⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[paco92x]

I'll be very surprised if the management board at Manchester United decides to allow Michael Carrick remain at the club till the end of the current international break. Manchester United have been awful since the start of the season, and rightly deserve a fresh manager with a different tactical discipline. I honestly do not see the possibility of Michael Carrick turning things around if they decide to let him stay so the earlier they sack him the better for them.

Maybe they see that the manager isn't the problem—the current squad lineup is to blame. Maybe there isn't enough quality compared to the rest of the Premier League and currently not enough chemistry. Bruno, Cunha, and Mbeumo are the players to keep; the rest of them are all in question.

[puloweh555]

That just the honest truth, Carrick just can’t do it for Manchester United, he have been given so much time but it just not working for him at the club.

The problem is that you can replace Carrick's name with any other of the last managers they fired, and nothing would change: nobody can do it for Manchester United. At this point it's becoming clear that if you accept that bench you are going to be fired, it's just a matter of time. And if changing manager after manager never solved the problem, well, maybe the problem is somewhere else...

We could say the owner of Man United is a shrewd businessman who seems amateurish maybe this is a fitting sentence for Man United management at the moment. In my belief, the problem with Man United right now isn't the coach but the management. You can see how many coaches came to Man United and ended up failing, even though they were very successful at their previous clubs. I see Carrick as an ideal coach for the team, and I believe it's just a matter of time. He has been with the team for 16 years both as a player and as coaching staff, which means he really understands the philosophy and identity of this team.

It’s undeniable that if you look at the 10 matches along with the number of goals conceded it’s pretty bad, but if we stay open minded and look closely at the last two games, despite one draw and still being in the relegation zone, the team’s play, in my opinion has improved in terms of chemistry (noting that the defense is still poor) and that’s one of the positive things. So Man United management should really start improving things instead of constantly firing the coach because if this keeps happening, I’m sure whoever coaches Man United in the future will also have a hard time just like the coaches before.

[Homemade-IQ]

I did hear that after meeting held with Carrick, there was leaks of threats conserening Carrick as the coach of Manchester united, if that is the case that there is a high chance that he will be stacked,

Meanwhile what will now happen to Manchester united, what good coach will suit them and deliver results, that is another big challenge to face , Antonio conte could be a choice to consider, what do you think

Antonio conte would have been a better option, but by the look of things it is Mauricio pochettino that is being considered for the position if Michael Carrick is sacked.

I don't know why the name Mauricio pochettino keep coming up for big job like this because as far as I know, that man has not won anything big since i know him, and even when he was at PSG, a club that dominated their league very well, he lost the league title to lille during his time there, so am surprised that Manchester United are trying to get him to sign when their are better manager than him.

[Samlucky O]

I saw a news of Manchester United reaching an agreement in principle for Mauricio pochettino, is Pochettino better than Carrick, that was the question I asked myself when I saw the news this afternoon. It is confirmed this club board doesn't want the betterment of the club. The owners of the club is out to destroy Manchester United completely, Carrick is not doing well at the moment why not replace him with someone better than him. I have been seeing news of Manchester United approaching a top coach like Conte, this man can turn a team around if given what he wants but Manchester United board prefers not to look into the direction, are they afraid of appointing a top coach? Manchester United have the money to get for themselves the like of Kloop, so why are they not looking into this direction. Kloop and Conte have been in the premier league for years, they know what can be done to clturn this club around

[asriloni]

Barcelona seems start to aware their defense can't balance with their attack. So they're planning to sign a new defender. Hincapie is now strongly linked to them. Logically, it's an upgrade for him to go there because Barcelone desperately needs new proper defender.

However, he has a contract until 2031, and no buy clause (clause rarely used in PL). So Barcelona needs to spend lots of money to get him from Arsenal.

It's also only if they get approval from him, then they can start to run their mission to sign him from Arsenal. I think if he really gets an offer from Barcelona, he must not reject it. Such opportunity won't come twice on his life.

yet. i'm still waiting for the development of this rumor. Hopefully, it's true.

Having him in Barcelona will be a good upgrade to their defense because he have experience and has already gotten confidence from the Arsenal defense because has played some big matches under pressure and he was calm to play well in those matches.

