Ligue 1

The Islamic State terrorist group ISIS are reportedly threatening to attack this week’s Champions League quarter-final games, including this evening’s matches involving English clubs Arsenal and Manchester City. City are away to Real Madrid in their game, while Arsenal host Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium in London, with both games said to be targets for the terrorists, according to …

Liverpool have reportedly reached a verbal agreement over hiring Ruben Amorim as their new manager to replace Jurgen Klopp at Anfield next season. Klopp recently announced that he would be stepping down as Liverpool manager at the end of this season, bringing to an end a highly successful nine years in charge at the Merseyside club. Replacing the legendary German …

Former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter has been on Ajax’s shortlist of potential manager targets, according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano. Potter has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea last season, but the English tactician has long been very highly regarded in the game, having done some impressive work during his time in charge of …

Marcus Rashford has squashed any fears that he will be out of action or some time after picking up a knock in Man United’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday.  The England star suffered the issue in the second half and signalled to the bench that he did not want to come off in the immediate aftermath. However, the 26-year-old …

Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite has admitted that he is not distracted by links away from Goodison Park as Man United and Real Madrid target the 21-year-old ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.  The centre-back has been tremendous for the Toffees this season and his displays in a blue shirt earned him a first call-up to England’s senior squad for the March internationals. …

Liverpool have had concrete talks with Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim as they work on replacing Jurgen Klopp for next season. The Portuguese tactician seems to be emerging as the clear front-runner now to replace Klopp at Anfield, but it’s not a done deal just yet, according to transfer news journalist Fabrizio Romano. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest …

Barcelona have been long-term admirers of Man City star Bernardo Silva and Joao Felix believes he has convinced his Portugal teammate to move to Spain this summer.  There has been a lot of uncertainty around the future of Silva in recent transfer windows and that looks set to continue ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain were interested …

West Ham are the latest club to express an interest in Fulham star Tosin Adarabioyo as the defender is set to become a free agent at the end of the season.  The centre-back is a mainstay in Marco Silva’s team having featured in 23 games during the current campaign, scoring two goals. The Cottagers have offered the 26-year-old a new deal …

After leaving Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has a good chance of landing a new job; Germany may be considering him for the national team manager position following Euro 2024. This is due to Rudi Voller’s recent agreement to serve as the head of the German FA until the 2026 World Cup. For years, Voller has been praising Klopp, and in 2020, …

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has clarified Arsenal’s stance on Gabriel Jesus amid the Gunners pursuing a major signing up front in the upcoming summer window. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano denied that there as any indication that Jesus’ future at the Emirates Stadium could be in doubt if another big-name centre-forward comes in …