⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

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Klopp is returning to football, but not as a coach but as a global leader in the Red Bull system. He will work with coaches and do consulting work for teams such as Leipzig, Salzburg, New York, Bragantino, Omiya Ardija, and he will start working on January 1, 2025. I suspect that money played a big role in this decision. After that, he received a lot of criticism, and explained that as he said before, he does not want to return to football as a coach, but he still loves football and wants to be involved in the development of football.

The reasons why Jurgen Klopp decided to abandon his coaching career and focus on other things is best known to him so his decision should be respected instead of receiving criticisms, or would he remain a coach forever? being a global head of soccer to the teams mentioned above is not a bad decision in my own opinion, the most important thing is that he is still doing something related to football which shows how deep his love is for football. After all, apart of gaining recognition in football, it is also good that one earns a good amount of salary in any aspect of football they want to engage in. Besides Jurgen Klopp is quite advance in age because he is 57 years old now so he deserves to rest and not enter into any coaching job that will give him so much stress again.

Ultimately it is his decision and his decision only, but when you think about his wording when he left Liverpool, how thankful he is for everything (he emphasized that nonstop). He said that money can't get him to come back very soon and I think that is not true. RB Leipzig is paying him a pretty juicy salary for working behind the scenes and his life will probably stay very relaxed. He can do whatever he wants of course, but I can see why some of the people who are big fans of him are now a bit irritated to say the least.

Th question I ask if whether there is anyone who would have refused such an offer among those who now criticize him for taking on that job. I doubt that the number of people who would have said no to RB Leipzig is very big.

It could as well be an agenda right? Nothing speaks against working in the rather administrative fear and then it four or six years from now, he takes on the German national coach position and then calls it a day. But I am quite sure that Leipzig was serious about him and once there is an offer that again brings you tens of millions, hardly anyone would say no.

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According to a report I read in the press, Orkun Kökçü is on Liverpool's radar. He scored 4 goals and 3 assists in 9 games this season. We can say that he has an impressive performance. Also, there were details in the news that Benfica were expecting 80 million euros for him. I think this is a reasonable expectation for a talent like Orkun because the number of footballers who play both sides of the game like him is decreasing day by day...

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It is almost confirmed now.
As he said the past year Guardiola will leave Mancehster City at the end of the season.

In the past he said he wanted to go in Italy in future, but now the football in Italy is poor so he may changed idea.
He probably did.

I can see him in National team or in a break like Klopp

Or indeed Pep Guardiola wants to find new challenges, as we know the England national team will be Pep Guardiola's priority because he once said he wanted to serve there and now the FA is waiting for him.

Even if he goes to Serie A, which club will he go to? No top club from Serie A has a coaching crisis, right?

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It is almost confirmed now.
As he said the past year Guardiola will leave Mancehster City at the end of the season.

In the past he said he wanted to go in Italy in future, but now the football in Italy is poor so he may changed idea.
He probably did.

I can see him in National team or in a break like Klopp

Or indeed Pep Guardiola wants to find new challenges, as we know the England national team will be Pep Guardiola's priority because he once said he wanted to serve there and now the FA is waiting for him.

Even if he goes to Serie A, which club will he go to? No top club from Serie A has a coaching crisis, right?

However, Klopp's time-out did not last long. People like them don't usually last long without working, they quickly get bored if they do nothing and that's why I think Pep will look for a new challenge. A national team would suit him very well, maybe even Spain?

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It is almost confirmed now.
As he said the past year Guardiola will leave Mancehster City at the end of the season.

His contract stands until the end of the season and Manchester City would never let this guy leave when they are winning all the EPL title under Guardiola so I expected that Manchester City would splash in tons of money for his new contract to make him stay.

