⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[arallmuus]

I don't know what happened to Bernardo Silva in the last two seasons. He used to be a very active and skillful player at Manchester City and for the Portuguese national team, but nowadays, even when he's on the field, it seems like he's not there. When he shoots, even if it's close to the opposing goalkeeper, he misses the target. This also happens with him in the Portuguese national team.

You are comparing prime Silva to a 31 years old Silva and you forget that not every players are built like Messi / Ronaldo. Most football players actually lost their touches when they hit 30+ years old but in this case, Silva is still a pretty decent player. The whole Manchester City teams are hitting the slum right now even Haaland but so far Silva still hit 30 average league apperances and decent contribution

If you compare him to the other Portuguese player on the same position, yeah he actually fell short

[Miles2006]

There is no certain result on this, you can't just say that none of them could do great or do terrible, because every player is individual and have changes. Gyokeres isn't as bad as I think people say that he is, I think he is doing a fine job. Sure he isn't Haaland or Mbappe, but for 60 million what did you expected? The best striker in the world? Of course not, for such a small fee, I think he was destined to be just an alright player and he did became a decent player, he isn't shattering any worlds but he isn't disappointing either.

Gyokeres performance currently is absolute better, presently no bad comments rather he’s gaining more spark moreover he’s now in premier league so adapting to the new system might take longer time than we expected. Well, in situations like such I don’t consider Gyokeres in comparison to Haaland or Mbappe because both are in same category besides his growth seems fast, every club has a special player they don’t joke with for example the players listed above and when involving higher grade players you call players like Ronaldo, Messi etc.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Bernardo Silva has been and important player for Pep Guardiola, and he was one of the players who made it easy for Pep Guardiola to win the Premier League title for three consecutive seasons and he's still an important player for Manchester City right now, so it will be a big loss for Manchester City if Bernardo Silva leave right now. Pep Guardiola leaving Manchester City at the end of the season isn't an important issue because Pep Guardiola has lost his rhythm at Manchester City and he can't lead Manchester City to win major trophy, so it's better for him to leave Manchester City so that they will fine a reliable coach that can help them win major trophies.

Pep Guardiola's departure won't necessarily lead to better results for Manchester City, even though Pep Guardiola is currently struggling to lead the team to the championship. In the Premier League, changing managers can create even bigger problems, as sometimes new managers aren't necessarily able to make significant changes. Plus, if Bernardo Silva leaves, Manchester City's overall game next season will be quite different and I doubt they can be much better because sometimes the adaptation of a new coach also changes Manchester City's overall game and the coach also needs to find the right strategy in his coaching system.

[Mayor of ogba]

I don't know what happened to Bernardo Silva in the last two seasons. He used to be a very active and skillful player at Manchester City and for the Portuguese national team, but nowadays, even when he's on the field, it seems like he's not there. When he shoots, even if it's close to the opposing goalkeeper, he misses the target. This also happens with him in the Portuguese national team.

You are comparing prime Silva to a 31 years old Silva and you forget that not every players are built like Messi / Ronaldo. Most football players actually lost their touches when they hit 30+ years old but in this case, Silva is still a pretty decent player. The whole Manchester City teams are hitting the slum right now even Haaland but so far Silva still hit 30 average league apperances and decent contribution

If you compare him to the other Portuguese player on the same position, yeah he actually fell short

Bernardo Silva's age is one thing that has made his performance to decline in the last two seasons and Manchester City poor performance in the last two seasons is also another thing that has made Bernard Silva's performance to decline, and it's not only Bernard Silva who's affected by Manchester City poor performance other Manchester City players are also affected.

[Furious 7]

You are comparing prime Silva to a 31 years old Silva and you forget that not every players are built like Messi / Ronaldo. Most football players actually lost their touches when they hit 30+ years old but in this case, Silva is still a pretty decent player. The whole Manchester City teams are hitting the slum right now even Haaland but so far Silva still hit 30 average league apperances and decent contribution

If you compare him to the other Portuguese player on the same position, yeah he actually fell short

Bernardo Silva's age is one thing that has made his performance to decline in the last two seasons and Manchester City poor performance in the last two seasons is also another thing that has made Bernard Silva's performance to decline, and it's not only Bernard Silva who's affected by Manchester City poor performance other Manchester City players are also affected.

