Bundesliga hopefuls Stuttgart are on the verge of signing Ghana and Marseille winger Andre Ayew, as well as Switzerland and Liverpool defender Philipp Degen, according to Bild.
On the issue of Degen, Stuttgart sporting director Jochen Schneider allegedly confirmed: "We have an agreement with the player.

Spanish giants Barcelona are set to land Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano, after striking a deal with the Reds, according to reports.
The deal will be comprised of a player-plus-cash offer, with the Anfield outfit set to receive midfielder Aliaksandr Hleb and approximately €15 million for the Argentina captain, according to Ole.

Barnetta and Leverkusen Condemned Dortmund To Defeat This Weekend.

Sunday's Bundesliga matches saw Mainz host a Sami Khedira-less Stuttgart, and Bayer Leverkusen travel to Borussia Dortmund.

Mainz, rather shockingly, dismissed Stuttgart by a scoreline of two goals to nil, which will not come as a welcome sign to the Stuttgart faithful who have failed to reinforce after losing both Aliaksandr Hleb and Sami Khedira over the summer.

Liverpool have told Barcelona that they want £24.5 (€30) million in cash for Javier Mascherano after rejecting the Spanish club's opening player exchange offer.
Despite reports that Barca's opening bid was £12m, Goal.com UK understands that the Primera Division champions offered £18.

Patrick Herrmann Scored A Wonderful Brace To Secure A 6–3 Win For Gladbach.

Today's matches saw Michael Ballack's Leverkusen side take on Michael Bradley's Borussia Monchengladbach side, as well as a Sami Khedira-less Stuttgart against a prolific Borussia Dortmund team. Saturday's goal-fest has spilled over onto Sunday, and has made for some very entertaining football.

Could They Go Down?

Stuttgart are currently bottom of the league with a meagre three points from their first seven Bundesliga matches. Manager Christian Gross is definitely under fire, and I'm a bit shocked that he hasn't already been sacked. Stuttgart finished in sixth place in the Bundesliga last season, and the year before that they finished in third place.