The Transfer Prediction Game (Summer 2023)

[SparkedIntoLife]

Game to be scored at the end of the Summer window. A point for each correct shout. Can win 20 points in total.

Predict 5 transfers in and 5 out from Manchester United. Then predict an extra 10 transfers from other teams. Already confirmed transfers and free transfer departures don't count. Something like Bellingham to Madrid is fine as it's not yet confirmed but basically done. I'm going to choose to be a bit more bold though.

Here's mine -

United:
IN - Livakovic, Disasi, Frimpong, Sabitzer, Kolo Muani
OUT - Henderson, Maguire, Dalot, McTominay, Elanga

Others:
1) Spurs to sign David Raya
2) Man City to sign Romeo Lavia
3) Liverpool to sign Jurrien Timber
4) Newcastle to sign James Maddison
5) Barcelona to sign Leo Messi
6) PSG to sign Kim Min-jae
7) PSG to sign Vitor Roque
8) Real Madrid to sign Diogo Dalot
9) Arsenal to sign Declan Rice
10) Liverpool to sign Alexis MacAllister

 

[Trumpeter Whydah]

MUFC IN:
Jeremie Frimpong, Gabriel Veiga Novas, Alexis Mac Allister, Gonçalo Ramos, Diogo Meireles da Costa

MUFC OUT:
Diogo Dalot, Jadon Sancho, Scott McTominay, Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire

Others:
Vitor Roque to Barca
Bernardo Silva to PSG
Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid
Mattéo Guendouzi to Villa
Enzo Le Fée to BVB
Iván Fresneda to BVB
Habib Diallo to Gladbach
Edson Álvarez to Chelsea
Jordan Beyer to Burnley
Lionel Messi to Al-Hilal

 

[Onerealunited]

MUFC IN:
Jeremie Frimpong, Gabriel Veiga Novas, Alexis Mac Allister, Gonçalo Ramos, Diogo Meireles da Costa

MUFC OUT:
Diogo Dalot, Wout Weghorst, Tom Heaton, Phil Jones, Nathan James Bishop

Others:
Vitor Roque to Barca
Bernardo Silva to PSG
Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid
Mattéo Guendouzi to Villa
Enzo Le Fée to BVB
Iván Fresneda to BVB
João Pedro to Brighton
Edson Álvarez to Chelsea
Jordan Beyer to Burnley
Lionel Messi to Al-Hilal

it is stated that Already confirmed transfers an free transfers away does not count!!! In your out bar Dalot the remaining 4 are free transfers out. Also Joao Pedro to Brighton is already confirmed by both clubs and contracts signed

 

[golden_blunder]

Work in progress:

James Ward Prowse
Diogo Costa
Kane
DeLigt
DeJong
DeWout

 

[bosnian_red]

In:

• Hojlund
• Mount
• Rabiot
• Costa
• Neymar loan

Out:

• Maguire
• McTominay
• Fred
• Telles
• Bailly
• Jones
• Henderson
• Elanga
• Amad loan
• Pellistri
• Maybe Sancho back to Dortmund?

Others:

• Maddison to Newcastle
• Mac Allister to Liverpool
• Bellingham to real Madrid
• Lavia to Chelsea
• Onana to Chelsea
• Caicedo to Arsenal
• Gundogan to Barcelona
• Matheus Nunes to Liverpool
• Kolo Muani to Bayern
• Messi to al hillal
• Kane to stay
• Osimhen to stay

Updated with current thoughts..

 

[croadyman]

In:

• Kane
• Lavia
• Raya
• Timber
• Frimpong

Out:

• Maguire
• McTominay
• Wan Bissaka
• Telles
• Bailly

Others:

• Maddison to Newcastle
• Mac Allister to Liverpool
• Bellingham to real Madrid
• Onana to Chelsea
• Rice to Arsenal
• Gundogan to Barcelona
• Matheus Nunes to Liverpool
• Kolo Muani to Bayern
• Messi to al hillal

Would prefer another midfielder than Timber

 

[RkkMan]

For Utd
In: Livakovic, Frimpong, Disasi, Zubimendi, Kane and a young cheap ST

Out: Henderson, Wan Bissaka, Maguire, Bailly, Telles, Williams, Laird, Fred, VDB, Martial, Pellistri(loan), Elanga(Loan), Iqbal(loan), Hannibal(loan), Amad(loan)
Others:
Timber, Mac Allister to Liverpool
Gvardiol to City
Declan Rice to Arsenal
Neymar, Diogo Costa, Lavia to Chelsea
Messi to Al Hilal
Roque to Barcelona
Ward Prowse to Spurs
Kolo Muani to Bayern
Gnabry to Arsenal

