Chelsea have launched a bid to sign Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho.
Garnacho appears to be free to leave Old Trafford, although the Red Devils rejected a £40million bid for the Napoli winger earlier this week. He has struggled to make an impact since the arrival of Ruben Amorim as manager.
The Argentinian only made his first start in eight games in the FA Cup win over Arsenal last weekend. He went on to play all 90 minutes as United secured a comeback win at bottom Southampton on Thursday evening.
But with United needing to raise money if they want to bring in new recruits for Amorim, Garnacho's future still looks in doubt. This has warned Chelsea, who would like to increase Enzo Maresca's attacking options.
According to The Athletic, the Blues have 'made inquiries' about Garnacho. Chelsea's recruitment chiefs have a number of candidates on their targets, with early-stage talks already underway.
However, Garnacho does fit the profile of the player the Blues want to sign this month. However, he still has three years left on his contract and United are sticking with a valuation of £60m.
With that in mind, Chelsea are also keeping an eye on Karim Adeyemi, according to L'Equipe. Napoli are also interested in the Borussia Dortmund star, who they believe could be the replacement for Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia.
The Georgian international was a top target for Liverpool but now looks set to move to PSG. The Serie A side have made an opening verbal offer for Adeyemi after United rejected their bid for Garnacho.
Although Garnacho has impressed since breaking through at United, the decision to potentially let him leave was backed by club legend Paul Scholes. He told TNT Sports: “I see it with Garnacho. I think United can be better than Garnacho.
“Although he is a young player and can get better, he is a bit shabby and his decision-making is sometimes very poor. Garnacho, I would not be afraid or worried if they were sold, Mainoo, I would be offended by that.” “
Amorim is thought to be reluctant to see some of the club's brightest young talents leave, although club bosses have taken the position that everyone has a price. The United boss has called on Garnacho to improve his performances.
“That's clear, he has talent. He has to learn to play a little in a different position. He has to play better inside. In the recovering position, when he doesn't have the ball, he has improved a lot,” said Amorim. said recently.
But when he does, sometimes he is not in the right place to make transitions, as in the past, because I prefer to defend and then build with the whole team to reach the final third . So he finds the best way to achieve that. play in this system. He improves during training.”
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