⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Alpha Marine]

Barcelona can't simply offer than kind of money. It's that simple. They bet everything on the fact that they reached an agreement with Alvarez and they hoped he would convince Atletico to let him go at Barcelona's terms. But it doesn't work like that. And now Atletico are pissed off. I'd be it too.

What the hell are you saying? They literally sent a bid of 100 million to Atletico. Even Atleti confirmed that. Fabrizio and many other reputable news outlets confirmed it. So what are you saying they can't offer that kind of money? What exactly does that mean? They have been pursuing Alvarez this summer, so if Atleti agreed, are you saying they won't be able to pay the amount they offered?
How exactly do you guys see Barcelona? You see them as people that would offer a bid they can't pay? Even for 120 million, they will be able to sign Alvarez if Atleti agrees to a deal.

How is everybody blaming Barcelona for agreeing to a deal with Alvarez? Isn't that how transfers work? Isn't the club supposed to agree personal terms with the player first before they start talking to the club? Why is the standard different with Barcelona?
A club literally sent a bid of 100 million. What Atleti should have done is say the money is too small, that they should bring 150 million, and then they would start negotiating, but Atleti don't want to sell.

And I'm tired of hearing the "Barcelona don't have money" excuse. They have bought and registered different players this season. They bought Gordon for 70 million without negotiating for long. We need to move on from this "Barcelona is broke" narrative.
Everybody negotiates with players, but when Barcelona does it, it's a crime
Everybody pays transfer fees in installment, but when Barcelona does it, it's a crime.
Other players force move to go to other clubs and their current clubs negotiates, but when it comes to Barcelona, it's a crime.
Why is Barcelona held to a differrent stnadard from everybody?

[Sandra_hakeem]

I think Arsenal aren’t actually looking at another striker and to be sincere if they wish to compete on all fronts they must not have such a thin squad with depth. Currently the left wing is only having Tzolis and probably Eze who be me hasn’t excelled there and then the center forward position is left for Gyokeres and Kai Havertz who both have been very inconsistent. Probably they would like to push for Alvarez one more time again

Arsenal are not leaving the left wing to Tzolis and Eze alone, they have added another player who can excel in that position based on his dribbles and fast pace as Martinelli, and that is Malick Fofana the belgian from Olympique Lyonnais who is also versatile and can play in the right wing as well.
 

Arsenal brought in Tzolis who many did not know in the league and he is looking like a good buy for Arsenal, do you think this deal can turn out to be a good deal too?

I was really concerned about who would replace Martinelli, not because they weren't other good wingers, but because we didn't hear a word of consolation from Arteta on any active club-to-club negotiations until now. Tzolis is a good, not too popular for the type of advantage he can create in a game. I really admire Malick Fofana since I got to watch him play. A traditional winger that functions dominantly with both foot on either side of the wings is exactly what Arteta needed.

[New Judgement]

It’s a good signing if you ask me, the only challenge is for this player being fit. If Gabriel Jesus can be fit for Barcelona he will be a great addition to the squad. He’s a player that can score goals if given the opportunity and he will fit into the Barcelona pattern of play. The only surprise here is that nobody saw this move coming till it was announced that they have signed the player. Gabriel Jesus was a successful player in Manchester City, his Arsenal move didn’t work out the way he would have wanted, but I strongly believe that he’s still a top player. I hope this move works for him.

Do you really think it’s a good signing for Barcelona, Barcelona went in for Alvarez but because of the manner that Athletico Madrid is handling this transfer have lead to Barcelona making a dramatic decision to leave the player alone and went in for Gabriel Jesus, I don’t think this is a good transfer for Barcelona, it seems like it’s a downgrade when you look at the caliber of player they were linked to, so it’s absolutely a terrible signing for Barcelona out from nowhere, so most times when the transfer comes out from nowhere it’s always something that might not be supported by the Fans.

Compare a fully fit Gabriel Jesus and the present Julian Alvarez and tell me if there are any much differences in their individual performance and output in terms of goal scoring. At some point in his career, Gabriel Jesus was Pep Guardiola trusted no.9, something he never did with Julian Alvarez. Alvarez was a second choice when he was at Manchester City. During Gabriel time at Manchester City, he was first choice. That should tell you the quality of Gabriel Jesus. Barcelona knew they took a risk in signing him, and that risk is just his injuries problems. But solve that problem with Gabriel, believe me he will give Barcelona same thing that Julian Alvarez would have given. Although Barcelona said they are still interested in signing Julian Alvarez, despite that they signed Gabriel Jesus. I don’t know how they plan to achieve that.

