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Tevez Who? Aguero Backed For City Golden Boot

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Manchester City have certainly got a plethora of attacking options, but William Hill punters can only see one winner in the race to be their leading scorer. Sergio Aguero has been backed in from 7/4 all the way to 5/6. Carlos Tevez is 2/1 while Mario Balotelli is 4/1. Hills are also offering a number of specials regarding Mario Balotelli and offer j4/1 that he gets suspended by the club at any point during the season and 11/4 that he earns two or more red cards during the season.

“The fans got to have their first real look at some of City’s recent signings at the open training session and the odds suggest that the new faces will help propel them to even more success,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Meanwhile across the city, Hills are offering 6/4 that Wesley Sneijder joins United from Inter Milan following continued interest from Sir Alex Ferguson.

Sergio Aguero to join Manchester United before the end of the summer transfer window: 6/4 yes; 1/2 no

Top Manchester City goal scorer: 5/6 Sergio Aguro; 2/1 Carlos Tevez; 4/1 Mario Balotelli; 8/1 Edin Dzeko; 14/1 David Silva; 14/1 Yaya Toure; 25/1 James Milner; 33/1 Adam Johnson

Mario Balotelli Specials:

To be suspended by City: 1/7 no; 4/1 yes

League Starts: 7/4 12 or less; 3/1 13-16; 7/2 17-20; 9/4 21 or more

League goals: 5/4 6 or less; 11/5 7-10; 7/4 11 or more

League red cards: 1/2 none; 4/1 one; 11/4 two or more

Manchester City finishing position: 8/13 1st or 2nd; 11/4 3rd; 4/1 4th; 7/2 5th-10th; 33/1 11th-17th; 1000/1 relegated

Manchester City Multiples: 1/3 No trophies; 20/1 Premier League and FA Cup; 20/1 Premier League and Carling Cup; 25/1 Premier League and Champions League; 28/1 FA Cup and Carling Cup; 40/1 Carling Cup and Champions League; 40/1 FA Cup and Champions League; 100/1 Premier League, FA Cup and Carling Cup; 125/1 Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League; 125/1 Premier League, Carling Cup and Champions League; 150/1` FA Cup, Carling Cup and Champions League; 500/1 Premier League, FA Cup, Carling Cup and Champions League

Joe Crilly
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Is Gary Gunning For Arsenal As Fab Heads For The Exit?

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Owen Coyle has said that he has had no dialogue with Liverpool regarding the future of Gary Cahill and despite the Reds interest in the defender, William Hill make Arsenal the 1/2 favourites to win the race to sign him. Chelsea are 7/2 second favourites to be Cahill’s next club with Liverpool 6/1. Kenny Dalglish has been a very busy boy since taking over from Roy Hodgson in January and Hills 6/4 that he brings in between 3-5 more players and 11/8 he signs six or more.

Liverpool’s first game is at home to Sunderland and Hills go 6/10 that they keep a clean sheet, 8/5 they concede one, 9/2 two, 28/1 three and 80/1 four or more.

“Liverpool’s defence has been shaky to say the least this pre-season and Dalglish realises that his back line’s deficiencies need remedying before the start of the season,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “Saying this, however, Arsenal are the favourites to sign Cahill.”

In a potential U-Turn, Joey Barton has said he could well stay at Newcastle for the next year and Hills make him 11/2 to do so, although he is 11/2 to have departed St James’ Park by the time the summer transfer window slams shut. Everton and Stoke currently head the betting to sign Barton at 11/4, while Arsenal are offered at 4/1 with Spurs 9/2.

Cesc Fabregas took part in Arsenal’s open training session but William Hill make him 1/4 to have left the Emirates by the end of the transfer window.

How many more paid signings will Kenny Dalglish make this season: 2/1 0-2; 6/4 3-5; 11/8 6+

Gary Cahill next club: 1/2 Arsenal; 7/2 Chelsea; 6/1 Liverpool; 12/1 Tottenham; 20/1 Manchester City

Joey Barton Next Club: 11/4 Everton; 11/4 Stoke; 4/1 Arsenal; 9/2 Tottenham; 5/1 Celtic; 6/1 Aston Villa; 7/1 Man Utd; 10/1 West Ham; 12/1 Blackburn; 14/1 Bolton; 20/1 Wolves; 20/1 Fulham; 20/1 QPR; 20/1 Sunderland; 25/1 Liverpool; 25/1 Wigan; 40/1 Chelsea

Joey Barton Still at Newcastle after summer transfer window: 11/2 yes; 1/10 no

Cesc Fabregas to still be at Arsenal after the close of the summer transfer window: 1/4 no; 11/4 yes

Joe Crilly
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Premier League Looks Set To Strike It Lucky

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With a host of top quality strikers set to be plying their trade in the Premier League next season, William Hill think that the 2011/12 could be yet another record breaking season, offering 4/5 that last season’s total of 1063 goals is broken this year. With a number of the ‘top six’ sides recruiting heavily over the summer break, Hills are offering 5/6 that the top six score more than the 334 that they mustered last season.

