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Arsenal and Mikel Arteta has been long-term admirers of Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz and the Gunners could make a move for the midfielder ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. The North London club had three bids for Luiz rejected by Villa in September 2022 – the final offer totalling around £25m – and the Brazil international subsequently signed a new contract which ties …

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided some insight into how Liverpool hiring Ruben Amorim as their next manager could then help Arsenal or other clubs lure Viktor Gyokeres away from Sporting Lisbon this summer. Amorim has impressed as Sporting manager and is now emerging as one of the leading candidates to replace Jurgen Klopp as Reds boss this summer, …

Man United manager Erik ten Hag remains under pressure at Old Trafford despite a positive result against Liverpool at the weekend and new part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe will make a decision on the Dutch coach’s future before the end of the season.  The current campaign has been a disaster for the Manchester club as they currently sit sixth in the Premier …

Saudi Arabia hasn’t given up on trying to bring Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the Middle East and are set to return to Anfield with another big offer this summer for the superstar.  Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad attempted to sign the winger last summer, offering the Merseyside club £150m for the superstar, but the Reds would not accept it so …

Xabi Alonso has revealed there were many reasons why he turned down the chance to succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Alonso, who spent five years at Anfield as a player had been heavily linked to take over from Klopp following the German’s announcement in January that he would be leaving after eight years in charge. The Bayer Leverkusen manager …

Serhou Guirassy remains keen on completing a move to the Premier League this summer. The Stuttgart striker has been one of Europe’s most prolific forwards this season and has scored 24 Bundesliga goals so far, a tally bettered only by Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane. The Guinea international was strongly linked with a move to England in January and was reportedly …

Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi left European football, there appears to have been a thirst for making a similar rivalry between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The Man City powerhouse and Paris Saint-Germain speedster are arguably the two best strikers on the continent now, firing their teams to glory week after week. Whenever either take to the pitch, …

Rio Ferdinand has labelled Gianluigi Donnarumma’s performance against Barcelona a shambles after the Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper conceded three goals. A crazy game saw Barcelona open the scoring before PSG hit back with two goals, but the visitors struck twice late on to take a 3-2 lead back to Spain for the second leg. It was certainly an evening to forget …

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Neil Jones’ exclusive articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service at thedailybriefing.io There’s no doubt that Liverpool will have come away from Old Trafford on Sunday frustrated, and viewing their 2-2 draw as two points dropped rather than …

Manchester City are expected to complete a deal with West Ham for Lucas Paqueta this summer. The Premier League champions were on course to sign the Brazil international last summer only for the switch, which was in the region of £80m to be called off after Paqueta found himself at the centre of a betting investigation by the Football Association. The …