After speaking to Sky Sports yesterday, the BBC have now released new quotes from Marc Guehi after Newcastle United had a third bid worth £60m rejected for the Crystal Palace centre-back this week. Speaking directly about Newcastle and the transfer talk, he told BBC Football Focus: “If I had a magic wand to sort everything out in an instant I …

August 15 – Brazilian club Santos has sold the naming rights of its stadium to a financial investment company, transforming the Vila Belmiro into the Vila Viva Sorte. The ten-year deal between Santos, the club of the late great Pelé, and Viva Sorte is reportedly worth RS15 million ($2.7 million) on an annual basis and will be signed later this …

Paris Saint-Germain need to sell Manuel Ugarte and other players this summer, in what could be a major boost for Manchester United. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, French football expert Jonathan Johnson provided some insight into PSG’s plans for the rest of the summer, with the Ligue 1 giants likely to need to offload a …

Toni Fernandez was one of the many young talents who got an opportunity to do the pre-season with the Barcelona first team this summer under the watchful eye of Hansi Flick. The 16-year-old made the most of the handful of opportunities he received and has earned the full confidence of the manager, even though he will return to playing for …

August 15 – A significant milestone has been reached in women’s professional football in England with the formal transfer of ownership of the top two tiers to a newly established independent entity, Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL). WPLL now holds responsibility for the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Championship, taking over from The Football Association (FA) with the …

With the deal for Nico Williams seemingly dead, FC Barcelona have shifted their focus towards Liverpool and Colombia winger Luis Diaz. The 27-year-old forward has been on the Blaugrana’s radars for years now, with the club even coming close to signing him back in January 2022, only to snub him for Ferran Torres at the last minute. Barcelona have continued …

August 15 – A goal as well as a trophy. Not a bad debut for Real Madrid’s new superstar Kylian Mbappé at the club he always dreamed of playing for.  France’s captain pulled on the famous white jersey of the Spanish champions for the first time in a competitive match and marked the occasion with the second goal in a …

Chelsea have once again shown their financial muscle in the transfer market this summer. Under the ownership of Todd Boehly, they have not been afraid to spend money and add more players to their squad. Currently, they have the biggest squad in the Premier League and some of the players need to be sold before the end of the transfer …

Frenkie de Jong’s future at FC Barcelona has taken an unexpected yet decisive turn, as recent reports from SPORT reveal that new head coach Hansi Flick has firmly requested that the club retain the Dutch midfielder.  For the past few years, De Jong’s name has frequently surfaced in transfer speculations, with many wondering whether he would eventually leave the Blaugrana.  …

Newcastle’s opening game of the 2024/25 Premier League season sees the visit of newly promoted Southampton. Last campaign, the Magpies finished seventh in the league and although that is a decent final position, it was a downgrade from their Champions League qualification from the previous season. Southampton earned promotion to the Premier League via the playoffs as they defeated Leeds …