Inter, to see them doing a great deal for Barcelona. Not entirely sure which is why I think it should be considered good for them but at the end of the day we are going to see them have a bigger and better play here.

At the end of the day, Barcelona do not have that much money, so if they have no problems with regulations and what not then we are going to see them be a lot better for them. No idea how they fixed it but its great to see them do a fine job and that is why I think it should be considered a deal that is risky due to financial situation.

[sokani]

Here we go; Chelsea management has agreed to bring Liam Risenior as their new head coach according to Fabrizio Romano.

Liam Risenior Will replace Enzo Maresca as the new Chelsea head coach, he has also been doing well for Strasbourg, now he is here to start another future in the Premier League with Chelsea.

Can Liam Risenior succeed in the Premier league? Can he be different from the likes of Amorim and others that have been doing well in other leagues and come to the premier league and finds it difficult? Let’s see.
I wish Liam Risenior all the best.

I have heard some amazing things about Liam. In his first season at Strasbourg, he took the club to a 7th place finish and also to the Conference League. Under his management, Strasbourg hasn't lost a match in Europe this season, and it's currently on top of the Conference League table before he got the job at Chelsea. I'll be interested to see how he does at Chelsea, where the pressure and expectations are higher.

[ajanwalker]

Fenerbahçe has reached an agreement with Guondeuzi; official signatures will be put as soon as the final details are completed. He's a player who could be useful to Fenerbahçe, but Fenerbahçe needs a striker. They have many alternatives in midfield, but they lack a striker with excellent finishing skills. Lookman's name is being mentioned, but he's not a direct striker. I can't understand the management's transfer policy.

[slapper]

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Chelsea is a badly run club, just like Manchester United, and I’m going to believe this appointment was due to panic of the management, I have never heard about Liam Risenior or whatever his called, this just seems like a Ruben Amorim appointment, I don’t really understand what this young manager have achieved in his career as a manager, he coached in Hull City and was sacked and coaching in Strasbourg I don’t see anything that makes him special as a manager he is like a Frank Lampard kind of manager, I will assume Frank Lampard have more experience than him when it comes to football management.

And I don’t really understand what it is with Chelsea and giving players and managers a lengthy contract, Giving him a contract until 2032, that is so ridiculous, knowing that this manger will be sacked within a year or probably two years he will be sacked because that is the Chelsea way of management, and their is no guarantee this manager is going to be successful, will they be patience enough for 6 years if things doesn’t go well for them in the club.

Chelsea is a badly run club.

Rosenior costs them nothing as he was already working for the same owners at Strasbourg. No buyout clause, less salary than Maresca, it's just cheaper. Which sounds grim when you say it out loud but that's where we are with PSR and all that Financial Regulation stuff.

But the story about Maresca getting sacked? Apparently not even true. Guardian told he left to talk to Man City. So Chelsea didn't fire him, he bailed and now they're spinning it like it was their decision. That's the level of gaslighting that we're dealing with.

The six year contract is an obviously a joke. Nobody believes he'll last that long, and least of all the fans who are already furious about this. There was a poll and Rosenior got like seventeen percent while Fabregas got over forty. He's walking into a fanbase that hates the decision before he's even started.

Will it work? Probably not. The statistics suggest that managers don't last much longer than eighteen months and Chelsea's worse than that. But I'm almost curious now because if he can actually pull off integrating all of these young players they've been hoarding. I mean, it will not happen, but imagine if it did?

Either way it's going to be a car crash and I can't look away.

[Alex077]

Aston Villa may not let Luis Enrique to leave them at the middle of the season and also now that he is performing well with the team, Manchester United can go for him at the end of the season that is if Ole didn't perform as expected, Manchester United should stop sacking coaches after one and half season if Luis Enrique goes to Manchester United and not been given time they will still kick him off not because he is not good but Manchester United need a good result urgently which is not possible for now remember that any good coach that goes to Manchester United become a bad coach after one season.

As we always say that if every good thing must come to an end. This is something like that. To be honest, I did not expect Luis Enrique to actually not extend his contract with PSG. I thought he’s going to continue and as the players and the fans also like him he will continue to do well. But I also respect a man who wants to take on new challenges. I have seen some people linking this to Manchester United. If that ends up happening, I am genuinely going to be surprised and also disappointed. United is literally a graveyard right now and he should avoid it at all cost

[arallmuus]

This is something like that. To be honest, I did not expect Luis Enrique to actually not extend his contract with PSG. I thought he’s going to continue and as the players and the fans also like him he will continue to do well.

