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Today’s top transfer news and rumours feature Luka Jovic, Philippe Coutinho and Groningen teen star Reiss. Here the top transfer news and rumours of the day surrounding the Catalan giants! Luka Jovic’s price keeps rising With 17 goals and 5 assists in the Bundesliga so far, Jovic is one of the breakthrough talents of this season in Germany. The 21-year-old Serbian striker is currently the joint-second top scorer in the Bundesliga, just behind Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski....

Messi has not played since he was forced off in the first half of a 4-2 win over Sevilla on October 20, but Valverde included him in the party that travelled to Milan to face Inter in the Champions League. Barca have won all four of their matches without the talismanic Argentine, with a 2-0 victory over Inter and the 5-1 demolition of Real Madrid the standout results. “Leo is at the point where he could be available, but we have to wait....

Barca’s much-publicized financial problems mean it has been forced to field a number of youngsters this season and it was goals from two teenagers — Nicolas Gonzalez and Abdessamad Ezzalzoul — that put the club 2-1 up at Estadio El Sadar. MORE: Explaining the fall of a Champions League power However, Ezequiel Avila’s 86th-minute leveler denied it three points and prompted Xavi to warn not to expect too much of his young charges too soon....

The 27-year-old who scored the Lilywhites’ only goal in their 4-1 loss against Watford on Saturday, continued from where he stopped at Vicarage Road with another effort on Tuesday. Barkhuizen broke the deadlock at the Vitality Stadium in the 16th minute, after benefiting from Daniel Johnson’s assist. The goal was the only difference that separated both teams in the first 45 minutes and it stretched the 27-year-old’s tally to three goals after 14 games in the Championship this term....

Barkley, who joined Chelsea from Everton last week, is still recovering from a hamstring injury that has prevented him from making a competitive appearance this season. “He is working very hard and I think that maybe the next game against Norwich, he could be available, in contention,” said Conte at a news conference on Friday. “I hope so. He is not ready 100 per cent, but I think he can start to help us for the rest of the season....

Ruiz stunned the boxing world by delivering a huge upset at Madison Square Garden in June, knocking Joshua down four times to claim the WBA, WBO and IBF belts. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fights a year It was announced by promoters Matchroom earlier in August that the rematch would take place in Riyadh on Dec. 7. The decision has been met with criticism from human rights organizations, while Ruiz reportedly only agreed to fight in Saudi Arabia following a change to his purse for the bout....

Qatari Barshim, 26, was unbeaten in 11 competitions in 2017, winning gold at the world championships and romping to the Diamond League crown. Thiam, 23, also took the world title to add to her Olympic crown and broke through the 7,000 points barrier by registering 7,013 at a meeting in Austria. IAAF President Sebastian Coe presented the trophy to Barshim, while International Athletics Foundation (IAF) Honorary President Prince Albert II of Monaco presented the trophy to Thiam....

Even MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Colon’s hitting has “been a great source of entertainment” for him. Manfred’s comments were not a compliment. Colon hears the chatter, and apparently doesn’t appreciate it. “Nobody likes to be embarrassed at any level, and he knows people are laughing at him when he hits,” Mets manager Terry Collins said, via the Wall Street Journal. “I think he took it a little personally.”...

It’s an amazing accomplishment — he’s been the lead play-caller for SNY since the network was founded in 2006 — but only scratches the surface of his connection to the Mets. Before landing the TV job with SNY, Cohen was the radio play-by-play man for the Mets’ radio broadcasts from 1989 to 2005. And going even deeper, Cohen was a kid growing up in Queens who listened to Mets broadcasts on the radio and dreamed of what might be ahead in his future....

So, needless to say, the buzz for Batman: Arkham Knight’s release this Tuesday has almost reached a fever pitch. Without a doubt, when gamers get their hands on actual copies of the release and officially don the Caped Crusader’s cowl, excitement will only become more amplified. However, the Arkham series’ two exquisite titles preceding the upcoming game have set a rather lofty standard of quality, so expectations for Batman: Arkham Knight are extremely high....

The Belgium international moved to Stamford Bridge in 2016 boasting a prolific record from stints at Standard Liege and Marseille. He was, however, to be given limited opportunities to impress by the Blues, with Diego Costa and Alvaro Morata blocking his path. With Olivier Giroud brought in to bolster Antonio Conte’s options late in the winter transfer window of 2018, Batshuayi – despite having 10 goals to his name for the campaign – was allowed to head for Germany on a short-term deal....

Usually, players who make a habit of issuing threats or exhibiting bad behavior get targeted for bans, as was the case with a few toxic Overwatch YouTubers earlier this year. However, the developer of Battalion 1944, Bulkhead Interactive, took a somewhat more humorous approach to their problem player. Instead of getting the police involved, they decided to do something that would remind the player to be more careful and, hopefully, less hot-headed in the future....

Two hours up the road, Peyton Manning was slinging touchdowns around Neyland Stadium, leading Phillip Fulmer’s Tennessee Volunteers to double-digit wins each season. And two crazy ideas were starting to take shape. At Tennessee and Virginia Tech, border schools three hours apart, athletic directors Doug Dickey and Jim Weaver were talking about the two schools playing football for only the third time since 1937. Down the road, Bruton Smith, the owner of NASCAR’s most distinctive racetrack, had an even crazier idea: Why not play the game inside the place known then as “Thunder Valley"?...

The former FC Barcelona defender said Messi is untouchable and not to blame for the debacle in England earlier this week and blames the board and management for their flawed transfer policies and also feels that Barcelona is not the team it used to be. In case you didn’t know.. Alves plied his trade at Barcelona for eight years and built a lethal partnership with Messi as the Brazilian loved setting up the Argentine....

However, the Spanish prosecutors appealed to the National Court that there was more than enough evidence to keep this case open. According to the prosecutors, the Brazilian superstar and his father both knew about the fraudulent dealings between Barcelona and Santos and the ‘detriment of DIS’, a Brazilian investment company who owned 40 percent of the footballer’s sports right back at that time. Judge Angela Murillo Bordallo ruled in the favour of the prosecutors on Friday....

The 32-year-old’s existing deal is due to expire in 2018, but he is keen to commit his long-term future to the club with which he has spent his entire professional career. “We have spoken, but I still have a year-and-a-half on my contract,” Iniesta was quoted as saying by Sport. “For everything to be calm, the most logical thing would be for it to be done as soon as possible....