La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Juggy777]

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So far they seem to have found a smart way to increase the quality for their team. When they sign some who have an expired contract they can save a lot of money in that way and consolidate their finances. It is not yet known how many players more they are trying to bring to Barcelona, but they will need a few if they want to attack again. But they do need to improve their overall approach since they are in desperate need for a surplus.

The idea is probably the same, as long as they are sure the player fits Barcelona's needs then I think Xavi would recommend the player to sign. Ilkay Gundogan is a good midfielder for Barcelona, ​​so I think Barcelona were lucky to sign him for a few seasons. Xavi may still need a few other good players who can balance his team, but I don't think he will be too pushy due to the team's not-so-good financial condition.

Xavi already has a good alternative to the former Manchester City captain. Ilkay Gundogan can act as a defensive midfielder although De Jong and Kessie can also play in that position. So Xavi has found what he was looking for after he lost Busquets, while in other positions I think Xavi also needs a good right-back instead of giving Araujo and Kounde a lot of chances.

@shogun47 I believe his arrival signals that De Jong is now available for sale because by doing this they can get solid revenues too and further invest in the squad. Also with this smart signing now I’m keen to see who else will they target because this transfer signals that they’re keen to target winning the champions league now and if they can add more quality player’s then they’ll definitely be a force to reckon in the champions league.

[rahmad2nd]

Great midfielder, the numbers and creativity on the pitch would speak for him, disciplined player, technically, smart and a modern player all of the top sides would want to join em if not for his age.
Money is not everything for every player, infact Barcelona deserves such a player and Gundogan also deserves representing Barcelona.

Xavi still needs a replacement for Sergio Busquet, he's not recruited a player for that position and also Gundogan won't be a great fit for that position if he was bought to replace Busquet. The name Joshua Kimmich have been mentioned severally, but the player have no plans and intentions to move to Barcelona.

Gundogan is a midfielder, he can play in place of Busquets. especially if we look at the available Barcelona players, but Xavi could have assigned him in another position, because he is a versatile player. he can be a playmaker, attacking or defensive midfielder. So the problem is, Barcelona needs mature players and Gundohan is the answer. don't be surprised, if he will partner with Do Jong as a pivot.

To be honest, I don't know what Xavi is planning in his project for next season. however, given the number of players who left. plus, which still survives. it is likely that he will fill the position left by the Barcelona captain. the question is, will Xavi change his tactical style and formation, most likely not. Barcelona will stick with its 4-3-3 formation. except, he studied what Pep implemented with his new system.
Speaking of Joshua Kimmich, if I'm not mistaken, the rumors are that Kimmich has blatantly refused that he will not leave for Barcelona. if they already have Gundohan, what else do they need. after all, there are second-tier players who are pretty good. but even then, if they don't include it in the sales list.

[jeha2015]

What's most interesting to wait for next season is Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad Return to the UEFA Champions League After 1 decade of waiting, can they make a new surprise next season? Real Sociedad last appeared in the 2013-2014 UCL season when they were reinforced by Claudio Bravo, Inigo Martinez, Antoine Griezmann and Carlos Vela, hopefully Real Sociedad can go further in the 2023-2024 UCL season.

Real Sociedad's success this season cannot be separated from Asian players, namely Kubo, who performed brilliantly last season so he could bring Real Sociedad to the top four in Laliga. It will be interesting if we want to see Kubo's journey from childhood until now.

Since childhood, Kubo's potential has really been seen. At that time in Barcelona he was in the most prominent youth team but unfortunately he didn't get the chance because of the local appendage of Catalan pride who had to get the chance. Unfortunately, when he moved to Madrid, he chose the wrong club, like leaving a tiger's cage and entering a lion's cage. In Madrid, the potential was out, but unfortunately, Ral Madrid is not that easy to believe that quality players from Asia end up playing more in the youth team. Kubo's decision to leave Real Madrid paid off. He is now an important player at Real Sociedad.

