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.

Barcelona are weighing up a move for Ajax star Dusan Tadic after their pursuit of Valencia forward Rodrigo fell through, with the club still chasing a move for a new forward.

The Catalan giants look set for a busy couple of days to end the window, with Luis Suarez having suffered a serious and potentially season-ending injury.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Renewing attempts to bring Neymar to the club or signing Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan will be the priority this June. That has left the club in a difficult position.

After Carles Perez joined Roma on Thursday, 21-year-old Abel Ruiz now looks set to follow him out of the exit door when he signs a five-year deal at Braga before the transfer deadline.

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

Suarez posted an update of his rehabilitation onto his Instagram page on Tuesday. Alongside a photo of him exercising his knee and giving a thumbs up, Suarez wrote: 'We keep moving forward'

The Argentine superstar has been managing a thigh issue for a number of weeks but is pushing on after Luis Suarez was sidelined until April and Ousmane Dembele was ruled out for the season.

Aubameyang was heavily linked with a move to the Nou Camp and although a move didn't materialise, Abidal said the club will look for a striker this summer and spoke highly of the Gabon international.

PETE JENSON: Barca have lost Luis Suarez for four months and with Dembele facing a lay-off until the end of the season they are in desperate need of reinforcements in attacking positions.

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

Real Betis striker Loren Moron is being considered for a move to Barcelona this month, despite the transfer window having already closed, according to reports in Spain. 

Barcelona have not made an approach for Real Sociedad striker Willian Jose despite being in desperate need of attacking cover, according to the president of the Basque club.

New Barcelona coach Quique Setien could turn to the Hornets' Luis Suarez, who has scored 14 goals in 24 appearances for second division side Real Zaragoza.

Real Zaragoza striker Luis Suarez is being considered by Barcelona as a possible emergency signing to ease their injury crisis but parent club Watford are set to prevent any possible transfer.

The La Liga champions, who came from behind to beat Real Betis at the weekend, are in the market for an emergency deal following the long-term injuries to Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez.

Spanish giants Barcelona were desperately searching the January market for a new striker following the long-term injuries to both Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele.

Getafe president Angel Torres has admitted he would not stand in the way of striker Angel Rodriguez joining Barcelona as an emergency signing.

Luis Suarez has provided Barcelona with some good news as the injured striker is expected to be back in action before the end of the season. 

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.

Barcelona boss Quique Setien has commented on the ongoing speculation surrounding his side's attempts to bring in a new striker as cover for an injury-hit forward line this week.

The Spanish giants have desperately been searching for a striker to replace injured duo Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele, who are both out for the long haul.

Barcelona are facing a backlash from Leganes after they sealed a £16million move for their star striker Martin Braithwaite outside of the regular transfer window.

Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has openly admitted his side should not have been able to sign Martin Braithwaite while the transfer window is closed. 

The Uruguay international made the move to Nou Camp from the Reds in the summer of 2014 for a fee of £75million. Suarez was sensational during his time at Anfield, scoring 82 goals in 133 games.

With Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez facing lengthy spells on the sidelines, boss Quique Setien was forced to call up four youth players for the trip to the San Paolo to make up the numbers.

Alaves striker Lucas Perez revealed he turned down the chance to join Barcelona in January as he 'didn't want to take another misstep' following a dismal spell with Arsenal. 

Luis Suarez says he has a clause in his contract that will trigger a contract extension if he plays in 60% of Barcelona's games next season.

PETE JENSON: In the big games Messi now seems to cut the same forlorn, powerless figure in the Barça shirt as he does for Argentina. There is an over-reliance on him and no one to give support.

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.

Barcelona forward Martin Braithwaite has addressed his embarrassing attempt at keepie uppies during his unveiling at Camp Nou with a new video from isolation.

Luis Suarez hopes to be back playing football as soon as professional games are allowed to start up again. He has been out of action with a knee injury, but believes he can play when games resume.

Barcelona's players are willing to take a pay cut if asked to, as the club suffers the financial effects of the coronavirus outbreak. The shutdown of the stadium complex is costing a lot of money.

At Barcelona, as reported on Thursday by Sportsmail, the board are risking a potential feud with their star players over mooted wage cuts. Here's how it would affect their enormous salaries.

Barcelona chief Josep Bartomeu explained that the board has been in dialogue with the players for 10 days, trying to come to an agreement to avoid the public war of words which ensued.

Luis Suarez has hit out at the 'hurtful' claims Barcelona players were against taking a 70% pay cut during Spain's state of emergency. 

Luis Suarez could be set for a sensational return to Uruguay, with a former team-mate claiming the striker told him he's open to a move back to Nacional as his Barcelona contract runs down.

The Argentine has become one of the most-sought after players on the planet after shining for Inter Milan this season - scoring 16 goals and providing four assists in just 31 appearances.

Barcelona see the Argentine as the long-term successor to Luis Suarez and he is their priority transfer target this summer but Inter Milan are unwilling to let their prized asset leave the San Siro.

If a move for Lautaro Martinez can't be pulled off, Barcelona will move on to Swedish starlet Isak, who has shown signs of real quality this season and has a buyout clause of £61million.

Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez formed one of the greatest attacking trios to play the game, winning two La Liga titles and the Champions League in 2015 before the Brazilian left for PSG.

Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi would reportedly prefer to rekindle his partnership with Neymar than for the club to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan in the summer.

Martin Braithwaite has backed himself to be one of the top goalscorers in La Liga following his shock move to Barcelona.

Lionel Messi and Co will return to the club for training on Wednesday where they will receive a medical at the club's Ciutat Esportiva training base following an inspection from LaLiga officials.

The bank is building a 470,000 sq ft office complex – the size of eight football pitches – by the River Clyde. There will be no redundancies amid the changes.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: England are talking about Scottish dirty tricks again, ahead of their trip to Murrayfield, but John Barclay has dismissed what he considers to be familiar 'whinging'.

De Jong completed a big-money £65million move to the Spanish giants from Ajax in January and he will be officially unveiled as a Barcelona player on Friday.

Ronald Koeman has once again reiterated his desire to take over as Barcelona manager following Euro 2020 after it emerged this month that he is free to leave his Holland contract after the tournament ends.

When Ronald Koeman was shown the door at Goodison Park back in October 2017, it was difficult to imagine a route back to the top for the Dutchman, but now he is a Barcelona candidate.