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Wantaway keeper 5-6 to play more than Romero

MANCHESTER UNITED were involved in two of the biggest stories on deadline day – clinching a reported £36m deal for Monaco forward Anthony Martial and holding on to wantaway goalkeeper David De Gea, whose proposed move to Real Madrid fell through.

Coral had slashed their odds on De Gea departing Old Trafford this summer to 1-2 before suspending betting on Monday night but the transfer collapsed.

United are likely to be stronger if De Gea returns to the side in the right fame of mind, but in the short term he faces a battle to dislodge Sergio Romero from the side.

Hills bet on which of United’s keepers will make more Premier League appearances this season and go 5-6 Romero, 5-6 De Gea and 20-1 Victor Valdes. Argentina international Romero is 1-2 with Coral to start United’s next game against Liverpool on September 12.

The Red Devils have added some much-needed firepower to their attack with the capture of Martial. The young French striker scored 11 goals in 49 league appearances for Monaco but is on the upgrade and gets the respect of Betfred, who go 9-2 that he wins the Young player of the Year award and 6-1 that he is Manchester United’s top Premier League scorer this season.

Hills go even money that the new arrival scores more league goals than Wayne Rooney, who is 8-11 to come out on top, and they have handed 19-year-old Martial a 25-1 quote to win the Golden Boot.

Chelsea’s quest to sign a high-profile centre-back ended in failure after Paris St-Germain knocked back two bids for Brazil international Marquinhos.

The Blues completed two deals, snapping up defensive duo Papy Djilobodji and Michael Hector from Nantes and Reading, although Hector will stay put for the time being after rejoining the Royals on a season loan.

West Ham had a busy deadline day, sealing loan deals for Chelsea winger Victor Moses and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song and the permanent signings of Nikica Jelavic and Michail Antonio from Hull and Nottingham Forest.

Bournemouth’s summer search for a striker ended with the £4m capture of Glenn Murray from Crystal Palace.

Murray is 3-1 with bet365 to score ten or more league goals this season – he is 2-9 to fall short – and he is 6-4 to score in either of this season’s fixtures against Palace.

Aston Villa continued their summer rebuild by snapping up 18-year-old goalkeeper Matija Sarkic fom Anderlecht and ex-England international defender Joleon Lescott from West Brom.

Lescott could feature in Villa’s home match against the Baggies on September 19 and is likely to get a hot reception from the away fans.
Bet365 have priced up several Lescott specials for the occasion, offering 12-1 that he scores, 25-1 he concedes a penalty and 40-1 he gets sent off.

Watford – the busiest top-flight club across the summer window – continued their spending spree by clinching the permanent signings of Belgian striker Obbi Oulare from Club Brugge and Adlene Guedioura from Crystal Palace, and sealing a season loan for Colombian winger Victor Ibarbo from Roma.

The Hornets’ deals caught the attention of Ladbrokes, who pushed them out from 6-5 to a standout 13-10 in their relegation market.

Charlie Austin – last season’s fourth top scorer in the Premier League with 18 goals – remained with QPR, providing a huge boost to the Londoners’ promotion hopes.

The Hoops have been cut from 14-1 to 11-1 in Boylesports’ Championship outright market and Austin is 6-1 from 9-1 with bet365 to top the second-tier scoring charts.

Matej Vydra could give Austin a run for his money after joining Reading from Watford on a season loan.

The Czech hitman is a proven striker in the Championship, scoring 36 goals in 83 appearances, and has been installed at 33-1 by bet365 to win the division’s Golden Boot.

bet365 – J Lescott specials v West Brom on September 19: 12 scores, 25 concedes a penalty, 40 red card, own goal. G Murray Premier League goals: 2-9 under 9.5, 3 over 9.5.

Betfred – A Martial 2015-16 specials: 9-2 PFA young player of year, 6 top Man Utd scorer.

Hills – Premier League goals match bet: 8-11 W Rooney v Evs A Martial.

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