[ShowOff]

@shogun47 I believe his arrival signals that De Jong is now available for sale because by doing this they can get solid revenues too and further invest in the squad. Also with this smart signing now I’m keen to see who else will they target because this transfer signals that they’re keen to target winning the champions league now and if they can add more quality player’s then they’ll definitely be a force to reckon in the champions league.

Not likely, De Jong will still be staying at Barcelona even though they recently got the green light to sign Ilkay Gundogan. De Jong is an important player for Xavi, and if Xavi wants to sell a player then I think it's Ansu Fati or Ferran Torres he will sell. I can't say for sure what Barcelona's plans are, but I think some players might be considered for sale so that Barcelona can adjust their finances.

About Frenkie de Jong, I hope he can be kept at Barcelona. He is a good midfielder so far and Xavi may have realized that a long time ago. If Barcelona is forced to sell him, then maybe it is a consequence that they can no longer avoid.

[$anounimus$]

@shogun47 I believe his arrival signals that De Jong is now available for sale because by doing this they can get solid revenues too and further invest in the squad. Also with this smart signing now I’m keen to see who else will they target because this transfer signals that they’re keen to target winning the champions league now and if they can add more quality player’s then they’ll definitely be a force to reckon in the champions league.

Not likely, De Jong will still be staying at Barcelona even though they recently got the green light to sign Ilkay Gundogan. De Jong is an important player for Xavi, and if Xavi wants to sell a player then I think it's Ansu Fati or Ferran Torres he will sell. I can't say for sure what Barcelona's plans are, but I think some players might be considered for sale so that Barcelona can adjust their finances.

About Frenkie de Jong, I hope he can be kept at Barcelona. He is a good midfielder so far and Xavi may have realized that a long time ago. If Barcelona is forced to sell him, then maybe it is a consequence that they can no longer avoid.

The arrival of Gundogan will of course take its toll, the financial situation is the reason for Barcelona to sell off several players who are considered to have contributed less to the team. But I agree that Frankie De Jong can be maintained even though the midfield has added new energy. Ansu Fati, Torres, Rapinha, Kessie and Garcia might be Xavi's considerations in letting them go and I think these players deserve to leave Camp Nou. But it could be that due to financial conditions, the Blaugrana management will make decisions that are beyond predictions, but I hope they don't make hasty decisions.

[hahay]

What's most interesting to wait for next season is Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad Return to the UEFA Champions League After 1 decade of waiting, can they make a new surprise next season? Real Sociedad last appeared in the 2013-2014 UCL season when they were reinforced by Claudio Bravo, Inigo Martinez, Antoine Griezmann and Carlos Vela, hopefully Real Sociedad can go further in the 2023-2024 UCL season.

At that time Real Sociedad also had no wins at all and in fact, Real Sociedad could only have 1 point. Meanwhile, at that time Real Sociedad could be considered to be in a relatively easy group, because Real Sociedad were in Group A along with Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk. With a record like that, I personally am not so sure that Real Sociedad will be able to go further in the Champions League next season. Because after all, it looks like Real Sociedad was also just lucky because Sevilla only finished in 12th position, which made Real Sociedad have the luck to finish in 4th position.

[bitgolden]

It has been confirmed that Ilkay Gündogan will go to Barcelona with a two-year contract and the possibility of an extension in the future, Barcelona seems to be very aggressive in bringing in this player because his free agent status will not make Barca spend transfer funds.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1671558716594745345
With an initial two year contract and the possibility of an extension, I think he will end his career at this club very well, he has the ability to contribute and adapt quickly to new club, so seeing him directly in the starting XI at the start of the season will be possible.

Ilkay Gündogan is making a lot of sacrifice just to be at Barcelona. It is my sincere wish that it is worth it and that he won't regret the huge money he gave up to at Saudi Arabia just to be Barca. Another expectation which I have for him is that he remains in form. I also wish to see Xavi do a beautiful work with him in managing this huge insanely talented footballer. Guardiola has given positive feedback about this player - he's ability to play multiple positions and he looks to me as the perfect team player. At the end of his time at Barca. i would love to hear Xavi say the same thing too about him.

