⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[baeva]

It is actually not certain yet whether Osimhen will sign for Manchester United. The Red Devils are for sure in the race but they aren't alone in it. 

Al-Hilal is still after him, there are other unnamed Premier League teams are also and Juventus is said to be monitoring his situation too. But honestly it would really be a great signing for Manchester United.

Neither Hojlund nor Zirkzee can get near him in performance...

MU is not even serious in chasing a new striker. They linked to the so many strikers, but not even official bid came from them. They seem so desperate to buy a new striker because of all of their target have expensive price.
Nothing can be expected from manchester United as long as they have not yet get rid of their garbage strikers.

Manchester united is currently facing some criticism from the fans and some viewers due to their some bad decisions. According to reports Manchester united is Trying to sign the victor osimhen as a new striker in their team. And fans are not happy because there is a good striker then osimhen in the field which can easily be signed by  Manchester United. Because there are already two strikers in the team which was also  the foolish decision of Manchester United.  And i think Manchester United is going to make more decisions like before. I think there are no financial issues with the team so the decision must be sensible in the favour of tean not just a new addition. Because the team needs performance not only in addition to the name of the striker. Manchester united should reconsider their decision before making it possible.

I think the rumours about Osimhen will remain rumours, MU aren't stupid enough to recruit a bunch of players and pay their wages for nothing, because obviously a lot of players won't even play in that case. The amount of bad decisions is really off the scale, but to be honest I think it's only going to get worse, the problem is deep within the club, most likely in its management, not somewhere superficial, in the coach or the players....

[kawetsriyanto]

Manchester united is currently facing some criticism from the fans and some viewers due to their some bad decisions. According to reports Manchester united is Trying to sign the victor osimhen as a new striker in their team. And fans are not happy because there is a good striker then osimhen in the field which can easily be signed by  Manchester United. Because there are already two strikers in the team which was also  the foolish decision of Manchester United.

Those fans who criticize Man United to sign Osimhen, they probably don't understand football well. Even if Man United already have 2 strikers, none of them have a proper ability as a top striker. IMO, Rasmus Højlund and Joshua Zirkzee are 2 average strikers only. Man United need a stronger striker if they want to be more competitive in EPL. However I doubt Man United can sign Osimhen because this striker is demanded by too many big teams. Besides Man United, Osimhen is also rumored to sign by Liverpool. I believe Osimhen will be more interested to join Liverpool over Man United.

And i think Manchester United is going to make more decisions like before. I think there are no financial issues with the team so the decision must be sensible in the favour of tean not just a new addition. Because the team needs performance not only in addition to the name of the striker.

What decision do you mean? It should be a different decision.  
Even if Man United have no financial issue, it doesn't mean they have a lot of money. Also, it is not all about the money, sometimes a play chooses a team because of the chance to win trophies. Man United is a small team now, I even doubt that Man United will have a chance to win any trophy in the next season. So, there is no something special in Man United now. This makes Osimhen has no interest to join.

[Adbitco]

You are right that the Turkish league is more familiar to us than the Saudi league. Very few of us know the Saudi league well. So if Osimhen plays in the Saudi league, then maybe we will not hear Osimhen's name again in a few days.

However, if Osimhen becomes the top scorer in the Saudi Pro League, then the scenario will definitely change. And Osimhen has the potential to be the top scorer in the Saudi league. Osimhen was the top scorer in this year's Super Lig.

However, I think we will see Osimhen in the Premier League. Several big clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have shown interest in adding Osimhen to their squad.

Why won't the Turkish league be more familiar to most of us that watches European competition, of course it will be. It's in Europe and it will definitely have that popularity, I even knew if Estonia league before the Saudi Arabia league even. I guess they embarked on this project of heavy spending just to pronounce their league to the world and one way if that was gettytge most influencer player on the planet to the league. Frankly, it was after Ronaldo went to Saudi that most people started picking up interest in the league.

[Velvet78]

How many of the newly promoted teams in the Premier League will manage not to relegate this season you think? And which one of them?    I think Leeds have the biggest potential among the trio.

While Manchester United are going for Mbeumo in addition to Cunha, they seriously need an actual striker to strengthen their attack, Hojlund is not the ideal and putting too much on these players may affect them staying fit.

They need to find ways to offload some players and go for a more competitive players and not just looking at potentials.

Considering Amorim's system, yeah those 2 players will need a good striker ahead of them. A good finisher...

Yeah Hojlund is a huge waste of time for them. Zirkzee is also not that good. I hope Amorim makes a good move.

[Coyster]

How many of the newly promoted teams in the Premier League will manage not to relegate this season you think? And which one of them?

Maybe all of them will get relegated, lol, just like in the 2024/2025 season were all the newly promoted teams (Leicester, Ipswich Town and Southampton) were relegated, so Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland have to watch it, lol. That said, we would have to wait for the season to start before we can make any good prediction.

