La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[cygan]

a few days ago, the new schedule for the new 2023/24 season in la liga was announced. spanish champion fc barcelona plays its first game away at fc getafe. the two promoted teams granada and alaves each have an away game (at atletico madrid and respectively in cadiz) and the third promoted team (las palmas) starts the new season with a home game vs. mallorca.
the 'el clasico' will take place on the 11th matchday (end of october) where barcelona first receives real madrid at home.

[rendravolt]

Maybe Atletico Madrid are really the third biggest club in the La Liga. But still it is the truth that they have been experiencing serious difficulties in being competitive for the title. Because they just can't make a good start to a season and their inconsistent look persists for a long time. Meanwhile Barcelona or Real Madrid are already capturing the lead and gaining a huge advantage there. We don't have the same old competitive Atletico Madrid anymore.

I wouldn't like to disrespect Simeone for sure. Because he has a wonderful history with Atletico Madrid full of impressive successes. But it doesn't look like his system works properly anymore. I think he will be leaving after the end of his contract.

Atletico Madrid transfer policy which made it difficult for them to compete for the title. Actually, Atletico Madrid has the potential to compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the fight for the title, because Atletico Madrid management is too economical in spending money, they have to settle for finishing in the top four every season. Atletico inconsistent appearance is their main obstacle, this weakness needs to be considered to keep Atletico game on track. Simeone has made history with Atletico, he needs to be given quality player capital to bring Atletico to excel in La Liga and European competition.

It's a shame that what Atletico have experienced over the past season has only warmed them up to the top 4 and it could have resulted in even better results like winning La Liga had Simeone found additional funds to spend on players. We know very well that Simeone has coached Atletico for more than 10 years and he has managed to win the league title twice in that time. Atletico's owners seem very stingy to be able to get quality players and they prefer players with moderate quality to complete their squad in every season.

[RockBell]

Valverde was grown up by Real Madrid and he is one of their best young midfielders. Casemiro was sold, Modric is too old and likely will have last one to two seasons with Real Madrid, Kroos is already old enough and Valverde is one of best midfielders for Real Madrid future. He loves the club, play well and Real Madrid will send him to another club. Except if Real Madrid buy a very expensive midfielder and Valverde loses his position in the squad then will feel unhappy, a transfer might occur.

So far, no signal for such things in Real Madrid and he will stay in the club. Real Madrid will not sell him just to buy Mbappe in my opinion.

The story with Mbappe should be decided soon, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said that Mbappe has two weeks to decide on his future. PSG are not going to let one of the most expensive players in the world go for free, so they gave him two weeks to either continue his contract with the club or be sold in this transfer market. I don’t know if it makes sense for Real Madrid to shell out such a lot of money for Mbappe, yes he is an excellent forward, but is he really worth that much money?

I am still wondering why is taking Mbappe time to decide, to make a decision if he wants to stay in PSG he should make it clear, and if he wants to go to Madrid or Liverpool the ball is already in his court, but has for me I will go for real Madrid if he really wants to improve himself the best would have been for him to move to real Madrid, been an excellent forward Madrid will be the best to accommodate his talent, since he has been given two weeks, lets wait and see what step he will take.

[naira]

Atlético Madrid needs to be a completely new team with strong strategy and better coach if they want to be strong title contender because currently they are doing things for the transfers which are giving them good profit, and they are enjoying this all with current way most chances they will again stay into top four and having chance for the top 16 in Champions League as well.

In other words Atlético Madrid just needs to realize that the current management of the theme is clearly not progressing and needs a complete overhaul especially the coach so far Simeone has lost a lot of potential. Atlético Madrid only needs to reconsider the problem at hand because to compete at a level like Barcelona or Real Madrid, the solution is to replace Simeone.

