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I don’t think Real Madrid should offer Carlo Ancelotti a new contract, though he has been one of the successful managers in the club, I think it's time for him to step aside and give room for a younger coach like Xabi Alonso who can lead Madrid into another great era. It is speculated that Xabi Alonso will leave Bayern Leverkusen to coach Real Madrid will likely happen. Their competition is Manchester City who are looking for a replacement for Pep Guardiola, but they don’t seem serious as they are still trying to get Pep Guardiola to extend his contract.

I think Xabi will be good enough for Madrid. But we have to see how Madrid performs in the Champions League, if it is beyond expectations there will be no more contract for Ancelotti. I think his dismissal is not a good thing for Madrid to Ancelotti who I think has done enough for Madrid. But Madrid's situation is not good for him at the moment. We'll just have to see how the news develops. Regarding Pep, I think he will still be at Man City. I'm not so sure he will leave Man City even until the end of the season.

Xabi Alonso will be a better replacement for Ancelotti once he leaves Real Madrid, and some believe the club is greater than him and he cannot deal with the players. Everyone is aware of Xabi Alonso's performance in the Bundesliga league last season, which helped Leverkusen win the trophy and challenge all other clubs in the competition. I continue to believe that Ancelotti is a good coach, and they will want him to stay even after the season is over because he has helped the club win many European titles. If they don't fire him, I believe he'll continue as Madrid manager. Because Ancelotti is no longer Madrid's problem, Madrid's performance has decreased due to injuries in all competitions and they need to buy players to build the club more again so that they can be more stronger then before, and I think they can try to taste some of there academy players as how Barcelona are doing they can get luck and have good left back, then spending huge amount of buying players.
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Marca: Real Madrid and Alphonso Davies have an agreement without signature for the moment



Marca has reported Real Madrid has reached an unofficial agreement with Davies. This is gonna be a huge transfer if this is true, but nothing has been confirmed from Davies's side yet.

Davies's transfer sounds good, but we urgently needs a new RB. We have to sign TAA as a new LB, or we keep play with old RB otherwise. Also, we need a new proper CB, we have too many injury prone CB, and we need a new name like Saliba.

All in all, we don't urgently need Davies after all, but i can't deny it's a good transfer. Yet, this still remains a rumor until the player puts his signature on
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Alonso have great potential as a coach especially his achievements with Leverkusen are extraordinary, this season indeed he entered the end of his contract with Leverkusen and it means that he have the opportunity to go to other better clubs such as Madrid and also Manchester City, his experience as a former Madrid player can certainly help him understand the dynamics of the club and manage the team well as Zidane has done before,  But on the other hand, of course, it is difficult to refuse an offer to coach in the Premier League, especially if Manchester City recruits him, so I think there will be fierce competition from the two teams to make an offer and get Alonso, Guardiola who this season is his last season coaching at Manchester so far has not shown a contract extension and makes Manchester City have to look for an alternative to find a replacement for Guardiola.
I think Real Madrid might do everything in their power to get him but I know one thing, if it comes to the issue of salary amount Manchester City may give higher while Perez will just stick with a price he dim worthy of, which though will still be considerably fair, but we can say we will be having a serious transfer battle for him.
Actually this will still be a difficult tasks for him and I won't have an high expectation from him in his first season on either club.
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Because he just became a free agent next month, it is still not seen which club wants Pogba, so far the club from the SPL is also still no rumor so it is likely that Pogba's agent will look for a club for his client later, but we don't know whether he will play in Europe or go to the SPL.

After all, Pogba can play in March, so it's still a long time to see Pogba play at a club.
Pogba is a player that will be bided for, he is a player with experience that any big team will be happy to sign because he can guide the young midfielders to do the right at the right time; his experience matters a lot and will help him to get big team as quick as possible.

I will expect Madrid to go for Pogba because they need player like him to replace Toni Kroos that left at the end of last season, if they have Pogba, he will guide the young midfielders they have and his combination with Modric will be very useful especially if they needed goal in some tough matches.
And I will also be expecting a bid from some Premier League teams because he is an experienced player. But if none of these big teams bid for him, I will expect Pogba to leave for Saudi Pro League to continue his football career.
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AS Roma management seems to want an experienced coach, besides they are also trying to get a coach with a price that suits their financial condition. Claudio Ranieri himself has actually announced his retirement from coaching, perhaps because of the offer submitted and the relatively short duration of his contract, making him choose to return to coaching. Claudio Ranieri has already handled AS Roma, perhaps that is also another reason the management recruited him back. AS Roma fans certainly cannot expect much from Claudio Ranieri, but it seems that the former Leicester City manager is still able to do his job well.

