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Diego Godin has apparently accepted a contract with Inter Milan. His deal with Athletico Madrid runs out at the end of this season so he is free to negotiate a contract elsewhere. Even if he is 32/33 he is still an excellent defender in my eyes and could bring a lot of quality to Inter. 
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Do you think Zidane is overrated as a manager? He did start from the top, taking over Real Madrid who were already very strong with an unbelievably strong squad. 
I think he's a decent manager, he's probably not among the top managers in the world even though he accomplished a big feat by winning the CL 3 times in a row, but I think he gained a lot of experience in Spain so he might be ready to manage another top team like Juventus.


Latest transfer rumours:

- Fabregas (Chelsea) close to signing with Monaco.

- AC Milan signs Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo) for €35m.

- Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) to Huddersfield done deal.

- Arsenal keen on Denis Suarez (Barcelona). The player could arrive to The Gunners on loan until the end of the season.

- Rabiot (PSG) to Barcelona on free transfer in the summer almost done deal.
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According to several reports Zidane has an agreement with Juventus for the next season no matter the results of Allegri in this term.
I read some interesting statistics yesterday that Allegri has better results in the CL than any other active manager currently - including Zidane.

Do you think Zidane is overrated as a manager? He did start from the top, taking over Real Madrid who were already very strong with an unbelievably strong squad. 

I believe he is overrated. RM was playing like a machine already and from what he learned from Ancelotti he managed RM to stay that way for a couple of years. (which is a big win btw) I am not saying he is a bad coach it is not possible but we don't know if he really deserved to be the coach of RM.

We'll see how good he really is if he starts working either with ManU or Juve.
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I think in current football in a case of big teams where top players are coming coach has to be more manager than coach.Coach will not teach players to play they know in that case coach needs to find way to take the best fro m players let that play his best
Morinho was often disturbing them
Personal relation between coach and players are important and between coach and club
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I think too much blame and praise is placed on managers.  Ultimately the game depends on the players and the coach won't do much to change the outcome.  Anytime a team is going through a rough patch the fans and media are looking to fire the manager instead of blaming the players.
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According to several reports Zidane has an agreement with Juventus for the next season no matter the results of Allegri in this term.
I read some interesting statistics yesterday that Allegri has better results in the CL than any other active manager currently - including Zidane.

Do you think Zidane is overrated as a manager? He did start from the top, taking over Real Madrid who were already very strong with an unbelievably strong squad. 

I'm never really one to look strictly at results when talking about a manager's capacity and ability. Solksjaer now weirdly being maybe considered despite his past terrible record, before delivering almost instant results with a team that is significantly better. Almost the reverse with others who excel when working with scraps (Ranieri and Leicester?) or with hungry players (Klopp maybe?).

I love Zidane as a player and person, but yeah to be honest I'm not convinced he's my guy for management. Real's been doing well, under different managers. Different styles. Zizou still got a lot to prove, he was really ushered into the role at Real... from sporting director, to assistant coach, then managing the reserves.

So yeah he was good, but he was groomed into Real... can't say how he'll perform diving into a new team.
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According to several reports Zidane has an agreement with Juventus for the next season no matter the results of Allegri in this term.
I read some interesting statistics yesterday that Allegri has better results in the CL than any other active manager currently - including Zidane.

Do you think Zidane is overrated as a manager? He did start from the top, taking over Real Madrid who were already very strong with an unbelievably strong squad. 
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I believe Barcelona desperately need a a player in the caliber of Adrien Rabiot to strengthen the central midfield and enhance their defense capabilities if they are going to be winning more silverware going forward. I think they are already strong win attack and their problems lies with the defense and partly with the midfield so lets hope they seal this deal and we will observe how the team will fare.