All speculation will arise before there is certainty about the fate of Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid will do a lot of things to bring in this player, including releasing other players if it has to be done, but of course they will not make decisions carelessly, because every player has an important role, especially if these players are core players, making the wrong decision will only result in losses and every club has experienced a failure in purchasing players

Mbappe drama has entered its 1000th volume without ending, that's the title that illustrates how difficult it is to bring him from a club that charges more than free. Mbappe had a myriad of reasons to stay and now PSG is starting to be firm on him by saying if you like it, please stay and extend the contract, if you don't like it, you have to be ready to sell the list. The reason is, Mbappe stubbornly wants to stay until his contract expires. Gradually the opportunity will close for Mbappe if it continues like this. Neither of them wants to budge, both Mbappe and PSG are both just making crap plays.

[bering]

Jonathan David has started to be rumoured with Real Madrid recently. He is a really young and talented centre-forward. His performance at Lille this season was really impressive with 24 goals in 37 matches in the Ligue 1. His market value is 60 million euros though and Real Madrid might have to spend quite a big amount of money.

Because I don't think Lille would like to let go of him for a cheap price. But do Real Madrid really want him now? Because it looks like there is still a possibility for signing Mbappe this summer. They are still waiting patiently before making a transfer for the centre-forward position.

Real Madrid target is still Mbappe and they will attempts to gets this player soon and Jonathan David could be an alternative option for Real Madrid if they failed to gets Mbappe although the latest news i have read is Madrid has starting to contact Jonathan David agent to talking about this transfer but i think this is still a speculation and possibly this will remains rumour and since arrived to Lille on 2020 Jonathan David always be performing impressive and his goals records always be increase for every season so i am surprised if several big teams want him and his price also is not expensive compared to Mbappe price but in the term of quality obviously Mbappe was better than him

[JeffBrad12]

I am still wondering why is taking Mbappe time to decide, to make a decision if he wants to stay in PSG he should make it clear, and if he wants to go to Madrid or Liverpool the ball is already in his court, but has for me I will go for real Madrid if he really wants to improve himself the best would have been for him to move to real Madrid, been an excellent forward Madrid will be the best to accommodate his talent, since he has been given two weeks, lets wait and see what step he will take.

Everything related to the mbappe is still remain uncertain at this moment. The mbappe's case is not an easy case to be solved. Mbappe only willing to leave from PSG if his compensation will be paid by PSG. PSG doesn't wanna let him go with free agent.
It's very hard to find the best solution that will give WIN - WIN solution for both of parties. Even though if there will be a club that can afford to pay his current fees to leave from PSG and mbappe wanted £240m to be paid as his compensation for PSG.
Mbappe is making it become even more complicated. That's why the negotiation is still happening. It's not a simple case where madrid just need to pay his release clause and everything was clear.
The complicated situation is making even harder to predict mbappe's future. I wanna say if mbappe was just stupid enough.
Many teams wanted him to join but he keep being so harsh with his decision.

[Ahli38]

Jonathan David has started to be rumoured with Real Madrid recently. He is a really young and talented centre-forward. His performance at Lille this season was really impressive with 24 goals in 37 matches in the Ligue 1. His market value is 60 million euros though and Real Madrid might have to spend quite a big amount of money.

Because I don't think Lille would like to let go of him for a cheap price. But do Real Madrid really want him now? Because it looks like there is still a possibility for signing Mbappe this summer. They are still waiting patiently before making a transfer for the centre-forward position.

Real Madrid target is still Mbappe and they will attempts to gets this player soon and Jonathan David could be an alternative option for Real Madrid if they failed to gets Mbappe although the latest news i have read is Madrid has starting to contact Jonathan David agent to talking about this transfer but i think this is still a speculation and possibly this will remains rumour and since arrived to Lille on 2020 Jonathan David always be performing impressive and his goals records always be increase for every season so i am surprised if several big teams want him and his price also is not expensive compared to Mbappe price but in the term of quality obviously Mbappe was better than him

Well, in terms of quality, of course, between Jonathan David and Mbappe there are quite a contrast. where Mbappe has more advantages than Jonathan David. But as an alternative option if Real Madrid fail to get Mbappe then Jonathan David is indeed a pretty good player. I don't know much about this player. But I knew he was a pretty good player when I saw him playing for the Canadian national team. And he's also had a booming career at Lille. But even so I think Jonathan David will not be able to replace the role left by Benzema. I hope Real Madrid will be successful in bringing Mbappe this season. Because only Mbappe can replace the role left by Benzema.

