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.

Transfers for the week ending July 24

ENGLAND
Emmanuel ADEBAYOR, Arsenal to Manchester City
Kyle NAUGHTON, Sheffield United to Tottenham Hotspur
Bjorn Helge RIISE, Lillestrom (Nor) to Fulham
Kyle WALKER, Sheffield United to Tottenham Hotspur

FRANCE
Aly CISSOKHO, Porto (Por) to Lyon
GERVINHO, Le Mans to Lille

GERMANY
Marcus BERG, Groningen (Hol) to Hamburg
Tim BOROWSKI, Bayern Munich to Werder Bremen
Andreas IVANSCHITZ, Panathinaikos (Gre) to Mainz
MANICHE, Atletico Madrid (Spa) to Koln

PORTUGAL
Felipe CAICEDO, Man City (Eng) to Sporting
JAVI GARCIA, Real Madrid (Spa) to Benfica

RUSSIA
Sergei KORNILENKO, Tom Tomsk to Zenit St. Petersburg

SPAIN
Esteban GRANERO, Getafe to Real Madrid
KEIRRISON, Palmeiras to Barcelona
MANUCHO, Man United (Eng) to Valladolid
Ikechukwu UCHE, Getafe to Zaragoza

SWITZERLAND
Alexander FREI, Borussia Dortmund (Ger) to Basle

TURKEY
ANDRE SANTOS, Corinthians (Bra) to Fenerbahce
CRISTIAN, Corinthians (Bra) to Fenerbahce

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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