[Judith87403]

The signing of Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona is really a surprise to me, because I never thought that Barcelona will come for him. Anyways I think it's a good deal for him, he is no longer on Mikel Arteta's plan for the season, so if he had stayed back he would not have played in the team. I think it's a could deal for Barcelona,  especially considering the price. I believe he is not going to be the main striker, but he will definitely help them as a backup, so for me it's a win win situation for all parties involve.

Surprise to you? It has been a news that Barcelona want to sign him and Arteta was also interested in letting him go so it's not surprising. However, Gabriel Jesus is a tactical player but he should play more carefully to avoid injury because that is what has been a major problem for the former Arsenal striker. Seems Barcelona doesn't care about the fitness records of players, first they signed Rodri who is a player that injury is always his problem and now Gabriel Jesus. Maybe they will prefer them as second players in case the first players are injured, they can come in as replacements. Barcelona is a club that many players have gone and excel, besides, Barcelona plays almost same style of football as Arsenal so Jesus won't find it difficult to adapt to the pattern of the team.

[Sammye3]

I have seen enough how smart Chelsea in selling their players, but this is beyond my imagination if they can also sell Tosin to the Spurs during the deadline day of summer transfer. After Nottingham Forest took Delap, Aston Villa took Jackson, and now Spurs is gonna take Tosin from Chelsea. What is this team?

They deserve an award to be the most smartest club in selling their players.

My focus is actually on Spurs rather than Chelsea, because it's disappointing that with the amount of players they have signed this summer at outrageous amount, they have lost two of their opening games in the Premier league without scoring a single goal.

Now, they are in talk for Tosin who might be of no importance to their team considering his performance at Chelsea. It would be a huge loss to the club that they make no significant progress this season after all these signings.

[Adbitco]

Barcola, Here we go, Liverpool.

Fabrizio Romano surprised us by posting that Gakpo is at a crossroads—he’s torn between leaving Liverpool and staying.
Liverpool’s stance on Gakpo is clear: they’ll let him go if they find a suitable replacement.
I just saw Liverpool’s official account introduce Barcola, who was walking down the Anfield stadium tunnel under dim lighting, carrying a ball and wearing a red jersey with the number 29 on the back.
Here we go. Check it out on Liverpool’s official account.

I saw Manchester City is interested in Gakpo and Liverpool are willing to sell only after they have found a replacement just as you stated, Liverpool have already reached personal agreement with Barcola, just to finalise it with the club is next stage and I believe they are on it already, that deal will happen soonest and the replacement will have been met so Gakpo's deal to Manchester City will take place. I would have said it's a surprise to me hearing this Gakpo to Manchester City, but I have start coming to terms with things like this, almost anything can happen in transfers these days now.

[Just Say]

Manchester City are looking to sign a winger, as we have all seen, they are looking to add lliman Ndiaye from Everton for a fee of 65 million pound and to add depth to their squad. To my knowledge Manchester City and Everton have even reached an agreement in principle to sign the player.

The main thing is that Manchester City want to bring this player to the team as an alternative to Cody Gakpo, since this player is already joining the Premier League club, I think they will be much stronger in attack this season and will be able to compete properly with experienced clubs like Arsenal. The team is also looking to add a midfielder, which shows that they are also in talks with Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez.

BREAKING: Manchester City agree deal to sign Iliman Ndiaye from Everton, here we go! Club to club agreement in place and green light for medical tests — fee worth £65m package. Personal terms also in place. Exclusive story revealed today, now confirmed.

[W Jr.]

Barcola, Here we go, Liverpool.

Fabrizio Romano surprised us by posting that Gakpo is at a crossroads—he’s torn between leaving Liverpool and staying.
Liverpool’s stance on Gakpo is clear: they’ll let him go if they find a suitable replacement.
I just saw Liverpool’s official account introduce Barcola, who was walking down the Anfield stadium tunnel under dim lighting, carrying a ball and wearing a red jersey with the number 29 on the back.
Here we go. Check it out on Liverpool’s official account.

I saw Manchester City is interested in Gakpo and Liverpool are willing to sell only after they have found a replacement just as you stated, Liverpool have already reached personal agreement with Barcola, just to finalise it with the club is next stage and I believe they are on it already, that deal will happen soonest and the replacement will have been met so Gakpo's deal to Manchester City will take place. I would have said it's a surprise to me hearing this Gakpo to Manchester City, but I have start coming to terms with things like this, almost anything can happen in transfers these days now.

