La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Ayers]

The priority for Real Madrid right now is the need for Strikers. After Benzema's departure from the team, they still could not transfer a quality name to this region. They do not have big problems in defense, but of course, they may want to transfer to the defense. I think they should devote the budget to striker transfers instead. Joselu can be a good backup striker and needs a star striker.

A striker is a priority that must be recruited immediately by Real Madrid and they must get a player who has quality. Until now Mbappe and Hary Kane, who are reported to be the targets of Real Madrid, have not received certainty and even Bayern Munich has been linked with Hary Kane, although for now there is no clarity regarding their future. If Harry Kane goes to Bayern Munich then Mbappe is one of the best options, but until now Real Madrid has also not been able to make an agreement with PSG regarding Mbappe.
Joselu is better off as a cover for the main striker because his experience is not yet tested and he needs adaptation when he plays regularly for Real Madrid. For other positions Real Madrid has quality players and so far there hasn't been a problem. The front line must be a priority so that next season you don't lose a goalscorer who has strong instincts.

I believe Real Madrid does not have a big problem with the striker. Joselu can certainly do the work for Real Madrid. But is it going to be good enough? Benzema was a one season wonder for Real Madrid. He was not able to perform well in the last season and Real Madrid suffered a lot. I also think that Real Madrid was counting on Benzema, a little too much to be honest.

Of course, it would be better for Real Madrid if they can get Mbappé,  Harry Kane or Victor Osimhen. But the problem is Victor Osimhen is not leaving napoli. Tottenham is trying hard not to sell Harry Kane and that’s why they are giving him a huge price tag. And we all love the drama around Mbappé. I think Joselu will be above average for Real Madrid. But I don’t think being above-average is going to be enough for Real Madrid.

[ginsan]

I think this will just be a rumor that will not be clear because looking at the conditions and club history of Neymar I think it's difficult. In addition, expensive prices and large salaries will also be a barrier to this rumor being realized.
The condition of Neymar and Madrid is difficult to happen unless Neymar is ready for the ridicule of Barcelona fans like what happened to Figo a few decades ago.
On the other hand, I also don't really expect Madrid to bring him because I think there are still many better candidates when talking about players. Even though Neymar is one of the very good players but his time is almost over for him.

As far as I know, these rumors are unfounded or just thrown up as a trigger for a reaction against PSG where they want to sell Mbappe in this transfer window and at the same time Neymar is linked to this situation. Of course it doesn't make sense because neymar still wants to stay at psg for next season. Moreover, PSG will be coached by Luis Enrique next season so that Neymar will be very comfortable about his future situation at PSG.

Even I agree that Neymar will not return to a rival team if he returns to Laliga. For now, Neymar is often associated with Arsenal and Manchester United. But for that no official offer came to him in this transfer window. Neymar has said that he is comfortable at PSG and does not want to leave in the near future.

[QueenVera]

I believe Real Madrid does not have a big problem with the striker. Joselu can certainly do the work for Real Madrid. But is it going to be good enough? Benzema was a one season wonder for Real Madrid. He was not able to perform well in the last season and Real Madrid suffered a lot. I also think that Real Madrid was counting on Benzema, a little too much to be honest.

Of course, it would be better for Real Madrid if they can get Mbappé,  Harry Kane or Victor Osimhen. But the problem is Victor Osimhen is not leaving napoli. Tottenham is trying hard not to sell Harry Kane and that’s why they are giving him a huge price tag. And we all love the drama around Mbappé. I think Joselu will be above average for Real Madrid. But I don’t think being above-average is going to be enough for Real Madrid.

Maybe there's something Ancelotti sees in Joselu that made him sign him into the Realmadrid squad, because I don't see him coming close to the standard of the previous striker, well I won't write him off yet but there's this doubt I have about him and I feel they might add another striker to attacking force of the squad because if they're thinking of a long term  attacker then Joselu is not the man for that role, he might only play a season or two and if his performance are good enough maybe would be given to play for a third season before being sold out.

