The Europa League 2022/2023 has taken a different turn, especially in the semi-final first leg. The competition only gets tougher as each club tries its best to increase their chances of winning the trophy by reaching the final.
FiveThirtyEight has made a new prediction about the clubs with the most chances of reaching the Europa League semi-finals this season.
Roma have a 64% chance of reaching the Europa League final while Bayer Leverkusen has a 36% chance of reaching the final. Roma won 1-0 in the semi-final first leg of the Europa League, giving them the advantage to reach the final. Despite a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Sevilla has a higher chance of reaching the Europa League final according to new predictions. Some have a 57% chance while Juventus have a 43% chance of reaching the Europa League final as predicted by FiveThirtyEight.
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Brentford boss Thomas Frank says Manchester United and Tottenham will have to pay more than £40m for star goalkeeper David Raya.
The Spaniard looks set to leave the Gtech Community Stadium this summer after turning down several offers to extend his contract which expires in 2024.
As a result, Brentford is ready to cash in on Raya and prepare to live without the 27-year-old, after starting negotiations with Freiburg over the signing of Dutch goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
It's good news for United and Spurs, who have been linked with Raya for months, with Raya leading the race for his signature as they look for a long-term replacement for Hugo Lloris.
Interest from the Red Devils has cooled somewhat with David de Gea set to stay at Old Trafford despite his many serious missteps. Chelsea have also shown interest in the past but they appear to have turned their attention to Inter Milan's Andre Onana, although new manager Mauricio Pochettino may have chosen to keep his faith with Edouard Mendy or Kepa Arrizabalaga.
However, anyone making a move for Raya will have to spend big, with Frank offering his star price during Friday's pre-match press conference ahead of Brentford's game against West Ham.
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Thomas Frank can still help Brentford qualify for the European Cup (Image:
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“Without a doubt, David is the case where he stays for a year and we'll see what happens. We are very pleased with David here.
"Everybody knows he's a £40million-plus goalkeeper if anyone is interested and we're prepared in any position." "Maybe he will leave this summer, for the right price, and if that happens, of course we have to be prepared."
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Ivan Toney has scored 20 goals in the Premier League this season (Image:
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Frank also addressed the future of Bees striker Ivan Toney, who has also been linked with a big money move to United thanks to his incredible form which has seen him score 20 goals. wins in the Premier League this season – only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have more.
He added:
"I love Ivan and I think what he has achieved here is amazing and there is much more for him to achieve here. I am really happy that he is a Brentford player.
"He did well in Ligue 1, then he played well in the league and got promoted, he scored 12 goals in the Premier League last year, now he has 20 goals, hopefully many more, where is the limit?" I think he has good potential. "I know he's not 22 yet, but look at some of the best strikers in the world:
[Robert] Lewandowski, [Karim] Benzema, they are like fine wines improving, they know how to be in good positions. I think Ivan will get better and better.
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