Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[EdenHazard]

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CR7 declared his intentions to leave ManU. He didn't join the preseason tour which can be explained by a familial situation he got as it can be considered as an indirect message to the staff.
Ten Hag announcement was the direct one, when he said that he had discussion with CR7 and he didn't talk about his intentions to leave..
I would say nothing is clear with CR7 but I won't be surprised when I see him playing under another club next season.

Things get really mixed in cristiano situation , the personal issue that causing he is missing manchester united pre season are too coincidence with his desire to leave united while ten haag cover it up by announcing it to the press that crisyiano is clear not for sale.

Could be a hard fight if cristiano want to leave and there is a club made an official offer but united rejected it all.

[Gosgosking]

Jurgen Klopp seems contended with his present squad after signing Darwin Nunez as a replacement for Sadio Mane. It was a big loss for the reds but they need to keep pushing after all, players come and go. Rumours circulating that he wants Jude Bellingham in his squad. Klopp is a very calculating manager and wouldn't go for a player which he knows is a star and get him signed and then dump him or denied him regular play time. That's why he isn't going for Bellingham yet, and moreover Jude Bellingham is not even available in the transfer window.

With Liverpool recent squad, I think the team is good to go, despite the exit of mane, the team is not looking weaker, though it was a big loss for them but they actually replaced him immediately with Darwin Nunez and that was a good replacement for him. With the team recent squad, I think they are well ready for the season, cause they have one of the best squad recently in EPL.

Mane transfer was never a problem to Liverpool because already they have planned for replacement for his leaving.  Liverpool is always good for having a strong squad,  they always ready for every new season.

[Coyster]

With Liverpool recent squad, I think the team is good to go, despite the exit of mane, the team is not looking weaker, though it was a big loss for them but they actually replaced him immediately with Darwin Nunez and that was a good replacement for him. With the team recent squad, I think they are well ready for the season, cause they have one of the best squad recently in EPL.

Of course Liverpool will remain strong contenders to take the crown away from City, but i do not think they have a stronger squad than last season with the loss of Sadio Mane, let us be honest with ourselves, Mane's relevance to this Liverpool team is going to be greatly missed, and before we can claim that he has been righfully replaced, Nunez will have to prove his worth with great performances every week, just as Mane did. I believe City will be champions again, they haven't lost any of their mainstay players, but they have instead bolstered their team with exceptional additions like Erling Haaland, Alvarez and Phillips, i think City are having it better in the transfer market this summer.

[Smartvirus]

Mane transfer was never a problem to Liverpool because already they have planned for replacement for his leaving.  Liverpool is always good for having a strong squad,  they always ready for every new season.

Are you saying that for real? Like Klopp didn't think it over severely before letting Sadio Mane take a bow from Anfied...
Even now i can tell you that, that decision didn't seat so well with Klopp. He just couldn't offer Sadio Mane what he wanted and that is, a higher pay cheque and Sadio Mane wanted to test new waters as well. Coupled with the fact that, it was the champions of the Bundesliga that was bidding for him and a playing time isn't much of a problem. Sadio Mane remains a big lose to Liverpool for now until proven otherwise with the teams performance when the season kicks off. Although Klopp remains a good coach and am sure he would manage it.

[Velvet78]

Chelsea seem prepared for meeting Napoli's demand around 34 million pounds for the 31-year-old centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. Chelsea are looking for every option they can find to fill the space in their defense as soon as possible. de Ligt, Koulibaly and Kounde have been the most speculated defenders so far. Koulibaly is an experienced defender so he would be one of the best options to bring to Rudiger's place in the team. Rudiger was also just like him in the end.

Since he is 31 years old, this transfer fee is a high price for me. They could have preferred younger defenders for the same money. Young Merih Demiral comes to mind from Atalanta. Considering that he is just as talented as Koulibaly, even younger than him, he might have been a better option for Chelsea. Filling Rüdiger's vacancy will not be easy.

Maybe you have a point about that. However Chelsea are in desperate need of a centre-back now after Rudiger and Christensen have left the team. Especially Rudiger's departure has affected Chelsea defense deeply. They must be ready to pay whatever amount is needed to sign a proper centre-back currently. I don't know which one is better now. Is it better to pay around 90 million euros for de Ligt or to pay this amount for Koulibaly? de Ligt can play for long years while Koulibaly is much older. However there is a huge gap between their prices.

[blue Snow]

CR7 declared his intentions to leave ManU. He didn't join the preseason tour which can be explained by a familial situation he got as it can be considered as an indirect message to the staff.
Ten Hag announcement was the direct one, when he said that he had discussion with CR7 and he didn't talk about his intentions to leave..
I would say nothing is clear with CR7 but I won't be surprised when I see him playing under another club next season.

