Former striker Fabrizio Ravanelli has offered some advice to Kenan Yildiz and also supports the decision to award the youngster the number 10 shirt at Juventus. Yildiz is anticipated to feature regularly for Juventus starting from next season, having proven to be a superb find for the Bianconeri. The Turkish youngster burst onto the scene towards the end of 2023 …
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Barcelona locker room ‘collapsed’ after being knocked out of the Champions League
Tuesday night’s result was a bitter pill to swallow for FC Barcelona as they lost 1-4 at home to PSG, leading to their elimination from the UEFA Champions League. The fact that the Blaugrana had an advantage from the first leg in Paris and had further added to that by scoring early last night, only to collapse in the manner …
Read More »How quick-thinking Arsenal ended up with surprise better deal than Chelsea in the transfer market
Arsenal FC journalist Charles Watts has provided some exclusive insight into how the Gunners had to think quickly last January when they moved for Leandro Trossard as a Plan B to Mykhailo Mudryk, who ended up joining Chelsea. Watts says Arsenal spent a lot of time trying to sign Mudryk while he was at Shakhtar Donetsk, but they often have …
Read More »Axel Disasi showing importance of personality and spirit – Talk Chelsea
Blues defender Axel Disasi is the subject of the interview in tonight’s match day programme for Everton. The 5-cap French international has split fan opinion since joining the club from Monaco for around £40m last summer. Personally I think it’s pretty simple, he’s not really a ball-playing possession defender, but mostly he is very good defensively. Not all the time, …
Read More »Barcelona veteran likely to start ahead of midfield gem against Real Madrid – report
FC Barcelona will still be reeling from their elimination from the UEFA Champions League at the hands of PSG last night. However, with a huge clash against Real Madrid coming up on Sunday night, there’s simply no rest for the weary and the players must switch on and focus on what lies ahead. With eight points separating the two teams …
Read More »Exclusive: Arsenal monitoring wonderkid amid transfer uncertainty over big-name star, says expert
Arsenal have been monitoring Ajax wonderkid Jorrel Hato and will be understandably tempted by his versatility as either a centre-back or left-back, according to Charles Watts. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Watts explained that Hato is someone who could perhaps be one to watch amid some uncertainty over the future of current Gunners left-back Oleksandr …
Read More »Pochettino’s tough stance on penalty incident refreshing to see – Talk Chelsea
The most frustrating thing about the penalty incident against Everton last night was that it was the third time we have seen such things happen this season, and it’s not always been from the young players either. Raheem Sterling has been involved in such incidents a couple of times, trying to take the ball from Cole Palmer. Then last night, …
Read More »“It’s no secret” – Arsenal have “connections” with PL star amid search for signing up front, expert reveals
Arsenal have good connections with Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins through his representatives, according to Charles Watts, but a move is not looking likely this summer and has never been particularly concrete at any point. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Watts explained that he’s a big fan of Watkins, who also supported the Gunners growing …
Read More »Xavi could face harsh sanction from UEFA for his actions during PSG clash
Last night was a heart-breaking one for FC Barcelona as they were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League at the quarter-final stage by PSG. Even though the Catalans came into the game with a lead from the first leg and stretched that advantage early in the game in Montjuic, it all went downhill for them after Ronald Araujo’s sending-off. PSG …
Read More »Napoli set to challenge Juventus for two high quality players
Napoli is reportedly poised to appoint Giovanni Manna as their next Sporting Director, a move that would entail directly poaching a replacement for Cristiano Giuntoli from Juventus. It’s a bold step, but Manna might be eager for the opportunity, and Juventus won’t impede anyone from leaving, given their status as one of the world’s premier clubs. Manna’s transition to Napoli …
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