I think not going to Saudi Arabia is normal for some players, not everyone will want that, not everyone wants to be in some nations. Like some do not prefer France, some do not want to go to Spain, some do not want Italy, and of course by the same logic some do not want to be in SA as well, it could be political or not, the reason doesn't matter, not everyone will want to go to a single nation, some will decide not to.

Plus Barcelona is a historically great team, we all know it and we all grew up watching how great they were as well, so when an offer is made from them, you do listen to them. We knew Barcelona wouldn't be remotely close to getting Haaland, financially impossible, but Haaland still went and listened to them because you don't directly say no to Barcelona.

[ShowOff]

I think not going to Saudi Arabia is normal for some players, not everyone will want that, not everyone wants to be in some nations. Like some do not prefer France, some do not want to go to Spain, some do not want Italy, and of course by the same logic some do not want to be in SA as well, it could be political or not, the reason doesn't matter, not everyone will want to go to a single nation, some will decide not to.

Plus Barcelona is a historically great team, we all know it and we all grew up watching how great they were as well, so when an offer is made from them, you do listen to them. We knew Barcelona wouldn't be remotely close to getting Haaland, financially impossible, but Haaland still went and listened to them because you don't directly say no to Barcelona.

Ilkay Gundogan's decision to join Barcelona can be considered a wise decision because he still hopes to appear in Europe with a big team. Barcelona is a good team in the history of football, so joining Barcelona must be something good in a few seasons before approaching retirement.

Ilkay Gundogan can be expected to be able to provide a balance for Barcelona's midfield players next season. Barcelona no longer have senior players in midfield after Busquets stopped renewing his contract, so Ilkay's arrival at Barcelona is one to look forward as the best alternative for the balance of the game.

[Raflesia]

Xavi worked quite efficiently and quickly because the certainty of Busquets leaving was final for his decision and of course with Gundogan in their squad it was clear this would have a positive impact.
Gundogan's leadership spirit and calmness need not be questioned even though it is impossible for him to immediately become captain but still with him and the experience he has it is clear that this is very good for Barcelona....

Xavi has a long history with Barcelona and he is also very familiar with the characteristics of his game throughout the game. so when he comes back and tries to fix Barcelona from the bottom he knows quite a lot about what's going on in Barcelona, ​​what needs to be done and also various evaluations for that. we'll see how Barcelona after Ada Xavi they were able to get up and have started to approach Barcelona's very good style of play and won La Liga last season. and this is not easy because we all know that Barcelona competed like that for a few early days so they lacked a lot of points.

Actually saying whether he is capable or not in these 2 seasons has been the answer on how he can make Barcelona improve and improve himself has been Xavi's answer even though he did have a few failures such as in the Champions League.
Now it's just a matter of how he changes himself for the better because there is still some work he has to do to make Barcelona better this season, especially with conditions where they have to try to be more consistent in a better competition, in this case the Champions League, because if they fail again then this will reap a lot of criticism that is after the previous 2 seasons they failed.

For La Liga positions everything will still be the same with the same rivals as Madrid and Atletico and indeed that will not change because the competition in La Liga for the championship position only revolves around these 3 clubs it seems.

[Leviathan.007]

Ilkay Gundogan's decision to join Barcelona can be considered a wise decision because he still hopes to appear in Europe with a big team. Barcelona is a good team in the history of football, so joining Barcelona must be something good in a few seasons before approaching retirement.

Ilkay Gundogan can be expected to be able to provide a balance for Barcelona's midfield players next season. Barcelona no longer have senior players in midfield after Busquets stopped renewing his contract, so Ilkay's arrival at Barcelona is one to look forward as the best alternative for the balance of the game.

