Villa could reconsider Garnacho deal – Saturday's gossip

Aston Villa have doubts on making Alejandro Garnacho deal a permanent move, Brighton to stand firm on Diego Gomez amid interest, Manchester United managerial candidates concern over players, plus more. Aston Villa have doubts about making Alejandro Garnacho's loan deal a permanent one, Brighton to stand firm on Diego Gomez amid interest, and Manchester United managerial candidates have concern over players. Aston Villa will consider backing out of their deal to sign on-loan winger Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea on a permanent basis if the 22-year-old Argentine's form does not improve. (Football Insider), external England winger Jadon Sancho, 26, who is a free agent, wants to meet Getafe's manager before making a decision over joining the Spanish side on a deal until the end of the season.

(Telegraph – subscription required), external Brighton will not sell Paraguayan midfielder Diego Gomez, 23, in January despite interest from Atletico Madrid and AC Milan. (Teamtalk), external Real Madrid's Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 33, is fully focused on life at the Bernabeu despite links with Tottenham. (Bild – in German), external Managerial candidates in contention to replace Michael Carrick as Manchester United boss believe the dressing room is "out of control" and players "talk too much". (Telegraph – subscription required), external Liverpool are prepared to take up the 55m euro (£46m) option to buy on-loan