⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Dogedegen]

I never said everyone on that list was a flop, as I wrote, that was a list of the most expensive players Atletico ever bought, and they all arrived under Simeone's management. Another user was saying that Atletico is a team that doesn't spend money, they only buy cheap players, and that is clearly not true.

Sometimes people write here things without checking anything at all or they make incorrect comparisons. I have seen it happen in the Speculation section where people mention prices today that are not even accurate, so it could be such a case or he compared it to even bigger spenders or the most expensive players and then made a false declaration that they only buy cheap ones.

Would you blame the owners for spending huge figures in getting these players? Ofcourse they're one of the most prestigious club in Spain and bringing in excellent players wouldn't be challenging. Atletico De Madrid have been really been competitive in La Liga and we know how they operates when it comes to big games. This season, they've shown all clearing qualities of been one of the club that are determined to win major trophies however the same club lost the Copa del Rey cup to Real sociedad few days ago.

Where did I blame the owners? I was the first one to say that Atletico became a top-tier team thanks to Simeone when other users were talking shit about him and Atletico.

I think he is not trying to say that you are blaming the owners but he is asking you if you would blame them for these purchases that did not lead to winning major trophies. It is a fair question even if you would personally not blame them, because different people attribute the reasons for loss to different aspects of the team and sometimes they also do it incorrectly.

BREAKING: Chelsea have decided to SACK Liam Rosenior with immediate effect.

It’s OVER after 4 months, and 5 consecutive defeats with 0 goals scored.

The news every Chelsea fan has been waiting for. What took the club so long?

I think Chelsea will pay the 24 million pounds compensation to Liam Rosenia because he signed a six-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea.

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I do not have enough information to say that he is a bad coach in general but his performance here was not good, but what I want to say is that these contracts need to stop. He did not deserve that money or any similar amount. Imagine you get paid for destroying cars in a mechanic shop instead of fixing them? The industry needs to adapt some reasonable changes and stop paying people that suck only to terminate them. There should be clauses that allow you to fire them for free if they seriously under perform like it was the case with this coach.

[EL MOHA]

I do not have enough information to say that he is a bad coach in general but his performance here was not good, but what I want to say is that these contracts need to stop. He did not deserve that money or any similar amount. Imagine you get paid for destroying cars in a mechanic shop instead of fixing them? The industry needs to adapt some reasonable changes and stop paying people that suck only to terminate them. There should be clauses that allow you to fire them for free if they seriously under perform like it was the case with this coach.

There are actually clauses like that and I think if I can recall the clauses is said to be in his contract too that if doesn’t works out in less than six months that he will be asked to leave and not paid compensation. Personally I don’t actually blame him because in my opinion Chelsea saw the inexperience he had but opted to bring him to such an unstable team. Their biggest mistake is letting Enzo Maresca leave. Right now there is no great options in the market except till after the World Cup where some top managers in the international market will leave their nations for probably club football

[8rch7]

Xavi has started to be rumoured for the Chelsea job again after Liam Rosenior has been sacked... Would he be a good choice for Chelsea though?

He won a La Liga title with Barcelona in the 2022/23 season. However he hasn't managed any team since he left Barcelona. For around 2 years...

I think he would be a better choice than Rosenior at least. He would know how to work with young players well.

For awhile until the end of this season, Chelsea appointed Calum McFarlane as interim manager and the management promote him as Chelsea U21 head coach become the senior head coach during four matches left. Xavi Hernandez linked to be Chelsea manager absolutely still rumor and speculation because the management not announce yet who candidate become the manager for next season and fully focus four matches left get opportunity finish at Europe League spot standings.

I don't think bad with Xavi Hernandez if appointing as Chelsea manager next season, he won La Liga tittle with Barcelona indeed not fully support large financial and Xavi seems easily signing many top player if becoming Chelsea manager for next season.

[Furious 7]

Athletico Madrid do spend money although In what they have spent there have been huge flops but not everyone here on your list is a flop, Alvarez Julian is absolutely not a flop, honestly what do you expect some of this players signed to them to do.
Athletico Madrid plays a football that doesn't allow for much trophies but they only will end up every season close to winning all trophies or in their very good season they win just one.

I never said everyone on that list was a flop, as I wrote, that was a list of the most expensive players Atletico ever bought, and they all arrived under Simeone's management. Another user was saying that Atletico is a team that doesn't spend money, they only buy cheap players, and that is clearly not true.

The mistake Atletico has for me lies not in terms of players but in terms of coaching where Simeone's style of play is too forced for Atletico.

