Ligue 1

Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming out of the rich and intense climes of La Liga and beyond. Barcelona and Ronald Araujo. There are few things that you cannot read about his future, the clubs intentions and what will happen in the summer. Here’s …

Thiago Silva has announced that he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season and the Blues are concerned about how they will replace the Brazilian’s leadership within their squad.  The 39-year-old is a key member of the Chelsea dressing room and given his experience in the game, he naturally became one of the leaders. The West London club …

The subject of Liverpool selling Luis Diaz has reportedly been an open discussion on the club’s training ground at points in recent months. That’s according to the Liverpool Echo, who also acknowledge that the player’s father has quite publicly talked up the prospect of his son one day playing for Barcelona, so it will be interesting to see if this …

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is reportedly happy to stay at the club this summer and continue to fight for his place in Mikel Arteta’s side. It’s not been a happy second season for the Brazil international at the Emirates Stadium, as he’s struggled with injury problems and failed to make much of an impression when he has been fit enough …

Chelsea are looking to sign a new goalkeeper in the summer and they have been linked with a few goalkeepers. The Blues are reportedly dissatisfied with their goalkeeping choices, Robert Sanchez and Djordje Petrovic. Even though they will welcome the return of Kepa Arrizabalaga from Real Madrid at the end of the season, they are still looking to sign a …

Manchester United are set for an important, and, according to recent reports, busy, summer transfer window. A recent report from the Telegraph claimed the Red Devils are willing to listen to offers for most of their senior first-team excluding three young players — Rasmus Hojlund, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho. This claim suggested the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Marcus …

As West Ham United plan ahead for the 2024/25 season, they face still competition from Premier League rivals for one of their targets. With a market value of only €5m (transfermarkt), Vitoria de Guimaraes’ 24-year-old Portuguese ace, Jota Silva, has gone under the radar for many. According to the outlet, however, the lightning-quick left-winger already has an impressive 11 goals and …

Barcelona have reportedly been offered the chance to sign a player they have been heavily linked with in the past — former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti. That’s according to a recent report from Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, who claims the Italian playmaker, now playing in Qatar with Al-Arabi SC, has been presented to Barcelona as an alternative option for Xavi’s …

Man United attacker Marcus Rashford is said to be refusing to be sold by the club this summer, according to The Sun. This follows rumours that every player on Man United’s squad—aside from Kobbie Mainoo, Rasmus Hojlund, and Alejandro Garnacho—is for sale. The team will undergo a major makeover before the upcoming season as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s plan …

With one game left of the 2023/24 Championship season, Leicester City have already been guided to the title by Enzo Maresca. The Foxes have pretty much led English football’s second tier for the majority of the campaign and had a double digit lead at one stage. Though they were reeled in by both Leeds United and Ipswich Town, they just …