La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[AndySt]

So you are saying that Barcelona does not have as much of a problem as we think in terms of finance? I don’t think we can say that just because of what the weather is getting Gundogan as a free transfer. Yes, the salary amount is going to be there but it is at the end of the day a free transfer.
But anyway, I am positive that Barcelona is going to be able to get him on the team without too many problems. Unless of course, the player decides that he’s going to go to some other Saudi club where he is going to get paid a lot of money. And let’s be honest, the Saudi league can actually pay him a lot more money compared to what Barcelona can give him right now.

According to an insider, Fabrizio Romano Gundogan has already signed a contract with Barcelona for two years with an option to extend for another season. Yes, he could have earned money of a different order in Saudi Arabia, but obviously he decided to continue his career at the highest level, because with all due respect to the Saudi Arabian championship, La Liga and European tournaments are tournaments of a much higher order and level.

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[X-ray]

Gundogan made a contract with Barcelona for two years + one optional year, where he insisted if Barcelona fails to include him with the team because of their fair-play issue, then he could move out of the team by August 12, 2023, yet Barcelona accepted this clause. If that mean one thing is how important is the player for Barcelona. Gundogan helped a lot Manchester City to win titles and I believe he still can play good football in Barcelona.

Im not sure about that since the key point in manchester city was also on KDB and haaland. Lewandowski is far from haaland which has been making almost 40 goals in a season. I think that the chance for gundogan to help barcelona to win UCL was quite small.
He is not an amazing player like messi which was able changing the club a lot with the come of him. Manchester city has got kovacic as a replacement for him.
Kovacic has been winning UCL so many times more than him. I think that the gone of him from manchester city to the barcelona is not a big problem at all. Pep has found good player to replace him.
I hope gundogan will be lucky enough in barcelona

[makishart]

Pepe Reina extended his contract with Villarreal for another season while he is a 40y old player and if he really stays in Villarreal for the next season he can be one of the oldest players in La Liga.
Maybe Villarreal had to start seeking a young goalkeeper instead of extending his contract at this age.

A bit surprised to see he was still interesting to extend his contract even though his age can be considered as very old age right now. It's amazing to see how he is really comitting to be a good keeper for villareal even though his age was old.
I hope so but let's see what's gonna happen until the end of season. Villareal has interest to recruit ajax's goal keeper but it has been suffering big problem in his transfer from ajax

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/05/10/villarreal-identify-la-liga-stopper-as-their-new-first-choice-keeper-for-next-season

That's why villareal has no choice other than keeping reina even though he was very old now as a football player

[BlackBoss_]

Pepe Reina extended his contract with Villarreal for another season while he is a 40y old player and if he really stays in Villarreal for the next season he can be one of the oldest players in La Liga.
Maybe Villarreal had to start seeking a young goalkeeper instead of extending his contract at this age.

Recent years, we are witnessing a new milestone in modern football when some players can play at their 40s and even have positions in their national teams. Pepe, Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Buffon (Parma) and Ibrahimovic just retired weeks ago.

A bit surprised to see he was still interesting to extend his contract even though his age can be considered as very old age right now. It's amazing to see how he is really comitting to be a good keeper for villareal even though his age was old.
I hope so but let's see what's gonna happen until the end of season. Villareal has interest to recruit ajax's goal keeper but it has been suffering big problem in his transfer from ajax

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/05/10/villarreal-identify-la-liga-stopper-as-their-new-first-choice-keeper-for-next-season

That's why villareal has no choice other than keeping reina even though he was very old now as a football player

It depends on him. Pepe Reina is a goalkeeper from a generation of Gianluigi Buffon and we see Buffon is still continuing his career with Parma. Pepe Reina does not have a good position as a main goalkeeper for Villareal but it's not bad if he decided to continue this career. Such players might not be able to contribute too much with they playing time but their experience and professionality in training are very helpful for young goalkeepers.

[rendravolt]

Pepe Reina extended his contract with Villarreal for another season while he is a 40y old player and if he really stays in Villarreal for the next season he can be one of the oldest players in La Liga.
Maybe Villarreal had to start seeking a young goalkeeper instead of extending his contract at this age.