Maybe for this season there is a slight difference in the style of play that Atletico have where they don't just focus on defense schemes like previous seasons but this also still doesn't have a really good impact.
Their players are certainly not that bad even for the buzz of the last few seasons by bringing Julian Alvares, who of course we know his capacity at Manchester City, Sorloth, whose capacity at Villarreal is of course what it is like even though at Atletico it still cannot develop and currently Lookman, who incidentally is one of the strikers targeted by several big clubs so there is nothing wrong in terms of the players they have.SQ

Atletico are too comfortable with Simeone's monotonous style so they don't realize that there are actually still many coaches who have good tactics rather than just imposing Simeone who does not have any impact after they get the trophy in 2020.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

There are actually clauses like that and I think if I can recall the clauses is said to be in his contract too that if doesn’t works out in less than six months that he will be asked to leave and not paid compensation. Personally I don’t actually blame him because in my opinion Chelsea saw the inexperience he had but opted to bring him to such an unstable team. Their biggest mistake is letting Enzo Maresca leave. Right now there is no great options in the market except till after the World Cup where some top managers in the international market will leave their nations for probably club football

Every team includes a special clause when hiring a coach or player. If management decides to fire them, it means having to pay compensation, even if the coach's performance is very disappointing, as happened at Chelsea. In a situation like this, Chelsea finally decided to activate the clause so they didn't have to pay Liam Rosenior full compensation. If I'm not mistaken, they should have paid much more than the coach received. Chelsea's biggest mistake in firing Enzo Maresca was not waiting and not approaching a much better coach which resulted in Chelsea's current performance much more disappointing.

[ThemePen]

For awhile until the end of this season, Chelsea appointed Calum McFarlane as interim manager and the management promote him as Chelsea U21 head coach become the senior head coach during four matches left. Xavi Hernandez linked to be Chelsea manager absolutely still rumor and speculation because the management not announce yet who candidate become the manager for next season and fully focus four matches left get opportunity finish at Europe League spot standings.

I don't think bad with Xavi Hernandez if appointing as Chelsea manager next season, he won La Liga tittle with Barcelona indeed not fully support large financial and Xavi seems easily signing many top player if becoming Chelsea manager for next season.

Future of Club shows that Xavi Hernandez is good choice in lasting job due to his wins at Barcelona and their clear playing style, but other names, such as Edin Terzić and Cesc Fàbregas are also on list. So choice of McFarlane is that he definitely knows players better then youth team that would shake them up as well during such tough times. I believe he will give much needed plan to Chelsea and end changing that club had in last few years. While Xavi was proved to be winner on tight budget, but club is now silent about any real signings to keep team on track to have good end of season.

[RaltcoinsB]

There are actually clauses like that and I think if I can recall the clauses is said to be in his contract too that if doesn’t works out in less than six months that he will be asked to leave and not paid compensation. Personally I don’t actually blame him because in my opinion Chelsea saw the inexperience he had but opted to bring him to such an unstable team. Their biggest mistake is letting Enzo Maresca leave. Right now there is no great options in the market except till after the World Cup where some top managers in the international market will leave their nations for probably club football

Every team includes a special clause when hiring a coach or player. If management decides to fire them, it means having to pay compensation, even if the coach's performance is very disappointing, as happened at Chelsea. In a situation like this, Chelsea finally decided to activate the clause so they didn't have to pay Liam Rosenior full compensation. If I'm not mistaken, they should have paid much more than the coach received. Chelsea's biggest mistake in firing Enzo Maresca was not waiting and not approaching a much better coach which resulted in Chelsea's current performance much more disappointing.

I think teams should agree on terms with a new manager before appointing one. Because when a manager is sacked, they bring in a new one, but this doesn't always yield good results. As far as I remember, Manchester United only achieved a very good result, but even then, they brought in a manager who already knew the club. For Chelsea, the managerial changes were a bad decision. It's now imperative that they bring in a more experienced and successful manager by the end of the season.

[Futurexxx]

There are actually clauses like that and I think if I can recall the clauses is said to be in his contract too that if doesn’t works out in less than six months that he will be asked to leave and not paid compensation. Personally I don’t actually blame him because in my opinion Chelsea saw the inexperience he had but opted to bring him to such an unstable team. Their biggest mistake is letting Enzo Maresca leave. Right now there is no great options in the market except till after the World Cup where some top managers in the international market will leave their nations for probably club football

Every team includes a special clause when hiring a coach or player. If management decides to fire them, it means having to pay compensation, even if the coach's performance is very disappointing, as happened at Chelsea. In a situation like this, Chelsea finally decided to activate the clause so they didn't have to pay Liam Rosenior full compensation. If I'm not mistaken, they should have paid much more than the coach received. Chelsea's biggest mistake in firing Enzo Maresca was not waiting and not approaching a much better coach which resulted in Chelsea's current performance much more disappointing.

