⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[KTChampions]

I wouldn't be surprised by anything. If Liverpool spent half a billion in the summer, why can't City spend a billion or two?  Especially after they failed to win the title for two seasons in a row and disgraced themselves in the Champions League? Besides, City haven't been punished for any violations (and it looks like they won't be punished at all), so there's nothing stopping them from resorting to their tried-and-true method of getting the title - throwing money at it.

These past few years City did not spend that much money and people are forgetting that when Pep first came to power there, they were spending 500 million as ordinary, and this was not something that was for a single season neither.

Okay, maybe 500 is a lot, but he had 200, 300 and then levelled off a bit, then another 200 and then another 200 etc etc. Basically dude was spending nearly 200 million a year there. And while I do understand that this could be more than that, it would be all at once instead of year by year like Pep did.

Oh, how come the City has stopped overspending and the titles have stopped coming in? I see some kind of pattern here! 
Incidentally, City haven't stopped spending. They recently bought Semenyo for 72 million, Reijnders for 55 million, Cherki for 36 million, and so on. Last year Marmush was bought for 75, Gonzalez for 60, Khusanov for 40, etc. It looks like they consistently spend over 200 million per season, but everyone has long since gotten used to this, plus competitors have also started spending comparable amounts.

[abhiseshakana]

Ederson, one of the best midfielder in serie A (Italy) probably say goodbye and will fly to manchester united,  he will be replacing Casemiro ,great news for Atalanta’s coffers, but very bad news for Italian football, which is becoming a breeding ground for other countries; in other words, they find a good player and they have to make a profit just to keep the team afloat

To be honest, I don’t really know  how Ederson has performed for Atalanta, but since Michael Carrick is so keen to sign him, I reckon Ederson  must be a decent midfielder. The only challenge is finding out whether he can adapt well,  as the Premier League is certainly very different from Serie A, and let’s hope he doesn’t end up in the same situation as Ugarte.

Perhaps it would be better if Man United  at least signed another good midfielder (if they’ve actually signed Ederson), at least one who  already has Premier League experience. I think Anderson is the ideal player to target as our top priority signing, but if his price tag is unreasonably high , I think Mateus Fernandes could be a good alternative.

[Jessie2121]

Could this deal come to light since Arsenal have already won the league? Sometimes players make a surprising switch to the nearest lub that are likely to win the title or a team that have already won it, it happens. This player would make the beauty of the game to be seen at Arsenal that is if everything goes as planned.

I'm not happy to be so interested in Sandro tonali. He has  not played well this season. The most interesting fact is that sandro tonali did not score a single goal in 35 premier league matches. He made  only 2 assists. So arsenal can add more  talented midfielders  to the squad if they try. They have a lot of money. I do not  think spending 70 million for Sandro would be profitable. Anyway, arsenal management is experienced. I hope they will be more careful about spending money.

They are experienced but that doesn't mean they can't go for Tonali, he's a good player and if you are judging by his performance or stats this season you should also know that Newcastle are facing a massive decline in performance, very poor that they left their position for clubs like Manchester United and even Aston Villa, to top it all Bournemouth are ahead of Newcastle so is the whole Newcastle team that are to blame and I know that a teams performance also affect the players but if eventually arsenal push hard to get him I believe it will be a good signing and a much better addition to the club. Having Rice, Tonali and Zubimendi in the midfield it will be unstoppable for oppositions, if is the money I think they should reduce it for Newcastle since the player's performance wasn't that great like you said, Arsenal have the cash to get any player at this point.

[Mayor of ogba]

It will be a good idea if Pep will move to the Seria A and try another adventure there, that will be interesting because pep has conquered all the leagues that he has been to so adding the Seria A title to his long list of trophies will be a good one. Teams in the Seria A has not been doing well that much when it comes to the champions League, and even the quality of the play in the Seria A has dropped over time in the Seria A. I believe that Pep is one coach that can come and rule over the Seria A because he is going to bring in quality and and set a standard when it comes to the Seria A which others will look up to.

Pep Guardiola isn't a coach that build a team from scratch, he's a coach that goes to team that's already built and has money that he can use to buy the kind of players they would allow him to perform very well and win trophies. So I don't think Pep Guardiola would like to move to Serie A because I don't think there's any club in the Serie A that would be willing to buy costly players like Premier League big teams.

