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Inaki Williams has signed a new 9-year contract with Athletic Bilbao following speculation linking him with Manchester United on Deadline Day.
His new deal with the La Liga club could keep him at the San Mames Stadium until June 2028 and includes a £125 million release clause.
Williams was one of several strikers linked with a move to Old Trafford, according to reports in Spain.
The Bilbao-born forward scored 15 goals in 41 appearances in Spain last season.
Eden Hazard has picked up an untimely hamstring injury, with the Belgian set to see his competitive debut for Real Madrid delayed.
The Blancos are set to open their 2019-2020 La Liga campaign away at Celta Vigo on Saturday.
Hazard, fresh from a €100 million transfer to Santiago Bernabeu from Chelsea, would have been hoping to figure prominently in that fixture.
He is, however, set to be restricted to a spectator role after suffering an unfortunate knock.
Real have confirmed that the 28-year-old is facing up to a spell on the sidelines.
Goal has learned that Hazard will be ruled out for between 3 and 4 weeks.
If that proves to be the case, then he will be missing for Madrid until after the first international break of the 2019-2020 campaign.
Before domestic football shuts down, Real are due to take in meetings with Celta, Real Valladolid and Villarreal.
A home date with Levante is due to be staged on 14 September, with it possible that Hazard could come back into contention for that contest.
Marcelino Garcia Toral has been sacked as Valencia head coach just 3 matches into the new La Liga season.
The 54-year-old was dismissed on Wednesday following a reported falling out with club owner Peter Lim.
The owner has been battling with the club's sporting side for months as Lim has looked for more control over player transfers and sporting decisions.
Former FC Barcelona and Real Madrid midfielder Albert Celades, who was an assistant coach to Julen Lopetegui at the Santiago Bernabeu last year, has been tipped to take over at Mestalla.
Marcelino was appointed as Valencia coach in May 2017 and led them to a 4h place finish.
His position came under threat 12 months ago during a difficult start to 2018-2019, but the club kept faith in the former Villarreal coach and were rewarded when they ended the season by winning the Copa del Rey Final against FC Barcelona and clinching a Champions League spot.
Valencia have taken 4 points from 3 games this term but it was reported in Spain that Lim called club president Anil Murthy for an emergency meeting in Singapore on Wednesday after deciding to sack Marcelino.
Lim, who purchased the club in August 2014, also owns a 40% share in League 2 side Salford City alongside co-owners Phil Neville, Gary Neville, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, who each own 10%.
There are also suggestions sporting director Mateu Alemany could be dismissed.
Marcelino's sacking comes at a vital time for Valencia, who are set to visit Barcelona this weekend following the conclusion of the international break.
After that Valencia are set to head to London to face off with Chelsea to start their Champions League campaign.
Real Madrid have confirmed that Marcelo will not play a part in a Champions League clash at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday after sustaining a neck injury.
The Brazil international appeared to suffer the issue in the first half of a 3-2 victory over Levante on Saturday, falling straight onto his back after attempting a shot at goal.
The 31-year-old completed the match, but Madrid have announced on Monday afternoon that he will be unavailable for the trip to France.
Marcelo joins Isco Alarcon, Luka Modric and Marco Asensio on the treatment table, with Zinedine Zidane facing an injury crisis at Santiago Bernabeu.
Brahim Diaz and Fede Valverde are unlikely to play a part at Parc des Princes either, with both men not expected back until the end of the month as they continue to recover from respective knocks.
Club captain Sergio Ramos and Nacho Fernandez will also be missing from Madrid's latest matchday squad through suspension.
Eden Hazard has been left out of the Real Madrid squad for Saturday's La Liga clash against Real Mallorca.
The Spanish league leaders face an away trip to struggling Mallorca with an already depleted squad, with reports suggesting that the Belgian has been excused following the birth of his 4th child.
Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Luca Modric and Lucas Vazquez had all been ruled out of the encounter by coach Zinedine Zidane, while Daniel Carvajal has been rested.