A bit surprised to see he was still interesting to extend his contract even though his age can be considered as very old age right now. It's amazing to see how he is really comitting to be a good keeper for villareal even though his age was old.
I hope so but let's see what's gonna happen until the end of season. Villareal has interest to recruit ajax's goal keeper but it has been suffering big problem in his transfer from ajax

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/05/10/villarreal-identify-la-liga-stopper-as-their-new-first-choice-keeper-for-next-season

That's why villareal has no choice other than keeping reina even though he was very old now as a football player

In my opinion there is no other reason to extend Pepe Reina's contract because his contribution as a goalkeeper made Villarreal finish in 5th place in the standings last season which made Villarreal also get a place in the European league. This is a pretty good achievement because for the 21/22 season Villarreal can only play in the conference league. So it's not surprising that even though at the age of 40, Villarreal still places its trust in Pepe Reina to become Villarreal's goalkeeper until next season. I think Villarreal will have to forget about the Ajax keeper and look for other options in the winter.

[Razmirraz]

Apart from looking for new players to strengthen their squad, the 2023 summer transfer market will also be used by Real Madrid to find a new coach. The harmonious relationship that exists between Real Madrid and Ancelotti will end soon after the coach has agreed to coach the Brazilian national team, the 2023-2024 season will be the last season for Ancelotti to coach Real Madrid.
Real Madrid is busy looking for a new coach who can replace Ancelotti, Perez as president of Real Madrid already has three names to be appointed as the new coach of Real Madrid. Zidane, Mourinho and Xabi Alonso are candidates to succeed Ancelotti.

The three names chosen by Perez are highly qualified to replace Ancelotti, Zidane and Mourinho are great coaches and have won various titles. Meanwhile, Xavi Alonso played a great role in boosting Leverkusen performance in the 2022-2023 season. Coincidentally, Alonso contract with Bayer Leverkusen also expires at the end of the 2023-2024 season, so Real Madrid can bring in Alonso for free.

[Docnaster]

People are already Habingering gundogans deal to be one of the best for Barcelona. It speaks more about how we see football. Gundogan is indeed a vibrant player,  who still has a lot to offer even at that age. But the question is, will he fit into xavi/ Barcelona's style of play??
Gundogan didn't play often for Pep Guardiola ( for important reasons like age factor) gradually,  the club adapted to De Bruyn which then withdrew attention from Gundogan. But Gundogan was still doing well when ever he is featured in a game.  This was because he enjoys Man City's pattern as a team. And he's she didn't affect him due to this pattern. factors like oo much Dependency/ pressure will be high on him in Barcelona and I doubt he will yield the outcome has expects.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

you are right that Man City might allow Gündogan to leave City because he is indeed quite old. so that Man City has the goal of releasing Gündogan and trying to find young players who have better talent to be able to bring Man City to the defending champion in the champions league.
I know maybe Guardiola has another new dream to keep winning the treble again in the new season so he sells several players who are not performing well to welcome next summer.

They have a policy to free their players who no longer want to play for them and Gundogan is their captain with lot of contributions for their club success in the last 6 years. It is fair enough and is like of recognition and respect of Manchester City for Gundogan to allow the player moving to Barcelona. It is a happy ending for the player and is helpful for the club reputation on how they treat their legendary players too.

Gundogan has good part of his career in Manchester City because he had little injuries during the time in Eithad. It is different than his last seasons in Dortmund with some injuries and he missed many matches with Dortmund.

The three names chosen by Perez are highly qualified to replace Ancelotti, Zidane and Mourinho are great coaches and have won various titles. Meanwhile, Xavi Alonso played a great role in boosting Leverkusen performance in the 2022-2023 season. Coincidentally, Alonso contract with Bayer Leverkusen also expires at the end of the 2023-2024 season, so Real Madrid can bring in Alonso for free.

Xabi Alonso still needs more time and in the Europa League semi finals against AS Roma, he shown that he lacked of ability to use alternative players to change tactics and change the match conditions. He needs more time to sharpen his tactics philosophy and flexibility to win titles. He is not a good coach for Real Madrid at the moment.

Zidane did not show any interest to manage a club after he left Real Madrid some seasons ago. He only aimed at France national coach position that is hold by his ex-team-mate Deschamps. He will not take the coach position in Real Madrid.

