According to AS, Juanfran Funes made a request regarding the retention of key players at Malaga. Juanfran Funes stated that he had asked for Izan Merino, David Larrubia and Alfonso Herrero to stay with them. Herrero is a 32-year-old Spanish goalkeeper who has been capped for Spain at the U19 level and has a current Transfermarkt market value of €400k.