La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorento expects plenty of traps at Trabzonspor, but insisted that his side will not change the way they play.

Atletico Madrid
Wolfsburg playmaker Diego has reportedly turned down the chance to join Turkish outfit Galatasaray in the hope of moving to Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona
Good news for Barcelona as centre-back Carles Puyol could be back in action in three weeks time after undergoing surgery on his knee last June.

Espanyol
Reports from Spain are suggesting that Espanyol have finally accepted an offer of around EUR17 million to sell Pablo Daniel Osvaldo to Roma.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia admits it would be nice to qualify for European football, but warned his side that first they must focus on survival.

Granada
Granada striker Alex Geijo has called for more support after their morning training session was cancelled due to the poor state of the pitch.

Levante
New Levante player Nabil El Zhar insisted language is not a problem as there are several players who know English and are helping him to adapt.

Malaga
Malaga are reportedly preparing a GBP22 million offer for Manchester Utd striker Dimitar Berbatov, who is no longer a regular at Old Trafford.

Osasuna
Osasuna defender Marc Bertran admits the team are itching to launch their campaign and he is confident they can get a good result at Atletico.

Racing Santander
Racing were the only team that endorsed the full four-day strike after Gijon and Malaga changed their minds and resumed training on Monday.

Rayo Vallecano
Cordoba announced that they have secured their 12th summer reinforcement following the loan signing of Juan Quero Barraso from Rayo Vallecano.

Real Betis
Real Betis have terminated the contract of midfielder Juan de Dios Prados, who is set to sign a two-year deal with Belgian outfit Westerlo.

Real Madrid
Jose Mourinho has rubbished reports he is set to leave Real Madrid, while also apologising to the club's fans for his actions in the Supercopa.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca defender Pablo Caceres has a good 'feeling' that the league will start this weekend and that AFE and LFP will come to an agreement.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad striker Imanol Agirretxe is not worried about competition and confident he will be given opportunities in the first XI this season.

Real Zaragoza
It was reported that Real Zaragoza are very close to completing the signing of Napoli midfielder Luca Cigarini, who will arrive on a loan deal.

Sevilla
Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic, who has yet to play since breaking his leg in May, has been summoned by Croatia for their games in September.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon midfielder Alberto Rivera has criticised his team-mates for not supporting the strike, after they resumed training on Monday.

Valencia
Former Valencia star Juan Mata said his decision to leave Unai Emery's squad for Chelsea was influenced by Spanish striker Fernando Torres.

Villarreal
Villarreal are through to the Champions League after star Giuseppe Rossi struck twice to down Odense in the second leg clash at El Madrigal.