I agree with what you said, we can see that if Roma only ties him up for a relatively short period. I also tried to refer to transfermarkt, Ranieri is only contracted until 30 June 2025. Honestly I don't doubt his experience in the world of football, he is one of the seasoned coaches who has been around the world of football. and as we all know, he still exists today. talking about his story, this coach has also handled AS Roma on several occasions, although as far as I remember Ranieri has never presented a trophy for Roma. maybe his approach with experience can help Roma to be much better, although I doubt it. but who knows, AS Roma can compete again at least for Serie A. after all, the League still provides a lot of time and matches for Roma and Ranieri. at least, before he retires maybe, he wants to give his best for AS Roma which he has coached before. I used to really like Roma, hopefully Ranieri can give his best.
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Old players want to demand big salaries, so this will be difficult to achieve by players who should be self-aware, such as Pogba, for example, wanting high salaries, which statistically decreases performance in addition to frequent injuries.
Other European clubs will not have old players like this club will look for easy talent that can be honed and this will result in a large investment in the future.
If you want money you have to go to Saudi Pro.
Of course, SPL is now a league that uses high funds to embrass their targeted players in order  will be tempted and might not have any option than to move over to the league. They are also found of recruiting old good players that have made name and reigned in Europe, so I think that we be a better place for Pogba if he is after high pay. But I see Pogba as someone that might love to continue playing in his club Juventus and in his country, to show his faithfulness to them and how remorse he felt about the ban. He might want to remain in Juventus to pay for his mess.
Because he just became a free agent next month, it is still not seen which club wants Pogba, so far the club from the SPL is also still no rumor so it is likely that Pogba's agent will look for a club for his client later, but we don't know whether he will play in Europe or go to the SPL.

After all, Pogba can play in March, so it's still a long time to see Pogba play at a club.
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I don’t think Real Madrid should offer Carlo Ancelotti a new contract, though he has been one of the successful managers in the club, I think it's time for him to step aside and give room for a younger coach like Xabi Alonso who can lead Madrid into another great era. It is speculated that Xabi Alonso will leave Bayern Leverkusen to coach Real Madrid will likely happen. Their competition is Manchester City who are looking for a replacement for Pep Guardiola, but they don’t seem serious as they are still trying to get Pep Guardiola to extend his contract.

I think Xabi will be good enough for Madrid. But we have to see how Madrid performs in the Champions League, if it is beyond expectations there will be no more contract for Ancelotti. I think his dismissal is not a good thing for Madrid to Ancelotti who I think has done enough for Madrid. But Madrid's situation is not good for him at the moment. We'll just have to see how the news develops. Regarding Pep, I think he will still be at Man City. I'm not so sure he will leave Man City even until the end of the season.
Xabi last season achieved his record of being unbeaten throughout the season, the current season is starting to decline because his team has had several bad results so this will be an evaluation of Real Madrid whether it is enough to replace Ancelotti?

On the other hand Ancelotti is still reliable, maybe 2 defeats at the Bernabeu is a bad image because he did not win in front of his own fans, but I think he will be retained if his results improve.

The news about Pep Guardiola seems that he will be extended for another season because he has reached an agreement, meaning that this summer he will not leave.
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It would be better if Pogba lowered his ego a little about salary, because the most important thing now is that he has to make sure which club will intend to bring him in. Actually, this era is no longer his era, modern football carries players who are willing to work hard for the club and set aside their salary, because when playing according to the club wishes the salary can be adjusted. Now Pogba is in an era of young players who are competing to set records for that if he demands a big salary we already know that Saudi Arabian Football can make it happen.
Old players want to demand big salaries, so this will be difficult to achieve by players who should be self-aware, such as Pogba, for example, wanting high salaries, which statistically decreases performance in addition to frequent injuries.
Other European clubs will not have old players like this club will look for easy talent that can be honed and this will result in a large investment in the future.
If you want money you have to go to Saudi Pro.
Of course, SPL is now a league that uses high funds to embrass their targeted players in order  will be tempted and might not have any option than to move over to the league. They are also found of recruiting old good players that have made name and reigned in Europe, so I think that we be a better place for Pogba if he is after high pay. But I see Pogba as someone that might love to continue playing in his club Juventus and in his country, to show his faithfulness to them and how remorse he felt about the ban. He might want to remain in Juventus to pay for his mess.
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I don’t think Real Madrid should offer Carlo Ancelotti a new contract, though he has been one of the successful managers in the club, I think it's time for him to step aside and give room for a younger coach like Xabi Alonso who can lead Madrid into another great era. It is speculated that Xabi Alonso will leave Bayern Leverkusen to coach Real Madrid will likely happen. Their competition is Manchester City who are looking for a replacement for Pep Guardiola, but they don’t seem serious as they are still trying to get Pep Guardiola to extend his contract.

