This is a soap opera that started the very evening of Manchester United's defeat in the Europa League final against Tottenham. Replacing that evening before entering the last 20 minutes, Alejandro Garnacho had criticized the choices of his coach. The drop of too much for the latter who took advantage of the offseason to share the management of his need to sell the young Argentinian, as promising and competent as he is.
“Alejandro Garnacho is a really talented boy, but sometimes things don't work. We cannot explain precisely what is going on. It is clear that he wants something different with different leadership ”explained Ruben Amorim a few days ago. The winger was therefore placed on the list of transfers, in the same way as Marcus Rashford for example or Jadon Sancho. The villains ducks were asked to train at the group.
A transfer to € 46 million
Chelsea was quickly interested. Despite an already insane workforce, the London club quickly expressed its interest in the Madrid native and tried to take advantage of the player's unwanted status to lower his price to the maximum. When the Red Devils claimed £ 70 million (€ 80.5 million), the blues looked away to go see elsewhere. In order for the case to unlock, the Mancunians went so far as to lower the price to £ 50 million, or € 57.5 million.
The method worked because according to Sky Sportsthe two clubs found common ground around an estimated transfer of € 46 million (£ 40 million), plus 10% on a potential resale. Garnacho will become the 4th biggest sale in the story of Manchester United after Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Angel Di Maria, but unlike his elders, he is trained at the club. His arrival in Chelsea is imminent since he has already agreed on the terms of a contract with his future employer.
