Serie A

With only five goals scored in the Premier League so far in the 2023/24 season, it’s blindingly obvious where Chelsea’s problems lie at present. Mauricio Pochettino will be looking to avoid defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion in Wednesday evening’s Carabao Cup game. Failure to win that match will mean that the Blues will have only won three of their …

Although Victor Osimhen was the subject of intense media speculation in the summer regarding a potential transfer out of Napoli, the prolific hit-man ended up staying with the Partnopei. Manchester Evening News were just one of many outlets to link the 24-year-old Nigerian with the Old Trafford outfit, though it’s believed that many of European football’s top clubs were interested …

Cagliari (19th in the Serie A) take on AC Milan (2nd in the Serie A) on Wednesday 27th of September, at the Sardegna Arena, at 17:30 PM (BST). The last time these two sides faced, AC Milan beat Cagliari 1-0. The only goal of the game being scored by Ismael Bennacer in the 59th minute, to secure the victory and …

Hello and welcome to my latest exclusive transfer news column – click here to subscribe to the Daily Briefing for more content from myself, Ben Jacobs and more delivered ad-free and straight to your inbox! Let’s start today’s column with Ivan Toney. Last week I told you that two clubs had asked for information on the Brentford striker ahead of …

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that AC Milan and West Ham United both tried to sign Chelsea striker Armando Broja this summer. Writing exclusively for the Daily Briefing, Romano explained that the Blues decided to turn down approaches for Broja, who has long been considered an exciting young talent coming through at Stamford Bridge. The 22-year-old looked hugely …

Manchester United and Tottenham may have been linked with Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez during the summer, but Fabrizio Romano insists there was never a chance of him being sold. Writing in his exclusive column for CaughtOffside’s ‘the Daily Briefing’, Romano stated that Martinez could soon sign a new contract with Inter as he’s very happy at the club and …

Bologna (11th in the Serie A) face off against Napoli (6th in the Serie A) on Sunday 24th of September, at Renato Dall’Ara, at 17:00 PM (BST). The last time these two faced each other, the sides drew 2-2 at Renato Dall’Ara. Goals from Lewis Ferguson and Lorenzo De Silvestri for Bologna, and goals from Victor Osimhen (x2) for the …

Wherever Romelu Lukaku goes these days trouble seems to follow, and even though he’s plying his trade on loan at Roma during the 2023/24 season, there could be issues if he doesn’t remain with the Italian giants permanently. The Belgian appeared to anger just about everyone over the summer, going behind Inter Milan’s back to negotiate with Juventus which saw …

Gianluigi Donnarumma is a player whose future at Paris Saint-Germain could soon come into some doubt, according to Jonathan Johnson in his exclusive CaughtOffside column. The Italy international has not quite lived up to expectations at PSG, and Johnson expects that he could be someone the Ligue 1 giants would be open to letting go at some point in the …

Sassuolo (17th in the Serie A) face off against Juventus (2nd in the Serie A) on Saturday 22nd of September, at the Stadio Citta del Tricolore, at 19:45 PM (BST). The last time these two faced each other, Sassuolo managed to beat Juventus 1-0 at the Stadio Citta del Tricolore. The only goal was scored by Gregoire Defrel in the …