Former Premier League striker Jermain Defoe has expressed his desire to see Ollie Watkins get more minutes in England’s EURO 2024 Round-of-16 meeting with Slovakia on Sunday (June 30). Defoe believes the Aston Villa ace could help the Three Lions be more dynamic in the final third of the pitch. Jermain Defoe Wants Gareth Southgate To Use Ollie Watkins In …

Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is reportedly available for £50million this summer as West Ham United are among the clubs being linked with the player. Nketiah has struggled for playing time at the Emirates Stadium for a while now, and it makes sense that the Gunners are now keen to offload him to raise funds for other areas of their squad. …

AC Milan is intensifying their efforts to acquire Adrien Rabiot from Juventus this summer as he enters the final three days of his contract in Turin. Rabiot has been a key player for Juve over the last two seasons, and the Bianconeri have identified him as a crucial performer they want to retain. He knows what they think of him, …

June 27 – Suddenly, everyone now has Georgia on their minds. Having tried and failed 14 times to qualify for a major tournament since becoming independent, Willy Sagnol’s team made history in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday night with a 2-0 win over Portugal, the 2016 champions, that tore up the script and secured a memorable last-16 spot against Spain. So after the …

Days after it came to light that Chelsea have reached an agreement with Marc Guiu for a permanent transfer this summer, SPORT is now suggesting that the Premier League team might opt to loan him out during the same season, with Strasbourg in Ligue 1 emerging as a potential destination. It is said that despite receiving proposals from Barcelona, Guiu …

After a two day break with no Euro 2024 matches, the tournament is back with a bang on Saturday as the knockout stages begin. But which 16 teams have qualified for the business end of the tournament, who will they face, when are the matches, and which channel will they be shown on in the UK? Let’s have a look, …

Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a move for the AS Monaco defender Vanderson this summer. The 22-year-old has impressed with his performances in Ligue 1 and Tottenham are hoping to sign him as a potential replacement for Emerson Royal. The Brazilian defender is in talks to join AC Milan this summer for a fee of around €25 million. According …

June 27 – Jovan Šurbatović, general secretary of the Serbian Football Union, has announced he will leave his post following the national team’s elimination from Euro 2024. He said it had made the decision to resign his post before the finals, and not because of the behaviour of Serbian fans. The news of his resignation comes as details of an …

Paris Saint-Germain have an interest in Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Edmond Tapsoba, according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano explained that Tapsoba is liked by PSG, but they’re currently looking more favourably at a cheaper option in the form of Feyenoord’s Lutsharel Geertruida. Tapsoba has shone for Leverkusen and it …

Newcastle United look set to announce the signing of highly-rated Serbian Miodrag Pivaš over the coming weeks. As we revealed yesterday, the 19-year-old talent was spotted on Tyneside on Wednesday afternoon, with the club’s player liason officer acting as a chaperone as the teenager visited St James’ Park and our Benton training base. The Mail’s Craig Hope reports that Pivaš …