Ligue 1

Jurrien Timber is back for Arsenal this pre-season after last season’s nightmare injury that saw him miss almost the entire campaign for his new club. The Dutch defender joined the Gunners from Ajax in what looked like being a superb signing by Mikel Arteta last summer, but he picked up a bad injury on his Premier League debut against Nottingham …

Besiktas striker Semih Kilicsoy continues to be one to watch on the transfer market this summer as sources have informed CaughtOffside that he has an asking price in the region of €25-30million. The talented 18-year-old has been scouted by a number of clubs, including Arsenal, who watched him at Euro 2024 with the Turkish national team, and he’s also been the …

Liverpool and Aston Villa are targeting a move for the same player this summer. The Reds have been quiet with their transfer business so far this summer having made no signings at all. Meanwhile, Aston Villa have made a number of impressive additions to their squad including midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton. Both the clubs are now battling for Juventus …

Newcastle United have focused more on their sales so far this summer as compared to signing new players. The Magpies were in trouble about the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules and in order to comply with the regulations, they needed to sell players first. Eddie Howe’s team have signed defender Lloyd Kelly this summer and he remains their only …

Former Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater has hit back at online trolls on social media after someone took aim at him for being at a new low simply because he posted pictures of himself working on a building site. See below as Drinkwater quotes back a post about being at rock bottom, telling users to behave as he enjoys doing …

Leeds United right-back Cody Drameh is set to leave the club to join Hull City. The 22-year-old right-back is scheduled to have a medical at Hull City on Tuesday before finalising his transfer, as stated by Hull Daily Mail and cited by The Shields Gazette. It was generally anticipated that Drameh, whose contract expires in June, would depart Leeds after …

Enzo Maresca has been working away with his new Chelsea squad during this pre-season, knowing that some of those players do not have a future at the club. With just over three weeks to go until the 2024/25 Premier League campaign begins, all clubs will want to have a clear idea of not only who their starting XI will be, …

With just over three weeks to go until the start of the new Premier League season, West Ham remain one of the busier teams in the transfer market. As of this moment, the East Londoners have only managed to get three deals over the line, which will surely come as a great shock to Julen Lopetegui given that he walked …

Arsenal expert Charles Watts has provided some insight and his opinion on Nicolas Pepe and where it all went wrong for him at the Emirates Stadium following his public criticism of his former club last week. Pepe looked an exciting signing when he first joined the Gunners back in 2019, but it quickly became apparent that he was struggling to …

There’s been lots going on behind the scenes at Newcastle United of late, not least the restructuring that needed to occur once Dan Ashworth departed the club. Eddie Howe’s position remains unaffected, though it’s likely he’ll want some guarantees that the way of working that he enjoyed under Ashworth continues with new sporting director, Paul Mitchell. If not, there’s every …