French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[püsür]

Where did you get your reports from?

As long as the information is not Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein, then there's nothing happening or concrete about it. I have this feeling he will not see good game time under Jose Mourinho though. That don't mean, he wants to be sold out already. PSG are simply after that player from Ajax and then, Ferran Torres from Barcelona who will be leaving sooner than expected. Arda Güler goes nowhere, he is currently a Madrid player and will remain until there's a mutual agreement for him to leave completely.

I call this bullcrap. Arda Güler is a good player but no team would pay €115 million for him, let's be real.

The source of these reports appears to be the Turkish media once again, which undermines their credibility. Maybe Mourinho really doesn't want Arda, maybe he's open to selling him, but I highly doubt PSG would make such a crazy offer. If they really want to sign him, I'm sure they could get him for much less.

Arda wouldn't even make the starting line-up on PSG's current roster. And no one would pay that kind of money just to get a bench player.

It is all rumour at this point maybe but still, there is a lot of talk about this.  Over the last day or two, alongside the PSG news, the posts featuring Arda on Real Madrid’s Instagram account have also stopped. But also, where can he play in PSG? PSG, who boast one of Europe’s best midfield trios – featuring Neves, Vitinha and Ruiz – seem unlikely to have wanted Arda, who plays at a slow pace and tends to slow the game down when trying to build play from the back. It’s clear that Mourinho doesn’t want Arda in the squad for the new season. Arda’s agent has also started fuelling transfer rumours to boost his market value.

[KTChampions]

PSG made the wrong decision by making an offer to Real Madrid for that young player. Even €200 million wouldn’t be enough for Real Madrid to let him join PSG. It’s not just about having a good backup player; we all know that Real Madrid don’t want PSG to surpass the record Madrid previously set in the UCL. So, no matter how much PSG offer, they simply won’t be able to get him for now.

Yes, as a standalone move, this seems like nonsense. Güler is extremely loyal to Real Madrid and is part of Real's long-term strategy. Why even make such an offer, especially one that's not particularly serious (115 million, according to leaks)? Either PSG is trying to show other targets (or even existing PSG players) that they have options, or this is some kind of wage war. Only in the most extreme case would I believe this is simply an attempt to acquire Güler.

[Creeper0]

Yes, as a standalone move, this seems like nonsense. Güler is extremely loyal to Real Madrid and is part of Real's long-term strategy. Why even make such an offer, especially one that's not particularly serious (115 million, according to leaks)? Either PSG is trying to show other targets (or even existing PSG players) that they have options, or this is some kind of wage war. Only in the most extreme case would I believe this is simply an attempt to acquire Güler.

If this offer had come from another team, Real Madrid might have considered it. But Real Madrid would never sell one of their key players to PSG. Güler is a great player for Real Madrid who gets regular opportunities in the Madrid XI and plays a role in the team's victories by performing well. Madrid would never want to sell such a player to PSG.

Especially since Madrid already lacks a midfielder, Mourinho would never do such a foolish thing as leaving a midfielder. This is a completely unnecessary attempt, an attempt that PSG will never be able to succeed in. Another concern for Madrid is to maintain their record in the Champions League, they will never support PSG to break that record.

[programmer3666]

PSG made the wrong decision by making an offer to Real Madrid for that young player. Even €200 million wouldn’t be enough for Real Madrid to let him join PSG. It’s not just about having a good backup player; we all know that Real Madrid don’t want PSG to surpass the record Madrid previously set in the UCL. So, no matter how much PSG offer, they simply won’t be able to get him for now.

Yes, as a standalone move, this seems like nonsense. Güler is extremely loyal to Real Madrid and is part of Real's long-term strategy. Why even make such an offer, especially one that's not particularly serious (115 million, according to leaks)? Either PSG is trying to show other targets (or even existing PSG players) that they have options, or this is some kind of wage war. Only in the most extreme case would I believe this is simply an attempt to acquire Güler.

Young players like Arda Guler always want to play if they are not getting enough minutes, they start looking around. That is just how it is. With Jose Mourinho as the new manager, you will never really know. He might give him a chance or he might bench him a lot this season. It is hard to predict with him and also, Arda Guler might not even fit into Mourinho's style of play. Mourinho likes physical and defensively disciplined players who track back like horse. Guler is more creative and free flowing. That could be a problem. For now it is all friendlies matches. But some players are smart enough to know early on if the new coach will actually use them or not. A few games in, you can already tell if you are part of the plan or just filling a squad number. If Guler doesn't get game time early on, the rumors will start again. He is too talented to sit on the bench.