 I expect Realmadrid to be the front runners of Harry Kane pursuit but it came as a surprise to me knowing they got Joselu instead, though Kane is very close to 30 but he's a fantastic striker, good goal getter and a proven a worthy fit to be the top 9 of any high ranking European team, the only advantage Joselu has over Kane is the experience in the Spanish league and doubts of whether Kane would adapt to the Spanish league, if not he's no where close to Harry Kane, who is capable of causing damage to the defence of an opposition team, and has powerful shots that leads to goals

[shogun47]

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Real Madrid seems to be the most obvious club for him, but I would have also liked if Manchester City tried to sign him and he could become a left wing attacker there. Together with Haaland they would be a crazy offensive duo, but I guess that is not going to happen. Although I wonder whether there have ever been any approaches by Manchester Cit to check out whether they would have a chance or whether they don't even need to try. They would be able to do it in terms of the finances, but it would almost be too good to be true if that were to happen.

PSG can sell Kylian Mbappe to any team as long as they make good profit as expected. While Real Madrid is a team that has shown good interest in Mbappe, I don't think Real Madrid will spend that much money to realize their plans. Kylian Mbappe is good for Real Madrid, but they won't be the only team who will be in the race.

Manchester City could sign Kylian Mbappe because they have enough money to do so, but I'm not sure if Pep Guardiola has any plans for that player. Mbappe can play as a winger and also as a centre-forward, but of course that's too good to be true.

But does it really matter whether Real Madrid would pay 180 million or 220 million? I think that Mbappe would be worth the money for lots of reasons. There is all the merchandise sales and Real Madrid would again be this club that was able to sign the best players in the world like they have done many times in the past. Their reputation would benefit again from that transfer and Mbappe brings in his following from his social media and he would not only be a good deal for Real Madrid, but for the whole league.

[AakZaki]

After the departure of Sergio Busquet, Xavi seems to have not found a substitute. But Romeu's arrival The La Masia forward was signed from Girona by redeeming a clause of 4.5 million euros, maybe while the issue of Busquet's departure will not be a big problem. In addition, maybe Joao Felix's options can add another midfielder even though their characters are different. But until now there has been no news about Barcelona's seriousness towards Joao Felix.

[Velvet78]

After the departure of Sergio Busquet, Xavi seems to have not found a substitute. But Romeu's arrival The La Masia forward was signed from Girona by redeeming a clause of 4.5 million euros, maybe while the issue of Busquet's departure will not be a big problem. In addition, maybe Joao Felix's options can add another midfielder even though their characters are different. But until now there has been no news about Barcelona's seriousness towards Joao Felix.

Oriol Romeu is technically familiar with Barcelona. Because he was brought to Barcelona Youth back in the day. He didn't play in the La Liga though and was signed by Chelsea after not much time. After a journey in the Premier League he came back to the La Liga. He played for Girona for a while and now he is back where he started.

He is a younger player than Busquets as well so he can play for at least a few years if Xavi likes his performance. When it comes to Felix there is no update about that topic for now. But Barcelona are in no situation to pay a huge amount of money currently.

[TopT3ns]

Real Madrid seems to be the most obvious club for him, but I would have also liked if Manchester City tried to sign him and he could become a left wing attacker there. Together with Haaland they would be a crazy offensive duo, but I guess that is not going to happen. Although I wonder whether there have ever been any approaches by Manchester Cit to check out whether they would have a chance or whether they don't even need to try. They would be able to do it in terms of the finances, but it would almost be too good to be true if that were to happen.

Manchester City are not chasing Mbappe, maybe because they already know that Mbappe's age is nearing retirement and the contract he is offering is very expensive. If Manchester City tries to buy Mbappe, it will take quite a long time to return the investment.Manchester City are more inclined to look for players who are still young and have very good skills on the field, so Manchester City will target that player.

[Docnaster]

That's the point.
It would be a waste of money for Madrid to bring Neymar, who is not in the best condition. He is still recovering and will need time to adapt again after last season he was injured and took a very long break.
The price and salary conditions will not be comparable even though we know that he is a great player but it will not be too comparable with his current condition.
Neymar's time is almost up and this is likely to only increase media traffic so that they are ogled with some hot news but for the possibility of Neymar joining Madrid the chances are slim to none I think.

