La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[kennycryptoitalia]

Real Madrid have put an end to all the speculation surrounding Rodri, as they have now made an official bid to Manchester City. The bid, worth 50 million euros, marks the first step in negotiations, and it seems Manchester City will not be too keen to hold on to Rodri, given that he has only one year left on his contract. So I think this could be a win-win solution for all parties, whereby Man City could still generate revenue from that sale, Real Madrid get the player they want, and Rodri could fulfil his dream to return to Spain.

Real Madrid did very well to make an offer for Rodri, who will be the new pivot of the midfield, and Rodri will certainly accept the offer, after years at City in which his coach also retired from the club, he would now have the chance to return to Spain and play for one of the 2 top Spanish clubs.

[pewboy]

His current pay was something that was agreed on byvthe club, his performance isn't even a problem because Mbappe is still one of the best if not the best currently in Real Madrid so complaining about his pay and saying he shouldn't be earning more than Vini Jr is an argument that shouldn't even exist or are they expecting Madrid to cut down on his pay, the only way for Vini Jr to earn more than Mbappe is for him to renew his contract and ask for a bigger pay, the club approving it is a different matter.

Who knows how Real Madrid will intend to proceed regarding the salary issue, who knows if they will choose to agree to the Brazilian's requests or if they will consider them excessive and will consequently evaluate the potential sale, they will certainly not wait for the end of the contract with the risk of not getting anything out of it.

[Cryptmuster]

Who knows how Real Madrid will intend to proceed regarding the salary issue, who knows if they will choose to agree to the Brazilian's requests or if they will consider them excessive and will consequently evaluate the potential sale, they will certainly not wait for the end of the contract with the risk of not getting anything out of it.

I also think Real Madrid isn't the kind of team willing to let such a high profile player leave as a free agent. But I think Vinicius understands this well, and he'll stand his ground to get a pay rise. It all depends on how important it is for Vinicius to play at Real Madrid. If a high salary and the opportunity to win trophies at other clubs are his top priorities, I think he might leave Real Madrid next summer. But if playing at Real Madrid is his top priority, I'm almost certain they'll find a compromise on his salary.

[Olatundespo]

Who knows how Real Madrid will intend to proceed regarding the salary issue, who knows if they will choose to agree to the Brazilian's requests or if they will consider them excessive and will consequently evaluate the potential sale, they will certainly not wait for the end of the contract with the risk of not getting anything out of it.

I also think Real Madrid isn't the kind of team willing to let such a high profile player leave as a free agent. But I think Vinicius understands this well, and he'll stand his ground to get a pay rise. It all depends on how important it is for Vinicius to play at Real Madrid. If a high salary and the opportunity to win trophies at other clubs are his top priorities, I think he might leave Real Madrid next summer. But if playing at Real Madrid is his top priority, I'm almost certain they'll find a compromise on his salary.

Real Madrid team management may be secretly discussing an extension to Vinicius contract. Vinicius wants to stay at Real Madrid, which is clear from his tacit consent. Finally a decision may be made before the contract expires next year. Vinicius himself knows how valuable he is or how worthy he is for another club. I think he will stay at Real Madrid, now there is only a negotiation for a salary increase that we may not know.
Real Madrid has alternatives for Vinicius but Mbappe replacement has not been found yet. Still, I think Vinicius is an important player and if he eventually signs for another club and leaves Real Madrid, it will have a negative impact on the team, but the club has players who can recover it soon.

[Barikui1]

I also think Real Madrid isn't the kind of team willing to let such a high profile player leave as a free agent. But I think Vinicius understands this well, and he'll stand his ground to get a pay rise. It all depends on how important it is for Vinicius to play at Real Madrid. If a high salary and the opportunity to win trophies at other clubs are his top priorities, I think he might leave Real Madrid next summer. But if playing at Real Madrid is his top priority, I'm almost certain they'll find a compromise on his salary.

Real madrid are smart economically, so their is no way they will let him to go on a free considering how good he is. I believe that they are still trying to find a compromise just as you have said already, but if no compromise is met, I think that he would be sold off this summer or in the January transfer window. Right now he is still on holiday, that's why decision concerning his future has not intensify yet, but once he is back and he has spoken to Jose Mourinho, that's when everything concerning his future will be more clearer.

[changaa]

I respect what Mbappe is earning at Madrid because he deserves he's flower, but I would also wish same for Vini Jr, this is because he contributes equally to the teams overall well-being. Vini has one year still remaining in his contract, Real Madrid wouldn't want to gamble their teams stability by selling Vini Jr, so what am thinking will happen is that, hence he wants to renew his contract, I believe wages will be reviewed as well, the new salary will be within the range of what Mbappe is earning.