 

[croadyman]

For Utd
In: Livakovic, Frimpong, Disasi, Zubimendi, Kane and a young cheap ST

Out: Henderson, Wan Bissaka, Maguire, Bailly, Telles, Williams, Fred, VDB, Martial, Pellistri(loan), Elanga(Loan), Amad(loan)
Others:
Timber, Mac Allister to Liverpool
Gvardiol to City
Declan Rice to Arsenal
Neymar, Diogo Costa, Lavia to Chelsea
Messi to Al Hilal
Roque to Barcelona
Ward Prowse to Spurs
Kolo Muani to Bayern
Gnabry to Arsenal

Chelsea pissing all over us then

 

[mitchmouse]

It's taken The Sun three whole days to re-link us with Rice...

 

[croadyman]

It's taken The Sun three whole days to re-link us with Rice...

Would take him but not for £120m

 

[mufc_sd]

In:

• Marcel Sabitzer
• Gonçalo Ramos
• Jeremie Frimpong
• Kim Min-jae
• Orkun Kökçü

Out:

• Harry Maguire
• Scott McTominay
• Alex Telles
• Eric Bailly
• Phil Jones

Others:

• Lionel Messi to Al Hilal
• Sergio Busquets to Al Hilal
• Mateo Kovačić to Man City
• Roméo Lavia to Chelsea
• André Onana to Chelsea
• Alexis Mac Allister to Liverpool
• Alban Lafont to Brentford
• Marc Guehi to Arsenal
• Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid
• Sofyan Amrabat to Barcelona

 

[mitchmouse]

Would take him but not for £120m

No one will pay that and I'm sure West Ham don't expect it. Would be surprised if it was even £100m (add-ons etc might take it to that)

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Diogo Costa - A ball-playing keeper is a must!

Gonçalo Inácio - I'm not convinced we'll get another centre back, but if we do, a young left footed centre back to deputise for Martinez could make sense.

Mateo Kovacic or Rabiot - the two share a similar profile to De Jong, i.e. both excel at progressive carries with the ball from deep. Rabiot will probably give you more in an attacking sense, but Kovavcic is neater in the first phase. I think either one would be a shrewd signing in the summer, especially with Rabiot being a free transfer.

Marcel Sabitzer - Van de Beek replacement. Initially played deeper when he first joined, but since he's been played in the more advanced 8/10 position, he's flourished. First and foremost, he's excellent off the ball, whether that be initiating the press, or making runs to provide an option or create space. A number of attributes ten Hag really admired players like Van de Beek and Berghuis for when at Ajax.

Harry Kane - No brainer for me. Proven goalscorer and would improve our decision making in the final third.

Kane (Martial)
Rashford (Garnacho) - Bruno (Sabitzer) - Antony (Sancho)
Kovacic (Eriksen) - Casemiro (Kovavic)
Shaw (Malacia) - Martinez (Shaw) - Varane (Lindelof) - Dalot (Wan-Bissaka)
Costa (De Gea)​

Out:

Henderson
Maguire
McTominay
Van de Beek
Elanga

 

[Stevondo8]

Utd In
Verbruggen
Frimpong
Kim
Sabitzer
Ramos

Out
Maguire
McTominay
Henderson
Bailly
Telles

Other
Ward-prowse to newcastle
Maddison to Spurs
Harvey Barnes to Burnley
Ihaenacho to Forest
Rice to Arsenal
McTominay to West ham
Aubameyang to Barcelona
Kovacic to Man City
Kante to PSG
Osimhen to Chelsea

 

[Remember the geese]

In:

Verbruggen, Timber, Lavia, Gravenberch, Goncalo Ramos.

Out:

Henderson, Maguire, Bailly, Telles, McTominay.

Others:

Mac Allister to Liverpool
Bellingham to Madrid
Asensio to Villa
Maddison to Newcastle
Ward-Prowse to Newcastle
Rice to Arsenal
Cancelo to Barcelona
Amrabat to Barcelona
Guehi to Spurs
Muani to Bayern

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

The transfers in would be very different lists depending whether we’re owned by Jassim, Ratcliffe or the Glazers

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

The transfers in would be very different lists depending whether we’re owned by Jassim, Ratcliffe or the Glazers

Do 3 then.

