⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Lida93]

Almost all the coaches that Manchester United acquired within the years are coaches that have already achieved great feats before being contracted by Manchester United perhaps that was the reason they were contracted by the club in the first place, coaches like Jose Mourinho, Luis van gaal, Rangnick,  Erik Ten Hag etc, these are household names, so you saying most of these coach weren't good enough isn't factual but the main point is that most of the problems that the team is experiencing is as a result of the poor management pattern at the board level and it doesn't seem as if there's going to an improvement soon.

You are right to an extent that the problem of Manchester United is caused by the bad decision making of the hierarchy, but we can't exempt the lapse of those managers you made mentioned because they can't say that they are not aware of the poor quality of the team before they took the job, if they discussed with the hierarchy about it and how to improve it, and they weren't given a listening ear, what a manager that really knows his job should be doing is walking away, not staying back and managing players that are not good enough, then when they are performing really bad, they will still be blame for that, so they also have a share of the blame because they didn't take some vital decisions they should have made due to the financial benefits of playing along.

It's not really as you have thought it to be for the managers because Manchester United is a very big club in EPL and Europe at large and it's almost like an honour for any coach to have the manager position in the club, perhaps why they can't just walk away immediately about try to give their best to see if anything of improvement might surface.  Perhaps someday a more passionate owner might evolve as I heard a rumour about CR7 making it known as his dream to buy the club someday.

[DYOR+BTC]

Barcelona is changing their mind again. They're now interesting to trigger Rashford's release clause. IMO, it's a steal for Barcelona to acquire him just only for 30m while his actual value was around 60m. He can blend to the team's plan. He also provides good result for Barcelona's depth.
I know his salary may be big, but who knows he may be able to cut his salary to meet what Barcelona demanded. It's no brainer deal to acquire a good backup winger that can provide assists and scored some goals during his loan.

They're dumb enough if they miss 30m bargain deal for Rashford.

Barcelona never changed their mind about Marcus Rashford. That speculations moving on here where simply speculations. I have said it a billion times, if the news or information is not coming from a verified football journalist, then you can just forget it or regard the information or news to be false. Having a right fullback like Cancelo will unlock him quite well. He is very good when it comes to 2v2 as he works well with his fullbacks. Manchester United fans will sure love this information and news.

Since the introduction of marcus Rashford in the Barcelona squad, he has been an important figure but in chance creation and conversion when it matters most for Barcelona which is enough reason they need to keep him as part of there squad this season. Day in they out are lot of rumours about his exit from Barcelona surfaces which we all are supposed to know they are just news with intentions of getting more views, so i strongly support you on that because i know Barcelona can not afford to let he go now because of his full adaptation to the teams technique. Do let us stop following those rumours about his departure because he is going know where

[Alonso_]

Barcelona is changing their mind again. They're now interesting to trigger Rashford's release clause. IMO, it's a steal for Barcelona to acquire him just only for 30m while his actual value was around 60m. He can blend to the team's plan. He also provides good result for Barcelona's depth.
I know his salary may be big, but who knows he may be able to cut his salary to meet what Barcelona demanded. It's no brainer deal to acquire a good backup winger that can provide assists and scored some goals during his loan.

They're dumb enough if they miss 30m bargain deal for Rashford.

Barcelona should buy Marcos Rashford because he is a very good player, and he has been performing very well for this team and he deserves to be playing for the team which is a good improvement from him  considering the very ugly time he had with Manchester United.

Rashford have obviously been playing very well for Barcelona and if Barcelona have decided to sigh him permanently, and make his deal permanent have been that is a good decision from Barcelona and Rashford will be very instrumental for them as the season progresses.

[aylabadia05]

Semenyo's arrival will create competition within the squad. The player who will feel the competition the most is Doku because they play in the same position. Bernardo Silva will also feel the competition, but he is the player Pep wants the most. It is possible that Pep is preparing a long-term project to anticipate Silva's decline by bringing in Semenyo.

Regarding Semenyo, playing at the elite level is a matter of suitability, as being at Bournemouth is two levels below being at Manchester City.

