Ligue 1

Arsenal will likely try for an ambitious move to sign Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz in the January transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, Romano explained that it won’t be an easy deal for the Gunners to get done, though he did think they would make an effort to lure the …

It isn’t just on the pitch where Man City evidently want to pound Arsenal and their other rivals into submission In the transfer market too, dominance is clearly key. The best way for any team to improve is to get to the top and then add to what they already have, and that appears to be something that Pep Guardiola’s …

Chelsea are still a team in limbo at present, and that has to be a real worry for owner, Todd Boehly. It’s doubtful he imagined a scenario when he took over where some time later his club would still be struggling to assert their identity on the pitch. That’s as much to do with his decisions to hire and fire …

As January hovers into view, so another transfer window is about to open, and that means invariably that Chelsea will be amongst the movers and shakers. Ever since Todd Boehly took charge at Stamford Bridge, there seems to have been a revolving door policy at the club in terms of both incoming and outgoing transfers. That has to be unsettling …

Arsenal are plotting a move for the Napoli striker Victor Osimhen at the end of the season. A report from TeamTalk claims that Arsenal have now joined the race to sign the 24-year-old Nigerian international and it remains to be seen whether they can win the race for his signature. Apparently, Mikel Arteta is an admirer of the Nigerian striker. …

Benfica defender Antonio Silva has been linked with a move away from the Portuguese club and Manchester United are keen on signing him. According to journalist Florian Plettenberg, the 20-year-old central defender is a top target for Manchester United at the end of the season and the player is likely to cost around €100 million. It will be interesting to …

Willian has scored 7/7 of his Premier League penalties, only bettered by Yaya Toure, Dimitar Berbatov and Ruben Neves. This statistic taken from OptaJoe is based on other players with 100% penalty records in the Premier League’s history. Toure scoring 11/11, Berbatov scoring 9/9 and Neves scoring 8/8. Making Willian’s 7/7 the fourth best 100% penalty record in the history …

Man United defeated Everton 3-0 on Sunday and one of the talking points coming out of the match was the impressive performance of 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo.  The youngster was magnificent in the centre of the pitch and if it wasn’t for an outrageous goal from Alejandro Garnacho, the midfielder would have likely received the Man of the Match award. Following …

Arsenal came very close to winning the Premier League last season and with hopes of challenging for it again during the current campaign, one Sky Sports pundit explains why that won’t happen. The Gunners currently sit top of the table after 13 games after scoring a late goal to beat Brentford at the weekend and when analysing the match on …

Man City and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and the Premier League champions would have felt unlucky to have had one of their goals ruled out. The hosts took the lead in the first half through an Erling Haaland goal and City believed they had made the scoreline 2-0 when Ruben Dias tapped home …