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

Do 3 then.

I’ll just wait until it’s resolved and then do one, if that’s OK

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

I’ll just wait until it’s resolved and then do one, if that’s OK

Haha, no it's not. Sorry!

 

[friendlytramp]

Out

McTominay
De Beek
Sancho
Maguire
Martial

In

Vandervoordt
Kim Min-Jae
Lavia
Hojlund
E. Ferguson

 

[Stevondo8]

Out

McTominay
De Beek
Sancho
Maguire
Martial

In

Kane
Rice
E. Ferguson
Vandervoordt
Kim Min-Jae

Keep forgetting VDB exists

 

[Von Mistelroum]

Transfers in: Goncalo Ramos, Timber, Sabitzer.

Transfers out: Maguire, McTominay, AWB. (And Telles & Bailly)

Others:

Mac Allister, Kovacic to City.
Bellingham to Real
Maddison to Spurs
Bernardo to Barca
Rice to Liverpool
Kolo Muani to Bayern

 

[Monger]

IN
Sommer
Ndicka - free
Tielemans - free
Rabiot - free
Frimpong
Ramos

Out
Maguire
Wan Bissaka
Van de beek
Henderson
Bailly
Telles
Williams
Jones
Tuezebe
Greenwood

Plus Elanga out on loan and Amad in the squad.

 

[croadyman]

IN
Sommer
Ndicka - free
Tielemans - free
Rabiot - free
Frimpong
Ramos

Out
Maguire
Wan Bissaka
Van de beek
Henderson
Bailly
Telles
Williams
Jones
Tuezebe
Greenwood

Plus Elanga out on loan and Amad in the squad.

WOW nothing like a bit of optimism,can't see us signing 3 free agents and still believe we can get Kane over Ramos

 

[CantonaManc]

MUFC IN:
CB - Kim Min-Jae, CM/DM - Rabiot, CM - Rice, ST - Kane, ST - Vitor Roque, RB - Vanderson, GP - Diogo Costa

2 defenders , 2 attackers , 2 midfielders and 1 goalkeeper ^^

MUFC OUT:
Bissaka, Jadon Sancho, Scott McTominay, Fred, Harry Maguire, Jones , Tuanzebe , Brandon Williams , Martial , De Gea , Henderson, Van De Beek , Bailly and Telles ! WOW we have a lot of deadwood in our team sadly

Are you going to be happy with a summer like this ?

I think it can be done and will improve us massively.

 

[MegadrivePerson]

United:
IN - I don't think we'll sign any major names this summer.
OUT - Henderson, McTominay, Sancho, Telles and Maguire

Others:
1) Spurs to sign David Raya
2) Man City to sign Josko Gvardiol
3) Liverpool to sign Khéphren Thuram
4) Newcastle to sign Scott McTominay
5) Barcelona to sign Leo Messi
6) Chelsea to sign Moisés Caicedo
7) PSG to sign Bernardo Silva
8) Real Madrid to sign Jude Bellingham
9) Arsenal to sign Declan Rice
10) Liverpool to sign Alexis MacAllister

 

[croadyman]

United:
IN - I don't think we'll sign any major names this summer.
OUT - Henderson, McTominay, Sancho, Telles and Maguire

Others:
1) Spurs to sign David Raya
2) Man City to sign Josko Gvardiol
3) Liverpool to sign Khéphren Thuram
4) Newcastle to sign Scott McTominay
5) Barcelona to sign Leo Messi
6) Chelsea to sign Moisés Caicedo
7) PSG to sign Bernardo Silva
8) Real Madrid to sign Jude Bellingham
9) Arsenal to sign Declan Rice
10) Liverpool to sign Alexis MacAllister

Oh cheers for really lifting morale

 

[Remember the geese]

Oh cheers for really lifting morale

He's a Liverpool fan but people haven't worked him out yet.

 

[croadyman]

He's a Liverpool fan but people haven't worked him out yet.

