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Transfer news journalist Fabrizio Romano has spoken exclusively to CaughtOffside for today’s Daily Briefing column to clarify what Teun Koopmeiners might have been talking about when the new Juventus signing claimed he had some other clubs interested in him this summer. According to Romano, Koopmeiners more or less made his mind up about leaving Atalanta for Juventus all the way …

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has discussed the interest in Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran over the summer, insisting Chelsea and West Ham United were his main suitors. Villa chief Monchi has made headlines by claiming that they turned down as many as 40 offers for Duran in the last transfer window, and it seems Romano isn’t entirely convinced by …

Chelsea are continuing to evaluate the possibility of going back in for the transfer of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen following this summer’s lengthy saga that eventually saw him make a surprise loan move to Galatasaray. Sources with a close understanding of the situation have informed CaughtOffside that Chelsea are not necessarily going to make it a priority to move for …

Scott McTominay scored once again for Scotland in their UEFA Nations League clash with Portugal as the midfielder showed Man United why they should have kept him this summer.  Scotland were looking to bounce back from their opening loss to Poland but suffered a cruel 2-1 defeat following a late goal from Cristiano Ronaldo. McTominay opened the scoring on the …

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch has been compared to Italy icon Andrea Pirlo by club legend John Barnes. Gravenberch was Jurgen Klopp’s final signing as Liverpool manager, arriving from Bayern Munich for £34.2m (per Sky Sports) at the end of the 2023 summer transfer window. However, the 13-time Netherlands international struggled to make an impact right away at Anfield, starting just …

Liverpool’s new signing Federico Chiesa was also an option for Bayern Munich earlier in the summer, according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano. The Italy international looks an exciting addition to Arne Slot’s Reds squad for this season, but it seems although Bayern also appreciated the player, they ultimately decided to prioritise a different kind of winger signing in the …

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It’s that time of year when the nominations for the Ballon d’Or are announced, and this year saw a real shock. For the first time since 2003 – twenty one years ago – neither Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi found themselves in the final 30 names. It was the first real sign that the two giants of the modern game …

Manchester City and Inter Milan will begin their 2024-25 UEFA Champions League campaigns by clashing at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday September 18. The draw for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League was made on August 29 and it served up some very juicy fixtures, including the one between Man City and Inter Milan. City famously beat Inter …

In his fortnightly exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Jon Smith, one of football’s first-ever agents and a man who was an integral figure in the forming of the Premier League, discusses Chelsea being a fascinating work in progress, why nothing has changed at West Ham despite all their new signings, why he can’t look beyond Man City for the Premier League …