Mourinho looks to be a best candidate for Real Madrid. He has good successful career and in the past two seasons, he got good achievements in AS Roma with limited resources and so far in this summer, he has yet stated about his future.

[bering]

Pepe Reina extended his contract with Villarreal for another season while he is a 40y old player and if he really stays in Villarreal for the next season he can be one of the oldest players in La Liga.
Maybe Villarreal had to start seeking a young goalkeeper instead of extending his contract at this age.

A bit surprised to see he was still interesting to extend his contract even though his age can be considered as very old age right now. It's amazing to see how he is really comitting to be a good keeper for villareal even though his age was old.
I hope so but let's see what's gonna happen until the end of season. Villareal has interest to recruit ajax's goal keeper but it has been suffering big problem in his transfer from ajax

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/05/10/villarreal-identify-la-liga-stopper-as-their-new-first-choice-keeper-for-next-season

That's why villareal has no choice other than keeping reina even though he was very old now as a football player

I was remember he has been reach to his top career when Reina was defend Liverpool for 9 season and indeed a bit surprised because he still able to play at high level of competition with his current age and Pepe Reina status currently as Villarreal main goalkeeper and last season he has been trusted by Villarreal previous manager Unay Emery and the current manager Quique Setién and his performance was quite stable although he is not young anymore and Villarreal doesn't have much option at that time because only Pepe Reina is an experienced goalkeeper and indeed they still have Filip Jorgensen as second goalkeeper but this player is too young and Villarreal seems doesn't dare to put their trust to him

[nara1892]

Apart from looking for new players to strengthen their squad, the 2023 summer transfer market will also be used by Real Madrid to find a new coach. The harmonious relationship that exists between Real Madrid and Ancelotti will end soon after the coach has agreed to coach the Brazilian national team, the 2023-2024 season will be the last season for Ancelotti to coach Real Madrid.
Real Madrid is busy looking for a new coach who can replace Ancelotti, Perez as president of Real Madrid already has three names to be appointed as the new coach of Real Madrid. Zidane, Mourinho and Xabi Alonso are candidates to succeed Ancelotti.

The three names chosen by Perez are highly qualified to replace Ancelotti, Zidane and Mourinho are great coaches and have won various titles. Meanwhile, Xavi Alonso played a great role in boosting Leverkusen performance in the 2022-2023 season. Coincidentally, Alonso contract with Bayer Leverkusen also expires at the end of the 2023-2024 season, so Real Madrid can bring in Alonso for free.

Of the 3 names you mentioned, they are people who are familiar with Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho had coached Real Madrid in the 2010 to 2013 season, Zidane is also a name that has even coached Real Madrid 2 times, while Xabi Alonso, although he has not once sat in the chair of Real Madrid coach, but he is a former player from the team nicknamed Los Blancos. Of the 3 names, 2 names are experienced coaches, and even Zidane is a coach who has successfully helped Real Madrid to win the Champions League title 3 times in a row.

People are already Habingering gundogans deal to be one of the best for Barcelona. It speaks more about how we see football. Gundogan is indeed a vibrant player,  who still has a lot to offer even at that age. But the question is, will he fit into xavi/ Barcelona's style of play??
Gundogan didn't play often for Pep Guardiola ( for important reasons like age factor) gradually,  the club adapted to De Bruyn which then withdrew attention from Gundogan. But Gundogan was still doing well when ever he is featured in a game.  This was because he enjoys Man City's pattern as a team. And he's she didn't affect him due to this pattern. factors like oo much Dependency/ pressure will be high on him in Barcelona and I doubt he will yield the outcome has expects.

In terms of play, I actually think about Barcelona's game pattern, which can be said in terms of the game, Manchester City and Barcelona have almost the same pattern of play, namely dominating the game. However, in my opinion, what Barcelona needs more from Gundogan is his experience, which is expected to help a lot when Barcelona have difficulty finding space. Especially now that Barcelona has good names in the midfield and it can be a good collaboration when their chemistry is created.

