⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Alonso_]

Is this really true? What does Chelsea expect from Darwin Nunez exactly after watching him at Liverpool? Besides he has been in Saudi Arabia since last summer. This is also a factor they shouldn't take such risk...

Nunez isn't just built for the Premier League. Chelsea should look for more reasonable striker options. For example why not they are trying their luck with Osimhen? He would be like their modern day Drogba.

This will be the most pathetic signing or the most pathetic player Chelsea have been ever link to in recent times, if their is any symptoms of truth in this news.
Like what are they need him for?

They were complaining of how Nicholas Jackson was very wasteful in front of goal and they succeeded in getting rid of him , by sending him to a season long loan to Bayern Munich, now they are being link to a player that is even more wasteful in front of goal when compared to Nicholas Jackson.
I just hope this rumour have no weight behind it because most Chelsea faithful wouldn't take it lightly with the hierarchy of the club if any transfer like this ever take place.

There is nothing wrong with Chelsea signing Darwin Nunez, he is a very good player and I have been very impressed with his recent performances in the Asian Champions League, I think he had a very difficult time with Liverpool and then moving to Saudi Arabia, but if you look at his performances when he was at Benfica you will understand that Darwin Nunez is a good player, you don’t expect him to score 30 goals, but he will score important goals and cause problems for defenders, right now Chelsea doesn’t have a better striker compared to Darwin Nunez, with the style of play of Chelsea he will fit into the Chelsea team very well and he will be a very good signing for Chelsea.

[Fiatless]

Allegri is being linked to the Real Madrid's move next season. The report says Madrid seems frustrated with the young coach, and they're looking for someone who experienced enough to handle the club. However, i don't think Allegri is the right man for the job.

He's a defensive coach. It makes no sense to sign him when Madrid has a weak defense. If i were to choose, i'd prefer to add Conte as a candidate instead of him.

You know he's always forcing his team to play safe ball. So i don't think that kind of football can fit Mbappe and friends well. Meanwhile, Conte is an opposite to the him. So this is why i think Conte can fit them better.

If you can name a coach to coach Madrid, who will you choost?

Coaches don't stick to a single playing style. They can always change their playing style based on the available players and the League. Massimiliano Allegri have spend most of his career in the Serie A. The Italian League doesn't play much attacking football. Maybe he would have to gain knowledge on how to play attacking football when he gets to La Liga. If Florentino Pérez wants an experienced coach, then Allegri is a good option. With his years of experience, he would be able to control those big players in Real Madrid.

My answer will depend on the available coach because many good coaches are not available now.

[Princess Leah]

I understand their intention of keeping squad depth as big as possible. But I still don't support the idea of having Mount in the squad for a longer time period. My reasoning is his being very injury-prone!

He is still injured now. If he continues to get injured often he wouldn't be much of a use for the team technically. I think the Red Devils can find a better alternative than him as a backup midfielder.

I don't understand what Manchester United expect from Mason Mount because so that they're still holding onto him. Mason Mount not made a significant contribution to Manchester United and is also frequently injured. It's time for Manchester United to sell Mason Mount and bring in a more qualified player to maintain the balance of their squad. It would be a loss for Manchester United to keep Mount, as they would have to pay his salary every month while he doesn't play at all.

It would be very difficult to sale cause of his wage, he's not a key player to rely on and very injury proned except they're ready to suffer the lose and accept lower fees around $20-25m. Chelsea really played Manchester United on Mason Mounts deal. It's something they'll forever regret cause Mount never recovers quickly from injury and he's on a high pay roll.

 I expect Manchester United to sell him by summer cause he's gradually turning to a liability for them and if they manage to qualify for the Champions League or other European competitions they won't need players like that in their squad going forward.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

There is nothing wrong with Chelsea signing Darwin Nunez, he is a very good player and I have been very impressed with his recent performances in the Asian Champions League, I think he had a very difficult time with Liverpool and then moving to Saudi Arabia, but if you look at his performances when he was at Benfica you will understand that Darwin Nunez is a good player, you don’t expect him to score 30 goals, but he will score important goals and cause problems for defenders, right now Chelsea doesn’t have a better striker compared to Darwin Nunez, with the style of play of Chelsea he will fit into the Chelsea team very well and he will be a very good signing for Chelsea.