Gakpo has been a player who hasn't quite lived up to expectations, even at Liverpool. Manchester City manager Maresca must trust him as a good backup. I think moving from Liverpool to Manchester City is a step forward for him. The only problem is that he's likely to be a reserve player at Manchester City. However, if he wants to win trophies, Manchester City has a better chance of winning more than Liverpool. I don't know if the Cody Gakpo transfer will happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

[Abu-Naim]

Manchester City are looking to sign a winger, as we have all seen, they are looking to add lliman Ndiaye from Everton for a fee of 65 million pound and to add depth to their squad. To my knowledge Manchester City and Everton have even reached an agreement in principle to sign the player.

The main thing is that Manchester City want to bring this player to the team as an alternative to Cody Gakpo, since this player is already joining the Premier League club, I think they will be much stronger in attack this season and will be able to compete properly with experienced clubs like Arsenal. The team is also looking to add a midfielder, which shows that they are also in talks with Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez.

BREAKING: Manchester City agree deal to sign Iliman Ndiaye from Everton, here we go! Club to club agreement in place and green light for medical tests — fee worth £65m package. Personal terms also in place. Exclusive story revealed today, now confirmed.

All these are still speculations since it is not a here we go yet, and we have just few hours to go before the transfer market closes officially.

Manchester City is trying to get squad depth now, they don’t have the influence they used to have as a team that will make opponents to be scared of plying them because of Pep Guardiola, they are now like normal team because their manager is is not as good as Pep Guardiola, and the transfer market has not been good for them because they lost players in this transfer market and they also signed some players which are not as good as the players they sold out both on free and those they were able to get something out of.
Enzo can be a very good addition for depth because Cheriki is in good form he can’t bench him, they can go for Gakpo to replace Foden since they have Semenyo in the wing, but they need to act fast before the transfer market ends.

[Silikiem]

Barcola, Here we go, Liverpool.

Fabrizio Romano surprised us by posting that Gakpo is at a crossroads—he’s torn between leaving Liverpool and staying.
Liverpool’s stance on Gakpo is clear: they’ll let him go if they find a suitable replacement.
I just saw Liverpool’s official account introduce Barcola, who was walking down the Anfield stadium tunnel under dim lighting, carrying a ball and wearing a red jersey with the number 29 on the back.
Here we go. Check it out on Liverpool’s official account.

I saw Manchester City is interested in Gakpo and Liverpool are willing to sell only after they have found a replacement just as you stated, Liverpool have already reached personal agreement with Barcola, just to finalise it with the club is next stage and I believe they are on it already, that deal will happen soonest and the replacement will have been met so Gakpo's deal to Manchester City will take place. I would have said it's a surprise to me hearing this Gakpo to Manchester City, but I have start coming to terms with things like this, almost anything can happen in transfers these days now.

Gakpo has been a player who hasn't quite lived up to expectations, even at Liverpool. Manchester City manager Maresca must trust him as a good backup. I think moving from Liverpool to Manchester City is a step forward for him. The only problem is that he's likely to be a reserve player at Manchester City. However, if he wants to win trophies, Manchester City has a better chance of winning more than Liverpool. I don't know if the Cody Gakpo transfer will happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

Liverpool will be making a mistake selling Gakpo to Manchester city, i know they’ve successfully completed the signing of Winger Bradley Barcola from PSG, even at that they still have to retain the services of Gakpo in the team because he’s a dedicated player but Liverpool seems to rate Barcola more than Gakpo without realizing that Barcola is just coming to the premier league and will need more time to adapt. I know many Liverpool fans may not agree with me on this issue of Gakpo but judging from the news making around the corner that Manchester city has tabled £100m for Gakpo this alone should tell Liverpool how good Manchester city rates him. If Gakpo eventually makes the move to Manchester city, he’s really going to shine for the club and Liverpool could regret letting him go to Manchester city.

[Alonso_]

I have seen enough how smart Chelsea in selling their players, but this is beyond my imagination if they can also sell Tosin to the Spurs during the deadline day of summer transfer. After Nottingham Forest took Delap, Aston Villa took Jackson, and now Spurs is gonna take Tosin from Chelsea. What is this team?

They deserve an award to be the most smartest club in selling their players.

