La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[jakdanyel]

Lewandowski has already moved to MLS, so Barcelona will need to make sure they find a new central striker to replace him. But I don't think Harry Kane should be considered, because Bayern are unlikely to let him go. I also think I recently saw news that Kane is planning to extend his current contract with Bayern, so I doubt Barcelona should be counting on him. Moreover if they wanted to sign Kane, it would require a huge transfer fee, and Barcelona couldn't even find €30 million to buy Rashford.

I'm not sure if it's really about not being able to find €30m for Rashford...    Because I think it might actually be because of not intending to pay that much for him.

You know they didn't use Rashford as one of their main players mostly. He still contributed a lot though! But I don't think they want to make do with him instead.

They are aiming high. Like Julian Alvarez! But Atletico Madrid is so stubborn even though the player wants to leave.

[Iamgoat]

Of course, no club will sell one of their nest when they haven't seen a replacement. Atletico didn't expect the sudden request for Alvarez by Barcelona and Real Madrid because they just signed him and he hasn't spend much time with them. They're even happy that they have gotten a good striker and he wants to leave like that. No club will accept such deal.

More reasons why Atletico Madrid would not want to path their way with Alvarez any time soon, looking at how sought after the player is. He is a player they can use to achieve good heights if they manage hum properly. Some players are good where they were but when they were taken to a separate place, they begin to fumble. This is not mostly their fault but the fault of the club for not providing a proper enabling ground for the player by using him wrongly, playing more sides than he normally should and delaying his remuneration. Once they ensure the right thing is done and the player is given some level of independence will come with more results

[Shineup]

I think they  will also sell Alvarez this season. They will definitely earn a big amount by selling Alvarez.

They won't sell Alvarez anytime soon, from what I read in some newspaper, and they don't have a replacement for Alvarez. So for them it's not a financial issue, but rather that they don't see any other available player on the market who is cheap and has the same skills as Alvarez. So selling Alvarez and being left without a player of his level would be a big problem for the club. Even if Atletico Madrid isn't fighting for the title, they are fighting for a Champions League spot and to win the Copa del Rey.

Yes, Atlético Madrid has decided not to sell Álvarez, especially this season. The proof is that Atlético Madrid rejected offers from Barcelona and Real Madrid. After all, if they wanted the money, Atlético Madrid could have accepted those offers, especially since the offers were so high. But yes, as you said, Atlético Madrid isn’t selling Álvarez because they haven’t found a player of his caliber.

Yes and if they mistakingly let him leave trust me they are so gonna feel, any team will do anything to have such a player like Julian Alvarez in their team, so before you see Barcelona and Real Madrid been that serious that shows how good the dude is, and Atletico Madrid will dear not try to let him go because it will take them a while to replace him with someone that is as good as he is, but the question is what is really wrong with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid management has made it clear to them that the player is not for sell why are they still pushing for that deal, that's how they signed Griezmann and crippled his career, now they want to do same to Julian Alvarez, they should just stop it.

[hyudien]

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I think manager change wouldn't be enough for Atletico Madrid to take a big step forward... Because it is about how much money they are allocating for transfers as well.

They are far behind Real Madrid and Barcelona both in terms of squad value and quality. As Barcelona has better finances currently, they have started making big moves again too.

How can Atletico Madrid compete them in this situation?    The board needs to spend more money in a logical way if they want more trophies.

No, I think their finances are much stronger than Barcelona, but perhaps they're thinking about the long-term stability of the team. If they were serious, I'm sure they could invest heavily in players to become a team worthy of competing with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the title race.

Barcelona is helped by the management of their La Masia academy, where talented young players are being nurtured. Combined with the fact that they have the right coach, perhaps if not for Flick, the competition for the last two seasons could have been between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

[dezoel]

Despite how we see Atletico Madrid as part of the top La Liga teams, they are no where on the same level as Real Madrid and Barcelona in the coming season, i don't think they can do much in this coming season. Atletico Madrid are nowhere near the favorite to win the La Liga, as usual they might finish third or fourth next season.

For the next 10 years we know it is either Real Madrid or Barcelona that is the favorite to win the la liga. Every other team in the la liga are no where close to the team we all know rule the spanish league. Atletico Madrid came close because the other teams are poor team. The medal Atletico Madrid won in the last 10 years was finishing top 4 and playing champions league.

