Topic: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions - page 517. (Read 483597 times)

I don't think those kinds of rumors would happen by swapping one player for three. If that happens then Manchester City will get a huge profit and Athletico Madrid will suffer a big loss by losing 3 of their best players at once. Therefore, I am sure rumors like that will not happen.

Regardless of the plan or not, it is not very good to let all senior Madrid players leave because with Nacho and Kroos who will not be at Madri next season indirectly for now only Carvajal, Modric and Vasquez are the only senior players at this time and it will be very bad if senior players leave simultaneously because this can affect the mentality which makes the performance ultimately decrease.

With Modric in the squad, things like this are minimized and of course this is a very good thing for Madrid in the end.

Actually, Modric's performance is still very good and definitely still very useful, it's just that for now with the condition of his age and preparation for the future, his portion inevitably must be reduced. Ancelotti must rotate and give opportunities to young players in midfield because surely with the arrival of Mbappe now, Jude's position will return to his original position as when he was at Dortmund as an attacking midfielder, so it needs further adaptation regarding this matter.

Atletico Madrid is very interested in Alvarez and I think atletico Madrid needs him, Atletico Madrid did not have a good striker that can help the team performance look good like before, although they have Morata and Depay who can play as strikers those players are not in their prime again, they are not in good shape like the way they are before and it will be good if Atletico Madrid gets a good striker that is good than them, Depay contract is ending this season and Atletico Madrid wants him to leave as a free agent and I think that is why they need Alvarez to help the team when it comes to scoring goals, Atletico Madrid is among the clubs that end up without trophy this season.

But there will be a problem in signing Alvarez, Manchester City doesn’t want to leave Alvarez to go to any other team, they see the player as the future striker of the team, and the team knows that very soon they are going to lose Haaland too because I don’t think haaland will sign another contract and even if he wants to it will be just one or two years contract, but I don’t think Alvarez is happy with the way pep Guardiola use to bench him all the time, to be honest even me I don’t know that the player is in the squad of Manchester City this season because he didn’t have a good chance to play.

Like it or not, Kevin De Bruyne statement gives a kind of signal to Saudi Arabian clubs who intend to sign him. Even though we as football fans were a little surprised by what he said. But in football, every player has his own desires and thinks about his guarantees in the future. All Kevin De Bruyne is saying is the fact that with the salary he can get there it is impossible for him to get it at a European club and I think it makes perfect sense. Maybe this is also part of Kevin De Bruyne insinuation that he wants his salary to be increased at Man City. In terms of quality and contribution, he should get a bigger portion of his salary. As long as Kevin De Bruyne has quality then he deserves to talk about salary and which clubs are ready to pay him.
The situation at Man City is shaky, not only Kevin De Bruyne because several other players want the same thing by deciding to go to other clubs in search of challenges. Plus Pep Guardiola is certain to leave after next season, he needs a club that can still provide him with a challenge.

Rodrygo will not be expelled as long as Ancelotti is still head coach of Real Madrid. I have noticed that during this season because Rodrygo is more trusted to play than Brahim Diaz or Arda Guler.
I don't know if it's because Ancelotti will be the coach of the Brazilian national team, but I feel how Ancelotti feels about Rodrygo.

Speculation about the future of players such as Rodrygo, Arda Guler, Brahim Diaz with the arrival of Kylan Mbappe will be answered when Ancelotti is no longer the coach of Real Madrid. This can be followed whether it will actually happen or not as I have said.
The history of Real Madrid has been experienced by former players such as Kaka and Guti when they were still active players who played for Real Madrid.
Every time there is a person and every person has a time.

As expected and indeed this is the move that Modric wants to stay for another season. I think as long as his performance is consistent and his work as a veteran at the club does not interfere with the potential of other young players then he is worth keeping. This is necessary so that young players can follow their mentality on the field so the right person is needed to handle this.

