Manchester United have agreed a £46million deal with Ajax for the signature of Lisandro Martinez. The Argentinian has been the subject of interest from United and Arsenal after winning the Player of the Year award at Ajax last season. However, the Dutchmen were reluctant to sell him and have been ignoring United’s bid. The versatile left-footer insisted it was a dream to play in the Premier League and that has forced them to agree a deal with United. Matchplug understands that they have agreed to sell him to the Red Devils in a transfer worth £46million. Both clubs are now meeting to iron out the details to the transfer after he refused to return to training. United expects to finish the business soon so that he can travel to join the rest of the squad in their preseason tour. Meanwhile, they have also reached an agreement with Barcelona over a move for Frenkie de Jong, but the midfielder is being owed salaries by the Catalans and is refusing to leave.

Robert Lewandowski could become the next superstar that Chelsea signs if his proposed transfer to Barcelona fails. The Polish striker has told Bayern Munich that he wants to leave the club in this transfer window and he prefers a move to Barca. The Spanish club has already reached an agreement over personal terms with the former Borussia Dortmund man. However, they are struggling to meet Bayern’s asking price for the prolific goal-scorer and now he could join another club. The striker is certainly done at Bavaria and he doesn’t expect to return to the Allianz Arena for preseason, and Matchplug understands that Chelsea is now a destination for him. The striker is also being targeted by PSG. Both clubs will battle to add him to their squad if Barca fails to find an agreement to add him to their squad.

Manchester United target Lisandro Martinez is willing to fall out with his present employers to secure a transfer to Old Trafford. The versatile left-footer has become the subject of interest from United and Arsenal in this transfer window and he wants to play in the Premier League. He was Ajax’s best player in the last campaign and the Gunners were the first club to make a move for him. However, United is now being managed by his former boss, Erik Ten Hag, so that makes it easy for them to sign him. Matchplug understands that he is now willing to cause a fight with the Dutch champions to secure the transfer. Ajax is holding out for a big fee before releasing his signature, but he might force them to reconsider that stance if he goes on strike to make the transfer happen.

Liverpool has sold Takumi Minamino to AS Monaco for £15.5m as the Japan international ends his spell with the Reds. He joined Liverpool from RB Salzburg in the January of 2020 and remained a backup to the club’s main front-three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. However, he always delivered when he is handed chances to play for the Reds. He was their hero in the initial rounds of the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup last season. Although he didn’t play in the final of each competition, but his contributions helped Jurgen Klopp’s side reach the last stage of the competition and ultimately won it. The Japanese attacker has always wanted to play regularly and he is now almost certain to enjoy that in Monaco. The French club’s manager, Phillipe Clement has been keen to work with him and he is delighted to have finally captured his signature. A Liverpool statement as quoted by The Daily Mail reads: ‘Minamino departs Liverpool having left a lasting impression on teammates, coaches and the club’s honours list. ‘Everyone at LFC would like to thank Taki for his contributions and wish him every success in the next chapter of his career.’

Chelsea is set to beat Arsenal to the signature of Raphinha despite coming into the party late. The winger has been linked with a move to Barcelona and Arsenal for a long time now and it seemed the Gunners will sign him. Mikel Arteta’s side was reportedly close to adding him to their squad alongside, Gabriel Jesus this week. However, that transfer looks dead in the waters now, with The Daily Mail reporting that Chelsea has reached an agreement with Leeds to sign him. The report claims the move will happen for around £55million rising to £60million with add-ons. This would be a huge blow to Arsenal and it shows that Chelsea’s new owners are serious about making the club great again. They have also been linked with a move for Raheem Sterling and Matthijs de Ligt. If these three deals go through, their fans will expect their club to be competing for titles in the next campaign.

Gareth Southgate has heaped praises on Bukayo Saka and says the Arsenal man would be the perfect son in-law. Saka has emerged as one of the best players in England in recent years and he did well for his country at Euro 2020. His penalty miss cost them the trophy in the final defeat to Italy, and he suffered from some serious vile abuses. However, he didn’t let that put him down and he has remained one of the finest players in the country for his club and the national team. Speaking about the youngster recently, Southgate said, as quoted by The Sun: “He’s a fabulous kid. “If your daughter brings Bukayo home, you’d be more than happy! “His family have been brilliant with him. Here, he felt the love of the players and staff immediately after the Euros.”

