March 6, 2018 - Matchplug Blog

Manchester City join race for highly sought-after Fulham youngster

Manchester City have become the latest team to show an interest in signing Fulham’s youngster, Ryan Sessegnon as the 17 years old continues to shine in the Championship.

Sessegnon broke unto the scene as a 16 years old last season and had plenty admirers, but Fulham were able to convince him that remaining with them was the best option for his career and he signed a professional deal with them. He has gone on to show this season that he is not a one-season wonder and has already reached double figures for goals.

His form has attracted the interest of Tottenham, Manchester United, Liverpool and Real Madrid, but Sun Sport is claiming that Manchester City have become the latest team to show interest in his signature and they hope to steal him from under the noses of their rivals.

He is set to cost his potential new employers at least £40 million, and Fulham do not need to sell. But if they fail to gain promotion to the Premier League at the end of this season, it would be difficult to convince Sessegnon to remain with them.

Tottenham vs Juventus Match Preview, Match Predictions, and Betting Tips

Tottenham were clear underdogs in the first leg of this game, but the Lilywhites surprising came back from Turin with 2 away goals and a draw to keep this game open for another 90 minutes at Wembley.

Gonzalo Higuain looked to have dumped them out when he netted a brace inside the first 10 minutes, but Harry Kane led the comeback and Spurs would now look to eliminate last season’s finalists in this game. They have won 3 and drawn 1 of their last 4 games, qualifying for the next round of the FA Cup and moving into the top four.

They have scored in 22 of their 23 home games this season, and Harry Kane has netted in 31 of 34 Premier League and Champions League games.

Juventus remain indomitable in the Serie A and they would climb back to the top if they win their outstanding game after Napoli lost to AS Roma at the weekend. They have won all of their 3 matches since the first leg and they remain unbeaten in their last 20 games. They have scored in all but 2 games this season and they have netted in 17 of their last 18 games away from home.

They have both won one, lost one and drawn one of their last 3 meetings together.

Manchester City vs FC Basel Match Preview, Soccer Predictions, and Betting Tips

Manchester City were clear favourites to reach the quarter-final when this draw was made, but few people expected them to almost finish the job in the first leg. The Cityzens ran out 4-0 victors in that game in Switzerland, putting one foot firmly in the next round.

Pep Guardiola’s men surprisingly lost 1-0 to Wigan in their very next game, but they have followed that disappointment up with 3 straight wins, 2 against Arsenal and 1 against Chelsea, netting 7 times and conceding none. They could rest a few players for this game, but the team is filled with top quality even on the bench.

FC Basel have struggled since the first leg of this game, going on to lose to St Gallen and Young Boys after that match. They come into this game with no match action since the 27th of last month due to postponements.

They netted in 5 of their 7 Champions League games this season, and finished ahead of Benfica and CSKA Moscow to set up this match, they would be looking to at least pull one goal back in this game as they would be under less pressure to perform.

The first leg last month was the first time these sides have ever met.