Villa may reconsider making Garnacho deal permanent, Saturday's gossip
Aston Villa are reported to be considering pulling out of plans to sign on-loan winger Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea on a permanent basis if the 22-year-old Argentine's form does not improve, according to Football Insider in Saturday's gossip column published on 23 October 2026.
The column collects a series of transfer and managerial rumours, including interest and stances from clubs across Europe, and covers a range of players and potential moves reported by different outlets such as the Telegraph, Teamtalk, Marca, Bild and Sky Sports Germany.
Aston Villa's doubts centre on Garnacho's current form while he is on loan from Chelsea; Football Insider reports the club could decide against converting the temporary deal into a permanent transfer if performances fail to pick up.
Telegraph reports that England winger Jadon Sancho, 26, who is a free agent, wants to meet Getafe's manager before deciding whether to sign for the Spanish side on a contract until the end of the season.
Teamtalk says Brighton will not sell Paraguayan midfielder Diego Gomez, 23, in January despite reported interest from Atletico Madrid and AC Milan.
The Telegraph also reports that managerial candidates vying to replace Michael Carrick as Manchester United boss believe the dressing room is "out of control" and that players "talk too much".
Other items in the round-up include Bild reporting Real Madrid's Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 33, is fully focused on life at the Bernabeu despite links with Tottenham; Marca saying Liverpool are prepared to take up the 55m euro (£46m) option to buy on-loan Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, 27, if he maintains his form; Marca adding Brazilian forward Endrick, 20, could leave Real Madrid on loan in January amid interest from AC Milan and Roma even though manager Jose Mourinho recently ruled it out; Sky Sports Germany reporting Spain forward Dani Olmo, 28, has no plans to leave Barcelona despite links with Bayern Munich; and Sky Sports Germany reporting Atletico Madrid are open to triggering the 25m euro (£21m) option to make Canada forward Jonathan David's, 26, loan move from Juventus permanent, though no final decision has been made.
Several of the stories reference decisions or moves tied to the January window: Brighton's stance that they will not sell Diego Gomez in January and the possibility that Endrick could leave Real Madrid on loan in January are both specifically mentioned in the reports.