That is probably one of the reasons for the reports. It is similar to Rodri as well. We aren't going to lose all our key players in one window. If anything (much as I don't want to lose him either) Ruben Dias could be the one we do lose.
Let him go for free and he can end his career back in La Liga next summer. Still a valuable asset. We manged to keep Ederson one more season, we resisted Barcelona for Bernardo Silva and let him go for free.
Yes seeing he has missed nearly two sesason through injury. This is mostly down to Real Madrid trying to unsettle him, Same could be said of Gvardiol who has a good chunk of the season too and is looking to get back to match sharpness.