⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[JeffBrad12]

Michael Carrick is now at the top pole to be the next interim for Manchester United. I remember a few days ago they have been strongly linked with Ole. This obviously makes me wondering whether they are monitoring fans reaction before they appoint manager?
It's also weird to see them have saga just to sign an interim who will coach the club until the end of season.

I personally believe they will never improve without a proper plan combined with good vision for the future. The better they focus on signing a new midfielder to cover their mid.
This interim saga has to be finished asap.

[SatoPrincess]

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.

To be fair, before Rashford missed that attack, he was able to cause Real Madrid defenders some problems. Anyhoo…guess who won a trophy last night….If I was Rashford, I would be fighting to get a deal at Barcelona and be finally done with Manchester United even if it means taking a wage cut.

[hyudien]

Under Xavi, Araujo was arguably one of the best CB in Europe. While under Hansi Flick, Araujo’s  performance has declined significantly, I’m not surprised that they want him gone at this point. I think it’s the best decision for both parties, Araujo is obviously not his best in this Barcelona system, and could possibly do better in a different team.

I agree

The last games I watched of Barcelona and Real Madrid el classico Araujo was always losing his side very easily. Before with Xavi he was said to be Vini Jr father in a jokenly way because he could always block the brazilian player and prevent further attacks, making the left side unbeatable.

Frequent injuries and an inability to adapt to Flick style were the main reasons Araujo quality declined. Selling him is the right move, but I hope he can go to English clubs, I see with his style of play he will fit there, maybe Man Utd can recruit him or exchange with Rahsford, I think this move will be mutually beneficial to both parties.

[Inwestour]

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.

Everyone can make a mistake, and sometimes when you come on as a substitute you are not yet warmed up and have not entered the game, so I think that in this situation it is much easier to make mistake. But maybe that is exactly why Rashford does not always start and often comes on as a substitute. He is a good player and I think he is a professional, but sometimes he lacks just a little bit to become truly indispensable. And if we believe Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona want to keep Rashford in the team. I think he was useful in any case, and Flick will not refuse such a player, if not in the starting eleven then at least on the bench.

[Slow death]

Enderick, the 19-year-old former Real Madrid talent, after leaving Real Madrid to join Olympique Lyonnais, scored his first goal against Lille in his first game for the club. How happy the young brazillian fees right now, to be in the first team and to have a successful career path. This marks his first goal also in the 2025/2026 season.

Hopefully, Olympique Lyonnais will sign him after the loan contract expires.

Endrick scored one goal last night help Lyon win at the Ligue 1 match against Lille, he played almost 71 minutes and has good performance. Endrick so happy last night and its show when substitutes at 71th minutes still smile and absolutely his celebrate too iconic after success scoring first goals.

Based on loan clause, Lyon hasn't release to permanent Endrick contract and loan duration until June 2026 without option buy permanent or extend loan. I don't think Madrid want to extend loan period for Lyon and if Endrick performing well get back to Madrid at next season. Madrid's fans still high expected for Endrick returning back to Madrid exactly if can perform well during his loan period.

Endrick scored a goal in Lyon's game against Lille, which was a French Cup match and not a Ligue 1 game. Since it wasn't a very important match, the Lyon coach started him. I don't know if this goal will change the Lyon coach's mind and make him a starter in Ligue 1 games as well, but I have my doubts. Lyon's next Ligue 1 game is on the 18th of this month against Brestois, who haven't lost in their last 5 games. I believe the Lyon coach will opt to bench Endrick.

[Juicyhome]

Endrick scored a goal in Lyon's game against Lille, which was a French Cup match and not a Ligue 1 game. Since it wasn't a very important match, the Lyon coach started him. I don't know if this goal will change the Lyon coach's mind and make him a starter in Ligue 1 games as well, but I have my doubts. Lyon's next Ligue 1 game is on the 18th of this month against Brestois, who haven't lost in their last 5 games. I believe the Lyon coach will opt to bench Endrick.

