⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Jaycoinz]

If he's that desperate to go to Real Madrid,  then I guess he can wait his contract out and then move as a free agent, just the way Alexander Arnold Trent did, but the only issue here is that Real Madrid themselves are not interested, according to the link you provided, and it's just because of the new coach's playing style, of which I can totally understand since Mourinho is a Coach that knows specifically the kind of players needed to suit his style of play.

He actually fits in whatever their style is, they don’t just want him in their squad for some undisclosed reasons.. Jose can actually consider him as not needed because he has enough players that can play in his position already but saying he doesn’t fit is a bloody lie .

They should go ahead with building whatever they want against next season because  there won’t be any room for excuses or whatsoever ..

I said so because of the link you provided and if I know Jose very well he is someone that is specific with his players. Just a take at glance at this statement here.

Real Madrid Contact Manchester City To Deny Rodri Transfer Reports  

The Spanish club's stance stems from a clear mismatch between Rodri's style and Mourinho's tactical vision. According to AS, Mourinho is instilling a more direct approach that moves away from the possession-heavy, short-passing football in which the Spanish midfielder thrives.

Rodri is a player we all know can fit into that Madrid squad and do very well too, so I don't know why Real Madrid are not ready to get him, it might be probably due to the reasons you gave, sighting on the availability of other players that already exist that plays his position, I can never tell but one thing we football fans wants is to see them thrive next season except of course if you are a Bar

[eightdots]

And HERE WE GO It national team are going to work with Pirlo as their head coach, let's see the transformation.

Congratulations to Andre Pirlo, he was finally appointed as the head coach to take the Italian national team to the next level, I hope he succeeded and make the team proud because he is a legend among the players that brought victory of the 2006 FIFA world to Italy, and his little coaching experience with other clubs as well as with Juventus can help him to make the team proud again.

I knew both Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti are not going for the job because Ancelotti is already with Brazil and he feels happy there, while Guardiola will not settle for such team that will not have the opportunity to spend money in signing players.

I don’t know if it’ll be the right choice, but I hope Andrea Pirlo can lead us back to the next World Cup.
From what I’ve read – though this is obviously just speculation at this stage – Andrea Pirlo wants to invest in very young players as attacking midfielders and wingers.
Will it be the right choice!? I don’t know! But at least he’s got character.

Andrea Pirlo's selection will contribute to creating a positive atmosphere for the national team. Such developments were anticipated as a result of Italy's recent unsuccessful performances. I'm curious to see what will change with Andrea Pirlo's arrival. Andrea Pirlo's job isn't easy because he will expect a lot from the players he selects for the national team and they will have to work hard to maximize their performance.

Some people can contribute to the success of national teams simply by being there. I think Andrea Pirlo is one of them. I don't know if this news has been confirmed, but I think it would be a good choice.

[mv1986]

And HERE WE GO It national team are going to work with Pirlo as their head coach, let's see the transformation.


I don’t know if it’ll be the right choice, but I hope Andrea Pirlo can lead us back to the next World Cup.
From what I’ve read – though this is obviously just speculation at this stage – Andrea Pirlo wants to invest in very young players as attacking midfielders and wingers.
Will it be the right choice!? I don’t know! But at least he’s got character.

Andrea Pirlo's selection will contribute to creating a positive atmosphere for the national team. Such developments were anticipated as a result of Italy's recent unsuccessful performances. I'm curious to see what will change with Andrea Pirlo's arrival. Andrea Pirlo's job isn't easy because he will expect a lot from the players he selects for the national team and they will have to work hard to maximize their performance.

Some people can contribute to the success of national teams simply by being there. I think Andrea Pirlo is one of them. I don't know if this news has been confirmed, but I think it would be a good choice.

I don't know if Pirlo contributes to creating a positive atmosphere, I think winning contributes to creating a positive atmosphere, no? It doesn't matter what atmosphere he creates, they just missed the World Cup and I am sure that every Italian fan or boss of the Italian football association doesn't give a fuck what Pirlo does and how he does it, as long as it is successful and leads Italy back to the top. I guess you think he is the nice guy because he behaved well as a player, but that doesn't really mean he can't be a really hard coach for the players.

