⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Sarah Azhari]

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?

How is that even possible? I’m also puzzled by PSG’s handling of Kolo Muani’s situation. After all, PSG just let Goncalo Ramos go, so Kolo Muani should have been a great option to replace him. Especially since Kolo Muani is PSG’s only center forward, yet they’ve gone and loaned him back to Juventus again. PSG’s treatment of Kolo Muani is very unfair. I hope Kolo Muani performs well at Juventus so he can secure a permanent contract there.

[abhiseshakana]

I'm not saying he's a no-name, but at PSG, his name isn't nearly as big as Kvartskheli, Mendes, Dembélé, and other players whose names are constantly on everyone's lips. So when I heard his asking price of 170 million, I thought I'd missed something. He's also just one of many on the French national team.
What amuses me is that he is only 23 years old, but he already has 2 Champions League titles (and obviously a bunch of Ligue 1 titles), so he can afford to move even to Arsenal  since the question of titles at club level is practically closed for him. Right now he's probably only interested in money, which is why he's ready to move to such a suspicious club as Liverpool (as you rightly noted, it's not clear that Liverpool is unlocking the potential of its players).

Bradley Barcola is an important member of PSG and the French national team, he often comes on as a substitute for Mbappe and his performances are also excellent. If you follow PSG regularly, you might know this player. He has not yet become a star player like Mbappe, Dembele and Olise, but he has great potential and is a young talent.

However, I agree with you that his price is too high. He has not yet become a star player worth the £170 million price tag. Maybe PSG are unwilling to let him go so they ask for a higher price so that Liverpool can't buy him. But I don't think he wants it just for the money, he is only 23 years old. He still has a lot to achieve. Maybe he is interested in Liverpool to win the Premier League title. Liverpool's main problem is their incompetence in hiring a good manager, whether they made the right move by hiring Andoni Iraola or not, we will know at the end of next season.

Bradley Barcola is certainly a young player with great talent, but 170 million euros is overly excessive and I think PSG have done this simply to ensure that Barcola doesn’t leave them. Perhaps, if Yan Diomande hadn’t been snapped up by Real Madrid, Barcola would most likely have joined Liverpool, as there were already signs pointing in that direction when Barcola turned down a contract offer from PSG. I guess this could be the start of a new saga and, to be honest, I’m curious to see how this story will unfold.

[Italian Panic]

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?

Randal Kolo Muani is a player who, on the whole, did well during that brief spell at Juventus; the same cannot be said of his time at Tottenham, but not every transition is the same.
The fee of 50 million isn’t insignificant, but it’s not excessive either when you consider how much other teams spend on strikers on average. Juventus will finally have a centre-forward worthy of the name, and I hope they sell Jonathan David.

[reagansimms]

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This is absolutely crazy. What does Chelsea expect from Danny Welbeck, who is already 35 years old? It’s really strange to see Chelsea’s transfer policy this time around, targeting older, unproductive players. Is Chelsea running out of money that they’re signing older players? Because they usually sign young players for high prices. I’m not sure if the signing of Danny Welbeck was at Xabi Alonso’s request. This is just the work of the club’s sporting director.

Yes, Chelsea transfer policy this time seems crazy, but if you look at it from a different perspective, Chelsea has a strong reason behind these unreasonable transfer. Chelsea sees Welbeck as a player with experience and leadership skills, he is expected to be a mentor for Chelsea young players. His arrival was not to be the main striker in 38 EPL matches and other competitions, but as a senior reserve player to complement the other young strikers whose average age is still 23 years old.
Chelsea transfer policy changed drastically since Alonso arrival not because they are running out of money, but because they need senior players to be leaders in the dressing room. In my opinion, Welbeck transfer wasn't just the sporting director's decision, but rather at the request of Xabi Alonso. Furthermore, his contract is for two years until 2028, so this is purely a short-term move, not a 5 year project.

[Solodoski]

One last thing: If I am being honest, I would not have anything to do with Delap as injury cover. He had one goal all season.

Delap is the poorest striker we have in the Premier League, he was not a good signing for Chelsea, and i was hoping he would be sent on loan this season. Jackson is better at completing the squad than having Delap as the leading striker, all thanks to Joao Pedro, if not for him, Chelsea would have finished much worse than they did.

