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Barcelona have identified Sevilla defender Clement Lenglet as the new priority to bolster Ernesto Valverde's back-line ahead of the 2018-19 campaign.

Alcacer, 24, scored twice to give Barca all three points against Sevilla on Saturday (4 November) and has made it clear he wishes to remain in Catalonia.

Misfiring Barcelona striker Luis Suarez trained on his own in the gym during the Monday's morning session as Catalans begun preparations for the trip to Leganes.

Barcelona target Yerry Mina returned from injury during Palmeiras' 3-2 defeat to Corinthians on Sunday.

Paco Alcácer and Andre Gomes were destined to leave Barcelona, but their new roles under Ernesto Valverde have given them a renewed lease of life at the Nou Camp.

Barcelona will be boosted by the return of Andres Iniesta for Saturday's visit of Sevilla to the Nou Camp, although six players remain sidelined.

Harry Winks caught the attention of Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez, who was in attendance to watch Real Madrid's 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid.

Ernesto Valverde is "optimistic" Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta will be back to face Sevilla on Saturday 4 November.

Liverpool left-back Alberto Moreno has been included in Spain's 25-man squad ahead of Arsenal's Nacho Monreal and Chelsea's Marcos Alonso.

Emre Can is in the final eight months of his contract with Liverpool and can begin discussing pre-contracts with club outside England from January onward.

Real Madrid are said to have approached Liverpool over the possibility of signing Philippe Coutinho next summer, despite Barcelona's desperation to sign the Brazilian.

Barcelona target Jonathan Tah is said to have a €25m (£22.3m, $29.1m) release clause in his contract at Bayer Leverkusen.

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has returned to training ahead of the visit of Sevilla.

Gabriel Jesus was wanted by Real Madrid and Barcelona, while Manchester City's neighbours Manchester United were also in for the striker before he decided to move to the Etihad.

Leon Goretzka is determined to join Barcelona despite having also received offers from Bayern Munich, Juventus and Liverpool.

Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernandez watched CSKA starlet Aleksandr Golovin in action during Basel's 2-1 defeat to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday night.

Thomas Lemar had attracted interest from Arsenal and Liverpool in the summer transfer window, with both clubs making an approach for the Frenchman.

Rafinha has not played for Barcelona since April due to a knee injury which has unfortunately required two operations.

Sergio Roberto and Andres Gomes have been ruled out for around five and four weeks respectively after suffering different muscle injuries against Olympiacos.

Oscar Arias hasn't ruled out a making move to sign Aleix Vidal back from Barcelona during upcoming January transfer window.

Antonin Barak has only been with Udinese for a matter of months but already he is eyeing a move to either Barcelona or Arsenal.

Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has encouraged his side to sign his compatriot Leon Goretzka from Schalke 04.

Ernesto Valverde has suggested that Barcelona will not sign any centre-backs during the upcoming January transfer window despite the recurring links to Yerry Mina.

Angel Gomes was part of England squad that defeated Spain 5-2 in the final to win the 2017 Fifa Under-17 World Cup in India on 28 October.

Emmanuel Emenike and Sasa Zdjelar have both been left out of the Olympiacos squad to face Barcelona, while the visitors hope to have Javier Mascherano and Thomas Vermaelen fit.

Neymar left Barcelona for PSG in the summer transfer window and become the most expensive player in the history of football.

Athletic Club Bilbao starlet Unai Nuñez has signed a new deal at San Mames until 2023 following recent reports linking him with a move to Barcelona.

Brandt, 21, has courted interest from Liverpool in the past but will not let speculation over his future disrupt his performances.

Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique, Arda Turan, Aleix Vidal, Ousmane Dembele and Rafinha Alcantara have been ruled out for Barcelona's Champions League trip to Olympiakos.

Thomas Vermaelen, Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal, Rafinha and Ousmane Dembélé are also out, while Javier Mascherano is included despite suffering from illness.