Atletico Madrid has the best odds for winning the Premier Division title 2017

   

  Barcelona endured Champions League catastrophe because of Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid, and they're set to be pipped again by the Rojiblancos in the La Liga fight.

          That is as per our most recent Twitter survey, with the men from the Vicente Calderon having picked up 43 for each penny of the vote, when asked who will be Spanish champions this season.

      Having won their last three association diversions, against Espanyol, Barca and Granada separately, second-put Atleti are currently just behind the Catalan club on objective distinction.

            Barcelona may even now be top of the table, yet just 29 for every penny of you are tipping the Nou Camp club to secure a 24th Spanish association crown, a figure which mirrors the appalling keep running of structure the group wind up on.

           It's three annihilations on the run in La Liga for Luis Enrique's charges, and the distinguished MSN assault have overseen one and only objective between them in that time. In any case, they've snuck into second place, with a sizeable number of voters taking after the proverb that 'structure is transitory, class is lasting'.

          Genuine Madrid round out the rundown with 28 for each penny, however it's a long way from ensured that Los Biancos will end the season in third-put.

     They're only a point between both their closest and fiercest adversaries, and brag the gifts of runaway top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, with the three-time Ballon d'Or victor having netted 31 times in the opposition (and numbering).

         Obviously numerous fans still trust the Portuguese can convey group greatness to the Bernabeu this season, however all the more still trust the title is heading over the city and under the control of Atleti skipper Gabi.

Atlético Madrid.

           

Transfers in-Fernando Torres (AC Milan- loan period ended, transferred), Diogo Jota (Paços Ferreira), Gaitán (Benfica), Vrsaljko (Sassuolo), Schiappacasse (River Plate de Montevideo), Theo Hernández (junior teams).

Transfers out-Kranevitter, Vietto (Sevilla - one year loan), Jesús Gámez (Newcastle).

Transfers in and out-Siqueira (Valencia - one year loan period remaining), Manquillo (loan period at Olympique Marseille ended, transferable), Bono (loan period at Zaragoza ended, transferred to Girona), Borja Bastón (loan period at Eibar ended, transferable), Leo Baptistao (loan period at Villarreal ended, transferred to Espanyol), Guilavogui (Wolfsburg - loan period ended, transferred), Moreira (loan period at União da Madeira ended, transferable), Mensah, Velázquez (loan period at Getafe ended, transferable), Silvio (loan period at Benfica ended, transferable), Cerci (loan period at Genoa ended, transferable), Santos Borré (loan period at Deportivo Cali ended, transferable), Héctor (loan period at Elche ended, transferable), Alex Werner (in from Atlético Rafaela, loaned on to Rio Ave).

Barcelona.

Transfers in-Denis Suárez (Villarreal - buy-back option exercised), Umtiti (Olympique Lyon), Digne (Paris Saint Germain), André Gomes (Valencia), Sergi Samper (junior teams).

Transfers out Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund), Dani Alves (Juventus), Sandro (Málaga), Ortolà (Alavés - one year loan).

Transfers in and out-Tello (loan period at Fiorentina ended, transferable), Alex Song (loan period at West Ham United ended, transferred to Rubin Kazan), Montoya (loan period at Betis ended, transferable), Halilovic (loan period at Sporting Gijón ended, transferred to Hamburg).

Real Madrid.

Transfers in-Coentrao (loan period at Monaco ended), Morata (Juventus - buy back clause executed).

Transfers out-Borja Mayoral (Wolfsburg - one year loan), Lucas Torró (Oviedo - one year loan), Arbeloa (contract ended).

Transfers in and out-Cheryshev (loan period at Valencia ended, transferred to Villarreal), Burgui (loan period at Espanyol ended, on to Sporting Gijón), Marco Asensio (loan period at Espanyol ended, transferable), Lucas Silva (loan period at Olympique Marseille ended, on to Sporting Lisbon - pending), Alvaro Medrán (loan period at Getafe ended, transferred to Valencia), Diego Llorente (loan period at Rayo Vallecano ended, on to Málaga), Omar Mascarell (loan period at Sporting Gijón ended, transferred to Eintracht Frankfurt), Raúl De Tomás (loan period at Córdoba ended, transferable), Jesús Vallejo (loan period at Zaragoza ended, on to Eintracht Frankfurt), Sergio Díaz (in from Cerro Porteño, on to Real Madrid Castilla).

Lucas Digne becomes FC Barcelona’s latest signing

    FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain FC to sign the 22 year old French player Lucas Digne for the next five seasons.

Barça have paid an initial 16.5 million euros with another four possible according to individual and team results. Digne’s buy out clause is 60 million euros.

After breaking into the first team at Lille, he was signed by PSG in 2013 where stayed until 2015. Digne spent last season on loan at AS Roma, facing Barça in the Champions League group stage. In total he has played 148 matches for Lille, PSG and Roma, scoring six goals and recording 13 assists. His pace on left makes him a threat going forward as does his excellent technical quality on the ball.

Lucas Digne will arrive in Barcelona on Thursday early in the morning local time to undergo a medical and sign his contract.

The official presentation of the player will follow at Camp Nou, photo session on the field at Camp Nou. The public can access the stadium , press conference in the Ricard Maxenchs press room. The player will be accompanied by sporting vice president Jordi Mestre, the director of professional sports Albert Soler and the technical secretary Robert Fernández.

The ex-Paris Saint-Germain defender has been confirmed as Luis Enrique's latest acquisition. He shares plenty in common with Umtiti: his age, 22, his preference for the left side and an assumed bright future in the game. Digne enters the Blaugrana squad with a tough task on his hands, as he seeks to unseat Jordi Alba out wide.

Barcelona are taking a low-key approach to the summer transfer market, but the pieces are falling into place. After Denis Suarez's return and the signing of Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Digne is the latest new face to be presented at Camp Nou.

Digne spent last season at Roma on loan, where he netted three goals in 37 appearances. He will begin life at Barcelona as Alba's direct replacement if the club rotate their ranks, but his long-term goal will be to achieve what Adriano failed to and wrest the starting role from the ex-Valencia man.

Barcelona to sign France defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon

   Barcelona will sign France defender Samuel Umtiti to a five-year contract after securing his transfer from Lyon.

The Spanish champions said Tuesday that the transfer cost 25 million euros ($27.7 million).

In his debut for the national team, the 22-year-old Umtiti helped France reach the final of the European Championship, which it lost to Portugal on Sunday.

Umtiti played 170 matches for Lyon, scoring five goals in five seasons.

Able to play as a central defender or at left back, he will help strengthen a backline that saw Dani Alves and Marc Bartra leave since the end of last season

The France international joins the Catalan club for a fee of €25 million, signing a five-year contract with a release clause of €60m, having made 170 appearances for Lyon.

Barcelona have completed the signing of Lyon centre-back Samuel Umtiti after the France international agreed a five-year deal at Camp Nou.

The 22-year-old moves to the club for a fee of €25 million, with a buy-out clause of €60m.

Umtiti made his Lyon debut in 2011 and went on to make 170 appearances for the club, winning the Coupe de France and Trophee des Champions with the Ligue 1 club.

The France international also won the Under-20 World Cup in 2013, and has earned three caps for the senior team, playing 90 minutes against Iceland and Germany at Euro 2016 before featuring against Portugal in the final.