Out of all Chelsea strikers, Joao Pedro has to be the starting number 9, Jackson as a sub sometimes, but Delap has just been terrible, and we need time to test his improvement.

How Delap managed to sign a professional football career with Chelsea should be studied. Chelsea scout didn't do a good job at all in that aspect. Moving from Jackson to Delap. A failed project. The luck Chelsea had was getting a striker like Joao Pedro from Brighton.

Jordan Henderson, signed from Brentford to Chelsea, plays as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder. Allowing Jao Pedro, Fernandez, and Palmer to control the attacking position very well.

[Italian Panic]

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.

I don’t know why Danny Welbeck was specifically requested by chelsea coach or whether this is yet another absurd move by some coordinator at the chelsea. Maybe they need players in their squad to fill the spots reserved for home grown players, as required by Champions League regulations. But Welbeck is 36 years old and didn’t come through the Chelsea youth system but that of Manchester United.

[Joca97]

One last thing: If I am being honest, I would not have anything to do with Delap as injury cover. He had one goal all season.

Delap is the poorest striker we have in the Premier League, he was not a good signing for Chelsea, and i was hoping he would be sent on loan this season. Jackson is better at completing the squad than having Delap as the leading striker, all thanks to Joao Pedro, if not for him, Chelsea would have finished much worse than they did.

Out of all Chelsea strikers, Joao Pedro has to be the starting number 9, Jackson as a sub sometimes, but Delap has just been terrible, and we need time to test his improvement.

How Delap managed to sign a professional football career with Chelsea should be studied. Chelsea scout didn't do a good job at all in that aspect. Moving from Jackson to Delap. A failed project. The luck Chelsea had was getting a striker like Joao Pedro from Brighton.

Jordan Henderson, signed from Brentford to Chelsea, plays as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder. Allowing Jao Pedro, Fernandez, and Palmer to control the attacking position very well.

Delap was really good in Ipswich and they wanted to grab him fast before other clubs and that was the problem for Chelsea. Delap needed more time to evolve his gamestyle and he didnt. Chelsea bought him and expected a lot more from him but got nothing from it. The best thing for Chelsea is to get him out of Chelsea as fast as possible,they should sell him or loan him fast. Jackson for me also isnt a good player for Chelsea and that was another big miss in the scouting reports for Chelsea. Joao Pedro was a perfect signing for them and they should get players like him.

[Ale88]

Before we speculate on whether Arsenal will be able to sign Vinicius or not, how confident are we that Vinicius will leave Real Madrid this season? I’m not very convinced that Vinicius will leave Real Madrid, and Real Madrid doesn’t seem to have any intention of letting him go, at least not this season. Vinicius is a key player for Real Madrid, and his performance there has been outstanding. So there’s no reason for Real Madrid to sell him. In fact, losing Vinicius would be a significant loss for the club.

I think you're forgetting (or maybe you don't know) a very important part of this story: Vinicius' contract expires in 11 months. And in 5 month he will be legally allowed to start negotiating with other teams. So there are only 3 possible outcomes:
1) Vinicius' signs a new contract
2) Real Madrid sell Vinicius before his contract expires
3) Vinicius leaves Real Madrid for free at the end of the season

Of course Real Madrid can take a risk, choose not to sell Vinicius, and see if they can find an agreement in the next months. But at that point the player would have all the power. It's a huge risk.

[xzone]

I also feel the same, this is very strange and maybe Chelsea management doesn't want to spend a lot of money anymore, they will only recruit old players at a cheap price like Danny Welbeck and if that is true then there is no need to expect much for Chelsea next season, I really doubt them and especially for Xabi Lonso it will be very difficult to do this job as Chelsea's new coach.

It's a rather unexpected transfer, because as far as I remember, Chelsea have always been keen to sign young players. And Danny Welbeck is already 35 years old, this decision from Alonso seemed unexpected to me. Most likely, he's counting on this player's experience and will use him as a substitute for rotation. And Welbeck scored 13 goals last season, I think that's a very good result for the Premier League, so I think Alonso made this decision deliberately.

