Barcelona have drawn first blood in their Champions League knockout tie against Napoli. The Catalan club have been the only team to threaten scoring with the home side looking extremely poor all night. Nevertheless, the away side themselves looked to have run out of ideas until their most experienced man Robert Lewandowski stepped up and showed his class with a …
Read More »Victor Osimhen equalises for Napoli against Barcelona
Napoli have managed to carve out a surprising equaliser against Barcelona through star striker Victor Osimhen. The Italian side have been uninspiring to say the least in front of their home crowd, offering virtually no threat to the Barcelona goal. And when the visitors notched in front it appeared as though this leg was going to get away from Napoli. …
Read More »“Look at facts” – Sir Jim Ratcliffe opens door to Mason Greenwood return
New part-owner of Man United, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, may have just opened the door for Mason Greenwood to return to Manchester with his latest comments. It was confirmed on Tuesday that the INEOS CEO’s deal to take over 25 per cent of the Manchester club for $1.3bn has been finalised and the British businessman can now get to work at Old …
Read More »Mbappe Greenwood Flick Gomes Simons and more
This article was originally published on Fabrizio Romano’s Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Fabrizio Romano’s exclusive articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service here: thedailybriefing.io We’re continuing to hear a lot of stories about managers being on the move, with Hansi Flick one of the big names being linked with …
Read More »Bayern to announce that Thomas Tuchel will leave at the end of this season
After what has been an incredibly poor season by their standards, Bayern Munich are seemingly about to announce the departure of their manager, Thomas Tuchel, at the end of the current campaign. A recent 3-2 loss against Bochum followed a 1-0 first-leg defeat to Lazio in the Champions League Round of 16. A further 3-0 loss at the hands of …
Read More »Real Madrid going to unprecedented lengths to acquire Kylian Mbappe
It was always going to cost a pretty penny to sign Kylian Mbappe for any interested party, however, it appears that Real Madrid are going to extraordinary and unprecedented lengths to acquire the Frenchman. Any deal for the current Paris Saint-Germain hit-man has yet to be officially announced though as Sky Sports report, not only are they willing to make …
Read More »World class ace recommended to Barcelona by Fabregas
Former Barcelona, Arsenal and Chelsea ace, Cesc Fabregas, knows a thing or two about football and can clearly spot a good player with ease. The Spaniard made his name firstly at Arsenal, the Gunners signing him as a teenager from his boyhood club, Barcelona. In time, Fabregas would make his way back to Camp Nou to play professionally alongside the …
Read More »Man United and Chelsea to battle for 25-year old Real Madrid midfielder
The possible arrival of Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid will make the Spanish giants sell some of their players. After months of rumours regarding his future, Mbappe has officially informed Paris Saint-Germain that he will be leaving the team on a free transfer when his contract ends this summer. According to Spanish reports, Madrid are prepared to offer a five-year …
Read More »Hansi Flick Barcelona or Bayern Munich links
Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided some insight into Hansi Flick’s current preferences as he’s linked with the jobs at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Xavi recently announced he’d be stepping down from the Barca post at the end of the season, while Thomas Tuchel is surely under growing pressure at Bayern after a string of poor recent results and …
Read More »Liverpool amongst a multitude of Premier League clubs to scout exciting 19-year-old
When the most exciting players in European football become available, then the likes of Liverpool always need to be in the conversation at the very least. That appears to be the case with RB Salzburg’s exciting 19-year-old, Oscar Gloukh. The player has been making waves this season, including in Champions League games against Inter Milan where he scored an equaliser, …
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