This is the exact reason why Diego Simeone has kept his job for the past 15+ years at Atletico Madrid, and even became the highest paid manager in the world for some of it. Because in normal cases, we should see Barcelona and Real Madrid win, and that's it, nobody else should win, financially and even historically nobody gets close, and those two are the best.

But for a few years here and there, Atletico Madrid managed to win, and even get international cups as well, or at least intercontinental. And that means Simeone has achieved way more than he should, and that's why he keeps the job.

[Abbatty]

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I think manager change wouldn't be enough for Atletico Madrid to take a big step forward... Because it is about how much money they are allocating for transfers as well.

They are far behind Real Madrid and Barcelona both in terms of squad value and quality. As Barcelona has better finances currently, they have started making big moves again too.

How can Atletico Madrid compete them in this situation?    The board needs to spend more money in a logical way if they want more trophies.

No, I think their finances are much stronger than Barcelona, but perhaps they're thinking about the long-term stability of the team. If they were serious, I'm sure they could invest heavily in players to become a team worthy of competing with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the title race.

Barcelona is helped by the management of their La Masia academy, where talented young players are being nurtured. Combined with the fact that they have the right coach, perhaps if not for Flick, the competition for the last two seasons could have been between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

For sure in term of financial stability right now Atletico Madrid is more stable than Barcelona but then the problem is Atletico Madrid cannot afford to bring in players that will require big wages, because at the end if they can’t win Laliga they wont be getting much from the league. Laliga is really not funding like the premier league, that why you will see smaller clubs in the premier league being able to spend so much.

The Management of Atletico Madrid knows they can’t over spend because at the end it will affect the club on the long run. I still expect them to bring in players but it still won’t be enough to challenge for the laliga.

[Localhostspeed]

Yes and if they mistakingly let him leave trust me they are so gonna feel, any team will do anything to have such a player like Julian Alvarez in their team, so before you see Barcelona and Real Madrid been that serious that shows how good the dude is, and Atletico Madrid will dear not try to let him go because it will take them a while to replace him with someone that is as good as he is, but the question is what is really wrong with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid management has made it clear to them that the player is not for sell why are they still pushing for that deal, that's how they signed Griezmann and crippled his career, now they want to do same to Julian Alvarez, they should just stop it.

I disagree with this, there are some coach that are good pickers of players but knows nothing on how to use the players. I have seen many players with Atletico Madrid but Simeone hasn't been able to use them to full potential, most of them didn't do well like their full potential. Like Alvarez, the player is good, he just needed good wingers that will make that happen and Barcelona will be unstoppable and stand well on the table against Real Madrid.

If there wasn't Lewandowski at the club that time, Alvarez wouldn't have left Manchester City for Atletico and say no to Barcelona but he knew what was at stake, going to Barcelona that time will be a grave yard for him, they are not going to use him like they are going to use him when Lewandowski is there to do full time and he went to Atletico for peace but now that he has the opportunity to take place of Lewandowski in Barcelona, he want to take it sharp.

[Mate2237]

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For sure in term of financial stability right now Atletico Madrid is more stable than Barcelona but then the problem is Atletico Madrid cannot afford to bring in players that will require big wages, because at the end if they can’t win Laliga they wont be getting much from the league. Laliga is really not funding like the premier league, that why you will see smaller clubs in the premier league being able to spend so much.

The Management of Atletico Madrid knows they can’t over spend because at the end it will affect the club on the long run. I still expect them to bring in players but it still won’t be enough to challenge for the laliga.

Even if the laliga is not paying like the premier League, where even the smallest team will get a good amount of money, I still believe that Athletico Madrid should bring in quality players to strengthen their team. Because if you look at this ATM team there's obviously a lack of enough quality players which, is one of the reasons why they are not doing too well in the league.


The champions League too is there, some bringing in some good players will even help them play well and compete favorably with the rest of the European teams. And who knows they can be lucky by winning it, because ATM has come close to winning the champions League but has not been able to do that.