Talking about the Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti. It seems that this season will be his last season at Real Madrid. because starting next year after his contract expires at Real Madrid it seems that he will leave. because rumors he has officially become coach of the Brazilian national team starting next season. And this rumor has also been confirmed by the President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), namely Ednaldo.

[babo]

No Real Madrid won't let any scenario regarding Mbappe take control of their general approach to transfers this season, but he is an important player on their list. I would say he is not just one piece of the puzzle, but several pieces given how good he is and how much influence he can have on a team and on the game. But now Real Madrid will be waiting for Mbappe's response to the deadline Khelaifi gave in an interview. He said that Mbappe either decides to sign a new contract within the next two weeks or he will be sold.

Clear
when the team is structured like this, obviously it is not based only on one player (who can have his moments of madness and self-centeredness)
each player is a piece of an organism, a piece of the machine that must be interlocked but that is replaceable

so no one gets to their heads

[Sterbens]

Real Madrid shouldn't allow the Mbappe scenario to negatively impact them and cause them to lose one of their finest players because, in my opinion, even if they sell Valverde, PSG won't let Mbappe join any other team this season. Valverde is one of Real Madrid's top players, and in my opinion, he will go to midfielder for the upcoming season. He was previously utilised by Real Madrid as a winger player, but he is much more effective there.
Real Madrid would therefore be well to exercise caution before making decisions that they may come to regret. The league is about to begin, and if they make a mistake, their performance will be subpar the following year.

No Real Madrid won't let any scenario regarding Mbappe take control of their general approach to transfers this season, but he is an important player on their list. I would say he is not just one piece of the puzzle, but several pieces given how good he is and how much influence he can have on a team and on the game. But now Real Madrid will be waiting for Mbappe's response to the deadline Khelaifi gave in an interview. He said that Mbappe either decides to sign a new contract within the next two weeks or he will be sold.

I agree with what you said, Valverde is a very useful player for Madrid and there is no way Madrid will give up one of their best assets to bring Mbappe because they also want a very high price for Mbappe.
Now maybe we'll just wait to see how things go with Mbappe and PSG first because this also determines if in the end Mbappe still remains with his wishes then this will allow him to be released just like that with the 250 million + that was always discussed before. Everything depends on Mbappe because if he stays with his previous statement then his drama about Madrid will continue to lengthen but if he decides to extend the contract then this will be finished but on the other hand it is a loss for Mbappe because he will still be the same as before without any improvement at PSG.

[Die_empty]

Real Madrid target is still Mbappe and they will attempts to gets this player soon and Jonathan David could be an alternative option for Real Madrid if they failed to gets Mbappe although the latest news i have read is Madrid has starting to contact Jonathan David agent to talking about this transfer but i think this is still a speculation and possibly this will remains rumour and since arrived to Lille on 2020 Jonathan David always be performing impressive and his goals records always be increase for every season so i am surprised if several big teams want him and his price also is not expensive compared to Mbappe price but in the term of quality obviously Mbappe was better than him

Mbappe's future, for now, is unclear because PSG management has put him in a tight corner. In a few days, more news will keep developing about interest from more clubs. I just read that Liverpool has table €200m for the French superstar. Mbappe will be cheaper next season, but the competition to get him will be high. Many clubs will be bidding for his signature next season because of his quality and free-agent status.
Jonathan David might be a good substitute but Mbappe will bring more quality in the pitch and more money outside the pitch. Jonathan has scored 24 goals in 37 matches but Mbappe has more commercial value than the Haiti-Canadian striker. Clubs will attract more investors and sell more jerseys if Mbappe joins any team and they might also have the uncommon privilege of having a future Ballon door winner.

