La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[boltz]

I just saw that Real Betis gave another 1 year to the legend Juaqin who will turn 41 years old this year and I'm glad to see him playing for another LaLiga year as he was one of my favorites on his good days of Betis and his prime. Also a good chance for him to play some more games in Europa League and maybe even score ? that would be amazing for him to score at least 1 goal in Europe competitions before he retires from Betis and the chances for this to happen are pretty big as Betis still have a squad that can achieve top 5 again in LaLiga 22/23.

[blackened515]

Barcelona seems serious about retaining Busquets in the club this season despite his contract expiring June 2023, that means he still have one season left in the club. Sergio Busquets have been in the club for a long time have been the target of Major league soccer clubs. The midfielder who have a lengthy experience in Laliga and he's one of the players in the team that usually boost new players confidence in the team. Even barça coach, Xavi probably want to work with him and hope he stays in the club.

[tygeade]

Dembélé agreed to play at Barcelona until the summer of 2024, while accepting a 40% cut in his wages. This is good news for the club, but as far as I remember, initially Dembele's salary requests were much higher, he just ended up in free agent status and did not find better options so Barcelona took advantage of. As I said, this is good for the club, but there is a possibility that Dembele will feel cheated and this will bring discord into intra-team affairs.

why does dembele feel cheated if barcelona offer has clearly cost him in terms of wages I mean he should take a pay cut. Barcelona doesn't seem to be putting too much pressure on Dembele to accept their offer. So Dembele decision has been well thought out and both parties have accepted a fair deal. if he felt uncomfortable he certainly wouldn't have signed a new contract. So far there has been no point of agreement between the two parties on the Raphinha issue.

I agree, if there weren't any other team that was trying to give him a better offer, then he is not cheated at all. If it was like a forced thing, then I would understand. For example, a young player getting like 5 year deal, and for a cheap one, then turns out to be a superstar, would be missing out a good payday because he is contractually obligated to play for lesser than what he should be getting worth.

But in this case, he was a free agent and he looked for other teams and no other team wanted him for that kind of money. If anything, Barcelona is cheated here because they offered money to a player that didn't get the same offer from any other team, so they overpaid him even with the pay cut.

[snipie]

Barcelona seems serious about retaining Busquets in the club this season despite his contract expiring June 2023, that means he still have one season left in the club. Sergio Busquets have been in the club for a long time have been the target of Major league soccer clubs. The midfielder who have a lengthy experience in Laliga and he's one of the players in the team that usually boost new players confidence in the team. Even barça coach, Xavi probably want to work with him and hope he stays in the club.

Busquets played 14 seasons with Barcelona and he won't sign an extension of the contract since he wants to play in USA, probably with Inter Miami once his contract expires next season.
Xavi wants him with the team and he can play 1-2 additional seasons imo but it appears that he wants to try another experience rather than to play solely for Barcelona his whole career.

[Zackgeno96]

Barcelona has the potential to be a strong team, but they have a lot of young players and of course they need to mature. Of course they showed how good and fun they can play football in the match against Real Madrid in Bernabeu in which Real Madrid played completely lost. It seemed to be incidental then, but Xavi has continued the good line. I think Real Madrid are again the favorites to become champions, but at least we're going to see a more exciting race than last year. Then Barcelona started really bad and they were even 12th at the ladder.

[emrecemsan]

The source says that Barcelona have offered the 60 million-pound offer which Chelsea also made for Raphinha. This can mean that Barcelona might be really close to finishing this deal at last. Raphinha is already willing to join them rather than Chelsea. As long as Leeds get the amount they want I don't expect them to cause any problem after that. I expect this deal to be completed for Barcelona finally. However this amount is really big for them at the same time. I wonder if they will still have money to make some other signings.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/raphinha-barcelona-48-hours-match-chelsea-60m-transfer-offer/blt1fb3794b90bb21ac

[TelolettOm]

Plus, Real Madrid have already released attacking midfield, Isco this season and maybe it's Luka Modric's turn next season because if I'm not mistaken his contract will expire next June, so Madrid must be prepared to find a replacement, so far only one midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has been brought in from Monaco.

Real Madrid doesn't need to look for a replacement for Modric since they have Federico Valverde who plays at the same position. Valverde performed quite impressive in the last season, he deserves to be the successor of Luka Modric. For future midfielders, Real Madrid won't be afraid because they already have the successors of their 3 main midfielders (Casemiro, Kross, Modric). Tchouameni, Camavinga, and Valverde are their future midfielders, these players will be the key players on the midfield line of Real Madrid. I only a bit doubt on Real Madrid attacking line since they still can't find the sucessor of Benzema.