Their summer transfer business has to also be good, i know they don't have huge resources, but they have to use the little they have to sign good players that can help them stay in the EPL.

[SatoPrincess]

You are right that the Turkish league is more familiar to us than the Saudi league. Very few of us know the Saudi league well. So if Osimhen plays in the Saudi league, then maybe we will not hear Osimhen's name again in a few days.

However, if Osimhen becomes the top scorer in the Saudi Pro League, then the scenario will definitely change. And Osimhen has the potential to be the top scorer in the Saudi league. Osimhen was the top scorer in this year's Super Lig.

However, I think we will see Osimhen in the Premier League. Several big clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have shown interest in adding Osimhen to their squad.

Why won't the Turkish league be more familiar to most of us that watches European competition, of course it will be. It's in Europe and it will definitely have that popularity, I even knew if Estonia league before the Saudi Arabia league even. I guess they embarked on this project of heavy spending just to pronounce their league to the world and one way if that was gettytge most influencer player on the planet to the league. Frankly, it was after Ronaldo went to Saudi that most people started picking up interest in the league.

It’s true that the Saudi League only started to get attention when Ronaldo signed for Al Nassr. But for me he Saudi  Pro League and the Turkish are on the same level in terms of popularity. Despite being a European league the Turkish League is not one of the big leagues in Europe. To be honest I didn’t watch the Turkish league until Victor Osimhen went to Galatasaray on loan.

[Ale88]

Now Amorim has a really difficult job to do and he needs to do it carefully. Because there are so many players expected to leave this summer. And he will make a huge change in the squad I assume. I hope he makes his choices right unlike Erik ten Hag.  

Mbeumo would be RW. Cunha can play as CF or AM as well. I wonder what Amorim is planning about him.

If he wants to see him behind the CF then the Red Devils would continue to push for a striker. But as far as I know Gyökeres has already rejected to play for them.

You can say whatever you like about Erik ten Hag,  he did his best for Manchester United. I will never forget his first season with the club. We should be all over the glazers who are bloody bastards eating profits meant for investing in the club. Well, we have a toxic and impatient fanbase who are half backed football viewers. They're also becoming too nosey for my liking..... Ruben Amorim is a strong fan of that 3-5-2 formation,  Mbeumo and Cunha will definitely be the double 10 ahead of the striker. It's not that difficult to see.

That team doesn't look great to be honest... De Ligt must have some superb football agent because he played a couple of good years at Ajax and then, every team that bought him, got rid of him pretty quickly and nobody misses him. He doesn't even play anymore for the Dutch team. He can't be in the starting eleven and he's already 26 years old. Also I don't think Bruno Fernandes can play in that position, he's too offensive, he's not a central midfielder.

[free-bit.co.in]

Victor Osimhen is a good option for Manchester United. Anyone that loves football will not say that Victor is a bad option for Manchester United. Infact, I don't think that Osimhen will be a bad option for any club at all.
But I thought that Manchester United and Osimhen anticipated deal has collapsed. Why are we still mentioning it here and giving Manchester United fans false hope. As Manchester United refused to qualify for the champions league, I knew something will be wrong in signing a good striker.

Let's see how much serious MU is to fix their goalscoring problems. Only 44 PL goals refer to kinda lack of experienced scorers. They should try their best on Osimhen, cause they are lacking a reliable, experienced striker till now. Yes, I am not denying they bought talent, but that talent never gave consistency.

Osimhen is exactly what they need, an extraordinary striker of Napoli who netted 26 for Galatasaray and a total of 34 goals in 32 appearances on loan. He could offer finishing, pace, and attacking, which MU badly needs now. Also, Zirkzee is on track right now, it seems MU is looking for a cash-plus swap with Zirkzee & Osimhen. However, at the same time, they should try to strengthen the midfield and defense.

[TelolettOm]

Hopefully Man City will do better in their next game against Al Ain. Earning another 3 points will put them in a good position before their final group stage game against Juventus.

They played very well, even incredible. They not only won against Al Ain, but they also won very satisfyingly, slaughtering their opponents with 6 goals and not allowing their opponents to score a single goal. Gundogan started the goal in the early minutes and scored again in the second half. And the goal from Claudio Echeverri was his first goal at Man City and it was a very beautiful goal.

Now, they will be much more confident in the next match against Juventus, at least now Man City is still in the top 2 of the group, below Juventus. so it will be very serious at the next match.

Source: the Man City 6-0 win over Al Ain

[Slow death]

Yesterday Chelsea, who is one two clubs representing Premier League in the FIFA Club World Cup noted a disappointing performance against Brazilian Fluminense, losing 3-1, despite taking an early lead. The red card for Nicolas Jackson in the 68th is not much of an excuse. Fluminense was a better team.