In fact, he is not doing pretty good with PSG as of now. They are no longer dominating Ligue 1 as usual. Yeah I know its only 1 point difference but the total team value of PSG is atleast double compared to all the other Ligue 1 clubs so its just normal that people are expecting them to be dominant contender like Bayern Munich in Bundesliga. Aside from that, I dont think they are gonna win UCL again this season so its a good time for him to go to another club

Its just really hard to picture that he is gonna stick with Manchester United's offer, nah its not happening for sure

[LGD2Business]

Inter is considering letting Luis Henrique go. Beşiktaş really wants to sign him. Inter however, doesn't want to give up another right winger while Dumfries is injured. They will make a transfer first, then approve Luis Henrique's departure. Luis Henrique would play regularly at Beşiktaş. At Inter however, his chances of getting playing time are slim once Dumfries returns in March. Inter paid a lot of money to sign Luis Henrique. There is no news about the transfer fee, but they will want to recoup the money they spent. It looks like it will be an expensive transfer. But in terms of quality, it will be a big plus for Beşiktaş.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I just hope that HERE WE GO won't turn out to be another problem for the club to start looking for a fast solution for the next 1 month of Liam Rosenior being in charge because this has been one of the biggest errors the management of Chelsea made this year, it should have been something they were suppose to allow to slide, allow the main man Enzo Maresca to stay till the end of the season before carrying out such decision. Starting with a new manager is like rebuilding the squad all over again and they have past this stage honestly speaking, things might happen to the players, slow start up, crazy mistakes (like they have been making with Enzo) and other things too and they can be emotionally down for those who likes Enzo Maresca, unless they are fast to adapt to the way Liam Rosenior will handle them.
And we shouldn't expect much from this man, he's just here to start up something and this is when we say "give him time", well we know how desperate Chelsea fans are so let's see how they endure with Liam Rosenior if something doesn't go their way.

I will still say the same thing that Joe Cole said, since the Chelsea board are going for less proven managers to run the club instead of a proven and experience managers, they should not expect the fans to drop their expectations, because if he loses his first two games, the boos will start coming in.

All that the Chelsea fans want is result, and this choice of manager doesn't seems like a manager that can deliver that, so they will not be dropping their expectations because for him to accept a job that might be bigger than his capability, he should be really to face the consequences of not delivering the right results.
Sacking Enzo maresca is the right thing to do to me because he is ruining the team, playing players out of positions and even benching estavao Willian, one of Chelsea brightest attacking prospect, so a change was highly needed, my only concern is the type of manager they are recruiting, not the decision of sacking Enzo maresca.

We should all know that Chelsea is a club that wants the best just like Real Madrid, always looking for the best players to be on their side and after getting all these good players they only need one thing and that's Winning so I don't blame the club, even when they go for high profile manager they still don't get satisfied by what they see from any of these coaches, the high expectations has always been there at the club back in the days of Lampard, Terry, Drogba, Alex, Cahill and the ret of them even the man Joe Cole too, these guys give out their best and the expectations was high.
We know even when these guys (Lampard, Terry, Drogba, Alex, Cahill) plays they do well and even more better than the players we are seeing now so why won't the fans complain and expect more? Is really not about the coach of you ask me, the players are also to be blamed that's if you want to blame anybody.
You said it right, Enzo Maresca do play the players out of position and we have said it countless times that he does not have his best 11, everyday different faces from the back to the attacking position so that's the problem the fans are facing every single game week. Now a new manager can do the same thing Enzo did or even worse or maybe much better no one knows so let's wait and see his performance before saying anything.

[Razmirraz]

As we always say that if every good thing must come to an end. This is something like that. To be honest, I did not expect Luis Enrique to actually not extend his contract with PSG. I thought he’s going to continue and as the players and the fans also like him he will continue to do well. But I also respect a man who wants to take on new challenges. I have seen some people linking this to Manchester United. If that ends up happening, I am genuinely going to be surprised and also disappointed. United is literally a graveyard right now and he should avoid it at all cost

Every meeting always ends with a farewell, Luis Enrique decision to reject the contract extension offer offered by PSG management will be the end of the golden era achieved last season. The reason for wanting to seek a new challenge is very reasonable, after all he also knows that it is very difficult to repeat the success achieved last season. Previously, the same scenario had also been carried out after successfully winning everything with Barcelona.
In my opinion, Luis Enrique's reasons for choosing to part ways with PSG are very reasonable, he wants to keep his good name shining there, if he wants to return to PSG, the management will never think twice about accepting his arrival, but the story is different if he is fired, besides his name being tarnished, the chance of returning to PSG is also very small.

If he wants to manage an EPL club, he should avoid Man United, he will have a hard time waking up the long-sleeping red devils, several managers have tried since Alex Ferguson left, but none of them have succeeded. Perhaps it would have been better if Luis Enrique had chosen Liverpool, where he could adapt quickly, and his chances of success were very high because Liverpool weakness this season lies in Arne Slot inability to formulate a strategy.

[ancafe]

In fact, he is not doing pretty good with PSG as of now. They are no longer dominating Ligue 1 as usual. Yeah I know its only 1 point difference but the total team value of PSG is atleast double compared to all the other Ligue 1 clubs so its just normal that people are expecting them to be dominant contender like Bayern Munich in Bundesliga. Aside from that, I dont think they are gonna win UCL again this season so its a good time for him to go to another club

Every coach has their own assessment of the decisions they make and perhaps Luis Enrique himself is allowing for a new atmosphere with much more competition. Many offers will come because he's a fairly successful coach and certainly every top club tends to prefer an experienced coach over an unproven one. Defending the Champions League title won't be easy and I think PSG will have a hard time reaching the semifinals, let alone retaining the trophy.