Maybe another reason why Modric chose to stay is because he really loves Real Madrid and wants to retire after his contract ends. Meanwhile, why Kroos, who is a little younger, decided to retire is because the reason is quite clear, his family, especially his children, want to spend time with him and Kroos has actually had health problems for a long time which means he can't play football any longer. Therefore Modric was the one who had to replace him.

Lukaku's performance is decreasing so I don't think AC Milan will get a big profit from recruiting Lukaku especially since the price still tends to be expensive, I think in the end of the story Lukaku will play in the Saudi Arabian team because currently the Saudi Arabian team is also interested in recruiting Lukaku and there he gets high pay with competition that is not too competitive, I think that suits him better.

This is not worth it for Inter Milan, I don't believe it will happen, and also Inter Milan's front line is very capable now, so they don't need Lukaku anymore.

Yes, I agree with you that Lukaku is more suitable for AC Milan to replace Olivier Giroud who moved to MLS while Napoli doesn't really need a new striker because Osimhen is with Napoli, if Napoli brings in Lukaku as a reserve player it clearly doesn't make sense because Lukaku is still active and can be relied on as a striker. The question is whether AC Milan is willing to pay that price for Lukaku? Lukaku is currently 31 years old it is not an ideal player to invest while AC Milan's finances are also not yet stable.

I suspect Chelsea will release Lukaku for no more than 30 million and it is possible that Inter Milan will be willing to pay him, we know Inter Milan have also been eyeing this player since last season but they want a lower price so there's no need to be afraid if at any time Inter Milan announces Lukaku's arrival.

We can understand  why Osimhen stayed at Napoli before. Napoli played in the Champions League, were champions of Italy and even Spaletti's departure seemed to be not such a big problem, because after Spaletti's departure Napoli were still preparing to play in the Champions League, but now everyone understands how big was Spaletti's contribution to the team.
Osimhen has a difficult choice because on the one hand it is not clear how Napoli will perform next season and what are the prospects of the team under Conte, but in Napoli Osimhen is the main star and Napoli values him, so on the other hand moving to a top club will make Osimhen just one of the players, maybe even very important, but still the influence that Osimhen has in Napoli in another club he may not have.

Conte is known for his tough character and Osimhen may find it more difficult now than it was under the previous coaches and if I were him I would look for a backup option to continue his career.

According to this statement, Kevin De Bruyne is open to playing in the SPL. Also, I understand that SPL clubs must have offered enough money to convince him. Arab clubs always provide the best money. The transfer depends on the response of the players. If there are no surprises, we should see Kevin De Bruyne in the SPL next season. For me, this statement even means that he has accepted some offers and made some preliminary agreements. He will undoubtedly earn a lot of money there. And he will spend the last days of his career in an easier league. I think it would be a good choice for him.

regarding the rumors of Lukaku being linked with Milan and Napoli, it seems I would be more in favor of Lukaku joining Milan who currently need a replacement for Giroud as you have said and compared to joining Napoli I think it would be a bit of a problem with Osimhen who is currently still officially a striker Napoli.
then the question is whether this will be a joke if they still have Osimhen but Napoli actually bring in Lukaku? of course this will just end up being a rumor that won't come true but if Lukaku is linked with Milan, that makes more sense to me.
spending 48m is equivalent to Lukaku talent and on the one hand he has been in Serie A for too long so he knows the weaknesses of every team and Milan has nothing to lose if they try to make an offer to Lukaku to fill the central striker position.

I read his statement and it seems like he understands that his current club is not the typical club that will keep its players until they reach retirement age, like Luca Modric at Real Madrid who again got a contract extension for one season and it looks like he will retire at that big club.
Maybe it is true that Kevin De Bruyne has opened up opportunities to go to the Saudi pro league, but this league is not like the last few seasons which were very aggressive in bringing European players to play in the league, it is very likely that they not get what they expected in terms of finances.
The clubs that will possibly buy KDB are the four clubs under the auspices of the PIF because they have fantastic funds but if they continue with the income that is not big from the SPL, it is impossible for these four clubs to continue to spend large amounts of money in the transfer market, but we'll just have to wait and see whether KDB will go there SPL or he will go to another European league such as Ligue 1.

