Ernesto Valverde is hoping to restructure Barcelona's roster in January as he has an excess of players.

"There are 24 players in the squad and I am really happy with the players I have," he said in a news conference ahead of Sunday's league game against Las Palmas at Camp Nou.

"When we get to January, though, perhaps we will talk about restructuring. But as far as the squad is concerned, I will admit that I don't like squads to be too big."

Thomas Vermaelen and Arda Turan have not played a single minute in the Champions League or La Liga this season.

Pep Guardiola is interested in managing Spain in the future.

Guardiola was asked in an interview if he'd like to manage a national team.

"Yes, Spain I think," said Guardiola.

"I would like to be a manager in a World Cup, and the European Cup [European Championship]. I would like to feel that.''

Guardiola has no plans on leaving Manchester City yet.

"I am so happy to be here,'' he added. "It really depends on the success we have. Big clubs like Manchester City, if you don't win, you don't stay.''

Sergio Aguero has suffered a broken rib in a car crash in Amsterdam.

Aguero was a passenger in a taxi en route to the airport in Amsterdam after attending a concert on Thursday night put on by Maluma, a Colombian singer, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a column on the side of the road.

Aguero is expected to miss two to four weeks.

"Thank you with all my heart for the supportive messages, they really do help me in recovering.

"The taxi I was riding made a wrong turn and crashed against a pole. It was a very heavy slam, but seatbelts prevented it from being worse.

"I'd like to thank the staff of the VU University Medical Amsterdam for their care and support. Hats off to all their team.

"I'm home in Manchester after an exam by club [doctors]. It's a broken rib. Hurts, but I'm fine, fully focused on recovery. Thank you all!"

The six richest clubs of the Premier League are seeking a greater share of income from their next round of television deals.

Manchester United, City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are proposing an end to the system in which international television rights are split equally.

Richard Scudamore presented a proposal where 35 percent of television money is distributed based on where clubs finish in the league.

Income from international TV rights 25 years ago was negligible, so the clubs agreed to share that money equally.

Last season, Chelsea received £151 million in total while bottom-placed Sunderland were paid £93 million, but the booming international income was shared equally, the 20 receiving £39 million apiece.

Marco Asensio has extended his contract with Real Madrid until 2023.

Asensio's deal will contain a buyout clause of €700 million though that figure could be revised in the future.

Asensio becomes the latest Real Madrid player to extend his contract since the summer, following Marcelo (2022), Isco (2022), Karim Benzema (2021), Dani Carvajal (2021), and Marcos Llorente (2021), and Raphael Varane (2022).

Serie A has moved ahead of the Bundesliga in UEFA's five-year rankings for the first time in seven years.

The Italian league was boosted by wins in the Champions League this week by Roma, Napoli and Juventus.

With Leipzig losing at Besiktas, Borussia Dortmund going down at home to Real Madrid and Bayern Munich being crushed by Paris Saint-Germain, Serie A overtook the Bundesliga on Wednesday night with almost three points more than the Bundesliga in this season's calculations.

The Premier League is the best-performing league in Europe so far this campaign. La Liga remains easily the most dominant league in Europe.

Carlo Ancelotti has been fired as manager of Bayern Munich following their 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

Ancelotti was dismissed after meeting with the board on Thursday. Ancelotti won the Bundesliga in his first season with Bayern.

“The performance of our team since the start of the season did not meet the expectations we put on them,” said chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “The game in Paris clearly showed that we had to draw consequences. [Sporting director] Hasan Salihamidzic and I had an open and serious discussion with Carlo today and informed him of our decision. “I would like to thank Carlo for his cooperation and regret what has happened. Carlo is my friend and will remain so, but we had to make a professional decision for the benefit of FC Bayern. I now expect the team to have a positive development and absolute performance, so we can reach our goals for this season.”

Ancelotti’s assistant Willy Sagnol, former Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel and Hoffenheim’s Julian Nagelsmann are among the early favourites to succeed him.

Real Madrid has reportedly advised David de Gea to put extension talks with Manchester United on hold.

De Gea was set to go to Real Madrid in 2015 but the two clubs didn't submit the paperwork before the summer transfer window deadline.

De Gea is out of contract in 2019 and reports recently indicated he was nearing agreement on an extension.

De Gea will have the opportunity to improve his value during next summer's World Cup.

Inter Milan won't send Joao Maria to Arsenal as part of a transfer in January.

Ozil is out of contract at the end of the current season and has been linked with Inter, Fenerbahce and Manchester United.

Arsenal have been unable to make progress with their extension talks with both Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, though the club is more optimistic on their chances of keeping the former than the latter.

Gabriel Jesus claims he is unaware of reports Manchester City are considering offering him a contract extension.

Jesus has scored 12 goals in 19 appearances for City since joining in January from Palmeiras. Jesus and Sergio Aguero have formed a strong partnership.

"It does not exist. I don't know anything about it. Nothing came to me yet," said Jesus.

"City did not talk to me about it, neither my agent. So there is nothing in process. My focus is to help Manchester City."