⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Oluwa-btc]

What are you guys even saying? Has it gotten to this extend to compare Como to Manchester United? So long as I know Como is no where near Manchester United both past and present, if Manchester united should face Como today I wouldn't hesitate to pick Manchester united wining over Como, and if Fábregas is sure of himself he should come to Manchester United, i bet his case will be like that of Xabi Alonso, that everyone believe he's the new Sir Alex, like this disrespect on Manchester United is becoming too much, the management should better do something.

In what aspect? Now I can see that not all Arsenal fans are delusional but also Manchester United fans. In the case of the footballing, Como United played beautifully well last season and they're doing just the same this season. Cesc Fabregas has a clear plan but Michael Carrick?! He looks completely lost. It is not bizarre and confusing but you Manchester United fans choose to live on daily day dreaming. Our next three fixtures should be against them and it should be in the Champions League competition, they may not get to win but watch how they dominate and play interesting football.

Come to Manchester United to do what? Manchester United is a Fvckn trojan horse and they turn the best managers bad when they eventually sign for Manchester United. It'll be better if Cesc Fabregas goes on to manage Coventry than Manchester United. They will kill his career and subpar fanbase will write shit about him. There's no atom of disrespect, quit moaning and whinging,  Jesus Fvckn Christ!!

[Judith87403]

Zubimendi has to leave from Arsenal to step up his career. [...] It's such a waste to see a good talent like him is not being utilized by his current club. Why can't he just leave, then join Madrid for the good?

Normally, he can't leave that easily since he's still under contract until 2030 and AFAIK, his contract with Arsenal doesn't have a release clause... Having said that, if the rumor of Arteta being fine with him leaving in January is true, then they can just terminate his contract.
^{- FWIW, given the amount of injuries that Arsenal players normally get, it makes me believe he's going to get more playing time in the near future.}

Mikel Arteta must be careful on how he let players out of the team because he doesn't have a perfect squad yet even though the team is still doing fine. He needs all those players to build his squad depth. Arsenal already lost some important players in last transfer window which are Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, and Gabriel Martinelli. These are players that would have been good backups in times where the key players are injured but Arteta chose to let them out. As much as I can remember, Martin Zubimendi was very productive for Arsenal last season, i don't know much about his stats this season but he should remain in the team in case when injury start hitting the team so that he can make a good substitute. Arsenal will be very busy across all competitions, they need as much players as they can and if possible they should still add more players in next transfer market.

[Alpha Marine]

What are you guys even saying? Has it gotten to this extend to compare Como to Manchester United? So long as I know Como is no where near Manchester United both past and present, if Manchester united should face Como today I wouldn't hesitate to pick Manchester united wining over Como, and if Fábregas is sure of himself he should come to Manchester United, i bet his case will be like that of Xabi Alonso, that everyone believe he's the new Sir Alex, like this disrespect on Manchester United is becoming too much, the management should better do something.

So a manager needs to go to United to prove that he is a good manager? You're delusional if you're sure that Manchester United will win against Como.
I'm not saying United cannot win, but it is not certain.
Of course, United is a much bigger club than Como. They are not even close, or should that context be comparable, but when it comes to current form, Man United is the worst right now. They've gotten 6 points in 6 league games. They've won 2 games this season, and that is against Ipswich and Sabah, which are matches they should win even with their second team.
Manchester United fans need to realise that the team is currently as low as can be right now. You have the history and the name, but currently, you are one of the easiest teams to take points from.

Fabregas is a good coach. I do not overrate him to put him among one of the best coaches in the world, but the work he is doing with Como cannot be taken for granted. His team play with purpose. I don't know how he will perform in a bigger team, but he has shown that he knows what he's doing.

[Sammye3]

Joshua Zirkzee has been patient enough in Manchester United but he needs game time, this is the third manager since he was signed up and none has given him enough game time to be successful. If I was him, I'd be doing my home work already and planing my exit because I want a club where I can play and be a full-time squad player. He has a good time with Bologna in Seria A, I'm sure a return to Seria A wouldn't be bad idea for him, but with Rasmus Hojlund as first  choice, do you still think he'd want to swing that way? The next transfer window should be the right time I reckon, if he wants to be called up consistently by the Dutch national team, he has to play regularly.