[logfiles]

The source says that Barcelona have offered the 60 million-pound offer which Chelsea also made for Raphinha. This can mean that Barcelona might be really close to finishing this deal at last. Raphinha is already willing to join them rather than Chelsea. As long as Leeds get the amount they want I don't expect them to cause any problem after that. I expect this deal to be completed for Barcelona finally. However this amount is really big for them at the same time. I wonder if they will still have money to make some other signings.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/raphinha-barcelona-48-hours-match-chelsea-60m-transfer-offer/blt1fb3794b90bb21ac

It really makes me wonder why Barcelona are willing to spend that much on a kind of player they don't urgently need at the moment, yet they are already drowning in debts. They also don't seem to show any signs of offloading players that maybe redundant during the course of next season.  Let's see how thing go, but at some point I really thought Chelsea had a good chance of singing him.

[bekti3]

Dembélé agreed to play at Barcelona until the summer of 2024, while accepting a 40% cut in his wages. This is good news for the club, but as far as I remember, initially Dembele's salary requests were much higher, he just ended up in free agent status and did not find better options so Barcelona took advantage of. As I said, this is good for the club, but there is a possibility that Dembele will feel cheated and this will bring discord into intra-team affairs.

why does dembele feel cheated if barcelona offer has clearly cost him in terms of wages I mean he should take a pay cut. Barcelona doesn't seem to be putting too much pressure on Dembele to accept their offer. So Dembele decision has been well thought out and both parties have accepted a fair deal. if he felt uncomfortable he certainly wouldn't have signed a new contract. So far there has been no point of agreement between the two parties on the Raphinha issue.

He had already said that he agreed so that meant there was no deception there especially in this case it was obvious the decision was made by him.
But indeed I don't really understand why he agrees with this especially there are several clubs who want his services and even from a financial point of view it is clear that other clubs have better fans than Barcelona but I am quite surprised why he is back with Barcelona and is willing to take a pay cut.

[MCobian]

Dembélé agreed to play at Barcelona until the summer of 2024, while accepting a 40% cut in his wages. This is good news for the club, but as far as I remember, initially Dembele's salary requests were much higher, he just ended up in free agent status and did not find better options so Barcelona took advantage of. As I said, this is good for the club, but there is a possibility that Dembele will feel cheated and this will bring discord into intra-team affairs.

why does dembele feel cheated if barcelona offer has clearly cost him in terms of wages I mean he should take a pay cut. Barcelona doesn't seem to be putting too much pressure on Dembele to accept their offer. So Dembele decision has been well thought out and both parties have accepted a fair deal. if he felt uncomfortable he certainly wouldn't have signed a new contract. So far there has been no point of agreement between the two parties on the Raphinha issue.

He had already said that he agreed so that meant there was no deception there especially in this case it was obvious the decision was made by him.
But indeed I don't really understand why he agrees with this especially there are several clubs who want his services and even from a financial point of view it is clear that other clubs have better fans than Barcelona but I am quite surprised why he is back with Barcelona and is willing to take a pay cut.

Several big European clubs were interested in Dembele, but finally Dembele was willing to accept a new contract offer from Barcelona,
Dembele's salary will be cut by 40%. I think why Dembele did that, because other clubs also offered contracts that did not differ much
from what Barcelona offered, that's why Dembele is willing to accept the contract offer given by Barcelona. Moreover, with Dembele's
track record which is often injured, other clubs will also not dare to offer a large salary to Dembele. But I think Dembele's decision was
right by extending his contract with Barcelona, because since Xavi became Barcelona's main coach, Dembele could find his best game.
In addition, Dembele is one of Xavi's favorite players, so the possibility of Dembele playing as a starter is very large. But if Dembele moves
to another club, it's possible that Dembele won't be playing regularly.

[herurist]

Real Madrid are still silent about making transfers these days. Maybe they are thinking that their current squad is good enough. However I think that they had better sign a promising striker now. Benzema would be the main striker again next season but I think this will stay like this for only that season. After that Real Madrid would prefer a younger and solid centre-forward in his position.