Darwin Nunez's current excellent performances don't guarantee a much better move to Chelsea, as we know how he performed at Liverpool, where he wasn't able to perform at the required level. The Premier League is different because many players who show their best qualities in other leagues lose their form when they move to the Premier League which can lead to a difficult period. I'm also not sure Darwin Nunez will fit into Chelsea's style of play because Chelsea is currently undergoing a transition and needs a player who can be at a much better level as a form of transition for teams that are struggling to make changes for the team as a whole.

[jostorres]

Having an injury player who doesn’t have that opportunity of playing very frequently is always worrisome for the club, and not only the club also for the player is also worrisome and devastating, because it would always be damaging their player.

I would understand if his contract runs out and he isn’t offered a new contract anymore and he might get replaced, and he would probably end up in a lower club, and that would be heartbreaking for the player and would obviously jeopardize their career.

I feel for Mason Mount how he is suffering with injuries, but I wish him a quick recovery.

It's not too bad to have a player like that. In the weeks, that he is injured and not playing then he will be out, on the periods where he is healthy he will not mind being on the bench because he knows that because of his injuries they hired someone else. That sort of makes sense and I could understand that. I get that it may not be all that complicated because you may want someone who is healthy, but a player like Mount at talent level, would not want to be a bench player unless they are always injured. I think it could work out.

[Inwestour]

Allegri is being linked to the Real Madrid's move next season. The report says Madrid seems frustrated with the young coach, and they're looking for someone who experienced enough to handle the club. However, i don't think Allegri is the right man for the job.

He's a defensive coach. It makes no sense to sign him when Madrid has a weak defense. If i were to choose, i'd prefer to add Conte as a candidate instead of him.

You know he's always forcing his team to play safe ball. So i don't think that kind of football can fit Mbappe and friends well. Meanwhile, Conte is an opposite to the him. So this is why i think Conte can fit them better.

If you can name a coach to coach Madrid, who will you choost?

I don’t know, I also read similar news, but I doubt it will actually happen. The main reason in my opinion, is that Allegri is not good enough to become Real Madrid’s coach. I mean, he is a good coach, but he still doesn’t quite reach the top level, but I still consider him a better coach than Arbeloa. Another point is that Allegri has a contract with Milan until the summer of 2027, and he seems to enjoy working at Milan. That’s why I’m not sure he could become Real Madrid’s coach.

[hyudien]

Allegri is being linked to the Real Madrid's move next season. The report says Madrid seems frustrated with the young coach, and they're looking for someone who experienced enough to handle the club. However, i don't think Allegri is the right man for the job.

He's a defensive coach. It makes no sense to sign him when Madrid has a weak defense. If i were to choose, i'd prefer to add Conte as a candidate instead of him.

You know he's always forcing his team to play safe ball. So i don't think that kind of football can fit Mbappe and friends well. Meanwhile, Conte is an opposite to the him. So this is why i think Conte can fit them better.

If you can name a coach to coach Madrid, who will you choost?

I don’t know, I also read similar news, but I doubt it will actually happen. The main reason in my opinion, is that Allegri is not good enough to become Real Madrid’s coach. I mean, he is a good coach, but he still doesn’t quite reach the top level, but I still consider him a better coach than Arbeloa. Another point is that Allegri has a contract with Milan until the summer of 2027, and he seems to enjoy working at Milan. That’s why I’m not sure he could become Real Madrid’s coach.

This is probably just a false rumor, just from the media who are taking advantage of Madrid current situation to make a profit, indeed Madrid needs an experienced coach figure, especially in controlling the dressing room, but I think that Allegri is not at all suitable to be Madrid coach, even if he is willing to go to the Bernabeu, I feel the chances of success are quite low.

[Furious 7]

Allegri is being linked to the Real Madrid's move next season. The report says Madrid seems frustrated with the young coach, and they're looking for someone who experienced enough to handle the club. However, i don't think Allegri is the right man for the job.

He has now dismissed this issue because he has said it is impossible to be in Madrid and indeed this is a good policy even though there is an offer from Madrid because La Liga does not seem to be his realm for a coaching career.