[Ale88]

Pep Guardiola has declined the challenge of coaching the Italian national team, citing his desire to focus on his family. But I know his refusal is quite reasonable, considering that Italy has failed to qualify for three World Cups in 2018, 2022, and 2026.
If Pep Guardiola were ever interested in coaching a country, which country would be a good fit? England? Spain?
Considering Germany is coached by Jurgen Klopp and France by Zidane, it would be great if Pep Guardiola also took part in the next World Cup.

It was pretty clear that Guardiola would have refused the offer: I like him but he's not exactly the coach who accepts challenges, he goes where he knows he can win. It's no coincidence he only managed the major teams in each league: Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. And he made them spend billions of euros for the transfers.

I don't see how he could be Spain's manager, at least for the next World Cup because De La Fuente won every single competition he participated in. Unless the next Euro Cup is going to be a complete disaster (and I don't think so, at all), Spain will continue with him.

[JahriMeayer]

Bruno is definitely going to be a very good signing for Arsenal and I really feel they are going to get it done, because the player really want to make the move to Arsenal, so Newcastle has no choice than to sell him. I expect this deal to cost around £75-£80 million....

Bruno Guimaraes, undoubtedly the most talented midfielders in the Premier League presently. After joining Newcastle from Lyon in 2022 he developed himself a lot, even taking the captain’s role. His ability to control the field during match, create chances and lead from midfield,, all those things makes him a perfect fit for a club like Arsenal and that's the reason why Mikel Arteta wants him. Arsenal already have their quality midfielders but Bruno would add more experience, dominance and creativity to their squad. Now The most questionable thing is the transfer fee! Newcastle aren't willing to let their captain leave so easily and a deal could cost even more than £80 millions.
In my opinion, this transfer depends on Arsenal meeting Newcastle’s valuation. If the deal happens, then Bruno could become most significant player in Arsenal’s title ambitions.

[promise444c5]

I said so because of the link you provided and if I know Jose very well he is someone that is specific with his players. Just a take at glance at this statement here.

Real Madrid Contact Manchester City To Deny Rodri Transfer Reports  

The Spanish club's stance stems from a clear mismatch between Rodri's style and Mourinho's tactical vision. According to AS, Mourinho is instilling a more direct approach that moves away from the possession-heavy, short-passing football in which the Spanish midfielder thrives.

Yeah I know.. I’m just trying to debunk their lies  actually.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Bruno Guimaraes, undoubtedly the most talented midfielders in the Premier League presently. After joining Newcastle from Lyon in 2022 he developed himself a lot, even taking the captain’s role. His ability to control the field during match, create chances and lead from midfield,, all those things makes him a perfect fit for a club like Arsenal and that's the reason why Mikel Arteta wants him. Arsenal already have their quality midfielders but Bruno would add more experience, dominance and creativity to their squad. Now The most questionable thing is the transfer fee! Newcastle aren't willing to let their captain leave so easily and a deal could cost even more than £80 millions.
In my opinion, this transfer depends on Arsenal meeting Newcastle’s valuation. If the deal happens, then Bruno could become most significant player in Arsenal’s title ambitions.

Of course, Bruno Guimarães is the right player to take charge of Arsenal's midfield because he is a playmaker and someone who is good at making assists because he made 4 assists for Brazil in the World Cup which is a good preference to include him in the Arsenal squad. Last season, Arsenal's midfield didn't get the professionalism it requires even though Martin Ødegaard and Declan Rice did their best, but they weren't clinical enough so having Bruno Guimarães will complete the work at the midfield if Arsenal can sign him. Arsenal is planning a £70 millions bid for Bruno but Newcastle might not agree with that amount considering his impact at the world cup and his position as the team's captain.

[Amphenomenon]

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Yeah I know.. I’m just trying to debunk their lies  actually.

To be honest, I  was quite surprised seeing Rodri wanting Real Madrid after the entire Ballon d'Or saga between him and Vinicius Junior.

We recall his behaviour then was really opposing, in fact both teams and players were against each other, but now he want to become a Real Madrid player, we know no team will actually turn down the opportunity to sign Rodri I think this is because of what happened in the past then.

[Abbatty]

Exclusively, Real Madrid sent a 100 Million for PSG target Yan Diomande. Real Madrid are looking to hijack PSG target but the 100 million was immediately rejected by Liepzig as they are demanding for more. The player stated he PSG over Liverpool some weeks back, as even personal terms have already been agreed, but now Real Madrid have joined the race.