Lukaku this season has goal statistics that are not too bad, but if in the right hands maybe he could be better than this season. Conte is the only way to realize Lukaku ambitions with Napoli. Because in Serie A Napoli had a pretty bad season, finishing in 10th position was a disgrace for a club that won the trophy last season. Therefore, Napoli needs fresh air with a striker who is willing to work harder. Sorry to Osimhen as I feel he has lost his aggressiveness again. His name had skyrocketed but he himself decided to stay at Napoli. So Osimhen decline was due to his own decisions. Last season he received many offers from big clubs but players who don't dare to challenge themselves will sink into their comfort zone. It is evident now that Osimhen market value should not be as expensive as last season.

Kevin De Bruyne is not even upto the age of Modric or Kroos and yet his talking about living to Saudi league, I don't accept the fact on his explanation on why he decides to take up such process or probably his just saying it but I feel with his level of potential he still has a few years to remain competitive in the European league competition. Kevin De Bruyne is a great player and I don't see any weaknesses in him that warrant him to want to move to Saudi league.

Another rumour is, Atletico Madrid is interested in signing Julian Alvarez from Manchester City. According to Marca, they asked Angel Correa, Rodrigo de Paul and Nahuel Molina to enquire his availability.

Do you think there is any chance for this to happen? Honestly I don't.    Alvarez has played mostly as centre-forward, second striker and attacking midfielder at Manchester City so far. Atletico Madrid can also use him in these positions or even as a right winger maybe. Depay is leaving. Griezmann is back but I don't know whether he will stay. Then only Morata would leave in the centre-forward position. But I don't think either Manchester City or Alvarez would like such deal now.

+ Haaland refuses (judging by his answers to this question) to renew his contract with City, and the club has been trying to achieve this for a year now. City is in a difficult situation and obviously no one wants to be in this difficult situation, so the players are either looking for other options or leaving room for negotiations with the club to improve the terms of the contract.

I think Lukaku needs motivation to play the best he can. Remember how Lukaku played at Inter when they were coached by Conte, he was an unstoppable striker. By the way, I saw that Conte would like to see Lukaku in Napoli and given that he is now looking for a new club, anything can happen, and he will work with Conte again. I also saw mentions that Lukaku might go to Anderlecht, although I don’t really believe it yet, it’s too early for him to leave the top championships.

If look back at the past when Lukaku was really great player there were many teams interested in having him, he was very sharp as striker and was still young, but now it different and at the end of this season he will return to Chelsea because of his AS Roma loan contract have been completed.
There are several rumors circulating that Chelsea have decided not to loan Lukaku to another team next season, but on the other hand, Lukaku does have the desire to return to his hometown soon and maybe he will become player for one of the Belgian team.
But looking at Chelsea current condition, perhaps Lukaku return could be positive thing considering that he can still play quite well and this can all be proven by the contribution he has made to AS Roma this season.
It just that basically for next season it is not yet clear what Lukaku true fate will be, Chelsea is also trying to release him permanently if there is team that wants to buy him, now everything is more complicated but we have to wait for clear confirmation first.

I actually enjoyed playing Bournemouth on goals last because not only were they conceding goals, they were also scoring. Anytime I saw them at home, I was confident to bet them to score over2.5 goals and also both teams score depending on who they are playing. Nevertheless, if they must do well in the new season, they have to do something drastic about their defense as well as the goalkeeper and I think they have taken a bold step signing Alex Paulsen. He is a promising young man that can easily adapt to the team so with time he will gather the necessary experience to withstand the demands of the English Premiership.  He reminds me so much about when Onana was still very consistent.

Real Madrid have planned this, they still want senior players to maintain team stability and Modric still deserves to be in the Real Madrid squad even though he is no longer young, but his quality is still very good.

For minimal playing minutes, I think that's for sure and that's also very normal because at Modric's age, he's not young anymore, of course his physical condition is also very declining.