Lionel Messi open to Inter Miami transfer this summer 

February 16, 2023 No Comments

Lionel Messi is interested in signing for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami according to reports. The Paris Saint-Germain forward is out of contract at the end of this season. However, talks have been going on between his entourage and PSG about extending the terms of his contract at Parc des Princes. Read more: Newcastle targeting Alphonso Davies But according to the French publication L’Equipe, Messi is growing increasingly unsure about staying in France, and Inter Miami are in pole position to sign him. The MLS club, owned by David Beckham and coached by former Manchester United player Phil Neville, have been interested in Messi since he left Barca two seasons ago. They were reportedly close to agreeing on a deal with the Argentina international but fell short at a crucial time as Messi wasn’t ready to leave Paris. But from reports in France, Messi and his family are now open to living in the United States. 

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Ajax vs Union Berlin: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

February 16, 2023 No Comments

Ajax will welcome Union Berlin to Johan Cruijff Arena for the first leg of the 2022/23 Europa League knockout playoffs. Ajax find themselves in this stage of the Europa League by finishing third in their UEFA Champions League group stage behind Napoli and Liverpool.  They have not had a good season since Erik ten Hag left, with his replacement Alfred Schreuder sacked last month after overseeing a seven-game winless run of league games. But things have looked up under Johnny Heitinga, with the new coach leading Ajax to four consecutive league wins. Read more: Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea: Preview and Expert Football Prediction They will turn their attention to this tie, hoping to build on their all-time record against German opponents in search of progression (W23, D7, L8). The hosts have progressed from ten of their 12 two-legged UEFA ties against German opponents, so they will back themselves to record a straight win here. Union Berlin qualified for this stage of the Europa League courtesy of a second-place finish in their Europa League group.  This is their first taste of knockout European football, and they will be hoping to get their first-ever positive result against Dutch opponents after a pair of defeats against Feyenoord last season.  Urs Fischer’s men look well placed to do exactly that after maintaining their perfect 2023 competitive record (W6) with a 2-1 win at Leipzig at the weekend, a victory which kept them just one point in arrears of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich as they strive for a maiden top-flight title. Union Berlin games have been characterised by tight margins, as four of their last five victories came by a 2-1 scoreline. All six of their UEL group games also ended with a 1-0 scoreline either way (W4, L2), highlighting the Iron Ones’ steely determination. That said, we can expect an Under 2.5 Goals outing in this game.

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Barcelona vs Manchester United: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

February 16, 2023 No Comments

Barcelona will welcome  Manchester United to Camp Nou this Thursday as both sides faceoff in the first leg of the 2022/23 Europa League knock playoffs. Barcelona qualified for this stage of the Europa League by finishing in third place in their Champions League group, behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. While that represented an embarrassment for the La Liga giants, they will want to make the most of their opportunity here. Last season they also found themselves in the Europa League after exiting the UCL. Still, they failed to win the title after losing to eventual winner Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals. Read more: Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Coming into this tie on the back of a 16-game unbeaten run (W15, D1) shows that Barca aren’t as lousy as they were early this season or last season when they crashed out of the UCL. Unlike Barca, who came from the Champions League, Manchester United qualified for this stage by finishing second in their Europa League group on goal difference. They are also a team in form, having lost just once across 17 competitive matches (W14, D2) whilst managing eight clean sheets in that period. So, they will travel to Camp Nou full of confidence despite their poor record against Barcelona (five losses in the last five head-to-heads).  Given how solid both teams’ defence is, this game could end in under 2.5 goals.

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Madrid want to use Díaz in the deal to sign Napoli star, Kvaratskhelia

February 15, 2023 No Comments

Real Madrid want to sign Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia this summer but will use a player as part of the deal. According to reports in Spain, Los Blancos want to use AC Milan forward Brahim Díaz as a make-weight in the deal. Real Madrid  Although former Madrid man Diaz has been signed permanently by AC Milan, Real Madrid can still bring him back to Santiago Bernabeu as they have a buyback clause in the deal that took him to San Siro. Read more: Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be sold this summer to fund Declan Rice Chelsea’s move According to the report, Madrid intend to bring him back and include him in a deal for Kvaratskhelia so that Napoli will reduce their asking price. The Serie A side signed the Georgian for just €10m last summer. But his form this season has attracted the interest of Europe’s leading clubs, including Real Madrid.  As such, Napoli will look to sell him for at least €70m. Kvaratskhelia has scored eleven goals and provided 14 assists in 23 games this season.

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Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

February 15, 2023 No Comments

Chelsea will travel to Signal Iduna Park this Wednesday to face Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the 2022/23 round of 16. The hosts come into this tie on the back of an impressive 2-0 win over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. The win was their sixth consecutive win in all competitive games after the restart, with each of those games seeing them score at least twice each occasion. Their results, plus a patchy run of form by Bayern Munich, has seen the Black and Yellow move to within three points of the top spot in the Bundesliga. So they will welcome Chelsea to this tie full of confidence yet desperate to improve on a winless record from their last 12 games against British clubs (D3, L9). Read more: PSG vs Bayern Munich: Preview and Expert Football Prediction However, Chelsea will travel to Germany in patchy form, having won just once in their last eight outings in 2023 (D4, L3). Despite being richly loaded in attack, they also failed to score more than once in any of those games. With the pressure mounting on manager Graham Potter, there is a feeling that his performance in the UCL could determine, to a large extent, how long he will last in Stamford Bridge this season. However, the manager has a good European record as he won his first four UCL games and could become the first English manager to win five consecutive UCL matches.   However, overall, Chelsea’s record in the UCL round-of-16 remains patchy, as they have progressed from this stage of the competition just twice in their last six attempts. Given Dortmund’s form at home, this will be another tough outing for Chelsea, and this game will likely feature goals from both teams. Click here for the best BTTS/GG bets. 

