Ligue 1

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 …

Thierry Henry believes there is one element of Erling Haaland’s game that he needs to improve on after the Norwegian had a quiet night against Real Madrid. The European Champions played out a pulsating 3-3 draw in the Bernabeu with both teams scoring stunning goals. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring with a clever free kick before Madrid hit back through …

Tottenham Hotspur are in the running to sign Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez this summer. Gimenez has had a successful campaign so far for the Dutch club and has scored 24 goals and provided six assists from 38 appearances in all competitions. Despite being under contract until 2028 the Mexican is attracting interest from some of Europe’s top clubs and his …

Arsenal and Chelsea have been handed a huge transfer boost after Viktor Gyokeres’ agent revealed it would be difficult for the striker to stay at Sporting Lisbon if Ruben Amorim left. Amorim has emerged as Liverpool’s top target to replace the departing Jurgen Klopp after Xabi Alonso revealed he would be staying at Bayer Leverkusen next season. The Reds will …

Genoa are in contact with Tottenham as they evaluate whether to buy Djed Spence.   The versatile right back, who can also play in midfield, joined Genoa on loan in January with a €10m option to buy, and has made eight Serie A appearances since.    However, 23-year-old Spence has only completed a full 90 minutes three times, keeping clean …

Manchester City are putting together a plan to give Rodri a rest after the midfielder admitted he was tired in the aftermath of City’s 3-3 draw with Real Madrid on Tuesday night. Mail Sport reported Rodri had held discussions with the treble winners last summer over his workload, but has since gone on to make 47 appearances for both club …

Although there’s still another 45 minutes to go in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg against Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid have the upper hand thanks to Samuel Lino. The Bundesliga side had gifted Atleti a goal after just five minutes, when their attempt to play out from the back went horribly wrong. More Stories / Latest News …

This summer is set to be a hugely important one for Newcastle United. At present European football next season appears within reach but still has to be worked for, and where the Magpies finish this season is likely to author who they allow to leave and who they buy ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. There will be some players that …

Atletico Madrid got off to the perfect start in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg thanks to the quick thinking of Rodrigo De Paul. The goal was regrettable from the Bundesliga giants point of view given that they were trying to play out from the back. More Stories / Latest News Clearly some of their players weren’t …