However, the problem is the money Barcelona need to spend to get him, he still have more than four years in his contract, and I don’t also think Arsenal will easily let him go because he is a strong backup which is often used more Christian Mosquera, Arsenal needs him and can demand for huge money if the player is willing to leave for Barcelona.

True, Hincapie is a proven defender, and he brought Arsenal to almost winning UCL last season. I also like his work rate in defending his club. He has to be a suitable one for Barcelona instead of relying to the kids from their academy which is unproven when it comes to the big games.

However, you're right his price may be a problem, but let's see whether Barcelona can come with an offer that makes Arteta interesting to let him go.

I don’t think this is going to be a good signing for Barcelona, he is literally playing a left-back or playing in a back 3, which I think Barcelona and Hamsi Flick doesn’t play that, I personally think he isn’t a good fit for Barcelona, and I doubt if Arsenal are going to be selling him anytime soon, anything is possible in the transfer window, Barcelona should be looking at players like Bastoni for the central defense or Schlotterbeck in the Central defense, that would be a better fit for Barcelona, I think all this is just an ordinary rumor because I don’t see how Barcelona would be interested in Hincapie when he doesn’t fit into the system of Hamsi Flick playing style.

Flick's tactic is so flexible. He can use three or four backs depending on the situation. His team used 4 backs tactic in his recent game against Atletico Madrid. I think Hancapie can still suite well to his squad.

[Majestic-milf]

I saw a news of Manchester United reaching an agreement in principle for Mauricio pochettino, is Pochettino better than Carrick, that was the question I asked myself when I saw the news this afternoon. It is confirmed this club board doesn't want the betterment of the club. The owners of the club is out to destroy Manchester United completely, Carrick is not doing well at the moment why not replace him with someone better than him. I have been seeing news of Manchester United approaching a top coach like Conte, this man can turn a team around if given what he wants but Manchester United board prefers not to look into the direction, are they afraid of appointing a top coach? Manchester United have the money to get for themselves the like of Kloop, so why are they not looking into this direction. Kloop and Conte have been in the premier league for years, they know what can be done to clturn this club around

I'd just say this and nothing much; if the board don't realize that they are the problem, they will keep bringing in coaches to solve the issue but nothing will still change, other than the fact that the once respected Man UTD will become a laughingstock for others clubs and their rivals will see them as free three points.
 Now it's Carrick that's that problem? Why can't the Glazers family look in the mirror and actually see the gutter that they are hastily dragging the club to?

[GbitG]

That just the honest truth, Carrick just can’t do it for Manchester United, he have been given so much time but it just not working for him at the club.

The problem is that you can replace Carrick's name with any other of the last managers they fired, and nothing would change: nobody can do it for Manchester United. At this point it's becoming clear that if you accept that bench you are going to be fired, it's just a matter of time. And if changing manager after manager never solved the problem, well, maybe the problem is somewhere else...

Hmmm, that's true.....!!!
Manchester united are just seeking teg problem behind coaches despite the problem is in their staff or team like we all see that Manchester united swapped so many coach but unfortunately all of them has quite the job in same sams loops. We have seen different manager like 11 coach has been triggered after Sir Alex and all of them were ended in same outcome.... I don't why they didn't understand the issue.....

If you keep changing the coaches despite you have problem rather than tactical plans then probably you will never end up the outcome. Like if you changed every single coach but not addressing the issue behind the scenes then tell me how your team will get better.

[bitLeap]

I'll be very surprised if the management board at Manchester United decides to allow Michael Carrick remain at the club till the end of the current international break. Manchester United have been awful since the start of the season, and rightly deserve a fresh manager with a different tactical discipline. I honestly do not see the possibility of Michael Carrick turning things around if they decide to let him stay so the earlier they sack him the better for them.

Maybe they see that the manager isn't the problem—the current squad lineup is to blame. Maybe there isn't enough quality compared to the rest of the Premier League and currently not enough chemistry. Bruno, Cunha, and Mbeumo are the players to keep; the rest of them are all in question.

From Fabrizio Romano informed that Mauricio Pochettino will be ready to become the new coach of Man United in the near future. Automatically Carrick will actually be fired, and as always the change of coach Man United who has not found a match always ends the same. I think the most dangerous job in the world right now is to coach Man United.

