Transfer gossip: Man Utd eye Fermin Lopez, Sancho turns down Getafe

Saturday's column, with every item pinned to whoever printed it. None of it is confirmed.

Manchester United want Fermin Lopez. The Mail says they are interested in the 23-year-old Barcelona and Spain midfielder as they look to bolster their attack in January, and a Sky Sports Transfer Centre headline carries the same line. Chelsea are weighing a move too, per CaughtOffside, with Paris St-Germain also in the picture. Fabrizio Romano, in a video on X quoted by Football365, calls him "absolutely untouchable" at Barcelona. Three clubs, no bid, and a very firm no.

United also have a shopping list. The Times says they will target a new left-back and a striker in January. TeamTalk adds that interest in Fulham's Calvin Bassey is growing.

Arsenal and Club Brugge disagree on Nicolo Tresoldi. Football Insider says Arsenal have no concerns about paying a big fee for the £42m-rated, 22-year-old German striker, whose value is set to rise next summer. Also Football Insider, a day earlier, says Brugge have no intention of selling him in January, and that Arsenal, United, Tottenham and Chelsea are watching. Both things can be true at once, and it usually means the price goes up.

Barcelona could come back for Alessandro Bastoni. Mundo Deportivo says they might move in January for the Inter defender, after missing out on the 27-year-old Italy international in the summer.

Jadon Sancho has turned down Getafe, says Marca, per BBC Sport and Sky Sports, but has an offer from Saudi Arabia. The 26-year-old England winger has been a free agent since leaving United in the summer.

Chelsea are linked with Trent Alexander-Arnold if the 28-year-old Real Madrid defender becomes available, Football Insider reports. That is a big if.

Tottenham will not get extra money from Bayern after Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or this week, Goal reports, because the 2023 deal did not include a clause for it.

And the Mail, from 21 October, claims Vinicius Junior was strongly tempted to move to Arsenal in the summer but now hopes to stay at Real Madrid for the rest of his career. A summer flirtation that now reads like a closed door.