There is growing interest in Benfica star Orkun Kokcu, who could be allowed to leave for interested clubs such as Liverpool or Manchester United for around €60-70m, CaughtOffside understands. The Turkey international has previously shone under Liverpool manager Arne Slot during their time together at Feyenoord, with the player recently speaking publicly about how highly he rates the Dutch...Full Story »

Roy Keane left The Overlap in tears Roy Keane left Gary Neville spitting out water with a rude joke that Ian Wright said "had to cut". Keane and the gang were back for the latest episode of Stick to Football, with Jill Scott opening up on her weekend playing in a charity game. Speaking on the podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, she said: "I was playing a charity game at the weekend and Marlon ...Full Story »

MICHAEL OWEN has been spotted in Egypt as he turns to the big screen to star in a top-10 highest grossing film. The 44-year-old's surprise acting role in football movie "El Hareefa 2" comes 10 years after Owen first claimed that he "HATED films". Michael Owen has been pictured in Cairo, Egypt as he prepares to star in a new movie A poster for the film 'El Hareefa 2' featuring Owen did the rou...Full Story »

Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell has now emerged as a target for Turkish giants Galatasaray ahead of the January transfer window. The full-back is a key member of Oliver Glasner's squad having appeared in all 11 of the Eagles' Premier League matches this season, as well as three in the Carabao Cup. Mitchell has been with Crystal Palace his entire career having come through the London ou...Full Story »

Scotland manager Steve Clarke hailed the belief in the squad that kept their Nations League survival hopes alive following another late winner.Captain Andy Robertson headed home John Souttar’s cross three minutes into added time to earn the Scots a 2-1 win in Poland which moved them above their hosts into third place in Group A1.Scotland now have a two-legged relegation play-off to look fo...Full Story »

Sources with a close understanding of the situation have informed CaughtOffside that Man Utd's board have long been keen on Chilwell, while Carreras is also someone they have continued to monitor since previously allowing him to leave for Benfica. United have a buy-back clause for Carreras, and sources have also told CaughtOffside that he's a player Ruben Amorim has mentioned as a target he'd l...Full Story »

Manchester City are increasingly confident Erling Haaland will sign a new bumper deal. Talks are on-going with the prolific Norwegian striker, 24, over a vastly-improved contract extension - worth a whopping £500,000 per week. That basic salary would make Haaland the highest-paid player in the Premier League, easily eclipsing the £400K pocketed by City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne. And ...Full Story »

Osimhen is on-loan at Gala this season from Napoli and his agents are in contact with Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle about an eventual move to England. La Gazzetta dello Sport says Osimhen's clause will be €75m at the end of the loan. In Turkey he is confirming himself again as among the best strikers in Europe (9 games, 8 goals between the championship and Europa League and also 4 assi...Full Story »

Salford manager Karl Robinson was incensed after his side dropped points from a promising position for the second successive week with the 1-1 draw at Doncaster.Kylian Kouassi scored early in the second half to give Salford the lead, only for substitute Billy Sharp to net the equaliser with Doncaster’s only shot on target.After the Ammies conceded late to lose to Carlisle last weekend, Rob...Full Story »

Matt Ward’s goal gave Woking a 1-0 win over Boston in the Vanarama National League.Ward’s emphatic 38th-minute finish set up the Surrey side for their first league victory since September 10, lifting them clear of the struggling teams.Among them are Boston, who have now picked up just four points from a possible 33 since winning at Sutton on September 7.Boston goalkeeper Aidan Stone ...Full Story »

Will Mohammed Kudus leave West Ham? (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) Arsenal and Liverpool are believed to be considering a move for West Ham star Mohammed Kudus as the 24-year-old seeks a move away from the London Stadium. The winger has been with the Hammers since last summer having joined the Premier League outfit as part of a £38m deal with Ajax. This was seen as a big coup for the...Full Story »

Steve Clarke felt his Scotland side ended their long wait for a win with arguably their poorest performance of the UEFA Nations League campaign – but were due the break they received from Croatia’s disputed red card.Croatia looked the more dangerous side until Petar Sucic received a second yellow card in the 44th minute for a lazy studs-up challenge on John Souttar, having earlier be...Full Story »

Northern Ireland took a big step towards securing promotion back to the second tier of European football as second-half goals from Daniel Ballard and Dion Charles secured a 2-0 Nations League win over Belarus.Victory in Belfast keeps Michael O’Neill’s men two points clear of Bulgaria, and a draw away to Luxembourg on Monday would take them out of League C as Group 3 winners.After las...Full Story »

ENGLAND fans were targeted with lasers during their clash with Greece. The Three Lions faced a hostile atmosphere in Athens as they looked to secure a win to keep alive their hopes of winning their Nations League group. Fans targeted England players with lasers in Greece Several players were hit by a green light Fans did the same when Chelsea visited Athens last month Few England players we...Full Story »

WOLVES have been likened to a comedy movie villain after releasing a special edition shirt. The Premier League club are famed for their unique gold shirts - the only professional team in England to wear that colour. Wolves have unveiled a special edition gold kit It pays homage to a match they played against Honved 70 years ago Some fans compared it to Austin Powers character Goldmember But...Full Story »

Real Madrid have stepped up their tracking of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, a source has told ESPN, with concerns over Madrid's creativity following the retirement of Toni Kroos. ESPN reported last week that Madrid were considering strengthening their defence in the January window, and are monitoring Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. However, several voices within the...Full Story »

Man City star Erling Haaland tipped to win a Ballon d'Or. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) The opening phase of the 2024/25 campaign has not gone to plan for Man City but one occasion that was celebrated by the Premier League champions was Rodri being crowned as the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner – an award Erling Haaland has now been tipped to win. The Spaniard pipped Real Madr...Full Story »

Arsenal will take their time over appointing a successor to Edu as sporting director. I've seen lots of names mentioned already, like Tomas Rosicky and Tim Steiden. Even Per Mertesacker has been getting a mention. But there will be no quick decision. It's going to be a thorough process because Arsenal want to make sure they get someone that they believe is perfectly suited to an important rol...Full Story »

Former Man United manager Erik ten Hag has been spotted for the second time since the Dutch coach was sacked by the Premier League club and this time, the 54-year-old's location may hint at his next job. Ten Hag was removed from his role as Man United manager at the end of October following a 2-1 defeat to West Ham. That added to an underwhelming start to the 2024/25 campaign in which the Dutc...Full Story »

Philippe Clement claimed Rangers players made their fans anxious with their “up and down” performance in beating Hearts 1-0 at Ibrox.After beating Motherwell 2-1 in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final last Sunday and drawing 1-1 with Olympiacos in the Europa League on Thursday night, the Light Blues got off to a perfect start against the Jambos when striker Cyriel Dessers scored after ...Full Story »