FC Barcelona News: 31 January 2012; Transfer Window Closes Today, Neymar Deal "A Matter of Time"

22 Barça players ready themselves for the Cup match against Valencia | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona returned to training on Monday morning after having Sunday off. All 14 available first team players were present, including Alexis, who was declared fully fit on Saturday. The Barça B players that travelled to Villareal were also involved, namely Isaac Cuenca, Jonathan dos Santos, Tello and Sergi Roberto, as well as Rosell, Espinosa, Balliu and Sergi Gómez.

Reasons to believe in Guardiola's Barça | FC Barcelona
The draw in Vila-real has not left Barça in the best of situations in the league. They are seven points adrift of a Real Madrid side that is making very few mistakes. But it is too early for anybody to start saying the race is over. Barça is the best team in the world, and the fans have many reasons to still believe the league trophy will still end up in Catalonia.

Pinto: "We're not giving up on anything" | FC Barcelona
The team is still alive in three competitions and is not throwing in the towel in any of them. "The message coming from the squad is one of faith and confidence... we have very little margin for error, but we're not giving anything up ... Challenges emerge every day, and that's nice. We are excited about excelling ourselves and achieving every target we have".

Santos' Neymar will join Barcelona 'sooner or later', says former Brazil international Marinho Peres - Goal.com
Former Brazil international Marinho Peres has declared that Santos forward Neymar will sign for Barcelona "sooner or later", with preparations for the move already made. "I am friends with Santos' officials, I can say that Neymar's transfer to Barcelona is at an advanced stage," Marinho Peres told COM Radio. "Sooner or later, Neymar will play at Barca. He has a tremendous talent and he will be a big hit at the Camp Nou.

Bernd Schuster slams Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho for team selection versus Barcelona - Goal.com
"I could hardly believe it when I saw the team selection. No one knows what happened there. I'd really like to know what he [Mourinho] was thinking there. Giving a player the nod who hadn't played a long time, and using Pepe in midfield. It was weird," Schuster said to Onda Cero.

Real Madrid's Marcelo doubtful for Getafe clash - Goal.com
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has received some disappointing news from the treatment table in the build-up to Saturday's La Liga match away to Getafe as defender Marcelo is doubtful due to injury, according to AS. The Brazilian left-back picked up a leg injury in last weekend's 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza, but stayed on the pitch until the final whistle as Mourinho had already used all three substitutions.

Courtois heroics deny Osasuna draw - Yahoo! Eurosport
Diego Godin scored Atletico Madrid's goal in a 1-0 win over Osasuna - but it was on-loan Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois who ensured them of the three points at the Reyno de Navarra. Under new manager Diego Simeone, Atlético have now taken ten points from 12 available and are yet to concede a league goal having scored eight times.

Official: Espanyol sign striker Kalu Uche from Neuchatel - Goal.com
Espanyol have announced that they have completed the signing of Neuchatel striker Kalu Uche. The Nigeria international had been on the lookout for a new club after Neuchatel were thrown out of the Swiss Super League for falsifying a bank document provided as a financial guarantee in 2011.

Espanyol sign Philippe Coutinho on loan from Inter Milan - ESPN Soccernet
Espanyol have signed Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho on loan for the remainder of the Primera Division campaign. Coutinho said he hopes "to help the club to enter the Champions League" and is "very happy to be joining a great club and a great team".

Dos Santos set for Spurs stay | Sky Sports
The Mexico international has made just four substitute appearances in the Premier League this season and is keen to move in order to play more regular first-team football. Villarreal had been in talks to sign the 22-year-old earlier this month, while Granada have also been linked with a move for the former Barcelona youngster. However, Dos Santos' representative Vicente Montes says his client is not near to completing a move away from White Hart Lane before Tuesday's transfer deadline.

Ortiz to leave Rangers for Almeria - Yahoo! Eurosport
Rangers midfielder Juanma Ortiz has returned to Spain with a view to joining his former club Almeria on loan. The Scottish champions have reached a verbal agreement with the Spaniards over a short-term deal until the end of the season.