It seems a foregone conclusion that Kevin De Bruyne will leave Man City this summer and pack his bags for a new adventure in the Saudi Pro League. Speaking to Belgian outlet, HLN, De Bruyne dropped the biggest hint yet that he is seriously considering a move to Saudi Arabia simply because of the astronomical sums that would be on …
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Croatia’s HNK Šibenik unveils plans for new €50m stadium
June 5 – Croatia’s HNK Šibenik have unveiled plans for the construction on a new stadium. Next season Šibenik will return to the top tier of Croatian football, after winning Prva NL by one point ahead of Zrinski Jurjevac. The new stadiun will be built on the site of Stadium Šubićevac in Šibenik and will have a capacity of 8,000 …
Read More »Barcelona outcast centre-back will join pre-season with team after rejecting offers
Clement Lenglet was not one of the Barcelona players who enjoyed the past year on loan with good performances to back him. Moving to Aston Villa in the Premier League, the French defender made just 14 league appearances for the club and oversaw just two clean sheets in the process. His spell at the English club was understandably underwhelming and …
Read More »Exclusive: Man City, United & Liverpool stars among transfer priorities for Saudi Pro League giants
Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne is one of a number of high-profile transfer targets for Saudi Pro League clubs this summer, along with Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. CaughtOffside understands that Al Nassr, Al Hilal and Al Ittihad have all met with De Bruyne’s inner circle, with the Belgium international having publicly spoken about now being …
Read More »Thierry Henry leaves Mbappé out of French Olympic squad
June 5 – Manager Thierry Henry has left Kylian Mbappé out of France’s provisional squad for the Paris Olympic Games. Mbappé was keen to compete on home soil at the Olympic Games with Paris hosting the event – the forward always expressed his desire to participate, but moving to Real Madrid he might feature heavily in a pre-season series of …
Read More »Tah transfer: Chelsea and Bayern links latest
Fabrizio Romano has provided some exclusive insight into the Jonathan Tah transfer situation amid links with Bayern Munich and Chelsea. Speaking to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano followed up on what Christian Falk told us yesterday about Tah and Bayern and Chelsea. It seems the Germany international’s future at Bayer Leverkusen is uncertain and he’ll have to …
Read More »New owners Oaktree Capital load up Inter Milan board with five of their own
June 5 – Having taken ownership of Italy’s Serie A champions on Internazionale on May 22, US investment fund Oaktree Capital Management has wasted no time taking control, appointing a new 10-person board. Only three members survived from the old board– two independent directors, Amedeo Carassai and Carlo Marchetti – alongside Alessandro Antonello, Inter’s CEO Corporate. Incoming are five new …
Read More »Decision made – Hansi Flick will retain Barcelona forward not favoured by Xavi
According to a report from SPORT, Hansi Flick has given the go-ahead to keep Vitor Roque at the club. The outlet adds that Flick has been given the responsibility to make the most out of this young talent, who Barcelona signed in January. As a result, the club is hopeful that Roque will benefit from working closely with seasoned striker …
Read More »Atletico Madrid chasing Julian Alvarez signing
This summer could be an important one for both Man City and Atletico Madrid but for different reasons. Pep Guardiola’s side head into the 2024/25 campaign with the chance of winning a record-breaking and unprecedented fifth consecutive English top-flight title. To that end, the Catalan coach will need all of his best players at their top level from first to …
Read More »115 and now this …
Just when you thought you couldn’t dislike Man City anymore than you already do, news has emerged of their ‘legal assault‘ on the Premier League. The club with 115 charges levelled against it by the same organisation are, in essence, demanding financial compensation because they say they have been denied revenue/income because of associated party transaction rules. These rules, voted …
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