Chelsea is now closing in on the capture of Marco Palestra from Atalanta. The 21-year-old right back was on loan at Cagliari last season, and he impressed with the Italian club with his regular performances. He scored once and picked up four assists in Serie A. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST The post “They kept calling me”: Chelsea close in on £43m transfer after months of scouting appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Bruno Guimaraes has become one of the headline stories of the summer transfer window. Arsenal’s opening bid of around £55m was rejected outright by Newcastle United, with reports suggesting the London club is preparing a new offer. Newcastle, however, remain firm in their stance and have no intention of selling their captain at that price. The post Sources: Arsenal interest “most concrete” but Liverpool & Man United also want £100m star appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Former Arsenal and current Real Betis right-back Hector Bellerin says that the game is losing players to homophobia. Bellerin, 31, has always been outspoken about social issues and equal rights, and continues to advocate for change in football. One of the topics he has not been afraid to speak on is the lack of openly The post Hector Bellerin – ‘Non-straight players leave football because it isn’t a safe space’ appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Former Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger has been accused of racism by Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae, following the former’s comments on African football. Schweinsteiger appeared as a pundit analysing Germany’s World Cup clash with Ivory Coast, and called African football ‘unorthodox’. Die Mannschaft crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Ecuador The post Ivory Coast manager accuses Bastian Schweinsteiger of racism for comments on African football appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Ousmane Dembele stole the show for France as he hit a hat-trick in tonight’s 4-1 World Cup 2026 win over Norway. The Paris Saint-Germain forward hit all three of his goals in the opening half an hour, and Desire Doue added his side’s fourth in this one-sided victory. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL The post France player ratings: Ousmane Dembele hits hat-trick in World Cup win vs Norway appeared first on CaughtOffside.