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
Around 30 scouts reportedly attended Stevenage's Checkatrade Trophy tie with Brighton earlier this month to watch Wilmot.
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.
Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann reveals in his new book Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sign him as a replacement for Gareth Bale.
Barcelona wanted to sign Naby Keita but evidently did not try as hard as Liverpool, according to RB Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff.
Chelsea played Qarabag in Baku on Wednesday evening and have a 5:30pm GMT kick-off against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.
The move to sign Mesut Ozil is being handled by Raul Sanllehi, who has a good relationship with Arsenal.
Roger Federer's defeat to David Goffin at the ATP Finals in London was surprising, according to Rafael Nadal's coach Carlos Moya.
Chelsea enjoyed a comfortable evening beating Qarabag where they were able to rest some key players ahead of their clash against Liverpool.
Reiss Nelson impressed Wenger during Arsenal's pre-season tour this summer and is now becoming a regular in the cup competitions.
Lewis Hamilton's current contract with Mercedes expires at the end of the 2018 season and they are keen to tie him to a new deal at the earliest.
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.
Jose Mourinho says his entire team is to blame after Manchester United were made to wait to clam a place in the Champions League last 16 with defeat to Basel.
As his retirement fight approaches, ONE Championship's Ben Askren still believes he is the best welterweight in the world but reveals the only way he would fight a UFC champion.
Paul Annacone believes Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal managed their fitness to perfection during their glorious revival in 2017.
Danny Welbeck could make his first appearance for more than five weeks when Arsenal travel to Cologne tomorrow and Arsene Wenger is convinced he will go to next year's World Cup.
Barcelona need a point away to the Serie A Champions to be sure of their place in the last-16 and will be encouraged by their 3-0 victory over Juve in September.
Michael Lang strikes in the 89th minute to leave Jose Mourinho's side a point away from qualification.
Unsworth, currently in his second spell as Everton caretaker manager, will take control of the troubled Toffees for their Europa League dead rubber against Atalanta.
Liverpool, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Valencia are all keeping tabs on the future of Manchester City winger Javairo Dilrosun, who is out of contract next summer.
A friendly between Leeds United Under-23s and Welsh side Rhyl was anything but - and was abandoned after a mass brawl broke out between the players.
Bolasie has been out of action for almost a year after suffering a serious knee injury against Manchester United in December.
Uefa have opened a disciplinary case against Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal for appearing to pick up an intentional yellow card during the 6-0 victory over APOEL.
Danny Rose was "fuming" to be left out of Tottenham's squad for the north London derby, although insists he has not fallen out with manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Jose Mourinho insists the decision to drop Henrikh Mkhitaryan from his squad for the 4-1 win over Newcastle was motivated by a desire to pair Marcus Rashford with Anthony Martial.
Chelsea take on Qarabag in Azerbaijan as they try to confirm their place in the last 16 stages of the Champions League.
Liverpool have already seen one approach for Benfica starlet Francisco Ferreira turned away in the summer but are considering another in January.
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.
Chris Smalling was omitted from the England squad for their games against Germany and Brazil during the recent international break.
Salah has scored nine goals in 12 league appearances for Liverpool after arriving on a £34m transfer from Roma.
