On the afternoon of August 8, according to exclusive news from Fabrizio Romano, Alejandro Garnacho agreed a personal clause to join Chelsea. This is the result after many weeks of negotiations, since the Argentine striker wanted to move to Chelsea in early July.
It is known that Garnacho has rejected many invitations from Serie A, Bundesliga and Saudi Pro League to decide to join Chelsea. Everything for Garnacho is now just waiting for the negotiations between Chelsea and Man United on the final price, expected at £50 million. The two sides, especially Man United, will not create too many barriers for this deal to be implemented soon.
After receiving many invitations, Garnacho made a decision. The striker will move to Chelsea but if the deal is unsuccessful, he will stay at Man United and not join any other team.
Alejandro Garnacho is one of five Man United players to be left out of the squad by captain Ruben Amorim. In June, the Portuguese strategist told his student that he could find a new destination for himself.
Chelsea's interest in Garnacho has been increased many times after Man United officially got Benjamin Sesko. The "Red Devils" need to speed up their liquidation contracts to recover capital or invest heavily in the Carlos Baleba deal.
If he successfully arrives at Stamford Bridge this week, Garnacho will be the second consecutive winger from Man United to join Chelsea, after Jadon Sancho last season. Currently, Sancho has been returned to Old Trafford due to high salary requirements, leading to Chelsea being unable to buy.
Garnacho will be the 9th new signing of the West London team in this summer's transfer window, including other wingers such as Jamie Gittens and Estevao. In the coming season, Chelsea will have a very fierce competition on both sides, where there are a lot of personnel and all have potential for development.
In January, Garnacho was linked with both Chelsea and Napoli. At that time, there was a time when the Argentine striker was very close to Napoli. However, the deal was later ruined because the £70 million price was praised by Man United as being beyond the Federation's ability to endure.
The second half of last season was a forgettable time for Garnacho when he did not have much contribution and was no longer focused on Old Trafford. Many times this young striker has had a discouraged attitude towards coach Amorim despite being given the most favorable conditions. The drop of water filled the glass and Garnacho was forced to wrap up and leave Old Trafford.
Last season, Alejandro Garnacho made 58 appearances in all competitions and scored 11 goals and 10 assists. However, this comes amid long-term absences from Mason Mount, Joshua Zirkzee and Amad through injury, while Marcus Rashford and Antony all left Man United on loan in the January transfer window. The pressure at that time was huge on Garnacho and he could not overcome it.
Alejandro Garnacho joined the Man United academy from Atletico Madrid in October 2020. He has made a total of 144 appearances for the "Red Devils" first team and scored 26 goals.
