⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Majestic-milf]

Concerning Isak growing interest to join Liverpool, no player would see an offer to join a bigger team that will reject it, every player's dream is to have themselves play for the best clubs in the world and which Liverpool is among one of them. On the clubs side Newcastle united don't want a situation where they will sell their key player without having a suitable or better replacement for the outgoing player, However they should understand that players will always want to leave at some point and should make plans available on time before before their exit by buying alternative player in advance.

I feel like they just don't want to sell Isak cause if they wanted to, they would have been in the market for a striker. You're right, the thought of joining a much better club than your own sounds appealing and this is Liverpool we're talking about so it's normal for Newcastle to shuffle their feet because asides from them not having his replacement, maybe they are scared of how stellar his performance at Anfield would be and he might also punish them when the both sides meet. I'm just saying.

[Jostern]

Have you seen the update by Fabrizio Romano on Isak - Liverpool topic?



£120m...    What an offer right? It's nearly €140m. A record-breaking sale it'll be for Newcastle if they accept an offer around here. But they are still resisting.

If they were the ones to sign Ekitiké then they wouldn't cause any trouble for Liverpool now. But now it's harder to convince them unless they find a replacement.

The reality of this saga is that Alexander Isak is going to end up at Liverpool, why do I say that, Now you will understand that the Newcastle fans are already calling Isak a rat, and when a player decides to leave the club which is his wish right now, I think it would be hard to reintegrate him back to the squad because the player see this as an opportunity for him to leave and go for something bigger he wants to win the premier league and also the champions league, he doesn’t want to just play in this competition he wants to win them, considering his age right now, he wants to achieve something big for himself and he feels Liverpool is the right place for him.

Liverpool will come back with a bigger bid, should Newcastle gets a top striker then they will have to decide whether to let the player go, because you can’t obviously keep an unhappy player in the squad, that would definitely cause uncertainty in the dressing room.

[bitcoin_mining]

Yeah Liverpool is top contender back to back Champion next season. However, you statement gave me the impression that all of their transfers are guaranteed to be successful. Meanwhile, seeing how Ekitike performed in the pre-season, it questioned me about how can he compete with such performance.

Only hope we will see a very strict competition between any big clubs in PL.

I had doubts about the chances of Liverpool winning the Premier league competition last season but I'm not doing that this season. Arne I see is tearing down Jurgen Klopps sqaud and tearing to build his, but can they thrive? It's two weeks prior to the start of a new season already let's see what plans they have but they won't get it with all that margin they had last season. I'm not rooting for them, they'll face a tougher pressure and premier league battles this season.

Perhaps Liverpool had a change of manager last season and Jurgen Klopp left the club after a long spell at Liverpool and another manager was appointed in his place, so naturally I thought that there might be some bad effects among the players but the players showed professionalism quite well. Liverpool's journey to winning the Premier League title has been a little easier for Manchester City because Manchester City did not perform well at all last season. If Manchester City could have maintained the same performance as Manchester City in the previous seasons, then it would have been very difficult for Liverpool to win the Premier League title last season. Maybe Liverpool is preparing for the next season and Liverpool understands very well that it will not be easy for them to win the Premier League title next season.

[X-ray]

How much money are gonna spend or want to spend Liverpool in this transfermarket? Come on this is so much.

And about Isak particular case. I feel like Newcastle is playing with fire also, if the player wants to go is not an easy move retain the player who wants to go. Plus they dont seal the deal with Sesko already?

It most probably Liverpool will keep spend their money until they reach their PSR limit. They splashed 300m, but only sells few as per the picture above. however, they're still in incredibly strong position for not to breach PSR rules. Why? It's because they have very very small expenditures since a few years ago, and rarely bought expensive players.

It gives them a lot of room to keep sign more players until they reach their limit, and not to breach their 105m loss to comply with PSR rules. Don't be surprised if they will spend until it close to the 500m.

[Velvet78]

I was even more surprised when Manchester United was ranked fifth in the league standings. Given their performance last season, it seems like someone more deserving of fifth place than them.

I think Newcastle, for example, deserve that position. I don't mean to underestimate them, as they could very well be better than last season, but we still need to see what happens. And by the way, the odds can change as the league progresses, but I'm still a little surprised by the current odds. 

Technically Manchester United and Tottenham both were horrible last season. They were both below Newcastle - Aston Villa duo as well for example. But currently the odds are in the opposite direction. 

This is mostly because of the name of these teams. Otherwise this situation is happening for a few seasons actually. But it is still not enough for bookmakers to make radical changes in the odds. Let's see how this season goes...

[Sim_card]

I was even more surprised when Manchester United was ranked fifth in the league standings. Given their performance last season, it seems like someone more deserving of fifth place than them.

