Barcelona are certainly keeping themselves busy in the transfer market this summer, though all of their current focus would appear to remain on Athletic Club’s Nico Williams. It’s understood that the Catalan club’s financial situation has improved sufficiently that, if they can get the player’s and La Liga’s agreement, they’ll shortly be able to announce the Williams signing. Such a …

The soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics is up and running. Over the coming weeks, U23 stars and the chosen over-aged veterans will try to make their mark at the Games, try to guide their teams to the top step. There are many ways to be impactful, of course. However, the most outstanding one is to score as many …

Carlo Ancelotti has dispelled fears that Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jnr will vie for the same place at Real Madrid next season. Mbappe’s free transfer move from Paris Saint-Germain to the Santiago Bernabeu strengthens the European champions further, at least in theory. However, with Mbappe known to favour coming in from the left – the same position Brazil international Vinicius …

Everton are readying themselves to enter the transfer market in a big way according to CaughtOffside sources with knowledge of their plans. The sale of Amadou Onana has put some decent money in club coffers, and Sean Dyche has already indicated where he wants it spent. The Toffees are keeping up the pressure on Leeds United for their brilliant young …

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has suspended Canadian women’s national soccer team coach Bev Priestman from the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Committee took the bold step after unearthing “additional information” regarding the drone spying scandal. Priestman, who helped Canada to the gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games, has been under investigation after her staff was caught using a drone …

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has confirmed Chelsea have submitted a €20 million ($21.71 million) bid for Villarreal goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen. According to Romano, Jorgensen has a €45 million ($48.85 million) release clause in his Villarreal contract. The Blues had an underwhelming 2023-24 season. Under Mauricio Pochettino, they endured a rather slow start to the Premier League season, struggling to find …

Arsenal are now focused on player exits and will then concentrate – in the next few weeks of the transfer market – on landing a new striker, which has always been a great desire for Mikel Arteta. After the arrival of Riccardo Calafiori – with an announcement expected by Monday – CaughtOffside sources Arsenal that the Gunners will prioritise the …

It’s turning into the busiest of transfer windows for both Man United and West Ham. For the Red Devils, it’s the first time that new part owners, INEOS, have been able to exert control over the market, and their work to date has been impressive to say the least. In Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro, they’ve landed two of European …

Barcelona played their first match under new manager Hansi Flick on Thursday evening when they faced UE Olot and ended up securing a 1-0 win. Pablo Torre, coming on as a substitute in the second period, scored the only goal of the game in which Flick got to take a look at a host of youngsters in a match situation. …

According to reports in Spain, Chelsea and Real Madrid are in negotiations for a swap deal involving goalkeepers Kepa Arrizabalaga and Andriy Lunin. Chelsea have reportedly been thinking about moving for Lunin in recent weeks, but they are unwilling to pay Real Madrid’s €30 million asking price. A potential solution that is currently being considered by both teams is a …