[makishart]

It depends on him. Pepe Reina is a goalkeeper from a generation of Gianluigi Buffon and we see Buffon is still continuing his career with Parma. Pepe Reina does not have a good position as a main goalkeeper for Villareal but it's not bad if he decided to continue this career. Such players might not be able to contribute too much with they playing time but their experience and professionality in training are very helpful for young goalkeepers.

Pepe has become an option for villareal. Villareal has no choice caused by it's failed to recruit a new goal keeper. I think that villareal is trying to find an alternative goal keeper to be signed in the summer. Reina may help the club for temporary and im sure villareal is focusing to find a new goal keeper for the team. His experience cannot make up for his age if he does not respond as quickly as a younger goalkeeper.. His stamina is not as good as a young player too.
His heart becomes even older and it was greatly affecting his body.

In my opinion there is no other reason to extend Pepe Reina's contract because his contribution as a goalkeeper made Villarreal finish in 5th place in the standings last season which made Villarreal also get a place in the European league. This is a pretty good achievement because for the 21/22 season Villarreal can only play in the conference league. So it's not surprising that even though at the age of 40, Villarreal still places its trust in Pepe Reina to become Villarreal's goalkeeper until next season. I think Villarreal will have to forget about the Ajax keeper and look for other options in the winter.

Yeah his contribution is quite a lot but villareal must consider his age. Ibra is 1 year older compared with pepe reina and he has been retiring from football. I think that pepe reina will be following it as soon as possible.
I do agree if villareal must looking at another potential club.

[borovichok]

People are already Habingering gundogans deal to be one of the best for Barcelona. It speaks more about how we see football. Gundogan is indeed a vibrant player,  who still has a lot to offer even at that age. But the question is, will he fit into xavi/ Barcelona's style of play??
Gundogan didn't play often for Pep Guardiola ( for important reasons like age factor) gradually,  the club adapted to De Bruyn which then withdrew attention from Gundogan. But Gundogan was still doing well when ever he is featured in a game.  This was because he enjoys Man City's pattern as a team. And he's she didn't affect him due to this pattern. factors like oo much Dependency/ pressure will be high on him in Barcelona and I doubt he will yield the outcome has expects.

Barcelona is not confident in just this deal; they will add additional players to the roster since they need to improve their level next season; we will have to watch to see how the club accomplishes. Xavi Hernandez will find positive traits in the recently signed German, and while it may be difficult at first to figure out the purpose for these potential midfielders, I don't believe he will have a difficult time at the club. Gundogan is a flexible player who will fit nicely in whichever role he is given. Gundogan will fit into the bluagrana pattern of play, but there is always room for progress and learning new things.

[RaltcoinsB]

Some people think that Gundogan is quite old so he can't make an impressive level of contribution to Barcelona. But I think the opposite here on this topic. Because if you watched even his last matches at Manchester City you must have seen how beneficial he was. For example he literally won the FA Cup title for his team by a big individual effort in the finale.

I think he can do so well in La Liga even at his age if he settles in well. We have 37-year-old Luka Modrić and 33-year-old Toni Kroos doing wonders in La Liga, So why not Gundogan? The Bigger issue is if he can blend in the Barcelona team as soon as possible

Gundogan made a contract with Barcelona for two years + one optional year, where he insisted if Barcelona fails to include him with the team because of their fair-play issue, then he could move out of the team by August 12, 2023, yet Barcelona accepted this clause. If that mean one thing is how important is the player for Barcelona. Gundogan helped a lot Manchester City to win titles and I believe he still can play good football in Barcelona.

I think it was a very good transfer for Barcelona without a transfer fee. Ilkay was a player who won the UCL with Manchester City and was the team captain. I couldn't understand why Pep didn't want him in their plans. The contract could have been renewed but not renewed. Evaluating this, Barça made a great transfer. There are many options in the midfield now.

[Hvdv]

So you are saying that Barcelona does not have as much of a problem as we think in terms of finance? I don’t think we can say that just because of what the weather is getting Gundogan as a free transfer. Yes, the salary amount is going to be there but it is at the end of the day a free transfer.
But anyway, I am positive that Barcelona is going to be able to get him on the team without too many problems. Unless of course, the player decides that he’s going to go to some other Saudi club where he is going to get paid a lot of money. And let’s be honest, the Saudi league can actually pay him a lot more money compared to what Barcelona can give him right now.

