⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[KTChampions]

We’re nearly in August now, the season starts in just over 3 weeks. We will likely see a lot of transfer activity now as teams rush to get deals over the line.

I certainly hope Liverpool start to get busy because we’ve been incredibly quiet so far and have gaps in quality all over the place.

Hmmm... Are you waiting for another half a billion to be spent? 
Judging by the price PSG wants for Barcola, Liverpool will be able to repeat their last year's record. But I certainly don't believe his price could be anywhere near 170 million. This is an absolutely insane level for a 24-year-old footballer who no one has really heard of until now (or maybe I was just in the woods and missed it all). Either PSG don't want to sell him at all, or they set such a price in the hope of selling him for at least 120-130 million (which is also nonsense).

[blue Snow]

This man have done so much at the Etihad and for the 3 Lions, this upcoming season we'd be seeing him at Inter Milan, good move for John Stones. At some point I thought the Blues would get him but it seems his attention is some where else, how do we rate Stones at Inter Milan next season?

It’s a great move for John Stones to join Inter Milan as he seeks new challenges in his career after achieving great success with Manchester City. However, I can’t speculate just yet on how Stones will perform at Inter next season. That’s because he has had fitness issues and is prone to injuries. As for Inter, they’re lucky to have secured such an experienced player on a free transfer. I can only hope that John Stones performs well at Inter and helps the club defend its Serie A title.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I still don't understand PSG when it comes to this guy Kolo Muani, he's a good striker that doesn't take chances even with his pace he still make sure of troubling defenders. A player who is as good as him but PSG doesn't have any intention of keeping him or even to let him go instead they move him out on loan, for the 3 seasons (if I'm not mistaken) now including this upcoming season they have been loaning him to clubs outside Ligue 1, to Serie A (Juventus) to the EPL (Spurs) and now he's back to the Old Ladies Juventus on loan, what's really happening that they can't let him go?

[Zlantann]

I don’t understand Chelsea Transfer Business this Transfer Window, Danny Welbeck is a very good player, but they have players like Jackson, Delap, and Pedro, I’m just wondering where Welbeck is going to play for the Chelsea Team, and how is it possible to guarantee all this attacking players a playing time, I believe Jackson has an offer from Aston Villa and Delap is also expected to leave the club, considering that he has offers on the table, I believe Alonso knows what he is doing, Chelsea fans should respect him and his project, every manager has their plans, it either works or doesn’t work.

Some Chelsea fans are worried that Xabi Alonso and the club management are targeting old players. Maxence Lacroix, Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson have been on the radar of the club. Welbeck is 35 and should be considering retirement, but he has moved to one of the top EPL clubs. It seems like Xabi Alonso is pursuing a style that will blend young players and experience.

João Pedro has established himself at Stamford Bridge, thereby retaining his position. Nicholas Jackson might leave for another club permanently. Liam Delap wants to remain at Chelsea, but there are indications that he might be sent on loan.

[yudi09]

I still don't understand PSG when it comes to this guy Kolo Muani, he's a good striker that doesn't take chances even with his pace he still make sure of troubling defenders. A player who is as good as him but PSG doesn't have any intention of keeping him or even to let him go instead they move him out on loan, for the 3 seasons (if I'm not mistaken) now including this upcoming season they have been loaning him to clubs outside Ligue 1, to Serie A (Juventus) to the EPL (Spurs) and now he's back to the Old Ladies Juventus on loan, what's really happening that they can't let him go?

Perhaps for PSG, Kolo Muani isn’t the type of striker that fits the team’s needs. I don’t have detailed information regarding Kolo Muani’s current status, as he’s currently seen wearing a Juventus jersey. If Kolo Muani is on loan to Juventus, that means PSG is giving him the opportunity to get enough playing time, which could be a great asset for him.
This kind of situation isn’t unique to Kolo Muani. Many great players spend season after season on loan from club to club after being signed.

[SuperBitMan]

The rate at which players are being sold for very high amount of money is coming something else, with this kind of prices small club will fine it very difficult to buy players, I think FIFA should do something about all this high price of players because if they don’t the price of players will continue to increase and that is how the passion that comes with football will reduce because players and clubs will just be business minded.
Some players are just stocked on a particular club all because of money.

[Shadiq]

Perhaps for PSG, Kolo Muani isn’t the type of striker that fits the team’s needs. I don’t have detailed information regarding Kolo Muani’s current status, as he’s currently seen wearing a Juventus jersey. If Kolo Muani is on loan to Juventus, that means PSG is giving him the opportunity to get enough playing time, which could be a great asset for him.
This kind of situation isn’t unique to Kolo Muani. Many great players spend season after season on loan from club to club after being signed.

Isn't this the player who wasted France's winning goal in the 2022 World Cup final? Haha, I saw this player after a long time. I haven't seen this player much since the 2022 World Cup.

