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Benfica are considering sending Douglas back to Barcelona during the January transfer window.

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Samuel Umtiti will be rested when Barcelona host Murcia in the second leg of the Copa del Rey last-32.

Barcelona's record signing Ousmane Dembele has confirmed he will be back in full training two weeks before El Clasico at Real Madrid.

Adnan Januzaj is channeling Carlos Vela after leaving the Premier League for Real Sociedad and enjoying great success.

Real Madrid laboured to a 3-2 win over Malaga this matchweek and Zinedine Zidane concedes that his team needs freshening up in winter.

Messi's previous deal expired at the end of the current campaign but has finally ended speculation surrounding his future.

Gabriel says he felt that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was using him more as a back-up during his time at the Emirates.

Valencia top scorer Simone Zaza is expected to be fit to lead the attack when Barcelona visit Mestalla on Sunday.

Reports suggest that the Barcelona board will consider offloading up to four players as a priority as they seek to raise funds for further incomings and reduce the wage bill.

Gareth Bale, Keylor Navas and Mateo Kovacic are in contention for Real Madrid's clash with Malaga but Marco Asensio will miss the game.

Carles Aleñá, Jose Arnaiz, Oriol Busquets, David Costas and Marc Cucurella trained with the Barcelona first-team on Friday ahead of the Sunday's trip to Valencia.

Schalke 04 contract rebel Leon Goretzka met with two Barcelona officials over the recent international break to discuss a summer move to the Nou Camp.

Alexis Sanchez has less than a year left on his contract at Arsenal. He is linked with a move to Manchester City, while Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain are also interested.

Antoine Griezmann has been constantly linked with a move to Manchester United. Atletico Madrid's league rivals Barcelona are also now in the race for the Frenchman's signature.

Leon Goretzka's impressive display has seen him attract interest from Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona and Juventus.

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale didn't train with the rest of his teammates on Thursday despite Zidane having previously said that the Welshman was going to be back before Malaga clash.

Paulo Dybala has already scored 12 goals in 13 Serie A appearances for Juventus. The Argentine international is attracting interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona and United.

Eyebrows were inevitably raised when Messi was not included in the starting line-up to face Juve, but Valverde stressed that the Barcelona legend was "fine" with his decision

Lionel Messi will reportedly agree a new deal at Barcelona only if the club leaders agree to his demands. One of which includes bringing PSG's Angel Di Maria to Camp Nou.

Barcelona wanted to sign Naby Keita but evidently did not try as hard as Liverpool, according to RB Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff.

The move to sign Mesut Ozil is being handled by Raul Sanllehi, who has a good relationship with Arsenal.

Gerard Pique will miss the Sunday's La Liga trip to Valencia after the Barcelona's appeal against his yellow card in the weekend victory over Leganes was rejected.

Manchester City are reportedly willing to offer Lionel Messi a five-year deal worth £500,000-a-week and a signing bonus of £40m if he joins them on a free transfer.

Ivan Rakitic would welcome Mesut Ozil at Barcelona if the Arsenal playmaker moved to the Nou Camp in January.

Bale, 28, has only made five La Liga appearances for Real this season and has not played for the club since September due to a calf problem.

Valencia centre-back Jeison Murillo is set to miss the La Liga visit of Barcelona on Sunday [26 November] due to a groin injury.

Marco Asensio insists he will remain patient at Real Madrid and won't be tempted to leave like Alvaro Morata did when he joined Chelsea.

Barcelona star Sergi Roberto is expected to be ready to play the first El Clasico of La Liga between Catalans and Real Madrid on 23 December.

Barcelona star Sergi Roberto is confident of agreeing a new deal at the Nou Camp after confirming that he wants to stay at the La Liga giants forever.

Real forwards Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo have only scored two goals combined in their past eight La Liga games.