Manchester United lead the scoring charts last season and 9/4 is offered for them to do so once again, while Chelsea are the 11/4 second favourites. Hills also offer 7/4 that over 30 goals are scored on the opening weekend of the season.

“Last season was a record breaker with more goals scored than any previous year in Premier League history and with a number of top strikers set to line up for their sides this season, the goals look set to flow,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Despite suffering a somewhat rocky start to his Chelsea career, Hills are backing Fernando Torres to do the business this season and make him the 13/8 favourite to be Chelsea’s top marksman this season. Didier Drogba is offered at 11/4 and Frank Lampard is 9/2.

Total goals scored by the “top six” in 2011/2012*: 10/11 under 334; 33/1 exactly 334; 5/6 over 334
*Arsenal; Chelsea; Liverpool; Man City; Man Utd; Tottenham

Total Premier League goals in 2011/2012: 10/11 under 1063; 100/1 exactly 1063; 4/5 over 1063

Total opening weekend goals in the Premier League in 2011/12: 13/8 under 26; 13/8 26-29; 7/4 30 or more

Highest scoring Premier League Side: 9/4 Manchester United; 11/4 Chelsea; 3/1 Arsenal; 6/1 Manchester City; 11/1 Liverpool; 14/1 Tottenham; 66/1 Everton; 66/1 Aston Villa; 80/1 Bolton; 80/1 Sunderland; 80/1 Newcastle; 100/1 Stoke; 100/1 Fulham; 125/1 West Brom; 125/1 Blackburn; 150/1 Wigan; 200/1 QPR; 200/1 Wolves; 250/1 Norwich; 250/1 Swansea

Chelsea top goalscorer: 13/8 Fernando Torres; 11/4 Didier Drogba; 9/2 Frank Lampard; 9/1 Nicolas Anelka; 9/1 Salomon Kalou; 14/1 Florent Malouda; 20/1 Daniel Sturridge; 33/1 Yossi Benayoun; 66/1 Branislav Ivanovic; 66/1 Ramires…others on request

Joe Crilly
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balotelli 4/1 To Be Suspended This Season-city Odds On For Top Two!

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Balotelli 4/1 To Be Suspended This Season-City Odds On For Top Two!
Mario Balotelli’s behavior continues to astound and Hills are offering 4/1 that his club suspend him at any point this year. He is 7/4 to start twelve or fewer games for the club, 5/4 to score six or less goals and 11/4 to be shown two or more red cards. Despite Balotelli’s antics, punters are piling in on Manchester City becoming the new power house of the Premiership and they are 8/13 to finish the season in either first or second place. Arsenal, on the other hand, continue to be friendless and they are 11/8 to finish between 5th and 10th.

“Nobody is disputing Balotelli’s talent but he comes with a fair amount of baggage and it would be no great surprise if City gave up on their man. That said, his antics are not putting off punters lumping on City to finish in the top two this season!” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

William Hill Specials:
Balotelli league starts: 7/4 Twelve or less, 3/1 – 13-16, 7/2 – 17-20, 9/4 – 21+.
Balotelli league goals: 5/4 Six or less, 11/5 – 7-10, 7/4 – 11+.
Balotelli league red cards: 1/2 – none, 4/1 – one, 11/4 – two or more
Balotelli suspended by Man City this season: 1/7 no, 4/1 yes.

Manchester City finishing position: 8/13 – 1st-2nd, 11/4 – 3rd, 4/1 – 4th, 4/1 – 5th-10th, 33/1 – 11th-17th, 1000/1 relegated.

Arsenal finishing position: 5/2 – 1st-2nd, 4/1 – 3rd, 11/4 – 4th, 11/8 – 5th-10th, 16/1 – 11th-17th, 500/1 relegated.

Match Bet: 1/2 Man City, 6/4 Arsenal

N’Zgobia league goals: 13/8 under five, 6/5 – 5-7, 5/2 – 8+.

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Aguero Vs Torres: Let The Goals Begin!

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Sergio Aguero could be a great signing for Manchester City and Hills offer 7/4 that he will score more than sixteen Premiership goals in the season, but 5/4 eleven or less. Aguero is set to become the second most expensive striker behind Torres who is 7/1 for the golden boot ahead of Aguero who is 11/1. Torres is 4/6 to score more Prem goals than Aguero (11/10) but after his disappointing last season for Chelsea Torres is available at 6/1 to fail to score in the first five Premiership games of this season .

Hills offer 11/10 for Torres to get off to a flyer and score against Stoke on the opening day.

