Ligue 1

Barcelona continue to struggle to land Athletic Club’s sensational winger, Nico Williams. The 22-year-old is believed to have said yes to the Catalan giants, but as of this moment, a suitable offer to the Basque club for one of their best players hasn’t been forthcoming. As with the past couple of summers, president Joan Laporta appears keen to accentuate the …

Ahead of a hugely important campaign for Aston Villa, it appears that the Midlands-based outfit are still going for it in the transfer market. There are just three days to go before Unai Emery’s side face West Ham United in their opening game of the 2024/25 season, but with a Champions League campaign to look forward to too, the Villains …

West Ham United have been one of the busiest teams in the transfer window this summer. The Hammers have signed Max Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo and Aaron Wan-Bissaka in a major overhaul of their defense while players like Crysencio Summerville and Niclas Fullkrug have arrived to give their attack a new dimension. The club have backed new manager Julen Lopetegui with …

Liverpool have suffered a major blow in the transfer window this summer. The Reds are yet to make a new signing so far and it has been a quiet summer for them. They are the only team in Europe’s top five leagues to not sign a new player this summer. Liverpool were close to signing Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi, …

At present, there’s little argument to Man City being the most successful club in the world on and off the pitch, which is something that Newcastle and others can only aspire to be. Having a best-in-class coach in Pep Guardiola to guide the senior side clearly helps in terms of raising the club’s profile. Clearly, however, the way in which …

Ever since Clearlake Capital took over Chelsea Football Club, the landscape at Stamford Bridge has changed incredibly. The Blues have been embarrassingly unsuccessful under the new ownership, with Todd Boehly’s prediction that they’d beat Real Madrid 3-0 in their April 2023 match-up toe-curlingly awful and lacking respect to the Champions League Kings. ?? “Chelsea are going to win 3-0 tonight.” …

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano says there are several reasons that Desire Doue has chosen Paris Saint-Germain over Bayern Munich as his next destination this summer. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano explained that Doue being French was one factor, with the talented Rennes wonderkid perhaps understandably keen to stay in Ligue 1 for at …

Chelsea are looking for a new attacker this summer and despite strengthening all the other positions, they have still not managed to sign a striker. The Blues have strengthened their midfield, defense, wide areas and even their managerial post this summer. Now they are actively looking for a new striker who can finish off the numerous chances that they create …

It’s a busy time for Arsenal in the transfer market at present, and CaughtOffside sources have been made aware of the club’s intentions regarding their goalkeeping situation. Ajax are known to have started talks to transfer the Gunners English goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale, however, the problem at this point is that the Dutch giants only want to loan the 26-year-old, and …

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey may not be leaving the club this summer after all, according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano stated that there is currently nothing going on with Partey, and that it’s generally been a quiet summer surrounding the Ghana international. This did not always look like …