Yes, i cannot deny it, Vinicius over the years has been a huge pivot for Real Madrid and actually deserves a contract adjustment like Mbappe, but Mbappe is a player who has revolutionized football after the Messi and Ronaldo era, he was coveted by every club and therefore his higher compensation could be seen in the right way.

[banana33]

Jose Mourinho has arrived at Real Madrid; a club he has been the head coach in the past and he knows the structure of the team and how he can be able to use his experience from the last time he was the team's coach. Real Madrid will be very serious in this upcoming season, and Jose Mourinho knows his job and what is awaiting him if he doesn't win any title. Barcelona has the favorite odd to win the Spanish La Liga, but Real Madrid looks like a better team.

The transfer market is still long and Barcelona can still strengthen their squad, they have taken Gordon from Newcastle for the attack but will certainly aim for some other striker such as Alvarez while Real Madrid seems absolutely intent on strengthening the squad and the club seems determined to give the coach what he requires.

[martinom]

I'm surprised that we're still discussing how Kylian Mbappe is earning more than Vinicius Jr.

Mbappe hasn't won a major trophy for Real Madrid is your metric for measuring how much he should earn but you forgot that a player's salary at a new club is determined by his quality in his former club.

I don't want to compare both players because they're both great players but I honestly do not see why Kylian Mbappe shouldn't earn what he currently gets as Real Madrid

But a player is not judged on the basis of what he has won, but on the basis of his performances, otherwise they would not even have bought the Bellingham card for a huge sum given that with Borussia Dortmund he produced incredible performances even if he had won practically nothing with the club.

[blue Snow]

Marcus Rashford has given his last message today to Barcelona on his return to Manchester United for the new season to work with Michael Carrick.

His words;

“Extremely grateful to everyone at the club for turning my time here into such a positive and unforgettable experience. I’ve loved every moment and will carry those special memories with me.

Wishing the club and all the fans the very best of luck and massive success this season.

Visca el Barça!”.

No clubs have shown interest in Marcus Rashford. He has a future with Manchester United until his contract expires, which he will leave as a free agent to his desired club.

Although he was disappointed that Barcelona didn’t offer him a permanent contract, Rashford still demonstrated his professionalism by sending a heartfelt message to Barcelona.

Rashford is set to begin a new chapter at Manchester United under Carrick’s guidance. I hope Carrick gives Rashford enough playing time so he can reach his full potential. That way, Rashford can earn a contract extension with the club. Moreover, Rashford can help Manchester United achieve success alongside Carrick.

[Oluwa-btc]

Marcus Rashford has given his last message today to Barcelona on his return to Manchester United for the new season to work with Michael Carrick.

His words;

“Extremely grateful to everyone at the club for turning my time here into such a positive and unforgettable experience. I’ve loved every moment and will carry those special memories with me.

Wishing the club and all the fans the very best of luck and massive success this season.

Visca el Barça!”.

No clubs have shown interest in Marcus Rashford. He has a future with Manchester United until his contract expires, which he will leave as a free agent to his desired club.

A Manchester United fan but genuinely not excited nor thrilled for the reintegration of Marcus Rashford back into our squad. He has seen more managers sacked than anyone, a bad attitude player and parasite in the dressing in my humble opinion.

We all saw the hard work and togetherness from these Manchester United players last not to forget how they defended even as attacking players. If he is not ready to work his dirty ass off for the badge and the club, I'm afraid we'll be fvcked.

We one time considered him the better player over Kylian Mbappe but we can't do same why?! Because he's choose to be a complete prat while Kylian Mbappe worked out his ass. Salutation is not love, I will welcome him back with warm open hands but deep down not excited.

[katanic97]

Marcus Rashford has given his last message today to Barcelona on his return to Manchester United for the new season to work with Michael Carrick.

His words;

“Extremely grateful to everyone at the club for turning my time here into such a positive and unforgettable experience. I’ve loved every moment and will carry those special memories with me.

Wishing the club and all the fans the very best of luck and massive success this season.

Visca el Barça!”.

No clubs have shown interest in Marcus Rashford. He has a future with Manchester United until his contract expires, which he will leave as a free agent to his desired club.

Although he was disappointed that Barcelona didn’t offer him a permanent contract, Rashford still demonstrated his professionalism by sending a heartfelt message to Barcelona.

Rashford is set to begin a new chapter at Manchester United under Carrick’s guidance. I hope Carrick gives Rashford enough playing time so he can reach his full potential. That way, Rashford can earn a contract extension with the club. Moreover, Rashford can help Manchester United achieve success alongside Carrick.