[9ja Amaka]

Barcelona seems start to aware their defense can't balance with their attack. So they're planning to sign a new defender. Hincapie is now strongly linked to them. Logically, it's an upgrade for him to go there because Barcelone desperately needs new proper defender.

However, he has a contract until 2031, and no buy clause (clause rarely used in PL). So Barcelona needs to spend lots of money to get him from Arsenal.

It's also only if they get approval from him, then they can start to run their mission to sign him from Arsenal. I think if he really gets an offer from Barcelona, he must not reject it. Such opportunity won't come twice on his life.

yet. i'm still waiting for the development of this rumor. Hopefully, it's true.

Hincapie is not for sale. Arsenal will never sell any of their left back. Ben White is more of the defender that will leave Arsenal soon.
Arsenal paid full for Hincapie this summer. Its not a possible deal. He has a five year contract with Arsenal.
Even if Arsenal will accept an offer from Barcelona it will exceed 50M Euro. Around 65M or more.

[Webutxo]

Antonio conte would have been a better option, but by the look of things it is Mauricio pochettino that is being considered for the position if Michael Carrick is sacked.

I don't know why the name Mauricio pochettino keep coming up for big job like this because as far as I know, that man has not won anything big since i know him, and even when he was at PSG, a club that dominated their league very well, he lost the league title to lille during his time there, so am surprised that Manchester United are trying to get him to sign when their are better manager than him.

If you have been following up the transfer market before Manchester united bring in Michael Carrick, they said they search the entire market and didn't see a suitable coach that will lead the team and because of that, they brought in Carrick to lead the team a caretaker for the time and luckily for him, he did a good job and convince the club he will do better and since the short term performance was able to convinced the club, they retained as full time coach.

Where I think Manchester United made mistake is that they should have let Carrick go and bring Pochetino that time. He was free during the world cup, they should have sign him that time. Now, they want to go for him because he was their target but they can't have him until they pay the release clause that will be worth $10m plus paying off Carrick before they will settle everything.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

We could say the owner of Man United is a shrewd businessman who seems amateurish maybe this is a fitting sentence for Man United management at the moment. In my belief, the problem with Man United right now isn't the coach but the management. You can see how many coaches came to Man United and ended up failing, even though they were very successful at their previous clubs. I see Carrick as an ideal coach for the team, and I believe it's just a matter of time. He has been with the team for 16 years both as a player and as coaching staff, which means he really understands the philosophy and identity of this team.

It’s undeniable that if you look at the 10 matches along with the number of goals conceded it’s pretty bad, but if we stay open minded and look closely at the last two games, despite one draw and still being in the relegation zone, the team’s play, in my opinion has improved in terms of chemistry (noting that the defense is still poor) and that’s one of the positive things. So Man United management should really start improving things instead of constantly firing the coach because if this keeps happening, I’m sure whoever coaches Man United in the future will also have a hard time just like the coaches before.

Allowing another incompetent business organization to buy some part of the clubs shares and take over the sporting sector of the club was the first mistake, then they went on to hire people like Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox as CEO and Director of Sports. Those two are the people who's kept the club in this mess currently cause their poor decision in the summer transfer play a role to why Manchester United is underperforming.
 Those two needed to go and not the coach, cause if they had played their roles well Manchester United wouldn't had been in such messy situation, i just feel pity for the next coach cause we'll end up like others before him.

[Lida93]

I'll be very surprised if the management board at Manchester United decides to allow Michael Carrick remain at the club till the end of the current international break. Manchester United have been awful since the start of the season, and rightly deserve a fresh manager with a different tactical discipline. I honestly do not see the possibility of Michael Carrick turning things around if they decide to let him stay so the earlier they sack him the better for them.

Maybe they see that the manager isn't the problem—the current squad lineup is to blame. Maybe there isn't enough quality compared to the rest of the Premier League and currently not enough chemistry. Bruno, Cunha, and Mbeumo are the players to keep; the rest of them are all in question.

From Fabrizio Romano informed that Mauricio Pochettino will be ready to become the new coach of Man United in the near future. Automatically Carrick will actually be fired, and as always the change of coach Man United who has not found a match always ends the same. I think the most dangerous job in the world right now is to coach Man United.