It really going to a case of who wants the player more now, who can pay more to get the player from Liepzig. The current club is demanding at least 120 for their player, it will definitely be difficult to pay that but I believe one of the club will be willing to pay higher than 100 million euros.

[Spaceman1000$]

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Yeah I know.. I’m just trying to debunk their lies  actually.

To be honest, I  was quite surprised seeing Rodri wanting Real Madrid after the entire Ballon d'Or saga between him and Vinicius Junior.

We recall his behaviour then was really opposing, in fact both teams and players were against each other, but now he want to become a Real Madrid player, we know no team will actually turn down the opportunity to sign Rodri I think this is because of what happened in the past then.

I wouldn't agree with you if you say no team will turn down an opportunity to sign Rodri, the Real Madrid President just did that, Rodri is good no doubt, but i don't see the possibility of him being in Madrid, the number one thing madrid would use against him is his age, for a player of his age, they are really skeptical, secondly he is one guy that is injury prone, ever since he went on that injury that took him a long time to recover, he hasn't really been on the same form he was when he won the Ballon d'Or. Ideally Rodri would want to play for Madrid, after all, he is a Spaniard, he would probably want to retire there, but trust me the opportunity is slim for him.

[Agathamay]

Exclusively, Real Madrid sent a 100 Million for PSG target Yan Diomande. Real Madrid are looking to hijack PSG target but the 100 million was immediately rejected by Liepzig as they are demanding for more. The player stated he PSG over Liverpool some weeks back, as even personal terms have already been agreed, but now Real Madrid have joined the race.

It really going to a case of who wants the player more now, who can pay more to get the player from Liepzig. The current club is demanding at least 120 for their player, it will definitely be difficult to pay that but I believe one of the club will be willing to pay higher than 100 million euros.

How would Real Madrid table such huge amount on a player who's yet to establish himself? I do get it that Yan Diomande is a prominent player but let's not get carried away with all the hypes and PR, he's still a raw player who needs to improve and I don't think Real Madrid will be patient with him to develop to become the world class player they expect, we can't bring the case of Vinicius Jr because there was absolutely nobody to replace him and Real Madrid have other brilliant player that carried the club on their shoulders when things was going sideways. I won't say the same for Yan Diomande because he's young and moreover, then and now are very much different.

How on earth would RB Leipzig decline such offer? What's the accomplishment of Yan Diomande so far in football? Has he performed at the bigger stage in football apart from representing his country in the world cup which he was not the star man but a productive player on the pitch. It's fine, Yan Diomande is good but his accolades are just blowing out of proportion if you asked me, Real Madrid ready to improve their offer for Yan Diomande just seem to me as misplaced priorities.

[Zoomic]

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Yeah I know.. I’m just trying to debunk their lies  actually.

To be honest, I  was quite surprised seeing Rodri wanting Real Madrid after the entire Ballon d'Or saga between him and Vinicius Junior.

We recall his behaviour then was really opposing, in fact both teams and players were against each other, but now he want to become a Real Madrid player, we know no team will actually turn down the opportunity to sign Rodri I think this is because of what happened in the past then.

Real Madrid president is one man we know doesn't joke with getting the best players to play for the club but I don't expect him to go for Rodri despite his brilliant performance in the just concluded FIFA World Cup and his overall quality as a DMG.

If for any reason he signs Rodri, it'll likely cause issues in the dressing room. Rodri didn't give himself the Balon D'or award but the different reports we read about how he taunted Vinicius Jr and the entire Real Madrid club because he was chosen over the Brazilian isn't something that can be swept under the carpet.

[Zaguru12]

Real Madrid president is one man we know doesn't joke with getting the best players to play for the club but I don't expect him to go for Rodri despite his brilliant performance in the just concluded FIFA World Cup and his overall quality as a DMG.

If for any reason he signs Rodri, it'll likely cause issues in the dressing room. Rodri didn't give himself the Balon D'or award but the different reports we read about how he taunted Vinicius Jr and the entire Real Madrid club because he was chosen over the Brazilian isn't something that can be swept under the carpet.

