Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Ahli38]

Chelsea were interested in Serge Gnabry but it turns out that he wanted to stay at his team for this season. At least the rumours are telling this. I don't see any logic for Chelsea to sign a right winger now as well. They already have great players like Pulisic and Hudson-Odoi in the team. As long as they keep these two I don't believe they need a winger there. When it comes to Gnabry again it would be nice for him to return to the Premier League in the future actually. He would come back stronger but let's hope that his end doesn't become like Lukaku.

Now Chelsea's movement began to stagnate again and again.
The hunt for Ronaldo is sure to fail, it's close to Raphinha and it also failed because Raphinha prefers to go to Barcelona and now they are after Gnarby but for now it looks like this is becoming difficult too because there are some news saying that Gnarby is currently talking about a long-term contract with Bayern Munich and Bayern want to provide a four-year contract or until 2027.

Since it was taken over, Chelsea is not fast as before, I have seen several times they got failed to take over the player, they always failed in auctions, and seem like don't have money aka very economical. Seems Bayern increase the price for Gnarby, so if Chelsea comes with cash everything will come to Stamford Bridge, so no exception for Anthony if can't deal also, he will be taken by MU and Chelsea lose again.

one more news of failure in the recruitment of players by chelsea, namely Nathan Ake from manchestee city. previously it was rumored that chelsea would bring Nathan Ake also from manchester city, but it looks like that will fail this season. because manchester city want to keep Nathan Ake for this season. So Chelsea's dream to buy Nathan Ake is clearly going to be deadlocked.

But now the news is circulating again that Chelsea have an alternative option if Nathan Ake fails to get them. namely Chelsea reportedly want to sign Presnel Kimpembe from PSG.

chelsea have good finances but it seems they are too economical in managing their finances in the transfer market this time.

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[Wawa2013]

With Ten Hag's statement that he wants to keep Ronaldo next season I think actually in this case the chances of him moving are very slim now ~

Agree. It seems Ronaldo to stay in Man United next season. Ten Hag may realize that the chance to get a replacement for Ronaldo is difficult. Moreover, Ronaldo actually performed well in the last season. So, nothing wrong to keep him on the squad.

Exactly Ronaldo actually has played very well in the last season, but unfortunately, most of the players in the squad were not, the team was not solid. Sad to know Ronaldo in this kind of club in the last season.
Although Ten Hag really still wants Ronaldo to stay, the fact that Ronaldo wants to leave Man United is also not denied. He really wants to be in the club in which is included in Champion League, while Man United is not. SO, there is still a chance for Ronaldo to leave, although this may be difficult because Ten hag still wnat to keep him.

I think this is why Ronaldo decided to leave because he couldn't build cooperation with the team that was already there so he felt uncomfortable and preferred to leave a club as big as Manchester United, unfortunately when he decided he wanted to leave Man United there weren't many big clubs. who accepted him, although I don't know what the problem is inside but I think many people don't like him even though he got the title as a professional player.

am I the only one surprised that no big team gave him an offer ?! I get that he's "old" now but he showed that he still got it and it's good publicity for the club as well so what's holding them back from making an offer for him ?

The biggest reason why not many big clubs want Ronaldo is because Ronaldo's salary is too high. Because not all big clubs are willing to give
big salaries to their players. Moreover, Ronaldo is 37 years old, so it is considered by most major European clubs that buying Ronaldo is not
a profitable investment, and only a short term solution. Even though Ronaldo is still very productive at his age, he is not young anymore.
And some big clubs think that Ronaldo is past his prime, so buying Ronaldo is a bit risky. Especially if Ronaldo is injured, usually players who
are old will recover a little longer.

Therefore it is very difficult for Ronaldo to move from Man United, only clubs from Saudi Arabia for now are willing to give Ronaldo a high salary.
Unfortunately Ronaldo only wants to play in Europe, and is not at all interested in playing in other continents. In the end I think Ronaldo will stay
at Man United, and that is the best for Ronaldo in my opinion.

