Young predicted to make Aston Villa exit
Betfair have nine different markets open asking whether several of the players and managers expected to participate in this summer's biggest transfer sagas will still be with their current employers once the dust has settled at the start of September.
One of those involves Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, whose contract with the club expires at the end of next season, with the common consensus being that his failure to agree a new deal by this point makes his departure over the next few weeks inevitable.
The England international has spoken of his desire to be competing for trophies as he enters what he rates as the peak of his career, and Villa team-mate Darren Bent has admitted that it will be difficult for the 25-year-old to resist temptation to move with Manchester United and Liverpool both linked.
If you think that Young will be convinced to either sign an extension or stay one more year before leaving for nothing in 2012 then odds of [3.55] are available to snap up on him remaining in the second city, while if you believe that his exit wish will be granted, [1.16] is the price on offer.
Another of the many footballers whose futures you have the opportunity to profit from is Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who perhaps surprisingly is favoured to stick around at the Emirates at [1.71]. Those that anticipate him finally making his way back to Barcelona can exploit odds of [2.0].
In addition to many more players, including Carlos Tevez, Andrey Arshavin and Didier Drogba, you can bet on whether Jose Mourinho will spend a second campaign in charge of Real Madrid, with the chances of him keeping to the task of trying to overhaul Barcelona rated at [1.18].
If you foresee a shock parting of the ways at the Bernabeu, he is [3.9] to go...
Published: 24 May 2011
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