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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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Timo Werner did turn down a Premier League rival to sign for Chelsea – but it wasn’t Liverpool
Timo Werner was linked with a lot of Premier League clubs this summer so it was obvious he was going to make...
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Report suggests Chelsea received €60m more than first thought for a major transfer last summer
Chelsea have been very active this summer in the transfer market but it always looked like they were one team who could...
Video: Arsenal striker Nketiah shows his full range of talents with a perfect hat trick for England U21s
Eddie Nketiah might not be anything more than an impact sub for Arsenal this season, but he should get a chance to...
Video: Alexis Sanchez reveals he wanted to return to Arsenal after one training session with Man United
Of course it’s vitally important not to take anything out of context from an interview, but there are some startling admissions from...
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Liverpool demand £20m for forward as various Premier League sides show an interest
There are a few players at Liverpool who have demonstrated their quality during loan spells away from the club, but it just...
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Arsenal want to sign exciting winger from London rivals but it could cost them as much as £42m
Arsenal fans will be hoping that their transfer business isn’t quite done yet this summer, but it would be a surprise to...
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Man City may need to depend on Arsenal making a financial sacrifice in order to sign a key target
Yet again we see another example of a big transfer that’s been dragging on as the selling team look to find a...
Video: Thiago Alcantara shows how he would improve Liverpool with this brilliant pass for Spain
Things have gone a bit quiet on the Thiago Alcantara to Liverpool front, but he’s on international duty with Spain so he...
Video: Dan James shows what he can offer to Man United as his pace and poise sets up the winner for Wales
Dan James had a mixed time at Old Trafford last season, but it’s probably because expectations were raised far too high. Nobody...
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Lionel Messi completes his U-turn and now plans to stay at Barcelona following legal advice
Admittedly this should put everything surrounding Lionel Messi to bed until next summer at least, but you get the feeling that this...
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Opinion: World Cup winner is about to become a free agent and he would be perfect for Arsenal next season
The rumours about Arsenal and Thomas Partey have been going on for months, but it’s starting to look like The Gunners don’t...
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Spanish press claim Barcelona President Bartomeu could go to prison for the second time this week after he’s accused of corruption
There’s no doubting that this is probably the toughest few weeks that Josep Maria Bartomeu has faced during his time at Barcelona,...