I know he is one of the great coaches that have been in Italy even when looking at how he was with Juventus before but during his coaching career Allegri has never been out of his comfort zone in Serie A so it will be difficult for him to force a career in another domestic competition other than Serie A because it will be something new for Allegri.

So for the Madrid coach later I think Madrid should look more observant because a club as big as Madrid will be very difficult to be controlled by a coach carelessly.

[Emitdama]

Nunez couldn't achieve what he wanted in Saudi Arabia either. Therefore, his team might approve a transfer elsewhere. However, I don't know if it will be back in the Premier League, as he was sent away there due to his inefficiency. Perhaps a mid-table Premier League team might want to sign him. But I don't know if they can meet his salary demands. He'll probably have a very high contract. Not every team can afford his salary. In that case, he might stay in Saudi Arabia. Of course, there might be suitors from Turkey, but I hope not, because he's not a top-tier striker. He's a very average striker. The money spent on him could be used to sign a more talented and younger player.

If a player has failed to deliver at Saudi Arabia, how could anyone think that they could do better at premier league? I mean it's obvious that we are not going to see them do that much better.

I think it's clear that we are not going to see them do that well. It's not going to be easy, and we are not going to see him back at premier league. But if any team, Chelsea or Newcastle or anyone else, hires him back then it is going to be terrible news. Those teams should see how Nunez sucked, so there is no reason why he should even be back. Someone who fails at Saudi league can't even be a good striker for championship level, let alone premier league level.

[sokani]

From the very first day that Manchester United signed Mount I did not like it because he is a injury prone, injury is one of the reasons why Chelsea let him go, Manchester United is just wasting their time and spending money on a player that can not play a half season game for the team, if mount play 4 to 5 games he will get injured and it will take him more than two months before coming back, he is also one of the players with highest paid in the league, he can not hep the team the way they need it.

Sometimes, Mount does not even need to kick the ball before picking up an injury. He might be walking alone on the road, and the next thing you would hear is that he's injured.

I know United might want to keep him because of the experience, but if a good offer comes, I think they should consider it. IMO, it will be better to sell and invest the money than to keep him. His injury issue is a big concern.

[logfiles]

Allegri is being linked to the Real Madrid's move next season. The report says Madrid seems frustrated with the young coach, and they're looking for someone who experienced enough to handle the club. However, i don't think Allegri is the right man for the job.

He's a defensive coach. It makes no sense to sign him when Madrid has a weak defense. If i were to choose, i'd prefer to add Conte as a candidate instead of him.

You know he's always forcing his team to play safe ball. So i don't think that kind of football can fit Mbappe and friends well. Meanwhile, Conte is an opposite to the him. So this is why i think Conte can fit them better.

If you can name a coach to coach Madrid, who will you choost?

It looks like it might be a very regrettable mistake by Real Madrid. Historically Real Madrid's type of play is attacking or at least counter attacking. Defensive kind of football has been a complete fail in the team's history (Maybe the bitter neighbors Atlético Madrid would love to have him)

I remember when they tried to employ defensive football via Rafa Benitez and trust me, it ended i total disaster to an extent that not so many Real Madrid fans know that Rafa Benitez was a Real Madrid coach in 2015 before getting sacked for unpopular football.

[katanic97]

Is this really true? What does Chelsea expect from Darwin Nunez exactly after watching him at Liverpool? Besides he has been in Saudi Arabia since last summer. This is also a factor they shouldn't take such risk...

Nunez isn't just built for the Premier League. Chelsea should look for more reasonable striker options. For example why not they are trying their luck with Osimhen? He would be like their modern day Drogba.

Did you not see what happened to Liverpool when Darwin Nunez left, or should I remind you? 

The truth is there are some players that contribute far more than just scoring goals, and sometimes we tend not to see their effect until they leave. Maybe Chelsea sees something in him that we don't. Besides, he is not too old.

He’s not too old and he has experience. I think he just needs to be given a chance and let him make the most of it. In my opinion, the english league might be a bit too much for him, but if he gets back to his old form, i think he could be really useful

His "old form" was in Portugal, and the Portuguese league is not exactly famous for their defenses... Even a player like Gyökeres who, in my opinion, is better than Nuñez, used to score plenty of goals in Portugal and then, after he moved to the Premier League, began to struggle. But anyway he's contributing way more than Nuñez did. The Uruguayan player simply is not fit for top football. Decent player, that's it.