You don't expect the coach to fixture Endrick after his loan move to Lyon from Real Madrid immediately, he has to adapt and train with the players for sometimes, to be able to blend with the team.

I know he's an important Player and he didn't have a playing team in Real Madrid because of the quality in the squad, but in Lyon I believe he will be a hit man, but the coach will fixture him when the need raises till he's adapted to the team style of play.

Endrick can score in any competition, he's a promising striker, the French cup isn't a lesser competition I don't know why your underrated the competition, it's an important cup in the French league. Endrick will be fixture in league games, the coach knows the best, but I believe Endrick will have enough playing time in Lyon to prepare him for the 2026 world cup.

[bitLeap]

Endrick scored one goal last night help Lyon win at the Ligue 1 match against Lille, he played almost 71 minutes and has good performance. Endrick so happy last night and its show when substitutes at 71th minutes still smile and absolutely his celebrate too iconic after success scoring first goals.

It's good to see him playing with the freedom and trust of Lyon, because that's what Endrick needs right now to be confident. The goal he scored saved Lyon a lot of points, I hope this loan spell keeps him improving, he has a lot of time on his hands so Endrick needs to work hard for his career. Lyon don't need to rush to make him permanent because it's still too early, let everything go according to the process and Endrick should stay focused.

[asriloni]

To be fair, before Rashford missed that attack, he was able to cause Real Madrid defenders some problems. Anyhoo…guess who won a trophy last night….If I was Rashford, I would be fighting to get a deal at Barcelona and be finally done with Manchester United even if it means taking a wage cut.

It's the best decision Rashford shall have taken. He has told Barcelona his interest to cut his wage even bigger than what he did during the loan. He took like 20% - 25% wage cut, so he can increase it to like 45% - 50% wage cut. it makes it possible for Barcelona to sign him without even worrying his wage can burdening club's wage cap.

Another solution is that Barcelona to get rid one of its useless players. So they can empty some wage cap and there will be a room that available for him.

[Princess Leah]

Enderick, the 19-year-old former Real Madrid talent, after leaving Real Madrid to join Olympique Lyonnais, scored his first goal against Lille in his first game for the club. How happy the young brazillian fees right now, to be in the first team and to have a successful career path. This marks his first goal also in the 2025/2026 season.

Hopefully, Olympique Lyonnais will sign him after the loan contract expires.

Endrick scored one goal last night help Lyon win at the Ligue 1 match against Lille, he played almost 71 minutes and has good performance. Endrick so happy last night and its show when substitutes at 71th minutes still smile and absolutely his celebrate too iconic after success scoring first goals.

Based on loan clause, Lyon hasn't release to permanent Endrick contract and loan duration until June 2026 without option buy permanent or extend loan. I don't think Madrid want to extend loan period for Lyon and if Endrick performing well get back to Madrid at next season. Madrid's fans still high expected for Endrick returning back to Madrid exactly if can perform well during his loan period.

Endrick scored a goal in Lyon's game against Lille, which was a French Cup match and not a Ligue 1 game. Since it wasn't a very important match, the Lyon coach started him. I don't know if this goal will change the Lyon coach's mind and make him a starter in Ligue 1 games as well, but I have my doubts. Lyon's next Ligue 1 game is on the 18th of this month against Brestois, who haven't lost in their last 5 games. I believe the Lyon coach will opt to bench Endrick.

He's talented with lots of potential but it's not enough since he just got there and I believe the coach would take his time to monitor his performance in training, also observe how he blends in to the new environment and with teammates, then figure out the perfect position to fix him in but I believe he'll succeed over there.

 He's already shown the coach what he's made of by impressing in their last match, so i believe the coach would see that as a sign that he's ready to get into the starting lineup soon, Endrick would get better and called back by Madrid, I believe so.