[MArsland]

It will be a good idea if Pep will move to the Seria A and try another adventure there, that will be interesting because pep has conquered all the leagues that he has been to so adding the Seria A title to his long list of trophies will be a good one. Teams in the Seria A has not been doing well that much when it comes to the champions League, and even the quality of the play in the Seria A has dropped over time in the Seria A. I believe that Pep is one coach that can come and rule over the Seria A because he is going to bring in quality and and set a standard when it comes to the Seria A which others will look up to.

Pep Guardiola isn't a coach that build a team from scratch, he's a coach that goes to team that's already built and has money that he can use to buy the kind of players they would allow him to perform very well and win trophies. So I don't think Pep Guardiola would like to move to Serie A because I don't think there's any club in the Serie A that would be willing to buy costly players like Premier League big teams.

Yes, Pep Guardiola success cannot be separated from the supporting role, namely the financial ability of a team, and he is also an expensive coach as well as a coach with complicated tactics so that high quality players are needed who can understand his tactics. And now the teams in Serie A can't provide that, besides Pep's goal now is to become a national team coach.
So maybe we won't see Pep Guardiola showing his ability in Serie A competition as a coach.

[Hvdv]

It will be a good idea if Pep will move to the Seria A and try another adventure there, that will be interesting because pep has conquered all the leagues that he has been to so adding the Seria A title to his long list of trophies will be a good one. Teams in the Seria A has not been doing well that much when it comes to the champions League, and even the quality of the play in the Seria A has dropped over time in the Seria A. I believe that Pep is one coach that can come and rule over the Seria A because he is going to bring in quality and and set a standard when it comes to the Seria A which others will look up to.

Pep Guardiola isn't a coach that build a team from scratch, he's a coach that goes to team that's already built and has money that he can use to buy the kind of players they would allow him to perform very well and win trophies. So I don't think Pep Guardiola would like to move to Serie A because I don't think there's any club in the Serie A that would be willing to buy costly players like Premier League big teams.

Yes, Pep Guardiola success cannot be separated from the supporting role, namely the financial ability of a team, and he is also an expensive coach as well as a coach with complicated tactics so that high quality players are needed who can understand his tactics. And now the teams in Serie A can't provide that, besides Pep's goal now is to become a national team coach.
So maybe we won't see Pep Guardiola showing his ability in Serie A competition as a coach.

I didn't know his goal was the national team. I still thought he would manage club teams. Guardiola has become one of the most important managers in football history. He has achieved every success imaginable with club teams. Perhaps he now desires international success. Spain is probably the country he's targeting. He will want to manage his own country's team. However, Spain's form in the World Cup will be decisive. If Spain is eliminated early, the managerial position might change. In that case, Guardiola might achieve his goal.

[asriloni]

I read a new report is suggesting Newcastle considers Nunez to be the 2nd striker for the club. They have signed Woltemade, but it's not working well for them. So they're looking for a new striker their offensive problem after Isak was leaving.

It's good they have sense to target Nunez, which is likely leaving from Saudi League. However, I don't think this plan is gonna be effective to improve the club.

IMO, what Newcastle needs is a new manager, not a new striker. It's okay to add anew striker as long as they replace Howe who i consider fail in their project.

Newcastle United though, they're splurging unnecessarily in the Premier League Competition and they're yet to even compete well enough for the Premier League title.
I don't buy the idea of bringing back Darwin Nunez to the Premier League Competition again. The management should be on their coach Eddie Howe and ensures he finishes the season high up. I'm in agreement with you. You will never see Eddie Howe being criticized by the British media or Atlantic because he is British.

Yeah, i'm also wondering how Howe rarely being criticized when they achieve almost nothing with so many spent by his team. If it was another big club, he was already sacked. It seems Newcastle's decision to keep him is such a degrade.

Even Palmer alone can cost City for nine figures. How can they target several players when these players have long term contract with Chelsea? Don't forget the most important thing is that Chelsea is just sending a complaint to the EPL regarding City who poached Maresca when he was still under contract.

These transfers sound good to be true consider the situation.

I wouldn't be surprised by anything. If Liverpool spent half a billion in the summer, why can't City spend a billion or two?   Especially after they failed to win the title for two seasons in a row and disgraced themselves in the Champions League? Besides, City haven't been punished for any violations (and it looks like they won't be punished at all), so there's nothing stopping them from resorting to their tried-and-true method of getting the title - throwing money at it.

