Marcus Rashford is reportedly close to signing a new five-year deal with Manchester United that will make him one of the best-paid players in the Premier League.
According to reports by Sportsmail, the England international will renew his contract at Old Trafford, which will keep him at his boyhood club for the long term. The contract renewal comes after a blistering season at Old Trafford, which saw Rashford score 30 goals in 56 games across all competitions.
The 25-year-old’s deal was set to expire in 2024, but his new contract will see him stay at the club until at least 2028.
Meanwhile, contract discussions between Man United and Rashford have been ongoing for some time, with the Red Devils looking to make the England forward among the club’s highest earners.
Rashford was earning £250,000 per week in his previous contract. But according to reports, his salary is set to rise to £375,000 a week when he puts pen to paper in the new deal.
The player is being represented in negotiations with the Manchester club by his agent Dwaine Maynard, and the new deal will see him become the fourth-highest-earning player in the Premier League.
The Colorado Rapids finished off with a scoreless draw against the Portland Timbers on Wednesday July 4 at the DSG Park.
This game resumed in the 46th minute, and only players who were active on July 4 could play, meaning that Andrew Gutman of the Rapids, who joined the team after that date, was ruled out of the match.
The result leaves Colorado at the bottom of the Western Conference on 18 points after 22 matches, but the Rapids have only lost once in their last four outings, meaning they may have turned a corner.
A playoff spot for this team is realistically out of reach, with the Rapids 11 points behind Dallas FC in seventh, but a good climax to the season may be in the cards for them.
Betting On Houston Dynamo
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Failing to qualify for the playoffs in each of the past five seasons, Houston was set to clinch a top-seven position in the Western Conference and be present for the business end of the season.
This plan took a huge blow Wednesday night when they were defeated by Minnesota United onthe road, courtesy of strikes from Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Ismael Tajouri, and Teemu Pukki, but their is still time to turn things in their favor.
Houston is presently, ninth position in the Western Conference, after picking up 28 points from 22 matches, with only eight wins coming on the road.
Since they had an easy 4-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes on June 22, Houston lost consecutive games against Austin FC and Seattle Sounders before splitting the spoils in an intriguing 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City and suffering a loss to Minnesota United, so they are expected to end the winless curse today.
MatchPlug Prediction
Although they enter today’s game in better form, Colorado Rapids still hage a poor home record, and Houston has a bad away record, so the teams might cancel each other out, resulting in a draw.
Austin FC has gathered 29 points from 22 MLS matches played so far, which means they are presently in the playoff places, but they won’t reach the top position, since they are 12 points behind St. Louis City who is in first place.
Despite this setback, Austin is still on track to have a great season, and their form has gotten better in recent weeks, gathering 10 points in their last five games, defeating Houston Dynamo, Dallas FC and Minnesota United.
This team won their last two home games without forfeiting a goal, so they will be happy to be playing at Q2 today, as they have had a patchy form on the road lately, losing to the Vancouver Whitecaps the last time.
Austin sank into a 2-1 defeat in Canada, in what was an inspiring peformance, scoring just two shots on target throughout the whole match, a necessary improvement will be needed this week.
But, they struggled the last they played against Sporting Kansas City, losing 4-1 in the alternate fixture back in June, despite controlling most of the possession.
Sporting Kansas City somehow became easy winners in the last fixture between the two teams, but their form since then has been disappointing, winner only one of their last six matches.
Kansas drew three of those matches, and are unbeaten in July, so there is an upside for them, but they will need more wins, and quickly too if they want to be in the playoffs.
They are presently two points off the playoff spots, but they have played three matches more than the two teams directly above them in the table, and blew a good chance to secure three points the last time.
Sporting went in 2-0 up at half-time against Real Salt Lake, with Daniel Salloi and Johnny Russell getting on the scoresheet, but they lost control of the game in the second half, eventually ending 2-2.
They have played poorly on the road since this season, not winning away from home since a 2-1 victory at Seattle Sounders at the beginning of May.
Austin FC have played well at home in recent weeks, winning their last two games at Q2 3-0, and experts expect them to have another easy victory this Saturday. While they lost to Kansas City in April, they are three points above them in the table, even after playing two fewer matches.
Final Prediction: Austin FC Moneyline.
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