“The Premiership is stuffed with fantastic strikers but with their price tags the pressure will be on Aguero & Torres to be quick out of the blocks!” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

William Hill Bet:

Total Premiership Goals Sergio Aguero: 5/4 Eleven or less, 2/1 Twelve –Fifteen, 7/4 Sixteen or more

Total Premiership Goals Torres: 11/8 Eleven or less, 2/1 Twelve-Fifteen, 13/8 Sixteen or more

Match bet most Premiership goals in season: 4/6 Torres, 11/10 Aguero

Against Whom Will Torres Score His First League Goal Of The Season?: 11/10 Stoke, 7/4 West Brom, 7/2 Norwich, 11/1 Sunderland, 16/1 Manchester United, 6/1 None Of These Fixtures

Which Striker Will Take The Longest To Get Off The Mark In Premeriship (Minutes Played) 2011-2012*: 6/4 Drogba, 15/8 Torres, 7/2 Rooney, 4/1 Aguero

Golden Boot: 7/1 Van Persie, 7/1 Tevez, 15/2 Torres, 8/1 Hernandez, 9/1 Rooney, 11/1 Aguero, 12/1 Drogba, 12/1 Suarez, 14/1 D Bent, 16/1 Carroll, 20/1 Balotelli20/1 Dzeko, 20/1 Vab der Vaart, 20/1 Defoe, 25/1 Anelka,25/1 Berbatov, 25/1 Lampard, 25/1 Gervinho, 28/1 Gyan, 33/1 bar

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Tevez, Modric, Fabregas And Nasri: Stay Or Go?

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William Hill are offering a market on whether the all four of the Premier League’s high profile want away players leave their clubs by the end of the Summer transfer window. Hills go 9/2 about all four of Tevez, Nasri, Fabregas and Modric having left their clubs by the 31st August 2011 .

Hills are also offering 6/4 that Cesc Fabregas is the first of the four to go, while Carlos Tevez is 13/8 to do so. It would appear that Arsenal have more hope of keeping Nasri than Fabregas and he is offered at 10/3 to be the first of the four to go, while Modric is 6/1.

“With no lack of interest in the four players, it could well be that all four have moved on by the end of August,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Who will go first: 6/4 Fabregas; 13/8 Tevez; 10/3 Nasri; 6/1 Modric

All four to have changed clubs by the end of the transfer window (August 31st 2011): 9/2 yes; 1/8 no

Tevez Next Permanent Club: 5/2 Inter Milan; 7/2 Real Madrid; 7/2 Juventus; 9/2 English Club; 11/2 South American Club; 12/1 AC Milan; 16/1 Malaga; 20/1 MLS Club; 33/1 Barcelona

Samir Nasri Next Permanent Club: 8/13 Manchester City; 6/5 Manchester United; 8/1 Chelsea; 25/1 Real Madrid; 33/1 AC Milan

Luka Modric Next Permanent Club: 8/13 Chelsea; 5/2 Manchester United; 10/1 Manchester City; 20/1 Real Madrid; 20/1 Barcelona

Fabregas to still be at Arsenal at Arsenal after the Summer transfer window: 2/5 no; 7/4 yes

Joe Crilly
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You Bet Tevez U-turn…fab Number Of Starts

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Corinthians have pulled out of a deal to sign Carlos Tevez at the last minute and William Hill now make him 2/1 to join ANY English club after he leaves Manchester City. He is 5/2 to join any South American side and 4/1 to join Real Madrid. Juventus are 6/1 and Inter Milan 7/1.

“In a real U-Turn, it now appears more likely that Tevez will stay in England than go anywhere else when he inevitably leaves City although in terms of specific clubs, it appears that Real Madrid lead the race for the want away striker,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Carlos Tevez Next Club: 2/1 English; 5/2 South American Club; 4/1 Real Madrid; 6/1 Juventus; 7/1 Inter Milan; 20/1 AC Milan; 20/1 Malaga; 25/1 MLS Club; 25/1 Barcelona

FABREGAS GAMES STARTING AT BARCA

With Barcelona and Arsenal undertaking a tentative dialogue over the future of Cesc Fabregas, William Hill are offering odds on how many games he will start for the Catalan giants. He is 5/2 to start between 16 to 20 games, 9/2 to start under 11 games and 13/2 over 30.

“Despite the dearth of quality midfielders available to Barcelona, it looks as though the Spanish Champions may well be able to find a way to shoehorn him into their starting line-up,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Number of Fabregas starts for Barcelona in La Liga in the 2011-12 Season*:
9/2 Under 11
3/1 11-15
5/2 16-20
10/3 21-25
5/1 26-30
13/2 Over 30

*Bets void if Fabregas does not join Barcelona during this Summer’s Transfer Window

Joe Crilly
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Argie Bargie At City: You Bet One Argentine Out And One In

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With Carlos Tevez seemingly on his way out of Manchester City, William Hill have opened a market on who will come in to replace him, making Sergio Aguero their 1/2 favourite. Second favourite is Napoli playmaker Marek Hamsik at 5/1 with Samuela Eto’o, Giuseppe Rossi and Karim Benzema all offered at 6/1. Wayne Rooney is a 100/1 outsider.

