Man City’s Julian Alvarez will make his move to Atletico Madrid official on Monday as the World Cup winner will put pen to paper at the La Liga giants. The Spanish club reached an agreement with Man City for the Argentina star last week with Atleti set to pay a guaranteed €75m plus €20m in add-ons for the forward. Alvarez will …

Real Sociedad have offered Liverpool target Martin Zubimendi a new deal in the hope of keeping him at the club. Liverpool are keen on reinforcing their midfield before the end of the ongoing transfer window. The Reds want to bring in a world-class defensive midfielder and they have been working on a deal to sign Real Sociedad mainstay Martin Zubimendi …

The 2024-25 season is yet to officially kick off and Barcelona already have a long list of injuries to deal with. Needless to say, this comes as a massive challenge for the new manager in charge, Hansi Flick, who is planning a massive tactical overhaul at the club. The German coach has already overseen the Blaugrana in their pre-season tour …

There has been no offer from Barcelona for Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka so far this summer, according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano. The talented 20-year-old looks a fine prospect but has so far struggled to fully establish himself at Stamford Bridge, largely because of fitness concerns, while there is already plenty of competition for a place in this Blues …

Juventus have released the matchday squad that will take on Atletico Madrid in today’s friendly encounter in Gothenburg. Once again, Thiago Motta has opted to leave out Federico Chiesa he remains on the transfer list. And while some were expecting Arkadiusz Milik to find his way back to the squad, he remains on the outs as well. On the other …

Newcastle United’s initial bid worth €15 million has been rejected by Barcelona and the Magpies could return with a revised offer for Ferran Torres.  Eddie Howe’s Newcastle have been quite busy in the ongoing transfer window. They have already made a lot of additions to their squad but there is still work to be done as we head into the …

Aston Villa have made Joao Felix one of their top transfer targets for this summer, with Unai Emery determined to add the Portuguese forward to his options. Villa may find this a difficult deal to get done, however, with Atletico Madrid likely to ask for huge money to sell the former Chelsea and Barcelona loanee, with Villa planning an offer …

Chelsea are yet to receive any kind of formal approach for Raheem Sterling despite some transfer rumours about him being a target for Juventus this summer. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano as he spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, with the Italian journalist suggesting Juve have other priorities for the winger role anyway. Sterling has struggled to …

Liverpool are confident about securing the services of Real Sociedad mainstay Martin Zubimendi. It is the start of a new era at Liverpool with Jurgen Klopp no longer at the club and Arne Slot taking over as the new manager. It has been a while since the Dutch manager took charge and we are just a week away from the …

Howdy, a very quick Sunday blog for you. We have our final friendly of pre-season later this afternoon when we take on Lyon in the Emirates Cup. It’s a game Mikel Arteta will take seriously, as it is the last chance to prepare his team in a competitive manner before our first Premier League game next weekend. Things I’m curious …