I do not see any competition for Jeremy Doku. He will keep his position and role, I see competition for Cherki who doesn't make those deep runs Pep Guardiola wants him to do. Semenyo can play on the both wings quite well, a fit Jeremy Doku and Semenyo will definitely cause problems for defenders because of how technically good they are, strong and also pace. I see that they're advancing the right way with his signature. They are bringing players strong and pacy enough to withstand the league.

Pep Guardiola has employed three different formations in his last three Premier League draws. First, a 4-2-3-1 formation against Sunderland. Second, a 4-3-2-1 formation. Third, a 4-1-4-1 formation.
Bernardo Silva can play as a central midfielder or behind the striker if Pep chooses a 4-3-2-1 or 4-2-3-1 formation, as in the matches against Sunderland and Chelsea. The same applies to the 4-3-3 formation. However, Pep more often uses the 4-1-4-1 formation, with Doku in the same position as Semenyo.

Between Doku and Cherki, these two players will compete, but Doku is the one facing more competition. In the FA Cup match with a 10-1 victory over Exeter, the competition between Semenyo and Doku could begin. Semenyo started, and Doku came on as a substitute for Semenyo.

[hyudien]

Since the introduction of marcus Rashford in the Barcelona squad, he has been an important figure but in chance creation and conversion when it matters most for Barcelona which is enough reason they need to keep him as part of there squad this season.

True, although the quality is not the same as in his golden age, but Rashford can still be relied on by Barcelona when in difficult situations. The problem is, Barcelona is hindered by the high salary of Rashford, which can affect Barcelona own finances if they want to make it permanent, one solution might be to sell Lewandowski, it will reduce the financial burden of Barcelona, but it will be a gamble because the quality of Lewa is still very good at this time.

[Slow death]

Barcelona should buy Marcos Rashford because he is a very good player, and he has been performing very well for this team and he deserves to be playing for the team which is a good improvement from him  considering the very ugly time he had with Manchester United.

Rashford have obviously been playing very well for Barcelona and if Barcelona have decided to sigh him permanently, and make his deal permanent have been that is a good decision from Barcelona and Rashford will be very instrumental for them as the season progresses.

The Barcelona coach is a great coach; he has a lot of patience with the players and manages to get them to play at their highest level, even when a player arrives at Barcelona with some difficulties.

Unfortunately, the Real Madrid coach doesn't have the same quality, which is why Real Madrid, even with talented players, still struggles to score goals regularly. Another player left the club on loan, and the same thing happens with Manchester United coaches. That's why, in my opinion, all Manchester United players who are on loan at other clubs shouldn't return to Manchester United because they are doing well at other clubs.

Maximilian Ibrahimović to Ajax, here we go! Zlatan’s son joins his father’s former club from AC Milan.

Deal done on initial loan with buy option clause, as Telegraaf reported on Friday.

AC Milan keep a sell-on clause.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2010037644038992360

I hope this is a good signing for Ajax.

[Zaguru12]

True, although the quality is not the same as in his golden age, but Rashford can still be relied on by Barcelona when in difficult situations. The problem is, Barcelona is hindered by the high salary of Rashford, which can affect Barcelona own finances if they want to make it permanent, one solution might be to sell Lewandowski, it will reduce the financial burden of Barcelona, but it will be a gamble because the quality of Lewa is still very good at this time.

I am 70% sure this Rashford deal will not be made permanent by Barcelona and it is as a result of the wage and transfer fee because they do not have the capability to actually make it permanent, they wouldn’t be selling off Lewandowski off without replacing him with another striker, I strongly believe that they wouldn’t be relying on just Ferran Torres and Rashford only because they are both not proper strikers, I think if the sale of Lewandowski should happen it will be for the coming of players like Alvarez who I feel is Barcelona bound. For me I think Rashford is actually premier league bond and is definitely going to come back soon.

Between Doku and Cherki, these two players will compete, but Doku is the one facing more competition. In the FA Cup match with a 10-1 victory over Exeter, the competition between Semenyo and Doku could begin. Semenyo started, and Doku came on as a substitute for Semenyo.

