LIGA RUMORS AND NEWS

Heavy "Lionel Messi made more La Liga history on Saturday night by teeing up Arturo Vidal to open the scoring for Barcelona against Real Valladolid at the José Zorrilla Stadium. The assist was Messi’s 20th of the season, to go with his 22 goals in Spain’s top..." July 11

Express "Mikel Arteta is facing a battle to secure a deal for Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos - with AC Milan, Valencia and Real Betis also interested. Arsenal are in talks with Real Madrid about a deal for Ceballos, who has been on loan at the Emirates this season and has impressed Arteta in..." July 11

Daily Star "Ousmane Dembele has emerged as a potential option for Manchester United in the transfer market this summer.  Daily Star Sport understands Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho remains the Red Devils’ No.1 target.  But whether or not a..." July 10

Marca.com "Luka Jovic arrived at Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 with the aim of becoming a reliable backup to Karim Benzema in the short term and of replacing the Frenchman in the long term, but it hasn't gone to plan.  The Serbian striker hasn't been able to..." July 10

Managing Madrid "Marcelo has returned to the injury list after suffering a strain in his left adductor muscle, near his groin, and will miss up to 20 days. The latest injury set-back will see the Brazilian miss the remainder of La Liga. He will miss the games against Deportivo..." July 10

The Busy Babe "Arguably the two biggest stars of the restart for Manchester United have been Mason Greenwood and Bruno Fernandes. They have combined to score 9 goals in just 6 games since returning to action, and have firmly established themselves as part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first choice..." July 10

The Boot Room "Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is facing an uncertain future with the Gunners but if the company he keeps is anything to go by, then the club has to go all out to keep him. The Gabon international netted his 20th of the season in midweek to once again put him in contention for..." July 09

Sport Witness "Manchester City have seriously joined the race for Valencia winger Ferran Torres, according to reports from Spain today. Cadena Ser says that Pep Guardiola’s side are willing to bring young talents to the club, and seem ready to make a strong investment on the..." July 09

ESPN "MADRID, July 9 (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. will retake a COVID-19 test after an error in the first one but the teenage winger has not tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his manager Zinedine Zidane said on Thursday. Brazilian forward Vinicius, 19, did not train..." July 09

The Independent "Manuel Pellegrini is to take over as manager of Real Betis next season, the Spanish club have announced. The former Manchester City, West Ham and Real Madrid boss will succeed Rubi, who was sacked by the La Liga outfit last week, as full-time coach. The..." July 09

Barca Blaugranes "Pep Guardiola has been talking about Eric Garcia’s future amid speculation Barcelona want to bring the 19-year-old back to the Camp Nou. The Catalans have reportedly been in talks with Manchester City over a move for Garcia and are keen to bring him back this..." July 09

Express "Sevilla are plotting a move to take Hector Bellerin back to Spain this summer. Bellerin, 25, has seen his place at Arsenal come under threat with the signing of Cedric Soares. The Spaniard has been at Arsenal for nine years and still has another three years left on his..." July 09

The Independent "Manchester City will play the second leg of their last 16 Champions League tie against Real Madrid at the Etihad, Uefa has confirmed. Uefa communicated that all second legs of the remaining last 16 ties postponed due to coronavirus will be played at the home teams’..." July 09

Managing Madrid "Real Madrid have decided to go after the signing of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba in the next transfer window, according to a report from French newspaper L’Equipe. Pogba’s contract with United expires in 2021 and that would give Madrid some kind of edge if they..." July 08

Sporting News "Dimitar Berbatov has mentioned Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Mason Greenwood as the players who could potentially emulate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the future. The duo, who have shared 11 Ballon d'Or awards between them and are widely considered two of the greatest..." July 08

Football Espana "Bayern Munich midfielder Javi Martinez wants to return to his former club Athletic Club Bilbao this summer. The German domestic campaign is over and the Spaniard will be involved for the club in the Champions League fixtures next month, but wants a return to the San..." July 08

