Senegalese midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) Cheikhou Kouyate is undergoing a medical ahead of becoming a Leeds United player, according to reports. Kouyate has been heavily linked with the Whites in recent days, with injuries to Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev leaving them extremely short in midfield. There are still two-and-a-half months…
Legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the club board have reportedly been informed to stay away from the dressing room, in yet another controversial decision by INEOS. Earlier today, it emerged that INEOS terminated Ferguson’s £2m contract as an ambassador of United. The move was made as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting…
Ex-Man Utd forward Eric Cantona. (Photo by Lynne Cameron/Getty Images) Eric Cantona has blasted Manchester United for ending Sir Alex Ferguson’s agreement to be a club ambassador. Ferguson ended a legendary 26-year spell as manager in 2013 after winning 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues among a host of other major honours. That…
Manchester United icon Eric Cantona has branded the club’s decision to drop Sir Alex Ferguson as “totally scandalous” as he insisted that the legendary Scot should be afforded more respect. Earlier today, it shockingly emerged that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS abruptly ended Sir Alex’s lucrative ambassadorial role with United. It was stated that this…
Gabriel Martinelli, Unai Emery and Edu (Photos by Michael Regan, Julian Finney, Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) I can only imagine what Mikel Arteta was thinking when news filtered back to Arsenal that Gabriel Martinelli had followed Bukayo Saka by picking up an injury while on international duty. It’s too early to say yet whether the calf…
2 Rio Ferdinand appears astonished with INEOS’s decision to slash Sir Alex Ferguson’s ambassador role at Manchester United. United, who currently sit 14th in the Premier League table, headed into October’s international break on a five-game winless run. Still, the club’s new hierarchy have so far decided against pulling the trigger over Erik ten Hag’s…
According to GiveMeSport, Chelsea are looking to make a defensive addition to the squad in the January transfer window. They are busy identifying their transfer targets and the Blues are willing to make a move for a player who can play as a centre-back as well as provide cover in the right-back position. The Premier…
1 Manchester United are currently languishing in 14th place in the Premier League after seven games with only eight points to their name, which represents their worst start in the competition in 35 years. After a hugely disappointing last season, it was felt that manager Erik ten Hag’s time at the club was coming to…
Arsenal have not yet made that much use of Edu’s connections in Brazil in the way that clubs like Chelsea and Real Madrid have, despite previous signings like Gabriel Martinelli and Marquinhos, and amid links with Vitor Reis. According to Charles Watts, speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, this is because…
1 Manchester United’s new part-owner, INEOS, has ended Sir Alex Ferguson’s long-standing ambassadorial role as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce costs at the club. Sir Alex, the most successful manager in United’s history, has been serving as a global club ambassador since retiring in 2013. INEOS, led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has been…