According to an insider, Fabrizio Romano Gundogan has already signed a contract with Barcelona for two years with an option to extend for another season. Yes, he could have earned money of a different order in Saudi Arabia, but obviously he decided to continue his career at the highest level, because with all due respect to the Saudi Arabian championship, La Liga and European tournaments are tournaments of a much higher order and level.

Of course, European cups become top tournaments for football. In the rest of the world, even a tournament does not attract as much attention as the Champions league. People from all walks of life follow the Champions League with interest. Maybe Gündoğan has the idea of ​​taking part in such a league and proving himself more.

[mamesso]

So you are saying that Barcelona does not have as much of a problem as we think in terms of finance? I don’t think we can say that just because of what the weather is getting Gundogan as a free transfer. Yes, the salary amount is going to be there but it is at the end of the day a free transfer.
But anyway, I am positive that Barcelona is going to be able to get him on the team without too many problems. Unless of course, the player decides that he’s going to go to some other Saudi club where he is going to get paid a lot of money. And let’s be honest, the Saudi league can actually pay him a lot more money compared to what Barcelona can give him right now.

According to an insider, Fabrizio Romano Gundogan has already signed a contract with Barcelona for two years with an option to extend for another season. Yes, he could have earned money of a different order in Saudi Arabia, but obviously he decided to continue his career at the highest level, because with all due respect to the Saudi Arabian championship, La Liga and European tournaments are tournaments of a much higher order and level.

Gradually Gundogan reasons for choosing to join Barcelona rather than continuing his career with Manchester City began to unfold. According to a report by Sky Sports, Manchester City is only offering a new contract for one season plus an option for a one-year extension, while Barcelona is willing to give him a two-year contract plus a one-year extension option with a bigger salary than what Manchester City is offering.
Choosing to move to Barcelona could provide career certainty for Gundogan, at 32 years of age he can still play at the highest level and his presence in the Barcelona squad is much needed as they recently lost Sergio Busquets after his contract expired. Gundogan qualities can help improve the quality of Barcelona midfield for next season, he is a versatile midfielder, he is also a midfielder who is very diligent in scoring goals, last season he performed well by scoring 11 goals and seven assists.

[BRINIRHA]

So you are saying that Barcelona does not have as much of a problem as we think in terms of finance? I don’t think we can say that just because of what the weather is getting Gundogan as a free transfer. Yes, the salary amount is going to be there but it is at the end of the day a free transfer.
But anyway, I am positive that Barcelona is going to be able to get him on the team without too many problems. Unless of course, the player decides that he’s going to go to some other Saudi club where he is going to get paid a lot of money. And let’s be honest, the Saudi league can actually pay him a lot more money compared to what Barcelona can give him right now.

According to an insider, Fabrizio Romano Gundogan has already signed a contract with Barcelona for two years with an option to extend for another season. Yes, he could have earned money of a different order in Saudi Arabia, but obviously he decided to continue his career at the highest level, because with all due respect to the Saudi Arabian championship, La Liga and European tournaments are tournaments of a much higher order and level.

Based on the news I read also said that Ilkay Gundogan has been confirmed to join Barcelona this season. And the reason Gundogan chose not to renew his contract at Man City and instead went to Barcelona was because Man City's contract extension offer only gave him a 1-year contract. and surely that's not a good enough thing for 32-year-old Ilkay Gundogan who certainly wants to be sure about his career. And Barcelona came to offer a 2-year contract with a 1-year extension option with a higher salary than that offered by Man City, so it's no wonder Ilkay Gundogan chose Barcelona. And at least Ilkay Gundogan will also continue to play in the Champions League if he joins Barcelona. And my guess is that Xavi will focus on the Champions League for this season. And Ilkay Gundogan is likely to replace the midfielder left by Sergio Busquets, whose contract has expired.

