FC Barcelona’s finances will not allow for major operations next summer, so the sporting department will have to optimise all their resources to the maximum to put together a squad with quality. Barcelona sporting director Deco, aware of the financial difficulties, has focused on two lines of action: players who finish their contracts on 30 June and recovering some of …

In the midst of continuing transfer rumors involving the Premier League champions, Wolves attacker Pedro Neto has listed a number of Manchester City players he admires. The biggest teams in England, including Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, have taken notice of Neto’s remarkable performance this season; nonetheless, City appears to be the most favourable. In 18 Premier League games this …

Portuguese superagent Jorge Mendes was in Barcelona yesterday to hold an important meeting with Barcelona president Joan Laporta. The future of Joao Felix was one of the main talking points. Barcelona are keen on keeping hold of the Portuguese international but don’t want to chase a permanent transfer this summer. Another loan for Felix? Mendes is aware of Barcelona’s economic …

Juventus players are mostly playing for their future at the moment as the Bianconeri look to end this season in good form. The men in black and white are struggling following a drop in performance over the last few weeks. Max Allegri’s men are keen to get back to form, and fans hope they win the Coppa Italia at the …

Two of MLS’ competing clubs in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 were held at home on Tuesday night. Orlando City played out a 0-0 first leg draw with Liga MX opponents Tigres. Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman registered a three-save clean sheet, while Orlando’s Pedro Gallese made one save on the opposite end of the field. Robin Jansson …

Liverpool FC writer Neil Jones has discussed his latest thoughts on this intriguing three-horse title race we’re seeing in the Premier League this season, with Arsenal perhaps looking like the team most likely to slip out of the running at some point. The Gunners are in unstoppable form at the moment, having recently thrashed West Ham and Sheffield United 6-0 …

Barcelona were dealt with a major blow on the weekend when both star midfielders Pedri and Frenkie de Jong picked up serious knocks. Pedri’s injury looked particularly serious, with recent reports suggesting that he could be ruled out for the remainder of the campaign. That means Pedri won’t be available for important matches such as the UCL Round of 16 …

After having had Ibrahim Diarra on trial earlier this year, Barcelona have taken on another talented youngster from Africa on trial in the form of David Oduro, reports SPORT. Only a few weeks ago, Diarra, a Malian midfielder, was on trial with Barça from the Africa Foot academy. It is widely expected that the teenager will be signed by the …

Liverpool are likely to switch their focus away from midfield signings this summer after so much investment in that area of the pitch last year, according to journalist Neil Jones. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest column for the Daily Briefing, Jones played down the links to big names like Joshua Kimmich and Nicolo Barella as transfer targets for …

While it has been a week of bad news on the injury front for FC Barcelona, they have received some positive news heading into Friday night’s clash against RCD Mallorca. Marcos Alonso back in training Indeed, as per SPORT, Marcos Alonso has returned to full team training today with the rest of the squad and is in line to return …