They may still worry about their 115 charges to continue if they spend big money again. It's the reason why EPL seems unhurried regarding their charge. So i don't think they will splash gigantic amounts of money to sign Maresca boys when he was at Chelsea.

[Finebone]

Pep Guardiola success cannot be separated from the supporting role, namely the financial ability of a team, and he is also an expensive coach as well as a coach with complicated tactics so that high quality players are needed who can understand his tactics. And now the teams in Serie A can't provide that, besides Pep's goal now is to become a national team coach.
So maybe we won't see Pep Guardiola showing his ability in Serie A competition as a coach.

I agree with you on most of what you said here because they are true, pep guardiola is a manager that cannot be afford by almost all the team in the Italian seria A, so their is no possibility of him moving there, because even if he goes to Italy, neither Juventus, inter, ac Milan or Napoli can afford to buy the type of top quality he wishes, on a consistent basis, since they are not as rich as most English team.
So you are correct when you said that he may want to coach the national team, because their schedule is less stressful comparing to club football that is more stressful and hectic during the calendar year.

[Spaceman1000$]

I wouldn't be surprised by anything. If Liverpool spent half a billion in the summer, why can't City spend a billion or two?  Especially after they failed to win the title for two seasons in a row and disgraced themselves in the Champions League? Besides, City haven't been punished for any violations (and it looks like they won't be punished at all), so there's nothing stopping them from resorting to their tried-and-true method of getting the title - throwing money at it.

These past few years City did not spend that much money and people are forgetting that when Pep first came to power there, they were spending 500 million as ordinary, and this was not something that was for a single season neither.

Okay, maybe 500 is a lot, but he had 200, 300 and then levelled off a bit, then another 200 and then another 200 etc etc. Basically dude was spending nearly 200 million a year there. And while I do understand that this could be more than that, it would be all at once instead of year by year like Pep did.

Oh, how come the City has stopped overspending and the titles have stopped coming in? I see some kind of pattern here! 
Incidentally, City haven't stopped spending. They recently bought Semenyo for 72 million, Reijnders for 55 million, Cherki for 36 million, and so on. Last year Marmush was bought for 75, Gonzalez for 60, Khusanov for 40, etc. It looks like they consistently spend over 200 million per season, but everyone has long since gotten used to this, plus competitors have also started spending comparable amounts.

of course we've all gotten used to the the fact Manchester City are the big money spenders, competitors as well have started spending comparable amounts no doubt about that, and that is the more reason I feel Pep Guardiola would have still stayed for few more years let's see how the competition will look like, for him leaving now that everything looks tough doesn't really seem right with me. He would have stayed to use more millions this season to get more players for a better competition for himself, because i wanted to still observe if the trophies will still come.

[Fiatless]

I agree with you on most of what you said here because they are true, pep guardiola is a manager that cannot be afford by almost all the team in the Italian seria A, so their is no possibility of him moving there, because even if he goes to Italy, neither Juventus, inter, ac Milan or Napoli can afford to buy the type of top quality he wishes, on a consistent basis, since they are not as rich as most English team.
So you are correct when you said that he may want to coach the national team, because their schedule is less stressful comparing to club football that is more stressful and hectic during the calendar year.

I remember that Ronaldo played for Juventus and it was not cheap having such a player in the Italian league. We cannot write off Serie A clubs' ability to hire Pep Guardiola. Companies from the Middle East are known to splash so much money on clubs. An Italian club that fortunately gets rich investors would be able to get his services.

Money is not the motivational factor for some players or coaches. Some of them move to a League due to love or to try their abilities elsewhere. Pep has won the UCL in two leagues, the Spanish and the English. Maybe he might want to do the same in the Serie A.

[Juicyhome]

Pep Guardiola isn't a coach that build a team from scratch, he's a coach that goes to team that's already built and has money that he can use to buy the kind of players they would allow him to perform very well and win trophies. So I don't think Pep Guardiola would like to move to Serie A because I don't think there's any club in the Serie A that would be willing to buy costly players like Premier League big teams.

Tell me a coach that has built form scratch and achieve what pep Guardiola has achieved in football none, football, in modern football if you don't spend you won't win anything, look at Arteta he spend so much money to buy good players for him to be able to win the title.