I think teams should agree on terms with a new manager before appointing one. Because when a manager is sacked, they bring in a new one, but this doesn't always yield good results. As far as I remember, Manchester United only achieved a very good result, but even then, they brought in a manager who already knew the club. For Chelsea, the managerial changes were a bad decision. It's now imperative that they bring in a more experienced and successful manager by the end of the season.

Yes of course, managers always have an agreement with the club hierarchy before they agree to manage the team, and in most cases, it's because they fail to keep to their own side of the agreement, that's why most of them resigned.
Sometimes the manager is given all that he asked for, and is supported in every aspect, that is why they are fired when they are not doing well as expected, so I believe that agreement is always reached before a coach will put pen to paper.
As you have said already, what Chelsea need is an experience coach, not a school boy coach that is still learning how to manage a team.

[RaltcoinsB]

There are actually clauses like that and I think if I can recall the clauses is said to be in his contract too that if doesn’t works out in less than six months that he will be asked to leave and not paid compensation. Personally I don’t actually blame him because in my opinion Chelsea saw the inexperience he had but opted to bring him to such an unstable team. Their biggest mistake is letting Enzo Maresca leave. Right now there is no great options in the market except till after the World Cup where some top managers in the international market will leave their nations for probably club football

Every team includes a special clause when hiring a coach or player. If management decides to fire them, it means having to pay compensation, even if the coach's performance is very disappointing, as happened at Chelsea. In a situation like this, Chelsea finally decided to activate the clause so they didn't have to pay Liam Rosenior full compensation. If I'm not mistaken, they should have paid much more than the coach received. Chelsea's biggest mistake in firing Enzo Maresca was not waiting and not approaching a much better coach which resulted in Chelsea's current performance much more disappointing.

I think teams should agree on terms with a new manager before appointing one. Because when a manager is sacked, they bring in a new one, but this doesn't always yield good results. As far as I remember, Manchester United only achieved a very good result, but even then, they brought in a manager who already knew the club. For Chelsea, the managerial changes were a bad decision. It's now imperative that they bring in a more experienced and successful manager by the end of the season.

Yes of course, managers always have an agreement with the club hierarchy before they agree to manage the team, and in most cases, it's because they fail to keep to their own side of the agreement, that's why most of them resigned.
Sometimes the manager is given all that he asked for, and is supported in every aspect, that is why they are fired when they are not doing well as expected, so I believe that agreement is always reached before a coach will put pen to paper.
As you have said already, what Chelsea need is an experience coach, not a school boy coach that is still learning how to manage a team.

Both Chelsea and Real Madrid need experienced managers because these teams are trying to make success in Europe a habit. Especially considering their Champions League titles, even failing to reach the final is considered a failure for Real Madrid. Despite this, bringing in inexperienced managers is pointless. Hopefully, they won't make this mistake next year and will continue with a good manager.

[bitLeap]

Athletico Madrid do spend money although In what they have spent there have been huge flops but not everyone here on your list is a flop, Alvarez Julian is absolutely not a flop, honestly what do you expect some of this players signed to them to do.
Athletico Madrid plays a football that doesn't allow for much trophies but they only will end up every season close to winning all trophies or in their very good season they win just one.

I never said everyone on that list was a flop, as I wrote, that was a list of the most expensive players Atletico ever bought, and they all arrived under Simeone's management. Another user was saying that Atletico is a team that doesn't spend money, they only buy cheap players, and that is clearly not true.

The mistake Atletico has for me lies not in terms of players but in terms of coaching where Simeone's style of play is too forced for Atletico.

Maybe for this season there is a slight difference in the style of play that Atletico have where they don't just focus on defense schemes like previous seasons but this also still doesn't have a really good impact.
Their players are certainly not that bad even for the buzz of the last few seasons by bringing Julian Alvares, who of course we know his capacity at Manchester City, Sorloth, whose capacity at Villarreal is of course what it is like even though at Atletico it still cannot develop and currently Lookman, who incidentally is one of the strikers targeted by several big clubs so there is nothing wrong in terms of the players they have.SQ

Atletico are too comfortable with Simeone's monotonous style so they don't realize that there are actually still many coaches who have good tactics rather than just imposing Simeone who does not have any impact after they get the trophy in 2020.

The problem is that Atletico top brass doesn't seem to have the courage to sack Simeone. I don't understand why he's been given such a long tenure as manager while other teams have already flourished. If Simeone were to be sacked, I'm sure no manager would easily change the style and habits of the players on the pitch. Atletico distinctive style and identity are deeply ingrained in Simeone. This will be the most difficult managerial transition for Atletico Madrid in the future.

