Overview
- Club sources report no full internal agreement on the defensive profile to sign and no urgency to close a deal.
- Any move this month would target a centre-back, with Hansi Flick insisting on a genuine upgrade rather than a stopgap.
- Interest in Nathan Aké faces a roadblock as Manchester City seek a permanent sale and his wages push Barcelona’s limits.
- Reports differ on João Cancelo, with internal doubts at Barcelona as Inter advance talks and the player waits for a definitive answer from the Catalans.
- Financing options remain unclear, with Las Palmas’ president rejecting a Mika Mármol sale and scenarios such as emergency salary relief for Andreas Christensen and even a Marc-André ter Stegen loan under consideration.