I think Xabi will be good enough for Madrid. But we have to see how Madrid performs in the Champions League, if it is beyond expectations there will be no more contract for Ancelotti. I think his dismissal is not a good thing for Madrid to Ancelotti who I think has done enough for Madrid. But Madrid's situation is not good for him at the moment. We'll just have to see how the news develops. Regarding Pep, I think he will still be at Man City. I'm not so sure he will leave Man City even until the end of the season.
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Xabi Alonso will also leave Bundesliga at the end of the season and guess what? Real Madrid will be probably his next destination.
This won't be a really easy one especially from the fact that Manchester City are eyeing Xabi Alonso as Pep Guardiola replacement. I think if Ancelotti can bounce back and wants to continue, then Real Madrid may just let him move there to be honest and continue to watch him till Ancelotti finally leaves and then possibly go for him. Or maybe in a more likely term, if Pep Guardiola chooses to remain Manchester City manager then they let go of Xabi Alonso for the main time.
Alonso have great potential as a coach especially his achievements with Leverkusen are extraordinary, this season indeed he entered the end of his contract with Leverkusen and it means that he have the opportunity to go to other better clubs such as Madrid and also Manchester City, his experience as a former Madrid player can certainly help him understand the dynamics of the club and manage the team well as Zidane has done before,  But on the other hand, of course, it is difficult to refuse an offer to coach in the Premier League, especially if Manchester City recruits him, so I think there will be fierce competition from the two teams to make an offer and get Alonso, Guardiola who this season is his last season coaching at Manchester so far has not shown a contract extension and makes Manchester City have to look for an alternative to find a replacement for Guardiola.
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Alexander Arnold rejected liverpool offer for a deal, he wants to leave and Real Madrid wants him
Noboby can't deny Real Madrid.

Real Madrid wants also Alphonso Davies for free during this coming summer since he will be a free ageint.

Xabi Alonso will also leave Bundesliga at the end of the season and guess what? Real Madrid will be probably his next destination.
It is not news that Real Madrid are seriously considering the signings of both Trent Alexander Arnold and Alphonso Davies. Being a big club, Madrid easily attracts the best of players and any players they go for will surely want to play for them.

I don’t think Real Madrid should offer Carlo Ancelotti a new contract, though he has been one of the successful managers in the club, I think it's time for him to step aside and give room for a younger coach like Xabi Alonso who can lead Madrid into another great era. It is speculated that Xabi Alonso will leave Bayern Leverkusen to coach Real Madrid will likely happen. Their competition is Manchester City who are looking for a replacement for Pep Guardiola, but they don’t seem serious as they are still trying to get Pep Guardiola to extend his contract.
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Reported currently Pogba have starting to train again to restore his fitness condition at MLS club Inter Miami and this makes some speculate appears that Pogba will joining with this team moreover Inter Miami has just preparing the squad for next season so probably Inter Miami will gets his signature

Pogba isn’t training with inter Miami but just personal in Miami to restore his fitness, he isn’t even allowed to train yet with any team till January 2025 and then allow back to the pitch by March next year, for me he can choose to go any of these clubs but since he himself prioritizes going to the 2026 World Cup then he must go to a team he can make an instant impact to having the manager to pick him for the competition, both the MLS league and Saudi pro league won’t give him that impact to influence his manager but a move to most likely ligue 1 will make him get that. But for now the sacrifice about that still remains that he will have to take a pay cut and that pay cut might be an heavy one.

