Alejandro Garnacho is expected to leave Manchester United this summer after he has informed the club about his wish to find a new challenge and to fall out with head coach Ruben Amorim
Alejandro Garnacho has been a transfer target of the Italian side Napoli for the most of a year. The Serie A winners saw an £ 40 million offered for the wing player of Argentina in January.
Then they focused on the 21-year-old to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Georgian star who had just moved to Paris Saint-Germain-where he had moved to Paris Saint-Germain only five months later-where he would become a Champions League winner only five months later.
United said of course no, chosen to retain Garnacho despite problems with his attitude and social media messages. After gesturing in December for the victory of Manchester Derby, he looked outside on the way.
But Garnacho fought down, became an important part of Ruben Amorim's side and played heavily in the second half of the season – until the last weeks.
His Europa League Final Snub and the subsequent reaction were the last drop for Amorim, who told Garnacho properly that he had to leave this summer. Now he is one of the five players whose club has told you not to return to training for the season, because they are looking for opportunities away from Old Trafford. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia are the others.
Van Het Kwintet is Garnacho the one for whom United can charge the most. He is the youngest of the five, has shown that he can cut it at United and has no £ 350k-per-week salary, such as Rashford.
Indeed, his deal is increasingly important for the club's accounts, because his sale is equal to pure profit. The current problem, however, is that although there has been a lot of speculation around potential lovers – Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Napoli and Juventus to name four – none of them came forward with an offer.
Indeed, they look elsewhere. In recent days, Chelsea has translated to Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund and £ 60 million Brighton striker Joao Pedro, Juventus as Jadon Sancho and Jonathan David has landed in pre -wart positions and now Napoli has passed to £ 24 million between the two clubs.
As such, the door appears to be firmly closed on a move to Diego Armando Maradona Stadium for Garnacho.
United must continue to look for a buyer to give him what he wants. But selling Garnacho throughout Europe is starting to see this summer more difficult to see than before.
And if the player thought he was the next Scott McTominay, he might have to think again.