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Tom McNeil

Writer for Caughtoffside.com. St Johnstone fan and scout for an English League two side. I try to focus on the weird and bizarre happenings in football. Also trying to start some sort of crusade against VAR.

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Bid rejected: Arsenal will struggle to land midfield star after offer of €35m + a player is REJECTED
Arsenal’s team is starting to look pretty solid ahead of next season, with Mikel Arteta even having the luxury of choosing between...
Arsenal FC
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Agreement reached: Chelsea to receive €3m fee with midfielder to leave on loan with a €30m purchase option
One in, One out seems to be the common theme of this transfer window, and it always looked like at least one...
Chelsea FC
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Talks ongoing: Ronald Koeman looks to add two top quality Dutch players to Barcelona
It’s natural for a manger to be linked with players from their home country if they are managing abroad, but Ronald Koeman...
Liverpool FC
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Another Barcelona star looks set to follow Messi’s lead by staying when a transfer looked certain
It seems remarkable to think that we’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying to decide what Lionel Messi was going to...
Juventus
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Huge boost for Spurs over Gareth Bale as Real Madrid will make two major financial sacrifices to let him go
It was clear last summer that Gareth Bale needed to leave Real Madrid to ensure that he didn’t waste his final good...
Tottenham FC
Liverpool ace will miss the start of the season after testing positive for Covid-19 on international duty
There was always the worry that Covid-19 cases would go up in football when the domestic leagues started up again, but the...
Liverpool FC Leeds United FC
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Done deal: Arsenal complete the return on Dani Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid
It never really looked like Dani Ceballos would get a fair chance to prove himself back at Real Madrid, so another loan...
Arsenal FC
Photo: A first look at Kai Havertz in a Chelsea shirt as he shares a Stamford Bridge selfie
It’s always important to not get carried away until you see a potential new signing in your ground and wearing the club’s...
Chelsea FC
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Chelsea finally announce the signing of Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen
It feels like this transfer story has been going on for years now, but Kai Havertz has finally been confirmed as a...
Chelsea FC
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Paul Merson makes absurd suggestion that van de Beek was a panic buy for Man United
One of the surprising stories this summer was the sacking of various members of Sky Sport’s Soccer Saturday panel. You can understand...
Manchester United FC
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Relief was short lived for Barcelona as Man City still expect to sign Messi for free next summer
Barcelona had to deal with the very real feeling of what life would be like without Lionel Messi over the past few...
Manchester City
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A second suitor emerges for Arsenal outcast despite reports of a €24m exit being agreed
Lucas Torreira didn’t manage to step up and prove he belonged at a club like Arsenal after getting his big transfer, but...
Arsenal FC