[Donneski]

Enderick, the 19-year-old former Real Madrid talent, after leaving Real Madrid to join Olympique Lyonnais, scored his first goal against Lille in his first game for the club. How happy the young brazillian fees right now, to be in the first team and to have a successful career path. This marks his first goal also in the 2025/2026 season.

Hopefully, Olympique Lyonnais will sign him after the loan contract expires.

Endrick did not leave Real Madrid on permanent basis but on a six months loan deal to Olympic Lyonnais so it's wrong to address the young Brazilian as a former Real Madrid player when he's still registered as the club player. It was his first game for the French team and he started on a very good note and for many of us that's been asking that he should be given the playing time he needs to prove himself, it was an entertaining game to watch Endrick put out world class performance.
I'm not sure if Lyon will permanent the deal or not but what I'm confident about is Endrick at the end of the season will be a better version of himself.

[teddybear]

Roma and Marseille have reached an agreement for Robinio Vaz. 25m euros along with addons. Both parties are still working on the terms of the transfer and likely that it'll be a loan move with options to buy along with certain add-ons based on appearances or lack there of. Could be added obligations to buy if minimum appearances are met. All just speculations though only thing confirmed is the agreement part.
He's a talented young player with a fairly high skill ceiling. Can learn a lot from being in a big team like Roma.

[jaberwock]

Ibrahimovic's son is 19 years old, and he is still not that great. He was on the youth team of Milan, not at Milan main team, and now he is moving to Ajax. If he shows any signs of being good there then he still has a chance, but by 1 years old you know if a player is good or not. If he was that good, he would have been worth something already, but he is not and that is why it's hard to beat that.

I have not seen any superstar players son being better than their fathers, all the people who are Supterstars had fathers that were just ok or decent, who has a father that was the best of his era and then kid was best of their era? That probably never happens.

[Mayor of ogba]

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.

Funny enough Man United won't even make it to the Champions League next season, so if Rashford knows what is good for him he has to take a pay cut like every one else. But honestly I feel Rashford asking for an higher salary is just a shakedown, he will still settle with a lower pay because the project believes in him and he believes in the project so Rashford will definitely stay.

No one knows if Manchester United won't make it to the Champions League. I believe Manchester United has a good chance of finishing top four/five in the Premier League this season when Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo rejoin the Manchester United team, but if Rashford has the option to take a pay cut so that he can remain at Barcelona, he can take the offer because even if Manchester United secures Champions League football at the end of the season, Rashford might not have a playing chance at Manchester United.

[tottong]

No one knows if Manchester United won't make it to the Champions League. I believe Manchester United has a good chance of finishing top four/five in the Premier League this season when Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo rejoin the Manchester United team, but if Rashford has the option to take a pay cut so that he can remain at Barcelona, he can take the offer because even if Manchester United secures Champions League football at the end of the season, Rashford might not have a playing chance at Manchester United.

The opportunity is still open for Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League because there are still many matches left, but they must appear consistent.
In the next few matches, Manchester United will face tough opponents and this will again be a tough test for a coach because the defeat to Brighton in the FA Cup makes it very clear that the team's consistency is not yet stable.
After Amorim was fired, maybe Rashford will consider returning to Manchester United rather than accepting the consequences of a salary cut when he wants to stay at Barcelona and this is just my personal assumption because in reality we never know until everything is clear.

[SatoPrincess]

Enderick, the 19-year-old former Real Madrid talent, after leaving Real Madrid to join Olympique Lyonnais, scored his first goal against Lille in his first game for the club. How happy the young brazillian fees right now, to be in the first team and to have a successful career path. This marks his first goal also in the 2025/2026 season.

Hopefully, Olympique Lyonnais will sign him after the loan contract expires.

People forget how good Endrick actually is because he didn’t get enough minutes at Real Madrid. Endrick scored both on his debut in La Liga and on his debut in UCL. And now he’s scored again in his debut in Lyon. Endrick is such an exciting player to watch, and I’m glad he’s finally in a team where he can grow.