Neymar will remain with PSG whether the club fans liked the idea or not. He was with Enrique in Barcelona and with all problems the club has with Mbappe, then Neymar position should be safe. Besides there isn't many rumours about clubs interested in signing him. Even Saudi clubs didn't try hard to bring him to their league. Hopefully he could help PSG in these hard moments..

Neymar is not very much needed in Real Madrid but this doesn't mean he cannot play in Real Madrid.  Vinicius is younger and doing wonders in Madrid but his performance doesn't stop Neymar Jr in any way. Even in the Brazilian squad, Neymar and Vinicius play simultaneously and it can happen also in Madrid when you shift Neymar to the middle and closer to the 18 box. But I don't think that Madrid is prepared for that drama due to the age of Neymar

[LUCKMCFLY]

Who will win the Champions League in the end, Mbappe after joining Real Madrid or Real Madrid after signing Mbappe? Real Madrid can win the Champions League without the assistance of any new player; their current squad is still strong enough to participate in the Champions League. Whether or not they sign Mbappe now, I don't believe Real Madrid's performance will suffer.

Agree, who really benefits from Mbappe's presence if he is really going to Real Madrid, Real Madrid or actually the players because Real Madrid is Real Madrid with whatever squad composition they will never be a mediocrity team in Laliga or in European competition, even though they can't become champions in Laliga or also win the Champions League in certain seasons not because they turn into a weak team but which team can always win every season? none because the strength map of a league or tournament will always change because a team that is performing poorly will certainly improve itself so that it becomes stronger in the following season.
Many great players actually need a club like Real Madrid because if these players continue to develop themselves then they will definitely be able to win titles at this big club, which is why players will gladly accept when they get an offer from the Spanish club, and next season they will perform better to challenge Barcelona for the title, so no player is bigger than the club he defends.

The only thing I know is that I would not hope for Mbappé to go to Madrid, in fact I think that there are more chances that he will go to Liverpool, they have not started to think that Real Madrid is a team that can buy the player they want , money is not going to be barred, it is a team that has everything to be great, with or without Mbappé, if it is necessary that they look for a player who can replace at least the hole left by the kitten Benzema, because it must be recognized that Benzmea helped the team forward many times and that is something that everyone should recognize, but personally I don't think Mbappé will go, he already said no once, and as I have said, if he goes to Madrid he would be disappointed, because no player is above the club.

The priority for Real Madrid right now is the need for Strikers. After Benzema's departure from the team, they still could not transfer a quality name to this region. They do not have big problems in defense, but of course, they may want to transfer to the defense. I think they should devote the budget to striker transfers instead. Joselu can be a good backup striker and needs a star striker.

It's not possible for real madrid to do that for now. I read news that said if there was a rumor madrid will start to talk with PSG about mbappe but this seems to be a rumor only. I see no concrete news related to the development of this rumor. From what i can see that if real madrid is now hunting a new striker even vlahovic has become one of the candidates mentioned by real madrid. The problem is now if the club may not even try to spend another huge money to buy a single player. Madrid has bought bellingham with a lot of money and madrid will not do that again.
It's caused by the club needs to make sure if its financial will always be stable. Madrid has a lot of debt. The club needs to use its budget efficiently to avoid the same fate as barcelona.

That's the way it is, Real Madrid also has very good players, in fact a Rodrygo with a Vini Jr already has enough to play a good game against any team, I know that the big gap left by Benzema is something that cannot be replaced from one day to the next, we have the clear example of a Bayern Munich with a Lewa who left, now the team is trying to get back up thanks to Harry Kane, they are in negotiations, so I hope that doesn't happen to him Real Madrid, because now they have a high degree of competition in the League, and now in the UCL they have a lot of competition, Real Madrid cannot lower the level, with the players they have on the bench I think it's enough.

