Ligue 1

Tottenham Hotspur begin their pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea on Saturday, with a fixture against reigning J League champions, Vissel Kobe. By the end of the tour, which comes a week later in Seoul against Bayern Munich, Ange Postecoglou should have a reasonable idea as to how his squad are shaping up for the new Premier League season, …

Chelsea captain Reece James has addressed the controversy surrounding teammate Enzo Fernandez. Following their victory against Colombia in the Copa America final, Fernandez recorded his Argentina teammates performing a racist song about France. This led Chelsea to launch a “internal disciplinary procedure” last week. A number of Chelsea players are upset with their teammate Enzo and they have unfollowed him …

With pre-season already well underway for Newcastle United, the return of Bruno Guimaraes from Copa America duty will surely please Eddie Howe and the Brazilian’s team-mates, including countryman, Joelinton. The pair have become two of the Toon Army’s most adored players, given their penchant for hard work and ability to turn defence into attack with ease. Indeed, Joelinton has been …

Newcastle could well have the edge over the teams expected to be around them at the beginning of the 2024/25 campaign given that the lack of European football will afford their players the opportunity to rest. Eddie Howe’s side have always played good football, however, the extra games last season and a relative lack of squad depth meant that injuries …

Manchester United are said to be in a constant dialogue with Paris Saint-Germain over the potential transfer of Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte this summer, according to Fabrizio Romano. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano explained that Ugarte is the main target for Man Utd in midfield at the moment, despite there also being some recent …

Manchester United have made some of the biggest moves among the Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window. The Red Devils have made two statement signings in striker Joshua Zirkzee and defender Leny Yoro. They have no intention to stop any time soon and they are now targeting a move for Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt as well …

Arsenal have challenged Manchester City for the Premier League title for two seasons in a row. On both the occasions, the Gunners have failed to win the league title, losing both times to Pep Guardiola’s Man City. The Gunners are expected to challenge once again but they need to add more depth to their squad. Mikel Arteta’s team had the …

Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, arguably has one of the toughest jobs in football at present. Since Todd Boehly took over the ownership of the West London club from Roman Abramovich, it’s as if the circus has come to town. Not a week seems to go by without something headline-worthy happening, and the Blues are rarely out of the news. More …

Tottenham lead Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in pursuit of Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze. The England international has been linked with a move to the biggest Premier League clubs this summer. After his fine performances for Crystal Palace last season, when he helped the club finish in the top half of the Premier League table, a number of clubs have …

Although Jadon Sancho and Erik ten Hag appeared to have kissed and made up, it seems that the former England international’s future could still be away from Man United. Perhaps with a view to maximising the player’s sell-on value, the Dutchman has been keen to draw a line under their spat from last season which saw him banished to training …