Hopefully Man City will do better in their next game against Al Ain. Earning another 3 points will put them in a good position before their final group stage game against Juventus.

Manchester City is showing that they have recovered, after having had a disastrous season, but in the last few league games they have started to recover, Manchester City seems to have returned to being strong:



They won, scored 6 goals and didn't concede any goals. Manchester City won all 2 games. Manchester City didn't concede any goals in 2 games. I see Manchester City as the strongest candidate to win this competition. The other big teams in Europe are unstable, so it could probably be Manchester City with some Brazilian team in the final and Manchester City will win, becoming champions. I'm a Real Madrid fan, I have no hope of Real Madrid winning this competition.

[Pandu Geddon]

Let's see how much serious MU is to fix their goalscoring problems. Only 44 PL goals refer to kinda lack of experienced scorers. They should try their best on Osimhen, cause they are lacking a reliable, experienced striker till now. Yes, I am not denying they bought talent, but that talent never gave consistency.

Osimhen is exactly what they need, an extraordinary striker of Napoli who netted 26 for Galatasaray and a total of 34 goals in 32 appearances on loan. He could offer finishing, pace, and attacking, which MU badly needs now. Also, Zirkzee is on track right now, it seems MU is looking for a cash-plus swap with Zirkzee & Osimhen. However, at the same time, they should try to strengthen the midfield and defense.

Amorim must have a plan to change his squad for all lines, considering United's performance last season, which was not satisfactory. The striker problem is indeed very serious to be obtained immediately in the transfer market this time, if not, it is possible that when the new season starts, they will have a hard time competing. It will not be much different from their performance last season. Regarding Osimhen, their interest has actually been shown for a long time, it's just that they are constrained by price negotiations, which are indeed very difficult to reach an agreement with
They are having a hard time. There is no longer a priority for the European League, they will currently focus on the Premier League.

[Velvet78]

Still no development on Sesko or Gyökeres for Arsenal side right? I wonder how the transfer window will end up for them.

I mean they absolutely need a number 9. These 2 options are both amazing. But still they can't agree on fee with their teams. I hope Arteta finishes one of the deals successfully.

Maybe all of them will get relegated, lol, just like in the 2024/2025 season were all the newly promoted teams (Leicester, Ipswich Town and Southampton) were relegated, so Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland have to watch it, lol. That said, we would have to wait for the season to start before we can make any good prediction.

Their summer transfer business has to also be good, i know they don't have huge resources, but they have to use the little they have to sign good players that can help them stay in the EPL.

Yeah maybe the same scenario will be seen again and all the trio will relegate back to the Championship.    These teams actually get a ton of money after promotion. But even that doesn't secure them for even a year in the Premier League...

[Just Say]

Flamengo and Fluminense are two different clubs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, two rivals, not the same team. And yeah, Chelsea was a disappointed yesterday, I dont want to speak about Jackson but that dude a trash can is better than him. He made millions of football fans and gamblers lose massively yesterday. Imagine the first performance you will give as a striker is to commit a red card.

Yes these two clubs mentioned belong to Brazil but they are rivals to each other and are already in different groups in this Club World Cup.In this current CWC tournament, we are witnessing the extraordinary performance of Brazilian clubs they may not be the same standards as European clubs but they still have an indomitable spirit. It goes without saying that Brazil has four clubs involved in the Club World Cup, and even among them there is a creative style that they have already presented to us. Flamengo played brilliantly in the CWC match against Chelsea because I saw that the English giants were the first to start pushing the Brazilian club in this match.

[eightdots]

Liverpool just acted as if there was a team who were in serious competition with them on who will sign the German footballer Florian Wirtz. When i checked the statistics of the attacking midfielder, there is nothing so special about him because out of 31 games he played last season, he scored just 10 goals and made 12 assists which is something an average player can equally do. I know he will make quality impact to Liverpool, but the transfer amount is just too high but since Liverpool have already signed him, it's left for him to play his part. I don't think Liverpool need any more strikers because their forwards are enough, they have Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz. Definitely, the team is well prepared ahead of next season.

Liverpool has the money to get the player why keep him priced for long in the transfer market.  You called Florian Wirtz an average player, comparing him to players we have in the Premier League he is more than average. Florian Wirtz is an attacking midfielder, and he scored 10 goals and 12 assists, ranked 4th in combined goals and assists by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues 2024-25. From Premier it was only Palmer and Wissa that was able to top him alongside Olise who topped the list, It's an understatement to call Florian Wirtz average, judging from what he did last season.

I think Florian Wirtz will contribute to the team but I can say that his price is too high. Of course, we know the quality and what Florian Wirtz can do but I think this price is too high. If we ignore the price, I think the transfer is a very good transfer and one that allows the team to do what they want to do in terms of play more comfortably.

I think he will score more assists and goals than he has done so far in his new team.