Now, what other player apart from Mbappé could they look for? Mbappé already knows that they are not interested, despite the whim of the Frenchman he wants to leave anyway, and the only way is for a free transfer to be made, otherwise they will not give a single Euro for the player, and all the controversy that has developed has been impressive, PSG wants to force him to play with a new contract, but these things happened through his own fault, because he did not leave when he should have, now he wants to stay on the bench all the time, and that's how it is he loses shape, if he loses shape they won't want him in Madrid, things get complicated.

and:

Kylian Mbappe offered mega contract that 'includes' Erling Haaland-type clause

Kylian Mbappe has reportedly been offered a mega-money contract with a similar clause to the one that Erling Haaland had when he joined Manchester City. The France superstar is claimed to have been offered the chance to move to the Saudi Pro League but perhaps for just one year.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1794256/Kylian-Mbappe-contract-Saudi-Pro-League-Erling-Haaland

Well apparently the sheikh does not want to give Real Madrid anything for free, will it be a new style of "pique"? but I don't understand it, it is known that Madrid when a player says no, that is not forever, I don't know where they get second chances for this player, nor that he was so, so good, he is simply a player, he is not above any club, if things happened to him at PSG thinking that he is the only player who has rights over the club it is because the sheikh allowed him that, but personally Mbappé is already 24 years old, he is still young , but it is no longer in Madrid's style, Madruid likes younger people, and preferably they play at least 7-10 years for them , being more famous for their performance , however, we have to wait and see how the "Mbappé" case develops.

[Leviathan.007]

Álex Collado and Nicolás Iglesias are going to leave Barcelona soon, Sérgio Conceição wants to hire Nicolás for the next season in Porto and it seems they are very much close to signing the contract that's why we are going to see Nicolás another team, and probably Porto. Also, Álex Collado is close to Real Betis. These two players are not important to Xavi are it seems if both players leave the team nothing will change for Xavi.

[X-ray]

After the departure of Sergio Busquet, Xavi seems to have not found a substitute. But Romeu's arrival The La Masia forward was signed from Girona by redeeming a clause of 4.5 million euros, maybe while the issue of Busquet's departure will not be a big problem. In addition, maybe Joao Felix's options can add another midfielder even though their characters are different. But until now there has been no news about Barcelona's seriousness towards Joao Felix.

Impossible for taking felix with permanent status. Barcelona can only take him as a loan from atletico madrid. Felix has a very big release clause and barcelona has no money for that. It's better barcelona to pay its debt rather than thinking to buy player with very high price like that.
Felix will not go anywhere. He has been linked to the so many clubs but no concrete talks regarding his transfer. He is not a priority transfer for barcelona. It's better for him to pick the club that has interest in recruiting him rather than waiting for barcelona to take him.
Barcelona is not even seeing him as an important transfer. The club is trying to get better talent rather than him which has no achievement in his life.
Barcelona is still trying to poke silva from manchester city. Romeu is enough to replace busquet's position. I thought that if it was gundogan but i were wrong about that. Felix just need to accept the reality if he will not join in barcelona.

[borovichok]

Real Madrid seems to be the most obvious club for him, but I would have also liked if Manchester City tried to sign him and he could become a left wing attacker there. Together with Haaland they would be a crazy offensive duo, but I guess that is not going to happen. Although I wonder whether there have ever been any approaches by Manchester Cit to check out whether they would have a chance or whether they don't even need to try. They would be able to do it in terms of the finances, but it would almost be too good to be true if that were to happen.

First of all, Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez is a big time admirer and a big fan of Kylian Mbappe. Real Madrid is a premier club in La Liga, and they are very strong competitors in every competition. They are the only team that has considerable advantage to bring in the Frenchman. The Los Blancos have been trying to sign him since day one, and nothing has changed at the time lately. After Messi and Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe is one of the few good players in football. Manchester City have shown little interest in bringing him here, despite the fact that he is a talented player who can play for any club, Pep Guardiola already have the sets of players to work for next season.