Things get really mixed in cristiano situation , the personal issue that causing he is missing manchester united pre season are too coincidence with his desire to leave united while ten haag cover it up by announcing it to the press that crisyiano is clear not for sale.

Could be a hard fight if cristiano want to leave and there is a club made an official offer but united rejected it all.

Even though it's old, Ronaldo is still in demand. he is still dangerous on the front as a machine goal and what important thing is having sales value where have many Instagram followers. Chelsea knew that, will certainly bring the audience to the stadium if Ronaldo landed at Stamford bridge. and Chelsea will compete in the champions league which makes them want to continue. However, MU must leave him go if they won't have a problem in the middle of a session.

[Ahli38]

Even though it's old, Ronaldo is still in demand. he is still dangerous on the front as a machine goal and what important thing is having sales value where have many Instagram followers. Chelsea knew that, will certainly bring the audience to the stadium if Ronaldo landed at Stamford bridge. and Chelsea will compete in the champions league which makes them want to continue. However, MU must leave him go if they won't have a problem in the middle of a session.

there is no doubt about the quality of cristiano ronaldo. even though he is not young anymore. but cristiano ronaldo still shows his good quality in every game. coupled with its high popularity. so it is natural that many are after him. But there are some clubs who want it but are constrained by the price. but for chelsea the price of cristiano ronaldo is still affordable. considering chelsea's finances are unquestionable. even now chelsea is in negotiations with manchester city to bring 2 players from manchester city at once.

[Jody.Drummer]

I can't compare Cristiano Ronaldo to what happened with Lukaku at Chelsea. Because the difference is very clear that Lukaku failed to adapt to the Chelsea game last season. That's what makes Chelsea disappointed with the costs they incurred when signing Lukaku was very high but not commensurate with the contribution he gave. While Ronaldo, he still contributes to the Red Devils squad. Even if he failed to leave and stay at Manchester United, I think he will still make a contribution.

Cristiano Ronaldo's future is not clear at Manchester United and with the speculations working around now suddenly Chelsea is strong club for having this legendary player in their squad as they are already having few good players but after Lukaku they are looking for quality striker with right now two are under their radar one is Robert Lewandowski and second option is Cristiano Ronaldo they are working on these both options even we all know Robert Lewandowski is leaving his club Bayern Munich for Barcelona and no one is sure about Cristiano Ronaldo want to leave Manchester United, or he wants to stay here for another season which could be good for him and his future because most chances he can do much better here in this club instead of any other.

Currently the possibility of speculation and clarity on Ronaldo seems to be finished.
Manchester United have said that they will not sell Ronaldo anywhere and Eric Ten Hag has said that he does want Ronaldo in his plans for next season.
I think this is going to be very difficult for Chelsea right now, regardless of what Ronaldo wants to compete for, United will still have a say there.

[CryptoBuds]

I can't compare Cristiano Ronaldo to what happened with Lukaku at Chelsea. Because the difference is very clear that Lukaku failed to adapt to the Chelsea game last season. That's what makes Chelsea disappointed with the costs they incurred when signing Lukaku was very high but not commensurate with the contribution he gave. While Ronaldo, he still contributes to the Red Devils squad. Even if he failed to leave and stay at Manchester United, I think he will still make a contribution.

Cristiano Ronaldo's future is not clear at Manchester United and with the speculations working around now suddenly Chelsea is strong club for having this legendary player in their squad as they are already having few good players but after Lukaku they are looking for quality striker with right now two are under their radar one is Robert Lewandowski and second option is Cristiano Ronaldo they are working on these both options even we all know Robert Lewandowski is leaving his club Bayern Munich for Barcelona and no one is sure about Cristiano Ronaldo want to leave Manchester United, or he wants to stay here for another season which could be good for him and his future because most chances he can do much better here in this club instead of any other.

Currently the possibility of speculation and clarity on Ronaldo seems to be finished.
Manchester United have said that they will not sell Ronaldo anywhere and Eric Ten Hag has said that he does want Ronaldo in his plans for next season.
I think this is going to be very difficult for Chelsea right now, regardless of what Ronaldo wants to compete for, United will still have a say there.

