Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood has said Liverpool will not be able to stop Trent Alexander-Arnold from joining Real Madrid on a free next summer. He believes the Liverpool academy graduate has won it all with the Merseysiders and he will want to try a new challenge in Spain. According to some of the most trusted news outlets in …

Two European heavyweights and Champions League contenders clash tonight as Bayern Munich visit Barcelona. Vincent Kompany has so far justified his surprise appointment as Bayern boss by guiding his side to the top of the Bundesliga and they looked in ominous form in the weekend 4-0 thrashing of Stuttgart with England captain Harry Kane netting another hat-trick. For Barca, the …

Arsenal and Liverpool are still keen on a potential transfer move for Real Madrid attacking midfielder Arda Guler if he becomes available, sources have told CaughtOffside. The Turkey international has struggled for playing time at the Bernabeu this season, with Carlo Ancelotti having plenty of other options in attack that have limited the opportunities for this highly-regarded 19-year-old to get …

October 24 – Chelsea owners BlueCo are closing in on Red Bull as the kings of youth scouting, according to an age recruitment study from the CIES Football Observatory. The stats show that BlueCo-owned RC Strasbourg recruited almost 80% of their players when they were under the age of 21, making the club by far the youngest recruiters in Europe’s …

As reported earlier today, FC Barcelona sporting director Deco met with the agent of midfield maestro Pedri to discuss the youngster’s contract renewal. The 21-year-old Spanish international’s current deal expires in the summer of 2026 and the Blaugrana are eager to tie him down to a new long-term contract given how crucial he is to the project that the club …

Chelsea youngster Aaron Anselmino has had another big moment for Boca Juniors, where he’s currently on loan before being in line to move to Stamford Bridge at a later date. The talented 19-year-old defender joined Chelsea in the summer, with Fabrizio Romano telling us at the time that he’s someone who’s regarded very highly as a player for the future. …

Former Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna advises his old employers to go after Paul Pogba who’s expected to leave Juventus sooner or later. The midfielder has recently succeeded in reducing his doping ban from four years to 18 months, so he will be eligible to play by March 2025. But even though the 31-year-old expressed his desire to don the black-and-white …

Gabriele Biancheri and Erik ten Hag (Photos from X/Academy Arena, Michael Regan/Getty Images) Manchester United have an exciting wonderkid performing superbly for them at youth level at the moment, with Erik ten Hag perhaps doing well to take a closer look at Gabriele Biancheri. That’s according to a piece from the Manchester Evening News, who report that the talented young …

Arsenal icon Thierry Henry has said Kylian Mbappe has not yet lived up to his potential at Real Madrid, stating the Frenchman still has a lot to learn. Henry believes the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner must adapt quickly, as Los Blancos are notorious for not allowing their players enough time to settle in. Thierry Henry Says Kylian Mbappe Is …

When a team aspires to compete for the league title, usually the first half of the season sees them ‘in the lab.’ The rhythm of the fixture list is very different before New Year with European group stage games, early rounds of the League Cup and the persistent international breaks fracturing the flow of the early season. New signings can …