Hazard was kept out of the first 3 league games of the season after completing a €100 million move from Chelsea in the summer transfer window.
The Belgium international returned to action in mid-September and has since made 6 appearances in La Liga and the Champions League.
Hazard netted his first goal for Los Blancos 2 weeks ago when he struck against Granada, following that up with his first assist as Zidane's team won 4-2.
Mariano Diaz has taken the former Chelsea star's place in the squad, joining an attack that includes Karim Benzema, Luka Jovic, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo de Goes, while Brahim Diaz has also been included.
There is some good news for Zidane, however, as he welcomes left-backs Marcelo and Ferland Mendy back into the squad.
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has suffered a neck injury that could require surgery and sideline him for around 3 months.
Costa had been feeling discomfort in the neck and upper back area in recent days.
The former Chelsea forward, 31-year-old, appeared in Atletico training earlier this week after featuring on Sunday for 10 minutes off the bench in the 3-1 La Liga win over Espanyol.
Atletico Madrid say that X-rays on Thursday showed Costa has a herniated cervical disc, adding that he will be assessed by neurosurgery specialists to determine what treatment he will undergo.
If surgery is needed, Costa, who has 2 goals in 15 appearances for the Spanish club this term, could be sidelined until 2020.
Real Madrid attacking midfielder James Rodriguez is likely to be out of action for the rest of the year after suffering knee ligament damage on international duty.
Real did not say how long the midfielder would be sidelined but reports in Spanish media said he would be ruled out for around 6 weeks, meaning he would miss the rescheduled EL Clasico against FC Barcelona on 18 December.
Rodriguez has made 7 Liga appearances this season but has not featured for Madrid since coming on as a substitute in their 1-0 Champions League win at Galatasaray on 22 October.
He was called up to the Colombia squad for the friendlies against Peru and Ecuador but returned home early from their base in Miami after hurting his knee in training.
The 28-year-old had surgery on the same knee last year after damaging the ligament, forcing him to miss over 2 months of action while he was on loan at Bayern Munchen.
Atletico Madrid midfielder Joao Felix has been named the 2019 Golden Boy, after a strong start to his career at Wanda Metropolitano.
Felix joined Atletico for £113 million back in July, after rising through the ranks at Benfica over the previous 5 years.
The 20-year-old contributed 15 goals and 7 assists to Benfica's cause last season, and has picked up from where he left off at the start of the 2019-2020 campaign in Spain.
Felix has been a standout performer for Atletico, racking up 13 appearances across all competitions in total and scoring 3 goals.
The Portuguese has now picked up this year's Golden Boy award, ahead of Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho and FC Salzburg forward Erling Haaland.
Real Betis winger Joaquin needed only 20 minutes to score his first career hat-trick on Sunday, becoming the oldest player to net a treble in La Liga.
The 38-year-old's early blitz led host Betis to a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao.
"It's the first hat-trick of my life", said Joaquin.
"I don't think it's going to happen again."
At age of 38 years and 140 days, Joaquin became the oldest player to score a La Liga hat-trick.
He scored with a shot from near the penalty spot, then hit a well-placed curling shot into the far corner, and completed the hat-trick from inside the area following a breakaway.
He came close to adding a 4th in second half stoppage-time, but his close-range strike was saved by Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon.
Real Betis have confirmed their captain and legendary winger Joaquin has renewed his contract with the club until June 2021.
The veteran winger celebrated his 38th birthday in July and has made a grand total of 753 club appearances across his career, alongside winning 51 caps for the Spanish national team.
His previous deal had been due to expire at the end of the current season but a 12-month contract extension has now been confirmed.
Joaquin scored his first ever career hat-trick in the recent 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao - the first of his career, and becoming the oldest player to ever score a treble in Spain's top flight.
He has made 140 La Liga appearances since returning to his boyhood club Betis from Fiorentina in the summer of 2015 and is fifth on the all-time appearances record for the competition - 90 shy of the number 1 spot.
Abelardo Fernandez has been appointed as Espanyol coach until the end of the season, the club has confirmed on Friday.
