⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[red4slash]

Outrageous amount of money, that's what football has actually turned into. €150m asking price is really much. It's been said that if Liverpool pools through with this Florian Wirtz signature, it's really going to be a premier league record transfer. It's also understood that Bayern Munich and Real Madrid is on the same race for his signature.

Remember it's just this season's performance and we don't know how his really been over the other seasons. No doubt his been instrumental to Bayern Leverkusen and I hope he keeps that momentum wherever he goes.

The price that is considered too expensive even now is too normal for football transfers because if you look at some purchases in the last few seasons it seems that we realize that 100 million is a price that is normal for the purchase of a player so that indeed for future seasons including this season I think 150 million is still possible to happen including in the transfer of Wirtz this time.

Leverkusen are aware that they could lose their attacking midfielder as well as their goal-scoring executor so they are inevitably going to the extremes where if a player leaves then they have to get a lot of money.
They realize this condition can be considered as a condition that seems bad for everyone but they also know this is a form of business especially for now Wirtz's fans are not small so it is quite natural that they do things like this.

The current offer of 130 also seems quite reasonable but it depends on whether this will be agreed or Leverkusen remain with their desire at 150 million for Wirtz.

[pawel7777]

There's no way Leverkusen will not sell Wirtz. They might negotiate hard but, at the end of the day, they won't be able to resist any offer above 120m Euro.

There are different numbers floating around, but this fresh article confirms that Liverpool's newest offer is £105m, which converts to over 141m USD or 126m EUR at the current rates.

Apparently, Bayern and Man City are also seriously interested in acquiring Wirtz, so Leverkusen can play it slow will let them outbid eachother, but I don't think there's any possibility he will stay with Leverkusen.

[TelolettOm]

Since Florian Wirtz is very young, Leverkusen management is demanding a lot of money for Florian Wirtz. It is around 150 million. This is a very big amount. Although Florian Wirtz is talented, it is not easy for any big team to spend such a big amount.

Liverpool's offer is really crazy, but reasonable, they are really serious about getting the 22-year-old Attacking Midfield with such good talent. Wirtz's contract at B. Leverkusen should still be until 2027, but the Premier League giant club really wants him. His current market is currently €140.00m according to data on Transfermarkt.

Well, indeed based on statistics, Florian Wirtz throughout this season has been that good in terms of his contribution and performance:


Not only in the Bundesliga, but also in the Champions League and other leagues, Wirtz has always made important contributions to the club.


Source: Florian Wirtz

[Sandra_hakeem]

Honestly, Tottenham winning the europa league is the exact same as finishing 4th, but nobody cares if it is a successful season, because they finished quite close to the relegation zone. What does that accomplish exactly?

Ange is definitely involved in transfers, but he better be honest to himself, that most signings are for the future he's building something.  Even if its not him that's going to be the benefactor. The team needs to take advantage of the opportunity they have had to win the a trophy out of the blue.
As for the premier League, I feel like the competition has just begun -- team without required toughness may not have a single opportunity next season.. but until then, let's hope that the champions will live to defend their trophy!

[Amphenomenon]

I have seen several news related to this. In some news I have seen that Liverpool is interested in spending 105/109 million for Florian Wirtz. But in a news from New York Times we can see that Liverpool is interested in spending 130 million. This is definitely a big amount for Florian Wirtz. However, we should also consider Florian Wirtz's performance this season. Players like Bellingham have scored 9 goals and 8 assists this season. On the other hand, Florian Wirtz has scored 10 goals and 12 assists. He has performed well throughout the season, I have seen that Liverpool is interested in spending such a big amount.

I'm surprised at Liverpool choosing to spend this much for them, not because of the fact that he doesn't worth it but rather they are often not the kind of team that spend big during transfer.

This might be  a good option, he is young and a good and more likely a good replacement for Salah

[Sandra_hakeem]

Although Chelsea were terrible in the first half, since the equalizer, Chelsea have finally gotten back to work and were playing seriously. The overzealous Chelsea made me question my reasoning for a second about having them on stake for the win. I don't think they were worried or confused one bit on what they had all targeted, which is why a single loop hole was enough to have them banging the nets like "Johny", lol!

