⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Sarah Azhari]

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.

If this agreement is reached, it will be beneficial for both parties, especially Rashford, as he is eager to stay at Barcelona, ​​having become comfortable there. Moreover, since joining Barcelona, ​​Rashford has rediscovered his best form. Barcelona could actually sign a player for 30 million, but the problem lies in his salary. Barcelona must find a way to avoid violating La Liga's salary cap. don't let it happen after when Barcelona activates Rashford's clause, Rashford will be unable to register for the squad. But I'm sure Rashford will be willing to lower his salary.

[KTChampions]

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.

It seems he already agreed to a salary cut (around 25%) when he moved to Barcelona? If he has other options, it's unlikely he'll be happy with a further pay cut. Besides, with Amorim's dismissal, could a return to United become an option? Who knows. Personally, I remain skeptical about Rashford, so if he ends up staying in Barcelona, ​​it will be good for him. And probably for Real Madrid fans too 

[Princess Leah]

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.

If this agreement is reached, it will be beneficial for both parties, especially Rashford, as he is eager to stay at Barcelona, ​​having become comfortable there. Moreover, since joining Barcelona, ​​Rashford has rediscovered his best form. Barcelona could actually sign a player for 30 million, but the problem lies in his salary. Barcelona must find a way to avoid violating La Liga's salary cap. don't let it happen after when Barcelona activates Rashford's clause, Rashford will be unable to register for the squad. But I'm sure Rashford will be willing to lower his salary.

The news says that there's no guarantee yet on whether they'll trigger the 30m deal and a final decision would be made later so we're not yet sure whether they're retain him permanently until dey make their final decision but it would be lovely if they retain him since he's blended with the club and has improved.

 If Barcelona can't trigger the 30m they could try another loan deal and wait for his contract with Manchester United to expire then sign him as a free agents im sure he'll be willing to lower his wages.

[W Jr.]

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.

It seems he already agreed to a salary cut (around 25%) when he moved to Barcelona? If he has other options, it's unlikely he'll be happy with a further pay cut. Besides, with Amorim's dismissal, could a return to United become an option? Who knows. Personally, I remain skeptical about Rashford, so if he ends up staying in Barcelona, ​​it will be good for him. And probably for Real Madrid fans too 

I find the possibility of him staying in Barcelona realistic, but the changes at Manchester United might determine his future. Because he earns more money at Manchester United, and if a manager who values ​​him takes over, I think he could be one of the players who brought Manchester United back to its former glory. Because somewhere in his heart, he still has a love for Manchester United. Barcelona offers a great career opportunity, but I don't know if he can continue there, or if Barcelona will keep him in the team, because they are not in a good financial position.

[dezoel]

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.

Even 30 million is a lot for Barcelona, it is not a lot for Rashford and I understand why he would worth that much, but 30 million is a lot for Barcelona, because all they have is zero. Not in theory, sure I think they can find some gaps in cap to make this happen, specially if de jong and lewa ends up leaving or dropping their salary, but that should go towards paying off debt and clearing the cap, not to rashford.

In any case, he is decent so I am sure they will get the best use out of him.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Even 30 million is a lot for Barcelona, it is not a lot for Rashford and I understand why he would worth that much, but 30 million is a lot for Barcelona, because all they have is zero. Not in theory, sure I think they can find some gaps in cap to make this happen, specially if de jong and lewa ends up leaving or dropping their salary, but that should go towards paying off debt and clearing the cap, not to rashford.

In any case, he is decent so I am sure they will get the best use out of him.

Several sources report that Barcelona could make his transfer permanent with installment payments so actually transfer fees are not an obstacle. What is still an obstacle is salary, Rashford reportedly wants a higher salary while Barcelona cannot do so due to regulations. Previously I have mentioned the best options such as implementing a bonus system or Lewandowski having to accept a salary cut for next season and Lewandowski reportedly agreed. My prediction is that Lewandowski's salary will be cut by around 30-40% while Rashford salary increased by 30-50% well, this scheme might be suitable for Financial Fair Play (FFP).

[hyudien]

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.

