Topic: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions - page 1387. (Read 493437 times)

How funny this guy was, i remember when fati got so many offers from EPL club but he rejected it caused by he was still wanna staying in barcelona but he does U turn now. It's very weird to see that he chooses brighton instead of some big clubs in EPL which has interest to buy him.
Now that Fati has joined a new club, his father no longer poses a threat to Barcelona. Fati's father was always threatening barcelona if the club was trying to sell him. 

Barcelona needs to rebalance its financial first before trying to buy felix from atletico madrid. Barcelona has a responsibility to raise money to fix the financial first. The club will not rush to buy him with no sense price.
I remind you that barcelona is trying to sell eric garcia now.

After watching Cucurella's performance against Wimbledon yesterday, Manchester United are cooling their interest in the player, despite having submitted a loan proposal. They are now turning their attention to Sergio Reguilon, especially as Marcos Alonso is unwilling to leave Spain.

Liverpool has showing their reaction to this rumour that he will refuse the offers from Al Ittihad because Moh Salah is important player and moreover summer transfer is near to ended so there is no more time for them to look for the replacement of Salah if they release him and the rumour said Salah actually are willing moved to Al Ittihad but he decide to moved for next season but Al Ittihad want him this summer so that's why they attempts to raises their bid to 150 millions

Other Liverpool player Ibrahima Konate also tempted by the same team Al Ittihad but he has decide to refuse Al Ittihad offers because Konate feel happy at Liverpool and he decide to stayed and help Liverpool to gets the trophies

I think Chelsea or PSG would had been better with a coach like Pep Guardiola because he's a kind of coach that could transform any team into one of the best within a short period of time if given the right backings, he's proved it over the years and even with his current team Manchester City who are currently the strongest team in EPL and current Champions League holders, there are some coaches you'll backup with funds and support but they'll end up recruiting the wrong players that doesn't suit their system but Pep knows how to recruit players that suits his style and pattern of football and transform them into quality stars, he's highly experienced in building a team that could challenge any other top clubs across Europe and that's what makes him very outstanding.
 Both Chelsea and PSG are clubs with rich owner and are financially stable of giving Pep the right backings he needs imagine if it was Pep that coached PSG when they had, Messi, Neymar, Mbappé, Sergio Ramos and other top class players in their team, surely they would had won the champions league or even played in the finals.

No they wouldn't be the same with their present form. Having money is another thing and how to spend and manage your money is another thing differently.
Gaurdiola is an expereience coach that knows what he needs,we have seen how he has converted Man city into a great club and the strongest presently because he has the skill and knowledge of doing that. PSG is a rich club also with Chelsea but the lack the quality of a good coach. Buying the right players at the right time is what matters alot. Chelsea will be doing better and might have even won EPL if it was Gaurdiola that was their coach,same with PSG. Behind every successful club there must be a great coach and not money. Though.money can turn things around but that is when there is a good manager to make it happen.

Of course Chelsea are very satisfied with getting Cole Palmer but sometimes when a player chooses Chelsea as his new club it can be bad for his career development because we know that even though Chelsea have spent so many players they are still having trouble winning matches this season. Cole Palmer seems to want to gamble by choosing Chelsea and he doesn't want to stay at Manchester City just by being a reserve player. I'm also curious about how he will perform at Chelsea but what is clear is that Pochettino has to see the results when he trains with other Chelsea players before deciding on his place as a starter.

Smith-Rowe is a talented player so I really had doubts from the beginning that Arsenal will sell him to their rival Chelsea. Also I am sure Arteta has plans for him. He can prove to be crucial for us later in the season. As for Palmer, I also have doubt on this one as earlier Guardiola has said that he is not in the market so I am sure there as well. City are not the type of team to be swayed away with big bids because it is not about money for them unlike other clubs.

I am pretty certain that he is retiring because his body has gone through a lot. And he also understands that he is probably going to get injured more and more if he continues to play.  Of course, if he wanted money, he would have moved to the Saudi league or the MLS. But he really wanted to care about his health. That’s why he decided to retire in my opinion.

I don’t know about the Saudi Arabia clubs, but I am pretty sure that he was approached by MLS. He was also approached by Ligue-1 clubs as far as I know. But he was sure that he wanted to retire. Considering his health, I will say that he made the right decision.

Chelsea tried to sign Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe, but Arsenal refused because they consider them a direct rival, maybe it why they have now turned their focus to Cole Palmer from Manchester city who is not a regular starter for the club and only an option for the manager of the club when Bernando Silva does not play well. Cole Palmer will not also be a regular player in Chelsea, he will share the position with other players, and there will be not champions league football for him with Chelsea, so that may discourage the deal from happening. But so far it looks like the deal is going to happen, maybe we will know in a few days' time.

That is true if you look at the Palmer transfer as a singe event on their balance sheet. If it's a hit, there could be an ROI indeed. But Chelsea's policy is more like paying a too high price for 15 players, 2 of them make it and can even increase their value, and Chelsea goes home with a massive minus in the books.

You can always say that for one transfer giving it a shot could work out, but no matter how you twist and turn it, this transfer policy is doomed to fail ROI-wise. Or maybe Todd Boehly and his investment group has a strategy that is not obvious to me, but I wonder what that could be.

When clubs from Saudi Arabia do this, it's obvious that it has to do with green washing. But when an investment group like Boehly's does it, I have no idea how they could reap any financial benefits from it ever.

