Barcelona rule out Alvarez deal – Thursday’s gossip

Barcelona have reportedly ruled out signing Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez in January, while the player is considering interest from Paris St-Germain and Arsenal. Elsewhere, Liverpool will not permit midfielder Florian Wirtz to leave for Bayern Munich during the January window, with the German side potentially waiting until next summer.

Chelsea have made Bournemouth's Alex Scott and Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton their top midfield targets. Additionally, Udinese are set to sign free agent David Alaba, Aston Villa plan contract talks with Emi Buendia, and Luke Shaw could leave Manchester United as a free agent next summer.