It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that Chelsea were not Xabi Alonso’s first choice when it came to choosing a new club this summer. The Spanish tactician worked miracles at Bayer Leverkusen a few years ago, but struggled to look the right fit for Real Madrid, while the stars seemed to be The post Xabi Alonso clearly wanted Liverpool over Chelsea – now we’re seeing the consequences appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Arsenal have been linked with a transfer interest in Luca Weinhandl in recent times, and his manager has spoken out on the wonderkid’s future. As first reported on the Daily Briefing, the Gunners are big fans of Weinhandl, while Aston Villa could also be one to watch in the race for the 17-year-old midfielder. Weinhandl The post “We know…” – Manager speaks out on future of “highly talented” Arsenal transfer target appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Manchester United are reportedly alongside Barcelona in tracking exciting 15-year-old wonderkid Gabriel Rajkovic as a transfer target. The Red Devils have a proud history of promoting young players from their academy, whilst also often signing the best prospects from other clubs and helping them develop into first-team stars. Barca are also well known for their The post Man United have edge over Barca for signing of 15y/o record-breaker with 4 G/A to his name already appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has bizarrely suggested that it could be a good thing that his team don’t have a clear identity. The Red Devils are on a poor run of form at the moment, winning only two of six games in all competitions so far this season. Most recently, Man Utd lost at The post Video: Michael Carrick makes slightly baffling Manchester United tactical claim appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres is emerging as a transfer target for AC Milan, Juventus, Al Ahli, and Al Ittihad, as first reported via the Daily Briefing. The Sweden international is understood to be frustrated with his current situation at Arsenal, having clearly fallen down the pecking order this season. Despite scoring 21 goals in all The post Talks held: Arsenal star “feels undervalued” as four clubs eye January transfer appeared first on CaughtOffside.