Zirkzee is an excellent player but the problem would be misplaced positioning because he does not play like a striker but was signed for a striker position to compete with Sesko. He would perform really well at the No. 10 position but would need to apply more intensity in his game play, that has being the reason why he has being dropped over other players.

Manchester united lack intensity in their game and Zirkzee is a person good with his feet and holds on to the ball well. He clearly enjoys his time at United which is why he still remains patient with the coach, he would definitely get the chance to prove his worth to Carrick.

[Obim34]

I think Ten Hag was the most unsuccessful manager in Manchester United's recent history, given the truly embarrassing results he managed to achieve.
And i don't think is all the fault of the coach, but of a club that didn't know how to intervene with their club, leaving the team adrift.

Ten Hag is not the most unsuccessful manager at Manchester United. He won two trophies at the club, and he shouldn't be ranked as the worst manager to have coached Manchester United. He won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup with them.

Ruben Amorim has to be the worst manager, he won zero trophies at Manchester United. How come he didn't make the list as number one?

[Xackie]

What are you guys even saying? Has it gotten to this extend to compare Como to Manchester United? So long as I know Como is no where near Manchester United both past and present, if Manchester united should face Como today I wouldn't hesitate to pick Manchester united wining over Como, and if Fábregas is sure of himself he should come to Manchester United, i bet his case will be like that of Xabi Alonso, that everyone believe he's the new Sir Alex, like this disrespect on Manchester United is becoming too much, the management should better do something.

So a manager needs to go to United to prove that he is a good manager? You're delusional if you're sure that Manchester United will win against Como.
I'm not saying United cannot win, but it is not certain.
Of course, United is a much bigger club than Como. They are not even close, or should that context be comparable, but when it comes to current form, Man United is the worst right now. They've gotten 6 points in 6 league games. They've won 2 games this season, and that is against Ipswich and Sabah, which are matches they should win even with their second team.
Manchester United fans need to realise that the team is currently as low as can be right now. You have the history and the name, but currently, you are one of the easiest teams to take points from.

Fabregas is a good coach. I do not overrate him to put him among one of the best coaches in the world, but the work he is doing with Como cannot be taken for granted. His team play with purpose. I don't know how he will perform in a bigger team, but he has shown that he knows what he's doing.

Como plays better football and currently better than Manchester United. Only a United fan will argue that they are currently playing better than Como. Moreover why would Fabregas choose to coach a club like Manchester United who has been mid for the past 5 year's. When last have they even fight or compete for the Epl title.  Many managers have come to prove themselves at the club but they keep failing. It's not that the managers aren't good enough but the system within the club failed them. Even if Pep comes to that club , I don't think there will be any changes.  If Fabregas wants to proves himself he can go to a bigger and better clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona,Arsenal, Liverpool, City , Bayern etc not United a team that I can't remember the last time they won a league title apart from fA and EFL they won. Thank God the game will be played at Como home, you will watch how they will play united in both possession and goal. United that was unable to get win against two teams with a red card.

[asriloni]

See how fast Gitten's career decline. Chelsea bought him for non sense amount of money, he rarely played, and now he's injury prone player. However, i feel surprised with how Roma is still keen on him.

I think Gitten has to leave. No chance for him to be a part of starting line up when he's always warming the bench and injury. Another reason Morgan Roger is also taking the main spot as Chelsea's main LW. So Gitten has zero chance to play except in the cup games.

He must learn from Tammy who also had same fate as him, then shine at Roma. Roma seems the best place for him to continue his career as he's not EPL standard.

Shall he move to serie a?

[Agbamoni]

What are you guys even saying? Has it gotten to this extend to compare Como to Manchester United? So long as I know Como is no where near Manchester United both past and present, if Manchester united should face Como today I wouldn't hesitate to pick Manchester united wining over Como, and if Fábregas is sure of himself he should come to Manchester United, i bet his case will be like that of Xabi Alonso, that everyone believe he's the new Sir Alex, like this disrespect on Manchester United is becoming too much, the management should better do something.

In what aspect? Now I can see that not all Arsenal fans are delusional but also Manchester United fans. In the case of the footballing, Como United played beautifully well last season and they're doing just the same this season. Cesc Fabregas has a clear plan but Michael Carrick?! He looks completely lost. It is not bizarre and confusing but you Manchester United fans choose to live on daily day dreaming. Our next three fixtures should be against them and it should be in the Champions League competition, they may not get to win but watch how they dominate and play interesting football.

