United outcast Alejandro Garnacho eyes sensational move to Premier League giants

Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho has garnered massive interest from clubs outside England, but the player is fixated on a move to a Premier League club. read more

After blatantly criticising Ruben Amorim’s tactics following Manchester United’s defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa League final, Alejandro Garnacho’s time at Old Trafford is up. Being a top sellable prospect in the current United squad, the winger has drawn interest from multiple clubs outside of England, but the player wants to stay in the Premier League and wishes to move to .

The 21-year-old has reportedly refused to engage in talks with Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr, where he would have reunited with Cristiano Ronaldo. He is believed to be waiting for the Blues to make an offer for him.

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Chelsea on board to sign Garnacho?

As per reports, the Blues are monitoring Garnacho’s situation and may submit a bid later in August, when the season will already be up and running. Since United would be under pressure to offload the player, Chelsea may want to make the most of the time constraint and rake in benefits by signing Garnacho.

The Telegraph report that Chelsea have already conducted a series of background checks on Garnacho to learn about his character and personality.

He has seemingly passed those tests, but Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is currently focused on roping in attacking midfielder Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig.

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As United are desperate to get Benjamin Sesko from Leipzig, they need funds to pull off the move and hence need the Garnacho deal to fetch some much-needed returns to them.

Aside from Garnacho, United is looking to find takers for Antony, Jadon Sancho, and Tyrell Malacia. However, till now, no development on the players’ potential move has broken out. Moreover, has conveyed that the club will not entertain lowball offers in a late panic.

Notably, only one outgoing from Man United has transpired till now. Academy graduate, Marcus Rashford, has been sent on loan to FC Barcelona, with a buy-back option worth €30 million. On the other hand, the club has signed two players- Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford.

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