Cherki is a left footed player who is better suited for the right wing position or is favourite position been the attacking midfielder role and with Bernardo Silva rumoured to be leaving Cherki might be drifted back into the midfield.

[Unknown01]

It's not really as you have thought it to be for the managers because Manchester United is a very big club in EPL and Europe at large and it's almost like an honour for any coach to have the manager position in the club, perhaps why they can't just walk away immediately about try to give their best to see if anything of improvement might surface.  Perhaps someday a more passionate owner might evolve as I heard a rumour about CR7 making it known as his dream to buy the club someday.

Manchester United is a club that hardly anyone dares to join anymore because regardless of who the manager is or which star players are there they are all unsuccessful. For this reason they now have a bad reputation, which is why someone like for example Zidane, who attaches great importance to major successes, would never go there. I no longer have any hope that ManU can return to its former glory days.

[slapper]

Barcelona is changing their mind again. They're now interesting to trigger Rashford's release clause. IMO, it's a steal for Barcelona to acquire him just only for 30m while his actual value was around 60m. He can blend to the team's plan. He also provides good result for Barcelona's depth.
I know his salary may be big, but who knows he may be able to cut his salary to meet what Barcelona demanded. It's no brainer deal to acquire a good backup winger that can provide assists and scored some goals during his loan.

They're dumb enough if they miss 30m bargain deal for Rashford.

The 30m euro thing is seriously mad value I'll give you that. But can we speak of how United created this situation?

They had Amorim publicly say he'd rather put his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach on the bench than Rashford. Then they sacked Amorim two weeks ago. Now they're sixth and can't finish chances to save their lives whilst Rashford's in Spain racking up assists. It's just almost amazing at how bad they've gotten at handling this.

Like... Barcelona's getting a bargain because United turned him into a distressed asset through sheer incompetence. And now if Ole come back (which the bookies think is happening), you've got a manager that got Rashford's best ever form. And the player's already gone. Brilliant stuff.

Everyone keeps saying "just cut the salary more" like it's easy. He already took a 25% cut. He's performing. Why would he take another haircut when clubs without Barcelona's financial mess might come calling? PSG's name is already being bandied about.

And Flick benched him in the semi of the Super Cup. You don't pay top dollars to a piece of rotation, especially when you've got Lamine Yamal who's 17 years old and already better.

I believe they trigger it before summer when competition shows up. Lock in the price, structure with bonuses to fall outside the wage rules and see what happens. But with Barcelona? Who knows. They overthink everything.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

True, although the quality is not the same as in his golden age, but Rashford can still be relied on by Barcelona when in difficult situations. The problem is, Barcelona is hindered by the high salary of Rashford, which can affect Barcelona own finances if they want to make it permanent, one solution might be to sell Lewandowski, it will reduce the financial burden of Barcelona, but it will be a gamble because the quality of Lewa is still very good at this time.

Lewandowski is reportedly willing to reduce his salary by around 50% for the upcoming season so it is likely that this player will remain in the Barcelona squad, the situation is different with Marcus Rashford because there is no agreement on salary reduction, yeah at least until this week. Rashford has only a few options agree to accept a pay cut or move to another club such as Atletico Madrid because I see Atletico is one of those interested in Rashford. By the way I just found out that salary tax for players in Laliga is up to 50% for example Marcus Rashford, his salary is 14 Million per year and he only earns around 7 million per year.

[Ale88]

Barcelona is changing their mind again. They're now interesting to trigger Rashford's release clause. IMO, it's a steal for Barcelona to acquire him just only for 30m while his actual value was around 60m. He can blend to the team's plan. He also provides good result for Barcelona's depth.
I know his salary may be big, but who knows he may be able to cut his salary to meet what Barcelona demanded. It's no brainer deal to acquire a good backup winger that can provide assists and scored some goals during his loan.

They're dumb enough if they miss 30m bargain deal for Rashford.

The problem is not the cost of the player, it's the salary. Rashford currently earns something like 14 million euros per year, and he has already accepted a 20% salary reduction to facilitate the loan move, so I don't know whether he's willing to lower his salary even more. Let's say he signs a 4-year contract at the current conditions, that means 56 millions for Barcelona. Considering their extremely delicate financial situation they really have to think carefully about this operation because it's going to have an impact also on the future transfer windows.