His profile was not very high last season, he had a very bad season for Tottenham. Although the statistics for the 2024-25 season are relatively good, his performance is constantly deteriorating. It is still a good thing that PSG is giving this player regular playing opportunities and trying to get him back in shape. Since he has played for Juventus before and his performance was relatively good, maybe if he is sent to Juventus in the upcoming season, he can expect a good performance from him.

[HajiBagi]

I still don't understand PSG when it comes to this guy Kolo Muani, he's a good striker that doesn't take chances even with his pace he still make sure of troubling defenders. A player who is as good as him but PSG doesn't have any intention of keeping him or even to let him go instead they move him out on loan, for the 3 seasons (if I'm not mistaken) now including this upcoming season they have been loaning him to clubs outside Ligue 1, to Serie A (Juventus) to the EPL (Spurs) and now he's back to the Old Ladies Juventus on loan, what's really happening that they can't let him go?

Kolo Muani is an unlucky player, he has never stay in a club more than three seasons, despite being one of the most expensive signing in PSG history, the club still did not trust him even when Gonzalo Ramos has already left PSG, he is very good in attack and can troubling defenders, which that is why some top clubs are still coming for him, the annoying part is that PSG did not want to sell him on a permanent deal and they still don’t want him to be part of the squad, juventus has already signed him on a loan before and after Juventus he went to Tottenham on another loan and now he is going back to Juventus on another loan deal again, PSG should let the player leave and have a good career in another club if they did not want him to be part of their squad, going to different clubs on loan is not a good thing for player, every player deserve to be in a club where he can be remember as one of their legends.

[Abbatty]

I still don't understand PSG when it comes to this guy Kolo Muani, he's a good striker that doesn't take chances even with his pace he still make sure of troubling defenders. A player who is as good as him but PSG doesn't have any intention of keeping him or even to let him go instead they move him out on loan, for the 3 seasons (if I'm not mistaken) now including this upcoming season they have been loaning him to clubs outside Ligue 1, to Serie A (Juventus) to the EPL (Spurs) and now he's back to the Old Ladies Juventus on loan, what's really happening that they can't let him go?

Spending that so much money to get him, I think it almost 100m, they will really like to cash out as much as possible and that why they are not selling him yet. They are trying to wait and see if he can get the right foam and then they would sell him. They signed him from Frankfurt for 90m plus I think, so far they have loaned him out to just juventus and Tottenham, and again he is back at juventus for the second time.

Kolo Muani is currently 27 and I think his contract at PSG is almost at the end, maybe after this season he will be leaving PSG on permanent basis. This loan move is with an obligation to buy which is worth around 45million. I believe he will be staying at juventus permanently after this season.

[X-ray]

I still don't understand PSG when it comes to this guy Kolo Muani, he's a good striker that doesn't take chances even with his pace he still make sure of troubling defenders. A player who is as good as him but PSG doesn't have any intention of keeping him or even to let him go instead they move him out on loan, for the 3 seasons (if I'm not mistaken) now including this upcoming season they have been loaning him to clubs outside Ligue 1, to Serie A (Juventus) to the EPL (Spurs) and now he's back to the Old Ladies Juventus on loan, what's really happening that they can't let him go?

It's juventus who deserves the blame, not PSG. They sign Rendal who has been shite on PSG as a loan with obligation to buy for fees excess 45m. It's such a weirdest transfer. It's because Rendal played for them for a few games, then they buy him.

Another non sense part is that they pursued him like he was Haaland's level and it took 1.5 years for them to do this. I can't imagine how fed up Juventini with their club behavior. They should not have done this unnecessary transfer.

[xzone]

The rate at which players are being sold for very high amount of money is coming something else, with this kind of prices small club will fine it very difficult to buy players, I think FIFA should do something about all this high price of players because if they don’t the price of players will continue to increase and that is how the passion that comes with football will reduce because players and clubs will just be business minded.
Some players are just stocked on a particular club all because of money.

It's always been this way: players expected to generate revenue for the club weren't sold until their value had fully increased, or they were held onto for a while longer. Once they reached a certain price, they were sold regardless of which team it was. Nowadays, prices are much higher, but it doesn't seem logical for FIFA or any other organization to do anything about it.
Ultimately, it's a free market; teams set high prices, and other teams still show interest in these players

[Finebone]

The rate at which players are being sold for very high amount of money is coming something else, with this kind of prices small club will fine it very difficult to buy players, I think FIFA should do something about all this high price of players because if they don’t the price of players will continue to increase and that is how the passion that comes with football will reduce because players and clubs will just be business minded.

Football now is full time entertainment, so am not too surprised that everything is now money money money.
Fifa cannot do anything about it because it has more to do with inflation, and if the smaller team are more bothered about it, they should not sell their price asset cheaply like in the past, their out going players should be as expensive as most of the players they are buying, so it's as simple as that.

