Tottenham refused to let Harry Kane say goodbye to his former team-mates in the hours leading up to his move to Bayern Munich. WHAT HAPPENED? The 30-year-old departed north London for Germany in early August in a deal worth £85m ($109m), ending his 19-year stay at the club. However, The Telegraph reports that Kane was refused permission to say goodbye to his Tottenham team-mates on the d...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku will reunite with Jose Mourinho at Roma after Chelsea accepted a £5 million ($6m) loan offer from the Italian side. WHAT HAPPENED? Roma have agreed to pay £5m to loan Lukaku for the season, according to The Telegraph. The Belgian striker has accepted a wage cut so that Chelsea will not have to cover any part of the £6m ($8m) salary he will earn in Rome. THE BIGGE...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti heaped praise on Jude Bellingham and claimed that the English midfielder has been tasked with replacing star striker Karim Benzema. WHAT HAPPENED? The English international has taken La Liga by storm having already scored three times in his first two appearances for his new club. Madrid have not signed a replacement for Karim Benzema, who left to join Saudi Arabia side Al-Itti...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku is not in Chelsea's plans this season. There has been no contact between Mauricio Pochettino and Romelu Lukaku in recent weeks as the Belgian striker does not have a future at Chelsea. The 30-year-old frontman is currently training with the Blues' U21 side as the club continue to encourage bids for their former record signing. Lukaku blew his chances of returning to Italy with ...Full Story »

Real Madrid intend to make a final offer for PSG striker Kylian Mbappe. Inside the final year of his current deal, Mbappe prefers to run down his contract rather than leave this summer market. Should Mbappe fulfil his deal he will be due a staggering €150m loyalty bonus. Mbappe is being pushed to renew his contract by PSG, though has been warned by Real Madrid they will walk away from ...Full Story »

Arsenal has always appealed to Ivan Toney, according to the Brentford forward himself (Image credit: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Arsenal could be the preferred next club of Ivan Toney, should he ever decide to leave Brentford. That's according to the striker himself who told Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO podcast that he could see himself playing for the Gunners. Toney was banned from fo...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag cut a frustrated figure after Manchester United suffered a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham and insisted their wasteful display showed why Rasmus Hojlund was signed.The Red Devils went down in the capital on Saturday night after Pape Sarr slid home the opener in the 49th minute before Lisandro Martinez deflected the ball into his own net late on.United could have easily been ahead by this po...Full Story »

AC Milan's approach to sign striker Armando Broja from Chelsea has been rejected. The Premier League club want to hold onto the young forward for the time being. Broja is behind Nicolas Jackson in the pecking order to play for the Blues as their no.9. However, the Evening Standard states that the 21-year-old is part of coach Mauricio Pochettino's plans. He is set for a comeback after being...Full Story »

Monaco return with an improved bid for Folarin Balogun According to Daily Mail, Monaco is expected to make an improved offer for $63m rated Arsenal striker, Folarin Balogun, after their first bid was rejected. Balogun, 22, spent a successful season at Reims last year and is being chased by Arsenal's bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur as well. The North London club are looking for a replacement ...Full Story »

David Moyes is considering converting Jarrod Bowen into an out-and-out striker following his latest goal for West Ham.Bowen had fired the Hammers into the lead early in the second half at Bournemouth with a spectacular curler from the edge of the box.But Moyes’ side were denied an opening-day win when Dominic Solanke rounded Alphonse Areola to snatch a 1-1 draw with eight minutes remaining...Full Story »

Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has agreed personal term with AS Monaco. RMC says Balogun has held talks with ASM and settled on a contract with the Principality club. The striker spent a record-breaking season in France last term on-loan with Reims. Monaco had an offer of €40m for Balogun rejected earlier this week, with Arsenal demanding €60m to sell. However, the French giant...Full Story »

Al-Hilal are ready to go higher to convince Napoli to sell Victor Osimhen. Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis rejected a bid of €140m from Al-Hilal a fortnight ago for the Nigeria international. But the Saudis are refusing to give up and are ready to try again. TMW says Al-Hilal are now to offer €180m for Osimhen, with De Laurentiis tempted to sell. The movie mogul has line...Full Story »

The 19-year-old is Spurs' second acquisition of the day, following Micky van de Ven's £43million arrival from Wolfsburg. Alejo Veliz has joined Tottenham on a six-year deal Credit: Instagram @SpursOfficial Veliz arrived in London over the weekend to complete his medical at Tottenham. He has penned a six-year contract at Spurs and will wear the No36 shirt. The 6ft 1in forward confirmed h...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain are on the verge of signing Portuguese striker Goncalo Ramos after reportedly agreeing an €80 million deal with Benfica. WHAT HAPPENED? Kylian Mbappe's future is still very much up in the air as he continues to be linked with a move to Real Madrid after rejecting a new contract, but PSG have wasted no time in lining up his replacement. On Sunday Fabrizio Romano tweet...Full Story »

However, CaughtOffside understands that Chelsea's board remain keen to negotiate Juventus' asking price for the Serbian striker down, while Romelu Lukaku moving to Juve as part of the deal remains an option on the table. Nicolas Jackson has started well for Chelsea in pre-season and has impressed Pochettino so far, though sources with a close understanding of the Blues' plans have informed Caug...Full Story »

The reported offer comes after the German giants held talks with Spurs chief Daniel Levy this week. Bayern Munich have launched a club record £82million bid for Harry Kane Credit: Getty According to BILD, Bayern have now submitted a bid worth a total of £82million including add-ons. The offer is reportedly made up of an initial £73million, with a further £9million in poten...Full Story »

Luke Shaw has admitted Manchester United are 'desperate' to sign an 'out-and-out striker' this summer. WHAT HAPPENED? After the additions of Mason Mount and Andre Onana from Chelsea and Inter respectively, United are closing in on the signing of Rasmus Hojlund from Serie A side Atalanta for £60 million ($77m) plus add-ons and Shaw admitted that is a key position for the club to strengthe...Full Story »

Manchester United are considering a shock bid for Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun. The USA international is up for sale at Arsenal for £50m. United are in the market for a new striker and Balogun is now a target, says Football.London. "Well this is what he has been doing and that's why we gave him the minutes that he deserves to show what he can do," Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said rece...Full Story »

The striker was hospitalised following a collision with United goalkeeper Nathan Bishop during the ugly clash. It is unknown how long Mullin will be sidelined for, with Wrexham reportedly looking at potential replacements. According to Alan Nixon, Phil Parkinson's side have identified James Norwood as a possible taget. He reports that the Red Dragons are already plotting a move for the Barn...Full Story »

Juventus are keen to secure Romelu Lukaku on loan from Chelsea with an option to buy, but the Blues want a permanent sale. WHAT HAPPENED? Juventus are set to make an attempt to convince Chelsea to loan Lukaku to them for the upcoming season, offering an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season. Lukaku, who spent last season on loan at Inter, is keen on a return to Italy and ...Full Story »