[Promocodeudo]

Jonathan David has started to be rumoured with Real Madrid recently. He is a really young and talented centre-forward. His performance at Lille this season was really impressive with 24 goals in 37 matches in the Ligue 1. His market value is 60 million euros though and Real Madrid might have to spend quite a big amount of money.

Because I don't think Lille would like to let go of him for a cheap price. But do Real Madrid really want him now? Because it looks like there is still a possibility for signing Mbappe this summer. They are still waiting patiently before making a transfer for the centre-forward position.

Real Madrid target is still Mbappe and they will attempts to gets this player soon and Jonathan David could be an alternative option for Real Madrid if they failed to gets Mbappe although the latest news i have read is Madrid has starting to contact Jonathan David agent to talking about this transfer but i think this is still a speculation and possibly this will remains rumour and since arrived to Lille on 2020 Jonathan David always be performing impressive and his goals records always be increase for every season so i am surprised if several big teams want him and his price also is not expensive compared to Mbappe price but in the term of quality obviously Mbappe was better than him

The news regarding Kylian Mbappe has been boomin for so long now, I'm certain that he's so much eager to see the switch happening but still remains professional since he has contract with Paris Saint Germany.
Real Madrid links with David Jonathan are rumors,  they are not as accurate as it's being speculated,  from day one Florentino Perez has always wanted Kylian Mbappe. Jonathan did impressively great, he'll make a better signature if he succcesfully moves to the Premier League.

[uswa56]

Well it seems that with this Madrid is the last club for him to coach and it is also likely that Brazil is the last national team he coaches.
But on the other hand, now of course Madrid must be more selective in finding a successor to Ancelotti. One season before they part ways is a long time but it can also be very short so Madrid need to find some candidates that they think are worthy.

Ancelotti at least succeeded in bringing Real Madrid to have several championships even though for this season he failed to make Madrid have the Champions League title.
Now there is only one year left of his contract as Madrid coach and it seems true that he might retire as a coach and what is clear is that Madrid will not extend his contract as coach.

From now on, Madrid must prepare who they will appoint as the next coach because it would be a shame if Madrid did not get a much better coach than Ancelotti.

I will not doubt Real Madrid even without Ancelotti but they will easily find a suitable replacement, as has happened a long time ago, Real Madrid is one of the top teams in the world and they will do anything to be able to maintain and make this team continue to exist at that level.
However, it must be admitted that Ancelotti is one of the most successful coaches, not only Real Madrid, which he has given achievements to, but almost all the teams he has coached have been very successful.

[marcous]

The news regarding Kylian Mbappe has been boomin for so long now, I'm certain that he's so much eager to see the switch happening but still remains professional since he has contract with Paris Saint Germany.
Real Madrid links with David Jonathan are rumors,  they are not as accurate as it's being speculated,  from day one Florentino Perez has always wanted Kylian Mbappe. Jonathan did impressively great, he'll make a better signature if he succcesfully moves to the Premier League.

That's true and when we talk about Real Madrid, Mbappe's name is always associated with them. Even though it seems that many predict that Mbappe will be difficult to bring to El Real, it's not impossible. In the sense that Mbappe is still under contract with the PSG club until June 2024, between the management of PSG and Mbappe they have not reached an agreement regarding renewal of his contract. This is what makes various media and all of us predict his move to Madrid in this transfer window.

In terms of quality, Mbappe is not in doubt, but the fact is that Real Madrid continues to improve by recruiting the players they are targeting. I think Madrid will still be a team to be reckoned with if Mbappe is not signed in both La Liga and the Champions League. My prediction is that Mbappe will stay at PSG for next season and Madrid will sign Mbappe after his contract expires. My prediction is that Mbappe will stay at PSG for next season and Madrid will sign Mbappe after his contract expires.