Based on the speculations, it obvious that the club may not be able to afford a new coach and pay Carrick off due to financial constraints perhaps and that's why Michael Carrick could still continue as manager of Manchester United.
On a second thought, maybe the management team have also recognised that the coaching crew isn't the problem of the team, yet are very reluctant to do the needful by doing away with some of the players in the squad and bring in fresh legs to help strengthen the team because Manchester United has no viable squad debt to enhance the team's performance, there are so many factors to put into consideration which means you can't really blame it all on the coach when the team performs poorly.

[Tmoonz]

I'll be very surprised if the management board at Manchester United decides to allow Michael Carrick remain at the club till the end of the current international break. Manchester United have been awful since the start of the season, and rightly deserve a fresh manager with a different tactical discipline. I honestly do not see the possibility of Michael Carrick turning things around if they decide to let him stay so the earlier they sack him the better for them.

Maybe they see that the manager isn't the problem—the current squad lineup is to blame. Maybe there isn't enough quality compared to the rest of the Premier League and currently not enough chemistry. Bruno, Cunha, and Mbeumo are the players to keep; the rest of them are all in question.

I totally disagree with you on this one, Manchester united has got the squad to compete at any level of the English premier league, why they keep losing is best known to them, but I'd advise they try another coach to know if truly the fault is off the coach or the players, but with the news I came across Fabrizio Romano's page, he said Michael Carrick still train with the players, that the board is actually waiting for Radcliffe green light, and the Manchester United management is in serious negotiations with former Tottenham Hotspur coach, Pochettino.

[Abu-Naim]

Hincapie is not for sale. Arsenal will never sell any of their left back. Ben White is more of the defender that will leave Arsenal soon.
Arsenal paid full for Hincapie this summer. Its not a possible deal. He has a five year contract with Arsenal.
Even if Arsenal will accept an offer from Barcelona it will exceed 50M Euro. Around 65M or more.

You are right; Arsenal completed signing Peiro Hincapie this summer, he is the main backup in the left back position after Ricardo Calafiori; Myles Lewiskelly is now a midfielder fully I think because Arteta is playing him there fully and he knows how to coordinate the midfield more than we expect so he is more of midfielder than a left back; therefore, I don’t expect Arsenal to let Hincapie leave now; Barcelona could have go for Christian Mosquera instead of Piaro Hincapie because he can more available than Hincapie this summer or even this January.

[Oluwa-btc]

Antonio conte would have been a better option, but by the look of things it is Mauricio pochettino that is being considered for the position if Michael Carrick is sacked.

I don't know why the name Mauricio pochettino keep coming up for big job like this because as far as I know, that man has not won anything big since i know him, and even when he was at PSG, a club that dominated their league very well, he lost the league title to lille during his time there, so am surprised that Manchester United are trying to get him to sign when their are better manager than him.

I share the same thoughts on Antonio Conte, thus current Manchester United management are the biggest issues we have in thus Manchester United, this is the same Pochettino who got sacked by PSG and also Chelsea, I wonder how long he would last with Manchester United, and yeah, Pochettino is no different from Michael Carrick.

In 2026 Manchester United a big club is still being linked with Mauricio Pochettino?! We're so fvcked. I still don't think highly of our Manchester United management, they are taking us a lot backwards. It is yet another rinse and repeat and also yes man brought in. I would have loved the idea of Antonio Conte.

[bastisisca]

Michael Carrick why if they bring a better manager to this club and if the players of this club do not change then this team will not do well under any manager.

I think Manchester United should pay more attention to the fact that saving goals is more important than scoring more goals. In the last match we saw that Manchester United conceded four goals due to poor performance in defense although they were able to pay those goals later.

When they were going to catch Aston Villa, they were in their category so they were able to pay goals against this team but if Aston Villa were in the place of the teams at the top of the points table then the goal difference would have increased but Manchester United could not pay these goals.

Manchester United needs a big change in the team and until this change comes, there is no point in changing the manager.

The fact that there are improvements must also be due to the fact that there is also a new coach, these guys have done nothing to improve, i don't see much effort on their part, so taking it for granted that the fault lies only with the coach is wrong, that's exactly what i think the change, the big change must come and start from the team itself.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Barcelona seems start to aware their defense can't balance with their attack. So they're planning to sign a new defender. Hincapie is now strongly linked to them. Logically, it's an upgrade for him to go there because Barcelone desperately needs new proper defender.

