Chelsea ‘take Alejandro Garnacho off list’ in Man Utd transfer boost | Football | Sport
Alejandro Garnacho’s future could lie away from Chelsea barely 12 months after making the switch from Manchester United. The winger has been left off the club’s ‘not for sale list’, according to the Athletic.
Chelsea have no interest in loaning out the 22-year-old and will only sanction a permanent departure, it is understood by football.london. The Blues have yet to open formal club-to-club talks but are willing to move Garnacho on following a disappointing debut campaign. That could prove welcome news for United, who offloaded the winger for £40million last summer.
His time at Old Trafford ended acrimoniously after a falling-out with Ruben Amorim left him surplus to requirements. It now appears that United’s astute negotiating could yield a lucrative financial windfall.
The club shrewdly inserted a 10 per cent sell-on clause into the deal. Garnacho remains tied to the west London club until 2032 and chalked up 43 appearances during his first season.
The Argentine struggled to cement a starting berth under either Enzo Maresca or Liam Rosenior, and looks set to find opportunities equally scarce under incoming boss Xabi Alonso.
Chelsea have already bolstered their wide options by bringing in Geovany Quenda, piling yet further pressure on Garnacho. The promising youngster has been undertaking individual training at the club’s Cobham base ahead of the first-team squad’s return later this week.
Garnacho is not the only player who could help bolster United’s coffers this summer. Forward Mason Greenwood appears destined to leave Marseille, with Roma amongst the clubs showing interest.
United officials inserted a substantial sell-on clause understood to grant them up to 50 per cent of any future transfer fee. The Italian outfit are reportedly readying a €45m (£38.6m) bid.
The club could secure an additional windfall should Hull City succeed in their pursuit of Facundo Pellistri. United offloaded Pellistri to Panathinaikos in August 2024 but included a reported 50 per cent sell-on clause.