Aside from age, he currently lacks a partner who can really make the midfield rhythm better. If previously there were KDB and Kyle who could always understand when he tried to explore on the flanks then currently his connection is a little less optimal with existing players.
Age can't be blamed as it's a natural problem for professional athletes but 31 isn't too old, it's just that for a premier league with so much pressure it's a bit more difficult.

His prime is declining and now he has to prepare by looking for a new adventure, especially since his contract will expire at the end of this season. Rumors of him leaving have even been around for a few seasons but it looks like he wants to leave on a free transfer for now.

[Agathamay]

Gyokeres performance currently is absolute better, presently no bad comments rather he’s gaining more spark moreover he’s now in premier league so adapting to the new system might take longer time than we expected. Well, in situations like such I don’t consider Gyokeres in comparison to Haaland or Mbappe because both are in same category besides his growth seems fast, every club has a special player they don’t joke with for example the players listed above and when involving higher grade players you call players like Ronaldo, Messi etc.

There are presence of food attackers in the English premier League this season and they've been really competitive against each other. This is a League where the strong survives and consistency really matters in this extreme. Arsenal top attacker, Viktor Gyokeres is a good attacker that have been very opportune to play for an elite team like Arsenal. Gunners are pretty much moving in good motion with Gyokeres as their striker. Mikel Arteta spotted a gem in Viktor Gyokeres before going for him.

Do you think Viktor Gyokeres falls in the same category as Erling Haaland? Oh yes because he developed the characteristics of a striker and have also bang goals for his club. Do you know Viktor Gyokeres when he was playing in sporting CP? He was a goal machine and surpass his oppositions, this is EPL and he's new, but with time he will get acquainted with the league.

[hyudien]

Pep Guardiola's departure won't necessarily lead to better results for Manchester City, even though Pep Guardiola is currently struggling to lead the team to the championship. In the Premier League, changing managers can create even bigger problems, as sometimes new managers aren't necessarily able to make significant changes. Plus, if Bernardo Silva leaves, Manchester City's overall game next season will be quite different and I doubt they can be much better because sometimes the adaptation of a new coach also changes Manchester City's overall game and the coach also needs to find the right strategy in his coaching system.

Yes, that is one of the possibilities that Man City must face if Pep is fired or resigns, because of course there will be a change in playing style under the new coach, whether it has a positive or negative impact, we will never know until we try, but change is still needed because currently Pep has lost his magic touch, I no longer see tiki taka in Man City which is their strength. I think Pep needs to take a break and hand over the coaching chair to someone else.

[katanic97]

Pep Guardiola's departure won't necessarily lead to better results for Manchester City, even though Pep Guardiola is currently struggling to lead the team to the championship. In the Premier League, changing managers can create even bigger problems, as sometimes new managers aren't necessarily able to make significant changes. Plus, if Bernardo Silva leaves, Manchester City's overall game next season will be quite different and I doubt they can be much better because sometimes the adaptation of a new coach also changes Manchester City's overall game and the coach also needs to find the right strategy in his coaching system.

Yes, that is one of the possibilities that Man City must face if Pep is fired or resigns, because of course there will be a change in playing style under the new coach, whether it has a positive or negative impact, we will never know until we try, but change is still needed because currently Pep has lost his magic touch, I no longer see tiki taka in Man City which is their strength. I think Pep needs to take a break and hand over the coaching chair to someone else.