Gundogan is going to join Barcelona but still, but nothing is clear and there is still a chance for Gundogan to join another team even if he signs the contract with Barcelona.
Because if Barcelona fails to register the contract of this player because of the financial issues he can join another team.

https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-mainstay-helped-convince-gundogan-to-sign-for-the-club-report/
https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/rumor-ilkay-gundogan-secret-clause-barcelona-contract-amid-uncertainty-la-liga-registration-reports

[shogun47]

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So far they seem to have found a smart way to increase the quality for their team. When they sign some who have an expired contract they can save a lot of money in that way and consolidate their finances. It is not yet known how many players more they are trying to bring to Barcelona, but they will need a few if they want to attack again. But they do need to improve their overall approach since they are in desperate need for a surplus.

The idea is probably the same, as long as they are sure the player fits Barcelona's needs then I think Xavi would recommend the player to sign. Ilkay Gundogan is a good midfielder for Barcelona, ​​so I think Barcelona were lucky to sign him for a few seasons. Xavi may still need a few other good players who can balance his team, but I don't think he will be too pushy due to the team's not-so-good financial condition.

Xavi already has a good alternative to the former Manchester City captain. Ilkay Gundogan can act as a defensive midfielder although De Jong and Kessie can also play in that position. So Xavi has found what he was looking for after he lost Busquets, while in other positions I think Xavi also needs a good right-back instead of giving Araujo and Kounde a lot of chances.

@shogun47 I believe his arrival signals that De Jong is now available for sale because by doing this they can get solid revenues too and further invest in the squad. Also with this smart signing now I’m keen to see who else will they target because this transfer signals that they’re keen to target winning the champions league now and if they can add more quality player’s then they’ll definitely be a force to reckon in the champions league.

You should check De Jongs salary He is one of the best paid soccer players in Europe. But at the same time they need to keep some of their team together. Getting Gundogan and letting De Jong go is an option to lower their salaries a bit as I am sure Gudogan won't earn quite as much, but yes they should still be interesting in signing more high quality players and if possible more contract free players like Gundogan, but it is hard to get them as the competition in the market for them is the highest.

[Iranus]

contrary to this, it is unlikely that sevilla can afford any major signings with the clubs financial standing and yes, getting champions league football does not change that position. it is left to see if sevilla are able to get quality loan signings, else they would struggle with relegation like the just concluded season

It's difficult to fight in the Champions League when a team doesn't have high-quality players, but in the season that just finished Sevilla were still able to stay in the middle area of the final standings and it's not that close to relegation. But for next season Sevilla will have to fight even harder because they are already in a tougher competition apart from La Liga, because the Champions League is a league for the best teams from several domestic leagues.

However, Sevilla has managed to qualify for the Champions League. But I think this team will aim for Europa League in the next season as well. As we have seen this season, from the start of the season the team's only goal was to perform well in the Europa League. While Sevilla's performance in La Liga has been erratic, the team has played very well in every Europa League match. Moreover, Sevilla does not have a strong squad to consistently perform well in the Champions League. If they try their hardest, they might be able to qualify for the round of 16 or the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Perhaps they will consider winning the Europa League title more prestigious than that.

When I read this I am asking where you get that idea from? As if any team would say that they want to neglect the league and the Copa del Rey and only play well in the Europa League as if it was their only goal. Do you believe that?
This time they are qualified for the Champions League and you say that they are aiming for the Europa League. Could you explain how you made up the idea that they will not play well in the Champions League in order to then get relegated to the Europa League and then play well there? I can't get it. I believe that they will try their best in all competitions they will be playing because why would they not.

My thoughts do not agree with your thoughts. But I think that will be the case. Because I saw Sevilla's performance in the Champions League last season. Out of 6 matches, they won only 1 match. They have also drawn away matches and won home matches against teams like Copenhagen. They lost both matches against Manchester City by big margins. They were beaten 4-1 at home against Dortmund. Despite poor performances in every match in the Champions League, this team has shown great dominance in almost every match in the Europa League. They also played well against teams like Juventus and United. And that's why I think Sevilla's main priority is the Europa League.

[Leviathan.007]

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.

[lizarder]

If we are taking about other teams chances to dethrone Real , Barca or ATM from top 3 , that should be Valencia at some point. They have been trying for a couple years right now to rebuild from ground , mix experienced players with younger talents in order to grow confidence and develop their skills but never had a real chance during the season to put all this in their favor and all went wrong for them with almost being relegated into LaLiga2.  

