Bundesliga

Bayern Munich have agreed a new contract with youth talent Arijon Ibrahimovic, the club announced on Tuesday. Capped 24 times for Germany across various youth levels, Ibrahimovic has made one senior appearance for Bayern so far, coming off the bench during their 3-0 Bundesliga win over Bochum in February 2023. Since then, the 18-year-old has spent the 2023/24 campaign on …

Bayern Munich legend Joshua Kimmich is reportedly determined to join Man City ahead of the 2024/25 campaign as the German star looks to bring his time in the Bundesliga to an end.  The midfielder has a contract that expires in 2025 at the Allianz Arena and it doesn’t look like the 29-year-old is going to sign a new deal with …

Both nations booked their places in the quarter-finals over the weekend with wins over Italy and Slovakia respectively. The Three Lions struggled against the Slovakians as they needed a very late Jude Bellingham equaliser to save them from elimination, while Switzerland had a much easier time against the Italians as they secured a 2-0 win. Xhaka featured in the game …

Matthijs De Ligt is willing to reduce his salary in order to join Manchester United this summer according to reports in Germany. United are yet to sign anyone so far, but have targeted defensive reinforcements following the departure of Raphael Varane, whilst there are still question marks surrounding the future of Harry Maguire. The Red Devils have identified Jarrad Branthwaite …

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Charles Watts’ exclusive articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service at thedailybriefing.io The current links with Riccardo Calafiori remind me of Arsenal’s interest in Manuel Locatelli a few years ago. The club liked Locatelli and had made that known …

The Netherlands are through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 after defeating Romania 3-0 in Munich and Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo had a big role to play in their success.  The Dutch are on the easy side of the draw and will be confident of going deep having overcome the Romanians in the Round of 16 as they now await the …

Manchester United have reportedly begun ‘formal talks’ with Bayern Munich over a possible deal to sign defender Matthijs De Ligt. The Red Devils are on the lookout for at least one new defender this summer following Raphael Varane’s departure as a free agent last month. There is also uncertainty surrounding the futures of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof with some reports …

Mikel Arteta tried to keep Granit Xhaka at Arsenal last summer but was unable to do so, though it’s not necessarily the biggest mistake to have let him leave, according to Charles Watts. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Watts discussed the idea that Arsenal let Xhaka go to soon, with the Switzerland international now enjoying …

The less said about Man United’s defensive woes during the 2023/24 campaign the better. Erik ten Hag’s abilities were sorely tested throughout last season, given that he had a backline which appeared to change on a weekly basis. Despite an awful Champions League campaign and a less than satisfactory season domestically, the winning of the FA Cup against favourites, Man …

Manchester United are reportedly working on both the signings of Matthijs de Ligt and Manuel Ugarte as they seek to strengthen in defence and midfield, according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano as he spoke to Ben Jacobs for CaughtOffside’s ‘the Debrief’ podcast. De Ligt could be available this summer after a relative lack of impact at Bayern Munich, while …