[Marvell1]

I think Florian Wirtz will contribute to the team but I can say that his price is too high. Of course, we know the quality and what Florian Wirtz can do but I think this price is too high. If we ignore the price, I think the transfer is a very good transfer and one that allows the team to do what they want to do in terms of play more comfortably.

I think he will score more assists and goals than he has done so far in his new team.

I found it very rare for a club to buy a midfielder by spending 150 million dollars. You know Madrid already spent 113 millon on a talented midfielder like Bellingham, so 150 for Wirtz is kinda outstanding. Naturally Liverpool will have high expectations from Wirtz.

There is no doubt that Wirtz is talented. We have seen great performances from Wirtz, who is only 22 years old, in the last two seasons. Wirtz scored 11 goals and provided 11 assists in the 2023-24 season. And last season he scored 10 goals and provided 12 assists. This is exactly the kind of midfielder Liverpool needed. Now I am looking forward to seeing how quickly Wirtz can adapt to Liverpool's players.

Liverpool are trying to strengthen their attack. Because they know that the competition will be fiercer next season. If they want to do well in both the Champions League and the Premier League, they need a strong squad.

[ILuckyGuyI]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

But still something is missing. I also believe that the missing part is a credible centre-forward. The fans must be fed up with a constantly injured Gabriel Jesus. Havertz can't handle it as a natural forward either.

I wonder what their budget is for this transfer. They paid €100m+ for a great midfielder like Rice in the past for example. 

[sotelorene]

Flamengo and Fluminense are two different clubs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, two rivals, not the same team. And yeah, Chelsea was a disappointed yesterday, I dont want to speak about Jackson but that dude a trash can is better than him. He made millions of football fans and gamblers lose massively yesterday. Imagine the first performance you will give as a striker is to commit a red card.

Yes these two clubs mentioned belong to Brazil but they are rivals to each other and are already in different groups in this Club World Cup.In this current CWC tournament, we are witnessing the extraordinary performance of Brazilian clubs they may not be the same standards as European clubs but they still have an indomitable spirit. It goes without saying that Brazil has four clubs involved in the Club World Cup, and even among them there is a creative style that they have already presented to us. Flamengo played brilliantly in the CWC match against Chelsea because I saw that the English giants were the first to start pushing the Brazilian club in this match.

I agree with the fact that those Brazilian clubs are doing absolutely great in the club word cup but I am also begining to observe that most of the English I mean European clubs are taking the cup for granted, I feel like they are not serious about the cup and I keep wondering if the trophy doesn't have a nice value or what. But then again what if I'm the one that is getting it all wrong in the sense that, those European clubs are playing there possible best to win and yet they are not fortunate to win and this is very possible.

[Hyphen(-)]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

But still something is missing. I also believe that the missing part is a credible centre-forward. The fans must be fed up with a constantly injured Gabriel Jesus. Havertz can't handle it as a natural forward either.

I wonder what their budget is for this transfer. They paid €100m+ for a great midfielder like Rice in the past for example. 

Martin Zubimendi was a here we go for Arsenal since the beginning of the summer, all agreement has been made for both the play and the two clubs, although no contract agreement yet on paper, but it is obvious that Arsenal already have him.

However, I think Arsenal will be fully active on this transfer summer next month, they will surely sign a striker because agreement has already been going on between Arsenal and both Victor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko, Arsenal had even submitted their first bid for Gyokeres even though it was rejected, I will be expecting an advanced bid any moment form now because Arsenal will surely sign one of them since they really need a reliable central forward.

Furthermore, I think there is also a need for a winger especially Martinelli side because I heard that Bayern Munich is interested in signing him even though no bid and no negotiations yet, but he need tough competition in the position; same as Saka’s position too.

[LGD2Business]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

But still something is missing. I also believe that the missing part is a credible centre-forward. The fans must be fed up with a constantly injured Gabriel Jesus. Havertz can't handle it as a natural forward either.

I wonder what their budget is for this transfer. They paid €100m+ for a great midfielder like Rice in the past for example. 

They sent Tierney, Marquinhos and Jorginho from the team. They sold Tavares to Lazio. However, they haven't yet acquired any new players. There were talks but there was no official transfer announcement. They seem to be taking their time. They might be taking slow steps to make the right decision and buy players at the right price. I also think they should buy a striker, but apart from Sesko and Gyökeres, no striker has been mentioned recently. It will probably be a Gyökeres transfer. Because according to today's news, he has also given Sporting an ultimatum. He is unhappy that they rejected Arsenal's 65 million Euro offer. Most probably Arsenal will finish this transfer without having to pay 100 million Euro.

[Volgastallion]

Arsenal was bluffing a lot in the start of the transfermarket but somehow after it they dont make any real move, they start at the very beggining saying they already have Gyokeres signed and that was not true, an after it they go to see other number 9, so i dont know what is happen behind the curtains.