[Chilwell]

If this offer had come from another team, Real Madrid might have considered it. But Real Madrid would never sell one of their key players to PSG. Güler is a great player for Real Madrid who gets regular opportunities in the Madrid XI and plays a role in the team's victories by performing well. Madrid would never want to sell such a player to PSG.

Especially since Madrid already lacks a midfielder, Mourinho would never do such a foolish thing as leaving a midfielder. This is a completely unnecessary attempt, an attempt that PSG will never be able to succeed in. Another concern for Madrid is to maintain their record in the Champions League, they will never support PSG to break that record.

I definitely understand your point, because Real Madrid will not do that because since they usually meet in the Champions League, they don't want to see any of their great players playing against them. As we all know Paris Saint-Germain is a big team and they can afford any player they want no matter the price, take a look at how Dembélé humiliated Barcelona as if he was never there, I think Real Madrid learned from that that is why they will not let any of their great player to join them.

Güler is a great player and Real Madrid are enjoying his moment, he's very young and also talented and I don't think they will let go of him and even though they will not let him go to PSG. Güler will be very useful for Mourinho because of how talented he is.

[Tmoonz]

Yes, as a standalone move, this seems like nonsense. Güler is extremely loyal to Real Madrid and is part of Real's long-term strategy. Why even make such an offer, especially one that's not particularly serious (115 million, according to leaks)? Either PSG is trying to show other targets (or even existing PSG players) that they have options, or this is some kind of wage war. Only in the most extreme case would I believe this is simply an attempt to acquire Güler.

If this offer had come from another team, Real Madrid might have considered it. But Real Madrid would never sell one of their key players to PSG. Güler is a great player for Real Madrid who gets regular opportunities in the Madrid XI and plays a role in the team's victories by performing well. Madrid would never want to sell such a player to PSG.

Especially since Madrid already lacks a midfielder, Mourinho would never do such a foolish thing as leaving a midfielder. This is a completely unnecessary attempt, an attempt that PSG will never be able to succeed in. Another concern for Madrid is to maintain their record in the Champions League, they will never support PSG to break that record.

For the least i know even if the offer like, let it come from the weakest team the fact is Real Madrid won't let him leave for any price for now, like are you guys seeing how serious Real Madrid has been in this transfer market searching for players, then you expect them to let go of the once they still have at hand, Paris Saint Germain should just come off that thought because it's never gonna happen, even if they will want to sell him it's certainly not this season or even next season, he's part of Jose Mourinho's plan so they should back off.

[Donneski]

PSG made the wrong decision by making an offer to Real Madrid for that young player. Even €200 million wouldn’t be enough for Real Madrid to let him join PSG. It’s not just about having a good backup player; we all know that Real Madrid don’t want PSG to surpass the record Madrid previously set in the UCL. So, no matter how much PSG offer, they simply won’t be able to get him for now.

Yes, as a standalone move, this seems like nonsense. Güler is extremely loyal to Real Madrid and is part of Real's long-term strategy. Why even make such an offer, especially one that's not particularly serious (115 million, according to leaks)? Either PSG is trying to show other targets (or even existing PSG players) that they have options, or this is some kind of wage war. Only in the most extreme case would I believe this is simply an attempt to acquire Güler.

If the reported figures are true, then I think what will stop Arder Guler from making such move is because of his love for Real Madrid. Such offer would be staggering and too tempting for the Turkey international to ignore if he was playing for a smaller team in Europe. Paris Saint Germaine are trying to improve their options so I expect them to still make more additional signings before the end of the current transfer window.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

We'll see what happens, it's not easy and for strong players it takes money and time. Paris Saint-Germain would make a great move if they manage to sign Ferran Torres but it is not easy. In my opinion, Arda Guler doesn't want to leave Real Madrid, he would like to win with this shirt. Then if Real Madrid receives a good offer for him perhaps he will leave.

I think Paris Saint Germain have done a brilliant deal by signing Ferran Torres for 50 million, a bargain price that’s a blow to Barcelona. We could say that, having signed Dembélé on a free transfer and now Ferran Torres for this amount, Barcelona can consider themselves to have lost out on at least 300 million in total.
Barcelona are thus showing that they are losing some of their La Masia graduates;

PSG bought Torres for 50 million euros we can see that this is still a rumor because the French club has not yet officially signed this player, but the deal is imminent. However since this player has left Barcelona and joined PSG, it can be said that this is a blow for Barcelona.

