Over the past few days, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding the future of Nico Williams, who has become a priority transfer target for FC Barcelona this summer. The 21-year-old Spanish winger has a release clause worth €58 million in his contract with Athletic Club and is attracting widespread interest. Indeed, apart from Barcelona, Chelsea have been long-term …

Arsenal journalist Charles Watts has hit back at Gary Neville after his criticism of the way Declan Rice has been playing for England at Euro 2024. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Watts felt it was laughable to compare Rice to someone like Toni Kroos with the quality of his passing and his style of play …

Palermo are reportedly keeping tabs on two of the finest Juventus Next Gen starlets in the shape of Riccardo Turicchia and Luis Hasa. The Rosanero are determined to make their return to the top flight as soon as possible, so they continue to work on bolstering their ranks. This season, the Siclians reached the Serie B playoffs, but couldn’t go …

Arsenal attacking midfielder Emile Smith Rowe could come to a decision on his future soon, according to Charles Watts in the latest edition of his Daily Briefing column. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for the piece, Watts explained that Smith Rowe has interest from clubs in England, Germany and Italy, but that talks are ongoing to work out his future. Fulham …

West Ham look set to launch a third bid for Wolves defender Max Kilman; who was the subject of a part-exchange offer from Newcastle United over the weekend. The Telegraph reported that Newcastle offered Elliot Anderson-plus-cash for the centre-back, but this offer was quickly rejected with the club demanding £40m. A few days later, Fabrizio Romano reveals that West Ham …

Arsenal FC journalist Charles Watts has discussed the prospect of the Gunners sealing the transfer of Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich amid some speculation that he’d be keen to move to the Emirates Stadium. Kimmich is in the final year of his contract with Bayern and it seems likely he’ll have a lot of interest if he doesn’t sign a …

Arsenal like and admire Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams but it’s not yet clear if they’ll be willing to pay the big money required to get the deal done, according to Charles Watts. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, Watts explained that although the Gunners have some appreciation of the Spain international, he doesn’t expect them to …

June 6 – The European football market continues to bounce back post-covid with a 16% increase in revenues in the 2022/23 season to €35.3 billion. The latest Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance once again point to the impressive health of the ‘big five’ European leagues that generated total revenue of €19.6 billion, up €2.3 billion (14%) on the previous …

While Marc Guiu closes in on a move to Chelsea, it appears that Barcelona are set to part ways with yet another promising youngster in the form of Mika Faye. The 19-year-old Senegalese centre-back joined Barça last summer and was a key member of the Barça Atletic side that narrowly missed out on promotion to La Liga 2, faltering in …

Newcastle United youngster Yankuba Minteh reportedly has heart set on joining Marseille if he is to move to Ligue 1 this summer. The highly-rated young forward, who has impressed on loan at Feyenoord, has also been linked strongly with Lyon and Everton in the last few days. However, reports from France now state that Minteh himself would prefer to go …