The former Sporting Gijon and Deportivo Alaves coach has replaced Pablo Machin in the hotseat, following the latter's dismissal before the Christmas break.
Machin's side were comfortably beaten at Estadio Butarque on Sunday to leave them 5 points from safety and now have just 2 points from their last 8 games.
Abelardo took over at Alaves in December 2017 and had worked wonders at the Vitoria-based club, initially leading them to safety before an 11th place finish last season.
Alaves were holding a top 5 spot until November and were challenging for a European place until early spring, and only slipped out of the top half of the table on the final day.
The Catalan outfit are currently at the foot of La Liga and have won just twice from their opening 18 matches in the division, losing 12 of those outings.
Espanyol are in the last 32 of the Europa League, where they will face Wolverhampton Wanderers.
La Liga - Team of the Season so far
Fernandez (Levante)
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Carvajal - Varane (Real Madrid) - Alvarez (Bilbao) - Reguilon (FC Sevilla)
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Messi (Barca) - Casemiro (Real Madrid) - Odegaard - Oyarzabal (Sociedad)
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Benzema (Real Madrid) - Suarez (Barca)
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AC Milan confirm that Suso has joined FC Sevilla on loan with option to buy, which becomes an obligation upon certain conditions.
The Spaniard flew out this morning for his medical after the clubs agreed terms.
It's reported the 26-year-old has moved on an 18-month loan with the option to buy for a total €22 million.
That would become an obligation if they qualify for the Champions League.
Suso joined Milan for a nominal fee from Liverpool in January 2015, although there was a brief loan spell at Genoa from January-June 2016.
He played 153 games for the Rossoneri, scoring 24 goals.
AS Roma have agreed to let Alessandro Florenzi leave the club for Valencia, but only on a 6-month loan, according to reports in Italy.
Florenzi had been linked with a permanent move to La Liga, with the Spanish side in talks to buy the right-back with first a loan which would be later turned into an obligation to buy.
However, Sky Sport Italia state that now the agreement is simply a dry loan, with no option to buy for the 28-year-old.
Florenzi wants regular playing time ahead of EURO 2020.
Los Che will pay Roma €1,7 million for the 6-month loan.
Atletico Madrid Will be without striker Joao Felix for their weekend derby clash with Real Madrid.
The Portuguese failed a late fitness test on an ankle injury, and manager Diego Simeone confirmed he would not risk the Portuguese international at Santiago Bernabeu.
Club captain Koke remains sidelined for Los Rojiblancos, alongside England international Kieran Trippier, with the pair expected to be out for another 2 weeks.
However, Simeone has received international clearance to include Yannick Carrasco, after the Belgian international made a shock return to the club on January transfer deadline day.
Joaquin moves into 4th in La Liga appearance records
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Real Betis captain Joaquin made his 542nd appearance in La Liga tonight, putting him in joint 4th position in the all-time appearance record in the division.
The 38-year-old scored a wonderfully crafted goal - his eighth league goal of the campaign - but his side were unable to close out the 3 points, as they were held in a 3-3 draw by Real Mallorca.
Andoni Zubizarreta (FC Barcelona) leads the way on 622 appearances, with Raul Gonzalez (Real Madrid) second on 550, while Eusebio Sacristan (Real Valladolid and FC Barcelona) made 543 and Paco Buyo (FC Sevilla and Real Madrid) also had 542.
Joaquin has made a grand total of 762 club appearances across his career, alongside winning 51 caps for the Spanish national team.
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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has already agreed to extend his contract at the club by a further 12 months, according to Diario AS.
The Frenchman's last contract extension came 2 years ago and his current deal at the club is due to expire in the summer of 2021.
It is said that the new deal will extend the current contract through by a further 12 months until the summer of 2022, although it will not be made official until the end of the campaign.
Benzema, who celebrated his 32nd birthday in December, has been in a rich vein of form over the course of the past 18 months - he netted 30 goals in total last season and already has 18 in 32 appearances this season.