Brentford has made an official approach to sign Arsenal target, Aaron Hickey, according to The Daily Mail. The left-back currently plays for Bologna and he had an outstanding season with the Serie A club. Arsenal struggled to get the best from their summer signing Nuno Tavares and he is now expected to be replaced. However, they seem to move too slow in their bid to sign Hickey and he could join the Bees instead, according to the report. It claims Thomas Frank’s side did well in their first season in the Premier League and they are now looking to keep their status next season as well. The report claims they see Hickey as a player that will bolster their squad further and they are now happy to add him to the group. With so many clubs looking to sign him, Bologna will be happy because now they can get a huge fee from selling a player they bought for around 2m euros.

Ever heard the phrase, “the house always wins?” It’s a reassurance that now matter what you play or how lucky you are, the game master always makes his profit; even when he is losing. Truth is if you want to bet on sports and win big, you have to stop thinking about which odds to place or which games are the easiest and start thinking on how to beat the system so that you can one up bookmakers at every turn. In this guide, we are going to share everything you need to know on how to win in Sports Betting. These are hacks you will not find everywhere, that are purely about sports betting in general and will help you beat bookmakers at their own game repeatedly. Why does this guide work? To understand the guide, you first have to know why and how it works. To answer these questions, we have divulged 3 secrets below as a pre-game to the actual guide. Here it goes… see if you can follow. Providers direct attention toward form Bookmakers make their money from and pay TV channels and affiliates from the prices they offer.  But it doesn’t end there, it also applies to the events that you choose to bet on too. So, these TV channels, bookies and affiliates, and social media will always send you to events where there is poor value and you are far less likely to win because of this low quality value. Providers won’t send you to places where their sports books may have their incorrect pricings. But this guide will show where you can find those weak pricings and also lay out the proposed five-step guide. Winning in sports betting is not about picking a winner Before you dive in, one thing you should get clear is that winning in sports betting is not about picking a winner. It’s about getting the  right price and then letting variance do the hard work for you. For example, if there is a 50% chance of something happening and equivalent odds are: Decimal 2.00 Fractional Evens (1/1) Moneyline 100 The price of your bet is: Decimal 2.63 Fractional Evens (13/8) Moneyline 163 Difference of: Difference per £1000 bet Profit/Loss – £630 Any bets you strike as above the current price is your overall margin. So, the next bet might not come in or be the winner. But, overall a wider sample of bets, means that you can come out on top and you can always win through taking value in the marketplace. Find odds which are above their value While this sounds like an easy thing to do, it is actually hard to find odds which are above their market value, because bookmakers and sportsbooks do the complete opposite,  which is to offer you odds below their true value in their alternate directions. When they do this, they effectively give you shorter odds than the probable chance of something happening. Now that we have discussed these secrets, beating the system is where these 5 steps come in. 5 Step-guide you must see on always winning sports betting Looking in the right place Direct comparison Be in the line Confirmation Understanding the process 1.  Looking in the right place There is no stated time or place where you can deploy this first step, but we can tell you what to look for. There are a lot of different providers on sports like greyhound racing, and this is because it is a fast-moving marketplace. There are often lots of changes that happen in this event and it’s less interesting for them and their traders and their trading rooms. This lack of interest makes it possible for you to pick up on changes before the providers do and skin them for it. For horse racing, you would want to look at the lower quality horse races, especially the ones that happen on all weather turfs. In Football look at the far lower leagues, the less interesting events. Although, football can be tricky because there are less opportunities for this to happen. While you can replicate this move on some other of your favorite sports, it is important to know that  the Greyhounds racing market is good and profitable place to try this because there is a race happening every few minutes, especially during evenings or summer season, and providers are not focused on the events and the general public is not focused as well, plus it is a fast changing market. The faster you dig in on all the juicy odds the higher your chances of securing a good odds and an even better payout before the markets change and other bettors are left scrambling for the meager leftovers. 2. Direct comparison There are betting exchanges and sportsbook exchanges that happen very close to the starting time or at starting time itself. There is also the wisdom of the crowds and thousands of people placing bets, making this time the closest you will get to the value of the true price of something. If you can find a direct comparison where the sportsbook odds are bigger than the exchange odds, then it is in your favor. The bigger the disparity the better, therefore the bigger the disparity between two, the larger you should stake. 3. Be in the line For a greyhound event, the prices change rapidly, but you managed to back it at the price it previously was; a far bigger price despite the price crashing late on. Find fast moving odds on an event bookies are not monitoring and bet on their value. However, also look for significant volume on the selection close to or at the start of an event. So, if you backed a sportsbook odds of 3.75 at the starting price of 3.0, and backed on another betting site at 7 and the odds go nearer to 5.5. You can see where there is a significant gamble or there is some money coming down on