Paying a transfer fee for a 35-36 year old player doesn't seem very smart to me. I think Chelsea made an interesting transfer. Yes, his performance last season wasn't bad at all, but I think this investment is a dead investment. I don't know what kind of return they plan to get from this player in one season.
It's not easy for footballers of this age to maintain a high level of performance in a team like Chelsea. I hope they don't regret this transfer. We know the player is of good quality, but I'm still not sure

[Freeveto]

Delap was really good in Ipswich and they wanted to grab him fast before other clubs and that was the problem for Chelsea. Delap needed more time to evolve his gamestyle and he didnt. Chelsea bought him and expected a lot more from him but got nothing from it. The best thing for Chelsea is to get him out of Chelsea as fast as possible,they should sell him or loan him fast. Jackson for me also isnt a good player for Chelsea and that was another big miss in the scouting reports for Chelsea. Joao Pedro was a perfect signing for them and they should get players like him.

Yes was good in the last two season's premier league because Chelsea was very fast to grab following interest from so many big teams, but due to Chelasea's demand for a striker, there was too much expectation from Chelsea fans and the management. but the player is too young to withstand that pressure with limited gametime and inconsistent squad.

I will not Blame Delap compeletely for failing at Chelsea, but also blame the entire Chelsea squad because they were not too serious last season even their best player Palmer wasn't in his best form, so there were limited chances created upfront whenever Delap is in, that's why his performance was far below expectation. However, he van goes and tries another small team because Chelsea looks big for him.

[Sexylizzy2813]

🚨🔵 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.

This is absolutely crazy. What does Chelsea expect from Danny Welbeck, who is already 35 years old? It’s really strange to see Chelsea’s transfer policy this time around, targeting older, unproductive players. Is Chelsea running out of money that they’re signing older players? Because they usually sign young players for high prices. I’m not sure if the signing of Danny Welbeck was at Xabi Alonso’s request. This is just the work of the club’s sporting director.

Don't say these guys don't have anything to produce for the club, honestly we should wait and see how Alonso will use these guys because at this point we are seeing only old players being recruited to join the club. Chelsea need something special like productive players, that have been what the fans have been saying but what if the Blues don't need too much good players I mean young players? Welbeck and Henderson will have to bring in more experience and the other guys will have to learn including Palmer.

[Silence Scream]

🚨🔵 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.

This is absolutely crazy. What does Chelsea expect from Danny Welbeck, who is already 35 years old? It’s really strange to see Chelsea’s transfer policy this time around, targeting older, unproductive players. Is Chelsea running out of money that they’re signing older players? Because they usually sign young players for high prices. I’m not sure if the signing of Danny Welbeck was at Xabi Alonso’s request. This is just the work of the club’s sporting director.

Don't say these guys don't have anything to produce for the club, honestly we should wait and see how Alonso will use these guys because at this point we are seeing only old players being recruited to join the club. Chelsea need something special like productive players, that have been what the fans have been saying but what if the Blues don't need too much good players I mean young players? Welbeck and Henderson will have to bring in more experience and the other guys will have to learn including Palmer.

It seems Xabi saw a lack of experienced players in the team. He was looking for good transfers that could serve as role models for the younger players, and perhaps that's why he made these transfers. We all expect young players to succeed, but that doesn't always guarantee success. Because when young players lack experience, you see that the team falls short in terms of success. Xabi will be heavily criticized if he doesn't get enough return from these transfers. I'm sure he's aware of this, but if he specifically wanted these players, there must be a reason.

[Arenga pinnata]

Chelsea never ceases to surprise me with their aggressive moves in the transfer market every season. It’s as if they’re never satisfied with the number of players already in their squad, which is actually much larger than that of other Premier League teams. yet the team continues to sign new players. sure, some players leave but it seems like there are always more coming in.

So far, seven players have officially joined Chelsea in this transfer window. They are:

1. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa
2. Maxence Larcoix from Crystal Palace
3. Marco Palestra from Atalanta
4. Geovany Quenda from Sporting
5. Emmanuel Emegha from S. Strasbourg
6. Denner from Corinthians U21
7. Dastan Satpaev from Kairat Almaty

And reportedly, two veteran players are also set to join: Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson. This team just never seems to run out of money. 

