Barcelona and Real Madrid to rival Liverpool for Fulham teenager Fabio Carvalho - Paper Round

Real and Barca chase Carvalho Liverpool looked to have wrapped up a deal for 19-year-old Fabio Carvalho of Fulham, but the club failed to get the transfer over the line. Spanish newspaper Marca reports that Real Madrid and Barcelona could now swoop in for the player as they can sign him on a free transfer, and that allows them to offer a huge contract in order to bring him over from England.

Ad/> /> TransfersReal Madrid make approach to pair Haaland with Mbappe – Paper Round03/02/2022 AT 23:39 Paper Round’s view: Carvalho presumably is content to move to Liverpool when a deal can be resurrected, and while Liverpool do have to pay a tribunal fee to Fulham if they do not reach a deal with Fulham, that should not prevent them from competing on wages with Real and Barcelona unless a really absurd deal is made to the teenager, who can play through the middle or out wide. Read the full story Wilshere linked to Arsenal return The Mail lists some of the best players who are available to sign for clubs despite the end of the transfer window.

Free transfers can still take place for players who are unattached, and 30-year-old Jack Wilshere is training with Arsenal, though a move is thought to be unlikely. Other players suchs Diego Costa and Laurent Koscielny offer plenty of experience to clubs able to gamble.

/> Paper Round’s view: Given the stresses that have been placed on Wilshere since he made his debut as a teenager, it might well have helped him to take an extended time off competitive sport. However, if this gap without action goes on for much longer it will be too long out of the game for anyone to be willing to take a risk on the player, and time is running out.