I also heard that Rashford still wants a high salary, maybe because he has rediscovered his form at Barcelona, I think if there is no agreement he can return to the Premier, maybe with the arrival of the new Man Utd coach, he can be called back, or stay in La Liga if Atletico Madrid is interested, but there is no latest news regarding this.
Speaking of taxes, seriously I just found out from you, the salary tax cut is up to 50%, that's very high. Curious if the big leagues are the same, especially the premier league?

[Velvet78]

Araujo has been at Barcelona for many years. Since his time at Barcelona B. But honestly I can't say he is a great defender at this level. He can't meet the team standards in most of the games. 

This is why I understand Hansi Flick's will to send him from the team. About 40 million euros fee, I'm not sure if there would be a European team to pay that much. But maybe with the hope of him to improve his skills in time as he is still young, there might be...

[Lida93]

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.

I Wasn't expecting Hansi Flick to let go off Marcus Rashford after such a tremendous display of talent in 2025 in all competitions, no sensible coach would do that, Rashford was quite exceptional at Barcelona and have successfully adapted to Spanish football and has cemented his name in the Barcelona dressing room as one of the important figures whose impact has led to the club's success in the first half of the season where the club maintained top spot in anticipation to win the title once again.

[Ryu_Ar1]

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.

This could be a pretty good option but it depends on Flick here especially for now maybe the performance and stats that they are thinking of giving 30 million for Rashford.

At the moment he is starting to look comfortable at Barcelona but this season he is not on the pitch much so it will be very difficult for Barcelona to give 30 million only for a reserve player especially now that Rashford's position is also uncertain for the squad because he lost the competition in their regular club. In addition, financial problems are still a little difficult for Barcelona. Barcelona until now which makes 30 million even though it looks profitable but still difficult to them realization.

But I think for Rashford he also has to look for alternatives if indeed he cannot be made permanent at Barcelona then at this time he must try to find alternative clubs that want to accommodate him and make his performance increase again.

[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.

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.

I'm sorry but who says Barcelona must sign Rashford or a player with a similar wage? If they can't afford that salary than they shouldn't, as simple as that. UEFA are already helping a lot Barcelona because in the past we saw teams getting excluded from European football and transfer bans. Barcelona are clearly receiving a preferential treatment because they are a big club but the more they keep spending money, the more they dig their own grave.
And I don't think Rashford is the type of player worth this type of risk. He's good, not super good, and his salary is inflated because he comes from the Premier League.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Araujo has been at Barcelona for many years. Since his time at Barcelona B. But honestly I can't say he is a great defender at this level. He can't meet the team standards in most of the games. 

This is why I understand Hansi Flick's will to send him from the team. About 40 million euros fee, I'm not sure if there would be a European team to pay that much. But maybe with the hope of him to improve his skills in time as he is still young, there might be...

It can be said that Araujo is an iconic figure of Barcelona , ​​he is nothing more than that , like loyalty and he represents what for a Player is his Lifelong team , that he is not at the level is another thing, but only Hansi is the one who Knows the Situation of each player.

[Mr Reporter]

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.

I also heard that Rashford still wants a high salary, maybe because he has rediscovered his form at Barcelona, I think if there is no agreement he can return to the Premier, maybe with the arrival of the new Man Utd coach, he can be called back, or stay in La Liga if Atletico Madrid is interested, but there is no latest news regarding this.
Speaking of taxes, seriously I just found out from you, the salary tax cut is up to 50%, that's very high. Curious if the big leagues are the same, especially the premier league?

Marcus Rashford's situation is indeed interesting, and it's possible he might explore options in the Premier League or La Liga, depending on his salary expectations and team interests.

Regarding taxes, Premier League players are subject to UK income tax and National Insurance contributions. For high earners like Rashford, the tax rate can be quite steep, with income above £125,140 taxed at 45%. This means top players might take home around £1.5 million annually after taxes, from a £2.8 million salary.

Some players explore tax-efficient strategies, like image rights, which are taxed at 19% corporation tax instead of 45% income tax. However, HMRC closely monitors these arrangements to prevent tax evasion.
https://taxfix.com/en-uk/blog/are-footballers-paye/

[GiftedMAN]

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.

