Serie A

In the past week, West Ham and Borussia Dortmund have opened talks with the agents of Stuttgart’s 28-year-old Guinean striker, Serhou Guirassy. The Bundesliga club has already verbally offered the player a contract until 2028 according to CaughtOffside sources with knowledge of the deal. With a sensational 28 goals in 28 Bundesliga games last season, per WhoScored, it’s no wonder …

Inter Milan have enjoyed a fantastic title-winning season in 2023/24, and key to their league triumph has been the form of Lautaro Martinez. The Argentinian was again expected to line up alongside Romelu Lukaku, however, the Belgian’s courting of other teams last summer saw the Neroazzurri pull out of any deal for him, placing more goalscoring pressure on the World …

Olivier Giroud has announced he will retire from international duty with France following the conclusion of this summer’s European Championships.  The veteran striker has enjoyed a glittering career with Les Bleus, picking up 131 caps to date and becoming France’s all-time top scorer with 57 goals — six clear of nearest rival Thierry Henry. Giroud has played in four major …

The agent of Lautaro Martinez has affirmed his client’s “absolute” loyalty to Inter, but has hinted the club may need to offer him an improved deal in the future.  Martinez has been a key figure for the newly-crowned Italian champions since joining from Racing in 2018, scoring 129 goals in 282 appearances across all competitions for the club so far. …

AC Milan have confirmed manager Stefano Pioli will leave the club at the end of the current Serie A season. Pioli has been in charge of the Rossoneri since October 2019, with his reign set to end at 240 games, marking the longest managerial stint of his career so far. During that time, the 58-year-old has enjoyed a 54.39% win …

As has been the case over the past few transfer windows, when a young, talented player appears to become available for transfer, Chelsea position themselves at the front of the queue. There’s been no expense spared since Todd Boehly took over at Stamford Bridge, though things probably haven’t worked out in quite the way that he’d hoped. Putting together a …

French football expert Jonathan Johnson admits we could see Manuel Ugarte make a quick transfer away from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, perhaps on loan, amid links with the likes of Newcastle United star Bruno Guimaraes. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, Johnson explained that although Ugarte started well for PSG, he has been unable to keep that …

It was a remarkable night for Atalanta and Ademola Lookman, the Italian side winning the Europa League thanks to their striker’s incredible hat-trick. The win sparked crazy scenes at the trophy lift, and the celebrations were understandable given that it was the Serie A’s first trophy in 61 years. More Stories / Latest News All of …

All of the pre-match talk before the Europa League Final was about how Bayer Leverkusen might go unbeaten throughout the whole season, but Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman had something to say about that. The Italian side had been the more positive of the two in the opening exchanges, and it was no surprise when they opened the scoring. More Stories / …

Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana could be available on the cheap in this summer’s transfer window, with Manchester United and Inter Milan named as previous admirers of his. That’s according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano as he spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, with the journalist explaining that we’ll have to see if Man Utd’s new-look …