[tygeade]

Highly doubt that if Bruno wants to move on from United, he would pick another team that is competing in UCL and fighting for a title. He will want to just "retire" in a team that pays him a ton of money. I mean like 30-40 million a year or more, and that is how it could work for him if he ever leaves, otherwise there is really no reason why he would want to leave, he would want to stay until his contract is over here and then go for free and get a lot more singing bonus in that case.

Many players leave when their contract is up, because that way, instead of team paying for transfer fee, they pay for signing fee and players get richer that way, so this would not work for Bruno, he would want either a lot more money, or just wait so he can get all of the money.

[Frankolala]

The problem is that Atletico top brass doesn't seem to have the courage to sack Simeone. I don't understand why he's been given such a long tenure as manager while other teams have already flourished. If Simeone were to be sacked, I'm sure no manager would easily change the style and habits of the players on the pitch. Atletico distinctive style and identity are deeply ingrained in Simeone. This will be the most difficult managerial transition for Atletico Madrid in the future.

Do you think that if Simeone gets sacked, the next coach will win Laliga title, I doubt. The reason why Atletico management left Simeone for so long is that, they know he's doing his best for them club by finishing on third position. Don't mess with the big two clubs that have been rotating the title for long. No club will outshine them.

[Not your key not your BTC]

BREAKING: Chelsea have decided to SACK Liam Rosenior with immediate effect.

It’s OVER after 4 months, and 5 consecutive defeats with 0 goals scored.

The news every Chelsea fan has been waiting for. What took the club so long?

I think Chelsea will pay the 24 million pounds compensation to Liam Rosenia because he signed a six-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea.

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Liam Rosenior became Chelsea's shortest manager, serving just 106 days. If I'm not mistaken, Chelsea fans will be delighted with this news, as Chelsea's performance has been truly dismal under Liam Rosenior. Calum McFarlane has now been appointed as Chelsea's interim manager. Let's see if McFarlane can improve Chelsea's performance in the remaining matches, hoping to lead Chelsea to a sixth-place finish and Europa League qualification.

[Alex077]

Klopp is a good manager, but it's never about being good or bad. Xabi was a good manager too, he did so much with Leverkusen, there is absolutely no doubt that he is a good coach.

The thing about Klopp or anyone is not about if they are good or not, if Real Madrid hires someone, they are not going to hire someone bad, they are going to hire someone good that is known. The thing they are not sure about is the ""fit"", because you do not know if the coach would fit the team and jell very good or not.

yeah, it is not about good coach or bad coach imo. They should realise how much the coach can tolerate the club's dressing room, royal pressure and their style of play. We already witnessed that many famous manager are getting caught, because they either can not connect with  player or they are trying to force their hard tactic. Even we already seen that coach has lost the support of the dressing room due to the stubbornness of tactic and lack of communication with player. This is the rule in football, successful at one club may fail at another. Because environment and expectation are completely different

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

For awhile until the end of this season, Chelsea appointed Calum McFarlane as interim manager and the management promote him as Chelsea U21 head coach become the senior head coach during four matches left. Xavi Hernandez linked to be Chelsea manager absolutely still rumor and speculation because the management not announce yet who candidate become the manager for next season and fully focus four matches left get opportunity finish at Europe League spot standings.

I don't think bad with Xavi Hernandez if appointing as Chelsea manager next season, he won La Liga tittle with Barcelona indeed not fully support large financial and Xavi seems easily signing many top player if becoming Chelsea manager for next season.

Xavi Hernandez is a good option although I've not seen other options to consider him the best for the job, but what you said about attracting quality players is right though the problem he'll encounter is Chelsea not going to the Champions League, most players are easily convinced if the team that need them is participating in the Champions League else you'll need to do better with huge wage offers to please them.
 This current interim manager is the third person that Chelsea has appointed this season to manage them, I'll be suprise if he hits the ground running from his first game in charge cause I feel he'll come up with different tactics that might be tough for the players to understand within a very short period.

[Shussainshah]

Highly doubt that if Bruno wants to move on from United, he would pick another team that is competing in UCL and fighting for a title. He will want to just "retire" in a team that pays him a ton of money. I mean like 30-40 million a year or more, and that is how it could work for him if he ever leaves, otherwise there is really no reason why he would want to leave, he would want to stay until his contract is over here and then go for free and get a lot more singing bonus in that case.

Many players leave when their contract is up, because that way, instead of team paying for transfer fee, they pay for signing fee and players get richer that way, so this would not work for Bruno, he would want either a lot more money, or just wait so he can get all of the money.