[Oluwa-btc]

Manchester United is a club that hardly anyone dares to join anymore because regardless of who the manager is or which star players are there they are all unsuccessful. For this reason they now have a bad reputation, which is why someone like for example Zidane, who attaches great importance to major successes, would never go there. I no longer have any hope that ManU can return to its former glory days.

Manchester United do not have a bad reputation, neither are they unsuccessful. All that is demanded from.the fans is a change with the owners and management who are not fully invested in improvement of the footballing aspect of the club. Look at how they've sacked a trying manager reseting the culture and bringing about a positve change in the players, it shows thier lack of direction and mediocrity. And finally, there's hope, if you don't see it, then you can quit talking about Manchester United.

[RaltcoinsB]

Barcelona is changing their mind again. They're now interesting to trigger Rashford's release clause. IMO, it's a steal for Barcelona to acquire him just only for 30m while his actual value was around 60m. He can blend to the team's plan. He also provides good result for Barcelona's depth.
I know his salary may be big, but who knows he may be able to cut his salary to meet what Barcelona demanded. It's no brainer deal to acquire a good backup winger that can provide assists and scored some goals during his loan.

They're dumb enough if they miss 30m bargain deal for Rashford.

The problem is not the cost of the player, it's the salary. Rashford currently earns something like 14 million euros per year, and he has already accepted a 20% salary reduction to facilitate the loan move, so I don't know whether he's willing to lower his salary even more. Let's say he signs a 4-year contract at the current conditions, that means 56 millions for Barcelona. Considering their extremely delicate financial situation they really have to think carefully about this operation because it's going to have an impact also on the future transfer windows.

Even if they don't sign Marcus Rashford, they'll still have to pay a similar salary to a similar player. So, because salaries in football are now very high, teams are prepared for this. Barcelona's financial situation is certainly bad, but considering the contributions the player can make to the team, the amount they can pay him won't be a huge problem. Barcelona needs to find a way to get out of this economic crisis. They've been experiencing this for years, and if it weren't for La Masia, they would be a mid-table team in Spain. The most valuable players from the youth academy are currently carrying the team.

[Futurexxx]

Manchester United do not have a bad reputation, neither are they unsuccessful. All that is demanded from.the fans is a change with the owners and management who are not fully invested in improvement of the footballing aspect of the club. Look at how they've sacked a trying manager reseting the culture and bringing about a positve change in the players, it shows thier lack of direction and mediocrity. And finally, there's hope, if you don't see it, then you can quit talking about Manchester United.

I am not a fan of Manchester United, but it's very obvious from afar that the hierarchy of Manchester United are the ones making a mess of the club, because I sees no better reason why Ruben amorin was sack when he is doing better than expected, even when he wasn't given the types of players that he craves for as a manager.
I am just imagining how high Manchester United would have been up the table if they had signed Watkins that Ruben amorin asked for, but they went ahead to sign sesko   instead, with the sole reason that he is still young and will have more resale value, forgetting that you have to think of the present first before thinking of the future.
So till someone different that really have the interest of the club at heart acquire the club, I really don't see the troubles of Manchester United ending anytime soon.

[asriloni]

Aston villa is being rumored willing to bring back Tammy Abraham to the EPL again. If it's gonna be true, i'd be very disappointed with it. Adding someone who never had good season for a half of decade is just a disaster. He's also injury prone.

Even if he's gonna be used to back Ollie, i don't think it's gonna work. I think signing him is just another waste of money. I believe he will not work like what he used to be.

Emery should get someone younger better than him. Most importantly someone who is not injury prone.

[Silence Scream]

Manchester United is a club that hardly anyone dares to join anymore because regardless of who the manager is or which star players are there they are all unsuccessful. For this reason they now have a bad reputation, which is why someone like for example Zidane, who attaches great importance to major successes, would never go there. I no longer have any hope that ManU can return to its former glory days.

