Fermín López: Two Premier clubs tried to take the Huelva with 'dizziness' offers

If there is a wise decision that FC Barcelona recently made, it was to keep Fermín López in their ranks, despite the significant surplus of midfielders that the Azulgrana team has. The player from El Campillo has earned a role as a luxury revulsive through hard work, currently tallying five goals and five assists in 25 matches, positioning himself as one of the best players on the Catalan team so far this season.

However, for FC Barcelona, it is clear that initially, the decision to keep Fermín López on their roster could have been quite challenging. This does not stem from a sporting reason, where it is undeniable that having a player of the quality and timely response of the Huelva-born player is beneficial, but rather, the challenge lies in ignoring the significant offers that were made to negotiate the transfer of the '16'.

Manchester United and Aston Villa 'tested' their options to sign Fermín López

According to journalist Alfredo Martínez, two Premier League clubs attempted to make offers close to €70 million for Fermín López. The teams in question were Manchester United managed by Ruben Amorim and Aston Villa led by Unai Emery.

However, it was also expressed that both proposals did not have much impact since Fermín López did not even want to consider any of them, even though it was mentioned that the offers doubled in salary terms what he currently earns as a player at FC Barcelona. With this, he once again makes clear his desire to continue succeeding at the Blaugrana team, with whom he has a contract until June 30, 2029, and a release clause of €500 million.

Both clubs would be willing to make a new offensive for the '16'

Now, in this section, it is not ruled out that in the next summer transfer window, both English teams will reconsider their options to sign Fermín López, whose current market value is €50 million, according to 'Transfermarkt', and continues to increase significantly. He is an asset that FC Barcelona probably will not part with so easily, being one of the most prominent assets that the Blaugrana academy has produced recently, a player who works tirelessly while waiting for his opportunities and capitalizes on them like no one else.