Man Utd decide to SELL Alejandro Garnacho

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 19 Jan 2025 10:08 GMT
3 min read

Man Utd have decided to sell Alejandro Garnacho to Napoli this month if their asking price is met.

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Napoli are currently in negotiations with Man Utd for Garnacho, who would be a replacement for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who joined PSG this week.

The 2023 Scudetto winners had a bid totalling €45 million rejected by Man Utd last week.

According to Tuttosport, Napoli have now followed that up with a €55m offer for the Argentine and are refusing to give up on their pursuit.

Initially, United were unwilling to sell Garnacho as they considered the 20-year-old winger a key part of their future.

However, CaughtOffside are now reporting that United have made the decision to sell Garnacho in January if Napoli offer a fair price for the player.

It isn't stated what that price would be, but there have been reports elsewhere that United value Garnacho at €70m so there is a €15m gap between offer and demand.

It remains to be seen whether Napoli are prepared to pay such an amount for Garnacho, who it is understood wants to make the move.

Garnacho has been unsettled at Old Trafford for some time, and has fallen out of favour under new manager Ruben Amorim.

Amorim sensationally dropped him for the Manchester Derby and, although he has returned to the fold since then, he is not an important player for the Portuguese coach.

Tottenham and Chelsea are also watching on developments closely.

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.

© IMAGO - Garnacho (left) exploded in the previous two seasons

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 20 Premier League games.