I agree with you, you can clearly see the team needs some kind of reset and a new manager. Pep looks like he wants to leave, the players seem burned out, and honestly he does too.It definitely won't be the same Man City we're used to, and the style will probably change, but yeah,changes are more than needed at this point

[GbitG]

I don't know what happened to Bernardo Silva in the last two seasons. He used to be a very active and skillful player at Manchester City and for the Portuguese national team, but nowadays, even when he's on the field, it seems like he's not there. When he shoots, even if it's close to the opposing goalkeeper, he misses the target. This also happens with him in the Portuguese national team.

You are comparing prime Silva to a 31 years old Silva and you forget that not every players are built like Messi / Ronaldo. Most football players actually lost their touches when they hit 30+ years old but in this case, Silva is still a pretty decent player. The whole Manchester City teams are hitting the slum right now even Haaland but so far Silva still hit 30 average league apperances and decent contribution

If you compare him to the other Portuguese player on the same position, yeah he actually fell short

It is obvious that age is big factor in player career and honestly, it can impact player capacity, but I don't think that the reason behind the bad performance of Bernardo Silva is his age because if we look at physicality, he is still good like still he has a lot of capacity to compete or deliver a better performance. For me the reason behind his bad performance is the departure of De Bruney because when De Bruyne was there, Silva was super brilliant like everytime he help him a lot and due to this he was able to produce better attacking progress but unfortunately now De Bruney is no longer here and that's why Barnardo Silva performance is lacking.....

Bernardo Silva is fantastic player and due to this in recent many team made contact him for signing but unfortunately no one succeeded in signing him permanently. Now Manchester City are not extending his contract like at end of this contract, he will be free agent. So I think Saudi Arabia will the best destination.

[Ale88]

As a Juventus fan of course I would be more than happy to see a player like Bernardo Silva moving to Turin but on a practical side I wonder if this operation is actually doable: the Portuguese player earns a lot of money, too much for any Serie A club, so he must be willing to take a way lower salary if he actually wants to move to Juventus.

I think maybe it could be bit of a exaggeration that its too much for them. Juventus is exactly the one of the few that could come closer to this.

They pay close to 20 million of euros per year for Dušan Vlahović, and Bernardo Silva now receives 15 million pounds per year. But maybe he would need to take a cut, and I do not know if he is willing to do that unless he wants a different challenge or if Guardiola does not have him on his plans anymore.

At least the transfer would be free

Vlahovic's contract is part of the old management inheritance, now Juventus don't offer those contracts no more. Just to give you an idea right now, besides Vlahovic of course, the most paid players are Yildiz and David, and they make approx 6 millions/year. Maybe, and it's a huge maybe, they could offer 7-8 millions for some specific player otherwise that is the top offer.

[7juju]

Pep Guardiola's departure won't necessarily lead to better results for Manchester City, even though Pep Guardiola is currently struggling to lead the team to the championship. In the Premier League, changing managers can create even bigger problems, as sometimes new managers aren't necessarily able to make significant changes. Plus, if Bernardo Silva leaves, Manchester City's overall game next season will be quite different and I doubt they can be much better because sometimes the adaptation of a new coach also changes Manchester City's overall game and the coach also needs to find the right strategy in his coaching system.

But there is no way that Pep Guardiola will remain Manchester city coach for the rest of his life, and City management is brave enough to they shouldn't be scared of welcoming changes. In life if you don't make mistakes you won't get it right. Besides City have got it right for their last three managers that have led the club since, all three managers delivered trophies. Roberto Mancini won the league, Manuel Pelegrini won the league too. These two were managers that managed the club before Pep Guardiola came and the rest is history. Well Pep Guardiola contract run till June 2027 so there's still time for him at the club to decide if he will stay or leave. But everyone at Manchester city would want him to continue.

[X-ray]

A rumor says Zirkzee is keen to go back to the serie a again. I know this is still a rumor, but it makes sense consider how he's lacking of minutes in MU. Juventus and Napoli become his potential future club. Honestly, he's a big potential to be a generational talent, but lack of minutes has become the big wall that prevented his development.