A good example of this Pogba saga is De gea who had to take a huge pay cut from €22m at Manchester United to €3m which he receives now at Fiorentina, with his recent performance at the club it will most likely be that he will get a contract extension and an improved wage again or most probably get another club offer, so I think Pogba should take same route since he is not that too old
Judging by the fact that Pogba didn't wait for his contract to expire in 2026 with Juventus, but came to an agreement with the club and terminated contract, I guess he wants game practice now more than money.
De hea is a good example, besides he was out of soccer as much as Pogba and don't forget that pogba is 3 years younger than De Hea and he can really still have a chance to restart his career, as a player Pogba was very good at his time.

For him now just one big purpose, not to make a mistake with the league, because if he chooses the saudi league, he may not go anywhere else from there.
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Reported currently Pogba have starting to train again to restore his fitness condition at MLS club Inter Miami and this makes some speculate appears that Pogba will joining with this team moreover Inter Miami has just preparing the squad for next season so probably Inter Miami will gets his signature

Pogba isn’t training with inter Miami but just personal in Miami to restore his fitness, he isn’t even allowed to train yet with any team till January 2025 and then allow back to the pitch by March next year, for me he can choose to go any of these clubs but since he himself prioritizes going to the 2026 World Cup then he must go to a team he can make an instant impact to having the manager to pick him for the competition, both the MLS league and Saudi pro league won’t give him that impact to influence his manager but a move to most likely ligue 1 will make him get that. But for now the sacrifice about that still remains that he will have to take a pay cut and that pay cut might be an heavy one.

A good example of this Pogba saga is De gea who had to take a huge pay cut from €22m at Manchester United to €3m which he receives now at Fiorentina, with his recent performance at the club it will most likely be that he will get a contract extension and an improved wage again or most probably get another club offer, so I think Pogba should take same route since he is not that too old
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The arrival of Ruben Amorim at Manchester United has a victim and since he joining some players were selected and it says the first player who not into his plan is Joshua Zirkzee and just like we all know Joshua Zirkzee was bought from Bologna this summer but he was failed to adapt with Manchester United and this January Amorim had a plan want to sell him to other club

Joshua Zirkzee shouldn't be worried about his future because some of clubs has showing their interest to him and one of them is Juventus and Thiago Motta is the former manager of Joshua Zirkzee while he playing in Bologna and Motta seems want to used his service again but this January Juventus only will loan Joshua Zirkzee but they have buy option at the end of this season
It is true that the arrival if Ruben amorim will likely lead to some players leaving the club, many fans believe the current squad are bad and they had were part of the reason why the former manager was fired.

I don't think Manchester United should just part ways with Joshua Zirkzee. Manchester United should consider sending him on loan to be able to give him time to gain more experience and to develop his skills. Joshua zirkzee is a young and talented footballer who has not really settled down at Manchester United. And I  think a loan move will be good for him as he will seek to improve his game and gain the experience needed.
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POGBA OUT.

It is now offical Juventus deleted the contract with Paul Pogba who will be a free agent (still under ban) at the end of this month.
From the 1st December he will be not under Juventus anymore.


Let's go back to home, Paul Pogba.

Manchester United currently lack of midfielders, Pogba can play at any role. Pogba still has skill, he show it when he met with Speed 10 days ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNOmR0Fq3RM


Are you joking? Pogba would get a mental breakdown if he go there. In fact, UTD fans never welcomed him, they called him as a fraud.

I know he was a gifted player at UTD. But, they treated him badly. His disciplinary problems made it worse, so he left. I believe all of UTD fans will be saying big NO for him to come back there.  Cheesy Cheesy

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Xabi Alonso will also leave Bundesliga at the end of the season and guess what? Real Madrid will be probably his next destination.
This won't be a really easy one especially from the fact that Manchester City are eyeing Xabi Alonso as Pep Guardiola replacement. I think if Ancelotti can bounce back and wants to continue, then Real Madrid may just let him move there to be honest and continue to watch him till Ancelotti finally leaves and then possibly go for him. Or maybe in a more likely term, if Pep Guardiola chooses to remain Manchester City manager then they let go of Xabi Alonso for the main time.
It's no longer news that Xabi Alonso will likely leave the Bundesliga at the end of the season, but no one knows his next destination, as Real Madrid and Manchester city are seriously considering him a top target,it will be really tough for him to choose as both Manchester City and Real Madrid are top clubs.