[GiftedMAN]

Ibrahimovic's son is 19 years old, and he is still not that great. He was on the youth team of Milan, not at Milan main team, and now he is moving to Ajax. If he shows any signs of being good there then he still has a chance, but by 1 years old you know if a player is good or not. If he was that good, he would have been worth something already, but he is not and that is why it's hard to beat that.

I have not seen any superstar players son being better than their fathers, all the people who are Supterstars had fathers that were just ok or decent, who has a father that was the best of his era and then kid was best of their era? That probably never happens.

At 19, a talented footballer should be able to start showing his true potentials so if Ibrahimovic's 19-year-old son isn't showing signs of a promising superstar, then trying to move to a new club might as well not change anything. One thing I've noticed amongst football fans across the globe is that we always expect the best for the offsprings of football greats. We just want to see them perform at the level their fathers did but in most cases, the reality is different.
His father announced himself to the world when he was at Ajax, maybe wants to repeat history again. I'm rooting for him but I'm not expecting too much from a player that the media hasn't said much about him and his football abilities even when he's already 19.

[Accardo]

Endrick will be fixture in league games, the coach knows the best, but I believe Endrick will have enough playing time in Lyon to prepare him for the 2026 world cup.

Ancelloti talked to him about geting a playing time elsewhere to build him for the upcoming 2026 tournament, his involvement in the french cup is excellent for the forward player. Now he has an open portal to show how well he's built up in his career and prove his worthiness to feature in the world cup.

[Slow death]

Endrick scored a goal in Lyon's game against Lille, which was a French Cup match and not a Ligue 1 game. Since it wasn't a very important match, the Lyon coach started him. I don't know if this goal will change the Lyon coach's mind and make him a starter in Ligue 1 games as well, but I have my doubts. Lyon's next Ligue 1 game is on the 18th of this month against Brestois, who haven't lost in their last 5 games. I believe the Lyon coach will opt to bench Endrick.

You don't expect the coach to fixture Endrick after his loan move to Lyon from Real Madrid immediately, he has to adapt and train with the players for sometimes, to be able to blend with the team.

I know he's an important Player and he didn't have a playing team in Real Madrid because of the quality in the squad, but in Lyon I believe he will be a hit man, but the coach will fixture him when the need raises till he's adapted to the team style of play.

Endrick can score in any competition, he's a promising striker, the French cup isn't a lesser competition I don't know why your underrated the competition, it's an important cup in the French league. Endrick will be fixture in league games, the coach knows the best, but I believe Endrick will have enough playing time in Lyon to prepare him for the 2026 world cup.

Big teams don't put their best players in cup games when they're still in the early stages because they fear injuries that would prevent them from performing well in the main league games. This makes perfect sense. Regarding Endrick, the point isn't about gaining experience, it's about skill. If we took Yamal and put him in the Lyon team tomorrow, I'm absolutely certain the Lyon coach would immediately start Yamal and not leave him on the bench for several Ligue 1 matches.

[Akbarkoe]

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.

To be fair, before Rashford missed that attack, he was able to cause Real Madrid defenders some problems. Anyhoo…guess who won a trophy last night….If I was Rashford, I would be fighting to get a deal at Barcelona and be finally done with Manchester United even if it means taking a wage cut.

I think he also wants that, playing for Barcelona with a direct contract with the team not just a loan status, talking about a small salary maybe it won't be a problem as long as he is able to contribute well and can be negotiated again in the next agreement, that's a good idea actually, being a loan player is always unpleasant, I hope Flick can see it and offer those offers to play at Barcelona with official status, but it seems like they have to buy from Manchester United, they definitely won't give a cheap price if they see Rashford playing very well at Barcelona.

[Velvet78]

Oh, the next victim is going to be Michael Carrick then.    I don't know why they would make such decision. Sacking Amorim and bringing Carrick who doesn't even have much experience as a manager yet.

I know Amorim's win rate wasn't as good as their previous manager in the recent years. But at least he made progress in the Premier League by carrying the team above. The owners are really difficult to understand...