Actually as far as I know, Ousmane Dembele joined the French club from this club before, after that this player has performed well and won the UEFA Champions League title for Paris Saint-Germain in two consecutive seasons, as well as winning the Ballon d'Or, Barcelona's infrastructure is weakening due to the departure of these best stars. Another thing you should note is that Ferran Torres did not join the Barcelona team from La Masia because this player joined the Spanish club from the English club Manchester City.

[Oluwa-btc]

French League one side AS Monaco announced their plans of terminating the contract of Paul Pogba and he has now until the 1st day of September to look for a new club.
I'm yet to read a news saying that the new manager Felipe Luis no longer wants him playing in the sqaud as a result of being injury prone or something, but this is the recent developments I have seen both from the French news and Fabrizio Romano.

Will this be a good time for Real Madrid to get him since they couldn’t get Rodri? He is not Rodri, but if he can play for Real Madrid like he did when they won the FIFA World Cup Competition, then Perez should get it done. I get it age and way past his best days also injuries, I doubt my speculations will be actualized.

[Agathamay]

It is all rumour at this point maybe but still, there is a lot of talk about this.  Over the last day or two, alongside the PSG news, the posts featuring Arda on Real Madrid’s Instagram account have also stopped. But also, where can he play in PSG? PSG, who boast one of Europe’s best midfield trios – featuring Neves, Vitinha and Ruiz – seem unlikely to have wanted Arda, who plays at a slow pace and tends to slow the game down when trying to build play from the back. It’s clear that Mourinho doesn’t want Arda in the squad for the new season. Arda’s agent has also started fuelling transfer rumours to boost his market value.

Real Madrid will not let Arda Guler exits the club because they know exactly what they're doing looking for in a player and the turkey international possess this qualities. José Mourinho will also include Arda Guler as one of his standing starting XI because he's a player with so much abilities, he's a rare gem and we know the level of professionism he is on currently. Arda Guler will do well in Real Madrid.

Arda Guler agent knows exactly to do in other for his client to trends and also this transfer saga is promoting the PR of a player like Arda Guler in the tranfer market, this information just show his stats and how he is very needed in a team like Real Madrid.

[HyperCodexV]

French League one side AS Monaco announced their plans of terminating the contract of Paul Pogba and he has now until the 1st day of September to look for a new club.
I'm yet to read a news saying that the new manager Felipe Luis no longer wants him playing in the sqaud as a result of being injury prone or something, but this is the recent developments I have seen both from the French news and Fabrizio Romano.

Will this be a good time for Real Madrid to get him since they couldn’t get Rodri? He is not Rodri, but if he can play for Real Madrid like he did when they won the FIFA World Cup Competition, then Perez should get it done. I get it age and way past his best days also injuries, I doubt my speculations will be actualized.

Paul Pogba's time at Monaco is clearly over. Whether it's injuries or the manager's decision, they are ready to move on. But Real Madrid That's a stretch beside he is 33 years old, injury prone and has not been consistent for years. Madrid need reliable players at the moment and they actually have more than enough and they don’t need to gamble on a player with past glory. A move to a less demanding league would make more sense for him at this stage. And let's not forget he and Mourinho never liked each other back at Manchester United. That bridge is burned, so any talk of him going to a Mourinho team is dead on arrival.

[m4r1o]

I call this bullcrap. Arda Güler is a good player but no team would pay €115 million for him, let's be real.

The source of these reports appears to be the Turkish media once again, which undermines their credibility. Maybe Mourinho really doesn't want Arda, maybe he's open to selling him, but I highly doubt PSG would make such a crazy offer. If they really want to sign him, I'm sure they could get him for much less.

Arda wouldn't even make the starting line-up on PSG's current roster. And no one would pay that kind of money just to get a bench player.

Arda Guler is a good player and there must be a reason if he has that big card. Paris Saint-Germain could easily take him, for them these prices are not a problem. If Paris Saint-Germain knows what their manager wants, if they sign Arda Guler it means that Luis Enrique wants him and knows that he is strong.

