Barcelona's efforts to sign Valencia striker on loan until the end of the season still have some way to go, with the Spanish giants baulking at a huge £50million obligation to buy clause.

Barcelona are progressing in talks with Valencia over striker Rodrigo as they attempt to find a replacement for the injured Luis Suarez.

The LaLiga giants are keen on bringing in a forward this month with Luis Suarez out injured for the next four months after having a knee operation. Barcelona have been linked with Valencia man.

Valencia face Cultural Leonesa in the last 16 of the competition on Wednesday evening. Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed interest in the 28-year-old forward.

Rodrigo, formerly of Real Madrid, has scored four goals and supplied 10 assists in 23 appearances this season. On Tuesday afternoon Celades admitted discussions have begun.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN - Quique Setien needs a big victory. Barcelona's new coach has struggled to a 1-0 win over Granada and lost 2-0 to Valencia in his first two games

Valencia president Anil Murthy has taken aim directly at Barcelona following the Catalan side's derisory deadline day bid to sign star striker Rodrigo.

Barcelona have turned their attentions to Levante striker Roger Marti as the Catalan giants search for a new forward following the long term injuries of Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez.

The Catalan giants have been long-term admirers of the Argentine front man and have been linked with him for over 12 months. Barca see Martinez as a replacement for current striker Luis Suarez.

Orange Is The New Black star Dascha Polanco looked incredible in two fantastic outfits as she attended two events on Thursday night. 

Laverne Cox oozed vampy vibes in a sexy black gown while on the red carpet at the second night of the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

She advocated for LGBTQ+ rights on the red carpet at the Emmys last week. And Laverne Cox came out to support another cause - ending extreme poverty - at the Global Citizen Festival

Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jessica Ennis-Hill’s rivalry has all the ingredients to propel athletics into the spotlight in a similar manner to the Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett.

The lead-up to this summer’s World Championships has been dominated by doping revelations, but starting on Saturday the athletes have a chance to lift their sport from the mire.

Pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw declared herself 'heartbroken' after falling short in the final. Bradshaw needed to clear the bar at 4.75m on her final jump to stand a chance of a podium finish.

INTERVIEW BY LAURA LAMBERT: While people are tucking into mince pies and turkey on Christmas Day, Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be out on the track, determined to get the edge on her rivals.

Nicki Minaj took to Instagram showcasing her spectacular Carnival outfit on and a bikini top and hot pink wig Tuesday after sparking pregnancy rumors the night before

Former Chelsea man Branislav Ivanovic may well have ambitions to become a coach one day, and unintentionally took to the big screen in Zenit St Petersburg's recent match to show off his tactics.

he former EastEnders actress, 27, and her reality star husband, 28, proved their marriage is firmly on track as they celebrated Valentine's Day by posing in a cute double jumper on Friday.

The actress, 57, told her 191,000 Twitter followers she was shocked at the 'nastiness' of comments directed at her after she revealed daughter Maia, 23, had been privately educated.

The former EastEnders actress, 27, showcased her impressive singing skills as she belted out Demi Lovato's This Is Me in an Instagram clip on Monday evening.

The Barry Evans star, 54, performs in the new track called Braindead (Heroin Kills) by Italian DJ Piero Pirupa, which laments and shows the downfall of drug use.

The couple looked like besotted newlyweds as the TV presenter, 33, showed his love for the actress, 32, in a sweet Instagram post to mark Valentine's Day on Friday.

It is the album that defined a generation and now Ryan Lochte has recreated Nirvana's famous Nevermind cover.

One Scottish fan used post-it notes to give himself a tan replicating Croatia's checkerboard flag (pictured), while a Wales supporter defiantly plastered a Welsh flag on his desk at work.

A Greenpeace activist managed to fly a microlight trolling Donald Trump right over Turnberry on Friday night, minutes after the U.S. president and his wife Melania arrived at the coastal golf resort.

The Jobcentre is not the most likely place to provide inspiration for a stand-up comic.But the gag, by Adam Rowe, won the annual award for funniest joke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The vast estate, which is perfect for those seeking solitude or just a break from the rat race, is on a picturesque peninsula in the Highlands often described as 'Britain's last wilderness'.

Scot Brading, 30, ran to help at the scene of a crash near the A1 in Scotland before realising his fiancée Meghan Ambrozevich-Blair, 26, had been involved in the crash.

Eva Longoria was asking to get slimed at the Nickeloden Kids Choice Awards on Saturday.

The event was chockablock with celebrities of all ages as the show was held at the University of Southern California's Galen Center in Los Angeles. The host is John Cena.

She's the daughter of famous rocker Richie Sambora. But it seems Ava Sambora is well on the way to making a name for herself, thanks to her unbeatable style sense.

It's an evening celebrating the best in television, movie, and music as voted by viewers worldwide of Nickelodeon networks. 

Thomas Bjorn has heaped praise on his Europe team after their Ryder Cup win over the United States, suggesting that it was 'easy' to guide the squad to victory.

Three of captain Thomas Bjorn's predecessors in the role, Brian Huggett, Sam Torrance and Jose Maria Olazabal, delivered a series of messages designed to fire up the Europeans.

Made In Chelsea's series 19 cast list was unveiled earlier this month with a notable couple missing from the line-up. 

The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, who is 33 weeks pregnant with a baby girl, showed off her bump on Instagram Stories as she shared a glimpse of the supplies for her hospital bag.

Ahead of the arrival of her first child with husband Hugo Taylor, 33, the former Made In Chelsea star, 30, threw open the doors to her London home

Taking to her garden, the Made In Chelsea star, 29, joked that she nearly broke her 'neck and fence' while partaking in the #upsidedownchallenge to raise money for charity Mask Our Heroes.

Whittingham died as a result of the head injuries he suffered after falling down the stairs at a pub in Barry on March 7 having watched Wales' Six Nations clash with England.

The romantic gesture seemed to be well received as the rapper proudly flaunted the huge sparkler on his right finger at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night when he debuted the glittering band.

She released her fourth studio album - Queen - on August 10. And 10 days later, Nicki Minaj commanded attention on the carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards while dressed in a thong look.

She stole the spotlight at the MTV VMA's the week before. And Bebe Rexha continued the trend as she commanded attention on the red carpet for the iHeartRadio MMVAs in Toronto on Sunday.

Normani electrified the audience when she performed onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey on Monday.

The 25-year-old singer appeared to throw shade at Taylor Swift, 29, on Monday during the broadcast of the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.

Ava Max was shining bright at the MTV VMA Awards when she stepped out in a red superwoman style ensemble on the red carpet, somewhat channeling Lady Gaga.

Lizzo, who performed to enormous praise at last week's MTV Video Music Awards, continued the fun onstage this weekend at the Made In America festival in Philadelphia.

George and Amal Clooney was left panicked after a plumbing disaster left the pool at this £26 million Italian mansion ice-cold ahead of Barack Obama's visit over the weekend.

The 39-year-old former WWE star posed in a tiny string bikini, on the beach in Mykonos, Greece on Wednesday

The provocative ad depicts a man with an uncanny resemblance to Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney, who is a global brand ambassador for Nespresso.