Manchester United do not have a bad reputation, neither are they unsuccessful. All that is demanded from.the fans is a change with the owners and management who are not fully invested in improvement of the footballing aspect of the club. Look at how they've sacked a trying manager reseting the culture and bringing about a positve change in the players, it shows thier lack of direction and mediocrity. And finally, there's hope, if you don't see it, then you can quit talking about Manchester United.

Yes, what the fans want is success, and they don't actually have many demands from the management. They want the team to get back to its former glory. Manchester United has a history of success and a very good past. At one time, it was one of the strongest teams in Europe alongside Real Madrid. However, they are yearning for successes that will restore their declining reputation in recent years. What the fans want is exactly that, the restoration of that reputation.

[harapan]

I hope this is a good signing for Ajax.

This is not about Ajax, this is all about the development of the player. If I was a dad too, I would send my child that way. They are one of the best when it comes to raising one of the best talents in the world. If he has half the talent he's dad posses, he'll be good for Ajax and that Ajax will also be good for his development. Frankie De Jong, Jurim Timber, and De Ligt are all Ajax products doing very great in their respective clubs.

[SquallLeonhart]

Is it just me, or is that overpriced? I get that the world of football is growing to a point where we are super used to seeing 50+ million euro moves, but 72 million for Semenyo? Who had maybe a 1.5 good season so far? I do not think that's actually good. We are seeing teams spending this level of money for everything these days, players that used to be 20-30 million at most becoming 70+ million is the new reality. However, I highly doubt it's sustainable and will revert back to normal levels a bit more.

I was thinking exactly the same thing. He is a good player, but when did we become so normalized towards 70+ million transfers? Before pandemic (I am not talking about 90's here, just 5 years ago) we would not hear this type of money. Normally, 70+ million was for only superstars, only like 10-20 players in the entire world would worth that much, sure there were transfers that were higher, but very rare case.

Nowadays everyone is worth that much, hell United bought three players that much in a single year, that would have been a big news just to do one. I guess we are getting used to them and not really seeing anything crazier these days and because of that people are just not reacting to it. I hope that he becomes very good for them.

[SatoPrincess]

Barcelona is changing their mind again. They're now interesting to trigger Rashford's release clause. IMO, it's a steal for Barcelona to acquire him just only for 30m while his actual value was around 60m. He can blend to the team's plan. He also provides good result for Barcelona's depth.
I know his salary may be big, but who knows he may be able to cut his salary to meet what Barcelona demanded. It's no brainer deal to acquire a good backup winger that can provide assists and scored some goals during his loan.

They're dumb enough if they miss 30m bargain deal for Rashford.

Marcus Rashford has proved to be an asset to Barcelona but I don’t think Barcelona has the money to sign Rashford for 30m. The only way this deal is going to work is if they somehow manage to get Manchester United to accept a lower fee for the player. In my opinion, it’s not a big ask since Manchester United do not want Rashford back anyway. The new manager would be looking to sign some new players so getting rid of the old ones would naturally be on his to-do-list.

[Black Mbaye]

Barcelona is changing their mind again. They're now interesting to trigger Rashford's release clause. IMO, it's a steal for Barcelona to acquire him just only for 30m while his actual value was around 60m. He can blend to the team's plan. He also provides good result for Barcelona's depth.
I know his salary may be big, but who knows he may be able to cut his salary to meet what Barcelona demanded. It's no brainer deal to acquire a good backup winger that can provide assists and scored some goals during his loan.

They're dumb enough if they miss 30m bargain deal for Rashford.

Marcus Rashford has proved to be an asset to Barcelona but I don’t think Barcelona has the money to sign Rashford for 30m. The only way this deal is going to work is if they somehow manage to get Manchester United to accept a lower fee for the player. In my opinion, it’s not a big ask since Manchester United do not want Rashford back anyway. The new manager would be looking to sign some new players so getting rid of the old ones would naturally be on his to-do-list.

We don't know Manchester United's current situation, but they've changed managers, and perhaps the new manager will want Marcus Rashford in the team and want to utilize him next year. If Barcelona can't get him, I think he could play a good role in Manchester United's restructuring. Rashford performed very well with Barcelona. He adapted to the team quickly and had successful matches.