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Newcastle targeting Alphonso Davies

February 15, 2023 No Comments

Premier League top four hopefuls Newcastle United want to sign Bayern Munich and Canada defender Alphonso Davies next season. According to journalist Ben Jacobs in his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, the Magpies’ sporting director Dan Ashworth recognises Davies as the ideal profile for the club’s left-back position and will attempt to sign him next season. Read more: Manchester United target Paulo Dybala Davies is Bayern’s number-one left-back and will not come cheap. The 22-year-old has made 26 appearances for Bayern in all competitions this season, scoring two goals and providing six assists. He is valued at €70.00m, meaning that Newcastle will have to break their transfer record to land him. However, given their wealth under Saudi owners, the Magpies can easily afford the player and still not break FFP rules.

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Arsenal vs Manchester City: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

February 15, 2023 No Comments

It’s the top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League this Wednesday as league leaders Arsenal take on defending champions Manchester City. The Gunners come into this tie just three points ahead of City with a game in hand, so there is a chance that Pep Guardiola’s side will overtake them here if they drop points. That makes this tie a must-win for Mikel Arteta’s title chasers. However, they come into this tie in dire form, having not won in three competitive games (D1, L2). Although their last game saw a VAR error. Arteta will hope the conditions are okay in this game as he attempts to beat his mentor. Read more: AC Milan vs Tottenham: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Guardiola is the only manager Arteta has failed to beat in the PL  (L5), and City have also emerged victorious the last ten times these clubs have faced each other in this competition. So, the Catalan coach will feel confident here. Yet his team’s run of three losses in the last seven games (W4) shows that things can go wrong for them if they lose focus. With three clean sheets in the last five meetings between both sides, we can expect a low-scoring affair when both teams meet. However, given the league position of both teams and the magnitude of this game, we can expect a cagey affair. So a bet of under 2.5 goals could be the best prediction for this game.

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Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be sold this summer to fund Declan Rice Chelsea’s move.

February 14, 2023 No Comments

Chelsea could sell midfield duo Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Conor Gallagher to raise funds to sign West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. According to Football Insider, the Blues want to secure a “box-office midfielder signing” this summer and have identified the West Ham captain as one of their priorities once the summer transfer window opens. Read more: Manchester United target Paulo Dybala But to secure the deal, they might have to part ways with one or two midfielders to create space for Rice and raise the funds needed to facilitate the deal. Gallagher, whose contract runs till 2025, and Loftus-Cheek, whose contract runs till 2024, are the players likely to be sold at the end of the season to push the deal. Another player who could also be released is Mateo Kovacic, whose contract expires in June 2024.

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AC Milan vs Tottenham: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

February 14, 2023 No Comments

AC Milan will welcome Tottenham to the San Siro this Tuesday for their first leg of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League round of 16.  Both teams qualified for this tournament round despite winning three group games out of six. AC Milan finished second in their group behind Chelsea, while Tottenham won their group. The hosts, who qualified for this round of the tournament for the first time in nine seasons, have some ongoing concerns about a potential lack of presence in Europe in 2023/24 due to their domestic form. Read more: Sampdoria vs Inter Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction  But they ended their seven-game winless run (D2, L5) across all competitions with a 1-0 Serie A victory against Torino last Friday. So they will welcome Tottenham to San Siro in better shape. Meanwhile, the visitors come into this tie in bad shape after they were beaten in the Premier League by Leicester City (4-1). The result ended a run of three straight wins for Spurs and kept them outside the top four in the Premier League. They travel to San Siro looking for a repeat of their performance here when they secured a 1-0 win in this fixture to qualify for the next round. However, they have a poor record away from home in the UCL, with their 2-1 win over Marseille in their last UCL away game just their fourth in 14 Champions League away trips (D5, L5). That said, given both sides’ patchy form, this game could go either way, with a goalless draw or a high-scoring affair possible.  Click here to get the best Under 2.5 goals, and over 2.5 goals bet.

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Real Madrid is tracking Richarlison and Dusan Vlahovic as potential summer targets

February 14, 2023 No Comments

Spanish giants Real Madrid are reportedly tracking Richarlison and Dusan Vlahovic as potential summer targets. According to ESPN, Los Blancos consider adding a natural number nine to their ranks essential. They have identified the Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus forwards as the perfect players to understudy Karim Benzema. The French striker, who has reportedly renewed his Real Madrid contract till 2024, is 35, even though he hasn’t let injuries affect his goal-scoring numbers as much.  Read more: Salah put up for Sale by Liverpool However, with Mariano Diaz leaving Santiago Bernabeu in the summer and Benzema only getting older, Real Madrid feel an additional striker to the attacking department is their priority. Richarlison and Vlahovic are two young forwards that fit the bill even though both players only recently joined their clubs for big money. Richarlison was signed last summer, while Vlahovic signed for Juventus in January 2022.

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