However, he has a contract until 2031, and no buy clause (clause rarely used in PL). So Barcelona needs to spend lots of money to get him from Arsenal.

It's also only if they get approval from him, then they can start to run their mission to sign him from Arsenal. I think if he really gets an offer from Barcelona, he must not reject it. Such opportunity won't come twice on his life.

yet. i'm still waiting for the development of this rumor. Hopefully, it's true.

I just hope this will end as a speculation because this player has become so good all thanks to Artata, he is a better replacement and has been doing well since joining the Gunners. Barcelona are not that good in their defense from the looks of things even if they have been scoring more goals and conceding less goals it still doesn't change the fact that they need some good defenders to do the needful but I must say that Arsenal don't need to let go another good player like Trossard, up till now they're regretting that decision, Hincapie should stay and I hope that deal doesn't pull through.

[Cyber_warrior]

Michael Carrick why if they bring a better manager to this club and if the players of this club do not change then this team will not do well under any manager.

I think Manchester United should pay more attention to the fact that saving goals is more important than scoring more goals. In the last match we saw that Manchester United conceded four goals due to poor performance in defense although they were able to pay those goals later.

When they were going to catch Aston Villa, they were in their category so they were able to pay goals against this team but if Aston Villa were in the place of the teams at the top of the points table then the goal difference would have increased but Manchester United could not pay these goals.

Manchester United needs a big change in the team and until this change comes, there is no point in changing the manager.

The fact that there are improvements must also be due to the fact that there is also a new coach, these guys have done nothing to improve, i don't see much effort on their part, so taking it for granted that the fault lies only with the coach is wrong, that's exactly what i think the change, the big change must come and start from the team itself.

I know the management have a huge role to play in where Manchester United are today, but nothing will do them good right now than to bring in another manager, an elderly one also. The kind of manager these players will as an elder brother or father to them, a manager that will talk to them and they will listen. It not like these players are that bad, but from watching them you will know that Carrick don’t have a much say in the team.

I really think pochettino will be the right option for them, he have been in the league a couple of times, he is also a very good coach, he is also an attacking minded coach too. Pochettino will bring this team back to playing good football and winning matches. I’m a fan of him.

[len01]

Arda Güler has rejected a new contract offer from Real Madrid worth €8 million per year. It is reported that the national team star finds a €22 million-per-year offer from PSG far more attractive and is open to a departure. In my opinion, Arda Güler is the type of player who would fit perfectly into PSG’s style of play.

I don't know where you got that information, but AFAIK, there hasn't been any reliable confirmation about the €22 million offer. Besides that, I remember hearing Arda Guler himself say that he really wants to keep winning trophies and making Madrid fans happy. This shows that he's genuinely interested in improving his skills at Madrid.

I also heard from Fabrizio Romano that Arda has already signed a new contract until 2032.


https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2113438979668463740?a=7JAZRao8ZOn3rLZ4wIE&s=19

[UpTober]

I'll be very surprised if the management board at Manchester United decides to allow Michael Carrick remain at the club till the end of the current international break. Manchester United have been awful since the start of the season, and rightly deserve a fresh manager with a different tactical discipline. I honestly do not see the possibility of Michael Carrick turning things around if they decide to let him stay so the earlier they sack him the better for them.

Maybe they see that the manager isn't the problem—the current squad lineup is to blame. Maybe there isn't enough quality compared to the rest of the Premier League and currently not enough chemistry. Bruno, Cunha, and Mbeumo are the players to keep; the rest of them are all in question.

It should have been understood long ago that they have changed managers unnecessarily, if they had changed players instead of the drama of changing managers every season, it would have been useful for them.

Every season their team has weaknesses in important positions. This season their defense has obvious weaknesses, how they will move forward in a competitive league like the Premier League with such a bad defense is a matter of great concern.

What they do every season is to sack the manager, contact a new manager and give him new responsibilities and let the team play under him for a few months and then sack him again after a few months.

If they can spend money and bring some good quality players to the club instead of doing this, it would be the most effective decision for the team.