I watched him a few times, and when i often see his phenomenal touches. So i think he can be big if he moves to the right club. If he moves to the another club, he will be my star boy again. Whether Milan, Juve or Napoli. It's all good as long as he can get minutes and regain his form again.

i hope he gets the chance to shine when he leaves from the club next summer.

[Futurexxx]

It is obvious that age is big factor in player career and honestly, it can impact player capacity, but I don't think that the reason behind the bad performance of Bernardo Silva is his age because if we look at physicality, he is still good like still he has a lot of capacity to compete or deliver a better performance. For me the reason behind his bad performance is the departure of De Bruney because when De Bruyne was there, Silva was super brilliant like everytime he help him a lot and due to this he was able to produce better attacking progress but unfortunately now De Bruney is no longer here and that's why Barnardo Silva performance is lacking....

I still don't equally think that it's because of the departure of Kevin de bruyne that Bernardo Silva is struggling or performing badly this season. Why he is struggling and performaning badly is that the team generally is performing badly, and anyone that has played football before can attest to this fact that if your team mate are performing badly on a consistent basis, it will get to a point it will start affecting your own form, and that is what is happening to Bernardo Silva not because of the absence of Kevin de bruyne.

Additionally, you still can't ignore his age, because once your age has gone beyond 33yr as a sport man, you can't be as fast as you normally used to be in your twenties, so his age is also playing a role in his current form.

[Ruttoshi]

Bernardo Silva has been and important player for Pep Guardiola, and he was one of the players who made it easy for Pep Guardiola to win the Premier League title for three consecutive seasons and he's still an important player for Manchester City right now, so it will be a big loss for Manchester City if Bernardo Silva leave right now. Pep Guardiola leaving Manchester City at the end of the season isn't an important issue because Pep Guardiola has lost his rhythm at Manchester City and he can't lead Manchester City to win major trophy, so it's better for him to leave Manchester City so that they will fine a reliable coach that can help them win major trophies.

I disagree with you that, it was Bernardo Sylva that made Manchester City win the title for three consecutive seasons. It was a joint effort because I could remember that Rodri won ballon d'or during that time that City was on fire. You made it look as if Sylva is a superstar that City cannot do without while, in my book I don't see him like that.

Pep is sick and tired of him not keeping the pace of the club. He knows that his game strategy has faded in England which is why he wants to go to a different league to try his game pattern if it's gon work out perfectly over there.

[lizarder]

I disagree with you that, it was Bernardo Sylva that made Manchester City win the title for three consecutive seasons. It was a joint effort because I could remember that Rodri won ballon d'or during that time that City was on fire. You made it look as if Sylva is a superstar that City cannot do without while, in my book I don't see him like that.

Pep is sick and tired of him not keeping the pace of the club. He knows that his game strategy has faded in England which is why he wants to go to a different league to try his game pattern if it's gon work out perfectly over there.  

Players have a role in the club's success and Bernardo may be the most important part of the several other players who contribute. Likewise, Rodri performed so impressively with the team that he managed to win the Ballon d'Or, even though there was debate over the Ballon d'Or selection process that season. For me personally, many players have contributed to Man City's success and that must be seen based on their performance in general.

Pep Guardiola experienced a different situation in the last two seasons after successfully bringing Man City to its glory and now the decline in overall performance is clearly visible with the results that Man City has achieved this season. Looking for a challenge at another club will be a big challenge for Pep Guardiola even though it may be a difficult path and he has to take that as proof.

[Finebone]

I agree with you, you can clearly see the team needs some kind of reset and a new manager. Pep looks like he wants to leave, the players seem burned out, and honestly he does too.It definitely won't be the same Man City we're used to, and the style will probably change, but yeah,changes are more than needed at this point

If pep guardiola finally leaves Manchester City during the summer or after his contract expires next season, Manchester City will still be competitive as the are now, just that their playing pattern will change as you have said, but for being competitive, I am confident on that, because before pep guardiola came into the club, they were competitive, and they were also as dominant in the English premier league then, the only different thing pep guardiola has won at Manchester City was the uefa champions league, which he took more than six years as their manager to win it, so even though he leaves, Manchester City will always hire a top level coach to handle the team, that would take them forward.