Evening Standard "Barcelona have enquired about signing Tottenham pair Tanguy Ndombele and Ryan Sessegnon in part-exchange deals. The cash-strapped Spanish giants are willing to offer both players a route out of Spurs but only if the Premier League club are..." July 08

The Boot Room "Spanish outlet Fichajes have claimed that Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has ‘fallen in love’ with Newcastle United playmaker Miguel Almiron – but the Father of the Paraguayan ace has ruled out any interest from the La Liga side. Almiron, 26, joined..." July 08

Sport Witness "Over the past few months, reports coming from Spain have suggested Arsenal and West Ham United are the two contenders for Athletic Club Bilbao’s Unai Núñez. The defender has a €30m release clause in his contract and the La Liga side have long been trying to..." July 08

Football Espana "Barcelona are set to complete the full purchase of Real Betis full-back Emerson Royal this year and will then sell him to the Premier League. The 21-year-old initially joined the Blaugrana in January 2019 from Atletico Mineiro in a reported €12.7m deal in..." July 08

The Sun "WOLVES winger Adama Traore is reportedly at the centre of a transfer battle between Manchester City and Juventus in the race to secure his services. The 24-year-old - who still has three years left on his contract at Molineux- is understood to have no shortage of admirers should..." July 07

AS "Next Friday, UEFA will stage the draw for the quarter-final of the 2019/20 Champions League in Nyon. The governing body are also expected to confirm that the final four outstanding Round of 16 return legs will be staged at the home grounds of Manchester City, Bayern Munich,..." July 07

Sporting News "Barcelona have no intention of activating the €111 million (£100m/$125m) release clause in Lautaro Martinez’s contract at Inter, but the Liga giants are still keen to thrash out a deal for the Argentine. Those at San Siro have made any suitors of their South American..." July 07

Mirror "  Pep Guardiola has given his take on the speculation surrounding Lionel Messi’s Barcelona future.  The Manchester City manager presided over Messi in his prime during four memorable years at the Camp Nou, during which Barcelona won two..." July 07

Republic World "Real Madrid will reportedly not sign any player this summer as the LaLiga giants will try and cover the loss in revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The LaLiga table-toppers will instead look to generate revenue from player sales in the transfer window. Gareth Bale and James..." July 07

Barca Blaugranes "Barcelona will reportedly not listen to offers for young duo Francisco Trincao and Pedri despite their need to sell players before October. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Catalan giants have already had offers from the Premier League for Trincao but are not interested in..." July 07

Sporting News "Real Madrid may be one of the richest clubs on the planet but even they are having to “adapt” their plans for a different kind of transfer market, says Emilio Butragueno, with the Covid-19 outbreak hitting sporting institutions hard. The Blancos boast some of the deepest..." July 07

talkSport "Manchester City would go ‘hell for leather’ to sign Lionel Messi next season – but only if Pep Guardiola isn’t still the club’s manager. That is the view of Spain-based journalist Graham Hunter, who believes the City boss will have doubts about..." July 06

Marca.com "Achraf Hakimi's agent, Alejandro Camano, has claimed that Zinedine Zidane is the reason why his client left Real Madrid. The right-back, a graduate of Los Blancos' academy, signed for Inter last week following a two-year loan spell..." July 06

Sporting News "Frank Lampard is eager to avoid making any comparisons between Eden Hazard and Christian Pulisic, with the former Chelsea star having “been here and done it” while the United States international remains one for the future. Plenty are looking to place forwards from..." July 06

Barca Blaugranes "Miralem Pjanic has been talking about his impending move to Barcelona and says he is looking forward to a “big challenge” at the Camp Nou. The 30-year-old will join from Juventus on a four-year contract at the end of the season in a deal that will see Arthur move..." July 06

Marca.com "Ivan Rakitic is likely to be the star of one of this summer's transfer soap operas. The Croatia international is expected to leave the Camp Nou with Sevilla being his likely destination, although other clubs - Atletico Madrid, for example - will also be..." July 06