What was Barcelona's reason of having a rethink after it was initially reported that they had no intentions of keeping Marcus Rashford beyond the end of the current campaign? Rashford didn't waste no time before he adapted to Barcelona's playing pattern, that's very rare for player that's never played for any Spanish team before so he rightly deserves to have his contract extended beyond the season. If signed, Rashford will certainly be a good addition to Barcelona. He's been a good signing this summer and I believe he'll do even better when signed on permanent basis

[Unknown01]

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.

I don't know if we're talking about two different teams? The team I'm talking about finished 15th last season and was just above the relegation zone. It has already been confirmed that Roberto De Zerbi was made an offer this season and he turned it down and accepted an offer from Marseille where he earns even less. Why did he do that?

Manchester United now has a very bad reputation and getting rid of it will be very difficult. The fact that the fans don't want to believe it doesn't change the truth.

[beerlover]

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.

This is what I was thinking about too. If they fired Amorim after the loss against Grimbys Town then yeah it would make sense and they would have been right. But they fired him while they were doing fine and only because he said something about the management. They have very sensitive management who fires anyone who judges them.

They did the same with Ronaldo, and fired him for saying anything about them, and now they fired Amorim because he did the same. They are basically just only caring about how they look, and not how the team looks. As long as the management is seen as not guilty, they are fine and could even see the team do badly and not care. This team needs to be sold quickly, that's the only way they will get better.

[Ale88]

I don't know if we're talking about two different teams?

Hahaha!

The team I'm talking about finished 15th last season and was just above the relegation zone. It has already been confirmed that Roberto De Zerbi was made an offer this season and he turned it down and accepted an offer from Marseille where he earns even less. Why did he do that?

Manchester United now has a very bad reputation and getting rid of it will be very difficult. The fact that the fans don't want to believe it doesn't change the truth.

I totally agree with you. Manchester United are literally damaging themselves without even realizing it because now every single manager knows that the chances of getting fired are extremely high. Amorim did a very poor choice when he left Sporting Lisboa for United, he could have kept going with his growth but chose the money and he went to a club that needs a full reset. I don't know who they are going to hire but good luck to him.

[Furious 7]

It seems he already agreed to a salary cut (around 25%) when he moved to Barcelona? If he has other options, it's unlikely he'll be happy with a further pay cut. Besides, with Amorim's dismissal, could a return to United become an option? Who knows. Personally, I remain skeptical about Rashford, so if he ends up staying in Barcelona, ​​it will be good for him. And probably for Real Madrid fans too 

Neither can really be an option because even though Amorim is no longer at Manchester United but Rashford's current performance also does not allow for further consideration.
Being at Barcelona could be a good option even if he will only be a rotational player just like now but at least the faith has not faded.

It's just that with salary cuts and clauses that are even reduced by half, there is still no clarity from Barcelona and Rashford is still quite hanging for his future.
Barcelona will obviously be very lucky if this happens and what you said about Madrid could also be makesense lol.

[AGogi2003]

I also heard that Rashford still wants a high salary, maybe because he has rediscovered his form at Barcelona, I think if there is no agreement he can return to the Premier, maybe with the arrival of the new Man Utd coach, he can be called back, or stay in La Liga if Atletico Madrid is interested, but there is no latest news regarding this.
Speaking of taxes, seriously I just found out from you, the salary tax cut is up to 50%, that's very high. Curious if the big leagues are the same, especially the premier league?

If Rashford need increase of is salary i don't think he can continue in the laliga because Barcelona don't have huge money to pay for only one player and if they didn't try to convince Rashford he will likely leave Barcelona and go back to Manchester United and continue is career in the team, and since they will like to sigh new coach and if the new coach is interesting with Rashford he can probably return to the club and they will be stronger then before but now that Manchester United are not doing well and they are not even participating in the Champions League this season he can make Rashford continue is career in the laliga because he needs the Champions League.

[Slow death]

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.

I like Rashford, he needs to stay at Barcelona to better develop his skills. Today there was a game between Barcelona and Real Madrid and Rashford was sitting on the bench, but after 80 minutes the Barcelona coach put Rashford on the field to play and unbelievably, as soon as he entered the field he managed to have a great opportunity to score a goal.

It was just him against the Real Madrid goalkeeper and unfortunately Rashford managed to miss in a situation where he shouldn't have missed. Rashford's shot didn't even reach the Real Madrid goal, it went way off target. Honestly, that's not a mistake a professional player makes.