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Manchester City are preparing a huge bid for Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic, according to CalcioMercato.com.
City have previously shown an interest in the Bosnia-Herzegovina international, and are now set to make their move having missed out on Jorginho.
And Pjanic’s agent, Fali Ramidani, has already spoken to Juve to inform them that City’s next bid will be closer to their €100 million (£89.2m/$116.9m) valuation of the ex-Roma man.
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The Premier League can be a struggle for some newly-promoted teams whilst others defy the odds and safely see themselves into a second season.
Last term, both Huddersfield and Brighton flirted with relegation before eventually surviving the drop, whilst Newcastle finished in the top half.
As Wolves, Fulham and Cardiff City prepare to return to the top flight, dabblebet offer a multi-market 7/1 (8.0) play that Wolves finish in the top eight, Fulham avoid relegation and Cardiff go straight back down.
This dabble of the day has landed four times before in Premier League history, and most recently in 2001 when Ipswich Town enjoyed a stunning fifth-place finish, whilst Sunderland finished seventh and Manchester City went down.
Wolves took the Championship by storm last season, amassing 99 points and scoring 82 times as they returned to the top flight after six years away.
Diogo Jota and Ruben Neves will be out to showcase their talent in the Premier League after dominating in the second tier, whilst the signings of Portugal internationals Rui Patricio and Joao Moutinho show that Wolves mean business.
Fulham won the play-off final against Aston Villa to reach the top flight for the first time since 2014, and may largely rely on their solid base including teenage sensation Ryan Sessegnon, as well as captain Tom Cairney, to avoid relegation.
The London club have already brought in Nice pair Maxime Le Marchand and Jean Seri to bolster their ranks with the latter of the two a particularly eye-catching move.
History is also on the side of the Cottagers as they have never been relegated from the top division immediately after getting promoted and they will feel confident of extending that streak under Slavisa Jokanovic.
Finally, Cardiff are already just 7/10 (1.70) to go down and this hardly comes a surprise considering their manager is Neil Warnock.
He has has only ever completed one season in the top flight in four attempts, and that ended in relegation with Sheffield United in 2007.
The 72-year-old has also managed Notts County, Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace in England’s top division, but only on one of those three occasions did he even make it to the new year before being fired.
Wolves to finish in the top eight, Fulham to stay up and Cardiff to be relegated at 7/1 (8.0) with dabblebet
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The accumulator of Manchester City, Juventus, Celtic, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain all to win their domestic titles will be a popular multiple for ante post punters.
The five selections are odds on and at the time of writing the best price available is just 23/10 (3.30).
That’s not the case at dabblebet though, as part of their pre-season price boosts they’re going 11/4 (3.75) about this selection and that’s expected to prove extremely popular.
Not only is this a huge price boost compared to the next best quote, but it’s available to all customers, not just new ones. Back it in one click here or check out the full range of pre-season odds that are being boosted across Europe.
Manchester City are already odds on to retain their Premier League title at 4/6 (1.67) and it’s easy to see why. Pep Guardiola’s side broke numerous records en route to topping the table last term including goals and total points.
Having already added Riyad Mahrez to their attacking options, the bookies aren’t expecting any of City’s rivals to be able to stop them securing back-to-back victories according to the prices.
Bayern Munich’s domination of the Bundesliga has been impressive. They’ve emerged victorious in the past six seasons and are just 1/8 (1.12) to extend that run to seven. Last season no one could get within 21 points of Bayern and the odds suggest it’s likely to be a similar story this time around.
Two of the selections in this multiple are even shorter in price, Celtic (1/12) and PSG (1/10) are red-hot favourites for the SPL and Ligue 1 crowns and given the lack of credible opposition in their respective divisions that’s totally understandable.
Finally, Juventus have secured the services of Cristiano Ronaldo are now just 4/9 (1.44) to top Serie A for an eighth consecutive year.
With the five-time Ballon d’Or winner arriving in Turin it’s tough to see any of their rivals stopping the Old Lady from extending their impressive domestic record and they’ve already been backed accordingly.
Backing any of these selections at such short prices is unlikely to be an attractive bet as a single but combining them into this four-fold is a much better option given the price boost element.
At 11/4 (3.75) this selection should prove to be one of the most popular pre-season selections with dabblebet given the solid looking nature of each side in their quest to retain their league titles.
Get an industry best price of 11/4 (3.75) on this accumulator with dabblebet
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Legendary Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas has cast doubt on the United States moon landings!
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first stepped foot on the lunar surface in 1969, meaning that 2019 will mark the 50th anniversary of that “one small step for man”.
However, a number of conspiracy theorists believe that the moon landings were faked by the USA, with such evidence presented as an absence of stars in photographs and that the American flag fluttered as if caught in a breeze.
There are answers to each theory, but Casillas has now thrown his own hat into the ring, insisting that he has his own doubts.
Writing on Twitter, the Porto stopper said: “Next year it is 50 years (presumably) since the man stepped on the moon. I’m at a dinner party with friends… arguing about it. I raise the public gathering! Do you think he stepped on? Not me!”
Casillas is running a poll alongside the tweet, asking people to vote on whether they believe the moon landings actually happened.
Over 195,000 people have cast a vote at the time of writing, with 60 per cent believing the authenticity of the lunar landing.
Casillas has enjoyed an out-of-this-world career and has won an array of trophies both at club level and internationally.
The 37-year-old won the World Cup with Spain in 2010, and also won two successive European Championships, in 2008 and 2012.
With Real Madrid, he won five La Liga titles, and also lifted the Champions League three times.
Or maybe he didn’t.
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Celtic’s Champions League campaign continues against Rosenborg in Glasgow on Wednesday night.
These two teams met at this stage of the competition last term with Brendan Rodgers’ men progressing after a 1-0 aggregate victory, and the stage is set for another tight tussle on this occasion.
The Hoops cruised to a 6-0 aggregate victory against Alashkert of Armenia in the previous round and they are chalked up as 4/11 (1.37) favourites with dabblebet to take a first leg lead.
Rosenborg looked set for a shock exit at the hands of Valur in the first qualifying round, but former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner spared his side’s blushes with a stoppage-time winner to send the Norwegian champions through.
Interim manager Rini Coolen took over from Kare Inbrigtsen just days after that win over Valur and is 7/1 (8.0) to seize the initiative with a win in his first match, while the draw can be backed at 15/4 (4.75) .
Jozo Simunovic will miss this tie after being sent off after just 11 minutes against Alashkert at Celtic Park last week, while Marvin Compper is injured and Moussa Dembele may miss out.
World Cup defenders Mikael Lustig and Dedryk Boyata may be brought back into fold earlier than planned after being given time off following their exploits in Russia.
Coolen could make changes to Rosenborg’s starting line-up but Bendtner, who scored twice against Valur last week, seems certain to lead the line for the visitors in Glasgow.
These two teams played out a tense 0-0 draw at Celtic Park last term and dabblebet go just 3/4 (1.75) that there are fewer than three goals in this game, while the odds compilers offer 8/15 (1.53) that either side fails to find the net.
Celtic looked sharp in attack last week, scoring three first-half goals against Alashkert and, although Rosenborg will be determined to keep things tight, the Scottish champions may prove to be too hot to handle here.
The 21/20 (2.05) quote, then, for the Hoops to lead at both half time and full time could represent real value for punters ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash at Celtic Park.
Celtic to lead at both half time and full time at 21/20 (2.05) for a 2pt stake with dabblebet
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