5 dumbest transfer rumors this week: Wayne Rooney, Douglas Costa

The summer transfer window is approaching and every team’s fans are dreaming of a big signing.

The biggest transfer splash so far this week was the announcement of Alexandre Lacazette’s move to Arsenal, which had been rumored for weeks. Some of the biggest news from the past few days has actually been about players staying put, with Lionel Messi renewing his contract at Barcelona.

Every week, FanSided will round up some of the most pie-in-the-sky gossip. Will it be Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Celtic? Paul Pogba back to Juventus? Ronaldinho out of retirement to play in MLS?

Here are the five dumbest transfer rumors for the week of July 7.

 1. Yuri Berchiche to Paris Saint-Germain

The failed Tottenham youth product has inexplicably returned to the spotlight this week, with talk that PSG and even possibly Barcelona could be interested in signing him. Spurs fans will remember him for the promise he showed with their under-18 team, before he failed to appear in a single game for the first team from 2008 to 2010.

While he was under contract with Spurs, Berchiche was loaned out to Cheltenham Town of League Two and Valladolid of Spain’s Segunda Division. He’s jump-started his career a little in the past few years, finding a home at Real Sociedad. He made 39 appearances at left back last season.

That said, PSG still seem a step too far for him. Berchiche has been much more comfortable in his home country, and it might not make much sense for him to leave with a lot of doubt still surrounding him.