La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
After submitting a new budget of EUR61.1 million Bilbao president Josu Urrutia claimed their financial situation are better than other clubs.

Atletico Madrid
Chelsea are still determined to land the services of Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin and are reportedly preparing a EUR11 million bid.

Barcelona
Barcelona striker David Villa believes he has improved as a player since joining the Catalan giants, paying special tribute to Lionel Messi.

Espanyol
Midfielder Raul Baena admitted Espanyol have not offered to renew his contract, but insisted that he is calm and content with his situation.

Getafe
Getafe are back in training as defender Jose Manuel Jimenez declared that his side deserved more points for the work they have done so far.

Granada
Granada defender Allan Nyom is concerned about their league position but warned Atletico that they will not have an easy time at Los Carmenes.

Levante
Levante defender Sergio Ballesteros, whose contract will be renewed if he played a minimum of 20 matches, is hoping to play until he is 40.

Malaga
Malaga's teenage winger Isco is convinced that he will be given more chances to play for the Boquerones side as the season is still very long.

Osasuna
Osasuna will avoid all seven clubs involved in the European competitions in the next round of the Copa del Rey ties to be played in December.

Racing Santander
Only Tono and Alvaro have started all six La Liga games for Racing Santander as manager Hector Cuper continues to tinker with his formation.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo defender Mikel Labaka has urged his team to turn Vallecas Stadium into a fortress as it is a vital place to earn their stay in La Liga.

Real Betis
Real Betis sports director Vlada Stosic said the club are already looking for new talents but they will not bring in new players in January.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid are reportedly keeping a close watch on Borussia Dortmund star Mario Gotze before deciding whether to make a move for the player.

Real Mallorca
Midfielder Michael Pereira said he feels like Mallorca are back in the pre-season as coach Joaquin Caparros is making them start from scratch.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Aranburu has played down his role on the bench in the last two games and underlined that the team come first.

Real Zaragoza
Defender Javier Parades said after the draws against Villarreal and Malaga, a win over Sociedad would give Zaragoza a major confidence boost.

Sevilla
Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido said solution must be found concerning match schedules, as they may end up with no fans in the stadiums.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon striker Nacho Novo is in his final phase of recovery and is taking advantage of the international break to do some extra work.

Valencia
Valencia striker Aritz Aduriz is not obssessed about finding the reason for his lack of play time and is only focused on giving his very best.

Villarreal
Villarreal defender Angel Lopez has resumed individual training after nine months on the sidelines, but he is in no hurry to return action.