Ligue 1

Barcelona have submitted a shock loan bid for Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic according to Fabrizio Romano. Bajcetic also has a loan offer from Austrian side RB Salzburg who are coached by former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders. However, following a serious injury to Marc Bernal the Spanish giants have launched a late bid for the 19-year-old and will be hoping …

Leeds United have opened talks to sign Japan international midfielder Ao Tanaka from Fortuna Dusseldorf, according to reports. After failing to secure promotion back to the Premier League, the Whites have endured a difficult summer transfer window, with the likes of Georginio Rutter, Archie Gray, Crysencio Summerville and Glen Kamara all leaving for substantial fees among a host of other …

Aston Villa have shown their ambition in the transfer window this summer. Unai Emery’s team qualified for the Champions League and in order to deal with the number of matches and the competitive season ahead, they have signed some prominent players. Amadou Onana and Ian Maatsen are two of their biggest signings this summer but it should not be forgotten …

Leeds United are looking to make a late signing this summer with just two days left in the transfer window to shut down. The Whites have lost Archie Gray, Glen Kamara, Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter this summer. Their squad has gone through an overhaul under manager Daniel Farke’s leadership after they failed to win promotion to the Premier League. …

French football expert Jonathan Johnson has spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column to give some insight into the Manuel Ugarte to Manchester United transfer deal. The Uruguay international is a fine player on his day, but he hasn’t quite shown his best form at PSG and fell out of favour with Luis Enrique for much of …

Chelsea are making progress over the transfer of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen after promising to make him one of their highest paid players if he joins. The Nigeria international no longer looks set to seal a move to the Saudi Pro League, CaughtOffside understands, with Chelsea moving into pole position, even if there is still work to be done on …

Jonathan Johnson has explained what’s really going on with Kylian Mbappe and his continued dispute with Paris Saint-Germain even after leaving the club on a free transfer to Real Madrid this summer. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, Johnson made it clear that this issue between Mbappe and PSG actually dates back some time, as it relates …

It’s been a bit of a baptism of fire for Leicester City and Steve Cooper already this season. In the two games that they’ve played so far in 2024/25, they’ve managed a draw against Tottenham Hotspur and lost to Fulham. Things don’t get any easier for the Foxes, with Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Arsenal being three of their next …

Liverpool have completely turned around their transfer window with two quickfire signings. After completing a deal for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, the Reds have now completed another signing. According to Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool have reached an agreement with Juventus to complete the signing of Federico Chiesa. The Italy international faced an uncertain future at the club and after enterining the …

West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma is edging closer to a move away from the club. Frank McAvennie has advised the club to offload the French defender before the transfer deadline. With new manager Julen Lopetegui signing Jean-Clair Todibo and Max Kilman this summer, the Hammers are ready to offload Zouma, who is not in the plans of the manager. …