[kamvreto]

The biggest reason why not many big clubs want Ronaldo is because Ronaldo's salary is too high. Because not all big clubs are willing to give
big salaries to their players. Moreover, Ronaldo is 37 years old, so it is considered by most major European clubs that buying Ronaldo is not
a profitable investment, and only a short term solution. Even though Ronaldo is still very productive at his age, he is not young anymore.
And some big clubs think that Ronaldo is past his prime, so buying Ronaldo is a bit risky. Especially if Ronaldo is injured, usually players who
are old will recover a little longer.

Therefore it is very difficult for Ronaldo to move from Man United, only clubs from Saudi Arabia for now are willing to give Ronaldo a high salary.
Unfortunately Ronaldo only wants to play in Europe, and is not at all interested in playing in other continents. In the end I think Ronaldo will stay
at Man United, and that is the best for Ronaldo in my opinion.

I'm a Cristiano Ronaldo fan for a long time, his performances in every game amaze and amaze me. Wherever he is or at any club, his appearance is like a player that no one can block. But despite Ronaldo being the greatest and most expensive player, other European clubs began to be reluctant to accept Ronaldo. maybe because of the age factor and the high salary at the CR7 tag.

There are 4 factors that are the reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo does not sell in the Transfer Market this 2022 season:

1. Salaries are too expensive.
It is clear that the salary that is priced at CR7 is very large, which is around 385,000 Pounds, or around $456,000 USD, this is what makes big clubs still think to accept it.

2. Past the Peak and Too Old
Ronaldo is past his prime and his allure has faded. Ronaldo's age is also not young anymore, currently Ronaldo is 37 years old. It will have an effect on recovery if it happens injury, because recovery will take longer due to age. Although Ronaldo is rarely injured, the risk will also be greater.

3. Game duration that must be set.
Ronaldo can't play in all matches and there is a Ronaldo game that will be determined with a minimum duration, to maintain Ronaldo's performance and avoid injury. Ronaldo will only play in certain matches. this is a big loss for the club because ronaldo as an active striker and is awaited by many people.

4. Will Fresh Retirement.
Regarding the age issue, Ronaldo will inevitably retire soon. Instead of recruiting expensive players who will soon retire, big clubs prefer to invest in young players who still have high performances.

Nevertheless, cristiano will still be a legend and be the best player in his heyday. CR7 remains the best in the hearts of his fans.

[Prince Malik]

The biggest reason why not many big clubs want Ronaldo is because Ronaldo's salary is too high. Because not all big clubs are willing to give
big salaries to their players. Moreover, Ronaldo is 37 years old, so it is considered by most major European clubs that buying Ronaldo is not
a profitable investment, and only a short term solution. Even though Ronaldo is still very productive at his age, he is not young anymore.
And some big clubs think that Ronaldo is past his prime, so buying Ronaldo is a bit risky. Especially if Ronaldo is injured, usually players who
are old will recover a little longer.

Therefore it is very difficult for Ronaldo to move from Man United, only clubs from Saudi Arabia for now are willing to give Ronaldo a high salary.
Unfortunately Ronaldo only wants to play in Europe, and is not at all interested in playing in other continents. In the end I think Ronaldo will stay
at Man United, and that is the best for Ronaldo in my opinion.

I'm a Cristiano Ronaldo fan for a long time, his performances in every game amaze and amaze me. Wherever he is or at any club, his appearance is like a player that no one can block. But despite Ronaldo being the greatest and most expensive player, other European clubs began to be reluctant to accept Ronaldo. maybe because of the age factor and the high salary at the CR7 tag.

There are 4 factors that are the reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo does not sell in the Transfer Market this 2022 season:

1. Salaries are too expensive.
It is clear that the salary that is priced at CR7 is very large, which is around 385,000 Pounds, or around $456,000 USD, this is what makes big clubs still think to accept it.

