Roma are already looking to sell Pau Lopez in January after the out-of-favour goalkeeper missed out on a summer move to the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Newcastle United, according to Calciomercato.
In truth, a second spell in England appears to have passed this Spain international by.
Estadio Deportivo reported Spurs were considering re-signing a £23 million man who failed to make a single appearance under Mauricio Pochettino during a forgettable loan spell in north London in 2016/17.
That was, of course, well before Joe Hart was handed a career lifeline by Jose Mourinho.
Newcastle were interested too, according to Leggo, but the form of Karl Darlow means Newcastle are pretty secure between the sticks, even without the injured Martin Dubravka.
West Ham aren’t exactly short of goalkeepers either. Lukasz Fabianski, Darren Randolph and David Martin are all at David Moyes’ disposal (Calciomercato).
Lopez, then, is stuck in limbo with no obvious escape route presenting itself.
2020 has certainly been something of an annus horribilis for a man who has lost his status as Roma’s number one, not to mention his place in Luis Enrique’s Spain squad.
A series of high-profile errors have left Lopez on the bench, stuck behind 37-year-old Antonio Mirante.
Roma boss Paulo Fonseca has already confirmed his £23 million substitute will be left out for a sixth successive Serie A match when the Giallorossi take on AC Milan tonight (LiveScore).
So where next for a man no longer required at Tottenham, West Ham, Newcastle… or Roma for that matter?
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