It is difficult to break the dominance of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in La Liga, a few seasons ago Sevilla became a candidate who was almost able to break the dominance of the three clubs. But at the end of the season also failed to dominate La Liga, vice versa with Valencia who has rebuilt confidence through the experiences of the players and the talents of the young players they have, but what we are worried about remains the same and they will not be able to dominate the top three.

And I can also bet for next season Valencia will be thrown in the top five down at the end of the season, it is also the same as what I saw in Sevilla before. Realizing or not, the Club's finances are very influential and when they don't have much money to buy quality players, it will be difficult for them to dominate the top three.

[Falconer]

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.

Apart from Pepe Reina, so far Villareal has one other relatively young goalkeeper, Filip Jörgensen. But maybe you are right, Villareal should get another goalkeeper with good quality instead of relying only on Filip Jörgensen who has only recently joined the first team since last January.

Reina is still considered important for Villarreal due to his good form, but at 40 years of age his aggressiveness may have decreased. Villarreal needs to look at another goalkeeper, but maybe not in this summer's transfer window.

[Distraction]

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.

He was even the captain there and Guardiola didn't have any problem with his performance either. Maybe the board didn't want to have him anymore by some reason anyway I don't know. But now he is at another top team and I'm pretty sure he will do his best for Barcelona also.

While Busquets is leaving I think this is a sensible transfer to fill his place also. But I think he would play more like a central midfielder or attacking midfielder.

[Minecache]

Xavi worked quite efficiently and quickly because the certainty of Busquets leaving was final for his decision and of course with Gundogan in their squad it was clear this would have a positive impact.
Gundogan's leadership spirit and calmness need not be questioned even though it is impossible for him to immediately become captain but still with him and the experience he has it is clear that this is very good for Barcelona....

Xavi has a long history with Barcelona and he is also very familiar with the characteristics of his game throughout the game. so when he comes back and tries to fix Barcelona from the bottom he knows quite a lot about what's going on in Barcelona, ​​what needs to be done and also various evaluations for that. we'll see how Barcelona after Ada Xavi they were able to get up and have started to approach Barcelona's very good style of play and won La Liga last season. and this is not easy because we all know that Barcelona competed like that for a few early days so they lacked a lot of points.

Actually saying whether he is capable or not in these 2 seasons has been the answer on how he can make Barcelona improve and improve himself has been Xavi's answer even though he did have a few failures such as in the Champions League.
Now it's just a matter of how he changes himself for the better because there is still some work he has to do to make Barcelona better this season, especially with conditions where they have to try to be more consistent in a better competition, in this case the Champions League, because if they fail again then this will reap a lot of criticism that is after the previous 2 seasons they failed.

For La Liga positions everything will still be the same with the same rivals as Madrid and Atletico and indeed that will not change because the competition in La Liga for the championship position only revolves around these 3 clubs it seems.

A lot of people are actually getting impatient with Xavi. But I believe he is actually going to bring good results for Barcelona even in the future and he will also be able to perform well with Barcelona in the Champions League if he is given the time and money. We all know that he’s not going to get a good amount of money because Barcelona cannot afford it right now. But with time I think he will be able to bring in better results. At least far better compared to what the previous coaches of Barcelona were able to bring.

I mean he has already proved that he is better by improving Barcelona and also becoming the La Liga champions. I am guessing that the next target is going to be the Champions League title. But I don’t know how realistic that target is going to be.

[Alpha Marine]

Gundogan is going to join Barcelona but still, but nothing is clear and there is still a chance for Gundogan to join another team even if he signs the contract with Barcelona.
Because if Barcelona fails to register the contract of this player because of the financial issues he can join another team.