Cole Palmer's 45 million pounds transfer deal I think was too outrageous for a player of his status but considering his potentials, he could end up to become one of the best players in the English Premier League thereby making his transfer fee a bargain to Chelsea.
We've seen young players of his age leave their boyhood clubs and goes on to become great player and we've also seen young talents like him who ends up as flops to their team and I think the young Englishman will have a spell at Chelsea

If Liverpool releases Mo Salah to Al Ittihad, it will clearly be a big loss and will also make Liverpool's attack line dull. Without Mo Salah it is not the right decision, Mo Salah still has a role that cannot be replaced. Liverpool is currently honing Nunez abilities. However, Nunez was still able to move freely because Mo Salah opened up wide space in the opponent's defense. Releasing Mo Salah would be the same as bringing Liverpool's performance down. Again asking Mo Salah himself, is he really after money rather than his career, which is currently clearly better in Europe? Apart from that, not only Mo Salah's career, his reputation is also still more productive than other strikers.

Liverpool are a little confused about whether to let go of an important player who is currently being offered a very high fee and I have a prediction that Liverpool will eventually let go of Mohamed Salah to move to Al Ittihad. TBH, I actually feel a little regretful if Liverpool really let Salah go because this player has had an important performance for Liverpool in the history of joining this team, always making a good contribution. so if Liverpool releases Mohamed Salah this team will have to appear strong without key players.

HE WERE GO!

Ansu Fati can now realize his dream of playing in the Premier League, Brighton moved quickly in the hunt for Ansu Fati, Brighton movement was successful in overtaking Tottenham who were also interested in Ansu Fati. Brighton has given Barcelona and Ansu Fati more certainty than Tottenham, Fati loan deal has been approved by both teams until June 2024. The agreement that occurred did not include a permanent purchase option clause and most of the salary was covered by Brighton. Barcelona still believes in Ansu Fati abilities so they don't let him go permanently, Barcelona really hope that after Ansu Fati finishes his loan period with Brighton he can increase his ability to become Barcelona future project.

Previously, Barcelona had also released Lenglet to Aston Villa, Barcelona's strategy of releasing players worked perfectly, after this Barcelona might bring in Joao Felix to strengthen the front line.

@tiCer Chelsea is playing an extremely dangerous game and if it works for them then they’ll easily get solid ROI for their transfer policy however the chances of it failing are pretty high. Furthermore Manchester City must be laughing at this transfer because no one would have paid so much for him and this is a pretty good deal from their perspective.

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The other day I posted here about Coutinho (ex-Barcelona) and now Aston Villa. He was supposedly going to Qatari soccer, but it seems the deal is not done yet.
His new destination seems to be Betis (Spain), with a loan with an option to buy.
The amount would be the 20 million euros that Aston Villa had paid Barcelona
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In my opinion, even if he earns less (he probably will), it's a great deal for the player, he might be able to play better in an average team in Spain than in the Premier league
Betis could also take advantage of the player who has a lot of experience but have no place in his current team
It seems like a good deal for both

Woah, up until I have read your post here I didn't look into the details and whether Palmer is really worth the money, but this is quite surprising. We have seen similar super deals when very young talents were extremely expensive, but usually they had some sort of achievements to present. It reminds me of Renato Sanchez who cost €35m when he was bought by Bayern Munich when he was 19 years old. But the reason back then was that he played a strong European championship, which then kind of makes sense because several clubs had their eyes on him.

But €45 million seems like a lot to me given that he played less than 500 minutes in the Premier League. This is at best another coin toss by Chelsea, but who cares when they have the money and everyone is happy. I am sure Palmer is still surprised by the salary he is now getting.

Salah is going nowhere, it’s too late to find suitable replacements. No team will let their star player(s) leave this late in the transfer window. I think this Saudi Salah bid is a PR stunt. They have no intention of making a serious move.


This move might have legs though ———>

@FabrizioRomano
Understand Liverpool have confirmed to Bayern they’ve official bid ready to be submitted for Ryan Gravenberch 🚨🔴 #LFC

Clubs in contact since Monday, formal process will start once Bayern will give green light as they need replacement.

Gravenberch wants Liverpool move.
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1697196155841507503

Palmer is a talented guy, but he's only 21 years old. He's only played three games in the EPL for the main squad (and he's made 16 other substitute appearances). Palmer hasn't even played 500 minutes in the EPL. Why Chelsea bought Palmer for €45 million is a mystery to me. Tottenham bought Maddison and Liverpool bought Mac Allister for the same money this summer.

Well right, so far I see Al Ittihad is still insistent on being able to get approval from Liverpool regarding Mohammad Salah, although on the other hand Liverpool itself has stated several times that it will not sell the player. As we know Mohammad Salah is one of the important players for Liverpool and he is one of the perfections that Klopp has in every match, you could say he is the spearhead that Liverpool has like Kane at Tottenham. No Mohammad Salah means it will be a problem for Liverpool's front line, therefore as you said not long ago Mohammad Salah has extended his contract there. True, I also heard that Al Ittihad is ready to pour money around 100 million + 50 million euros just to be able to bring in the Egyptian striker, honestly this is a very fantastic amount, and if Klopp approves his departure then that means Mohammad Salah will become the most expensive player in the history of Saudi Arabia.

Most clubs don't want their players to leave as free agents, because obviously it's a big loss for them, but I can't think that Liverpool have turned down this fantastic amount. Apart from that as I mentioned above that Mohammad Salah is an important player there so Klopp will not act rashly in selling him, and as you said maybe Liverpool will sell him when the player is nearing the end of his contract, because obviously in that position they will take advantage of any opportunity to minimize so that the player does not leave as a free agent.