[mamesso]

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Neymar is not returning to Barcelona. He left that part of his career far behind himself. And how can Barcelona afford Neymar? They are in financial trouble right now. Affording Neymar is a dream for Barcelona right now. Neymar seems to be ready to leave PSG. I didn't know if Neymar will play in Saudi League or not. If he does end up going to the Saudi League, he will be ending his career without actually being able to unlock his true potential. He is getting old. But I believe he still has a lot to offer to any top-level club. The only problem and probably the biggest problem for him is probably his injury situation.

Neymar name is not in Xavi plans, the squad that has been formed has good chemistry, Xavi does not want to spoil what has been arranged so far. Neymar presence can change Barcelona atmosphere in terms of finances and appearances on the field, limited finances make Barcelona have to sell several main players to bring in Neymar, this will impact Barcelona appearance because it has lost several players.
I don't want to speculate about where Neymar will go after leaving PSG, the situation experienced by Barcelona further reinforces the assumption that Barcelona door has been closed for Neymar.

[Strongkored]

After the departure of Sergio Busquet, Xavi seems to have not found a substitute. But Romeu's arrival The La Masia forward was signed from Girona by redeeming a clause of 4.5 million euros, maybe while the issue of Busquet's departure will not be a big problem. In addition, maybe Joao Felix's options can add another midfielder even though their characters are different. But until now there has been no news about Barcelona's seriousness towards Joao Felix.

Joao Felix to Barcelona, of course, that was what Felix really hoped for because he really wanted to play at Barcelona but as a permanent player?, I think it would be impossible for Barcelona to do at the moment unless Atletico Madrid is willing to loan him but Atletico Madrid are more interested in selling this player than lending him to another club, even though at Atletico for Joao Felix he will be more often as a reserve player because of the news that his relationship is not so harmonious with Diego Simeone the Atletico coach.
The market value for this player transfer is around 50 million euros but that is still a high value for Barcelona to issue because their financial condition has not improved and they are still under the supervision of Laliga, all income, and expenses of the club will be of particular concern to Laliga, which is why it seems that Barcelona will only bring in players with free agent status like they did to some players in the current transfer market.

[shinratensei_]

Real Madrid's performance was truly impressive. It seems like that the new transfer was going well. Joselu needs more time to adapt with the play style owner by real madrid. Ac milan's keeper was really bad. This guy shall be replaced with a better keeper.
Even though that was a friendly match but i wanna say if the first goal from valverde was pure goalkeeper's mistake from acmilan. I was watching how bellingham and joselu contributed nothing to the club.

valverde is a gem owner by madrid. The club shall not try to sell him. Acmilan was also performing so well during the match against real madrid caused by it was able being equal with real madrid.

There must be a lot of evaluations for bellingham and joselu. Bellingham is over rated midfielder.

[Jody.Drummer]

After the departure of Sergio Busquet, Xavi seems to have not found a substitute. But Romeu's arrival The La Masia forward was signed from Girona by redeeming a clause of 4.5 million euros, maybe while the issue of Busquet's departure will not be a big problem. In addition, maybe Joao Felix's options can add another midfielder even though their characters are different. But until now there has been no news about Barcelona's seriousness towards Joao Felix.

Joao Felix to Barcelona, of course, that was what Felix really hoped for because he really wanted to play at Barcelona but as a permanent player?, I think it would be impossible for Barcelona to do at the moment unless Atletico Madrid is willing to loan him but Atletico Madrid are more interested in selling this player than lending him to another club, even though at Atletico for Joao Felix he will be more often as a reserve player because of the news that his relationship is not so harmonious with Diego Simeone the Atletico coach.
The market value for this player transfer is around 50 million euros but that is still a high value for Barcelona to issue because their financial condition has not improved and they are still under the supervision of Laliga, all income, and expenses of the club will be of particular concern to Laliga, which is why it seems that Barcelona will only bring in players with free agent status like they did to some players in the current transfer market.

That's a high price for Barcelona to pay, because we all know what Barcelona's finances are like right now, so it's unlikely that they will be able to pay according to market prices.
As for Sergio Besquet, Gundogan is the player who is expected to replace him, and Barcelona have good young players anyway, so I'm not too worried about that.
They should look for players on a free like when they got Gundogan, it's a good option in these unhealthy financial times. Yes I realize it is difficult, because most players are still under contract.

