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Modric's certainty is still unclear but it is likely that he will leave the Madrid squad even though his fate will be where we still cannot predict it because there is no situation that can really be ascertained that Modric's next destination after he leaves Madrid.
However, it will not be a big problem because Ancelotti's rotation in the last 2 seasons has functioned to keep the squad good despite Modric's departure.

In the end, it will have an impact because Modric is one of the cogs of Madrid's attack but on the other hand, they can be fine and I am sure of that because Madrid's young players are currently very good in terms of play and they can be relied on to support the midfield to be even better. Jude's position could be flexible but I think the trio of Camavinga, Tchouameni and Valverde is still a very good option.

Why Manchester United need to change their striker again? Hojlund already filled this position, the problem arise if he's injured, Manchester United don't have any good player that can replace him. Zirkzee might join Manchester United sooner or later, as long as Ten Hag is still the manager because this manager always want to sign Netherlands players.
Probably Bologna will demand at least 50 Million Euros to Manchester United, but I think it could be 60-70 Million Euros considering he's still young.

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Hojlund performance is still unstable and still cannot be used as a benchmark that he can boost Manchester United current attack line . In the previous few matches he did play very well where he always scored goals in the matches he did its just that when he was playing positively he actually got an injury problem that made him currently have to re-adapt to his game problems.

At the moment if it is possible i don't think its a problem to bring in a new striker but if they really want to look at other situations it seems like instead of for attacking problems they should also try to prioritize bringing in the defense because the current players arent really able to be optimal and bring in some players last season like Amrabat in the end it was just a waste of money and should be taken into consideration now when looking for players then they must really see whether the player fits or not with their style of play so as not to waste their money but the players brought in cannot contribute well.

Anthony Martial wants to stay at Manchester United until the summer and is not interested in a move away from Old Trafford this month.
Martial has rejected interest from Marseille, Fenerbahce and the Saudi Arabian Premier League and intends to stay and fight for his place in Erik ten Hag's team.

Barcelona want to cash in on Raphinha in the summer despite the winger scoring the winner against Las Palmas recently.

Hojlund had a good performance in the Champions League, but could not make enough contribution in the league. I think 7 goals in 21 matches is a small contribution and he had many scoring opportunities on his own in the future. There were many positions that he could not evaluate. I'm sure it will be better next year. I think we need to give young players an opportunity for a year or two.

I think if Real Madrid wants a player, they can buy that player.

I think they are the greatest team in football. Therefore, if one of the candidate teams is Real Madrid, it will be more difficult than usual for the other teams that want him to convince the player. It is a transfer for the future for Real Madrid, but if they cannot play him in the team, there is no point in transferring him.

The distribution of their roles within the team would be pretty clear though. Haaland is a center forward and nothing else. He could never play a different position and he doesn't have any special talent to play anywhere else other than in the center. But Mbappe is more versatile. He could play as a left winger for sure and he could get several degrees of freedom for his game. I would put him as a semi-winger /  semi-center forward player if I had Haaland and Mbappe available at the same time. But I agree with you that for Mbappe it would be better to go to Real Madrid and have his position in the center saved.

Real Madrid possesses one of the best midfield players in the world but how to rotate and use them haven't been a big issue for Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian manager is very experienced and surely knows how to maximize the use of his midfield options at the club. Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are the most experienced of the midfield players at Real Madrid and have contributed immensely to the club's progress over the last decade but reports have it that Luka Modric will be leaving Real Madrid at the end of the season and probably head to Saudi Arabia.
Young midfield players like Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Camavinga and Aurelien Tchoumeni can play in the Real Madrid midfield ajd still deliver great performances. Toni Kroos is currently 34 years of age and I think he still have a lot in tank when it comes to playing and I won't be surprised if he continues to represent Real Madrid beyond the current season.

Personally, I think he will be redundant at Manchester City as the team is well-stocked and doesn't need another striker like Mbappe when they have Haalande. If both players are competing for the golden ball and are unlikely to stand competition with each other playing in the same team, it could have a negative impact on the team as a whole. But it's fair to say that it would be a great duo

Sky_Live: https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11095/12476234/transfer-centre-live-bayer-leverkusen-striker-victor-boniface-attracting-premier-league-interest

I don't know if this news is actually true or not. But in general, I can expect a lot of clubs to actually be interested in him. Because he has shown good performance with Leverkusen. And his team has also done really well in this season. So I think we can expect a lot of clubs to actually pursue him. And I also believe if Leverkusen can win the Bundesliga title, which is very much possible by the way, his market value is also going to increase.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich still couldn't have a deal about the player of Bayern Munich Alphonso Davies. This 23-year-old Canadian player had a perfect performance in Bayern Munich and made Real Madrid to send him an offer.
But it seems Bayern Munich asks for more money to let Alphonso Davies leave the team. Real Madrid sent an offer of 25 million euros but Bayern Munich asked for 50 million euros. However, I think the good performance of Alphonso Davies can make Real Madrid to spend much more money and accept the 50 million euros from Bayern Munich because Alphonso Davies can be a good option for the left-back position in Real Madrid.