Come to Manchester United to do what? Manchester United is a Fvckn trojan horse and they turn the best managers bad when they eventually sign for Manchester United. It'll be better if Cesc Fabregas goes on to manage Coventry than Manchester United. They will kill his career and subpar fanbase will write shit about him. There's no atom of disrespect, quit moaning and whinging,  Jesus Fvckn Christ!!

Arsenal is a big club that is why rival fans can't banter without including them in the discussion. How did Arsenal end up in this discussion?

Manchester United are the most delusional fan base.  Some Arsenal fans learnt how to be delusional from Manchester United fans.

We don't know if Cesc Fabregas is a better coach than Michael Carrick. I know of two managers who were doing well for their other club before coming to Manchester United to underperform.

[Solodoski]

What are you guys even saying? Has it gotten to this extend to compare Como to Manchester United? So long as I know Como is no where near Manchester United both past and present, if Manchester united should face Como today I wouldn't hesitate to pick Manchester united wining over Como, and if Fábregas is sure of himself he should come to Manchester United, i bet his case will be like that of Xabi Alonso, that everyone believe he's the new Sir Alex, like this disrespect on Manchester United is becoming too much, the management should better do something.

I really don't understand what you are saying, because presently Como is doing way better than Manchester united right now and football in what you are playing right now. Manchester United is still a big team by name, but they are not performing at the level of other bog teams,  so I will not be surprised if people are beginning to believe that they will not be able to defeat Como.
Como has been doing well since last season and they are still doing well right now, unlike Manchester United that have been very poor in recent years,  so if we are talking about present form, I will definitely bet on Como over Manchester United.

[DanWalker]

As for what is actually going on with MU, it is really confusing. When they have a manager on an interim basis, their performance is very good. But once that manager is given the permanent job, their performance always takes a massive drop.

The Premier league is intensely competitive. To maintain consistent performance here, you have to spend money and keep the squad strong. Over the past few years, we have seen inconsistent performances from MU's defenders. In each of the last three seasons, they have conceded 50+ goals. Conceding so  many goals makes it very difficult to stay at  the top of the table and maintain consistent performance.

Even so, last season carrick managed to keep United in third place in the table. He was lucky. But this season, he is not lucky. In almost every match, we can see that united is able to dominate, but the result is zero. The Manchester management probably does not even know what they actually need or what kind of players are required! United should now make major changes to the squad with carrick's help. Constantly sacking the coach is not  going to lead to any solution.

[Comeacross]

I think Ten Hag was the most unsuccessful manager in Manchester United's recent history, given the truly embarrassing results he managed to achieve.
And i don't think is all the fault of the coach, but of a club that didn't know how to intervene with their club, leaving the team adrift.

Ten Hag is not the most unsuccessful manager at Manchester United. He won two trophies at the club, and he shouldn't be ranked as the worst manager to have coached Manchester United. He won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup with them.

Ruben Amorim has to be the worst manager, he won zero trophies at Manchester United. How come he didn't make the list as number one?

Both of them ruined Manchester United during their tenure but I don't think they both made a good comparison. Ten Hang won trophies but that was because he spent more time than Amorin. He had the full backing of the board and spent huge amount to get players of his choice but still couldn't deliver. You can't compare Ten Hang with Amorin who spent just few months and managed fewer games with Ten Hang squad. Amorin is poor but because he didn't spent enough time like Ten Hang, the worst coach has to be Ten Hang. It's a 50/50 chance for Amorin if he'd spend longer time with Manchester united, he could either ruined more or won something too.

[Female King]

I think Ten Hag was the most unsuccessful manager in Manchester United's recent history, given the truly embarrassing results he managed to achieve.
And i don't think is all the fault of the coach, but of a club that didn't know how to intervene with their club, leaving the team adrift.

Ten Hag is not the most unsuccessful manager at Manchester United. He won two trophies at the club, and he shouldn't be ranked as the worst manager to have coached Manchester United. He won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup with them.

Ruben Amorim has to be the worst manager, he won zero trophies at Manchester United. How come he didn't make the list as number one?