Let’s get the fact right, Florentino Perez actually did want Rodri in the past but was definitely not allow to sign him before his current contract renewal. Rodri is actually on about coming to Real Madrid and I don’t know why it’s actually a Surprise because he is Spanish and most importantly a Madrid native and this is the best thing he could get playing for the biggest club in his hometown and also in the world, how many people turns down opportunities like this. Rodri also sees that he has won everything as a football and he doesn’t need to win anything more as a city player anymore and that’s why he wants the move plus his family is another reason, having them closer to home is the best option for him.

Yes Florentino Perez is now reluctant on signing him because of his relationship with Enrique Riquelme the former presidential aspirant against Perez for Real Madrid. Enrique Riquelme Had promise to bring Rodri if he had won but that didn’t happen and I think Perez is still looking at what relationship that both of them had or has. If not there’s nothing like a stolen baloon d’or that will stop Perez from getting him

[Lida93]

The Italian managerial position is open for any good coach to take over since they have been struggling and the worse is missing out on the world cup two times in a row and it has been a thing of concern. Yet the Italian federation has called on several coaches to take over but manager like Pep Guardiola has turned down that offer. Imagine Andrea Pirlo as the next candidate for the job, can he do better than Gattuso if given the job?

Until he's given the job and we watch him do his thing otherwise whatever we say here about him to be able to handle the role or not is nothing but assumptions. The first two choices have shown no interest and if Andrea Pirlo happens to be the only open option right now then he should be given the chance to turn things around for the Italian team.

One of the main problems apart from a good manager for the Italian team is that the team is filled too many old leg and it's important any new incoming manager show them the exit door and replace them with young vibrant hungry to play legs.

The problem with some of our retired legendary players is their lack of interest to take on coaching jobs after they retired and to pass down their experiences to incoming players, however I understand the fact that it's not every player that would want to become a coach.

It's not that you were a legendary player in your active football career then that automatically makes you to be good for a club manger's position. You must have to learn more other experiences outside the pitch under an experience manager. Just like the likes of Mikel Arteta did under Pep Guardiola.

[Amphenomenon]

Real Madrid president is one man we know doesn't joke with getting the best players to play for the club but I don't expect him to go for Rodri despite his brilliant performance in the just concluded FIFA World Cup and his overall quality as a DMG.

If for any reason he signs Rodri, it'll likely cause issues in the dressing room. Rodri didn't give himself the Balon D'or award but the different reports we read about how he taunted Vinicius Jr and the entire Real Madrid club because he was chosen over the Brazilian isn't something that can be swept under the carpet.

While Perez is that president who want to the gather the best of players to make a team and dominate the world there have to be balance or to an extent he can go while picking this player.

The disrespect from Rodri was much and I know there are still quite a number of fans who doesn't want him in their squad, they will rather stick with what they have or find an alternative except if he want to give a public apology or something yet it won't do much.

This is a similar fate Vinicius Junior can face, in an instance when he decides to join Man city

[Ale88]

Exclusively, Real Madrid sent a 100 Million for PSG target Yan Diomande. Real Madrid are looking to hijack PSG target but the 100 million was immediately rejected by Liepzig as they are demanding for more. The player stated he PSG over Liverpool some weeks back, as even personal terms have already been agreed, but now Real Madrid have joined the race.

It really going to a case of who wants the player more now, who can pay more to get the player from Liepzig. The current club is demanding at least 120 for their player, it will definitely be difficult to pay that but I believe one of the club will be willing to pay higher than 100 million euros.

How would Real Madrid table such huge amount on a player who's yet to establish himself? I do get it that Yan Diomande is a prominent player but let's not get carried away with all the hypes and PR, he's still a raw player who needs to improve and I don't think Real Madrid will be patient with him to develop to become the world class player they expect, we can't bring the case of Vinicius Jr because there was absolutely nobody to replace him and Real Madrid have other brilliant player that carried the club on their shoulders when things was going sideways. I won't say the same for Yan Diomande because he's young and moreover, then and now are very much different.

How on earth would RB Leipzig decline such offer? What's the accomplishment of Yan Diomande so far in football? Has he performed at the bigger stage in football apart from representing his country in the world cup which he was not the star man but a productive player on the pitch. It's fine, Yan Diomande is good but his accolades are just blowing out of proportion if you asked me, Real Madrid ready to improve their offer for Yan Diomande just seem to me as misplaced priorities.