Agree with what you said, Even though Benzema's performance this season has been very good and the movement of Vini, Asensio and even Rodrygo has improved but still they have to bring at least one striker there to anticipate if the incident when Benzema was injured this season is repeated for next season.
In any case I never doubted the greatness of Real Madrid but they need to think about the worst.

[lalabotax]

There is a possibility that Barcelona failed to get Raphinha, because Chelsea made a bigger offer to Leeds. Although Raphinha prefers Barcelona
to Chelsea, it is impossible for Leeds to sell Raphinha below the price offered by Chelsea. And it seems with Barcelona's financial condition that is
not good, it is very difficult for Barcelona to compete on price with Chelsea. In the end, extending Dembele's contract is the best option for now
that Barcelona can do, -snip-

You are right. It is very possible that Barcelona fails to sign Raphinha. Chelsea has made an offer with a big amount of money, another top club also can join the competition and makes a bigger offer. I doubt if Barcelona can win the competition to sign Raphinha if there are some top clubs interested to sign Raphinha. It is true that Barcelona still experiences a financial crisis, they can't spend very big amount of money to sign 1 player only. So, extending Dembele's contract is the best way to prevent the failure of signing Raphinha.

[Slow death]

The source says that Barcelona have offered the 60 million-pound offer which Chelsea also made for Raphinha. This can mean that Barcelona might be really close to finishing this deal at last. Raphinha is already willing to join them rather than Chelsea. As long as Leeds get the amount they want I don't expect them to cause any problem after that. I expect this deal to be completed for Barcelona finally. However this amount is really big for them at the same time. I wonder if they will still have money to make some other signings.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/raphinha-barcelona-48-hours-match-chelsea-60m-transfer-offer/blt1fb3794b90bb21ac

does barcelona need to win some prize for always signing players that won't be so useful, why don't they focus on getting Lewandowski? one of the biggest cancers of barcelona is in the matter of having certain former managers of barcelona with very retarded and sick opinions, for example Lluís Bassat who ran to be president of barcelona years ago said that he would not hire Lewandowski because he says that Lewandowski he's 34 years old so he's already old, honestly it's because of that kind of thinking that barcelona fell so much to the point of becoming a shit team and to make matters worse they started to put players in very unproductive games. I hope they know which players must be priority or else they won't be able to win la liga

[Velvet78]

I think they also need a central midfielder to replace Modric. Although Modric still looks very agile, Anceloti needs updating. Benzema is still good but having a potential replacement is not wrong I think it will be profitable to start now. The senior madrid players on average may effectively play 3 years again. Maybe your thoughts are the same as mine, being afraid to start with young players. Madrid will fail in the transition period.

They have actually made their move to replace not only Modric but also Kroos already. Tchouameni has been brought to the team and he is the future of Real Madrid midfield together with Camavinga. I don't know if they would play side by side in the starting eleven already now but they are going to do so soon. Real Madrid are caring about making the team younger a lot. It is the key for them to be successful in the long run as well.

[Fesatmas]

I think they also need a central midfielder to replace Modric. Although Modric still looks very agile, Anceloti needs updating. Benzema is still good but having a potential replacement is not wrong I think it will be profitable to start now. The senior madrid players on average may effectively play 3 years again. Maybe your thoughts are the same as mine, being afraid to start with young players. Madrid will fail in the transition period.

They have actually made their move to replace not only Modric but also Kroos already. Tchouameni has been brought to the team and he is the future of Real Madrid midfield together with Camavinga. I don't know if they would play side by side in the starting eleven already now but they are going to do so soon. Real Madrid are caring about making the team younger a lot. It is the key for them to be successful in the long run as well.

Yes, Real Madrid has started to regenerate players like Modric, Kroos. Actually they did that even last season, it's just that the intensity of the game is still bigger for them (Modric, Kroos and Casimero). I think next season they will start with a bit more rotation in the middle position. I see they will start to give time to their young players but it is still in their senior command.

[AakZaki]

Transfers this season should be good for Madrid. setting up a replacement or partner for Benzema up front will help Benzema not be used too often. I mean, with his current age, of course, the decline in performance will be seen when Benzema has to fight with a very strong opponent's defense.
Looking for a potential youngster to be placed behind Benzema would be a good buy for Madrid in the future. but we haven't seen how Madrid will sign a player as we talked about. Madrid more often recruits players who already have big names.

I think so. It's more like giving it time to adapt and adjust. As long as Benzema is fit and Madrid have a new substitute it will be profitable. Madrid still has a great striker, and a successor, it will make the regeneration of players better. There is no pause too long to be able to emerge as a champion. So regeneration goes smoothly. Of course the fans will be happy because they are still in a good club.