[Oluwa-btc]

A rumor says Zirkzee is keen to go back to the serie a again. I know this is still a rumor, but it makes sense consider how he's lacking of minutes in MU. Juventus and Napoli become his potential future club. Honestly, he's a big potential to be a generational talent, but lack of minutes has become the big wall that prevented his development.

I watched him a few times, and when i often see his phenomenal touches. So i think he can be big if he moves to the right club. If he moves to the another club, he will be my star boy again. Whether Milan, Juve or Napoli. It's all good as long as he can get minutes and regain his form again.

i hope he gets the chance to shine when he leaves from the club next summer.

I do not see a long time future for him here with Manchester United but I can not say too much,  everyone seems to want to stay and play for Manchester United if they qualify for the Champions league competition. Tonight's fixture against Bournemouth will decide that but as for Joshua Zirkzee, he's done his best fir the club whenever he's had his chance and call up from the bench, but he's not one of these names who wants to sit on the bench as a squad player, he needs more game time.

[Sexylizzy2813]

https://www.football365.com/news/man-city-haaland-asks-barcelona-transfer-guardiola-resigns



If truly Pep Guardiola is leaving Manchester City (their words sometimes are hard to believe) after this season then it says it all with how slow the player Haaland has been playing, is like he's mourning something or like a child that they refused to give candy. Leaving the club as well as the manager I feel that Haaland isn't the only one that would request for a move too, Pep Guardiola has changed the atmosphere of the club, he won so many titles with the club and it will be an emotional exit...but is it right for the man Haaland to leave as well?

[knowngunman]

Pep Guardiola's departure won't necessarily lead to better results for Manchester City, even though Pep Guardiola is currently struggling to lead the team to the championship. In the Premier League, changing managers can create even bigger problems, as sometimes new managers aren't necessarily able to make significant changes. Plus, if Bernardo Silva leaves, Manchester City's overall game next season will be quite different and I doubt they can be much better because sometimes the adaptation of a new coach also changes Manchester City's overall game and the coach also needs to find the right strategy in his coaching system.

If changing manager often yield positive result, the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United will not be where they are today. However, Guardiola time at Manchester city has prosperous one with many things to show for it. Manchester city is not a permanent place for him and his departure at this time will probably do him more good than harm. The current situation is not on his side but he'll definitely be remembered for the trophies he helped the team to achieve. He might lose the honor if he allows pressure to be tense before he gets away. Of course, City will not be the same immediately just like the way Liverpool is on transition mode now since Klopp departure. It'll definitely take a time to adapt with a new manager and new style of play.

[bitLeap]

There is no certain result on this, you can't just say that none of them could do great or do terrible, because every player is individual and have changes. Gyokeres isn't as bad as I think people say that he is, I think he is doing a fine job. Sure he isn't Haaland or Mbappe, but for 60 million what did you expected? The best striker in the world? Of course not, for such a small fee, I think he was destined to be just an alright player and he did became a decent player, he isn't shattering any worlds but he isn't disappointing either.

Gyokeres performance currently is absolute better, presently no bad comments rather he’s gaining more spark moreover he’s now in premier league so adapting to the new system might take longer time than we expected. Well, in situations like such I don’t consider Gyokeres in comparison to Haaland or Mbappe because both are in same category besides his growth seems fast, every club has a special player they don’t joke with for example the players listed above and when involving higher grade players you call players like Ronaldo, Messi etc.

Gyokeres can't be compared to Haaland or Mbappé because they're at a different level and don't have the same European experience. I acknowledge Gyokeres's brilliance, but his Premier League performances haven't been enough to warrant a significant role as a top European player. Arsenal's best season has helped Gyokeres, but next season looks like he'll struggle.
I wouldn't consider including Gyokeres between Haaland and Mbappé because his record is clearly insufficient.