United can only hope to win some trophy next season if they continue playing as well as they have since Carrick arrived. In 17 matches, they have only suffered 2 defeats and recorded 3 draws. These are promising statistics from last season. Rashford can only bring freshness to the team, and Carrick can use him both from the bench and from the start. Barcelona is losing a great player

[giorgione]

If his salary is equalized with Mbappé's, Mbappé will object. Because Mbappé will be the highest-paid player on the team. And judging by his performance, Mbappé definitely deserves the most money. Although the Brazilian player plays well when he gets playing time, he isn't as effective as Mbappé. Furthermore, he wasn't very effective last year. Real Madrid should extend his contract to sell him. Otherwise, he risks leaving the team for free at the end of next year. In that case, Real Madrid wouldn't earn any income. I'm sure they will take this into account and act accordingly this year.

I don't understand this need to necessarily be the highest paid, what changes apart from increasing the ego of the various players in this sense? It has no sporting relevance to be the highest paid, on the contrary it only increases the pressure placed on you more, are you the highest paid? then prove to me that you are worth that money.

[Ahli38]

The transfer market is still long and Barcelona can still strengthen their squad, they have taken Gordon from Newcastle for the attack but will certainly aim for some other striker such as Alvarez

I personally believe that Gordon’s arrival is part of Barcelona’s plan to replace Marcus Rashford in the attack. And Barcelona seems quite serious about signing Anthony Gordon to the squad by given that they’ve offered him a fairly long-term contract. Gordon is actually a pretty good player to bring in. And I see that he had a performance that shouldn’t be underestimated while with Newcastle last season, where he made some significant contributions. And while representing England in the recent World Championship he also had a positive impact on the national team on several occasions. So I personally think Barcelona’s decision to sign Gordon is a good move to strengthen their squad. But as for Alvarez I doubt he’ll move to Barcelona given that Atlético Madrid has reportedly refused to transfer one of their key players.

[Lannakosa]

A Manchester United fan but genuinely not excited nor thrilled for the reintegration of Marcus Rashford back into our squad. He has seen more managers sacked than anyone, a bad attitude player and parasite in the dressing in my humble opinion.

We all saw the hard work and togetherness from these Manchester United players last not to forget how they defended even as attacking players. If he is not ready to work his dirty ass off for the badge and the club, I'm afraid we'll be fvcked.

We one time considered him the better player over Kylian Mbappe but we can't do same why?! Because he's choose to be a complete prat while Kylian Mbappe worked out his ass. Salutation is not love, I will welcome him back with warm open hands but deep down not excited.

Rashford had conflicts with Amorim, one possible reason was that his performances on the pitch often lacked intensity, and at times he even looked lazy. Maybe the issue was that he wasn't giving his all, which led to those disagreements.

Later, he also seemed to lose the support of the fans, and I think that played a big part in his decision to leave Manchester. Right now, it doesn't look like he has any desire to return. Since I believe there's still some negativity from the fans, it could be difficult for him to play there again. Carrick might not even be willing to give him the amount of playing time he wants. If that's the case, then he'll probably end up moving to another club. But now I understand that there is not much interest in him from other teams on the transfer market either.

[liasbaa]

Jose Mourinho has arrived at Real Madrid; a club he has been the head coach in the past and he knows the structure of the team and how he can be able to use his experience from the last time he was the team's coach. Real Madrid will be very serious in this upcoming season, and Jose Mourinho knows his job and what is awaiting him if he doesn't win any title. Barcelona has the favorite odd to win the Spanish La Liga, but Real Madrid looks like a better team.

The transfer market is still long and Barcelona can still strengthen their squad, they have taken Gordon from Newcastle for the attack but will certainly aim for some other striker such as Alvarez while Real Madrid seems absolutely intent on strengthening the squad and the club seems determined to give the coach what he requires.

Barcelona are trying to sign Julián Álvarez and there is no clear message yet, but I think Álvarez will not be able to change teams anytime soon because he is under contract with Atletico Madrid until 2030. Even if the club wants to sell him for a high price, Barcelona is still positive about taking him.

Barca already have a strong team and if Álvarez can be included in the first team, the team will be even stronger. The team has won consecutive trophies for two seasons and to maintain that consistency, they will need a great and talented player like Álvarez because Real Madrid will play at its full strength next season.

[Out of mind]

Real Madrid have put an end to all the speculation surrounding Rodri, as they have now made an official bid to Manchester City. The bid, worth 50 million euros, marks the first step in negotiations, and it seems Manchester City will not be too keen to hold on to Rodri, given that he has only one year left on his contract. So I think this could be a win-win solution for all parties, whereby Man City could still generate revenue from that sale, Real Madrid get the player they want, and Rodri could fulfil his dream to return to Spain.

