In recent years, FC Barcelona have brought in several players from Manchester City. Back in 2021, the Blaugrana signed Eric Garcia and Sergio Aguero while they shelled out the big bucks on Ferran Torres in January 2022. Last summer saw the Catalans rope in Joao Cancelo on loan from the Cityzens, with the club being keen on furthering his stay …
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UEFA confirm three more UCL places next season
It’s all change in the Champions League next season, as UEFA attempt to introduce a few changes to make the competition more exciting for its participants and the watching public. Whether in actuality that proves to be the case will only be seen after it gets underway again in a few months time. No European luck for Newcastle After dipping …
Read More »Sky Sports: Newcastle face late competition to sign Bournemouth’s Lloyd Kelly
Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth has issued an update on Newcastle’s ongoing attempts to sign Lloyd Kelly, claiming a deal isn’t done just yet. After Kelly’s official release from Bournemouth today, Fabrizio Romano reported that the defender ‘will become Newcastle player at the beginning of July’, but Sky say there is ‘no full agreement’ as of yet and rival interest Roma …
Read More »USWNT holds South Korea to second shutout in Olympics prep
The USWNT highlighted its dominance with a 3-0 victory against South Korea at Allianz Field. The win offered a promising glimpse of their form ahead of the Paris Olympics. New coach Emma Hayes has led the team to another success, featuring both younger and older players. Rose Lavelle, a stalwart of the USWNT, marked her 100th appearance for the national …
Read More »Shams Charania says JJ Redick is the front-runner to coach the Lakers
After two rather successful seasons, the Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham. Being Los Angeles’ head coach comes with scrutiny and Ham felt that. This offseason, the team has had a few candidates on their radar. None bigger than former player and current analyst with ESPN, JJ Redick. It’s no secret that the Lakers covet Redick as their next head …
Read More »€50m goalkeeper targeted by Manchester City to replace Ederson
AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan is attracting interest from a number of top European clubs, including Manchester City, according to Jonathan Johnson. This development comes amid speculation about City’s current goalkeeper Ederson potentially leaving for Saudi Arabia this summer. Maignan, who has been in outstanding form for both club and country, is set to feature for France in the upcoming …
Read More »Lily Yohannes highlights next USWNT generation of stars
The United States women’s national team collected their second victory in as many matches Tuesday night. Both wins, by a combined score of 7-0, came against South Korea with new manager Emma Hayes at the helm. Tuesday’s triumph was capped off with a goal from 16-year-old phenom Lily Yohannes. The midfielder entered the fray as a substitute in the 72nd …
Read More »Ban could stop West Ham from earning £15m on out-of-favour striker
The Julen Lopetegui era has already begun at West Ham United, and though we won’t see just how well the Spaniard will fare in the hot-seat for a couple of months yet, he’s already in the office and getting to work. It isn’t clear at this point how many new signings he will have at his disposal, though the fact …
Read More »Tah Chelsea, Ten Hag Man Utd future
This article was originally published on Fabrizio Romano’s Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Fabrizio Romano’s exclusive transfer news via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service here: thedailybriefing.io Tosin Adarabioyo yesterday completed his medical tests as a new Chelsea player, with the ‘here we go’ confirmed for the former Fulham centre-back. It’s …
Read More »Willy Gnonto could sign a new deal
Unfortunately for Leeds United they just weren’t at the races in the Play-Off final and were deservedly beaten by a determined and well-drilled Southampton side. That failure to get promoted back up to the Premier League at the first time of asking was always going to have repercussions, not least because the club will need to save on the wage …
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