[Velvet78]

Semenyo is finally becoming a Manchester City player officially. A really good move in his career honestly. He is going to a place where he can find good amount of playing time.

I know there is competition for both wings in the squad now. But maybe Guardiola is thinking of Semenyo as a replacement for Bernardo Silva in the long run. You know his contract is about to expire this summer...

[JeffBrad12]

As we always say that if every good thing must come to an end. This is something like that. To be honest, I did not expect Luis Enrique to actually not extend his contract with PSG. I thought he’s going to continue and as the players and the fans also like him he will continue to do well. But I also respect a man who wants to take on new challenges. I have seen some people linking this to Manchester United. If that ends up happening, I am genuinely going to be surprised and also disappointed. United is literally a graveyard right now and he should avoid it at all cost

Dude, i like that. it seems to me Enrique is getting bored in coaching a club that has won almost all of trophies. it's all make sense for him not to extend his contract. Since he has ever coached Barcelona and PSG. He may be thinking to go to the competitive league. which most probably EPL/Serie a.
However, i don't think it's right to link him with United. It seems to me he's gonna be City's next coach. We know how City was following Barcelona paradigm just after Pep took the control.

It's interesting to watch this.

[Hypnotizer]

Semenyo is finally becoming a Manchester City player officially. A really good move in his career honestly. He is going to a place where he can find good amount of playing time.

I know there is competition for both wings in the squad now. But maybe Guardiola is thinking of Semenyo as a replacement for Bernardo Silva in the long run. You know his contract is about to expire this summer...

It’s really impressive to see him scored in his last game for Bournemouth and not just an ordinary goal, the winning goal in the extra minutes. Good amount of playing time? Okay maybe but it’s not yet certain. It is really a good move for his career.

Manchester city aren’t in a very good form in the premier league recently they’ve draw their last three games, well let’s see how it goes with Semenyo at Manchester City. Hope he get decent amount of playing time in the squad.

[SatoPrincess]

Surely it had already been discussed in this thread! Maybe I'm late to the party.
Cancelo was on the verge of transferring to Inter, but in the end he chose to go to Barcelona! For obvious reasons, I would say!
What a shame! I would have loved to see him return to Inter.

Source: X Fabrizio Romano

Cancelo is a good signing and Barcelona got him at a reasonable price as well. With the horrendous prices we have seen in the transfer market  in recent years, I think 4 million is more than fair.  Barcelona defense has been terrible this season, and having Cancelo in the team can be helpful in many ways.

[Frankolala]

It’s really impressive to see him scored in his last game for Bournemouth and not just an ordinary goal, the winning goal in the extra minutes. Good amount of playing time? Okay maybe but it’s not yet certain. It is really a good move for his career.

Manchester city aren’t in a very good form in the premier league recently they’ve draw their last three games, well let’s see how it goes with Semenyo at Manchester City. Hope he get decent amount of playing time in the squad.

You have said it all. City should give him enough time on the field and not leaving him on the bench if not Semanyo will regret going to City. This was how they kept Julian Alvarez on the bench, look at him performing wonders in Atletico Madrid and saving them from defeats. Semenyo is a good player, his presence will add a positive impact to City performance.

[SatoPrincess]

Semenyo is finally becoming a Manchester City player officially. A really good move in his career honestly. He is going to a place where he can find good amount of playing time.

I know there is competition for both wings in the squad now. But maybe Guardiola is thinking of Semenyo as a replacement for Bernardo Silva in the long run. You know his contract is about to expire this summer...

I’m not surprised with this transfer, Pep wants the best talents in my squad. Semenyo is an incredible player, great on the wings, but do Manchester City really need him? You say he is going to get good playing time at City. They already got quality wingers, I don’t see Semenyo starting ahead of Cherki or Doku (maybe Doku because Pep isn’t a fan). I’m curious to see how Pep will make this work.

[MArsland]

Real Madrid have many wingers who could replace Vinicius. I think if such a high transfer fee is going to be paid, Vinicius should be allowed to go to Chelsea. The real issue is whether the Brazilian player wants to leave Real Madrid. Perhaps he wants to stay at Real Madrid and experience a higher level of competition, as he and Mbappé are already in good competition. However, their roles are different, and Mbappé has already scored many more goals. Vinicius seems like a player who wants to be the most valuable player in a team. He used to be Real Madrid's leading star, but now he's in Mbappé's shadow. Perhaps that's why the Brazilian player might want to transfer.

Isn't his selfishness in not renewing his contract only dragging Madrid to release him. Whether he likes it or not, if he doesn't renew his contract and refuses to accept Perez offer, there's no reason for him to be in the first team squad. He has turned selfish since Mbappe stole the fans attention, Vinicius feels left out and is better off leaving. Things could have been easier if he had followed the club's wishes by extending his contract and receiving the stipulated salary.