Pep Guardiola has not mentioned his next move, for him to accept any deal the club must be able to give him the kind of players he needs, be it in Serial A or not, premier League make so much money than any league,so they can support the team to buy and pay huge salaries.

[Alonso_]

Ederson, one of the best midfielder in serie A (Italy) probably say goodbye and will fly to manchester united,  he will be replacing Casemiro ,great news for Atalanta’s coffers, but very bad news for Italian football, which is becoming a breeding ground for other countries; in other words, they find a good player and they have to make a profit just to keep the team afloat

To be honest, I don’t really know  how Ederson has performed for Atalanta, but since Michael Carrick is so keen to sign him, I reckon Ederson  must be a decent midfielder. The only challenge is finding out whether he can adapt well,  as the Premier League is certainly very different from Serie A, and let’s hope he doesn’t end up in the same situation as Ugarte.

Perhaps it would be better if Man United  at least signed another good midfielder (if they’ve actually signed Ederson), at least one who  already has Premier League experience. I think Anderson is the ideal player to target as our top priority signing, but if his price tag is unreasonably high , I think Mateus Fernandes could be a good alternative.

Personally I don’t really know how Manchester United fans feels about this transfer speculation, well I call it speculation because we don’t know what is happening behind the scenes, but I will assume that Manchester United are very much interested in signing him and I have seen different news from different concrete sources, and I’m going to think that Manchester United are more interested in signing him on a permanent as Casemiro replacement, well I have previously watched him under Gasperini when Atalanta won the Europa League, he was such a fantastic player, but right now I don’t know what to say about him, but anyways Manchester United should be more interested in signing a player for the long term and they should also consider his age, he should be close to 26, he is at his prime and would be a great player for Manchester United if you ask me they need more energy in the midfield.

[shinratensei_]

Since Salah leaves Liverpool for free. A few serie a clubs are putting him on their list. I know he's washed this season, but who knows he can cook again when he moves to the Serie a. Milan and Roma are the clubs in the list to sign him as a free transfer.
So it remember me with the day when he was washed, then he's moved to the Roma, but he was getting his golden era there. So i think he's gonna repeat that story again.

If i were him, i'd prefer to go to Serie a and keep play for the top competition instead of moving to MLS or Saudi. I hope he's not making a wrong choice.

[bitLeap]

Well, an Italian team isn't bad at all, it's true what you said, they've been in the best leagues, but personally I'd say that if Pep wants to go anywhere he can, but why not try Saudi football? It's very relevant now and they pay excellently, it would be sensational to see him there, but personally I'd like to see him on a South American team, can you imagine what would revolutionize it? Him seeing a different style and working magic with them.

The SPL is indeed attractive, and many European players and coaches are now pursuing careers there due to the strong financial support. But since Pep is still accepted in Europe and his prospects are still quite promising, Italy should be his destination before the Saudi Arabian League. Of course the MLS isn't what I'm hoping for, as his presence there might be less publicity.

I personally haven't watched an MLS match yet.

[Agbe]

Dursun Ozbek the president of Galatasaray said, Victor Osimhen is not for sale and he dismissed all the speculation about the matter. I saw the flash news yesterday in one of the social media platforms and I made a research on the news today and I saw the full story there. Here is the link to the full story and you can make your own research. here

[free-bit.co.in]

I'm not happy to be so interested in Sandro tonali. He has  not played well this season. The most interesting fact is that sandro tonali did not score a single goal in 35 premier league matches. He made  only 2 assists. So arsenal can add more  talented midfielders  to the squad if they try. They have a lot of money. I do not  think spending 70 million for Sandro would be profitable. Anyway, arsenal management is experienced. I hope they will be more careful about spending money.

They are experienced but that doesn't mean they can't go for Tonali, he's a good player and if you are judging by his performance or stats this season you should also know that Newcastle are facing a massive decline in performance, very poor that they left their position for clubs like Manchester United and even Aston Villa, to top it all Bournemouth are ahead of Newcastle so is the whole Newcastle team that are to blame and I know that a teams performance also affect the players but if eventually arsenal push hard to get him I believe it will be a good signing and a much better addition to the club. Having Rice, Tonali and Zubimendi in the midfield it will be unstoppable for oppositions, if is the money I think they should reduce it for Newcastle since the player's performance wasn't that great like you said, Arsenal have the cash to get any player at this point.