[Adams0001]

Even if the laliga is not paying like the premier League, where even the smallest team will get a good amount of money, I still believe that Athletico Madrid should bring in quality players to strengthen their team. Because if you look at this ATM team there's obviously a lack of enough quality players which, is one of the reasons why they are not doing too well in the league.


The champions League too is there, some bringing in some good players will even help them play well and compete favorably with the rest of the European teams. And who knows they can be lucky by winning it, because ATM has come close to winning the champions League but has not been able to do that.

Atletico Madrid are doing very nice but they always fail to win a major trophy in every season. And I think that is the main reason why Alvarez will like to leave the club and move to Barcelona for next season. The coach will do everything possible to keep Alvarez and get some new players to the team so that they can be able to win a good trophy for next season. Champions League is a competitive and if you’re not a strong club he will be very difficult for you to succeed in it, I always notice that Atletico Madrid usual try in the champions league but they always failed at the ends because they don’t have that quality to eliminate big clubs.

[Zoomic]

Lewandowski has already moved to MLS, so Barcelona will need to make sure they find a new central striker to replace him. But I don't think Harry Kane should be considered, because Bayern are unlikely to let him go. I also think I recently saw news that Kane is planning to extend his current contract with Bayern, so I doubt Barcelona should be counting on him. Moreover if they wanted to sign Kane, it would require a huge transfer fee, and Barcelona couldn't even find €30 million to buy Rashford.

I'm not sure if it's really about not being able to find €30m for Rashford...    Because I think it might actually be because of not intending to pay that much for him.

You know they didn't use Rashford as one of their main players mostly. He still contributed a lot though! But I don't think they want to make do with him instead.

They are aiming high. Like Julian Alvarez! But Atletico Madrid is so stubborn even though the player wants to leave.

Aiming for Julian Alvarez that they're most likely not going to get signed to the club?

Barcelona for a reason best known to them simply didn't want to pay for Rashford not because he didn't worth the £30m they were supposed to pay to trigger his release clause.

We all saw that the Manchester United forward made very impressive contribution to the team while on loan, were they supposed to go pay €80m for Anthony Gordons that they're not sure if he'll do well at the club instead of signing Rashford?

I want to see who they'll sign as Lewandowski replacement this summer.

[Webutxo]

Atletico Madrid are doing very nice but they always fail to win a major trophy in every season. And I think that is the main reason why Alvarez will like to leave the club and move to Barcelona for next season. The coach will do everything possible to keep Alvarez and get some new players to the team so that they can be able to win a good trophy for next season. Champions League is a competitive and if you’re not a strong club he will be very difficult for you to succeed in it, I always notice that Atletico Madrid usual try in the champions league but they always failed at the ends because they don’t have that quality to eliminate big clubs.

Well well, he can't leave the club. He knew what he is going into before he signed the contract. If there is a contract bind that he can't joined another club or have any release clause, then there is nothing he can do at this point. If Barcelona doesn't need player, I don't think Alvarez will consider leaving the club but because he saw an opportunity to leave for a better place, he wanted to use that as leverage and move faster but Atletico will be the to decide on that.

For Barcelona to be desperate about Alvarez, it's a good thing for Atletico Madrid, they should just increase his release clause if there is one signed during his contract and let Barcelona pay the money. If they are desperate like they have been saying on the news, they will go for it without thinking twice since they are given what they want. If this is not desperation, then Barcelona might be looking desperate but prefer if they can have for the lower price.

[whiteblue]

Lewandowski has already moved to MLS, so Barcelona will need to make sure they find a new central striker to replace him. But I don't think Harry Kane should be considered, because Bayern are unlikely to let him go. I also think I recently saw news that Kane is planning to extend his current contract with Bayern, so I doubt Barcelona should be counting on him. Moreover if they wanted to sign Kane, it would require a huge transfer fee, and Barcelona couldn't even find €30 million to buy Rashford.

I'm not sure if it's really about not being able to find €30m for Rashford...    Because I think it might actually be because of not intending to pay that much for him.

You know they didn't use Rashford as one of their main players mostly. He still contributed a lot though! But I don't think they want to make do with him instead.

They are aiming high. Like Julian Alvarez! But Atletico Madrid is so stubborn even though the player wants to leave.