2. Past the Peak and Too Old
Ronaldo is past his prime and his allure has faded. Ronaldo's age is also not young anymore, currently Ronaldo is 37 years old. It will have an effect on recovery if it happens injury, because recovery will take longer due to age. Although Ronaldo is rarely injured, the risk will also be greater.

3. Game duration that must be set.
Ronaldo can't play in all matches and there is a Ronaldo game that will be determined with a minimum duration, to maintain Ronaldo's performance and avoid injury. Ronaldo will only play in certain matches. this is a big loss for the club because ronaldo as an active striker and is awaited by many people.

4. Will Fresh Retirement.
Regarding the age issue, Ronaldo will inevitably retire soon. Instead of recruiting expensive players who will soon retire, big clubs prefer to invest in young players who still have high performances.

Nevertheless, cristiano will still be a legend and be the best player in his heyday. CR7 remains the best in the hearts of his fans.

Ronaldo will retire in Manchester united that's seems inevitable, that's a good choice in my opinion since he is one of the club legends and ending his career with them will definitely be a good idea for and and the club as well, also i think Manchester will give the best to get the epl next year with the new coach and this will give another reason for cr7 to stay

[CryptoBuds]

PSG, Bayern Munich and Chelsea are not interested in signing Ronaldo. Also I don't see any team who is able to carry Ronaldo's high wages. And so we will see Ronaldo next season with Manchester United. Ronaldo should now try to win the Europa League title. It would be a shame for both United and Ronaldo if Manchester United could not even win the Europa League title. United are not the favorites to win the Premier League title. I would say their goal should be the Europa League.

Last year, all the top teams contenders for the Europa League victory (in terms of combined strength, but not in terms of motivation) flew out of the tournament quite quickly. The fact is that this tournament is not interesting for anyone who can compete for the Champions League. Even more so for Ronaldo, since in a certain sense his name is associated with the Champions League. I think that a move to Bayern is still possible, in a pinch even a move to Napoli would not be a bad decision at all, I am 100% sure that Ronaldo will leave United.

Perhaps going to Bayern Munich is still a possibility for Ronaldo. Because today I saw several news that Bayern Munich is ready to release Lewandowski. And they are going to sell Lewandowski to Barcelona. And so now they will be looking for a replacement for Lewandowski. Ronaldo is the perfect replacement for Lewandowski. At least 2 years he can give service to Bayern Munich.

[bering]

Manchester United pre season matches results seems very promising that they can able to win 2 times in a row and on those matches Anthony Martial always score goals and i think this is good for the team because for next season Manchester United have no experience striker besides him especially if Ronaldo leave and Ten Hag probably will make him as main striker although they will buy new players on that position but he considering Martial will be his high priority and also Ten Hag believe Martial will return to his top performance again

[Juggy777]

Manchester United pre season matches results seems very promising that they can able to win 2 times in a row and on those matches Anthony Martial always score goals and i think this is good for the team because for next season Manchester United have no experience striker besides him especially if Ronaldo leave and Ten Hag probably will make him as main striker although they will buy new players on that position but he considering Martial will be his high priority and also Ten Hag believe Martial will return to his top performance again

@bering while the attacking side was almost perfect, the defending was really bad and I hope that Hen Tag will consider dropping Maguire and Luke Shaw and replace them with the new player’s brought. Furthermore Martial seems rejuvenated, and if he continues in this fine form then the pressure to score goals will be reduced on Ronaldo and Manchester United will be able to win more matches.

[abhiseshakana]

The arrival of Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez was a surprising issue. Where Manchester United is considered not to make too many changes in the transfer window, Erik Ten Hag can in fact make anticipation in overhauling Manchester United's vulnerable defense and attack system. So Ronaldo seems to be contemplating settling down.