[Zoomic]

🚨🔵 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.

This is absolutely crazy. What does Chelsea expect from Danny Welbeck, who is already 35 years old? It’s really strange to see Chelsea’s transfer policy this time around, targeting older, unproductive players. Is Chelsea running out of money that they’re signing older players? Because they usually sign young players for high prices. I’m not sure if the signing of Danny Welbeck was at Xabi Alonso’s request. This is just the work of the club’s sporting director.

Someone said he's tired and would soon retire so Chelsea signed him so he can come take his retirement benefits 

But on a serious note, I don't know the reason why Xabi Alonso is opting for the signing of Welbeck to his team. The idea that he's signing him and Jordan Henderson to bring experience to the dressing room is stale to me.

I doubt he'll have any significant impact in the team but at the same time, I'd want him to do better than I ever think of him.

[Oluwa-btc]

Chelsea never ceases to surprise me with their aggressive moves in the transfer market every season. It’s as if they’re never satisfied with the number of players already in their squad, which is actually much larger than that of other Premier League teams. yet the team continues to sign new players. sure, some players leave but it seems like there are always more coming in.

So far, seven players have officially joined Chelsea in this transfer window. They are:

1. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa
2. Maxence Larcoix from Crystal Palace
3. Marco Palestra from Atalanta
4. Geovany Quenda from Sporting
5. Emmanuel Emegha from S. Strasbourg
6. Denner from Corinthians U21
7. Dastan Satpaev from Kairat Almaty

And reportedly, two veteran players are also set to join: Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson. This team just never seems to run out of money. 

They should be aggressive truthfully. Did you see the shambolic football they placed at some point last season?! Did you even observe that their fans were humiliated home and away?!
I'm not even a Chelsea fan and I could take note and observe these things. I believe it is the right thing to do after coming from a depressing season filled with horrible memories.

Geovany Quenda was signed since the last transfer window. It was just agreed he'll be joining this season. With this additions, I'm confident that they're heading back for the Champions League football with Xabi Alonso in charge. He has a great knowledge of the Premier League Competition and he will thrive.

[Pressurizedem]

Chelsea never ceases to surprise me with their aggressive moves in the transfer market every season. It’s as if they’re never satisfied with the number of players already in their squad, which is actually much larger than that of other Premier League teams. yet the team continues to sign new players. sure, some players leave but it seems like there are always more coming in.

So far, seven players have officially joined Chelsea in this transfer window. They are:

1. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa
2. Maxence Larcoix from Crystal Palace
3. Marco Palestra from Atalanta
4. Geovany Quenda from Sporting
5. Emmanuel Emegha from S. Strasbourg
6. Denner from Corinthians U21
7. Dastan Satpaev from Kairat Almaty

And reportedly, two veteran players are also set to join: Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson. This team just never seems to run out of money. 

People are actually saying Danny Welbeck is too old to make a move to Standford Bridge, therefore he won't be good in a team like Chelsea, but I can guarantee everyone who have that doubt that Welbeck will do well at Chelsea, infact., he will be their best signing of the summer. Xavi Alonso knows what he wants, he wants direct players, pacey attackers, attackers who can put pressure on their opponents.
Welbeck is the type of players that will provide something out of nothing, even if he will be a substitute, and will be coming on in the 70 minutes of the game, I still think the little time he will have in the ball, he will give you goals.
Therefore I am placing between 10- 18  for him next season. I know he will achieve this goal because he works so hard, and I'm sure he will prove most Chelsea supporters wrong.

[Localhostspeed]

Don't say these guys don't have anything to produce for the club, honestly we should wait and see how Alonso will use these guys because at this point we are seeing only old players being recruited to join the club. Chelsea need something special like productive players, that have been what the fans have been saying but what if the Blues don't need too much good players I mean young players? Welbeck and Henderson will have to bring in more experience and the other guys will have to learn including Palmer.