From analysis Ruben Amorim is certainly the worst coach that manage manchester united, he never won any trophy for manchester united the trophy he would won for manchester united was the UEL final against Tottenham Hotspur in 2025 i think they lost that game 1-0, before he was also sacked he finished 15th place in the premier league table and this was manchester united worst finished in their era so with this i believe Ten Hag was still more better than Ruben Amorim.

[Creeper0]

The Premier league is intensely competitive. To maintain consistent performance here, you have to spend money and keep the squad strong. Over the past few years, we have seen inconsistent performances from MU's defenders. In each of the last three seasons, they have conceded 50+ goals. Conceding so  many goals makes it very difficult to stay at  the top of the table and maintain consistent performance.

Even so, last season carrick managed to keep United in third place in the table. He was lucky. But this season, he is not lucky. In almost every match, we can see that united is able to dominate, but the result is zero. The Manchester management probably does not even know what they actually need or what kind of players are required! United should now make major changes to the squad with carrick's help. Constantly sacking the coach is not  going to lead to any solution.

We still can't say what kind of football Manchester United play. In the case of Arsenal we can easily say that they play defensive football, City give more importance to their midfield, Chelsea play attacking football, but in the case of Manchester United I can't say what kind of football they play. I don't see any significant speciality in them especially in recent times.

Carrick has talent and he proved his ability last season. But without a strong team in the Premier League, it is impossible for a coach to maintain consistency. I am surprised that the management did not support Carrick despite his great comeback last season. The team needs several players to increase the depth of the team, perhaps a better decision would be to rebuild the team.

[Jasmyne]

I think Ten Hag was the most unsuccessful manager in Manchester United's recent history, given the truly embarrassing results he managed to achieve.
And i don't think is all the fault of the coach, but of a club that didn't know how to intervene with their club, leaving the team adrift.

Ten Hag is not the most unsuccessful manager at Manchester United. He won two trophies at the club, and he shouldn't be ranked as the worst manager to have coached Manchester United. He won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup with them.

Ruben Amorim has to be the worst manager, he won zero trophies at Manchester United. How come he didn't make the list as number one?

@changaa thinks because the fans at some point began hating of Ten Hag he became the worst manager to manage Manchester United but he has forgotten that Ten Hag has good record with Manchester United because whenever they count their trophies his name will be mentioned because he win two trophies with them. I can agree with the the case of Ruben Amorim because he was given the opportunity to buy players and control the team but instead of winning trophies for them team he was busy trying to prove a point and having issues with his players. For not winning a trophy for Manchester United he is the worst manager to manage the team.

[Obim34]

From analysis Ruben Amorim is certainly the worst coach that manage manchester united, he never won any trophy for manchester united the trophy he would won for manchester united was the UEL final against Tottenham Hotspur in 2025 i think they lost that game 1-0, before he was also sacked he finished 15th place in the premier league table and this was manchester united worst finished in their era so with this i believe Ten Hag was still more better than Ruben Amorim.

If Manchester United didn't change their manager, with Ten Hag as the coach, United wouldn't have finished in 15th position. Amorim came in and made everything worse, among the managers who have coached United, Ten Hag isn't in the top three worst managers to have coached Manchester United, you can search it up and verify.

[Felicity_Tide]

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Mikel Arteta must be careful on how he let players out of the team because he doesn't have a perfect squad yet even though the team is still doing fine. He needs all those players to build his squad depth. Arsenal already lost some important players in last transfer window which are Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, and Gabriel Martinelli. These are players that would have been good backups in times where the key players are injured but Arteta chose to let them out.

I understand that we have to drag him into the center of this very discussion, but whatever happened in the transfer window had nothing to do with Arteta... Berta and the board were very terrible with securing deals. They also spent too many time trying to select players, and at the end of the day, they were either hijacked, or Arsenal ended up losing interest in those deals because they believe some of those players were pretty overpriced. The Morgan Rogers deal was the biggest that they lost to Chelsea even while still making plans to submit a bit to Villa.

And as for the players who left, GJ wasn't actually a key player. He had been on the list of players they wanted to offload long before they eventually let him go. I think the departures of Trossard and Martinelli were the biggest disappointments, as the club failed to secure replacements for both of them.