I'm not saying that Arsenal can't add Tonali to their squad. But I am not too keen on this news. Tonali is an average player. He hasn't been able to perform to get much attention this season. He may be talented. But how can I call not scoring a goal in 35 matches and only making 2 assists a good performance? At the same time, Tonali is young, that's not the point. Tonali is probably 26 years old. At the same time, you are right that Newcastle should lower their price. It probably won't be profitable to buy Tonali for this amount of money.

[Danica22]

Tell me a coach that has built form scratch and achieve what pep Guardiola has achieved in football none, football, in modern football if you don't spend you won't win anything, look at Arteta he spend so much money to buy good players for him to be able to win the title.

Pep Guardiola has not mentioned his next move, for him to accept any deal the club must be able to give him the kind of players he needs, be it in Serial A or not, premier League make so much money than any league,so they can support the team to buy and pay huge salaries.

Guardiola was given a huge budget by manchester city management to buy players. Guardiola was given the freedom to build the squad as he wanted. As a result, he made City the strongest team in the premier league and dominated the premier league for several consecutive  seasons. We will not find a club as rich as city in Serie A or any other  league. Very few clubs  provide such a huge budget to build a squad. My guess  is that Guardiola will probably take charge of a national team. And the rumored team is likely to be Italy.

[Oluwa-btc]

I remember that Ronaldo played for Juventus and it was not cheap having such a player in the Italian league. We cannot write off Serie A clubs' ability to hire Pep Guardiola. Companies from the Middle East are known to splash so much money on clubs. An Italian club that fortunately gets rich investors would be able to get his services.

Money is not the motivational factor for some players or coaches. Some of them move to a League due to love or to try their abilities elsewhere. Pep has won the UCL in two leagues, the Spanish and the English. Maybe he might want to do the same in the Serie A.

I'll take it that you have not seen his comments about himself running out of energy, I mean just the same way Jurgen Klopp said before leaving Liverpool.
He will be leaving football for sometime according to what I read online and I think that is fair. After 10 good years of intensity with Manchester City in the English premier league competition, it makes sense if he happens to take some quality time of football. What I don't know is if Enzo Maresca will adapt immediately and make them consistent same way Pep Guardiola did during his 10 years with them.

[Ale88]

I wouldn't be surprised by anything. If Liverpool spent half a billion in the summer, why can't City spend a billion or two?  Especially after they failed to win the title for two seasons in a row and disgraced themselves in the Champions League? Besides, City haven't been punished for any violations (and it looks like they won't be punished at all), so there's nothing stopping them from resorting to their tried-and-true method of getting the title - throwing money at it.

These past few years City did not spend that much money and people are forgetting that when Pep first came to power there, they were spending 500 million as ordinary, and this was not something that was for a single season neither.

Okay, maybe 500 is a lot, but he had 200, 300 and then levelled off a bit, then another 200 and then another 200 etc etc. Basically dude was spending nearly 200 million a year there. And while I do understand that this could be more than that, it would be all at once instead of year by year like Pep did.

Oh, how come the City has stopped overspending and the titles have stopped coming in? I see some kind of pattern here! 
Incidentally, City haven't stopped spending. They recently bought Semenyo for 72 million, Reijnders for 55 million, Cherki for 36 million, and so on. Last year Marmush was bought for 75, Gonzalez for 60, Khusanov for 40, etc. It looks like they consistently spend over 200 million per season, but everyone has long since gotten used to this, plus competitors have also started spending comparable amounts.

I totally agree with you. It takes some serious courage to say that City didn't spend a lot of money in the last years. I find it almost offensive towards the other teams. Just in January on average they spend 100 millions. In January. Many clubs, big clubs, don't spend that amount of money in a full year.

[Furious 7]

Dursun Ozbek the president of Galatasaray said, Victor Osimhen is not for sale and he dismissed all the speculation about the matter. I saw the flash news yesterday in one of the social media platforms and I made a research on the news today and I saw the full story there. Here is the link to the full story and you can make your own research. here

I also read this and it does seem that they do not intend to join the drama in this transfer season given that they know that if they label Osimhen then the notion of him being sold will indirectly stick out and make headlines so they are not doing that for now.

This indirectly quashes several rumors including the Osimhen and Barcelona rumors so with this statement from the Galatasaray president, the negotiation options are completely closed.
This is also another reassurance for Barcelona that they are looking for other player options because in the end if you expect a player who is not sold by the club it will be very difficult.