Newcastle are the bookies’ favourites to win the Championship but relegated clubs have a very poor record of bouncing straight back – Simon Hopper analyses the best ante-post bets ahead of the new season.

Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o has arrived in Italy for a medical with Inter as the swap deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic moves closer to completion.

“I’m very happy to be at Inter. I’m here to work and win the Champions League,” the Cameroon forward said.

Eto’o, who helped Barca to a Spanish league and Cup double as well as victory in the Champions League last season, is set to join Inter as part of a deal that would see Ibrahimovic move in the opposite direction.

The Catalans will also loan Belarus midfielder Aleksandr Hleb to Inter on loan for a season and pay a cash supplement reported to be in the region of €45 million.

Newcastle are the bookies’ favourites to win the Championship but relegated clubs have a very poor record of bouncing straight back – Simon Hopper analyses the best ante-post bets ahead of the new season.

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