Topic: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions - page 1914. (Read 456372 times)

Even though Giroud is still good enough but at his current age I don't think it's too good for Manchester United to look for someone who is quite old because this will only be a short term contract and of course it won't make them feel comfortable if every season they have to change strikers again and again.
Joao is still quite good when compared to Giroud now he has a good vision of playing on the other hand he also has a fairly young age so instead of considering Giroud it's better to focus on Joao.

What's the point of this contract? I was surprised when I saw that name in your post, went to google when he last played and I don't even see him in the Newcastle game bids... Also looking at his transfer history it's not even signed anywhere that he signed with this team, it seems strange to me... He's not a very good goalkeeper either, he's conceded 270 goals in 217 games in his career, not a very good indicator...

It will be a bad business for Manchester United if they go for Memphis Depay. His impact may not be felt in the club because the team already has people like Memphis.
Players like Rashford,
Martial,
Sancho,
Elegant,
Ganachor,
Etc
Are all playing the method and role of Depay, why buy him again. Manchester United needs a striker to get goals not a winger.

I think it's more to get rid of some players who are not really used at Campnou.
Now Depay's condition at Barcelona is really hanging because he won't be able to do much when Lewandowski is still there so Depay is indeed on the list of sales in this transfer.
On the other hand, were Manchester United really frustrated that they brought Depay back? He's not bad but for the Premier League I think he's going to struggle again in the end.

Vincent Aboubakar is not a bad player and actually quite talented but it is very hard to say he can be enough for Premier League or Manchester United with his current condition. There were other developments today about United. Wout Weghorst, who people might remember him from the World Cup, who in the quarter-final match against Argentina, came on as a late substitute and scored two goals and had somewhat of a big fight with Messi, is rumoured to go to ManU. He is on loan from EFL Championship club Burnley and playing in Beşiktaş, Turkey. And he just scored a goal couple of hours ago. Literally said 'bye bye' to the fans during the goal celebrations. And I saw a lot of news about him going to ManU. Also, funnily enough, he just followed Manchester United on Instagram. The contract is still on-going about his loan, but a solution must already have been found, I guess. Quite interesting developments.

It has been making especially the Turkish media quite busy that Manchester United are interested in Besiktas' loan scorer Wout Weghorst. We can say that the player literally said goodbye to the fans on his celebration after the goal he scored today. However there is nothing certain yet. There are many news also saying that Manchester United's priority is Aboubakar.

I heard the news concerning the transfer of Vincent aboubakar , but I don't know how real the news is. If Manchester United are planning in signing him in , then it is a good plan. Vincent aboubakar is talented striker, his present in Manchester United will make a good value for the team.

I think it's not really about the money but the player instead. He could have been a million euro and it would still look like a weird transfer after all. If this was simply just another player then it would have made some sense because they are making some changes on the team and all.

But, if you are getting a player that nobody knows anything about, hell even Football Manager doesn't know much about which says a lot believe me, then in this case there is no reason to buy him at all. They are already doing terrible at this moment so what's the point of getting him when you need a big name to keep the team going? In the end, they will suck this year, nothing to recover at this moment, so they better start working on next years team.

Well he is 18 years of age and I think this season he has been a crucial player for Vasco Da Gama and is their second top score in their team. It's not about how he has scored or how much he assisted. It's about how he handles his roles and gels into the tactics that his coach implements. He has played 33 games for them so definitely he is a crucial player so definitely Vasco da Gama wouldn't have let him go for easy sum of money. Even 12-13m is not that much for a big club like Chelsea to get something they want. Normally competition from other clubs also spikes the prices but in this case it is not so.

Now let's talk about Endrick... Player that was bought by Real Madrid for 72m Euro. Real Madrid have smart scouts and they invest smartly. So why did they spend so much for a player who is 16... And has stats like 7 matches played,2 goals scored? It's because of his talent and lot of clubs want to develop that talent, so lot of clubs were after him which were Barca, PSG and top PL clubs.  These things spike the prices.

In Andrey Santos case, I believe that Chelsea just wanted to end things quickly and quietly to avoid any big clubs going after him in th transfer window and spiking up the price so they paid a fee in double digit million figure to get it done and dusted quickly. That's why there wasn't even any rumor or so until the 3-4 days ahead of the transfer.

It often seems that goalkeepers will get their chances at other clubs again and again. A good example is Loris Karius from Liverpool. A lot of people thought that his career might be almost over when he failed so badly in the champions league final against Real Madrid. But now he was even able to sign a new contract with Newcastle United. Who would have expected that? Whether one likes it or not, but Newcastle is climbing up the letter in the EPL right now and if things work out for him one day, he might perhaps even be playing in the CL again...