[OcTradism]

Yes, Real Madrid has started to regenerate players like Modric, Kroos. Actually they did that even last season, it's just that the intensity of the game is still bigger for them (Modric, Kroos and Casimero). I think next season they will start with a bit more rotation in the middle position. I see they will start to give time to their young players but it is still in their senior command.

They changed their strategy from Galaticos to building their own Galaticos from young and talented players. They started that plan with Vinicius, Valverde, Rodrygo a few years ago and the last season is when they harvest good results from it.

Those players especially Vinicius had a very amazing season, a break through and biggest achievement in his career. After the last season, Vinicius has ended a phase of a talented and potential player to become a really star player.

I think so. It's more like giving it time to adapt and adjust. As long as Benzema is fit and Madrid have a new substitute it will be profitable. Madrid still has a great striker, and a successor, it will make the regeneration of players better. There is no pause too long to be able to emerge as a champion. So regeneration goes smoothly. Of course the fans will be happy because they are still in a good club.

Benzema is very professional and Real Madrid can use him and rely on his goals in 2 or 3 more seasons. Maybe after 2 or 3 seasons, they will get Mbappe or Haaland because I think one of these players will move if they don't get what they want in PSG and Manchester City, Champions League and Ballon d'Or.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I think so. It's more like giving it time to adapt and adjust. As long as Benzema is fit and Madrid have a new substitute it will be profitable. Madrid still has a great striker, and a successor, it will make the regeneration of players better. There is no pause too long to be able to emerge as a champion. So regeneration goes smoothly. Of course the fans will be happy because they are still in a good club.

Benzema is very professional and Real Madrid can use him and rely on his goals in 2 or 3 more seasons. Maybe after 2 or 3 seasons, they will get Mbappe or Haaland because I think one of these players will move if they don't get what they want in PSG and Manchester City, Champions League and Ballon d'Or.

Benzema is very talented and experienced. The most important thing is that his fitness is excellent. And he can perform the entire season without getting injured. He is a regular scorer. And can change playing conditions in any season. For at least the next two seasons, Real Madrid will be able to rely on Benzema if Benzema's fitness is good.

[mamesso]

Benzema is very professional and Real Madrid can use him and rely on his goals in 2 or 3 more seasons. Maybe after 2 or 3 seasons, they will get Mbappe or Haaland because I think one of these players will move if they don't get what they want in PSG and Manchester City, Champions League and Ballon d'Or.

Benzema is very talented and experienced. The most important thing is that his fitness is excellent. And he can perform the entire season without getting injured. He is a regular scorer. And can change playing conditions in any season. For at least the next two seasons, Real Madrid will be able to rely on Benzema if Benzema's fitness is good.

Many good things happened to Benzena in the 2021-2022 season, due to his extraordinary performance throughout the season, making his name more existent and shining on the European football scene and even the world. The 2021-2022 season seems to be a blessing for Benzema, a series of titles both with the team and individually he has successfully won, including the Champions League.
As a result of performing brilliantly last season, Benzema is considered worthy of the Ballon d'Or award which in recent years has been dominated by Messi and Ronaldo. Real Madrid can still rely on him for next season, he is able to prove that at the age of 34, he can still look extraordinary.

[Iranus]

Transfers this season should be good for Madrid. setting up a replacement or partner for Benzema up front will help Benzema not be used too often. I mean, with his current age, of course, the decline in performance will be seen when Benzema has to fight with a very strong opponent's defense.
Looking for a potential youngster to be placed behind Benzema would be a good buy for Madrid in the future. but we haven't seen how Madrid will sign a player as we talked about. Madrid more often recruits players who already have big names.

I think so. It's more like giving it time to adapt and adjust. As long as Benzema is fit and Madrid have a new substitute it will be profitable. Madrid still has a great striker, and a successor, it will make the regeneration of players better. There is no pause too long to be able to emerge as a champion. So regeneration goes smoothly. Of course the fans will be happy because they are still in a good club.

I don't think Benzema needs a partner right now. Benzema has young Vinicius as his partner. He is very talented. Now Real Madrid need to replace Benzema. Because Benzema is now 35 years old. If Real Madrid can't find a worthy replacement for Benzema right now, then Real Madrid will face a lot of problems if Benzema leaves the team.