Rabiot is very overrated. He has a bad mentality and if he goes to Barca, I predict he will stay on the bench.
In other news, it seems like Marseille are after Mario Balotelli once again. Even though Marseille's coach and manager aren't fund of him, the president of the club really wants to sign him, especially after failing to lure him to the club last summer. Balotelli hasn't scored a single goal for Nice this season.
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Some new transfers/rumours:

- Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) to Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season.

- Barcelona close to signing Rabiot (PSG), and De Jong (Ajax) could be his replacement in the french club.

- Dominic Solanke (Liverpool) to Bournemouth done deal. Transfer fee around €21m.

- Bayern Munich keen on Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea)

- Brahim Diaz (Manchester City) is close to signing a 6-year contract with Real Madrid.


I believe Barcelona desperately need a a player in the caliber of Adrien Rabiot to strengthen the central midfield and enhance their defense capabilities if they are going to be winning more silverware going forward. I think they are already strong win attack and their problems lies with the defense and partly with the midfield so lets hope they seal this deal and we will observe how the team will fare.
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Right so Liverpool strange move Solanke to Bournemouth. I wonder if the Gerard/Rangers/Liverpool linkup had anything to do with replacing the gap in Bournemouth. Defoe only had 3 starts so a wiser one would be Solanke to Rangers but I guess Stevie knows what he's doing.

Pulisic going to Chelsea didn't make me blink any eyes. That most people aren't asking about Fekir also I guess just shows how our benchwarmers are making a strong case for themselves (Shaqiri I guess the best of them lot). I'm still waiting for Klopp to surprise me though... so far the surprise is Clyney to Bournemouth but I guess he needs to be match fit and he'll do well there.
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Some new transfers/rumours:

- Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) to Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season.

- Barcelona close to signing Rabiot (PSG), and De Jong (Ajax) could be his replacement in the french club.

- Dominic Solanke (Liverpool) to Bournemouth done deal. Transfer fee around €21m.

- Bayern Munich keen on Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea)

- Brahim Diaz (Manchester City) is close to signing a 6-year contract with Real Madrid.
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Very reliable media outlets in Italy report today that Ramsey to Juve is a done deal! He will sign a contract until 2024 with €6.5 Million a year. The English media report that nothing has been signed yet but there is apparently a gentleman's agreement.

Dybala VS. Mbappe ?
Mbappe has shown more than Dybala, that is true + he is a World Champion.



I don't think Dybala would have been a bad player at all if he was put on the french team that won the world cup. If Dybala was playing the the french league one and not Italy he sure will be bagging 50+ goals a season like Messi and Ronaldo i reckon.
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Very reliable media outlets in Italy report today that Ramsey to Juve is a done deal! He will sign a contract until 2024 with €6.5 Million a year. The English media report that nothing has been signed yet but there is apparently a gentleman's agreement.

Dybala VS. Mbappe ?
Mbappe has shown more than Dybala, that is true + he is a World Champion.

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Dybala VS. Mbappe ?

lol will never happen. Mbappe is much more than a talented player.
He's young, the best French and even world prospect and he's from Paris' suburbs.
He's also a huge marketing project, even more than Neymar. They bought him for 180 million, he's worth twice as much for PSG now... and I'm not exaggerating.
Plus Dybala wouldn't fit in Tuchel's system.
Paris won't want to sell Mbappe before a long time and Mbappe will want to stay as long as he thinks he has a chance of winning the Champions' League with this team.
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This will be a very interesting deal as PSG will benefit most from it, they easily ask for 150 million plus dybala as the part of the deal. It's pertinent to note that if Psg do decide to sell Mbappe other big clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United will definitely want to purchase him. I'll agree even I don't think they have the funds as they just got Ronaldo on their books. Another transfer swap between Higuain and Morata is expected to go through, which is a good swap for both the clubs.
Well, Higuain is still a Juve player so if the swap deal is to go through Milan has to purchase the player from Juventus first.
Last year President Agnelli said we have to be capable of buying a superstar like Ronaldo, but at the age of 25 and not when he is near the end of his career. He aims for big things in the future. 
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Juventus president, Andrea Agnelli has apparently instructed the clubs sports management to contact the entourage of Mbappe to check how feasible a transfer to Juventus is. Juve needs money to finance such a deal and Dybala would in that case be sacrificed. Would be sorry to see such a talent leave Juve and Serie A.