The only option is Saudi Legue where averge player paid upto 10 to 20 million and a player like Bruno can be paid easily upto 35 to 40 million. But I don't like Bruno can go to Saudi league at this age they have 4 more good year left means peak of has football year i want bruno can stay in Europe then age of 35 go out for money that's will be a good decision and if Bruno are not Happy at Manchester United.  Real Madrid is one the best spot for Bruno.  Madrid are struggling to maintain their midfield but if real madrid want.  Bruno is the cheap and good option for their midfield. 

More team like Bayern and Psg is good for Bruno if they can't leave good football for money but if they prefer money over football then Saudi Legue is the best option for him. But they have 4 year peak football left so Bruno need take their decision carefully .

[Mrbluntzy]

Liam Rosenior became Chelsea's shortest manager, serving just 106 days. If I'm not mistaken, Chelsea fans will be delighted with this news, as Chelsea's performance has been truly dismal under Liam Rosenior. Calum McFarlane has now been appointed as Chelsea's interim manager. Let's see if McFarlane can improve Chelsea's performance in the remaining matches, hoping to lead Chelsea to a sixth-place finish and Europa League qualification.

I prefer Calum McFarlane than Liam Rosenior because there's huge difference between them. Liam Rosenior is not loved at the Bridge and the players doesn't respect him, it was obvious base on the character display by the players when they're been subbed of during match and when a player come to the interview to speak indirectly about the inconsistent form of the team and how they feel about their ex manager exiting his managerial role, that's enough reason to tell you that the players doesn't trust or believe in his pattern.

Chelsea are free and will manage by Calum McFarlane till the end of the season and the fans just hope Calum McFarlane is capable of handling things at the Bridge. The pressure would be much but he manage before and knew exactly how Chelsea operates and the voltage the club needs to bounce back.

[blue Snow]

Xavi has started to be rumoured for the Chelsea job again after Liam Rosenior has been sacked... Would he be a good choice for Chelsea though?

He won a La Liga title with Barcelona in the 2022/23 season. However he hasn't managed any team since he left Barcelona. For around 2 years...

I think he would be a better choice than Rosenior at least. He would know how to work with young players well.

Xavi would be the best choice for Chelsea if the rumors are true. Xavi is the type of coach who is willing to give young players plenty of playing time. Furthermore, Xavi is also a coach who demands discipline from his players, and his playing style is also easier to implement on the pitch. Furthermore, Chelsea's squad is filled with young players, and I'm confident Xavi will be able to work well with his players. Let's see if the rumors are true, as we know Chelsea's policies are often unpredictable.

[davis196]

Newcastle is suffering from a major crisis and a series of several matches without a victory. Eddie Howe might be sacked after the end of the season. Newcastle failed at finding a good replacement for Alexander Isak. 180 million pounds were spent for Nick Woltemade and two more players, but Woltemade haven't scored a goal since December last year. There are rumors about the Saudi Arabian owners cutting their funding for the English football club. There are also rumors that Antony Gordon wants to leave and Bayern wants to pay 75 million for Gordon.
After several good seasons Newcastle is facing a big crisis being at the 14th place in the Premier League. The good start of this season seems gone.

[Phoenix Anka]

For awhile until the end of this season, Chelsea appointed Calum McFarlane as interim manager and the management promote him as Chelsea U21 head coach become the senior head coach during four matches left. Xavi Hernandez linked to be Chelsea manager absolutely still rumor and speculation because the management not announce yet who candidate become the manager for next season and fully focus four matches left get opportunity finish at Europe League spot standings.

I don't think bad with Xavi Hernandez if appointing as Chelsea manager next season, he won La Liga tittle with Barcelona indeed not fully support large financial and Xavi seems easily signing many top player if becoming Chelsea manager for next season.

Xavi Hernandez is a good option although I've not seen other options to consider him the best for the job, but what you said about attracting quality players is right though the problem he'll encounter is Chelsea not going to the Champions League, most players are easily convinced if the team that need them is participating in the Champions League else you'll need to do better with huge wage offers to please them.
 This current interim manager is the third person that Chelsea has appointed this season to manage them, I'll be suprise if he hits the ground running from his first game in charge cause I feel he'll come up with different tactics that might be tough for the players to understand within a very short period.

I don't think Xavi would have much trouble signing players if he took over at Chelsea. Everyone knows he had a great career and brought many players to the world stage. With Barcelona, ​​he developed amazing players from their youth academy. Young stars who think he could do something similar at Chelsea might want to come here. I believe he would make an impact, but of course, as far as I know, there's no agreement yet, and these are just my opinions based on what happens.