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Gerrard could land the next Van Dijk with Villa move for “composed” £20k-pw “colossus” - opinion

It may only be three games into the new Premier League season for Aston Villa, although pressure is seemingly already mounting on manager Steven Gerrard, with little improvement having been made from last term despite a strong summer of recruitment.

Jules Kounde to miss Barcelona's La Liga game vs Real Sociedad with Frenchman still unable to be registered

Barcelona defender Jules Kounde will not be involved in his side’s La Liga clash with Real Sociedad on Sunday night as he has still not been registered by the club. Kounde joined Barcelona from Sevilla in July in a deal reported to be worth £46 million, but the 23-year-old is still awaiting the opportunity to make his competitive debut for the club, with the Catalan giants unable to register him in the league. Ad Fellow new signings Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie have been registered, but the club still need to raise funds in order to confirm Kounde.

Rayo Vallecano defeat Espanyol in bad-tempered LaLiga clash

Espanyol 2-0 as both sides ended with 10 men in a bad-tempered game in Spain's La Liga on Friday, as Rayo went provisionally top on four points from two games. Madrid outfit Rayo held Barcelona to a stalemate at the Nou Camp last week, and on Friday Andoni Iraola's high energy side took all three points from Barca's city-rivals. Isi Palazon smacked home the opener from outside the box on 40 minutes, while Senegalese midfielder Pathe Ciss tapped home from a corner on the hour to make it 2-0.