The next task that the Ten Hag must complete is finalizing negotiations with Barcelona over plans to sign De Jong. The price has been agreed, but De Jong refuses to move because Barcelona still owes him. I think if Barcelona can settle the arrears to De Jong then De Jong will be wearing the Red Devil's shirt. Man United have lost Pogba and Matic and for that, they need a tough midfielder. If negotiations with Barcelona remain endless, then Man United will have to step back and look for another midfielder they can really get.

[Sebas.tian]

I would support a move for Zinchenko to Arsenal honestly. Because he can have a much more playing time if he goes there surely. I don't think that he would be the second option for Arteta. Tierney would be the substitute for him then. Manchester City didn't give a big amount of time to him last season and Zinchenko might be eager to leave because of that. If I were in their place I wouldn't behave like this against a skilled back like Zinchenko. But I think they will sell him if Arsenal make a favorable offer.

I don't think, Zinchenko will leave Manchester city in this season because their coach has promised him not to bench him in any competition for them to see how talented he is in the team. Zinchenko will definitely perform well in next season, to prove to people that he is among the best talented players in the premier league competition . Manchester city will definitely achieve next season title, because their coach is willing to introduce more tactics that will help the team to perform well in all the matches in next season. I don't think, Arsenal  president will use that kind of money to sign in Zinchenko into their team because they don't have such money in this season.

[FanEagle]

I always assumed Eriksen was a bench player, no? I mean he had that heart situation, which means he can't play all games, Fernandes can't play like 50 games a year, which means he will play like maybe 30-35 games, and rest will be Eriksen starting.

Plus, there will be plenty of games where Fernandes will get out in like 70th minute or later, and Eriksen will take his spot. That's like enough games for another league to be a starting player. All in all Eriksen is a cool player and I believe he could be a great help to the team even coming from the bench. He wasn't seen as a player who end up coming back, but he did it and found himself in United jersey as well.

[gabbie2010]

Arsenal are currently contemplating on keeping Lucas Toreira at Arsenal for another season after an impressive loan spell at Fiorentina,he was their best player of the season,and that has made Mikel Arteta have a double thought on whether to sell him or keep him.Lucas was a very good player at the moment he first came to Arsenal,but the then Manager, Emery Unai prefered Guenduzi over him,and such left Toreira on the bench.He opt to go out on loan.
It will be of advantage if they should keep him at the club,because we need a strong defensive midfielder that can make us challenge for the tittle next season.

Lucas Toreira was an important player to the Arsenal side when he joined but it was unfortunate to see him fall out of favour and down the pecking order and resulted in him going out on loan to Fiorentina. I think after his success at Fiorentina, he has caught the attention of Arteta and he is considering keeping him for an extra year to help in the midfield.

Lucas Toreira has to stay and compete for a regular playing time in the team, though he has to up his game else he will continue to sit on the bench, he has Xhaka, Thomas, Elneney, Lokonga and Viera to compete with in the midfield, if given opportunity to play a match he should prove himself to merit a regular first team shirt else he might be loan out for another spell in January transfer window, I hope he replicate his form in Fiorentina to Arsenal, he was a good midfielder in Arsenal in his first few seasons before he loss form and was loaned out, Arsenal has a lot of options in their midfield as the battle for EPL, Europa, FA and Carabao's trophies

[Bobrox]

Perhaps going to Bayern Munich is still a possibility for Ronaldo. Because today I saw several news that Bayern Munich is ready to release Lewandowski. And they are going to sell Lewandowski to Barcelona. And so now they will be looking for a replacement for Lewandowski. Ronaldo is the perfect replacement for Lewandowski. At least 2 years he can give service to Bayern Munich.

Robert Lewandowski have become Barcelona player for next season after reach agreement both side between Bayern Munich and Barcelona management about transfer values, but depending what said by Oliver Kahn last week about Cristiano Ronaldo is not criteria for Bayern Munich looks little chance we can see Ronaldo will play on Bundesliga. How ever still have anything possibility about Cristiano Ronaldo leave or keep stay with Manchester United for next season although he still miss pre season match after United play on two match before. I think better with Cristiano Ronaldo keep stay with Manchester United and forget his chance for playing on champion league.