My focus is actually on Spurs rather than Chelsea, because it's disappointing that with the amount of players they have signed this summer at outrageous amount, they have lost two of their opening games in the Premier league without scoring a single goal.

Now, they are in talk for Tosin who might be of no importance to their team considering his performance at Chelsea. It would be a huge loss to the club that they make no significant progress this season after all these signings.

They seems to be the new Liverpool team, after spending so much money last summer’ transfer window, they spent huge money and did you notice that happened to them, the manager couldn’t get the players that he has signed to play better, I’m very disappointed at how Tottenham is playing, they should be careful else they will get relegated after spending so much huge amounts of money, the manager Roberto De Zerbi need to integrate this new players and make them better players to give you what you want and deserve, the fans wouldn’t be happy how Tottenham are playing now, De Zerbi is in a hot seat, so he needs to start getting results.

[GbitG]

It’s a good signing if you ask me, the only challenge is for this player being fit. If Gabriel Jesus can be fit for Barcelona he will be a great addition to the squad. He’s a player that can score goals if given the opportunity and he will fit into the Barcelona pattern of play. The only surprise here is that nobody saw this move coming till it was announced that they have signed the player. Gabriel Jesus was a successful player in Manchester City, his Arsenal move didn’t work out the way he would have wanted, but I strongly believe that he’s still a top player. I hope this move works for him.

I don't think so.....!!!

We all acknowledge it that Gabriel Jesus is good players like we are not denying his quality but here the problem that Barcelona have also has big expectations from every players despite Gabriel Jesus is not a consistent performer. In previous post I also mentioned it that Barcelona always have a high demand from players like they didn't give much more time to players. In little time they need a productive performance if you did this they will keep you til rest and if you failed they will simply put you on the bench or even in transfer hub.....

So now tell me.... Did Gabriel Jesus will keep his performance on consistent root. His career is daylight evidence that his performance is absolutely versatile. Sometimes he made good progressive and sometimes he made bad. So if he didn't delivered any good progress then definitely Barcelona will get frustrated as results this transfer will be considered as flop.

[Jegileman]

My focus is actually on Spurs rather than Chelsea, because it's disappointing that with the amount of players they have signed this summer at outrageous amount, they have lost two of their opening games in the Premier league without scoring a single goal.

Now, they are in talk for Tosin who might be of no importance to their team considering his performance at Chelsea. It would be a huge loss to the club that they make no significant progress this season after all these signings.

When I look at the signings of Tottenham Hotspur, I just think who could be their negotiator? Like these players are not suppose to worth the amount they’re using to sign them, but yet they keep paying thousands of euros for players that are not worth it. I won’t wish for them not to pick up good performance in this season, they have done a lot of signing in order to get better, and this is a good prospect by any team, so I still wish them well to finish in a good position regardless.

Tosin is not a player that gets to play regularly at Chelsea, so I can’t say for sure for him that he’ll be a good signing yet. Maybe if he joins Tottenham with more playing time, he’ll get to better his playing style and will be of more relevance to the team.

[Hypnotizer]

Tosin is not a player that gets to play regularly at Chelsea, so I can’t say for sure for him that he’ll be a good signing yet. Maybe if he joins Tottenham with more playing time, he’ll get to better his playing style and will be of more relevance to the team.

Tottenham have already completed his signing among others today.. they signed him for 7 million pounds from Chelsea and they loaned Mudryk with a buy option also from Chelsea.

Chelsea has made quite a good amount of sales this summer amd they’ve got really good profits from most of these sales.

Manchester City signed Ndiaye from Everton, Tottenham were interested in signing him earlier and they’ve agreed terms but Manchester City entered and were able to sign him for 65 million pounds. The transfer market has been busy this few hours especially in the premier league.

[Dreadboost]

I have seen enough how smart Chelsea in selling their players, but this is beyond my imagination if they can also sell Tosin to the Spurs during the deadline day of summer transfer. After Nottingham Forest took Delap, Aston Villa took Jackson, and now Spurs is gonna take Tosin from Chelsea. What is this team?

They deserve an award to be the most smartest club in selling their players.

Hehehehehe...hehe  . That human in charge of scouting talent for Tottenham needs to be investigated. Always signing frauds, total rejects from other clubs. Tottenham are wasting money throughout this window.

Signing players for a huge sum of money doesn't make a statement to their rivals and to other teams. You can say players, but you can't sign mentality. The talent Tottenham are interested in lacks the mentality of a winner.

[Spaceman1000$]

Barcola, Here we go, Liverpool.

