Real Madrid pounce on Man Utd contract rebel Garnacho

Carlo Garganese

• 17 Jan 2023 10:58 GMT
• 3 min read

Real Madrid are ready to pounce on Alejandro Garnacho as the Man Utd wonderkid struggles to agree a new contract at Old Trafford.

Garnacho’s current contract at Man Utd expires next year - although there is the club option of a further year - meaning his long-term future is very much under scrutiny.

According to The Independent, Man Utd have offered Garnacho a new contract of £20,000 a week, up from his current £7,000 a week deal.

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However, the winger has turned down the deal and believes he deserves a far higher wage.

United are not prepared to offer Garnacho a massive salary given he has only just broken through - and this has alerted Real Madrid, who are ready to pounce if the teenager doesn’t come to an agreement.

Juventus and Atletico Madrid, where Garnacho was a youth team player from 2015 to 2020, are also watching.

Garnacho left Atletico as a 16-year-old in 2020 to join Man Utd’s academy for a fee of €500,000.

Garnacho’s breakout

The teenage winger has been one of the breakout stars in the Premier League over recent months following a string of brilliant performances for Man Utd in November.

He scored his first senior Man Utd goal on November 3 with the winner against Real Sociedad in the Europa League in the Basque Country. This made him the youngest foreign player to ever score for Man Utd in European competition.

Then, days later, he delivered two assists as Man Utd beat Aston Villa 4-2 in the EFL Cup. This made him the youngest player to have two assists in a match for Man Utd.

And he capped it all off by scoring his first ever Premier League goal, with the winner clinching a crucial three points against Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Garnacho once again starred last weekend as he assisted Marcus Rashford’s winner in the 2-1 Manchester derby victory over Man City.

Garnacho has two goals and four assists in six starts across all competitions in 2022-23.