Ah fair enough

 

[Craig Ward]

In

Kobel
Timber
Tielemans
Sabitzer
Kane

Out

Tuanzebe
Jones
Telles
Williams
Bailly
Maguire
De Gea
Henderson
Elanga
McTominey
Hannibal - Loan
Pellistri - Loan


Others

Ward-Prowse - West Ham
Maddison - Spurs
Harvey Barnes - Everton
Mane - PSG
Barella - Liverpool
Ramos - Chelsea
Ugarte - Fulham
Bellingham - R.Madrid

 

[croadyman]

In

Kobel
Timber
Tielemans
Sabitzer
Kane

Out

Tuanzebe
Jones
Telles
Williams
Bailly
Maguire
De Gea
Henderson
Elanga
McTominey
Hannibal - Loan
Pellistri - Loan


Others

Ward-Prowse - West Ham
Maddison - Spurs
Harvey Barnes - Everton
Mane - PSG
Barella - Liverpool
Ramos - Chelsea
Ugarte - Fulham
Bellingham - R.Madrid

Happy with all of them but Barella going to the fecking scousers because we need him

 

[DutchSerb]

IN
Kim
Rabiot
Goncalo Ramos
Frimpong
Mac Allister

OUT
Maguire
McTominay
Telles
Elanga
Jones if he counts, otherwise Donny

Bellingham > Real Madrid
Gvardiol > City
Rice > Arsenal
Cancelo > Arsenal
Ugarte > Liverpool
Emi Martinez > Spurs
Kane > Chelsea
Maddison > Newcastle
Gundogan > Barcelona
Ziyech > PSG

 

[croadyman]

IN
Kim
Rabiot
Goncalo Ramos
Frimpong
Mac Allister

OUT
Maguire
McTominay
Telles
Elanga
Jones if he counts, otherwise Donny

Bellingham > Real Madrid
Gvardiol > City
Rice > Arsenal
Cancelo > Arsenal
Ugarte > Liverpool
Emi Martinez > Spurs
Kane > Chelsea
Maddison > Newcastle
Gundogan > Barcelona
Ziyech > PSG

Swap Ramos for Kane

 

[DutchSerb]

Swap Ramos for Kane

I'd do that in a heartbeat, it's just what I think will happen. Think Poch at Chelsea who are ST needy as well could be interesting for him too and they jump on players like jackals.

 

[croadyman]

I'd do that in a heartbeat, it's just what I think will happen. Think Poch at Chelsea who are ST needy as well could be interesting for him too and they jump on players like jackals.

Yeah will admit Pochettino there does make them real contenders to sign him

 

[RedWilliam]

In:
Kim
Frimpong
Rabiot
Kane

Maybe that young goalkeeper Verbruggen comes too.
I wish Osimhen and Diogo Costa would join, but don't think so. Kane seems to be ahead of Osimhen among the deciders. Pochettino in Chelsea? Ok, but still think Kane wouldn't join another London club.
Rice/Caicedo would be great but I think the priority will be one midfielder, and Rabiot is on free.

Out:
Maguire (Good riddance)
Dalot
Van de Beek
Elanga
Henderson
Telles
Baily
Jones
Tuanzebe
Williams

Wouldn't mind seeing De Gea, Fred and Martial leave too, but who would pay them what they require? There's a lot of better cheaper options out there. Obviously that suspended knobhead leaves too.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

In

Kobel
Timber
Tielemans
Sabitzer
Kane

Out

Tuanzebe
Jones
Telles
Williams
Bailly
Maguire
De Gea
Henderson
Elanga
McTominey
Hannibal - Loan
Pellistri - Loan


Others

Ward-Prowse - West Ham
Maddison - Spurs
Harvey Barnes - Everton
Mane - PSG
Barella - Liverpool
Ramos - Chelsea
Ugarte - Fulham
Bellingham - R.Madrid

Christ that would be a bad window for us

 

[gajender]

Christ that would be a bad window for us

Agreed only two starters one young promising squad player and undoing the whole moving of Deadwood by adding two mediocre players .

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

I'll just do incoming:

Kim
Rabiot
Kolo Muani
Kone
Frimpong

Seems reasonable assuming we get half decent fees from sales. I'd be pleased with this window, it would be a huge upgrade on our midfield and defense and get a really intriguing versatile striker prospect. We'd still be missing a more traditional CDM signing and of course keeper, but I've lost hope that we'll actually go and get a keeper and I'd prefer Kone over Lavia as of now but that spot could go to a number of midfielders.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Agreed only two starters one young promising squad player and undoing the whole moving of Deadwood by adding two mediocre players .

I mean if there's one thing we need to add more of it's mobility and dribbling ability in midfield, which Sabitzer/Tielemans do NOT have.