Only earlier today, reports emerged claiming that Barcelona had their eyes on Real Betis winger Assane Diao as an option to reinforce the attacking department in the summer. The 18-year-old prospect made his senior debut with Real Betis this past season and went on to make 28 first-team appearances in all competitions, bagging four goals in the process. The young …

Brighton are among several Premier League clubs who have started talks to sign IFK Goteborg’s 18-year-old wonderkid Malick Junior Yalcouye during this summer’s transfer window. The youngster has been attracting interest from across Europe ever since moving to the Swedish club this year and many are prepared to make a move for the midfielder during the summer. Sources have told CaughtOffside …

Federico Chiesa is set to leave Juve this summer and according to reports, the Italian winger has already been put out for sale to any interested clubs. Football Italia transfer expert Matteo Moretto confirmed via his latest post for Caught Offside’s Daily Briefing that the 26-year-old had been put on the market.  Chiesa’s contract doesn’t expire until June 2025, but …

Scoring your first MLS goal as a 16-year-old is a pretty special thing, but doing so to help your team earn a comeback draw on the road makes it even more special. Julian Hall did just that on Wednesday night, scoring in the 88th minute to help the New York Red Bulls fight back against CF Montreal for a 2-2 …

AC Milan have reportedly lost their advantage in the race to sign Bologna’s Joshua Zirkzee handing a huge boost to Premier League clubs Man United and Arsenal. It looked like the Dutch star was on his way to the San Siro at one point as Zirkzee was believed to be happy to stay in Serie A. However, Corriere dello Sport are …

Barcelona’s hunt for a new left-winger saw them linked with a familiar face in Xavi Simons earlier this year. The youngster, who was once one of La Masia’s brightest prospects, left the club over some disagreements and is not contractually tied to PSG in France. Snapping the player from the French capital was never going to be easy, but hope …

Former Man United star Ruud van Nistelrooy is reportedly close to becoming the next manager of Championship side Burnley. The Clarets have been looking for a new coach since Vincent Kompany parted ways with the English club at the end of the season as the Belgian decided to take the giant step up to manage Bayern Munich. Burnley were relegated from …

June 20 – UEFA’s disciplinary committee has punished the national federations of Serbia and Albania after the first matches in the group stage of Euro 2024 for the behaviour of their fans in the matches against England and Italy. Serbia was fined a total of  €14,500 after the game with England for throwing objects on the field (€4,500) and provocative …

According to a breaking update from MARCA, there is now serious doubt over Ronald Araujo’s future at Barcelona. The Uruguayan international has been the club’s best defender for a long time now and was even an undisputed starter last season. His internal disagreements with Xavi Hernandez and Ilkay Gundogan towards the end of last season, however, opened his mind to …

June 20 – They have the youngest coach in the tournament and the oldest average age squad, a combination that is so far working extremely well. But Julian Nagelsmann says he is only thinking of winning the next match and not looking ahead after hosts Germany became the first side to reach the knockout phase at Euro 2024. Nagelsmann lauded what …