Championship Promotion Odds- Who will get promoted to the Premier League at the end of the 19-20 season?

The 2019-20 edition of the Championship kicks off tonight, with Luton taking on Middlesbrough. We decided to take a look at the Championship promotion odds before the beginning of the season. The team most likely to earn promotion is Leeds, who came so close last season before frittering it away. LUFC lead the pack at 8/5, ahead of the duo of Fulham and Cardiff, who were relegated from the top flight at the end of the 18/19 season.

However Huddersfield are not being considered favourites to bounce back- at 5/1, HTAFC’s chances are lower than the likes of West Brom, Brentford, Stoke and Boro.

What are the odds on Luton achieving three consecutive promotions ?

Luton earned back to back promotions from League Two and League One to play in the Championship during 19/20. They are quoted at 14/1 to get promoted from the Championship to the Premier League.

Championship promotion odds at the beginning of the 2019/20 EFL Championship season (odds as on August 2, 2019)

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Barcelona’s most expensive sales- List of Barca costliest outgoing player transfers

With Malcom’s imminent move to Zenit, here’s a look at Barcelona’s most expensive outgoing player transfers (sales) in their history. Neymar to PSG obviously trumps everything else with its 222 million euro transfer, but it’s interesting to see how many of these big name sales have happened in the last decade. It also shows the significance of Luis Figo’s transfer to arch rivals Real Madrid two decades ago- his transfer eclipses all but Neymar’s one.

Barcelona’s most expensive sold players (all figures in million euros)

1) Neymar to PSG (222)
2) Luis Figo to Real Madrid (60)
3) Paulinho to Guangzhou (47.5)
4) Malcom to Zenit (40+5)
5) Alexis to Arsenal (40)
6) Fabregas to Chelsea (36)
7) Cillessen to Valencia (35)
8) Yerry Mina to Everton (30.25+ 1.5)
9) Yaya Toure to Man City (30 mil- see graphic below)
10) Ronaldo to Inter (28)

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