I totally agree with you but unfortunately it looks like this is today's football: you just need to play well for 6-12 months and automatically you are worth 100 million euros. I just wonder how much a Ronaldinho or a Zidane could be worth in today's football. If would say at least 500 millions at this point. And of course this affects also the salaries because let's say Real Madrid or PSG actually buy Diomande for 120-130 millions, of course you can't offer him 2-3 millions per season because it would make no sense compared to the amount of money they spent for him. You have to offer at least 8-10 millions per year. And what did he do to earn that kind of money? Playing well one season. Football is clearly broken at this point.

[Livingleged]

I saw this news this morning and I never thought that this deal will later happen, because maxence LaCroix put in a very poor showing against Spain in this just concluded world cup, and because he failed in the biggest stage like that, most Chelsea fans are kicking against it because they feels like he cannot withstand pressure when pressure mount.
I just hope he successfully proves all the Chelsea fans wrong that doubt his ability, just because of a single match, but I am not that convinced by him either.
Guys what's your take on this deal?

I don’t know where you’re getting your narrative that Chelsea fans are kicking against his deal after following performance against  Spain at the World Cup. If you say rival fan are saying he’s not good enough for Chelsea I can agree, but what I do know is that Maxine Lacroix’s deal is one of the deal every Chelsea fans wanted it to be concluded. His performance at the World Cup doesn’t matter to me he has already proved him self to be a good central Back at Crystal Palace last season. He’s definitely a great addition that we needed and I’m very excited with the deal. The fact that he’s premier league proven is one thing I appreciate.

I expect him to bring few things to Chelsea’s defence. It has being a while since Chelsea had that defender that scores whenever we get set pieces, I think he’s good at scoring headers from corners and set pieces. And he’s not injury prone player because last season he had 35 appearances in the premier league for CrystalPalace. inconsistency in our defenders due to injuries is one thing we have suffered over the past year and getting a player that doesn’t get injured easily is a good move. Rivals fans will not like the deal because Chelsea is taking good shape, but all Chelsea fans are happy to him at Stamford Bridge.

[snipie]

It was pretty clear that Guardiola would have refused the offer: I like him but he's not exactly the coach who accepts challenges, he goes where he knows he can win. It's no coincidence he only managed the major teams in each league: Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. And he made them spend billions of euros for the transfers.

Pep Guardiola must made his calculations and speculated that Italy is not suitable for him at this moment.
The team requires a lot of efforts to make it challenging and even Pirlo will suffer before seeing some positive results.
Guardiola prefer a team with potential. Whether having top players or enough money to spend to bring these players. Other than that the mission will most likely fail and hurts his reputation.

I don't see how he could be Spain's manager, at least for the next World Cup because De La Fuente won every single competition he participated in. Unless the next Euro Cup is going to be a complete disaster (and I don't think so, at all), Spain will continue with him.

There is UEFA Nations League that will take place soon and serves as a test for the new coaches even if it can't reflect precisely their competence because the time separating it from their designation is short.

[Sexylizzy2813]

West Ham player Summerville had a wonderful season and he helped West Ham attack to be deadly not until they couldn't survive the pressure of running off the relegation zone before their engine went dead. Now the player saw no other team or league to continue his good performance in Europe instead he choose to join the Saudi side at the age of 24? Like that league should be for players who wants to retire or players that doesn't have any other options to showcase what they have, but now how can he make himself known? Is this move for the money or what?

[Fakhrulenclix]

West Ham player Summerville had a wonderful season and he helped West Ham attack to be deadly not until they couldn't survive the pressure of running off the relegation zone before their engine went dead. Now the player saw no other team or league to continue his good performance in Europe instead he choose to join the Saudi side at the age of 24? Like that league should be for players who wants to retire or players that doesn't have any other options to showcase what they have, but now how can he make himself known? Is this move for the money or what?

It's a shame but I think every player has their own choices and of course his move to the Saudi Arabian team was because of money, there's nothing else that can be associated with a player that young except that he went for money and on the one hand I think that's not wrong because everyone has their own life choices and maybe for Summerville it was important enough for him to be able to get more money.