I also believe he could be an excellent choice as the next manager of Real Madrid, he has connections with the club as a former player and understands the culture of the club. Manchester City do not look like they are ready to part ways with Pep Guardiola anytime soon, this will make it easy for Real Madrid to get Xabi.
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No, just kidding. I have fears that TAA will leave to be honest. He is very close to Jude Bellingham, they go on holiday together, hang out and stuff. It is very unprofessional by the club to allow TAA to get to within 6 months of his contract expiring. If he wasn’t going to sign a new one, we should have sold him. To get £0 should be a sackable offence by whoever is responsible.

It’s not just TAA though, Salah and VVD will be free to leave when their contracts expire in the summer. Imagine all three leave for £0. Utter incompetence by the club if that happens.



Yeah it really looks inevitable. I also can't believe how Liverpool can't make some money on even one of their transfers.  Sad  They are going to lose 3 really valuable players for not even a penny.

If Liverpool manage to become the Premier League champions this season, the expectations will get higher than now next time obviously. Losing such players all at the same time would give them a quite much work to do in next summer transfer window...

Real Madrid are great negotiators. Obviously, we all know the reason why Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract with PSG, and it looks like that will be the case with Trent Alexander-Arnold as well. When Ancelotti said Madrid would not make any new signings, I had thought that it was just part of his strategy to get TAA for free. Now we just have to wait and see whether Real Madrid will once again get a world-class player for free, or maybe they will sign him this January at a price that might be cheap.
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Hey hands off Cheesy

No, just kidding. I have fears that TAA will leave to be honest. He is very close to Jude Bellingham, they go on holiday together, hang out and stuff. It is very unprofessional by the club to allow TAA to get to within 6 months of his contract expiring. If he wasn’t going to sign a new one, we should have sold him. To get £0 should be a sackable offence by whoever is responsible.

It’s not just TAA though, Salah and VVD will be free to leave when their contracts expire in the summer. Imagine all three leave for £0. Utter incompetence by the club if that happens.



Yeah it really looks inevitable. I also can't believe how Liverpool can't make some money on even one of their transfers.  Sad  They are going to lose 3 really valuable players for not even a penny.

If Liverpool manage to become the Premier League champions this season, the expectations will get higher than now next time obviously. Losing such players all at the same time would give them a quite much work to do in next summer transfer window...
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Old players want to demand big salaries, so this will be difficult to achieve by players who should be self-aware, such as Pogba, for example, wanting high salaries, which statistically decreases performance in addition to frequent injuries.
Other European clubs will not have old players like this club will look for easy talent that can be honed and this will result in a large investment in the future.
If you want money you have to go to Saudi Pro.
Pogba will have to reduce his salary if he wants to remain in Europe and I think he knows that. That was why he showed his willingness to cut his earnings to remain at Juventus if they let him stay. But he might get good pay in Major League Soccer or the Saudi Professional League if he is interested in good pay. But we have now seen his performance currently, so he might get a good deal in Europe. If he comes back with quality and good character, he might become highly sought after in Europe.
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It's unlikely that MLS has businessmen as stupid as the Saudis, who signed Neymar knowing his background (and lost literally half a billion dollars). And it's unlikely that Neymar "loves football" enough to go to MLS for a modest salary.
Maybe he will play somewhere else, maybe even in Santos, but I don’t believe that he is capable of returning to an acceptable level + working seriously.
I agree with you, it is very unlikely that MLS will sign a player who is seriously injured and ultimately cannot contribute anything. And I think it seems like Neymar will just go to a smaller league. Even other leagues might still think long term to sign the player.
I just wonder why Neymar doesn't decide to just retire to rest his body which is really not able to compete on the field like before.
Depends on the money if you ask me. He will not be offered 100 like Saudis would offer, but he could be offered like 10-20 million, that much could be made from just jersey sales all around the world, so it is not really expensive for them, plus it is not that he needs to stay healthy for them to win, we already saw Miami finish top of the league, and this was the team at the very bottom before Messi and his teammates joined.

Now, with that transfer, they would be able to actually bring in another star there, and Miami jerseys would be getting a lot more sales, plus we would see more tv income, and we would see a lot more winning, more merchandise, more tickets. Basically these are marketing stuff, so he can sign a deal, and get injured for a year without playing a single game.
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