I can see him in National team or in a break like Klopp

Nah, he is not the type of coach that would be suitable for a National team. Spain could be an ideal national team for him to coach, we might be able to watch Spain turn into Barcelona. Taking a break is obviously not an option for him, unlike Klopp this dude is winning most of the trophy so there is no reason to stop when he is still pretty good

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Arsenal is interested in Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe wants to stay in the club even if he is followed by many teams.
Kobbie Mainoo is close to signing a new contract with Manchester United.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are both interested in Alvaro Fernandez.
Christian Eriksen will probably leave Manchester for re-join his former club Ajax next summe

Some news from BBC

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Arsenal is interested in Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe wants to stay in the club even if he is followed by many teams.
Kobbie Mainoo is close to signing a new contract with Manchester United.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are both interested in Alvaro Fernandez.
Christian Eriksen will probably leave Manchester for re-join his former club Ajax next summe

Some news from BBC

I don't even know this pal so I'm gon pass it. Eddie Howe is such a mid manager who sky sports will never criticize despite being mid, maybe because he is a British manager? I don't even rate him for goodness sake. Yeah, too lad but I hope the contract offer doesn't gets to his head. Consistency is what United fans want from him.
Barcelona and Real Madrid wanting Alavaro Fernandez should be completely rumours, Real Madrid first choice for that role would be Alphonso Davies and as for Barcelona, they've got Balde. This is not happening. Christian Eriksen can leave, goodluck to him. Man United deserves energy and he lacks it.

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It is almost confirmed now.
As he said the past year Guardiola will leave Mancehster City at the end of the season.

His contract stands until the end of the season and Manchester City would never let this guy leave when they are winning all the EPL title under Guardiola so I expected that Manchester City would splash in tons of money for his new contract to make him stay.

I can see him in National team or in a break like Klopp

Nah, he is not the type of coach that would be suitable for a National team. Spain could be an ideal national team for him to coach, we might be able to watch Spain turn into Barcelona. Taking a break is obviously not an option for him, unlike Klopp this dude is winning most of the trophy so there is no reason to stop when he is still pretty good

Since landing at the Etihad, Pep Guardiola has extended his contract three times, there is a possibility that he will do it again. The chances are 50/50 in my opinion, and it is believed that the resignation of Director Txiki Begiristain seems to influence Pep Guardiola decision to extend his new contract. Pep Guardiola once took a long break after coaching Barcelona, ​​and in the end he took on a new challenge with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. The option of taking a break is also very possible for Pep Guardiola, but so far all of that is just speculation. Manchester City will go through a transition period which may have a bad impact on the team performance if they part with their manager. I think the option of becoming a national team manager is quite interesting, he has the momentum to participate in the 2026 World Cup.

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It is almost confirmed now.
As he said the past year Guardiola will leave Mancehster City at the end of the season.

In the past he said he wanted to go in Italy in future, but now the football in Italy is poor so he may changed idea.
He probably did.

I can see him in National team or in a break like Klopp

Since Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City in 2016, the Spanish manager have gone on to extend his contract at the club in three different occasions with the recent of them coming in November 2022. It's been reported severally that he's very likely to leave Manchester City by the end of the season but I have a strong feeling that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager may consider extending his contract again but if for any reason he leaves Manchester City at the end of the current season, then I think he'll rest for at least one full year before accepting another coaching job.

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It is almost confirmed now.
As he said the past year Guardiola will leave Mancehster City at the end of the season.

His contract stands until the end of the season and Manchester City would never let this guy leave when they are winning all the EPL title under Guardiola so I expected that Manchester City would splash in tons of money for his new contract to make him stay.

Man City remains confident and pushing to keep Pep Guardiola at the club. The final approval is with Pep. The final green light is with Pep. Pep Guardiola is certainly still considering the timing of his decision. Man City is not discouraged and does not give up.

Pep Guardiola leaves, with 115 charges of financial misconduct, it could be a nightmare year for Man City.

I can see him in National team or in a break like Klopp

Nah, he is not the type of coach that would be suitable for a National team. Spain could be an ideal national team for him to coach, we might be able to watch Spain turn into Barcelona. Taking a break is obviously not an option for him, unlike Klopp this dude is winning most of the trophy so there is no reason to stop when he is still pretty good

Winning most of the trophies could make Guardiola no longer interested in coaching clubs. The national team title could be his next target. It would be great to have him as a coach for any national team, and I also believe that Spain would be the right team for Guardiola. There are also rumors that the English Football Association (FA) is willing to wait until the summer of 2025 to invite Pep Guardiola to sit in the hot seat to lead the Three Lions.