[changaa]

Luis Enrique is already written his name on the book as one of Paris Saint Germain greatest coach ever, like do you know what it takes to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy twice in a row? Despite the fact Real Madrid has won it three times, I'd say that's a miracle because since it's was named UEFA Champions League no team has ever won it twice, but after Real Madrid Paris Saint Germain did it with the help of Luis Enrique, what more do they need to Mark him as one of the greatest coach?

It is a goal that Luis Enrique could reach. In reality, for what he has been through as a coach and on his staff, he deserves to go down in history.
So is actually something i hope for him a little. However, it won't be easy, because teams like Real Madrid will want to protect their record and teams like Bayern Munich will want to win again. .

[slapper]

I’ve seen reports that PSG is trying to sign Arda Güler for a fee of €115 million.
Arda is under contract until 2029, but it is said that Luis Enrique is very keen on the move due to Arda's versatile playing style.
If PSG signs Arda, he would become their third most expensive signing, following Neymar and Mbappé.

Real Madrid simply won't let Arda Güler go to any other team. He's a young player with a lot of potential, and Real Madrid still wants him to stay with the team. Especially since Mourinho is still considering putting Arda in the starting lineup, he just won't be sold to any team.

Also, even if his transfer value is €115 million, I don't think that amount is enough for Real Madrid, because there's still a 20% clause on any future transfer for Arda Güler. Given Arda's potential, Real Madrid doesn't find that offer particularly attractive.

Yeah. Arda is already part of Mourinho project for next season, so it seems very unlikely that Arda will be let go to PSG. Even though the current rumors say that PSG has offered 115 million euros to Real Madrid for Arda, I think Mourinho can persuade Arda like he did with Vini, who eventually stayed at Madrid. That clause, if I'm not mistaken means that if Arda is sold for 115 million euros Fenerbahçe would get 23 million euros.

Besides that, what makes me sure Arda will stay in Madrid is that he has several times expressed that he wants to remain in Madrid, even back when he was still being coached by Ancelotti and didn’t often get playing minutes, he still chose to stay in Madrid. Moreover, during the preseason, Arda performed really impressively in matches against Fiorentina and Ferencváros. Guler played an important role in giving a positive impact and building the game while taking on the number 10 role given by Mourinho. Although Arda position in Madrid will compete with Jude for the first team, I think Arda will still stay in Madrid.

I just do not know where this "competing with Jude" is coming from. I have seen all of the preseason games thus far. They are not even playing the same position. Jude crashes into the box like a second striker half the time. Arda drops deep, receives and finds the ball. Completely different jobs.

The Ferencvaros game really said it all. Best player on the pitch a mile despite no goals, no assists. He was given the full 90 by Mourinho. You do not do that with a guy you are about to sell for any price.

And can we talk about where this €115M number even came from?? Fichajes. That is it. One of the Spanish aggregator sites that is essentially a click factory. After that, Turkish outlets picked it up since they were interested in the Fenerbahçe money angle. Then YouTube picked it up and suddenly it is "confirmed". This cycle has happened this many times each summer window. Meanwhile PSG literally just agreed to buy Ferran Torres for 55M in the same window... For basically the same type of role? Make it make sense.

Arda's staying. There is genuinely no logic, from any side, for this move to happen. Sometimes it is as simple as that, and then we get complicated.

[pewboy]

I don't know the plan Real Madrid have under Jose Mourinho, but the player has been really helpful, he saved the team last season, I was expecting them to keep him because I don't still see any important player that was signed to play in his position, unless if you are are going to sign his replacement before the end of the transfer summer.
Real Madrid will probably keep Arda Gullar, he is a player that will win a lot individual awards in the future and that's what Real Madrid always want.

I don't think it's an action that would go through if it were true. Arda Guler is a formidable player that Real Madrid has no intention of selling. And Paris Saint-Germain can actually easily do without him, because they would have an extra player to manage and an already complete midfield with Vitinha, Neves, Fabian Ruiz. It would be difficult to find the right place for him too.

[Tmoonz]

Where did you get your reports from?

As long as the information is not Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein, then there's nothing happening or concrete about it. I have this feeling he will not see good game time under Jose Mourinho though. That don't mean, he wants to be sold out already. PSG are simply after that player from Ajax and then, Ferran Torres from Barcelona who will be leaving sooner than expected. Arda Güler goes nowhere, he is currently a Madrid player and will remain until there's a mutual agreement for him to leave completely.

I call this bullcrap. Arda Güler is a good player but no team would pay €115 million for him, let's be real.

