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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.
New Man United signing van de Beek explains why his move to Real Madrid fell through and how it made him angry
In a lot of transfer stories it always emerges that a player could’ve ended up somewhere else if things went differently, but...
Manchester United FC
Video: Joachim Low caught on camera resorting to his old sniffing habits again
Thankfully this isn’t quite as bad as the initial footage that emerged of Germany coach Joachim Low, but it’s demonstrating that there...
International Football
Video: Chelsea fans will love this as new signing Werner leaves de Gea stood like a statue with a fine finish for Germany
Chelsea have made a lot of signings in the past couple of weeks so Timo Werner may have been forgotten about in...
Chelsea FC Manchester United FC
Video: David de Gea responds to Dean Henderson challenge with a stunning one handed stop for Spain
There’s no doubting that David de Gea’s performance levels have dropped off in recent seasons, with mistakes and soft goals being conceded...
Manchester United FC
Real Madrid star cites Cristiano Ronaldo case and offers Barcelona hope for life after Lionel Messi
Obviously the situation with Lionel Messi isn’t exactly the same as when Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid, but there are a lot...
Juventus
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Barcelona may let problematic defender leave on a free transfer after they fail to attract any offers
Samuel Umtiti has been linked with a Barcelona exit for months, but there’s never been any indication that it’s close to happening....
FC Barcelona
Zidane wants former Barcelona youth star to move to Real Madrid in a £40m deal
Obviously it’s generally unthinkable for a player to move directly between Real Madrid and Barcelona, but there aren’t a lot of examples...
FC Barcelona
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Arsenal look clear to add to Ceballos in their midfield as French giants identify a replacement for star
We see it time and time again that big transfers won’t go through until the selling team have some kind of succession...
Arsenal FC
Video: Santi Cazorla scores another stunner for Al-Sadd as he continues to show his class
There are some players that it’s hard not to admire no matter who you support, and Santi Cazorla is one of those...
Arsenal FC
Chelsea switch goalkeeping targets and look set to use Petr Cech’s influence to land target for £18m
Chelsea fans would’ve been desperately hoping that the club would sign a top class goalkeeper this summer to fill the problem position...
Chelsea FC
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Midfield star only signed for Barcelona after Chelsea rejected the chance to swap him for Jorginho
Every big transfer story always resurfaces a few weeks later with claims that it could’ve gone differently if another club accepted the...
Chelsea FC Juventus
Picture: Club announce current star has given up the number ten shirt incase Lionel Messi signs
We’ve all seen the occasional tweet where a club has tried to be funny by making a joke about Lionel Messi joining...
FC Barcelona