Transfer news journalist Fabrizio Romano has heaped praise onto Aston Villa for their smart work to win the race for the signing of Everton midfielder Amadou Onana ahead of Barcelona this summer. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for the latest edition of his Daily Briefing column, Romano explained that although Barcelona looked at Onana for some time, they ultimately decided against …

Roma are reportedly targeting two Juventus wingers in the shape of Federico and Matias Soulé as they look to enhance their attacking department. As Tuttosport explains, the Bianconeri are looking to offload both stars. albeit for different reasons. In Chiesa’s case, the player simply doesn’t fit into Thiago Motta’s tactical system which requires a different style of winger. On the …

Some intriguing transfer claims have emerged today from Fabrizio Romano, who reports that we’ve joined the race to sign Dutch sensation Xavi Simons. He reveals that Newcastle have been in touch with PSG to ‘ask for information’ on the 21-year-old attacker who is expected to leave the Ligue 1 giants this summer. Romano believes that RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich …

Liverpool are understood to be making progress in negotiations over a potential transfer move for Sporting Lisbon centre-back Goncalo Inacio as they look for a replacement for Virgil van Dijk. Sources close to the situation have informed CaughtOffside that there is some uncertainty around Van Dijk’s future at Liverpool, and the Reds have made a new central defender one of …

Manchester United and Aston Villa are keen on signing the Girona winger Viktor Tsygankov. The winger is on the radar of Arsenal as well and the Gunners have already signed out a move for him as per AS. Tsygankov has a €30 million release clause in his contract and it will be interesting to see if Manchester United, Arsenal or …

Journalist Fabrizio Romano has looked ahead to today’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain, predicting a close game that could even go to penalties. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano made it clear he didn’t feel confident making an outright score prediction, or naming a winner, but he felt this would be a close …

Manchester United are determined to get rid of Victor Lindelof this summer. The Swedish defender is not a key player for them and it is not surprising that the Red Devils are looking to cash in on him. The 29-year-old is out of contract next year and this is their final opportunity to sell the player for a nominal price. …

Diego Kochen, an 18-year-old goalkeeper trained at La Masia, has embarked on the pre-season under Hansi Flick with promising prospects.  Kochen, whose football journey began in the United States with West Pines United and Weston, found his way to Barcelona’s Marcet Foundation at the age of 12. Over the years, his progression through Barça’s youth ranks has been marked by …

Manchester United are set to discuss the situation of Jadon Sancho in the next few days after his return to the club after spending the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund. The England international looked to have completely fallen out of favour at Old Trafford last season, but Fabrizio Romano now says there will be discussions …

Juventus could be trying to bring in three new wingers this summer as they look to revamp their entire attacking department. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Giovanni Albanese, the Bianconeri are aiming to part ways with Federico Chiesa and Matias Soulé. The Italian isn’t part of Thiago Motta’s plans for next season, while selling the young Argentine is …