Some players are just stocked on a particular club all because of money.

Their is nothing new about this mate, because even in the old days of asene Wenger and sir Alex Ferguson, even though a player tries to force his way out of the club, his suitors needs to pay up the amount of money that is demanded, if not he is going nowhere.

[tottong]

The rate at which players are being sold for very high amount of money is coming something else, with this kind of prices small club will fine it very difficult to buy players, I think FIFA should do something about all this high price of players because if they don’t the price of players will continue to increase and that is how the passion that comes with football will reduce because players and clubs will just be business minded.
Some players are just stocked on a particular club all because of money.

As far as I know FIFA regulates player purchases, but not specifically as the rules are clearly stated in the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
In modern football, player prices are indeed beyond expectations and can sometimes be quite expensive, but that's just how football works today.
The business of selling players is quite profitable for certain clubs because they can reap significant profits from the sale process, which is why we see the price of a single player being quite astronomical nowadays.
Smaller clubs will have a hard time buying quality players because the prices are beyond their financial capabilities, and currently only wealthy clubs can afford to bring in expensive and quality players.

[Sarah Azhari]

For Arsenal, finding a reliable striker is much more necessary than looking for players in other positions because of their current shortcomings in the attacking line that Arteta needs to address.

Arsenal already has a reliable striker in Gyokeres. That’s why Arsenal isn’t so eager to pursue another striker. Last season, his first with the club, Gyokeres performed well for Arsenal. Arteta sees Gyokeres as the right solution for Arsenal’s front line. Moreover, Gyokeres is starting to gel with Arteta’s tactical system, which will make it easier for him to perform even more impressively next season. Therefore, Arsenal’s current squad is already quite complete. It’s now up to Arteta to bring out the best in his players so that Arsenal can perform consistently well.

Yeah Gyokeres is a very good striker and I think Arsenal should not bother themselves looking for another striker, his first season in Arsenal he did very well and his going to actually do more better next season.
What Arsenal should be looking for right now is a winger and if they can succeed to sign vini jr it will be better for them because his the kind of player Arsenal is actually looking for.
Anyone who watch Arsenal play last season will know that the problem Arsenal has right now or what they are lacking is a proper winger.

Speaking of wingers, hasn’t Arsenal already signed Christos Tzolis in an effort to address the issues the team has been facing recently? Is Tzolis not enough to solve the problems in that area, making it necessary to target Vinicius, who will certainly command a very high price? What I mean is, Arsenal should give Tzolis a chance to prove himself first, rather than pursuing Vinicius, who could actually create an excess of left wingers since they already have Tzolis and Martinelli.

[MainIbem]

Speaking of wingers, hasn’t Arsenal already signed Christos Tzolis in an effort to address the issues the team has been facing recently? Is Tzolis not enough to solve the problems in that area, making it necessary to target Vinicius, who will certainly command a very high price? What I mean is, Arsenal should give Tzolis a chance to prove himself first, rather than pursuing Vinicius, who could actually create an excess of left wingers since they already have Tzolis and Martinelli.

If they succeed in signing Vinicius Junior that means Martinelli would have to go but I don't like the idea of signing Vinicius when they've already bought Christos Tzolis cause it would hinder Tzolis progress, he's developing fast and needs more playing time, not a place where he'll be on the bench and compete with someone like Vinicius. So because of that reason, I doubt that Arsenal would sign Vinicius Junior, they currently need a better attacker and should focus on making the swap deal for Julián Álvarez possible or sign a support for Gyokeres cause Gabriel Jesus is injury prone.

[Oluwa-btc]

🚨🔵 Danny Welbeck to Chelsea, here we go! Deal in place with Brighton for the English striker.

Welbeck agreed terms with Chelsea until 2028, medical next; Brighton approved decision to let him go after formal request from Danny.

Jordan Henderson: coming soon.

I still can't understand the love Chelsea have with the club Brighton, well it seems they saw that awesome performance in Danny Welbeck as if last season but my question is, what about Jackson and the other guys, Pedro and Delap? Well is better to have Welbeck than Delap.
Let this signings for Chelsea not make the team to be surrounded by old players since they are still pushing to get Henderson, goodluck to the Blues.

The signing makes perfect sense. Just take a good look at the numbers he created for Brighton last season and all these goals scored where all without penalties involved. He will go on to Chelsea to be a backup striker for Chelsea he knows that clear well and whenever he is called up, he is ready to use his experience to help the team.

Nicholas Jackson will most definitely be sold, I can't say the same for Liam Delap but he sure won't be their number one striker. I believe they will rely more on Jaoa Pedro and Danny Welbeck. Maybe keep Liam Delap just incase a possible injury happens to any of thier players.