Realistically, whenever players move to the strongest league in the world, the PL, they usually need some time to adapt. I don’t think Gyokeres has shown everything he can do yet, mainly because Arteta doesn’t give him the same freedom he had at Sporting. Sure, Nunez looked better in the portuguese league, but he has fought hard in the PL too. He’s had some poor games, but he’s also shown his quality at times. A solid player, and if he keeps working on himself he could definitely become even better

[LUCKMCFLY]

We dont want him either but its about time Barcelona learn to pay. They have been lowballing, trying to get players on loan and doing all those cheapskate tricks so its about time they start to pay up. Their financial situation is getting better and we want $30m for Rashford, thats a very reasonable amount for a 28 years old player that has adapted to their strategy pretty well

Fabrizio also has stated that Manchester United wont be backing down on the $30m price tag, either they sign him at that amount or another teams would be trying to get Rashford after his successful loan in Barcelona

You're absolutely right, MU needs its money and besides, it's not their fault for Barcelona's poor money management. They've earned money by winning, they have to have enough to pay that striker. However, their popularity has dropped because they couldn't win the Copa del Rey , they were eliminated against Atletico by Cholo, but it's true, Barcelona must pay its debts.

[8rch7]

Sometimes, Mount does not even need to kick the ball before picking up an injury. He might be walking alone on the road, and the next thing you would hear is that he's injured.

I know United might want to keep him because of the experience, but if a good offer comes, I think they should consider it. IMO, it will be better to sell and invest the money than to keep him. His injury issue is a big concern.

Its not easy as imagine, Mason Mount has two years contract left with Manchester United and selling him bit difficult regarding much salary from the pkayera its self and other side I don't think has any club want to spent feea transfer to sign Mason Mount. Better for Manchester United reach mutual contract agreement regarding lack contributiom exactly when Manchester United transition with new manager Michael Carrick.
Spent a lot of time with injury and he has bad reputation of injury I think bad side for selling him to other club exactly Mount not at top performance right now, if Man United want to sell him he must has good valuable by playing well for this season matches left.

[Mrbluntzy]

Sometimes, Mount does not even need to kick the ball before picking up an injury. He might be walking alone on the road, and the next thing you would hear is that he's injured.

I know United might want to keep him because of the experience, but if a good offer comes, I think they should consider it. IMO, it will be better to sell and invest the money than to keep him. His injury issue is a big concern.

Its not easy as imagine, Mason Mount has two years contract left with Manchester United and selling him bit difficult regarding much salary from the pkayera its self and other side I don't think has any club want to spent feea transfer to sign Mason Mount. Better for Manchester United reach mutual contract agreement regarding lack contributiom exactly when Manchester United transition with new manager Michael Carrick.
Spent a lot of time with injury and he has bad reputation of injury I think bad side for selling him to other club exactly Mount not at top performance right now, if Man United want to sell him he must has good valuable by playing well for this season matches left.

Michael Carrick do have plans for Mason Mount when he finally recovers? Oh yes we can see him in the squad and playing like a regular player. Injury have ruined this English man already. Mason Mount is definitely a potential player that didn't completed his task as a player. He's on the bench for United following his unavailability due to high vulnerability to injuries. This is just bad news for the club and everyone doesn't buy the idea of seeing him in the starting line up.

[JeffBrad12]

MU is likely getting fresh money at summer. They seem getting closer to seal the deal from Barcelona and Napoli for Rashford and Hojlund. So i think it's gonna be solid transfer for both of players. Hojlund fit to the Serie a well, while Rashford at La Liga.
It's gonna be the right thing to let them leave while they are performing well there. Recalling them back will make no use to them.

So they can recoup €77m from selling those players, whicah can be used to reinvest into the potential talents. They're also need someone to replace Case. They can sign a quality midfielder with that huge chunk amount of money.

[Amphenomenon]

There is nothing wrong with Chelsea signing Darwin Nunez, he is a very good player and I have been very impressed with his recent performances in the Asian Champions League, I think he had a very difficult time with Liverpool and then moving to Saudi Arabia, but if you look at his performances when he was at Benfica you will understand that Darwin Nunez is a good player, you don’t expect him to score 30 goals, but he will score important goals and cause problems for defenders, right now Chelsea doesn’t have a better striker compared to Darwin Nunez, with the style of play of Chelsea he will fit into the Chelsea team very well and he will be a very good signing for Chelsea.