This will be a very interesting deal as PSG will benefit most from it, they easily ask for 150 million plus dybala as the part of the deal. It's pertinent to note that if Psg do decide to sell Mbappe other big clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United will definitely want to purchase him. I'll agree even I don't think they have the funds as they just got Ronaldo on their books. Another transfer swap between Higuain and Morata is expected to go through, which is a good swap for both the clubs.
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Juventus president, Andrea Agnelli has apparently instructed the clubs sports management to contact the entourage of Mbappe to check how feasible a transfer to Juventus is. Juve needs money to finance such a deal and Dybala would in that case be sacrificed. Would be sorry to see such a talent leave Juve and Serie A.
I don't see Juventus paying over €200m for Mbappe, they usually don't overspend. I think only a few clubs in Europe can afford to pay such a high fee, like Man City or Real Madrid.
Money isn't the only thing that Juventus can offer and right now there are a lot of players Juventus is willing to swap in order to get a good prospect. If the Old Lady is looking to invest to the club's future Kylian Mbappe is the right choice especially Cristiano Ronaldo can mentor him while he is still in contract. With CR7 being their transfer record I doubt they can offer that much money in a short time span so their only route is to add and sacrifice another player in exchange for Mbappe.
I think money play a crucial role and many of the players move from one club to another because of financial again.  I am very to said this mbappe may not the right choice juventus might be right.
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Juventus president, Andrea Agnelli has apparently instructed the clubs sports management to contact the entourage of Mbappe to check how feasible a transfer to Juventus is. Juve needs money to finance such a deal and Dybala would in that case be sacrificed. Would be sorry to see such a talent leave Juve and Serie A.

That deal will be very interested.
I don't think that Mbappe is needed in Juventus after Ronaldo came to the club. He is enough to make them competitive along with the already established squad that Juve has. Also, they have already spent too much money on Ronaldo. I can't see where they will find money for Mbappe because Dybala doesn't worth so much money.
Maybe they should sell 2-3 players and give someone on loan for making the deal come true.
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Juventus president, Andrea Agnelli has apparently instructed the clubs sports management to contact the entourage of Mbappe to check how feasible a transfer to Juventus is. Juve needs money to finance such a deal and Dybala would in that case be sacrificed. Would be sorry to see such a talent leave Juve and Serie A.
I don't see Juventus paying over €200m for Mbappe, they usually don't overspend. I think only a few clubs in Europe can afford to pay such a high fee, like Man City or Real Madrid.
Money isn't the only thing that Juventus can offer and right now there are a lot of players Juventus is willing to swap in order to get a good prospect. If the Old Lady is looking to invest to the club's future Kylian Mbappe is the right choice especially Cristiano Ronaldo can mentor him while he is still in contract. With CR7 being their transfer record I doubt they can offer that much money in a short time span so their only route is to add and sacrifice another player in exchange for Mbappe.
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Juventus president, Andrea Agnelli has apparently instructed the clubs sports management to contact the entourage of Mbappe to check how feasible a transfer to Juventus is. Juve needs money to finance such a deal and Dybala would in that case be sacrificed. Would be sorry to see such a talent leave Juve and Serie A.
I don't see Juventus paying over €200m for Mbappe, they usually don't overspend. I think only a few clubs in Europe can afford to pay such a high fee, like Man City or Real Madrid.


Pulisic to Chelsea done deal. Player will stay at Dortmund until the end of the season. €64m for a bench player is a lot of money, but I guess they wanted to sign him asap before Liverpool or Arsenal could begin negotiations with Dortmund. This means that either Willian or Pedro will leave the team in the summer.
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