[reagansimms]

I agree with what you said, Valverde is a very useful player for Madrid and there is no way Madrid will give up one of their best assets to bring Mbappe because they also want a very high price for Mbappe.
Now maybe we'll just wait to see how things go with Mbappe and PSG first because this also determines if in the end Mbappe still remains with his wishes then this will allow him to be released just like that with the 250 million + that was always discussed before. Everything depends on Mbappe because if he stays with his previous statement then his drama about Madrid will continue to lengthen but if he decides to extend the contract then this will be finished but on the other hand it is a loss for Mbappe because he will still be the same as before without any improvement at PSG.

PSG are still trying to keep Mbappe even though they know he has rejected the offer of a contract extension, the price PSG is asking for is really unreasonable for a player whose contract has one year left. The Mbappe transfer drama was very complicated, Real Madrid kept trying to bring Mbappe to the Bernabeu, while PSG seemed not ready to part with Mbappe.

PSG hopes that the arrival of Luis Enrique can change Mbappe's attitude, he is a much needed player on the PSG front line to start a new story with an experienced coach in the Champions League. Luis Enrique will try to convince Mbappe with a new project to make PSG a European champion, Enrique will make a big breakthrough at the beginning of his leadership at PSG. If Real Madrid withdraws from hunting for Mbappe due to a too high price and Mbappe sticks to his stance, PSG must be ready to let Mbappe go for free next season.

[giammangiato]

Mbappe's future, for now, is unclear because PSG management has put him in a tight corner. In a few days, more news will keep developing about interest from more clubs. I just read that Liverpool has table €200m for the French superstar. Mbappe will be cheaper next season, but the competition to get him will be high. Many clubs will be bidding for his signature next season because of his quality and free-agent status.
Jonathan David might be a good substitute but Mbappe will bring more quality in the pitch and more money outside the pitch. Jonathan has scored 24 goals in 37 matches but Mbappe has more commercial value than the Haiti-Canadian striker. Clubs will attract more investors and sell more jerseys if Mbappe joins any team and they might also have the uncommon privilege of having a future Ballon door winner.

this must be the reason why mbappe wants to leave
I notice that in PSG not many are happy, even Messi doesn't seem very happy to me
money doesn't buy happiness, and I think they realized that too
also standing still shortens your career

[Jody.Drummer]

Well it seems that with this Madrid is the last club for him to coach and it is also likely that Brazil is the last national team he coaches.
But on the other hand, now of course Madrid must be more selective in finding a successor to Ancelotti. One season before they part ways is a long time but it can also be very short so Madrid need to find some candidates that they think are worthy.

Ancelotti at least succeeded in bringing Real Madrid to have several championships even though for this season he failed to make Madrid have the Champions League title.
Now there is only one year left of his contract as Madrid coach and it seems true that he might retire as a coach and what is clear is that Madrid will not extend his contract as coach.

From now on, Madrid must prepare who they will appoint as the next coach because it would be a shame if Madrid did not get a much better coach than Ancelotti.

Real Madrid often return to work with coaches who have also coached them in the past. Carlo Ancelotti is a clear example of what I'm saying, Ancelotti coached Real Madrid for a couple of seasons, then left and they ended up working together again. With that in mind, I began to wonder if they would work with a coach who had been successful in the past? The name that came to mind when I thought about it was Zidane. We know that Zidane doesn't work for anyone now, and there were rumors a while ago that Zidane would be ready to return to coaching.
Several clubs have tried to approach him, and speculation about where he might go has been rife for some time. Will we find out next season when Ancelotti goes to Brazil? Lol. Those are my distant thoughts on the future coach of Real Madrid and it's very possible.

I will not doubt Real Madrid even without Ancelotti but they will easily find a suitable replacement, as has happened a long time ago, Real Madrid is one of the top teams in the world and they will do anything to be able to maintain and make this team continue to exist at that level.
However, it must be admitted that Ancelotti is one of the most successful coaches, not only Real Madrid, which he has given achievements to, but almost all the teams he has coached have been very successful.

