Overview
- CaughtOffside and EPL Index relay a Fichajes report that Sunderland have tabled a €80 million offer for 22-year-old Barcelona midfielder Fermin López.
- Barcelona are reported to be weighing the player’s sporting value against potential financial relief, with no official decision announced.
- López is a La Masia graduate and one of Hansi Flick’s most consistent performers this season, operating across midfield and in advanced roles.
- Sunderland are newly promoted, sit fourth under Régis Le Bris, and view López as a potential figurehead for a long-term, youth-focused project.
- Football365 questions the story’s credibility, noting López’s reported €500 million release clause, Sunderland’s spending profile, and the absence of formal confirmation.