The players of City are in Abu Dhabi

Manchester City`s team left for Abu Dhabi, where they will train in the next few days. Pep Guardiola and friends flew to the U.A.E. immediately after the epic win with 5:3 over Monaco in the Champions League and the hotel in which the Citizens will stay impressed even the most pretentious people.
The English team is staying in one of the most prestigious hotels in the region `Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace`, in which the price of the cheapest room is 500 pounds. In the media, however, some information leaked that the people from the headquarters of the Citizens inhabit luxury apartments, which price starts at 2,000 pounds a night.
That is not the first time that City stays at the hotel. This happened in 2015 when the manager back then Manuel Pellegrini undertook a similar trip. After that, however, the Citizens endured severe criticism after they lost the derby against Manchester United.

Lallana re-signed his contract with Liverpool

One of the leaders of Liverpool Adam Lallana signed a new three-year contract with the club, with the option for an additional 12 months after its expiry.
The monthly remuneration for the Englishman would be 440 000 pounds, which puts him among the best-paid stars of the Merseysiders.
`That wonderful place to be at the moment and for the player who wants to be a part of something special, I can`t imagine anything better. We have a wonderful staff that will get better with each passing day. We have a manager and coaching staff at a world level.`, Lallana said after signing his new contract.
Jurgen Klopp also expressed his satisfaction that the midfielder will stay at Anfield for a long `That is wonderful news for the club via soccer predictions because Adam is a fine player and an even better person. I am very happy that we are going to spend a long time together and we want the same thing - Liverpool to be successful.`

Soccer Picks - 09.02.2017

Xanthi vs. PAOK
In a quarterfinal clash for the Cup of Greece, against each other we will see the teams of Xanthi and PAOK. The guest team can have a serious dose of self-esteem because it is in a series of seven consecutive wins, most of them with a handicap. While for the hosts the situation is not so good since they lost their matches from the last two rounds. The guests have played football at a higher level in recent times and it would be logical to win the game predicted by topsoccerpredictions.com today. Our soccer forecast is 2.

Platanias vs. AEK Athens
AEK Athens also boast an impressive form. The team won the last two matches with a result of 6:0, which can certainly embarrass the hosts. With 3:0 they have won their last three matches against Platanias. That is why we believe in the victory of AEK. Our football prediction is 2.

Sydney FC vs. Wellington Phoenix
The hosts are leaders in the standings and they look almost certain champions and they now have a solid head start on top. After 18 rounds played, Sydney FC has not yet felt the taste of a defeat. Their opponent, Wellington Phoenix is on the eighth place, which was not particularly impressive in a Championship with ten teams. They won only one point in their last three games. Our soccer prediction is 1.

Tottenham is worried about Lamela

The Spurs are seriously worried about the condition of the Argentine`s Erik Lamela whose injury has not been diagnosed yet.
The offensive footballer has not played since October because of a problem in his hip and on Friday he is going to pass the new tests. For some time he worked with a physiotherapist at his former club from soccer predictions Roma, but the Londoners are already beginning to be seriously worried about his condition.
`It is very difficult to say when he will return. We have to wait and see what will happen because we are still not sure about the diagnosis. We are worried because now almost 3 months he has been out of the game and there is no real improvement.`, said the manager Mauricio Pochettino.
`If surgery is needed? No one told us to do something like this. Let`s wait for tomorrow.`, added the boss, who delighted the fans with the news that the trauma of Jan Vertonghen is lighter and he will be absent for less than the estimated 2-3 months.
`Jan is very positive, and that is very important. We expect him to be absent for six weeks, which is less than previously expected, and we are very satisfied.`, said the coach whose team is going to visit Manchester City on Saturday.
`We want to show that we are contenders and that we can deal with the pressure of such matches. The most important thing is how we play and that we progress. Of course, it will be difficult, but we want to win. It is too early to talk about the crucial matches and points.`

Jesse Lingard will receive 95 000 pounds a week

The young Manchester United football player Jesse Lingard has achieved an agreement to extend his contract with the club, according to the press.
The contract will be for four more years, until the summer of 2021, and according to him, he will get and a solid increase in his salary as he is going to get 95 000 pounds a week. According to the media, that is 3 times greater than his previous salary.
Jose Mourinho likes Lingard and made sure that he is an important part of the future of the club. Considering the current treaty, the 24-year-old player had 18 months more but at the Old Trafford they strongly wanted to extend it and added the option for extension by one more season.
In his career, the player had rental periods in Leicester, Birmingham, Brighton and Derby County before last season to establish himself at the Red Devils and to come to the national team. In this campaign, he has had 12 games as a starter, at 6 games he joined the match predicted by football picks as a replacement and managed to score 3 times in a total.

Real Madrid will be without Ramos in the match against Sevilla for the Cup

Real Madrid will not be able to rely on its captain Sergio Ramos in the first quarter-final match via topsoccerpredictions for Copa del Rey against Sevilla.
The White Ballet is going to welcome the team of Sevilla at its Santiago Bernabeu.
The reason for the absence of Ramos is an injury, and regardless of his condition, he is not going to be able to play against Granada on Saturday because he has accumulated red cards.
So the earliest time when the defender can return to the pitch for the second leg against Sevilla from the King`s Cup, which will be played on January 12, 25 days after his last participation in a match via topsoccerpredictions against Kashima Antlers.

Veron is back to football at the age of 41

The former Argentine national Juan Sebastian Veron will return to the pitch with the team of his native Estudiantes. The 41-year-old Veron announced the end of his career in 2014, namely as a player who is a four-time winner of the Copa Libertadores, and then took the position of a director at the club.
Despite his advanced age, the midfielder made a promise to the fans of Estudiantes that he will return to the game if they purchase a minimum of 65% of season tickets for the new stadium for the team from La Plata.
After it became a fact today, the former player of Lazio, Manchester United, and Chelsea put his signature under the 18-month contract with his hometown team. The minimum wage, that he is going to receive is going to be returned directly to the club with the objective of its development.
The first match of Veron back to the game will be against the German Bayer Leverkusen on January 8 in the friendly tournament analyzed by football tips Florida Cup.