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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.

Sergi Roberto has a €40m release-clause is his current release clause. The reports claim he will sign a new five-year deal and his new release clause will be at set at €400m.

Antoine Griezmann has not scored a goal in almost two months and has been recently linked with a move to Atletico's La Liga rivals Barcelona.

Barcelona record signing Ousmane Dembele stepped up his injury recovery on Monday 20 November amid suggestions he could be back to face Real Madrid.

Lionel Messi leads Barcelona squad to face Juventus on Wednesday night as Javier Mascherano, André Gomes, Sergi Roberto, Arda Turan remain on the sidelines.

Manchester United keeper David De Gea remains as Real Madrid's top priority to bolster the goalkeeping position ahead of the 2018-2019 season.

La Liga leaders Barcelona have appealed against the yellow cards handed to Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez during Saturday's 3-0 win at Leganes.

Barcelona continue to fret over the future of Lionel Messi, who can talk to rival clubs in the New Year when he enters the final six months of his deal.

Neymar joined PSG from Real's arch-rivals Barcelona in the summer but murmurs of discontent have already been rumbling.

Goretzka is expected to leave Schalke at the end of the season and is being chased by a host of top clubs.

Ramos was inadvertently kicked in the face by Lucas Hernandez when attempting a header during Real Madrid's goalless draw with Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona wing-back Aleix Vidal is back in Ernesto Valverde's 18-man squad to face Leganes on Saturday.

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde remains opens over the possibility of bolstering his squad during the January transfer window.