Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain are gaining ground against Real Madrid in the race for the transfer of Lille centre-back Leny Yoro, according to French football expert Jonathan Johnson. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Johnson explained that there is plenty of interest in Yoro this summer, and it could be that the Premier League will be his next …

Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming out of the rich and intense climes of La Liga and beyond. The big French signing of the summer will undoubtedly be Kylian Mbappe joining Real Madrid, a deal that had been talked about so much that arguably …

Adam Pope, a reporter for BBC Sport, has suggested that Leeds United might make a permanent move for Bournemouth’s Jaidon Anthony this summer. Anthony spent the 2023-24 on loan at Elland Road and he did not have the best of time at the Championship club. He started only two games for Daniel Farke’s team and scored just one goal for …

Anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out said on Wednesday it had received a “significant number” of complaints regarding the South American’s comments, while Tottenham also put out a statement to condemn Bentancur’s behaviour. The Tottenham midfielder has since apologised for his comments posting a message to Son on social media, which read via The Guardian: “Sonny brother! I apologise to you …

Arsenal reportedly have an interest in sealing the transfer of Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes and seem prepared to step up their efforts to discuss a possible cash-plus-player deal for the Brazil international. Guimaraes has shone during his time at St James’ Park and makes sense as the kind of player Mikel Arteta could do with adding to his midfield …

Brighton are among several Premier League clubs who have started talks to sign IFK Goteborg’s 18-year-old wonderkid Malick Junior Yalcouye during this summer’s transfer window. The youngster has been attracting interest from across Europe ever since moving to the Swedish club this year and many are prepared to make a move for the midfielder during the summer. Sources have told CaughtOffside …

AC Milan have reportedly lost their advantage in the race to sign Bologna’s Joshua Zirkzee handing a huge boost to Premier League clubs Man United and Arsenal. It looked like the Dutch star was on his way to the San Siro at one point as Zirkzee was believed to be happy to stay in Serie A. However, Corriere dello Sport are …

Former Man United star Ruud van Nistelrooy is reportedly close to becoming the next manager of Championship side Burnley. The Clarets have been looking for a new coach since Vincent Kompany parted ways with the English club at the end of the season as the Belgian decided to take the giant step up to manage Bayern Munich. Burnley were relegated from …

Manchester United have reportedly made contact with the representatives of Lille striker Jonathan David over a potential transfer this summer. Other Premier League clubs such as Tottenham, West Ham United and Aston Villa are also thought to be interested in David, but Man Utd may be the most advanced with their interest after contacting his representatives, according to iNews. David …

A new era at Liverpool begins on August 17 as Arne Slot takes over as the Reds’ head coach away at Ipswich Town and the Dutch coach has already made a comment about the 12:30 kick-off time.  It is fair to say that his predecessor Jurgen Klopp did not like this timeslot and often complained about it for various and …