Erik Ten Hag has previously said that Ronaldo is part of his plans for the next season. But Ronaldo is not interested in staying with Manchester United now, as he is keen to perform in the Champions League. However, the United management is not interested in leaving Ronaldo right now, because Ronaldo is the main striker in the squad at the moment. If he sells Ronaldo now, Manchester United will not be able to find a suitable replacement.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Chelsea seem prepared for meeting Napoli's demand around 34 million pounds for the 31-year-old centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. Chelsea are looking for every option they can find to fill the space in their defense as soon as possible. de Ligt, Koulibaly and Kounde have been the most speculated defenders so far. Koulibaly is an experienced defender so he would be one of the best options to bring to Rudiger's place in the team. Rudiger was also just like him in the end.

Since he is 31 years old, this transfer fee is a high price for me. They could have preferred younger defenders for the same money. Young Merih Demiral comes to mind from Atalanta. Considering that he is just as talented as Koulibaly, even younger than him, he might have been a better option for Chelsea. Filling Rüdiger's vacancy will not be easy.

Maybe you have a point about that. However Chelsea are in desperate need of a centre-back now after Rudiger and Christensen have left the team. Especially Rudiger's departure has affected Chelsea defense deeply. They must be ready to pay whatever amount is needed to sign a proper centre-back currently. I don't know which one is better now. Is it better to pay around 90 million euros for de Ligt or to pay this amount for Koulibaly? de Ligt can play for long years while Koulibaly is much older. However there is a huge gap between their prices.

De Ligt is a better defender and he’ll fit Chelsea. Age is nothing for defenders. So Koulibaly at 31 isn’t aged for me. Thiago Silva came to Chelsea at 36 and he’s still playing at top level, so €34M for Koulibaly is nothing. Both De Ligt and Koulibaly are regarded as some of the best defenders in Italy as well as in Europe. It will be very much difficult to make a choice between who Chelsea should prioritize. But considering a few reasons, Koulibaly could be a better bargain for Chelsea than De Ligt. De Ligt's transfer fee is relatively high, and also one quality you cannot buy in the transfer market is experience and Koulibaly tends to tick the box over De light. Koulibaly seems to have a better overall defensive contribution than De Ligt.

[el kaka22]

I don't think that City would really need a big replacement for Ake. I mean he played like maybe 20 games all year, and most of them were games that did not matter that much. City must have some young defenders in their system that could replace him right?

This is a defender bench player we are talking about and defenders rarely worth a lot of money, bench ones certainly do not. They could get like some 20 year old potential kid, and could end up hoping that it would work out. They already spent too much money on Ake and couldn't get a good deal out of him, he didn't turn out to be a starter, hence why I believe it shouldn't be that shocking to imagine he would be going for a loss as well, less than what they paid for him.

[Sebas.tian]

It looks like Chelsea are after Ronaldo and Lewandowski both now but they must be intending to sign one of them now. Honestly my choice would absolutely be Lewandowski if I can buy him. But it seems like a more difficult deal as Barcelona and PSG also seem to be in this race for him. When it comes to Ronaldo his current wage is pretty huge and I would hesitate to buy him at this point. He had a good season the last time in the Premier League but there is a risk that he might not adapt to Chelsea too.

I don't think, Chelsea is still after cristiano Ronaldo because Manchester united coach has spoken yesterday that cristiano Ronaldo will remain with them till next season before they can release him to any team that is ready to afford the money. I believe, Chelsea will like to sign in Lewandowski because many teams what to have Lewandowski in their team in this season so that they will have full confidence of winning next season title to make their fans happy again. I guess, Chelsea president will do everything possible to bring in Lewandowski in this season, because he is among the talented strikers that know how to change game for their favour in any competitions.

[bering]

After Arsenal's interest started for N'Golo Kante, I see that Manchester United have also decided to intervene. Kante is one of the best midfielders of the Premier League now. Aging doesn't change much for him for now. Chelsea wouldn't like to lose a player like him because this would cause them to be weakened in defense more. By the way I understand Manchester United's interest too as they are already after Frenkie de Jong too. They must be aiming to sign one of these players for sure.

Why do Arsenal and Man United try to sign Kante? They must know he is a key player for Chelsea, it is almost impossible to sign him. As far as I know, Chelsea has no other defensive midfielder that has the same capability as Kante. Even if they have Jorginho, Jorginho still can't play at the same level as Kante. I am really sure that Chelsea won't lose another key player after they lost Rudiger. Chelsea must be aware that they must keep the quality and the quantity of their squad if they still want to compete for the title in the next season.