[Unsoldier]

The Premier league is intensely competitive. To maintain consistent performance here, you have to spend money and keep the squad strong. Over the past few years, we have seen inconsistent performances from MU's defenders. In each of the last three seasons, they have conceded 50+ goals. Conceding so  many goals makes it very difficult to stay at  the top of the table and maintain consistent performance.

Even so, last season carrick managed to keep United in third place in the table. He was lucky. But this season, he is not lucky. In almost every match, we can see that united is able to dominate, but the result is zero. The Manchester management probably does not even know what they actually need or what kind of players are required! United should now make major changes to the squad with carrick's help. Constantly sacking the coach is not  going to lead to any solution.

We still can't say what kind of football Manchester United play. In the case of Arsenal we can easily say that they play defensive football, City give more importance to their midfield, Chelsea play attacking football, but in the case of Manchester United I can't say what kind of football they play. I don't see any significant speciality in them especially in recent times.

Carrick has talent and he proved his ability last season. But without a strong team in the Premier League, it is impossible for a coach to maintain consistency. I am surprised that the management did not support Carrick despite his great comeback last season. The team needs several players to increase the depth of the team, perhaps a better decision would be to rebuild the team.

Manchester United’s playing style really is puzzling, but the club has still strengthened the squad with new signings, especially in midfield: Youri Tielemans, Andre Santos and Carlos Baleba have all arrived. However, the problem is probably that not all the weak spots have been addressed, and the squad still lacks depth. I don’t think United need a complete rebuild, but Carrick needs time to get the players working well together and establish a clear playing style.

[Princess Leah]

Manchester United’s playing style really is puzzling, but the club has still strengthened the squad with new signings, especially in midfield: Youri Tielemans, Andre Santos and Carlos Baleba have all arrived. However, the problem is probably that not all the weak spots have been addressed, and the squad still lacks depth. I don’t think United need a complete rebuild, but Carrick needs time to get the players working well together and establish a clear playing style.

I don't know why he didn't continue with the strategy he used when he was an interim manager, it worked perfectly and helped them secure playing in the Champions League this season but switching to a strategy that makes them dominate games but losing control of the ball too often is not helping.

 It's true that the need more rebuild especially in the defense but Carrick's strategy is questionable, he doesn't properly read the game and take too long to make changes, he has few games to impress the board else he'll lose his job.

[Donneski]

From analysis Ruben Amorim is certainly the worst coach that manage manchester united, he never won any trophy for manchester united the trophy he would won for manchester united was the UEL final against Tottenham Hotspur in 2025 i think they lost that game 1-0, before he was also sacked he finished 15th place in the premier league table and this was manchester united worst finished in their era so with this i believe Ten Hag was still more better than Ruben Amorim.

If Manchester United didn't change their manager, with Ten Hag as the coach, United wouldn't have finished in 15th position. Amorim came in and made everything worse, among the managers who have coached United, Ten Hag isn't in the top three worst managers to have coached Manchester United, you can search it up and verify.

So should they reappoint Erik ten Hag as the club's manager to replace Michael Carrick?  I honestly don't care where he's categorised in the worst Manchester United managers list but I know I never for once enjoy his boring style of football. Amorim was just unfortunate and couldn't get the level of support Erik ten Hag got. The truth is Manchester United's managerial issues have been their most concern as s club, don't know how long it'll take to get the perfect Sir Alex Ferguson replacement.

[Curious T]

So should they reappoint Erik ten Hag as the club's manager to replace Michael Carrick?  I honestly don't care where he's categorised in the worst Manchester United managers list but I know I never for once enjoy his boring style of football. Amorim was just unfortunate and couldn't get the level of support Erik ten Hag got. The truth is Manchester United's managerial issues have been their most concern as s club, don't know how long it'll take to get the perfect Sir Alex Ferguson replacement.

How can you call out Ten Hag and make excuses for Amorim? What kind of contradiction is that? Ten Hag was a terrible manager. He was bad, but Amorim was not any better. In fact, he was worse. Was it not the same players Ten Hag used that Amorim took over? I can mention two or three matches where Manchester United played well under Ten Hag, but you can't mention three matches where they played well under Amorim. He was one of the worst eras I've seen from the manager of a big club. I was rooting for him when he signed, but he disappointed. What makes it worse is that he left Sporting, where he could have won the league that season, to sign for Manchester United.