The source of these reports appears to be the Turkish media once again, which undermines their credibility. Maybe Mourinho really doesn't want Arda, maybe he's open to selling him, but I highly doubt PSG would make such a crazy offer. If they really want to sign him, I'm sure they could get him for much less.

Arda wouldn't even make the starting line-up on PSG's current roster. And no one would pay that kind of money just to get a bench player.

It is all rumour at this point maybe but still, there is a lot of talk about this.  Over the last day or two, alongside the PSG news, the posts featuring Arda on Real Madrid’s Instagram account have also stopped. But also, where can he play in PSG? PSG, who boast one of Europe’s best midfield trios – featuring Neves, Vitinha and Ruiz – seem unlikely to have wanted Arda, who plays at a slow pace and tends to slow the game down when trying to build play from the back. It’s clear that Mourinho doesn’t want Arda in the squad for the new season. Arda’s agent has also started fuelling transfer rumours to boost his market value.

I would agree with you that it's all rumor, but saying that he won't have playing time in the Paris Saint Germain team is what i can't go with, if truly Paris Saint Germain is going for him then definitely he's worth it because his a good player and trust me Luis Enrique will definitely look for a way to fit him in, and talking about him not being in Jose Mourinho's plan, I still disagree with that also because I'm quite certain he's one of those Jose Mourinho is having in mind to work with for the club success in this coming season.

[kennycryptoitalia]

PSG made the wrong decision by making an offer to Real Madrid for that young player. Even €200 million wouldn’t be enough for Real Madrid to let him join PSG. It’s not just about having a good backup player; we all know that Real Madrid don’t want PSG to surpass the record Madrid previously set in the UCL. So, no matter how much PSG offer, they simply won’t be able to get him for now.

Paris Saint-Germain has no problems of this kind, they could give 200 million without problems if they wanted. Of course, Real Madrid wouldn't want to strengthen the Parisians, but if they make a good offer i think Real Madrid could let him go, then with that money they get another strong talent. It's not easy though.

[aipercoin]

It hasn't been officially confirmed by any of the club, but rumors has it as always. The same was rumor was carried on the transfer of Vinicius from Madrid to Arsenal, until the club confirms the information, everything is considered rumored.

Arda Güler is a versatile player for the team, Real Madrid doesn't have to lose the player for an amount they can afford. Madrid didn't spend much in this transfer window, they don't lack money and have enough for any player on their list, selling him is a loss for Madrid.

Vinicius is strong and Real Madrid would be wrong to let him go and reinforce a competitor, he has always done well with Real Madrid and scores a lot. To sign Vinicius, Arsenal would have to make a good offer, then it also depends on Vinicius what he wants to do.

Arda Guler is a versatile player, she could adapt to any team and any context.

[giorgione]

Yeah. Arda is already part of Mourinho project for next season, so it seems very unlikely that Arda will be let go to PSG. Even though the current rumors say that PSG has offered 115 million euros to Real Madrid for Arda, I think Mourinho can persuade Arda like he did with Vini, who eventually stayed at Madrid. That clause, if I'm not mistaken means that if Arda is sold for 115 million euros Fenerbahçe would get 23 million euros.

Arda Guler together with Vitinha would form a formidable midfield, if the Turk decided to leave the Spanish capital to move to the French one. But i doubt that will happen.
I believe that Arda Guler wants to stay in Madrid and become the fulcrum of the new idea of Real Madrid. It will certainly be at the center of the project.

[Comeacross]

For the least i know even if the offer like, let it come from the weakest team the fact is Real Madrid won't let him leave for any price for now, like are you guys seeing how serious Real Madrid has been in this transfer market searching for players, then you expect them to let go of the once they still have at hand, Paris Saint Germain should just come off that thought because it's never gonna happen, even if they will want to sell him it's certainly not this season or even next season, he's part of Jose Mourinho's plan so they should back off.

Even PSG should know that they stand no chance to get Guler this season but there's no offence in trying your luck. After series of humiliation by Barcelona last season, Real Madrid is trying to rebuild their squad starting from the coaching crew by bringing back Jose Mourinho one of the most experienced coach available now.

On the part of players, they're not sleeping in the transfer market either. They have have spent a reasonable amount already to put their defense in shape. It doesn't make sense when you claim to be rebuilding your team but at the same time you're selling some of your key players again to your potential enemies.