[zuzie]

I would support a move for Zinchenko to Arsenal honestly. Because he can have a much more playing time if he goes there surely. I don't think that he would be the second option for Arteta. Tierney would be the substitute for him then. Manchester City didn't give a big amount of time to him last season and Zinchenko might be eager to leave because of that. If I were in their place I wouldn't behave like this against a skilled back like Zinchenko. But I think they will sell him if Arsenal make a favorable offer.

I don't think, Zinchenko will leave Manchester city in this season because their coach has promised him not to bench him in any competition for them to see how talented he is in the team. Zinchenko will definitely perform well in next season, to prove to people that he is among the best talented players in the premier league competition . Manchester city will definitely achieve next season title, because their coach is willing to introduce more tactics that will help the team to perform well in all the matches in next season. I don't think, Arsenal  president will use that kind of money to sign in Zinchenko into their team because they don't have such money in this season.

Even after being together in the last few seasons I don't see Guardiola's interest in him, at least that can be seen from the few opportunities the coach has give him to see Zinchenko on the pitch. Even in the last few seasons the club has give him the opportunity to show his talent with other clubs like PSV but there is no denying that Zinchenko finds it difficult to compete with some players like Grealish, Rodri, as a midfielder, and Walker, Cancelo, as a defender.

[Markinzo]

Perhaps going to Bayern Munich is still a possibility for Ronaldo. Because today I saw several news that Bayern Munich is ready to release Lewandowski. And they are going to sell Lewandowski to Barcelona. And so now they will be looking for a replacement for Lewandowski. Ronaldo is the perfect replacement for Lewandowski. At least 2 years he can give service to Bayern Munich.

Robert Lewandowski have become Barcelona player for next season after reach agreement both side between Bayern Munich and Barcelona management about transfer values, but depending what said by Oliver Kahn last week about Cristiano Ronaldo is not criteria for Bayern Munich looks little chance we can see Ronaldo will play on Bundesliga. How ever still have anything possibility about Cristiano Ronaldo leave or keep stay with Manchester United for next season although he still miss pre season match after United play on two match before. I think better with Cristiano Ronaldo keep stay with Manchester United and forget his chance for playing on champion league.

For someone like CR7 with such personality he posses in the world of football it's ain't easy just sitting back watching others play in the most anticipation and glorified league of champions in the world, it's really frustrating for him though.
With lewandowski now seen as a future Barcelona player hope it doesn't give him a divided attention in the field of play.

[uswa56]

Manchester United pre season matches results seems very promising that they can able to win 2 times in a row and on those matches Anthony Martial always score goals and i think this is good for the team because for next season Manchester United have no experience striker besides him especially if Ronaldo leave and Ten Hag probably will make him as main striker although they will buy new players on that position but he considering Martial will be his high priority and also Ten Hag believe Martial will return to his top performance again

Anthony Martial's performance has been quite good in his last 2 matches and also in terms of the quality of this player I think he is also quite good, only that he had decreased his performance due to injury and rarely played minutes, if Ten Hag entrusts him next season I think he will be able to meet many people's expectations because he is a quality striker.
in this pre-season match, the Manchester United game began to show significant changes. I hope that in the future Manchester United's game can be even better when the Premier League competition is running.

[herurist]

I don't understand what you are saying with so many options for Ronaldo at the moment who is struggling to find a new club.
Now Manchester United are starting to act and will not let any club bring Ronaldo and the clubs you mentioned like Bayern didn't even have an interest in Ronaldo from the start and that was confirmed directly by the top brass there.

Ronaldo is a very great player no doubt and he has the ability to play well in any team he finds himself and moreover he is very hardworking. It many coaches are afraid to get him for technical reasons. But for business wise it will be a good business. This maybe because for a start, money from sales of Jersey and increased match viewing time would be able to maintain Ronaldo, but if these money sources reduce, maintaining Ronaldo would be expensive.

