September 25 – UEFA has re-versioned and refocused its financial support programme for nations and projects outside its European membership. The old UEFA Assist programme, which ran between 2017 and June 2023, implemented 409 projects across 120 countries worldwide. The new programme, UEFA Together, “aims to be an enhanced, more focused, and collaborative approach to football development” said UEFA. It …

Morning. It’s fair to say Mikel Arteta has some decisions to make ahead of tonight’s Carabao Cup game against Bolton. Even without the injury issues, a core group of players got us through most of an incredibly gruelling week with three away games, and he’d have to consider making changes just to give some of them a rest. Speaking at …

Lamine Yamal celebrates a goal for Barcelona (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) Lamine Yamal’s rise at Barcelona was a key reason behind the club deciding not to follow up their interest in Palmeiras wonderkid Estevao Willian, who will now join Chelsea in 2025 instead. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano as the transfer news expert spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for his …

Arsenal are getting ever closer to Man City’s level, as was shown with a brilliant performance at the Etihad Stadium at the weekend. Mikel Arteta’s men managed to stifle their hosts right up until the last knockings of injury time, though City must also deserve credit for a never-say-die attitude. Given that the Gunners were down to 10 men for …

Tottenham begin their Europa League campaign as favourites in a tie against Qarabag on Thursday. The tournament presents Spurs with a real shot at trophy success this season and they go into the competition as one of the favourites. Match Preview Tottenham Recent Form Tottenham have had mixed fortunes under Ange Postecoglou this season as from six matches they have …

Manchester United have shown some interest in the potential transfer of Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella, but CaughtOffside understands they have been given a firm answer that he is absolutely not available. Sources with a close understanding of the situation have informed CaughtOffside that Barella is considered a hugely important player for Inter, who have also pointed to the fact …

Newcastle United could be set to land promising Georgian youngster Vakthang Salia, with the 17-year-old closing in on a move to Tyneside ahead of the 2025/26 season. As reported by Santi Aouna at Foot Mercato, Salia looks set to make the move from Dinamo Tbilisi to Tyneside next season, with a ‘full agreement’ close between the two clubs. Born in …

Liverpool are currently dealing with the peculiar situation regarding three of their most important players. Virgil Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold have entered the last year of their contract at the club and much of the conversation this season has been about their future. The Reds have performed well this season under new manager Arne Slot and jumped …

Although Arsenal won’t be able to complete any transfers before the January transfer window, unless an unexpected free transfer reveals itself, the Gunners are already looking ahead to the new year. CaughtOffside sources have advanced that the North Londoners hold a serious interest in one exciting young player, but they do face competition from Premier League rivals, Liverpool, after the …

Liverpool may have had a quiet summer transfer window but they are already busy in making plans for their future transfers. The Reds managed to sign Giorgi Mamardashvili and Federico Chiesa in the summer transfer window, with the former expected to join the Reds next season after spending this season on loan at Valencia. The Merseyside club’s widely reported pursuit …