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Mark Brus

Editor-in-Chief of CaughtOffside. Mark is a highly experienced transfer news journalist, having worked with major national newspapers in the UK before taking on the lead role at CaughtOffside. He has been instrumental in recruiting the very best football journalists for CaughtOffside (including Fabrizio Romano, Christian Falk, Charles Watts and Alfredo Pedulla) and, alongside Fabrizio Romano, founded 'the Daily Briefing', which is the #1 football newsletter on Substack.

Wesley and Ruben Amorim
Manchester United stepping up efforts to sign €30m Brazilian youngster
Manchester United are reportedly stepping up their efforts to seal the transfer of talented young Brazilian right-back Wesley Franca for the summer....
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during the win over Man City
Exclusive: Arsenal boss Arteta “would love to sign” £48m star as big summer expected
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta would apparently love to sign Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, according to Charles Watts. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside...
Arsenal FC
Mikel Arteta hugging Eddie Howe
Arsenal scoring first could change everything in intriguing Carabao Cup semi-final tie
Arsenal face an uphill struggle to make it past Newcastle United into the Carabao Cup final, but Gunners expert Charles Watts isn’t...
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Matheus Cunha and Mikel Arteta
“No doubt” – Report gives Arsenal hope of signing £62.5m forward in the summer
Arsenal reportedly look to have been given major hope over a potential summer transfer window move for Wolves forward Matheus Cunha. The...
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Kobbie Mainoo, Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho, and Ruben Amorim
£150m duo up for sale at Manchester United
Manchester United could reportedly be ready to take the risky decision to cash in on two of their top young talents in...
Manchester United FC
Murillo and Enzo Maresca
Bid rejected: Chelsea missed out on major transfer Deadline Day signing from top four rivals
Chelsea reportedly saw a late bid for Nottingham Forest defender Murillo rejected by the club, despite it potentially being a record sale...
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Jorginho and his Arsenal teammates in the pre-match warmup
Agreement reached: Arsenal star to sign contract with new club in coming days after snubbing 3 other offers
Arsenal midfielder Jorginho is expected to sign a contract with Flamengo in the coming days as he prepares to join the Brazilian...
Arsenal FC
Tyrique George in action for Chelsea
Enzo Maresca could be ready to promote Chelsea wonderkid if transfer deals don’t work out
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca may reportedly end up promoting exciting wonderkid Tyrique George if the Blues fail to bring in a new...
Chelsea FC
Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Ryan Gravenberch in Liverpool training
Liverpool transfer target reveals he “was invited” to Anfield by Reds star
Ajax defender Jorrel Hato has spoken out on why he was recently spotted at Anfield for the game between Liverpool and Ipswich...
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Edin Dzeko and Jorrel Hato
“Already making contacts” – Fabrizio Romano’s exciting update on Arsenal & Liverpool transfer target
Arsenal and Liverpool fans may be intrigued to see an update this afternoon from transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano. Although Romano doesn’t specifically...
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Martin Zubimendi in action for Real Sociedad and Arsenal FC logo
Arsenal transfer target set to cost €70million
Real Sociedad are reportedly set to demand as much as €70million for the transfer of Arsenal target Martin Zubimendi this summer. It...
Arsenal FC
Mikel Arteta, Mathys Tel, and Alphonso Davies
Report: Arsenal pleasantly surprised by star’s availability as top talent keen on transfer
Arsenal are reportedly surprised that a player of the calibre of Mathys Tel has become available in this January’s transfer window. The...
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