“Tevez was in such sparkling form last season that he will be very hard to replace, but money is not an option for Manchester City and we fully expect them to splash the cash in order to find the best possible replacement,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Tevez’s goals were vital into propelling Manchester City into third place in the Premier League last season and Hills offer 4/7 that no player scores more than the 20 that he racked up last season. Of the players still at City, Hills make Balotelli 15/8 favourite to be the club’s leading scorer next season, although 7/4 is on offer for any player not currently there (or not a striker) to lead the scoring charts.

William Hill Manchester City Odds:

Who Will Be Manchester City’s Next Signing*: 1/2 Sergio Aguero; 5/1 Marek Hamsik; 6/1 Samuel Eto’o; 6/1 Giuseppe Rossi; 6/1 Karim Benzema; 9/1 Didier Drogba; 9/1 Pato; 10/1 Neymar; 10/1 Hulk; 12/1 Romelu Lukaku; 16/1 Falcao; 16/1 David Villa; 100/1 Wayne Rooney
*Only these players count

Manchester City Top Goalscorer: 15/8 Mario Balotelli; 9/4 Edin Dzeko; 12/1 Emmanuel Adebayor; 16/1 Jo; 20/1 Roque Santa Cruz; 7/4 Any Other

Will any player score more than Tevez’s 20 Premier League goals from last season: 5/4 yes; 4/7 no

Manchester City Finishing Position: 8/13 1st – 2nd; 11/4 3rd; 4/1 4th; 4/1 5th – 10th; 33/1 11th – 17th; 1000/1 Relegated

Joe Crilly
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Exhaulted Kompany: Vincent Hot Favourite For City Armband

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With the future of Carlos Tevez still to be decided, Hills are now betting on who will replace the striker as Captain of Manchester City on the first day of the upcoming season. Hills make Vincent Kompany the 1/4 red-hot favourite, while Yaya Toure is 7/2 second favourite. Garethe Barry is 9/2, Joe Hart 8/1, Lescott 10/1, David Silva 20/1 and Emmanuel Adebayor 100/1.

“Kompany has shown his leadership qualities, deputising in the absence of Tevez and Toure last season and it looks as though he will be the go-to man when City walk out at the start of next season,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Arsene Wenger has given Barcelona a two week window to make their move to sign Cesc Fabregas and William Hill have slightly cut the odds of him staying at the Emirates, at least during this transfer window, from 7/4 to 6/4.

William Hill Odds:

Manchester City Captain On The First Day Of The Season*: 1/4 Vincent Kompany; 7/2 Yaya Toure; 9/2 Gareth Barry; 8/1 Joe Hart; 10/1 Joleon Lescott; 20/1 David Silva; 100/1 Emmanuel Adebayor
* Not club captain but wearing the armband on the opening game of the 2011/12 season

Cesc Fabregas at Arsenal at the end of the Summer Transfer Window: 6/4 yes; 1/2 no

Joe Crilly
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Wenger To Go To War With City Over Nasri

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News reports suggest that Roberto Mancini has hardly endeared himself to his opposite number at Arsenal over a perceived lack of respect relating to Samir Nasri. Hill’s feel that Mr. Wenger’s suspicions may have weight to them, offering 8/13 that Nasri’s next club is Manchester City, while they go 6/5 about him moving to the red side of Manchester.

“The continuing saga surrounding Nasri’s future has turned ugly with the odds suggesting that he may well be turning out in the blue of City before too long,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Hills are also offering betting on where the two clubs finish following Arsenal being pipped into fourth by City. The odds indicate that City will finish higher than the Gunners once again with Mancini’s men odds on at 8/13 to finish in the top two and 1/2 to finish above Arsenal.

William Hill Mancini vs Wenger Odds:

Samir Nasri Next Club: 8/13 Manchester City; 6/5 Manchester United; 8/1 Chelsea; 25/1 Real Madrid; 33/1 AC Milan

Cesc Fabregas Next Club: 1/4 Barcelona; 7/2 Real Madrid; 8/1 Manchester City

Arsenal Finishing Position: 5/2 First or second; 4/1 Third; 11/4 Fourth; 11/8 Fifth to tenth; 16/1 11th to 17th; 500/1 Relegated

Manchester City Finishing Position: 8/13 First to second; 11/4 Third; 4/1 Fourth; 4/1 Fifth to tenth; 33/1 11th to 17th; 1000/1 Relegated

Season Match Bet: 1/2 Manchester City; 6/4 Arsenal

Joe Crilly
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