I think Newcastle, for example, deserve that position. I don't mean to underestimate them, as they could very well be better than last season, but we still need to see what happens. And by the way, the odds can change as the league progresses, but I'm still a little surprised by the current odds. 

Technically Manchester United and Tottenham both were horrible last season. They were both below Newcastle - Aston Villa duo as well for example. But currently the odds are in the opposite direction. 

This is mostly because of the name of these teams. Otherwise this situation is happening for a few seasons actually. But it is still not enough for bookmakers to make radical changes in the odds. Let's see how this season goes...

Manchester United is a big club and the management is working on reforming the club. They are among the big names in EPL and you can't write them off due to their poor performance last season. Newcastle cannot keep to consistency in four consecutive seasons. They are about to sell Isak and if that is done, Newcastle will not finish on top five next season.

[AirtelBuzz]

Have you seen the update by Fabrizio Romano on Isak - Liverpool topic?
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£120m...    What an offer right? It's nearly €140m. A record-breaking sale it'll be for Newcastle if they accept an offer around here. But they are still resisting.

If they were the ones to sign Ekitiké then they wouldn't cause any trouble for Liverpool now. But now it's harder to convince them unless they find a replacement.

It's ironic they are still holding him even after such a wonderful offer that can sort out a good replacement  and getting an additional star.

We know money is not really their issue here but holding a player against his wish might make other talents try to avoid them not putting in similar position when they want to leave for a bigger club. They can try to sign a replacement and more now and then possibly let him go on good terms before they put a scar on their relationship with him.

Yes it's their stubborn attitude because they kept him even after receiving a great offer but at present we can see that Man U is exploring the possibility of signing him. It is true that Newcastle did not agree to Liverpool Football Club's offer, so perhaps they will not be concerned about rejecting Man United's offer later but according to transfer rumors, it is clear that this player is adamant about moving to Liverpool. It's true that the new Premier League season is approaching but from what I understand Newcastle may not be ready to start the new expedition yet because because everyone may have observed that they have barely managed to sign one player this transfer summer.

[HajiBagi]

Have you seen the update by Fabrizio Romano on Isak - Liverpool topic?



£120m...    What an offer right? It's nearly €140m. A record-breaking sale it'll be for Newcastle if they accept an offer around here. But they are still resisting.

If they were the ones to sign Ekitiké then they wouldn't cause any trouble for Liverpool now. But now it's harder to convince them unless they find a replacement.

Newcastle is going to stress Liverpool and ask for a huge amount of fee before selling Isak for Liverpool, Liverpool are very serious about signing the player and the player has also given green light to Liverpool and as we are speaking, Isak don’t want to accept any offer from any team as he is keen on joining Liverpool this summer, Isak want to leave Newcastle with immediate effect as he believes that going to Liverpool will help him to achieve a lot of he wants to achieve as a player.

It will be a great move as Nunez is about to leave Liverpool after Luiz Diaz leave and join Bayern Munich, Napoli are the one showing interest on Nunez but they didn’t match up with what Liverpool are asking them to pay and with the look of things Al Hilal are very serious and they want to sign Nunez which will make Liverpool earn a big money to send another bid for signing Isak, Liverpool need Isak because for a team to sent a bid of 120 million euros for a player means that the team needs him and Newcastle want more than 120 million euros, Liverpool are making big signings this season and all eyes will be on them this season.

[Adbitco]

Manchester United is a big club and the management is working on reforming the club. They are among the big names in EPL and you can't write them off due to their poor performance last season. Newcastle cannot keep to consistency in four consecutive seasons. They are about to sell Isak and if that is done, Newcastle will not finish on top five next season.

Newcastle has the tendency to still go far this season, since the takeover, Newcastle have been different as they can now comfortably afford quality players. The team needs a coach that's already proven in other to attract quality players to the team. The sale f Isak is still pending as Liverpool already said they won't increase the offer and they won't bid again. This time of Newcastle wants to sell they should contact them. That's the new twist that came up this morning on the Isak, Newcastle and Liverpool saga.

[SatoPrincess]

I watched the highlights of the Manchester United - Bournemouth match, United won 4-1 but their performance was not that great. They won because they were playing a very very weak side that made silly errors throughout the game. If United had played against a top club I doubt they would be able to beat them. So far, the only Manchester United players that have impressed me are Dorgu and Amad.

[Majestic-milf]

I watched the highlights of the Manchester United - Bournemouth match, United won 4-1 but their performance was not that great. They won because they were playing a very very weak side that made silly errors throughout the game. If United had played against a top club I doubt they would be able to beat them. So far, the only Manchester United players that have impressed me are Dorgu and Amad.