This rumours appears because until now Kante still not renew his contract so people start to speculated about his future and some people thought Kante will leave Chelsea and also Arsenal currently still looking for new defensive midfielder but i think it is will remain rumour because until now Chelsea has no plan will sell Kante although last season he has Decline performance because of injured but Tuchel personally was satisfied to his performance and next season Tuchel still utilized Kante to strengthen their midfield side

[Razmirraz]

With Liverpool recent squad, I think the team is good to go, despite the exit of mane, the team is not looking weaker, though it was a big loss for them but they actually replaced him immediately with Darwin Nunez and that was a good replacement for him. With the team recent squad, I think they are well ready for the season, cause they have one of the best squad recently in EPL.

Of course Liverpool will remain strong contenders to take the crown away from City, but i do not think they have a stronger squad than last season with the loss of Sadio Mane, let us be honest with ourselves, Mane's relevance to this Liverpool team is going to be greatly missed, and before we can claim that he has been righfully replaced, Nunez will have to prove his worth with great performances every week, just as Mane did. I believe City will be champions again, they haven't lost any of their mainstay players, but they have instead bolstered their team with exceptional additions like Erling Haaland, Alvarez and Phillips, i think City are having it better in the transfer market this summer.

Liverpool have lost the most important figure in their squad, the combination of Mane, Salah and Firmino always works perfectly, Klopp can calm down a bit if they play together. Losing Mane did not make Liverpool out of competition for the trophy, overall Liverpool are still very strong, but a little limp because Mane is no longer with them.
Nunez is a good player, due to his excellent performances last season, he is always the main topic in the football news. As a new player, he has to adapt to Liverpool, I think the language barrier will be a major problem for Nunez to communicate with other players.

[hahay]

It looks like Chelsea are after Ronaldo and Lewandowski both now but they must be intending to sign one of them now. Honestly my choice would absolutely be Lewandowski if I can buy him. But it seems like a more difficult deal as Barcelona and PSG also seem to be in this race for him. When it comes to Ronaldo his current wage is pretty huge and I would hesitate to buy him at this point. He had a good season the last time in the Premier League but there is a risk that he might not adapt to Chelsea too.

I don't think, Chelsea is still after cristiano Ronaldo because Manchester united coach has spoken yesterday that cristiano Ronaldo will remain with them till next season before they can release him to any team that is ready to afford the money. I believe, Chelsea will like to sign in Lewandowski because many teams what to have Lewandowski in their team in this season so that they will have full confidence of winning next season title to make their fans happy again. I guess, Chelsea president will do everything possible to bring in Lewandowski in this season, because he is among the talented strikers that know how to change game for their favour in any competitions.

Lewandowski is no longer a talented player but a senior player, a talented player is a young player. Also, Barcelona are not in the race to sign Lewandowski, but it is Lewandowski himself who wants to play for Barcelona. If the race to sign Lewandowski was purely meaning that there was no strong desire from the player himself but rather an offer from the large bids made from interested teams, then of course Barcelona would lose early because their finances were in disarray.

[Iranus]

It looks like Chelsea are after Ronaldo and Lewandowski both now but they must be intending to sign one of them now. Honestly my choice would absolutely be Lewandowski if I can buy him. But it seems like a more difficult deal as Barcelona and PSG also seem to be in this race for him. When it comes to Ronaldo his current wage is pretty huge and I would hesitate to buy him at this point. He had a good season the last time in the Premier League but there is a risk that he might not adapt to Chelsea too.

I don't think, Chelsea is still after cristiano Ronaldo because Manchester united coach has spoken yesterday that cristiano Ronaldo will remain with them till next season before they can release him to any team that is ready to afford the money. I believe, Chelsea will like to sign in Lewandowski because many teams what to have Lewandowski in their team in this season so that they will have full confidence of winning next season title to make their fans happy again. I guess, Chelsea president will do everything possible to bring in Lewandowski in this season, because he is among the talented strikers that know how to change game for their favour in any competitions.

Lewandowski is no longer a talented player but a senior player, a talented player is a young player. Also, Barcelona are not in the race to sign Lewandowski, but it is Lewandowski himself who wants to play for Barcelona. If the race to sign Lewandowski was purely meaning that there was no strong desire from the player himself but rather an offer from the large bids made from interested teams, then of course Barcelona would lose early because their finances were in disarray.

I do not understand your logic. Senior players are not talented? I would say every star player is talented. How do they become experienced if they are not talented players? From what I've heard about Lewandowski's transfer, he is no longer interested in staying at Bayern Munich. He wants to take on new challenges. And he is not interested in playing in the Bundesliga. But now he may decide to stay at Bayern Munich after resolving the issue with Bayern Munich.