Palmer obviously was the spark in that second half, but Reece coming in was the big change. His leadership on the pitch and assurance at the back was the key.
Although I wanted to see antony and his teammates lift the trophy,but seeing him shade tears at the final whistle makes me sad for him, otherwise congratulations to Chelsea.

[Mr Reporter]

I understand that United has a terrible team, if you look at the squad and if you see how the team plays at premier league, they are doing an awful job and it's beyond Amorim, the players are terrible and they need to be changed, and I mean like if it was me, I would change all ten positions (would keep my dear old boy Bruno, he is awesome). That is not really easy to fix at this point because we are talking about something that takes a long time and we can't even expect much next season, because they won't be good.

The squad needs to be overhauled, but I don't think Manchester United is going to change the entire starting eleven next season. It's going to be done gradually. Some players will leave next season and others will follow in the upcoming season. They will only give priority to some key positions like striker, midfielder, goalkeeper, RWB and build from there. Despite their awful performance in the premier league, I believe Amorim is a good coach and can be successful at United, If the board can support him to get the right players.

The players currently in the Manchester United team definitely need to be changed and the team needs to be strengthened. After the change of manager of Manchester United last season, I thought that maybe the new manager will think about buying players after taking over, but we have not heard any such news, but when the transfer market opens in the future, Manchester United will definitely give the manager financial freedom to strengthen their team. If you change some players in the defense, midfield and strike positions, Manchester United will become stronger. I think there is no alternative to changing these players to change the performance of the Manchester United team. Especially Manchester United's aim for the next season should be that they can be between number 1 and number 4 in the Premier League points table at any cost.

Are you really sure that Manchester United are improving in thier games anytime soon, but I will love to believe that Amorim is a well skilled manager who I think if he has the right support he might bring out the success in them, I think for Manchester United should be more focused on thier Strikers, Midfielder, Right wing back, this position I just I guess Amorim should prioritize those positions and look forward to it strengthen.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Ruben Amorim brutally kicks player out of Manchester United in front of teammates
https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/27/ruben-amorim-brutally-kicks-player-manchester-united-front-teammates-23262343/

Long story short, Amorim allegedly were not happy with Garnacho's comments after the lost Europa League final, when he blamed Amorim for only playing 20 minutes. Garnacho’s brother, added fuel to the fire by accusing Amorim of ‘throwing him under the bus’.
Amorim snapped during the dressing room conversation and told Garnacho: "You better pray that you can find a club to sign you", he then sat him on the bench in the Aston Villa game.

Not a great management style if you ask me.

It was really hard, it's not the way to say goodbye to someone, because life takes many turns, and Garnacho is a very good player, the Argentine has a great level, I'm sure he will reach a good team, also his style of play can be adapted to any team, only that at MU they haven't given him many minutes, where I was Ganacho I would happily go, Amorim did him a great favor, that club is very low in the PL, for next season I don't think they will make a difference.

[asriloni]

Although Chelsea were terrible in the first half, since the equalizer, Chelsea have finally gotten back to work and were playing seriously. The overzealous Chelsea made me question my reasoning for a second about having them on stake for the win. I don't think they were worried or confused one bit on what they had all targeted, which is why a single loop hole was enough to have them banging the nets like "Johny", lol!

Palmer obviously was the spark in that second half, but Reece coming in was the big change. His leadership on the pitch and assurance at the back was the key.
Although I wanted to see antony and his teammates lift the trophy,but seeing him shade tears at the final whistle makes me sad for him, otherwise congratulations to Chelsea.

Chelsea's performance straight to the Palmer's post on his IG after the game. They looked awful in the first half, but getting wake up after they conceded one goal. I don't see the GOAT in this game, and he seems getting pocketed by Cucurella.

I was very happy to see blues lift the trophy, and GOAT is getting double runner up. 