Chelsea going for Darwin Nunez is an ironic news, we don't need another Timo Werner or someone worse. If he was really good, he won't have be totally disposed by Karim Benzema. I wonder how much my team will spend on him including his wage, man we could have signed Osimhen now and be smiling because we got a good deal and won't have to worry about a striker now sadly.

Darwin is good but not clinical and so a no! It is a risky take, we are not really having a good financial sheet to be making more silly mistakes.

[DYOR+BTC]

MU is likely getting fresh money at summer. They seem getting closer to seal the deal from Barcelona and Napoli for Rashford and Hojlund. So i think it's gonna be solid transfer for both of players. Hojlund fit to the Serie a well, while Rashford at La Liga.
It's gonna be the right thing to let them leave while they are performing well there. Recalling them back will make no use to them.

So they can recoup €77m from selling those players, whicah can be used to reinvest into the potential talents. They're also need someone to replace Case. They can sign a quality midfielder with that huge chunk amount of money.

$77 millions is a big amount of money Manchester united especially now that they are planning to introduce more force in there midfield due to the exist of casimero in the next transfer window.  On the issue of Rashfolds transfer,  i think that would be one of the best decisions for the young talent as know one can predict if he can still be included in Michael carricks plans next season especially now he is already making plans for the teams reinforcement in the next transfer window. Rashsfold is indeed a very good  player that just ran out of luck but will soon get back now he has identified his weakness at Barcelona. It will indeed be a very good market for Barcelona now they  consistency in most of the games

[SatoPrincess]

Allegri is being linked to the Real Madrid's move next season. The report says Madrid seems frustrated with the young coach, and they're looking for someone who experienced enough to handle the club. However, i don't think Allegri is the right man for the job.

He's a defensive coach. It makes no sense to sign him when Madrid has a weak defense. If i were to choose, i'd prefer to add Conte as a candidate instead of him.

You know he's always forcing his team to play safe ball. So i don't think that kind of football can fit Mbappe and friends well. Meanwhile, Conte is an opposite to the him. So this is why i think Conte can fit them better.

If you can name a coach to coach Madrid, who will you choost?

I doubt there is any truth to this rumor. Allegri is a top manager with an impressive record (won 5 consecutive league title) but I don’t think he’s a a good fit for Real Madrid. Like you said, it is counterproductive to hire a defensive manager when you do not have a defense, that’s a disaster waiting to happen.

If you can name a coach to coach Madrid, who will you choost?

May not be the best choice but right now only name I can think of is Jose Mourinho. Real Madrid has so many divas with inflated egos. They need a manager who can command the dressing room and also win trophies.

[Ale88]

Allegri is being linked to the Real Madrid's move next season. The report says Madrid seems frustrated with the young coach, and they're looking for someone who experienced enough to handle the club. However, i don't think Allegri is the right man for the job.

He's a defensive coach. It makes no sense to sign him when Madrid has a weak defense. If i were to choose, i'd prefer to add Conte as a candidate instead of him.

You know he's always forcing his team to play safe ball. So i don't think that kind of football can fit Mbappe and friends well. Meanwhile, Conte is an opposite to the him. So this is why i think Conte can fit them better.

If you can name a coach to coach Madrid, who will you choost?

I understand that a coach like Allegri of course doesn't really warm up the fans but Real Madrid are in a very complicated moment because the team is not well built. They need a pragmatic manager, right now Real Madrid fans can't thing about joga bonito while the players are not good enough. I don't want to say the team completely needs to be rebuilt but many of their last signings were just wrong, they chose to bet to much on young players but you can't replace players like Casemiro, Kroos and Modric with Camavinga and Arda Guler, you also need someone who is ready now, not in 3-4 years. Well, actually you can, but you can't pretend and/or expect to win immediately at that point, you must understand that you'll probably have some seasons with no titles at all at that point.
Allegri is very good when it comes to rebuild teams and he usually works with whatever players he has available, he doesn't really make any requests. Real Madrid already hired Mourinho in the past, Allegri is the same type of manager at the end, it wouldn't be anything new.