Serie A

[ad_1] Former West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca has thanked Gian Piero Gasperini for helping to get his career back on track with Atalanta. Scamacca joined the Hammers from Sassuolo for a reported £30.5m fee back in July 2022 but would last just one season at the London Stadium. The striker scored eight goals in 27 appearances across all competitions to …

[ad_1] Aston Villa have been strongly linked with a potential transfer move for Inter Milan right-back Denzel Dumfries amid big praise for the player from Dutch legend Rafael van der Vaart. The former Ajax and Real Madrid man believes Dumfries is one of his country’s best players at the moment as he praised his all-round qualities ahead of what could …

[ad_1] Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners continues to be linked as a potential transfer target for Liverpool under incoming new manager Arne Slot, but Fabrizio Romano isn’t aware of anything concrete on that for the time being. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest column for the Daily Briefing, Romano responded to fresh stories about Koopmeiners and Liverpool, stating that the …

[ad_1] Massimo Ugolino of Sky Sports, via Calcio Napoli 24, reports that Napoli have reached a general agreement with Antonio Conte, positioning him as the likely head coach for the Naples-based outfit next season. The swift decision by Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis indicates his resolve to not delay any further in appointing a new manager for the club. Conte, …

[ad_1] 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 …

[ad_1] 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 …

[ad_1] 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 …

[ad_1] 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 …

[ad_1] 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% …

[ad_1] 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 …