They seem like a side who will be back in the Champions League competition next season.

[Amphenomenon]

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I still don't understand PSG when it comes to this guy Kolo Muani, he's a good striker that doesn't take chances even with his pace he still make sure of troubling defenders. A player who is as good as him but PSG doesn't have any intention of keeping him or even to let him go instead they move him out on loan, for the 3 seasons (if I'm not mistaken) now including this upcoming season they have been loaning him to clubs outside Ligue 1, to Serie A (Juventus) to the EPL (Spurs) and now he's back to the Old Ladies Juventus on loan, what's really happening that they can't let him go?

Kolo Muani hasn't been able to do well based on stats and it seems like PSG has been holding him in order for them to get something better and the loan to Juventus is with an option to buy with the fee increasing if Juventus can make it to European competitions.

Juve is on a tight budget and the nest option to get one of their long term target is a loan with an option to buy why PSG is just trying to cut lost especially since his time at Tottenham was more disappointing.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/report-juventus-deal-place-randal-145213576.html

[Tmoonz]

Bruno to Al-Nassr will be another loss for Manchester United that's if it happens, how can the Red Devils play without the midfielder should he leave and join his  country side teammate CR7? Can this even happenin no time?

Manchester United should just block the transfer from happening. I thing Manchester United shouldn’t even make the mistake of letting Bruno leave Manchester United at the moment. I don’t even know how their midfield is going to be without Bruno. We all know that it’s Bruno that have been controlling Manchester United midfield, if they let him leave, I don’t even know who is going to be replacing Bruno thats going to perform so well. I know Bruno is just going to leave Manchester United later, but for now they should allow him stay. If not for Bruno, Manchester United won’t have ended last season in 3rd position.

If not for the fact that it's Al-Nassr that's come knocking for Bruno Fernandez I would say Manchester United should let him go, but as we all know two captain can not captain a ship, if Bruno Fernandez should move to Al-Nassr and see the kind of spotlight Christiano Ronaldo is having he might get jealous and decide to tear the team apart because that's the kind of Man he is, at least we've seen it in the Portuguese national team, so I will advise Manchester United should block that deal or they want to set confusion in that Al-Nassr team.

[Solodoski]

We’re nearly in August now; the season starts in just over 3 weeks. We will likely see a lot of transfer activity now as teams rush to get deals over the line.

I certainly hope Liverpool start to get busy because we’ve been incredibly quiet so far and have gaps in quality all over the place.

Hmmm... Are you waiting for another half a billion to be spent? 
Judging by the price PSG wants for Barcola, Liverpool will be able to repeat their last year's record. But I certainly don't believe his price could be anywhere near 170 million. This is an absolutely insane level for a 24-year-old footballer who no one has really heard of until now (or maybe I was just in the woods and missed it all). Either PSG don't want to sell him at all, or they set such a price in the hope of selling him for at least 120-130 million (which is also nonsense).

Arne Slot spent half a billion on transfers last season without a proper ending to the season.
Andoni Iraola won't spend up to that amount this season. Maybe Liverpool have up to that in their budget, but I am very sure Andoni Iraola will want to work with the players he currently has. The intense training sessions I watched on X showed that Liverpool may barely sign the players they are linked to. However, a winger is a priority following Salah's departure.

[yudi09]

Perhaps for PSG, Kolo Muani isn’t the type of striker that fits the team’s needs. I don’t have detailed information regarding Kolo Muani’s current status, as he’s currently seen wearing a Juventus jersey. If Kolo Muani is on loan to Juventus, that means PSG is giving him the opportunity to get enough playing time, which could be a great asset for him.
This kind of situation isn’t unique to Kolo Muani. Many great players spend season after season on loan from club to club after being signed.

Isn't this the player who wasted France's winning goal in the 2022 World Cup final? Haha, I saw this player after a long time. I haven't seen this player much since the 2022 World Cup.

His profile was not very high last season, he had a very bad season for Tottenham. Although the statistics for the 2024-25 season are relatively good, his performance is constantly deteriorating. It is still a good thing that PSG is giving this player regular playing opportunities and trying to get him back in shape. Since he has played for Juventus before and his performance was relatively good, maybe if he is sent to Juventus in the upcoming season, he can expect a good performance from him.

Kolo Muani isn’t the kind of forward I usually like. I think that’s normal for anyone who follows soccer—for every position in the lineup, there are specific players people favor, just like in fantasy games.
Kolo Muani’s underperformance with France in the World Cup final was also to be expected, even though he wasn’t selected for the French squad in the recently concluded World Cup.

I also don’t consider Kolo Muani a top-tier striker whom I’d hope my favorite team would sign, but given his track record and current statistics, it makes sense for PSG to loan him out again. It’s better than keeping him on the roster only for him to fail to secure a starting spot at PSG.