[Pulsar77]

People are already Habingering gundogans deal to be one of the best for Barcelona. It speaks more about how we see football. Gundogan is indeed a vibrant player,  who still has a lot to offer even at that age. But the question is, will he fit into xavi/ Barcelona's style of play??
Gundogan didn't play often for Pep Guardiola ( for important reasons like age factor) gradually,  the club adapted to De Bruyn which then withdrew attention from Gundogan. But Gundogan was still doing well when ever he is featured in a game.  This was because he enjoys Man City's pattern as a team. And he's she didn't affect him due to this pattern. factors like oo much Dependency/ pressure will be high on him in Barcelona and I doubt he will yield the outcome has expects.

I think Gundogan can really adapt to Barcelona's system in a short time. Because there are significant level of similarities between Xavi and Guardiola's systems. They both like to play a ball possession focused football so I don't feel like Gundogan would have difficulties in keeping up with the tempo. Tiki-taka system will be the one he will need to adapt to maybe but I don't still expect him to have serious issues considering his skillset. Xavi wouldn't have wanted him in the first place if he thought he might have issues there.

It is good to have some experienced players in the squad for Barcelona but they just need to keep the number of them not too high. It wouldn't be ideal for Xavi's system.

[Blitzboy]

Apart from looking for new players to strengthen their squad, the 2023 summer transfer market will also be used by Real Madrid to find a new coach. The harmonious relationship that exists between Real Madrid and Ancelotti will end soon after the coach has agreed to coach the Brazilian national team, the 2023-2024 season will be the last season for Ancelotti to coach Real Madrid.
Real Madrid is busy looking for a new coach who can replace Ancelotti, Perez as president of Real Madrid already has three names to be appointed as the new coach of Real Madrid. Zidane, Mourinho and Xabi Alonso are candidates to succeed Ancelotti.

The three names chosen by Perez are highly qualified to replace Ancelotti, Zidane and Mourinho are great coaches and have won various titles. Meanwhile, Xavi Alonso played a great role in boosting Leverkusen performance in the 2022-2023 season. Coincidentally, Alonso contract with Bayer Leverkusen also expires at the end of the 2023-2024 season, so Real Madrid can bring in Alonso for free.

Perez eyeing Zidane, Mourinho, and Xabi for the forthcoming coaching void at Real Madrid is strategic, yet doesnt it feel like déjà vu? Shouldn't we consider new blood given the cutting-edge tactics by rising coaches from lower leagues?

Indeed, Zidane and Mourinho’ stellar records and Alonso’ noteworthy leadership at Bayer Leverkusen are commendable. But, arent we squandering a chance to scout beyond these usual suspects and back youthful, possibly game-changing coaching stars?

[superman184]

I think it was a very good transfer for Barcelona without a transfer fee. Ilkay was a player who won the UCL with Manchester City and was the team captain. I couldn't understand why Pep didn't want him in their plans. The contract could have been renewed but not renewed. Evaluating this, Barça made a great transfer. There are many options in the midfield now.

On the one hand, Barcelona also really wanted to take advantage of this moment by getting this extraordinary transfer because Barcelona also wanted to prove that they were still strong enough in the coming season. Apart from that, Manchester City won't be hurting too much by letting go of some of their old players at this point, as perhaps Pep himself has more different plans for next season by bringing in some new players. Although in essence Pep is trying to make the team stronger than before for next season.

[Jody.Drummer]

I think it was a very good transfer for Barcelona without a transfer fee. Ilkay was a player who won the UCL with Manchester City and was the team captain. I couldn't understand why Pep didn't want him in their plans. The contract could have been renewed but not renewed. Evaluating this, Barça made a great transfer. There are many options in the midfield now.

On the one hand, Barcelona also really wanted to take advantage of this moment by getting this extraordinary transfer because Barcelona also wanted to prove that they were still strong enough in the coming season. Apart from that, Manchester City won't be hurting too much by letting go of some of their old players at this point, as perhaps Pep himself has more different plans for next season by bringing in some new players. Although in essence Pep is trying to make the team stronger than before for next season.

I think it's a decision that Manchester City took and it was definitely considered very well even though it probably didn't make any money for them in this transfer. Pep Guardiola himself is not a coach who will let go of his players if he still needs the player or the player is still in the game scheme they will apply.
Obviously this benefits Barcelona, and it's exactly what you said they took advantage of this moment well to bring Gundogan to become one of the names that will be listed in their squad for the 2023/2024 season.