[Zlantann]

This rumours appears because until now Kante still not renew his contract so people start to speculated about his future and some people thought Kante will leave Chelsea and also Arsenal currently still looking for new defensive midfielder but i think it is will remain rumour because until now Chelsea has no plan will sell Kante although last season he has Decline performance because of injured but Tuchel personally was satisfied to his performance and next season Tuchel still utilized Kante to strengthen their midfield side

Although injury marred or reduced the consistent world class performance of N'Golo Kanté but selling him would be a great blunder. Chelsea might have other good defensive midfielders but the influence of Kante on the midfield cannot be overemphasized. His strength and inestimable stamina has not reduced. If Chelsea let Arsenal clinch him, then he would be a great asset to the Gunners. Chelsea has been very unlucky in the transfer market this season, hence it is very important they keep or retain the players they currently have.     

[Luzin]

Although injury marred or reduced the consistent world class performance of N'Golo Kanté but selling him would be a great blunder. Chelsea might have other good defensive midfielders but the influence of Kante on the midfield cannot be overemphasized. His strength and inestimable stamina has not reduced. If Chelsea let Arsenal clinch him, then he would be a great asset to the Gunners. Chelsea has been very unlucky in the transfer market this season, hence it is very important they keep or retain the players they currently have.     

Indeed, injuries sometimes make players decrease in quality. That's commonplace. It should be that if Kante gets into trouble it's possible he can get back to the best game. But also can he will not perform well. So there are two possibilities that will happen.
Maybe half a season of seeing him was enough for Tuchel to provide a chance. But at the moment I think it is still not appropriate to sell it. I really like him because he never gets tired of running.

[swogerino]

It looks like Chelsea are after Ronaldo and Lewandowski both now but they must be intending to sign one of them now. Honestly my choice would absolutely be Lewandowski if I can buy him. But it seems like a more difficult deal as Barcelona and PSG also seem to be in this race for him. When it comes to Ronaldo his current wage is pretty huge and I would hesitate to buy him at this point. He had a good season the last time in the Premier League but there is a risk that he might not adapt to Chelsea too.

I don't think, Chelsea is still after cristiano Ronaldo because Manchester united coach has spoken yesterday that cristiano Ronaldo will remain with them till next season before they can release him to any team that is ready to afford the money. I believe, Chelsea will like to sign in Lewandowski because many teams what to have Lewandowski in their team in this season so that they will have full confidence of winning next season title to make their fans happy again. I guess, Chelsea president will do everything possible to bring in Lewandowski in this season, because he is among the talented strikers that know how to change game for their favour in any competitions.

Lewandowski is no longer a talented player but a senior player, a talented player is a young player. Also, Barcelona are not in the race to sign Lewandowski, but it is Lewandowski himself who wants to play for Barcelona. If the race to sign Lewandowski was purely meaning that there was no strong desire from the player himself but rather an offer from the large bids made from interested teams, then of course Barcelona would lose early because their finances were in disarray.

As long as I would love to see him in the Premier League the fact that he will most probably choose Barcelona is a good move for him.It is because in England maybe he will have difficulties to score as many goals while in Spain he should have not.

It is a good move from Lewandowski to go to Barcelona despite their financial problems.Lewandowski has no financial problems as he has earned enough money  so most probably he want to play with Barcelona until the end of his career at a league which honestly  in my opinion is much stronger than the Bundesliga in Germany.For his career this is a good move as he needs to show to the world that he cannot only score goals with a team like Bayern Munchen in Bundesliga but he also can score goals with a team like Barcelona in a much stronger league.I think it is his personal objective this one and honestly it should be because when I argue with friends I always tell them Lewa does not deserve the golden ball because he plays in an easy league compared to other candidates.

If he could prove this in the Premier League though that would have been the best scenario,but hope dies last.

[Jody.Drummer]

Currently the possibility of speculation and clarity on Ronaldo seems to be finished.
Manchester United have said that they will not sell Ronaldo anywhere and Eric Ten Hag has said that he does want Ronaldo in his plans for next season.
I think this is going to be very difficult for Chelsea right now, regardless of what Ronaldo wants to compete for, United will still have a say there.

Erik Ten Hag has previously said that Ronaldo is part of his plans for the next season. But Ronaldo is not interested in staying with Manchester United now, as he is keen to perform in the Champions League. However, the United management is not interested in leaving Ronaldo right now, because Ronaldo is the main striker in the squad at the moment. If he sells Ronaldo now, Manchester United will not be able to find a suitable replacement.

I think that Cristiano Ronaldo can still be talked to to stay at Manchester United, even though his desire to leave is so great now. In the end he will definitely meet the person who contributed during his career to be able to stay with Manchester United.
That can happen, because even at the beginning the rumors about a move to Manchester City foundered after many important people played behind him.