Again, Ronaldo is a big fish and his presence could spoil or alter the ecosystem of any club. If I were coach, I wouldn't be so fast to go for Ronaldo at his age.

In this case, when referring to business, I quite agree but for now there are some things that can't be avoided, such as when some policies that can't be denied even if it's for Ronaldo or what we know Ronaldo also doesn't pay much attention to big business for football because the target always comes first.
But with things like that it doesn't rule out business and indeed Ronaldo is one of the players who will definitely provide many benefits for the club in terms of finances

[maju69]

Manchester United pre season matches results seems very promising that they can able to win 2 times in a row and on those matches Anthony Martial always score goals and i think this is good for the team because for next season Manchester United have no experience striker besides him especially if Ronaldo leave and Ten Hag probably will make him as main striker although they will buy new players on that position but he considering Martial will be his high priority and also Ten Hag believe Martial will return to his top performance again

Anthony Martial's performance has been quite good in his last 2 matches and also in terms of the quality of this player I think he is also quite good, only that he had decreased his performance due to injury and rarely played minutes, if Ten Hag entrusts him next season I think he will be able to meet many people's expectations because he is a quality striker.
in this pre-season match, the Manchester United game began to show significant changes. I hope that in the future Manchester United's game can be even better when the Premier League competition is running.

I agree, that Manchester United's game looks to be going in a better direction, even some players are starting to show qualities that were not seen last season. Ten Hag became the main actor in the change of Manchester United this time, since he joined and saw their gameplay even though it was only pre-season it was quite good. But we can't speculate with just two games, we'll see how far they will continue to improve.

[aylabadia05]

Erik ten Hag could play Eriksen simultaneously with Bruno Fernandes although both have similarities in key positions as attacking midfielders in the team and install Scott McTominay under them or in the defensive midfielder whose role is often played by Nemanja Matic.

Another option, with Eriksen joining Erik ten Hag's squad from next season, ten Hag could attach Bruno to the wing position to help Cristiano Ronaldo up front because in the attacking midfielder position there is Donny van de Beek who is suitable to play alongside the former Tottenham player.

What do you think?

Between Fernandez and Eriksen have the same position and typical games play as attacking midfielder. Looks can't play both player together on the same time, but have benwfit with Eriksen as substitutes player for Manchester United if Fernandez not on top performance or get injury. But Erik Tan Hag can play both player together as second forward position for Bruno Fernandez and give attacking midfielder for Eriksen, intersted to see what poaition get by Eriksen under Erik Tag Han scheme. Will Eriksen reach his top performance with Manchester United and give good achievement for next season?

There is some truth to it as you say if both have the same typical game. At first glance if they were played by Erik ten Hag, Manchester Unted's midfield game scheme would be like last season like the duo of Bruno Fernandes and Pogba were a little chaotic or poorly organised as Paul Pogba more often came forward so the midfield occupied by Freed and McTominay was overwhelmed in breaking the opponent's attack.

So what is the role of Donny van de Beek who is predicted to be the main player Erik ten Hag next season?

[cryptofrka]

50 mil for Lewandovski? Fantastic piece of business from Bayern.

It was so obvious from the beginning as well, Barcelona is like a guy playing Texas hold'em with is cards laid out on the table.
It is a 3-year deal and he's already 34 years old - this smells like another expensive mistake. He is a great player - but it's simply too much money and the contract is too long.

EDIT: sorry, wrong thread. Had both this and the transfers one opened in parallel.

[Sirait]

with the entry of Eriksen, the MU midfield is already good, MU's next pre-season training will take place in Australia, we can see his first appearance with MU there. I'm very happy with the reshuffle that was done by ten hag, hopefully he is the next Ferguson (which many MU fans are waiting for)