Arsenal have not yet made that much use of Edu’s connections in Brazil in the way that clubs like Chelsea and Real Madrid have, despite previous signings like Gabriel Martinelli and Marquinhos, and amid links with Vitor Reis. According to Charles Watts, speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, this is because Edu and Mikel Arteta would …

The English Football Association (FA) has reportedly held discussions with Thomas Tuchel over potentially becoming the next England manager. The Three Lions have been without a permanent boss since Gareth Southgate resigned from the position in July. This came following England’s lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final. Lee Carsley was eventually named interim head coach of the national …

Newcastle United have announced that SIX more Premier League games have been moved for television broadcast, with our full festive schedule released this afternoon. With dates and TV details now confirmed for December and January, the club have revealed that upcoming games against Liverpool (Amazon), Aston Villa (Amazon), Man Utd (Sky Sports), Spurs (TNT Sports), Wolves (TNT Sports) and Bournemouth …

According to GiveMeSport, Chelsea are looking to make a defensive addition to the squad in the January transfer window. They are busy identifying their transfer targets and the Blues are willing to make a move for a player who can play as a centre-back as well as provide cover in the right-back position. The Premier League giants have done well …

October 15 – Players have never been closer to going on strike amid growing discontent over an increasingly congested calendar, according to the head of their global union FIFPRO. In the wake of the landmark legal complaint taken by FIFPRO Europe, the European Leagues association and Spain’s LaLiga against FIFA, David Terrier told Reuters: “Obviously as a union leader I …

Barcelona have enjoyed a stellar start to the new season, with a brilliant frontline being complemented by an equally effective defensive line. Indeed, the central defensive pairing of Inigo Martinez and Pau Cubarsi have done a brilliant job so far. And things are only expected to get better as Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen slowly continue their recovery. However, the …

Arsenal FC expert Charles Watts has admitted that there could be some doubt over the future of Gabriel Jesus at the Emirates Stadium due to the club’s plans to seal the transfer of a new forward next summer. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Watts went through some of the issues Jesus has encountered in his …

Switzerland and Denmark will face off on Tuesday night in a crucial UEFA Nations League encounter. Both teams are coming off defeats in their recent matches and will be looking to get back to winning ways. Switzerland, currently bottom of the group, suffered a 2-0 loss to Serbia, while Denmark lost narrowly to Spain, 1-0. With both teams needing points …

Juventus is in the market for a new striker and has added Dominic Calvert-Lewin to its shortlist. The forward is nearing the end of his contract with Everton and is expected to leave as a free agent at the end of the season. Calvert-Lewin has been linked with moves to top English clubs in recent years, but a transfer outside …

Mikel Arteta and Gabriel Martinelli (Photos by Shaun Botterill, Julian Finney/Getty Images) I can only imagine what Mikel Arteta was thinking when news filtered back to Arsenal that Gabriel Martinelli had followed Bukayo Saka by picking up an injury while on international duty. It’s too early to say yet whether the calf problem Martinelli is suffering from will rule the Brazilian out of …