Saturday's transfer gossip:

Barcelona and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, 28, wants to rejoin Manchester United six years after leaving Old Trafford. It seems to me that Barcelona is giving up a very good player too easily. Is the reason the club's financial debts?
Manchester City are planning to revamp their midfield next season and Borussia Dortmund's England international Jude Bellingham, 19, is a key target. A lot of clubs seem to want Bellingham including Real Madrid and Liverpool. Which club will win this race?
Benfica manager Roger Schmidt says he dropped Chelsea target Enzo Fernandez, 21, for Friday's Primeira Liga victory over Portimonense because he missed training after returning to home country Argentina for New Year's Eve celebrations. All this talk about Fernandez is becoming a new never-ending soccer saga 
Chelsea are continuing talks with Shakhtar Donetsk for Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, 22, and Benfica's 21-year-old Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez after completing a deal to sign midfielder Andrey Santos, 18, from Brazilian side Vasco da Gama on Friday. How will this story end and can Arsenal spoil this deal? 

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/64190767

It is my opinion that regardless of the nationality of this player, the fee that this player was asked for is a bit excessive.
There is simply no way to say that the fact that a player is Brazilian is going to make him a better player just because of this.

Chelsea have been doing these types of things too much lately. They are investing quite a bit of money in a player who probably does not deserve such a large amount of money in the first place.
Regardless, I do not think he has shown the type of performance that would be adequate to earn him a transfer fee of $13 million, no matter what.

Marcus Thuram's appearance with Monchengladbach is also not bad, he is one of the mainstays of Borussia Monchengladbach.
But unfortunately Chelsea are not the only team from the EPL want the Borussia Monchengladbach striker, Manchester United are also reportedly want Marcus Thuram after they lost Cristiano Ronaldo. Several other clubs are also competing to get the 25-year player.
Will Thuram decide to stay with Monchengladbach or will he try something new in another league, we will see soon

There is no reason for de Gea to leave Manchester United. But another thing is he’s not going to suffer too much if he does not stay with Manchester United. Because I am quite sure that there will be a lot of teams that are going to be interested in getting David de Gea.

Personally, I do want to see him stay in Manchester United. Because Manchester United is currently performing well. At least better than what a lot of people expected that they will. So probably his staying in Manchester United is going to also be good for him instead of going to other clubs and getting used to the new place.

Chelsea officially announced singing David Datro Fofana from the Norwegian Molde FK. New young player joins Chelsea in a hope to improve its performance in the second part of the season. I think this player fits Chelsea's playing style and it seems the player convinces them enough to sign a 7 years contract, they are also in talks to sign Marcus Thuram from Borussia Monchengladbach, Thuram caught attentions during the recent World Cup with France, he's also young and physically strong palyer.

Interesting move. 30 million for a talent by Leeds is a major headline for Leeds fans. I like the way Leeds targets young players in transfer markets but sad that they aren't able to show quite some performances in Premier League. Rutter seems to be having a good season in Bundesliga. Also Leeds are short in forward options as Bamford is having injury so I think it's a smart target and a really good one given the potential this player has.

The recent updates has said no to Vincent Aboubakar
Man United are currently in advance talks with another player
It would be a loan deal, technically good and mentally are players to be attracted to United

tsg hoffenheim forward Georginio Rutter is set to complete a move to leeds united in the coming days, according to transfermarkt. as first reported by sky sports, the french talent has been courted by the premier league side for some time and will likely make the move to england in a deal worth more than €30 million

I get it that they might need to buy young players and nurture them from a very young age. But what I do not understand is why would a club is going to pay $12.5 million for a new player!!

There is absolutely no reason for them to pay such a huge amount for such a new player. I am also quite sure that they could have gotten this player for a lower price if they wanted. And this trend of Chelsea buying players at huge amounts of prices, prices which probably they do not deserve has been going on for quite some time now.

There are reports that Manchester United are interested in Vincent Aboubakar but I don't know if they are serious about it. They are trying to transfer a football player from the team where Ronaldo is a transfer. I don't know if this could be a psychological move or if I'm thinking about too many unnecessary details. I think this is interesting news. On the other hand, Manchester United need a striker transfer but I don't think Vincent Aboubakar can handle that level because he has generally been successful in easier leagues. Even in Porto, he did not succeed. I think the English Premier League and Manchester United might be a bit of a challenge for him.