The meerkats have spoken.
A psychic who claims to have predicted the Covid-19 pandemic has envisioned a starring role for Bukayo Saka in the Euro 2024 finals.
Nicolas Aujula, 38, predicts Arsenal winger Saka will help lead England to victory against the Netherlands in the Euros semi-final, before ultimately losing to Spain.
And he’s not the only one to envision glory for England in tomorrow’s big game- with a group of ‘mystic meerkats’ also predicting Southgate’s side will defeat the Dutch.
Nicolas, a therapist and astrologer who lives in south London, claims to have uncovered his psychic abilities at around 17 years old when he had visions of himself in past lives – including being an Egyptian queen and taking part in the French Revolution.
Since then, he claims to have accurately predicted major world events including Covid-19, the fire at Notre Dame in Paris and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Nicolas, who said his forecasts come to him in dreams or envisioned on command, claimed he took himself ‘into the peace and quiet’ and focused on his feelings to predict the football result ahead of England’s Euro 2024 semi final against the Netherlands.
‘England player Saka will rise in name and fame, getting better at his game,’ he claims.
‘(In the next game) Spain will beat France, England will beat Netherlands – Spain will win the Euros.
‘The first half (of the England game) will be tense and the later half is when it gets more interesting.
‘A cross, which is a medium-to-long range pass, could really change the game.
‘Keep an eye out for Kyle Walker or Jude Bellingham scoring for England.’
Asked whether he would put money on his prediction, Nicolas added: ‘I haven’t made a bet yet but I might have a flutter on Spain winning.’
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Meanwhile, the ‘psychic powers’ of the meerkats at Drusillas Park in East Sussex have accurately forecast victories for the home team throughout the tournament so far, with their keepers hoping they continue their winning streak of predictions.
The animals make their selection by choosing one of two buckets of nuts – a favourite meerkat snack – each with a flag on the side to represent the opposing teams.
The containers are placed side by side before the meerkats are released, and whichever bucket is surrounded by the most animals is declared the winner, with the England offering being the firm favourite so far.
Head keeper Gemma Romanis said ‘you shouldn’t doubt the mystic meerkats’ psychic powers’, adding her fellow keepers have ‘everything crossed’ for England.
‘I think we were all quite surprised with Saturday’s result, when yet again the England squad came through when we really needed them to,’ Ms Romanis said.
‘It just goes to show, that you shouldn’t doubt the mystic meerkats psychic powers.’
In their latest test, some of the predictive pack did show interest in the Netherlands bucket, with Ms Romanis adding: ‘So we don’t think it will be an easy match for the Lions.
‘But they do seem sure England will pull it out of the bag again and make it through to the finals.
‘We’re all keeping everything crossed for the England team and hoping they win as the meerkats have predicted.
‘The meerkats have already forecast that England have what it takes to play their way into the finals, so it’s a double vote of confidence from them. Let’s hope it comes true on Wednesday.’
Looking to the rest of 2024, Nicolas thinks the ‘British public need to be patient’ for there to be ‘major change’ by Sir Keir Starmer’s new Labour Government, and believes there will be a cabinet reshuffle at the tail end of the year.
He also believes Trump will win the US presidential election in November.
When asked to focus his thoughts around what the rest of the year could look like for the UK politically, Nicolas said: ‘(The) Labour party will struggle in its pursuit to bring any major change in the next few months.
‘A change in cabinet or reshuffle (will) come in November or December.
‘A strong female leader or politician will emerge in time from current shifts in power.
‘People will question or debate Keir Starmer’s leadership skills – memes (will be made) about him.’
Nicolas said he also thinks by the end of 2024, there will be a blackout in a UK airport, pig disease affecting pork products and protests over people not having enough water.
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