Chief among Mikel Arteta’s early realisations as Arsenal coach was that Granit Xhaka was not a deep lying playmaker. When Xhaka was signed in 2016, Arsene Wenger seemed to struggle to define the player, first describing him as a ‘box to box’ player, before situating him at the base of the Arsenal midfield. Xhaka, somewhat confusingly, described himself as ‘a …

Close to half the summer transfer window is past us, and Barcelona are yet to make any groundbreaking moves in the form of either arrivals or departures. Despite noise around possible big departures this summer, the Catalans are yet to finalise any such operation. There have been more concrete rumours on the arrivals front, but the operations appear to be …

Practically out of nowhere, the Saudi Pro League has become one of the most popular soccer divisions in the world. Every Matchday, millions of viewers tune in to watch their favorite players tearing it up in the desert, often sacrificing matches from the top five European leagues to do so. Many believe a powershift is on the horizon, as it …

Manchester United could now reportedly be in with the chance of signing Denzel Dumfries in a swap deal with Inter Milan that would see Aaron Wan-Bissaka move in the opposite direction. Man Utd would surely do well to bring in an upgrade at right-back, as Wan-Bissaka quite clearly looks like a player who isn’t quite up to the standard required …

Argentina coach Javier Mascherano has slammed the organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics, claiming their management of the match against Morocco was “pathetic”. His comments came after Argentina controversially lost 2-1 to Morocco in their Paris Olympics opener in Saint-Etienne. Paris Olympics Opener Between Argentina and Morocco Ends in Chaos Argentina and Morocco met in the first soccer match of …

Roma are open to making a potential transfer move for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta this summer after missing out on other striker targets, sources have informed CaughtOffside. The Serie A giants have previously missed out on Artem Dovbyk and Youssef En-Nesyri, and it now seems that manager Daniele de Rossi is keen on Mateta as an option to come in …

On July 20th 2023 Chelsea faced Wrexham in their first pre-season game in the USA and won that game 5-0. Almost exactly a year later it was a case of deja vu as The Blues faced Wrexham again in the USA but this time around, they were actually lucky not to be on the wrong side of defeat. Enzo Maresca …

Almost two months after his appointment as FC Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick was officially presented to the media today along with club president Joan Laporta and other board members. The 59-year-old comes in to replace former manager and club legend Xavi Hernandez and received a grand welcome from Laporta, who thanked him for taking over the reins of the first …

It’s certainly been a quiet summer transfer window for Liverpool at the moment, and that could be worrying for fans of the club who are already wondering how things are going to end up post-Jurgen Klopp. A feature of Klopp’s reign was getting transfer business done early and bedding everyone in well before pre-season begins in earnest. From Slot’s point …

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger is reportedly not interested in joining Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad, despite getting a mouth-watering offer. Los Blancos are on the same page as Rudiger, as they consider him an untouchable member of the first-team squad. Al-Ittihad Ready To Pay Big For Real Madrid Ace Antonio Rudiger After falling short in the Saudi Pro League …