Real Madrid make €30M + Bale bid for midfielder, €75M star rejects Barcelona move and more LaLiga news: 16 January 2019

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Levante v FC Barcelona - Copa del Rey Round of 16
Levante v FC Barcelona - Copa del Rey Round of 16

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Ernesto Valverde to stay at Barcelona

The speculation around Ernesto Valverde's future at Barcelona has been put to rest. The manager revealed last month that he was thinking about where he will be next season and wasn't sure if he wanted to continue at Camp Nou.


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Rumours started spreading about the 'unrest' in the dressing room and Pep Guardiola was linked with a move back to Barcelona. The Catalan club's president, Josep Bartomeu, has put an end to all that and revealed that Valverde will remain at the club.

“Ernesto Valverde will be the coach of FC Barcelona next season, of that we do not have any doubt. Of course, we will hold talks with him in good time because that is the agreement that we have in place, but there is no reason to read anything more into that,” Bartomeu said in an interview with SPORT.

“We have a lot of confidence in our Coach and what he is doing at this club, we believe he is doing a great job and is the right man for us to achieve our objectives. Valverde is extremely intelligent, he knows how to balance the dressing room and he knows this club’s style of play, is able to manage games and ultimately produce the results that we want,” added the president.

Valencia deny Sergio Leon talks

Sergio Leon finished as the top scorer for Real Betis last season but things have changed big time at the club. He has started just one game so far this season and he has been linked with a move away.

Valencia are on the lookout for a striker after they ended the loan deal for Michy Batshuayi. The Belgian striker did not manage to impress and was sent back to Chelsea earlier this month.

They were linked with a move for Sergio Leon and reports suggested that the manager, Marcelino Garcia had already held talks with the striker. However, the Valencia manager has rebuffed the claims and said, “Whoever claims that I have spoken with Sergio Leon is lying.”

Sevilla FC v Club Atletico de Madrid - La Liga
Sevilla FC v Club Atletico de Madrid - La Liga

Borja Garces signs new Atletico Madrid deal

Borja Garces might have played just 19 minutes this season, but he has notched a goal already. Now, he has been offered a new deal and he has penned it as well.

The 19-year-old has signed a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2022. On signing the deal, he said, “This brings me a lot of joy. Atleti are the club of my dreams since I was little, it gives me a lot of pride to renew until 2022 and hopefully stay for many more seasons.”

Munas Dabbur set for Sevilla move

Sevilla are keen on strengthening their forward line this month and have already snapped up Munir from Barcelona. However, they are not done yet and have now made a move for RB Salzburg striker, Munas Dabbur.

El Desmarque report that the 26-year-old will complete his medical today but will not be moving to the Spanish side straight away. He is set to move to the LaLiga side only in the summer but Sevilla will complete the move today as they fear competition from Liverpool.

Ajax v Royal Standard de Liege - UEFA Champions League third-round qualifying match
Ajax v Royal Standard de Liege - UEFA Champions League third-round qualifying match

Frenkie De Jong picks PSG over Barcelona

Today's big news involving Barcelona comes from De Telegraaf who claim that Frenkie De Jong has decided to join PSG. The Ajax star was slapped with a €75 million price tag and it was met by both the PSG and Barcelona.

However, the midfielder has decided that he wants to move to the Ligue 1 side and has snubbed interest from the Catalan club. PSG are desperate to sign a replacement for Adrien Rabiot, who is reportedly on the verge of joining Barcelona on a free transfer.

De Jong was linked with PSG last month as well but he had rebuffed the reports that claimed he had a deal agreed with the Ligue 1 side. His father too was keen on the midfielder moving to Camp Nou but the French side's project has attracted him to them.

Real Madrid CF v Legia Warszawa - UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid CF v Legia Warszawa - UEFA Champions League

Gareth Bale + €30 million for Christian Eriksen?

Don Balon have the biggest news of the day for Real Madrid fans. They 'report' that Los Blancos are plotting a stunning swoop for Christian Eriksen in the summer and are ready to offer an 'irrefutable deal' to Spurs.

Florentino Perez is keen on signing a long term replacement for Luka Modric and has set his sights on the Tottenham star as per the report. Don Balon go on to claim that the irrefutable bid will be €30 million plus Gareth Bale.

Kiko Casilla 'undergoing' Leeds United medical

Leeds United are having an eventful day and one big piece of news for them involves Kiko Casilla. The 32-year-old shot-stopper is reportedly undergoing a medical at the Championship side and is set to complete his move soon.

The third choice keeper at Real Madrid was keen on leaving and with Marcelo Bielsa calling, he reportedly jumped on the chance to head to the English club.

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