I don't know if I'd call Bournemouth a very, very weak club. Let's say Man UTD were lucky to get those number of goals simply because their opponents didn't take the game seriously. I saw how the opposition struggled to come back, even had a goal ruled out for offside before they got their consolation goal late into the end of the game.
 You are right that Man UTD didn't do much but then you'd have to give them credit to have been able to hold on to their win and continue being solid in their defense unlike the way we know them for. The question is, can Man UTD replicate this performance when it matters the most? And as for Bournemouth, we know that part of what is keeping them the way they are is that they are yet to make any new signings after the ones they sold off.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Manchester United is a big club and the management is working on reforming the club. They are among the big names in EPL and you can't write them off due to their poor performance last season. Newcastle cannot keep to consistency in four consecutive seasons. They are about to sell Isak and if that is done, Newcastle will not finish on top five next season.

Manchester United are trying to rebuild their squad. But they are trying too slowly. And because of that, the chances of them doing something great and making a great comeback next season are very low. It will take Manchester United several more years to build a squad that is capable of fighting for the title. The chances of Manchester United finishing in the top 4 next season are very low. If Manchester United can finish in the top 4 next season with this squad, I would consider it a miracle.

Newcastle have been performing well since their ownership change. And last season we saw the team qualify for the Champions League. We have heard rumors that Liverpool management are interested in buying Newcastle's best forward Isak. But Newcastle do not seem to be interested in selling Isak. Newcastle rejected this offer when Liverpool offered more than 100 million.

Newcastle will definitely want to have a stronger squad as they look to perform in the Champions League. Selling Isak will weaken Newcastle's attack, as Eddie Howe knows very well. Howe will not make such a decision.

[Pandu Geddon]

I watched the highlights of the Manchester United - Bournemouth match, United won 4-1 but their performance was not that great. They won because they were playing a very very weak side that made silly errors throughout the game. If United had played against a top club I doubt they would be able to beat them. So far, the only Manchester United players that have impressed me are Dorgu and Amad.

Bournemouth is not weak, in fact, last season, they finished the season better than United. In terms of player quality in the team, United should indeed win. If they lose, they will be embarrassed and seen as unprepared for the new season.
I did not watch the match directly, but there is some news on social media that highlights United's still lacking performance. Amorim still has work to do, many are pessimistic about United's performance in the new season, but we will see how they improve everything, or if it will remain the same as before.

[Xcode7]

I watched the highlights of the Manchester United - Bournemouth match, United won 4-1 but their performance was not that great. They won because they were playing a very very weak side that made silly errors throughout the game. If United had played against a top club I doubt they would be able to beat them. So far, the only Manchester United players that have impressed me are Dorgu and Amad.

Bournemouth is not weak, in fact, last season, they finished the season better than United. In terms of player quality in the team, United should indeed win. If they lose, they will be embarrassed and seen as unprepared for the new season.
I did not watch the match directly, but there is some news on social media that highlights United's still lacking performance. Amorim still has work to do, many are pessimistic about United's performance in the new season, but we will see how they improve everything, or if it will remain the same as before.

Many people are pessimistic about Manchester United next season, including myself. This is because they haven't seen any significant changes to the Manchester United team, despite their pre-season results. However, I don't think that guarantees anything for next season.
Amorim doesn't have strong support from management to completely overhaul the squad for next season, so we'll see a performance that's not much different from last season.

[qurbanshah02]

I was even more surprised when Manchester United was ranked fifth in the league standings. Given their performance last season, it seems like someone more deserving of fifth place than them.

I think Newcastle, for example, deserve that position. I don't mean to underestimate them, as they could very well be better than last season, but we still need to see what happens. And by the way, the odds can change as the league progresses, but I'm still a little surprised by the current odds. 

Technically Manchester United and Tottenham both were horrible last season. They were both below Newcastle - Aston Villa duo as well for example. But currently the odds are in the opposite direction. 

This is mostly because of the name of these teams. Otherwise this situation is happening for a few seasons actually. But it is still not enough for bookmakers to make radical changes in the odds. Let's see how this season goes...

Manchester United is a big club and the management is working on reforming the club. They are among the big names in EPL and you can't write them off due to their poor performance last season. Newcastle cannot keep to consistency in four consecutive seasons. They are about to sell Isak and if that is done, Newcastle will not finish on top five next season.

Manchester United was very much liked in this season because at that time they played with good performance and won the match. But they fail due to some weaknesses and not bringing good effort in their players. Newcastle is also a good team to some extent, that is why they are not succeeding. In this season, they should try to succeed by playing well. They have to prepare their players so that they can get into a good position and become a better team. Now this season will be very interesting because every team is trying to improve itself and in the end, what victory will be depends on its success and hard work.

