Today marked Eddie Howe’s first press conference of the season and fitness was a key subject on the agenda. What we do know is that Wilson, Botman, Lascelles L.Miley and Targett will miss out tomorrow, however, there’s good news on Willock, Schar, a ‘fully fit’ Pope and Tonali; who is fit and ‘ready to start’ when his ban ends later …

Arsenal’s transfer business has slowed down after they completed deals to sign goalkeeper David Raya and defender Riccardo Calafiori. The Gunners were expected to be more active this summer in strengthening their squad after failing to beat Manchester City to the Premier League title last season. However, only two signings have been made but more are expected to arrive as …

August 16 – Four people have reportedly been arrested after a knife attack on the father of Spanish teenage star Lamine Yamal. The attack took place Wednesday night in a car park in the Catalan town of Mataro, about 30 kilometres from Barcelona, in the Rocafonda neighbourhood where Lamine Yamal is from, according to regional police. Yamal’s father Mounir Nasraoui …

With the new season set to get underway tomorrow, FC Barcelona have made a surprise change to their coaching staff on the eve of their opening game of the campaign against Valencia. Indeed, former midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who had joined Hansi Flick’s staff as an assistant coach on a short-term basis this summer, has been replaced by Arnau Blanco effective …

August 16 – Serbia’s OFK Belgrade, promoted to the Serbian SuperLig at the end of last season, have renewed their shirt sponsorship with bookmaker Mozzart Bet, in a deal that also sees the club change its name to OFK Belgrade Mozzart Bet. Mozzart has been the main sponsor of OFK Belgrade since 2022 when the club competed in Serbia’s third …

With their first La Liga game of the season looming, FC Barcelona are still facing issues with player registrations and must offload some of their current squad members in order to generate salary margin. Departures of Clement Lenglet, Vitor Roque, and even Mika Faye appear set to take place in the coming days. However, as has been reported all through …

Tottenham have officially completed another transfer ahead of the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season. Fabrizio Romano confirmed the news in question, with Burnley’s talented young winger Wilson Odobert (19) signing for Ange Postecoglou’s men. The teenager signs a long-term deal keeping him in London until 2029, according to the CaughtOffside columnist’s X (formerly Twitter) update this morning. ??? OFFICIAL: Tottenham …

Villarreal will host Atletico Madrid on August 19, 2024, at the Estadio de la Ceramica in their opening match of the LaLiga season. Both teams will be eager to kick off the season strong, with Atletico hoping to improve further on their fourth place finish last season and Villarreal aiming for a Europa League place after narrowly missing out in …

It’s already been one of the transfer soap operas of the summer, but a deal to get Conor Gallagher back out to Atletico Madrid and Joao Felix coming the other way to return to Chelsea could be a step closer after the Rojiblancos appeared to put a time limit on negotiations. Whether it’s a game of brinksmanship from the La …

August 16 – Tottenham Hotspur’s Mali international midfielder Yves Bissouma will miss the start of the Premier League season after being suspended by the club following an investigation into social media footage showing him appearing to inhale nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. Bissouma has been ruled out of Tottenham’s Premier League opener at newly promoted Leicester on Monday. Possession of …