Do you really believe Barca will sign a player and not be able to register him? I see all these news update all the time and it's funny at this point. Last summer some sports newspapers like The Athletic really believe Barca will go bankrupt. How can people be that naive?
Barca registered all the players they got last despite all that the media reported, and now they have started reporting this summer again. They didn't sign Messi partly because they would not have been able to register him.
Barcelona will register all their players, every other thing they are doing is just a precaution.

[baeva]

Xavi worked quite efficiently and quickly because the certainty of Busquets leaving was final for his decision and of course with Gundogan in their squad it was clear this would have a positive impact.
Gundogan's leadership spirit and calmness need not be questioned even though it is impossible for him to immediately become captain but still with him and the experience he has it is clear that this is very good for Barcelona....

Xavi has a long history with Barcelona and he is also very familiar with the characteristics of his game throughout the game. so when he comes back and tries to fix Barcelona from the bottom he knows quite a lot about what's going on in Barcelona, ​​what needs to be done and also various evaluations for that. we'll see how Barcelona after Ada Xavi they were able to get up and have started to approach Barcelona's very good style of play and won La Liga last season. and this is not easy because we all know that Barcelona competed like that for a few early days so they lacked a lot of points.

Actually saying whether he is capable or not in these 2 seasons has been the answer on how he can make Barcelona improve and improve himself has been Xavi's answer even though he did have a few failures such as in the Champions League.
Now it's just a matter of how he changes himself for the better because there is still some work he has to do to make Barcelona better this season, especially with conditions where they have to try to be more consistent in a better competition, in this case the Champions League, because if they fail again then this will reap a lot of criticism that is after the previous 2 seasons they failed.

For La Liga positions everything will still be the same with the same rivals as Madrid and Atletico and indeed that will not change because the competition in La Liga for the championship position only revolves around these 3 clubs it seems.

It even sounds sad that there are only three clubs competing on a permanent basis... I think in a season already completed Barcelona had the goal of taking the La Liga title, it's as if they weren't ready for something else. There is a sense that they are going step by step, raising the bar and regaining their former strength and glory. So, in the new season, it is certain that Barcelona will perform well in the Champions League

[Ryu_Ar1]

It has been confirmed that Ilkay Gündogan will go to Barcelona with a two-year contract and the possibility of an extension in the future, Barcelona seems to be very aggressive in bringing in this player because his free agent status will not make Barca spend transfer funds.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1671558716594745345
With an initial two year contract and the possibility of an extension, I think he will end his career at this club very well, he has the ability to contribute and adapt quickly to new club, so seeing him directly in the starting XI at the start of the season will be possible.

Ilkay Gündogan is making a lot of sacrifice just to be at Barcelona. It is my sincere wish that it is worth it and that he won't regret the huge money he gave up to at Saudi Arabia just to be Barca. Another expectation which I have for him is that he remains in form. I also wish to see Xavi do a beautiful work with him in managing this huge insanely talented footballer. Guardiola has given positive feedback about this player - he's ability to play multiple positions and he looks to me as the perfect team player. At the end of his time at Barca. i would love to hear Xavi say the same thing too about him.

I think not going to Saudi Arabia is normal for some players, not everyone will want that, not everyone wants to be in some nations. Like some do not prefer France, some do not want to go to Spain, some do not want Italy, and of course by the same logic some do not want to be in SA as well, it could be political or not, the reason doesn't matter, not everyone will want to go to a single nation, some will decide not to.

Plus Barcelona is a historically great team, we all know it and we all grew up watching how great they were as well, so when an offer is made from them, you do listen to them. We knew Barcelona wouldn't be remotely close to getting Haaland, financially impossible, but Haaland still went and listened to them because you don't directly say no to Barcelona.

He still wants an adventure for a big club like him rather than being in a league that is still in development and has a lot of interest because of the money involved.
Technically it's actually a pretty good decision for a player who still wants competition because with him, first choice is also slightly guaranteed for Gundogan when he's at Barcelona especially since Busquets is also out of contract and likely to leave.

It's also an advantage for Barcelona that they don't have the hassle of bringing in an expensive player on a free transfer and with the quality that we all know he's one of the better midfielders around at the moment despite his age.