I think his thinking about the Danny well eco is justified, going for a player that is 35 years old and he has his contract terminated next year and become free agent. This move, is it Danny that want to go to Chelsea or is Xabi that want to sign him. A player that has stayed in Brighton for 6 years and counting and no trophy is what Chelsea want to buy. What kind of level of management is this or this is risk management, I can't say exactly what they are doing now.

They couldn't keep Kante that was there for them. I can't think of what Chelsea is doing right now, it's either the club is greedy or Xabi just signed one of the hardest job he is going to regret because this is not how to select a striker. Even if they are stingy, there should be ways they can move in the market and get the best deal. I even forgot their academy exist where they can just handpicked instead of this cheap deal.

[Amphenomenon]

This is absolutely crazy. What does Chelsea expect from Danny Welbeck, who is already 35 years old? It’s really strange to see Chelsea’s transfer policy this time around, targeting older, unproductive players. Is Chelsea running out of money that they’re signing older players? Because they usually sign young players for high prices. I’m not sure if the signing of Danny Welbeck was at Xabi Alonso’s request. This is just the work of the club’s sporting director.

Someone said he's tired and would soon retire so Chelsea signed him so he can come take his retirement benefits 

But on a serious note, I don't know the reason why Xabi Alonso is opting for the signing of Welbeck to his team. The idea that he's signing him and Jordan Henderson to bring experience to the dressing room is stale to me.

I doubt he'll have any significant impact in the team but at the same time, I'd want him to do better than I ever think of him.

At first I didn't have much worry seeing how troubling he can be against my team in recent seasons until I realize how old he is currently and start wondering what must be the reason for him among oth we r experience players in that position.

I'm just going to watch how well he performs overall and how we perform as a team but maybe the wage structure is among the key factor why we went for him while trying to add experience to our squad depth but I feel we still need more signings and offloading especially after our last open pre-season match against western Sydney.

[Arenga pinnata]

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They should be aggressive truthfully. Did you see the shambolic football they placed at some point last season?! Did you even observe that their fans were humiliated home and away?!
I'm not even a Chelsea fan and I could take note and observe these things. I believe it is the right thing to do after coming from a depressing season filled with horrible memories.

Geovany Quenda was signed since the last transfer window. It was just agreed he'll be joining this season. With this additions, I'm confident that they're heading back for the Champions League football with Xabi Alonso in charge. He has a great knowledge of the Premier League Competition and he will thrive.

Well, at some point, Chelsea does need new reinforcements. But on the other hand, I also feel that Chelsea has lost one of their best players in this transfer window: Marc Cucurella. I actually hoped they wouldn’t let him go, because Chelsea really needs a left-back like Cucurella. a player who can sometimes even contribute up front. The aggressiveness Cucurella displays is hard to find in other players.

And reportedly, two veteran players are also set to join: Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson. This team just never seems to run out of money. 

People are actually saying Danny Welbeck is too old to make a move to Standford Bridge, therefore he won't be good in a team like Chelsea, but I can guarantee everyone who have that doubt that Welbeck will do well at Chelsea, infact., he will be their best signing of the summer. Xavi Alonso knows what he wants, he wants direct players, pacey attackers, attackers who can put pressure on their opponents.
Welbeck is the type of players that will provide something out of nothing, even if he will be a substitute, and will be coming on in the 70 minutes of the game, I still think the little time he will have in the ball, he will give you goals.
Therefore I am placing between 10- 18  for him next season. I know he will achieve this goal because he works so hard, and I'm sure he will prove most Chelsea supporters wrong.

I agree on this point as well. After all, we saw Danny Welbeck’s quality last season when he played for Brighton. He may not be young anymore, but his performance hasn’t dropped off drastically. His experience could be a valuable lesson for Chelsea’s young players. Besides, Chelsea’s roster is full of young players, and sometimes young players need one or two veterans who can at least share their experience so the younger players can learn from them.

[Ambatman]

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.

When I heard chelsea was bidding for welbeck the first word that came to my head
Was Ancestor
I believe he's not the type or age of player they should be looking for.
Pedro? Prone to injuries and well red card
Jackson? Currently eyeing Aston Villa but would have to be a permanent move since Villa have met their loan quota
I doubt Jackson would want to play for Chelsea.
Delap? This made me laugh out loud
Like Delap