Ligue 1

Chelsea were heavily linked with a move for the PSV Eindhoven Ibrahim Sangare at the start of the season.  Back then a report from VoetbalPrimeur revealed that Chelsea had a €40 million bid turned down for the player. Apparently, Chelsea’s offer arrived a day before the transfer deadline and the Dutch outfit were not keen on letting the player leave. …

 Newcastle United were reportedly interested in signing Sander Berge during the January transfer window. According to reports, the Newcastle assistant manager Jason Tindall was the main driving force behind the club’s interest in signing the Norwegian midfielder. Berge has been an important player for Sheffield United in the Championship and he could prove to be a quality acquisition for Newcastle. …

For one Newcastle United player it looks like the time is up for him to impress his paymasters, and a summer switch is better for all concerned. Fans of the north east giant would be forgiven for not even having heard of Rodrigo Vilca, as the 24-year-old has only spent his time at the club in their academy, and out …

With only 12 games left of the current Premier League season, clubs, agents and players will be expected to be making moves now to lay the groundwork for any summer transfers, and one £71m-rated star could find himself in the Newcastle line-up next season. Eddie Howe’s side, whether they make the Champions League or not, should find that most players …

To many in the English game, the name Will Still probably won’t mean a great deal, but the Reims manager, who is gaining huge popularity thanks to a stunning run of results, may be willing to take over at West Ham if the vacancy arises. Just 30 years of age, Still has overseen a run of 19 unbeaten games in …

A first-ever competitive fixture for Man United in Real Betis’ Benito Villamarin stadium on Thursday evening, and Erik ten Hag has chosen to recall Harry Maguire to the starting line-up, and also give a first start to Facundo Pellestri. The Dutchman has the cushion of a 4-1 first leg victory and an winnable FA Cup quarter final at home against …

As part of their due diligence before potentially firming up their offer to buy the club, a high-powered delegation on behalf of Sheikh Jassim arrived at Man United’s Carrington training ground this afternoon. It is the first of two tours around the various parts of the club in two days, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his delegation expected to be …

Chelsea are reportedly set to step up their efforts to clinch the transfer of Southampton wonderkid Romeo Lavia this summer. The Blues saw a bid rejected for Lavia towards the end of the summer, but are now looking prepared to try for him again ahead of next season, according to talkSPORT. Lavia has been superb since leaving Manchester City for …

Wolves are reportedly preparing for the potential departure of Ruben Neves this summer, and he’s been recently linked with the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United. This is according to a report from talkSPORT, who state that Wolves are anticipating offers from Neves, though it’s not yet entirely clear if it will be Liverpool and Man Utd trying again for …

Paris Saint-Germain probably can’t pay the kind of money that would be required to seal the transfer of Bayer Leverkusen star and Arsenal target Moussa Diaby, according to French football expert Jonathan Johnson in his exclusive CaughtOffside column. In a piece that will be published in full on CaughtOffside’s Substack tomorrow morning, Johnson says he’s not surprised to see interest …