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As regarding the news about De Bruyne and Pep Guardiola having a contract extension, it is in play and we might see either a two year contract for both parties unless De Bruyne decides to leave for bigger pay.

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And related to KDB that will extend the contract actually could have happened, but for me to extend the contract for 2 seasons something very long and Man City should not take the risk. It would be better to extend another 1 season's contract and Guardiola must also immediately find a suitable player to replace the KDB position. Because I'm sure sooner or later De Bruyne prefers to join the SPL team.

Hmmm, that's good to see him for an extension.
To be honest Kevin De Breuny is one of the most iconic players in world football. He body is still quite impressive and Easley could play 2 to 3 seasons at PL. So I think it's okay from Manchester city to extend the stay for Kevin De Breuny because he still can contribute a lot. Pep will also get more opportunities to make the perfect replacement for Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruney will also get more time to enjoy European football. So if Manchester City gives Kevin De Bruyne another two season extension, there is no problem in it despite the advantage the club has. 
 
Anyway, this is a rumor, there is no official statement from Kevin De Bruyne yet that he is really going to leave the club. Now let's see what kind of response Kevin De Bruyne gets. But I think extension will be preferred.

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It is almost confirmed now.
As he said the past year Guardiola will leave Mancehster City at the end of the season.

In the past he said he wanted to go in Italy in future, but now the football in Italy is poor so he may changed idea.
He probably did.

I can see him in National team or in a break like Klopp

Or indeed Pep Guardiola wants to find new challenges, as we know the England national team will be Pep Guardiola's priority because he once said he wanted to serve there and now the FA is waiting for him.

Even if he goes to Serie A, which club will he go to? No top club from Serie A has a coaching crisis, right?

I don't think that Pep is considering leaving Manchester City by now. But courtesy demands that he leaves the club for now after consistency in achieving success. We learn to leave the stage when the ovation is still very high.
Meanwhile, Klopp is not resting as he had taking up a job to supervise 3 German clubs. Watched the news in TV but I can't recall exactly how they phrased it. I'm surprised I didn't see it here in the forum.

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Or indeed Pep Guardiola wants to find new challenges, as we know the England national team will be Pep Guardiola's priority because he once said he wanted to serve there and now the FA is waiting for him.

Even if he goes to Serie A, which club will he go to? No top club from Serie A has a coaching crisis, right?

It is possible, because indeed, he once said that he wanted to coach the national team. Well, especially with the England national team looking for a replacement for Southgate, and several top coaches' names have been linked to the news. One of them is Pep Guardiola.

And this is one of the interviews with Pep regarding the possibility of him going to England:

Source: Pep Guardiola said about England Team

This may be the strongest signal that he will also compete to become the national team coach.

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Or indeed Pep Guardiola wants to find new challenges, as we know the England national team will be Pep Guardiola's priority because he once said he wanted to serve there and now the FA is waiting for him.

Even if he goes to Serie A, which club will he go to? No top club from Serie A has a coaching crisis, right?

So... I was reading a very plausible rumor from journalist David Sánchez: According to him, Pep is going to coach a national team and he even gave indications that this new challenge would be the English national football team.

Well... considering that the next edition of the World Cup is very close, this could really be a good choice and Guardiola also feels very comfortable living in England, where his relationship with the fans and the press is quite clean. It also weighs on the fact that Pep knows the English players very well, even from City's rival teams.

And you, do you also believe in this possibility?

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So... I was reading a very plausible rumor from journalist David Sánchez: According to him, Pep is going to coach a national team and he even gave indications that this new challenge would be the English national football team.

Well... considering that the next edition of the World Cup is very close, this could really be a good choice and Guardiola also feels very comfortable living in England, where his relationship with the fans and the press is quite clean. It also weighs on the fact that Pep knows the English players very well, even from City's rival teams.

And you, do you also believe in this possibility?

That is interesting rumor. If Pep Guardian coaches English national team it would be big change. He has done well at Manchester City and knows English football wellnmaking him strong choice. Next World Cup is coming soon so timing is good. Guardiola likes living in England and gets along well with fans and media. He also knows many top English players from his time at City and other teams. This rumor might actually be true. But we should be careful with rumors. By the way we can't say anything at this time let's see the Guardiola will be the English national team coach or not.

