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Ruben Amorim IGNORED over Alejandro Garnacho transfer
Ruben Amorim is desperate to keep Alejandro Garnacho but Manchester United co-owners INEOS have overruled him.
That is according to Manchester United YouTuber Mark Goldbridge, who claims that Amorim is against the sale of the Argentine wonderkid.
Amorim believes that Garnacho has a future under him, as shown by the attacker starting four of the last five games for the club.
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But INEOS have ignored Amorim’s wishes - according to Goldbridge - and are going above the manager’s head.
They have demanded the sale of Garnacho for financial reasons, with the club locked in talks with Napoli amidst interest also from Chelsea.
Napoli are in the market for a replacement for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who joined PSG last week for €75 million.
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Their priority target is Garnacho, who they have been in talks with for well over a week.
However, there is a distance between Napoli and Man Utd's valuation of the player, leading the Italians to also negotiate with Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi as a backup plan for Garnacho.
Nevertheless, Napoli and Man Utd have resumed talks this week and are hoping to come to an agreement to complete the transfer.
It is understood that Garnacho has reached an agreement with Napoli over personal terms. He has said yes to a contract until 2029 with the option for a further year until 2030.
There is still some way to go, though, to complete the deal as Napoli must agree a transfer fee with Man Utd.
Napoli have already had a €45m bid rejected, and there have been reports they have since increased this offer to €55m which has also been rejected.
United are understood to be demanding €65m to sell.
Chelsea are also interested in Garnacho but have not tabled an official offer yet. Garnacho is understood to prefer a move to Napoli over Chelsea.
Garnacho has been unsettled at Old Trafford for some time.
Amorim sensationally dropped him for the Manchester Derby but he is back in favour with the manager, who does not want to sell him.
Garnacho at Man Utd
The 20-year-old Garnacho was one of the few bright lights of Erik ten Hag’s tenure at Manchester United.
He was one of the breakout stars in the Premier League in 2022-23, making eight goal contributions from 10 starts and 29 appearances.
He had a string of memorable performances, including the winner against Real Sociedad in the Europa League which made him the youngest foreign player to ever score for Man Utd in European competition.
Garnacho broke a string of records, and also starred in the Manchester derby, assisting Marcus Rashford’s winner in the 2-1 victory over Man City.
Last season Garnacho continued to impress, with 10 goals in all competitions. He scored in the 2-1 FA Cup final win over Man City, hit a memorable brace in the 4-3 victory over Chelsea and scored the goal of the season with a stunning bicycle kick against Everton.
This season Garnacho has seen his star shine less bright, with just three goals and one assist in 22 Premier League games.