adminLONDON. — Jaw-dropping new broadcast deals totalling 8.3 billion pounds have enabled the English Premier League to assemble a dazzling galaxy of soccer stars for the 2016-17 season. Jose Mourinho will have Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba at his disposal at Manchester United, while Pep Guardiola has authorised a splurge of over 100 million pounds since becoming Manchester City manager.With Chelsea and Liverpool also spending big and Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur looking to build on positive campaigns, Leicester City’s odds of repeating May’s fairytale title success are only 33-1.
Claudio Ranieri’s men famously defied odds of 5 000-1 to win the title in May, but he has warned: “We know very well we are the champions, but we are the underdogs.
“There are six big teams who want to win.
“They want to kill us.” — AFP.
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