[Orpichukwu]

I just say this on X

You know guys, sometimes I really can't help but to think about how intriguing it would've turned out to be if Jeremie Frimpong's journey might have unfolded differently if he had actually joined Liverpool earlier when they came for him. I mean he's got the skills and energy, and this would've been quite a great asset to Liverpool, and I bet he would've still been there till date.

Source link: https://x.com/premierleague/status/1928495854177890593

[Amphenomenon]

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Chelsea's performance straight to the Palmer's post on his IG after the game. They looked awful in the first half, but getting wake up after they conceded one goal. I don't see the GOAT in this game, and he seems getting pocketed by Cucurella.

I was very happy to see blues lift the trophy, and GOAT is getting double runner up. 

To be honest our first half was really disappointing but I was happy since I observed we do better often in the second when we either in a goal down or in a tie, after a disappointing in the first half we often do better in the second half and so I wasn't worried.

Betis wasn't a match for us but against top teams that will be very difficult for us to get a win seeing how our attack were performing, we seriously need more better defence and attackers with more threat, we can't be fighting to get into the box before being a threat to a team.

[Just Say]

You also said Rashford's performance is one of the reasons Aston Villa really played a wonderful performance this season. Both in the Premier League and also in the Champions League, no one expects that Aston Villa will make it that far in the Champions League this season, but they did. They even made it to the quarterfinals and also in the Premier League, Newcastle were just ahead of them due to higher goals; if not, they would have the same points, but still is not bad, as they have made it to the Europa League, and if their performance gets better, then we will be anticipating them to win the Europa League next season, but maintaining Rashford should be their aim, as he displays a good performance in Aston Villa more than in Manchester United.

This process may be correct that Aston Villa will work with the aim of retaining Rashford as everyone has probably observed that he has been able to play very well at this English club. When Rashford played for Manchester United before, we didn't see any bright talent in him. There has been recent talk that Rashford could join a Spanish club, meaning he could join Barcelona. You'll notice he joined Aston Villa on loan in January and has been doing his impressive work ever since.

This player's agent has already contacted Barcelona, and it is very possible that he could join the team.  If Ansu Fati is gone from the Barcelona Club then I may be sure that the path for him may be even wider.

[Promocodeudo]

I'm surprised at Liverpool choosing to spend this much for them, not because of the fact that he doesn't worth it but rather they are often not the kind of team that spend big during transfer.

This might be  a good option, he is young and a good and more likely a good replacement for Salah

I think we should understand that even though a team doesn't spend much in the past for some reason best known to them, once such team sees a player they feel that will help to achieve more success in the club, such team will do everything in their power to get such player to their side, I think that's what Liverpool is doing or wants to do right now, let's not forget that Liverpool are currently the defending champions if the English premier as such they wouldn't want to get some disappointed as quick as possible next season so they will make every preparation not to fallout, next season might be tougher than the just concluded season so I see the step taken by Liverpool to be a nice one, am happy you said the young man might be the replacement of Salah your exact words thats to say this is a Great move by Liverpool considering how important the position of Salah is to them, they will have to shop for a good replacement not minding much about the amount involved.

[shinratensei_]

Since Florian Wirtz is very young, Leverkusen management is demanding a lot of money for Florian Wirtz. It is around 150 million. This is a very big amount. Although Florian Wirtz is talented, it is not easy for any big team to spend such a big amount.

Liverpool submit €130m transfer offer for Florian Wirtz




I have seen several news related to this. In some news I have seen that Liverpool is interested in spending 105/109 million for Florian Wirtz. But in a news from New York Times we can see that Liverpool is interested in spending 130 million. This is definitely a big amount for Florian Wirtz. However, we should also consider Florian Wirtz's performance this season. Players like Bellingham have scored 9 goals and 8 assists this season. On the other hand, Florian Wirtz has scored 10 goals and 12 assists. He has performed well throughout the season, I have seen that Liverpool is interested in spending such a big amount.

