Alejandro Garnacho is said to be in the final stage of the transfer deal from Chelsea to Aston Villa. The initial agreement between the two teams was to borrow for 1 year with a buyout clause, but this deal may change depending on the actual situation, it will not be known until the last minute whether Garnacho will play for Aston Villa or not and in what form.
Since last summer when there was information that Garnacho no longer had a place to perform at Man United, Aston Villa captain Unai Emery expressed interest in the Argentine young star. After a failed season at Stamford Bridge, Garnacho is considering leaving as soon as possible and this time Emery has reappeared as the promoter of this deal with Aston Villa's board of directors.
Not only Aston Villa, AS Roma in Italy also expressed interest in Garnacho. However, if chosen, Garnacho is likely to prioritize the next team in the Premier League, an environment he has been familiar with for many years.
Two weeks ago, Villa completed a contract with a club record value for Johan Manzambi from Freiburg. The Swiss midfielder is considered a replacement for Morgan Rogers who just officially moved to Chelsea for a record price for an English player of 117 million pounds.
Among the targets on the wing, Villa has also approached Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint-Germain) and Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United). However, both of these targets are not feasible, especially Summerville's case is very close to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, if he needs a winger who can play permanently in the Premier League, Alejandro Garnacho is not too bad a plan.
Last season at Chelsea, Garnacho started 22 matches, including 14 matches in the Premier League and scored 8 goals. In terms of statistics, this achievement is not too bad for Garnacho, but his influence in The Blues' overall play is almost non-existent. He has been opened up by new captain Xabi Alonso, without needing to focus with the team to easily negotiate a new destination.
On Aston Villa's side, they do not see the purchase of Garnacho from Chelsea as an exchange in the Rogers deal. However, with UEFA, the organization's view is very different. UEFA is seeing this as a parallel, reciprocal move between the two clubs. If this is determined, the profit for the Rogers deal will be greatly reduced.
Rogers was bought by Villa from Middlesbrough for £15 million and sold for £117 million, helping Villa make a profit of about £102 million. According to UEFA, the purchase price of Garnacho by Villa from Chelsea will be directly deducted from this profit.
According to UEFA regulations, all player transfer transactions must be legalized within 45 days. Currently, the transfer market in England is only 40 days away. Aston Villa is actively working with UEFA, explaining that they are not trying to take profits from the Rogers deal to spend on the Garnacho deal. The profit from selling players to teams is very important because it will determine the maximum amount spent on transfers to avoid financial fair play rules.
Therefore, if Garnacho comes to Villa Park on loan with a buyout condition is the most feasible option for Aston Villa. They both maintain the profit after the Rogers sale and get the person Emery wants. If the Garnacho deal becomes a permanent contract more than 45 days after the Rogers deal is completed, Villa will retain all profits from the sale of the English midfielder to Chelsea. The Blues also benefit when they will earn a profit (if any) when selling Garnacho to Villa.
On UEFA's side, they know this is a trick of clubs to circumvent financial fair play rules. Therefore, this agency has set very clear conditions. If the loan deal has a buyout clause, UEFA will be very interested in what that clause is. If that clause is 100% certain, the purchase and sale must be considered a buyout contract from the first day of the loan. Clubs also know that UEFA will use this excuse to tighten it much more flexibly. The buyout clause here may only be implemented in the later part of the season, depending on how much the club assesses the player's actual ability. In the early stages, there is no definite promise about a permanent contract, it is just a simple loan and can be returned.
Chelsea and Aston Villa are skillfully adapting to make the Rogers deal go smoothly, followed by Garnacho's case.