[AYOBA]

Manchester United was very much liked in this season because at that time they played with good performance and won the match. But they fail due to some weaknesses and not bringing good effort in their players. Newcastle is also a good team to some extent, that is why they are not succeeding. In this season, they should try to succeed by playing well. They have to prepare their players so that they can get into a good position and become a better team. Now this season will be very interesting because every team is trying to improve itself and in the end, what victory will be depends on its success and hard work.

The way Manchester United performed last season, they need a better roster to keep up their standards, especially given how every team is preparing for the upcoming season's league. Manchester United will not go anywhere until they make some changes to their team, as every club is busy bringing in good players.

Manchester United has the ability to face tough teams as well as defeats, but inconsistency is their biggest issue, especially when their performances are poor. And, given their ability to perform well in the Europa League, if they can continue their form for the upcoming season, they will not face many obstacles in any league.

[qurbanshah02]

Manchester United was very much liked in this season because at that time they played with good performance and won the match. But they fail due to some weaknesses and not bringing good effort in their players. Newcastle is also a good team to some extent, that is why they are not succeeding. In this season, they should try to succeed by playing well. They have to prepare their players so that they can get into a good position and become a better team. Now this season will be very interesting because every team is trying to improve itself and in the end, what victory will be depends on its success and hard work.

The way Manchester United performed last season, they need a better roster to keep up their standards, especially given how every team is preparing for the upcoming season's league. Manchester United will not go anywhere until they make some changes to their team, as every club is busy bringing in good players.

Manchester United has the ability to face tough teams as well as defeats, but inconsistency is their biggest issue, especially when their performances are poor. And, given their ability to perform well in the Europa League, if they can continue their form for the upcoming season, they will not face many obstacles in any league.

I say they should replace some of their players who are completely ineffective for their team efforts. This will also make a difference in their performance and give them some new ways to score goals which can give them a new hope of success. The way other teams are buying and selling I think Manchester United does not want to do it that way otherwise they would have started making their team better as soon as the season ended. Manchester United should also spend some money which will allow them to see a new effort within themselves. But they should also get this win because where there is a defeat otherwise there should be two matches of win which will improve their weekly record. If they work hard in the first 2 weeks with the intention of improve themselves then I can be inspired by them.

[Marvell1]

Technically Manchester United and Tottenham both were horrible last season. They were both below Newcastle - Aston Villa duo as well for example. But currently the odds are in the opposite direction. 

This is mostly because of the name of these teams. Otherwise this situation is happening for a few seasons actually. But it is still not enough for bookmakers to make radical changes in the odds. Let's see how this season goes...

It is uncertain whether Manchester United and Tottenham will do well next season. Both these teams have performed terribly in the last season. The performance of Manchester United and Tottenham has been erratic for the last few seasons. But these two renowned teams of the Premier League could not even be in the top 15 of the table in the last season.

Tottenham have bought several players to strengthen their squad. They have spent about 130 million on Mohammad Kudus, Mathys tel and Danso. Even then, I doubt whether we will see stable performance from Tottenham.

On the other hand, Manchester United have spent 150 million on Mbeumo and Cunha. Amorim is trying to strengthen his attack. He may gradually try to stabilize the defense and midfield as well. However, it is unlikely that we will see improvement in Tottenham and United very soon.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Chelsea has made a spending of €200-300m already this summer. And there's still a month ahead of us so I wonder how much more they'll spend...

By the way they've signed Jorrel Hato lately. All I know is he is a homegrown defender for Ajax. Only 19 years old.    He is mainly a left-back but can play as a centre-back also which is a huge plus. 9 goal contribution last season. Maybe a good investment?

[Obari]

Chelsea has made a spending of €200-300m already this summer. And there's still a month ahead of us so I wonder how much more they'll spend...

By the way they've signed Jorrel Hato lately. All I know is he is a homegrown defender for Ajax. Only 19 years old.    He is mainly a left-back but can play as a centre-back also which is a huge plus. 9 goal contribution last season. Maybe a good investment?

Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly is looking forward to see his investment exploring and generating profits in less than no time. The Blues have been very competitive when it comes to winning titles and they even bagged the UEFA Conference League title and now the Club World cup, and they're all under Enzo Maresca. He has not spend upto two seasons at Stamford Bridge and we're already seeing him proofing himself worthy, this is the type of manager the club have been lacking since.

The Blues will dominate next season because they've put down every action to make it right for themselves, they're not giving up and ready for the big games. I'm happy with the new signings of Chelsea, they're not stopping and keep spending gigantic figures in the transfer window because they need results next season.