I also saw that Liverpool's new bid for Wirtz has improved so much compared when they sent the first big which was around 113. They seem so desperate in securing Wirtz's signature, but i hope they will finish it asap.
Wirtz is the bundesliga player of the season, and deserves a better club since Alonso moved to the Madrid. I hope he comes to the Liverpool very soon. 130m looked so much, but will be good if he will paid it off.

[Velvet78]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

[sotelorene]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Liverpool won't also stay like this. Arne Slot is already working on signings. Frimpong done and Wirtz is likely to come. They will surely sign a RB too as Trent has left. They will be the biggest title contender in the league next time as well.

If only Pep Guardiola can take Manchester city to champions league next season despite the trials last season then I believe he can still do better next season because he is a good coach and he is so passionate about football and even if Liverpool will do well next season I doubt if they can win the league next season. And I think next season will be more strong than this previous season because Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester city and some others will bounce back and it is going to be very competitive this time around.

[ITExpert]

Liverpool doesn't look like they are alone in the race to sign Wirtz this summer. Bayern Munich is still said to be after him. But they need to pay him much more money due to being Leverkusen's direct rival. 

Xabi Alonso also wants to see him at Real Madrid they say... Honestly I'd prefer to see him at Liverpool instead. He is also giving green light to the transfer. I believe he can do great at Arne Slot's Liverpool by playing with the same role.

Florian Wirtz is a promising young midfielder, besides his age is still quite young so his potential is quite large, and if paired in midfield with Mac Allister maybe this will be a very perfect combination. but it is very unfortunate that the price offered by Bayer Leverkusen is too high, and besides that Liverpool must also be able to compete with other clubs to be able to get him. And although he had expressed his desire to join Liverpool, but because there has been no agreement and signing of the contract, then anything is still possible, including making a deal with Real Madrid, especially with Alonso who with his closeness to the player, Alonso might be able to easily persuade him to move to Real Madrid.

Florian writz is a young and brilliant player and that is why the two teams are trying to make him a part of their team so that based on his skills or talent, he can perform well in the league and improve his performance. Just like the coach Xabi Alonso also has a desire, he wants to see Florian writz in the team of Real Madrids. Since Florian writz is a young player and has a lot of potential, his skills and expertise in his game at a young age have made him more capable of doing what he is. He is in high demand. Everyone wants to see him as part of their team so that his football playing strategy or style can be made part of their team and he can be said to have good points in a league.

[MAAManda]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Sure, it's not an easy job, especially to fix the foundation of their vision. I didn't expect a big club to end up so far behind the leaders, there must be something wrong there. I find this season really strange, also look at how Manchester United finished their season, lucky they didn't get relegated, otherwise it would have been a world-shattering news story .

[Agbe]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Sure, it's not an easy job, especially to fix the foundation of their vision. I didn't expect a big club to end up so far behind the leaders, there must be something wrong there. I find this season really strange, also look at how Manchester United finished their season, lucky they didn't get relegated, otherwise it would have been a world-shattering news story .

United has a very big fundamental problem that they are facing right because looking at United play you will think that a championship side is the one that is playing you don't even know the difference between Manchester United and other smaller teams because united has been reduced to a point where you can't call united a big team again

[hyudien]

Now I wonder what steps Guardiola will take to carry Manchester City back at the top. It won't be an easy work at all of course. They finished this season 13 points away from the leader... 

Sure, it's not an easy job, especially to fix the foundation of their vision. I didn't expect a big club to end up so far behind the leaders, there must be something wrong there. I find this season really strange, also look at how Manchester United finished their season, lucky they didn't get relegated, otherwise it would have been a world-shattering news story .

Man City decline this season may be due to the delay in player regeneration, Pep is confident that his squad last season can show the same performance and added to that Liverpool has changed coaches, maybe this is the reason that makes Pep confident that he can win the title again, but in reality it is the opposite. KDB does not always perform well, as does Haaland because of the lack of ball supply from KDB. With conditions like this they should have realized what their mistakes were, Man City is a rich club so this decline will not be long I am sure next season they will be ready again. And for Man Utd maybe we will see the same performance again from them.