Rashford isn't part of barcelona plans to replace Lewandowski. However, Barcelona is looking for other players, monitoring several players who shone at the World Cup.

Other reports suggest that barcelona is in no rush to make a decision on signing a replacement for lewandowski. However, Several reports indicate that they are monitoring several players, but the most frequently mentioned is alvarez.

As for alvarez, I'm confident atletico madrid won't let him go, as he a vital asset for the team next season.

[Phoenix Anka]

Even if the laliga is not paying like the premier League, where even the smallest team will get a good amount of money, I still believe that Athletico Madrid should bring in quality players to strengthen their team. Because if you look at this ATM team there's obviously a lack of enough quality players which, is one of the reasons why they are not doing too well in the league.


The champions League too is there, some bringing in some good players will even help them play well and compete favorably with the rest of the European teams. And who knows they can be lucky by winning it, because ATM has come close to winning the champions League but has not been able to do that.

Atletico Madrid are doing very nice but they always fail to win a major trophy in every season. And I think that is the main reason why Alvarez will like to leave the club and move to Barcelona for next season. The coach will do everything possible to keep Alvarez and get some new players to the team so that they can be able to win a good trophy for next season. Champions League is a competitive and if you’re not a strong club he will be very difficult for you to succeed in it, I always notice that Atletico Madrid usual try in the champions league but they always failed at the ends because they don’t have that quality to eliminate big clubs.

Last year, Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League semi-finals. Had they eliminated Arsenal, they might have reached the final. However, they haven't been successful in the Spanish league. Julian Alvarez may have been influenced by this, as Barcelona seemed to dominate the Spanish league. He probably thinks he can score more goals there. Also, Lewandowski has left the team, and Alvarez could take advantage of that void. The transfer window is still open, so this transfer is still possible.

[jaberwock]

Inter actually had a really long battle with Atletico Madrid and also Simeones agents, to convince him and get him, but they failed. This is true and we have seen it all over the news, and to be fair Inter and Simeone would have been a perfect pairing as well.

But Simeone literally has no plans to leave Atletico Madrid as long as Atletico Madrid keeps him around. They do not get to be great every year, surely the ylose most of the seasons, for hte past 15+Y ears, he did not get 5 titles or something, he got few. He has just 2 league titles, only 2, and he has 2 super cups from UEFA competitions, and 2 europa titles as well, and 2 domestic cup titles. Now these are all fine when you realize, he did these with Atletico madrid, not the big two. So just because they were fourth this year, doesn't mean they will fire him, they already are fine with not winning, they just want to stay near the top.

[Taricoins]

I'm not sure if it's really about not being able to find €30m for Rashford...    Because I think it might actually be because of not intending to pay that much for him.

You know they didn't use Rashford as one of their main players mostly. He still contributed a lot though! But I don't think they want to make do with him instead.

They are aiming high. Like Julian Alvarez! But Atletico Madrid is so stubborn even though the player wants to leave.

It's not even about aiming high in regards to the Rashford and Gordon issue, it's all on the managers preference and who he feels will be best suited for his style of play and Hansi Flick picked Gordon. I don't understand his philosophy or idea for that request but I can just trust the fact that he knows what he is doing for him to pick a 80m signing over a 30m buy option.

And trust once you see Gordon under Hansi Flick, he is going to be a hell of a player. Just give Hansi Flick some time to add his touch on him

[moneystery]

It's quite a big blunder for Atletico to sell Alvarez to a La liga club, that mistake would mean shooting themselves by the leg. They may have rejected an eye watering offer, but understands the harm this would cause the team, and also realizes the reason why big clubs of same flight would come knocking as suitors to Alvarez is to extract from him tactical blueprints, and then cause them fiery pain like hell.   

Atletico Madrid has stated that they will not sell Alvarez to La Liga teams, particularly Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​because they understand Alvarez's potential and that selling him to a rival would only hurt them.
So, even if Atletico were to sell him in the future, it would likely not be to Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​but to a team outside La Liga willing to pay a premium for him. This way, they would still profit significantly from the transfer while avoiding the risk of strengthening a rival.