Yes, we must give great appreciation to Ancelotti, during his tenure he gave a lot of titles to Real Madrid, and that is an achievement that deserves to be appreciated. Although sometimes he is said to be a coach who lacks strategy, the fact is that he has won prestigious titles for the club he leads. His experience as a coach cannot be doubted, and that is proven by the titles he has collected during his time as a coach.
The final season will certainly be memorable between Ancelotti and Real Madrid.

[Minecache]

Mbappe's future, for now, is unclear because PSG management has put him in a tight corner. In a few days, more news will keep developing about interest from more clubs. I just read that Liverpool has table €200m for the French superstar. Mbappe will be cheaper next season, but the competition to get him will be high. Many clubs will be bidding for his signature next season because of his quality and free-agent status.
Jonathan David might be a good substitute but Mbappe will bring more quality in the pitch and more money outside the pitch. Jonathan has scored 24 goals in 37 matches but Mbappe has more commercial value than the Haiti-Canadian striker. Clubs will attract more investors and sell more jerseys if Mbappe joins any team and they might also have the uncommon privilege of having a future Ballon door winner.

this must be the reason why mbappe wants to leave
I notice that in PSG not many are happy, even Messi doesn't seem very happy to me
money doesn't buy happiness, and I think they realized that too
also standing still shortens your career

We all know that PSG does not want him to leave. At the same time Mbappé also certainly does not want to stay. This has created a weird situation. PSG is offering him a huge amount of money to stay in the club. Mbappé does not want to stay, but we also know that Mbappé does like money a lot. And so he is still not being able to decide what to do.

In my opinion, this should not be a very hard decision. If he goes to somewhere like Real Madrid or a better club he is going to play well and that is eventually going to make his value skyrocket. And that means in the future, he will be able to earn more money compared to what he is getting in PSG now. But for some reason, he cannot decide what to do.

[wmaurik]

I will not doubt Real Madrid even without Ancelotti but they will easily find a suitable replacement, as has happened a long time ago, Real Madrid is one of the top teams in the world and they will do anything to be able to maintain and make this team continue to exist at that level.
However, it must be admitted that Ancelotti is one of the most successful coaches, not only Real Madrid, which he has given achievements to, but almost all the teams he has coached have been very successful.

And success will also continue to increase when the best coach is in a team whose mentality is very strong like Real Madrid. Even though last season Real Madrid did not win the La Liga and UCL titles, it is also not appropriate to judge that a team like Real Madrid has slumped. Because next season Real Madrid will definitely come back stronger and get more achievements like they have got in previous seasons. Especially now that Real Madrid has also got young players who might be able to help the team's strength to increase a little.

[Josefjix]

We all know that PSG does not want him to leave. At the same time Mbappé also certainly does not want to stay. This has created a weird situation. PSG is offering him a huge amount of money to stay in the club. Mbappé does not want to stay, but we also know that Mbappé does like money a lot. And so he is still not being able to decide what to do.

In my opinion, this should not be a very hard decision. If he goes to somewhere like Real Madrid or a better club he is going to play well and that is eventually going to make his value skyrocket. And that means in the future, he will be able to earn more money compared to what he is getting in PSG now. But for some reason, he cannot decide what to do.

Kylian Mbappe is keeping his ultimate decision under wraps because he has yet to make a decision. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi stated this week that the club has presented several flexible alternatives for Mbappe, giving him a minimum of 14 days to extend his contract with the club or they will eventually trigger his sell bid to the market.  Nasser Al-Khelaifi does not want to lose Kylian Mbappe to the market as a free agent; it would be a huge loss for them, and it is a chance they are unwilling to accept; they would rather make enormous returns from Mbappe's deal.

[hahay]

It looks like Barcelona still has not gotten any other new players besides recruiting Gundogan from Manchester City and Inigo Martinez from Bilbao. A little information, that the two players were obtained on a free transfer. In this slow way, i wonder if it means Barcelona are downsizing, so that it doesn't have a negative impact on their finances as well. Because after all, Barcelona still have to recover their finances or at least, make their management clean and healthier again. Because yes, although Barcelona did not recruit many players in this transfer market, but i think Barcelona's squad is also fairly good for next season.