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I will not talk much about Manchester United and also Ten Hag, can only see how the next developments are after he gets many opportunities to survive, hopefully he does not disappoint all this trust that has been given again.

I honestly expected a better response from the club, sometimes I think that a club needs to fall really low in order to react, or is it that they simply don't want this club to continue emerging, for me the worst mistake of all time has been Hag, I have always said so, but it seems that Ten Hag is the club's favorite and if that is what happens then nothing can be done, there are coaches who are much more quality, with other ideas to bring a team forward and they are not considered, I think that this is a living example that the MU does what should never be done and well, unfortunately I no longer have faith in this team despite its great players.

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Since Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City in 2016, the Spanish manager have gone on to extend his contract at the club in three different occasions with the recent of them coming in November 2022. It's been reported severally that he's very likely to leave Manchester City by the end of the season but I have a strong feeling that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager may consider extending his contract again but if for any reason he leaves Manchester City at the end of the current season, then I think he'll rest for at least one full year before accepting another coaching job.

Man City have enjoyed unprecedented success since Guardiola arrival, it is only natural that the management will try hard to keep Guardiola at the Etihad stadium by any means necessary. Perhaps he thought it was time to leave Manchester City after leading the club to unprecedented success including a treble. He is also the only manager to have won the EPL title four seasons in a row, so he feels there is no motivation left for him to stay any longer as everything he can win has been dedicated to Man City. The decision is not yet completely official, perhaps his plan to leave Man City could change after the management convinced him to stay.

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Marseille seems interested in bringing Paul Pogba to their team if Juventus really wants to terminate their contract with Paul Pogba, for now Pogba's future at Juventus is still unclear and most people say Juventus does not need Pogba, but even so he still has hope to play with another club, and I read rumors if Marseille and Pogba have been negotiating for several weeks and have targeted a transfer in the January transfer window that opens, it will make Pogba happy because he still has hope to continue his football career which was delayed for more than 1 season Marseille is also a respected club in League 1.

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Marseille seems interested in bringing Paul Pogba to their team if Juventus really wants to terminate their contract with Paul Pogba, for now Pogba's future at Juventus is still unclear and most people say Juventus does not need Pogba, but even so he still has hope to play with another club, and I read rumors if Marseille and Pogba have been negotiating for several weeks and have targeted a transfer in the January transfer window that opens, it will make Pogba happy because he still has hope to continue his football career which was delayed for more than 1 season Marseille is also a respected club in League 1.

As been expected he will join in smaller team, Marseille in this season really active to bring new players who played in the top teams. I will not be surprised if Marseille become a champion in this season, as we know De Zerbi is a good coach that can maximize the player potential without required star players.

What I hope is Pogba to stop doing some stupid thing again when he join Marseille.

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Or indeed Pep Guardiola wants to find new challenges, as we know the England national team will be Pep Guardiola's priority because he once said he wanted to serve there and now the FA is waiting for him.

Even if he goes to Serie A, which club will he go to? No top club from Serie A has a coaching crisis, right?

It is possible, because indeed, he once said that he wanted to coach the national team. Well, especially with the England national team looking for a replacement for Southgate, and several top coaches' names have been linked to the news. One of them is Pep Guardiola.

And this is one of the interviews with Pep regarding the possibility of him going to England:

Source: Pep Guardiola said about England Team

This may be the strongest signal that he will also compete to become the national team coach.

No no, I really don't think this statement here by pep guardiola have anything to do with his future or him wanting or interested in coaching the English national team just yet, what he meant by this statement in this above picture is not just the desire of other premier league teams wanting to beat his city side, but the media bias and every other fans alike just want them to be beaten and their dominance put to and end, this statement has nothing to do with his future.

Then as for the possibility of him coaching the English national team, as for now, I don't think he will even consider that coaching job right now because he is more focused on this city side, however the hierarchy of Manchester city has given him everything possible for him to be successful as the manager of the football club, so why would he be leaving?
So in my own opinion, I think that he is more likely to renew his contract at Manchester city than accepting the English national team job.