[$weetne$$]

It's not even about aiming high in regards to the Rashford and Gordon issue, it's all on the managers preference and who he feels will be best suited for his style of play and Hansi Flick picked Gordon. I don't understand his philosophy or idea for that request but I can just trust the fact that he knows what he is doing for him to pick a 80m signing over a 30m buy option.

And trust once you see Gordon under Hansi Flick, he is going to be a hell of a player. Just give Hansi Flick some time to add his touch on him

Coaches always does have their preference with the players they believe will be of great value to their  team, players who do not fit in to their style and pattern of play may mostly not be their choice and so they will want the other over one and that could likely be the case between Rashford and Gordon. 

The price obviously shows the difference,  there is a thing about Gordon that got the coach preferring him over Rashford, and even the price tag having such difference. 

[Tinubu]

It's not even about aiming high in regards to the Rashford and Gordon issue, it's all on the managers preference and who he feels will be best suited for his style of play and Hansi Flick picked Gordon. I don't understand his philosophy or idea for that request but I can just trust the fact that he knows what he is doing for him to pick a 80m signing over a 30m buy option.

And trust once you see Gordon under Hansi Flick, he is going to be a hell of a player. Just give Hansi Flick some time to add his touch on him

Coaches always does have their preference with the players they believe will be of great value to their  team, players who do not fit in to their style and pattern of play may mostly not be their choice and so they will want the other over one and that could likely be the case between Rashford and Gordon. 

The price obviously shows the difference,  there is a thing about Gordon that got the coach preferring him over Rashford, and even the price tag having such difference. 

It wont be bad if coaches have options for different style. If a coach has different option he will be able to fit in players with several talent to play in different games. When the game become difficult, the substitute player have to come with a different pattern that will help the team to win. If it is the same style there wont be any new contribution to the game.

[BRINIRHA]

Of course, no club will sell one of their nest when they haven't seen a replacement. Atletico didn't expect the sudden request for Alvarez by Barcelona and Real Madrid because they just signed him and he hasn't spend much time with them. They're even happy that they have gotten a good striker and he wants to leave like that. No club will accept such deal.

Currently Atletico only Troll with the transfer of Julian Alvarez because from the beginning they seemed to have no intention of letting go but always serve some clubs who want to get Julian Alvarez just to make them upset including for 2 big clubs Barcelona and Madrid.

Barcelona is the worst by far because Atletico even made this as entertainment on social media just for psy war in the new season but the way Atletico did this for me is very entertaining because even though they have no intention of selling but they are still trying to provide entertainment in this summer transfer.


The latest news at the moment Madrid seem to be eyeing Bastoni but now the situation becomes complicated when the Bastoni case comes to the surface and this situation is sometimes so sensitive when talking about immoral and underage let alone domestic competitions in Europe so it seems Madrid should look for other targets even though the Bastoni case is still under investigation.

[Tonimez]

Coaches always does have their preference with the players they believe will be of great value to their  team, players who do not fit in to their style and pattern of play may mostly not be their choice and so they will want the other over one and that could likely be the case between Rashford and Gordon.  

The price obviously shows the difference,  there is a thing about Gordon that got the coach preferring him over Rashford, and even the price tag having such difference.  

It wont be bad if coaches have options for different style. If a coach has different option he will be able to fit in players with several talent to play in different games. When the game become difficult, the substitute player have to come with a different pattern that will help the team to win. If it is the same style there wont be any new contribution to the game.

I understand what you're saying, but then every player has a role he plays and all the roles are important. It can be that an existing style of play is not fitting to the existing player and the coach wants to add a player he believes would understand that style better. It can also be that he is substituting such player for the sake of changing the game style. Another reason can also be that he is only bringing the player because the existing player is already exhausted and needed to bring some energy into to the game.

Currently Atletico only Troll with the transfer of Julian Alvarez because from the beginning they seemed to have no intention of letting go but always serve some clubs who want to get Julian Alvarez just to make them upset including for 2 big clubs Barcelona and Madrid.

I assume that Atletico Madrid is only testing his acceptability among other fanbase and trying to catch cruise with it for fun] because there's no sign that they want to sell him. Barcelona fell for the prank and that's why they're using them to catch fun and it seems Barcelona already knows which is why they set the end of world cup as a deadlineto sign him or move on to other options since replacing Lewandowski is their utmost desire at this point.