Luciano Spalletti has high expectations for Italy at Euro 2024. That promises to be a thrilling spectacle, primarily because most of the squad is experiencing their first time playing together. While this unique situation poses some challenges with finding cohesion on the field, it also presents an exciting advantage of unpredictability that could work in their favor. This unpredictability will …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has ruled out ever returning to manage former club Barcelona in the future. Guardiola, who guided City to a record breaking fourth successive Premier League title last season is entering into the final year of his contract at the Etihad. Reports have suggested next season could be the Spaniard’s last in Manchester, although City remain …

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Charles Watts’ exclusive articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service at thedailybriefing.io Douglas Luiz is a player Arsenal have admired for some time. It’s not a secret. In fact, we know that they tried very hard to lure …

Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is ready to quit the Premier League club and join Atletico Madrid amid interest from the La Liga club this summer.  That is according to the Daily Mail, who reports that the Danish star would like to move to Madrid ahead of the 2024/25 campaign having seen a move collapse last summer. Hojbjerg enters the summer …

Jesse Marsch and Gregg Berhalter traded discourse recently as the two American coaches vied for the USMNT job. Gregg Berhalter eventually won that post back with a contract that runs through the 2026 World Cup. Marsch admitted he was not happy with the way the process went regarding his chances. However, he landed a spot with the Canadian national team …

Fabio Capello does not think Inter Milan will replicate their dominating performance in Serie A next season. The Nerazzurri dominated Serie A in the last campaign and were Italy’s champions, winning the title by a significant margin. Juve competed for the title for several weeks, even topping the standings at times during the campaign before eventually falling off. Inter possessed …

West Ham target Fabricio Bruno has explained why he turned down a move to the Hammers in order to remain at current club Flamengo. The centre back was set to become the first signing of the Julen Lopetegui era at the London Stadium, but had a sudden change of heart with a £15m move nearing completion. Subsequently West Ham have all but completed …

Bayer Leverkusen right-back, Jeremie Frimpong, appears to be one of the most sought-after talents in this summer’s transfer window, and whilst the Bundesliga champions would surely prefer not to lose him, it would seem that the player himself might have other ideas. In 2023/24, the 23-year-old managed an incredible 14 goals and seven assists in all competitions per WhoScored, and …

Portugal are in action against the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday night and Cristiano Ronaldo has just scored a stunner past Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.  The clash is Roberto Martinez’s side’s last before heading off to Germany to compete in Euro 2024, where the Portuguese will be looking to repeat their 2016 heroics. Portugal took the lead against Ireland after …

There was always expected to be a change or two this summer at Man United, though the future of manager, Erik ten Hag, is still up for debate. The Dutchman will understand that his role will have come under scrutiny with Sir Jim Ratcliffe leading a root and branch review of all aspects of the footballing side of the club. …