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Barcelona and Real Madrid will line-up against each other at the Camp Nou on Sunday to play their first El Classico in over a decade without the iconic Barcelona duo, Andreas Iniesta  Lionel Messi, and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Luis Suarez and Sergio Ramos will once again lock horns against each other (Source: Beinsports) Julen Lopetegui and Real Madrid side will be once again under pressure to win against eternal rival Barcelona at the Camp Nou after a disastrous start to the season that has seen the reigning European Champions at the 7th spot in the La Liga table. A loss against the Blaugrana might lead to manager Julen Lopetegui getting the sack with reports of former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte set to take the reigns from the Spaniard. Barcelona, on the other hand, sits second in the table with a single point deficit to Atletico Madrid with the Madrid side having had a game more. While a morale-boosting victory over Italian giants Inter Milan ...

Forgotten Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao is set to join Portuguese side Rio Ave after terminating his contract with the Spanish giants. Source: Eurosport The 30-year old Portuguese full-back joins the Portuguese side after making 100 appearances and scoring once for the La Liga giants.

Dutch International and former Liverpool target Quincy Promes join La Liga side Sevilla from Russian side Spartak Moscow on a 5-year contract for a reported fee of 20 million Euros. Source: PM News The 26-year old Dutch international has made 127 appearances and scored 64 times for the Russian side Spartak Moscow.

Argentinian international Giovani Lo Celso will join La Liga side Real Betis on loan from French giants PSG with an option to buy the 22-year old for 30 million Euros. Source: Goal The midfielder joins the Beticos after making 52 appearances in his 2 seasons with the French giants.

Spanish giants Real Madrid has re-signed striker Mariano Diaz from Olympique Lyon on a 5-year deal for a reported fee of 33 million pounds with add-ons. Source: Euro Football Rumours The Dominican Republic striker who initially joined Real Madrid in 2012 before switching to Olympique Lyon made 37 appearances and scored 18 goals for the Ligue 1 side in his only season with the club.

FC Barcelona and Spanish international Paco Alcacer is set to join Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund on a season-long loan deal. Source: Everything Barca The 24-year old who joined Barcelona from Valencia has made 50 appearances and scored 15 goals for the Blaugrana so far in his 2-year stay with the club.

Valencia has completed the signing of Portuguese international Goncalo Guedes from Paris Saint Germain on a reported fee of 40 million euros. Source: Foot01 The 21-year old former Benfica winger, who played at Valencia on loan from PSG last season made just 13 appearances and scored no goals for the French giants.

Valencia and Italy striker Simeone Zaza has joined Seria A side Torino on loan from Valencia after 2 seasons with the La Liga side. Source: Forever West Ham The 31-year old former Juventus and West Ham player made 59 appearances and scored 19 goals for the Los Che.

Seria A giants AC Milan has announced the signature of Spanish winger Samu Castillejo from Villarreal, on a reportedly 25 million euro deal. Source: AC Milan Offside The 23-year old joins the Seria A giants after 3 seasons with the El Submarino Amarillo that saw the winger making 127 appearances and scoring 11 goals for the La Liga side. The move also sees Colombian World Cup star Carlos Bacca making his stay at the Estadio de la Ceramica permanent after a season with the La Liga side. The 31-year old made 76 appearances and scored 34 times for the Milan based side in a 2-year stint.

Valencia has announced the capture of Russian World Cup hero Denis Cheryshev on a season-long loan deal from La Liga side Villarreal. Source: Evening Standard The former Real Madrid youth product joins Los Che on loan after a terrific World Cup display that saw the winger scoring 4 goals for his national team. The winger who joined Villarreal from Sevilla made 90 appearances and scored 11 times for the La Liga side before accepting a season-long loan deal to Valencia.

AS Roma is set to complete the signing of French World Cup-winning midfielder Steven N'Zonzi from Sevilla on a 30million euro deal. Source: Romapress The former Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City midfielder is expected to complete a 30 million euro deal to Seria A side AS Roma from La Liga side Sevilla after a 3-year stint with the Andulasian side that saw the midfielder making 136 appearances and scoring 8 times.

2-time champions league finalists Valencia has confirmed the transfer of French international striker Kevin Gameiro from Atletico Madrid on a 20 million euro deal. Source: Marca The French striker joins the Los Che on a deal that keeps him till 2021. The French end a rather 2-year disappointing stay with the Los Colchoneros. The striker who joined La Liga giants Atletico Madrid from Sevilla made 87 appearances and scored 27 times for the club from the Spanish capital.   

Fulham has completed the deadline day signing of Spanish international and Sevilla shot-stopper Sergio Rico on a season-long loan deal. Source: Daily Star The 2-time Europa League winner will join the Craven Cottagers from boyhood club Sevilla after making 169 appearances for the La Liga side.

La Liga giants Real Madrid have finally announced the signing of Belgium World Cup star Thibaut Courtois on a 6-year deal after Chelsea accepted, reportedly, a 35 million pound bid from the 13-time Champions League winners. Source: Managing Madrid The Belgian shot-stopper had been trying to force his way out of the Chelsea squad for the past few days after failing to report to the training sessions. This will be the second stint for the 26-year old in La Liga after 3 seasons with bitter rivals Atletico Madrid on loan from Chelsea between 2011-2014 appearing 154 times for the Spanish club. The 2-time Premier League winner will join Real Madrid after 154 appearances for the London club. The 2016/17 Premier League winners have already announced the signature of Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletico Bilbao as his replacement.

Croatian World Cup star and Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic is set to join Premier League club Chelsea on loan after the Croatian expressed his desire to have more first-team chances. Source: Goal.com The 24-year old Croatian who joined Real Madrid, from Seria A giants Inter Milan, made 109 appearances for the Los Blancos and scored 3 goals with most of his appearances for the 13-time Champions League winners coming off the bench.  

Source: Getty Images In one of the most epic transfer deals to be done recent history, Malcolm has decided to snub AS Roma in favour of Barcelona after the Spanish giants made an 11th-hour bid to Bordeaux to snatch the 21-year old winger from Brazil to Camp Nou in a 36.5 million pound deal a day after Roma announced they had made a deal with the talented Brazilian. The young Brazilian joins La Liga champions Barcelona on a five-year deal after a 2 and half season stint with French club Bordeaux that saw the Brazilian making 84 appearances and scoring 20 goals.