Real Madrid did very well to make an offer for Rodri, who will be the new pivot of the midfield, and Rodri will certainly accept the offer, after years at City in which his coach also retired from the club, he would now have the chance to return to Spain and play for one of the 2 top Spanish clubs.

If he joins Real Madrid this season, the team will definitely be much stronger because he is an important player in the midfield and it is very difficult to break through him. Rodri will definitely accept the offer to come and play for Real Madrid, although Manchester City will want to keep him in the team, but I think he will play for Real Madrid this season. His contribution in this World Cup was very good for Spain. The great way he played really inspired the team. However, if he plays for Real Madrid, the team will be much stronger and he will be ready to perform even better with the new coach. If Rodri joins Real Madrid with a new contract, it will be a lot of positive points for the team and Real Madrid will do everything they can to keep him in the team.

[Roseline492]

Even though the most important team are starting with a smaller team for their first game, I think we will expect something different. Because most Real Madrid players and also Barcelona players have been tired in the World Cup already, which means they might start the season slowly. I won’t say if they will lose the game, but one thing that is certain is that their effort will not be strong as we expect, maybe within the league they Might come back strong. Furthermore, Espanyol and Elche will be highly motivated, which this games are likely to end on a draw or even lose for the bigger teams (Real Madrid and Barcelona).

If you don't believe on a bonus match you should believe it on this first kickoff of both real Madrid and Barcelona, so actually you shouldn't think of a past world Cup stress to still be having fatigue effects on the players because it will never have and they will not also be slow on those clubs, however what does Espanyol and Elche has to make this two big teams who has gone all the way to make so much investment on new players loss or draw with them?, have you forgotten all the trouble Elche gone through so that they wouldn't be relegated last season? So how would they develop the sudden performance you are predicting with the same players, perhaps you just wish for the two big team to loss there first match if not is an exaggeration to expect those underdogs to beat them.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Even though the most important team are starting with a smaller team for their first game, I think we will expect something different. Because most Real Madrid players and also Barcelona players have been tired in the World Cup already, which means they might start the season slowly. I won’t say if they will lose the game, but one thing that is certain is that their effort will not be strong as we expect, maybe within the league they Might come back strong. Furthermore, Espanyol and Elche will be highly motivated, which this games are likely to end on a draw or even lose for the bigger teams (Real Madrid and Barcelona).

If you don't believe on a bonus match you should believe it on this first kickoff of both real Madrid and Barcelona, so actually you shouldn't think of a past world Cup stress to still be having fatigue effects on the players because it will never have and they will not also be slow on those clubs, however what does Espanyol and Elche has to make this two big teams who has gone all the way to make so much investment on new players loss or draw with them?, have you forgotten all the trouble Elche gone through so that they wouldn't be relegated last season? So how would they develop the sudden performance you are predicting with the same players, perhaps you just wish for the two big team to loss there first match if not is an exaggeration to expect those underdogs to beat them.

I also think the World Cup has had no impact on the players' fitness, and fatigue is no excuse. Real Madrid and Barcelona will still be favorites, so I don't think we should expect too many surprises.
Personally, though, I'm a little curious about Real Madrid's performance with their new coach. I also won't be expecting too much from Real Madrid, as Jose Mourinho still needs time to adapt, so that's a possibility.

[verdinio]

Real Madrid has two players with a lot of achievements and achievements, so they have to be respected. There has been a lot of criticism about the contracts of the two players at the moment, although Vinicius has requested a salary increase, in which case I think the club will pay attention. Since Vinicius still has a one-year contract, Real Madrid will not sell him, Real Madrid will keep him to keep an important player in the team. If the new salary is made, it is expected to keep it within the range of Mbappe's earnings. However, in any case, Vinicius has a lot more achievements than Mbappe, so it is very necessary to keep a player like Vinicius in the team.

He has more results than Vinicius for the club he plays for and not for individual awards, if Mbappe had played for Real Madrid I am sure he would have been the one with the trophies and not vice versa, i repeat you don't pay a player based on his palmares but based on his performances and his way of playing and performing for the team.

[cande86]

One thing I know about Real Madrid is that they don't beg the player too much. No player is bigger than the club, and if Vini does not accept the terms of the new contract offered to him. They are likely going to sell him off and not wait for his contract to expire and he leaves as a free agent.
I remember when they sold off a legendary Cristiano Ronaldo when very few people expected that move to happen. It's simply business, and F. Perez knows how to pull the ropes in most cases.

Florentino Perez has demonstrated over time that he is an extremely objective person who knows how to make the most of the opportunities that come his way, when everyone thought that Ronaldo would never leave, he saw the glimmer of profit and made the most of it, and if you sell someone like Ronaldo who wrote the history of your club then no one is untransferable.