Fabrizio Romano surprised us by posting that Gakpo is at a crossroads—he’s torn between leaving Liverpool and staying.
Liverpool’s stance on Gakpo is clear: they’ll let him go if they find a suitable replacement.
I just saw Liverpool’s official account introduce Barcola, who was walking down the Anfield stadium tunnel under dim lighting, carrying a ball and wearing a red jersey with the number 29 on the back.
Here we go. Check it out on Liverpool’s official account.

I saw Manchester City is interested in Gakpo and Liverpool are willing to sell only after they have found a replacement just as you stated, Liverpool have already reached personal agreement with Barcola, just to finalise it with the club is next stage and I believe they are on it already, that deal will happen soonest and the replacement will have been met so Gakpo's deal to Manchester City will take place. I would have said it's a surprise to me hearing this Gakpo to Manchester City, but I have start coming to terms with things like this, almost anything can happen in transfers these days now.

I don't know but I feel Liverpool would be making a terrible mistake if they allow Gakpo to leave for Manchester City, that guy is a powerhorse, he is incredibly with his skills on attack, Liverpool should have a second thought, if he was that bad, a club like Manchester City wouldn't be coming for him. This was literally the same kind of mistake they made two seasons ago that brought them nearly to their kneel, you don't sell exceptional players for something you haven't tried.

[Issa56]

My focus is actually on Spurs rather than Chelsea, because it's disappointing that with the amount of players they have signed this summer at outrageous amount, they have lost two of their opening games in the Premier league without scoring a single goal.

Tottenham have not been able to win any match this season, and they played against teams which they should be able to win if they are serious. Tottenham spent so much amount of money signing players, and now Tosin is in Tottenham on loan, but the most surprising is that Tottenham have not been able to score even 1 goal this season, and they have been conceding heavily.

I will say maybe Tottenham spent money signing wrong sets of players, or maybe the players which they signed haven’t adapted to the team yet, but with the players that Tottenham signed, they are not suppose to be struggling in matches. Tottenham next match will be against Nottingham forest, it’s a match which I don’t know if Tottenham will be able to win.

[Plutomanian]

My focus is actually on Spurs rather than Chelsea, because it's disappointing that with the amount of players they have signed this summer at outrageous amount, they have lost two of their opening games in the Premier league without scoring a single goal.

Chelsea keep offloading players they feel can not contribute to the team anymore. It's either you're contributing or you're leaving the club, as simple as ABC. What's the plan of Roberto de Zerbi? How is he been unable to record his first win this season? They've gone two games without a win and they're spending huge figures in the transfer market and this is not just helping. Tottehem Hotspur need to start making solid foundation and also know that the team is not all about bringing in new players, but having a proper techniques that will persuade an elite team to win games. I believe Roberto de Zerbi will do well after all he was the one responsible for making Spurs escape relegation last season.

[nikola22]

Mykhaylo Mudryk to Tottenham, everything agreed also on personal terms. Mudryk joins THFC on paid loan and also understand there will be a buy option clause not mandatory in the agreement. Tottenham and Chelsea set the buy option clause not mandatory for Mudryk at £75m.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2094539961378697715

Mudryk and De Zerbi previously worked in Shakhtar Donetsk and perhaps Mudryk will be able to rediscover his potential at Tottenham. De Zerbi urgently needs to show results because languishing at the bottom of the league table with such players is unacceptable.

[Donneski]

I have seen enough how smart Chelsea in selling their players, but this is beyond my imagination if they can also sell Tosin to the Spurs during the deadline day of summer transfer. After Nottingham Forest took Delap, Aston Villa took Jackson, and now Spurs is gonna take Tosin from Chelsea. What is this team?

They deserve an award to be the most smartest club in selling their players.

My focus is actually on Spurs rather than Chelsea, because it's disappointing that with the amount of players they have signed this summer at outrageous amount, they have lost two of their opening games in the Premier league without scoring a single goal.

Now, they are in talk for Tosin who might be of no importance to their team considering his performance at Chelsea. It would be a huge loss to the club that they make no significant progress this season after all these signings.

Roberto Di Zerbi came to Tottenham Hotspur last season when they were at the brink of getting relegated but was able to help them avoid relegation and with that came a lot of expectations from football fans. I was honestly expecting Tottenham to be a major title contender this season or at least, a strong candidate to finish the season in the top four. If signing Tosin will help them achieve that, then I'll be happy to see that happen.