[rendravolt]

Real Madrid's performance was truly impressive. It seems like that the new transfer was going well. Joselu needs more time to adapt with the play style owner by real madrid. Ac milan's keeper was really bad. This guy shall be replaced with a better keeper.
Even though that was a friendly match but i wanna say if the first goal from valverde was pure goalkeeper's mistake from acmilan. I was watching how bellingham and joselu contributed nothing to the club.

valverde is a gem owner by madrid. The club shall not try to sell him. Acmilan was also performing so well during the match against real madrid caused by it was able being equal with real madrid.

There must be a lot of evaluations for bellingham and joselu. Bellingham is over rated midfielder.

The match went quite exciting and it must even be admitted that Milan were better until halftime. Milan's advantage with 2 goals in the first half made them very confident that they could win this match and broadly speaking the squad that Milan has is very much different when compared to Real Madrid. But when the second half had just started and Real Madrid had almost replaced all of its players, that's when their game was much more open and aggressive. The presence of Vini, Rodrygo and Modric made the difference in this match and the man of the match this time was Valverde who scored a brace within two minutes against goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

The game heated up and in the 84th minute took advantage of a beautiful pass from Luka Modric then Vini managed to convert it into the decisive goal for Real Madrid's victory with a score of 3-2. I didn't expect Real Madrid to make a comeback on the pre-season tour and this proves that their squad is much better than last season. Carlo Ancelotti will definitely evaluate all the performance of his players in this match and fix everything that is not good. About Bellingham and Joselu, it looks like these two players still need adaptation, but overall both are pretty good.

[armanda90]

Pre season match Real Madrid 3 vs 2 AC Milan

Nice result for first pre season match Real Madrid after success winning against AC Milan, first starting eleven Real Madrid played with full main player after several recruitment from Jude Bellingham, Brahim Diaz and Joselu played in the first minute. Have winning mentality its important key how Madrid success won from AC Milan although first half have conceded two goals. Federico Valverde success coring two goals and Vinicius Jr played on second half success contribution one goal and Madrid win for the first pre season match.

Carlo Ancelotti give chance for all players exactly with new signing get first minutes play, almost them need time for adapting and Joselu have to show his capacity as Real Madrid's foward.

[Despairo]

Real Madrid's performance was truly impressive. It seems like that the new transfer was going well. Joselu needs more time to adapt with the play style owner by real madrid. Ac milan's keeper was really bad. This guy shall be replaced with a better keeper.
Even though that was a friendly match but i wanna say if the first goal from valverde was pure goalkeeper's mistake from acmilan. I was watching how bellingham and joselu contributed nothing to the club.

Nah Joselu didn't doing anything for Real Madrid, Valverde solo carrying Real Madrid to win in this match. Yeah AC Milan's goalkeeper performed really awful, but this is not their main goalkeeper, their main goalkeeper is Mike Maignan.

As we can see the Real Madrid's goalscorers are Vinicius and Valverde, I think it will be always like this when the La Liga started.

[W Jr.]

Pre season match Real Madrid 3 vs 2 AC Milan

Nice result for first pre season match Real Madrid after success winning against AC Milan, first starting eleven Real Madrid played with full main player after several recruitment from Jude Bellingham, Brahim Diaz and Joselu played in the first minute. Have winning mentality its important key how Madrid success won from AC Milan although first half have conceded two goals. Federico Valverde success coring two goals and Vinicius Jr played on second half success contribution one goal and Madrid win for the first pre season match.

Carlo Ancelotti give chance for all players exactly with new signing get first minutes play, almost them need time for adapting and Joselu have to show his capacity as Real Madrid's foward.

Joselu should seize the opportunity he gets. Considering that Carlo Ancelotti gave them enough chances, especially in the friendly matches, these matches are also important for his future. Arda, the young talent from the new transfers, did not play. He was said to have been injured the day before, probably because of this he didn't play. We want to watch it too. Real got off to a good start, beating Milan 3-2.