In the unlikely scenario that this deal between Mbappe and Real Madrid doesn't go through this season, it would inevitably beg the question what the alternative would be. Mbappe will definitely leave PSG or correct me if I am wrong, but I think he has openly communicated this as a matter of fact. Now what options are there left on the table when he does decide against Real Madrid. In my opinion the only two options left would be Manchester City and Liverpool, but Liverpool only if Salah decides to leave the club and goes to Saudi Arabia for well over 100 million. Otherwise I doubt that Liverpool would be in the position to finance that transfer. Mbappe is a free agent, but he will go for the signature bonus in the amount of the transfer fee that would have otherwise been paid for him.

I am excited to see how this story will finally end, but Real Madrid is like 90% likely I guess. Manchester City is stacked with great players although Mbappe would of course improve the team, but not as a central striker as they would barely go for an either/or between Haaland and Mbappe.

Manchester United have no future plans with the Frenchman, he will be likely dropped from the system. Anthony Martial can afford to end up like Jesse Lingard who was in his prime at Manchester United, got loaned to Westham where he deliver excellent performance but at the end of the day, he was late dropped because he declined in performance based on longterm injuries. That's the exact case happening to Anthony Martial, he's unavailable for matches and the times he tried, he failed woefully to prove himself.

It seems like firing Ten Hag was the right choice because he quite often annoys United fans, with Ten Hag failing to bring the Red Devils to a consistent performance in every match. Their new recruits also failed to show their best game, high prices do not guarantee that they can perform according to expectations.

Hojlund, Amrabat, Mount and Onana are the players recruited by Ten Hag last summer, and I see that these players have not performed optimally this season. We don't know for sure whether they are not suitable for the strategy used by Ten Hag, or whether they themselves find it difficult to adapt. Ten Hag clearly takes full responsibility for his team performance, where if he fails to finish in the Champions League zone he will most likely be fired.

It's true, United won't necessarily experience an improvement if they overhaul most of their squad depth, by giving Ten Hag a budget to buy new players in the next transfer window. United this season is in the spotlight not because of its good performance but because of its inconsistency, even though it's quite hard to say, Ten Hag actually deserves to be kicked out of Old Trafford.

It seems like firing Ten Hag was the right choice

Erik Ten Hag has spent a lot of money in the transfer window at the beginning of the season, he brought in players according to his wishes but the performance of the Manchester United team is not better than last season, that already indicates that Erik Ten Hag has failed miserably so I think Manchester United management does not need to entrust him Erik Ten Hag again spends money to buy new players, the results will probably be the same.

Manchester United will have to make a major overhaul of their squad if they want to be a top team again competing for the title and I think Erik Ten Hag should be sacked.

Leipzig has been performing well of recent in their league and comparing them to their last encounter they've been to a reasonable extent better than them in the ball play, dominance, victory and goal scoring opportunities and abilities. Leipzig now rubs shoulders with the likes of Bayern Munich, Dortmund who are amongst the tough clubs in the league.

 Leipzig does have a big chance against teams in the league and their victory in the coming games won't be surprising because they're the stronger team. Not withstanding, these teams should be able to play not forgetting that they still have games left for a couple of weeks in the league too and there shouldn't be resilience.

 Over the years, every season, we've seen certain teams leading the top chart of the Bundesliga and there's been some levels of consistency especially for Munich who's most of the time finished at the first position. Before now, Leverkusen and Stuttgart weren't even seen near the top four, it was always a Munich, Dortmund show but there's been much of a difference this season. Now there's a kinda rub shoulders between these teams, Leverkusen and Stuttgart who's been on the sidelines for seasons have now come up to be competitive for the trophy. Since the season began, they've been able to be threats to the trophy race, Munich now have to be extra cautious in their games too.

 They've lost twice in a row and it's kept the ints between them and Leverkusen. Also for Stuttgart who's been doing their best to keep their spot in the top 4 space. It's very much impression that this season took a different turn in the Bundesliga. Leipzig and Dortmund still have to strive to regain back their usual space on the table because currently, they're seemingly below the top 3, although with not much points difference which they still have a chance to meet up with.

I do agree that Martial will leave, he hasn't been on his form even when he played and I think he needs to play for a team that has lower level squad to show himself again. Don't get me wrong, he is not at a level where he should retire, he is still great but Man United is trying to be in top four (and failing) so for a team that high at the biggest league in the world, it is not acceptable to play Martial. Whereas, if he goes to a team like maybe Luton or Sheffield or whatever, he would be a star. He needs a team in the middle, which could be back in France maybe?

A team that is trying to be in top 10 would LOVE to have Martial, he would shine there, and that is not a bad spot to be in for him, he can play at least another five seasons there.

Hojlund had a good performance in the Champions League, but could not make enough contribution in the league. I think 7 goals in 21 matches is a small contribution and he had many scoring opportunities on his own in the future. There were many positions that he could not evaluate. I'm sure it will be better next year. I think we need to give young players an opportunity for a year or two.

Source: https://x.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1772264654191870031?s=20

He is a good player and can be very essential for the defense of any club. Here it says that Manchester City, Manchester United and Real Madrid are interested in him. I guess we might as well not count Manchester United in this one. Because who would go to Manchester United when they are being pursued by Real Madrid and Manchester City at this moment? This 21-year-old can be a great asset for any club you going forward in the future.