Alejandro Garnacho wants £50m Chelsea transfer over Napoli after burning bridges with Man Utd team-mates
ALEJANDRO GARNACHO has made Chelsea his No 1 choice this summer.
The £50million-rated Manchester United winger was told to find a new club following a fallout with boss Ruben Amorim.
Garnacho, 20, has previously been linked to Stamford Bridge after his management team were spotted taking in a Blues game this season.
The Argentina star, who is also attracting interest from Napoli, instructed his agent to make clear to Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca he wants to remain in the Prem.
A source said: “Alejandro knows the Premier League is the best in the world.
“And while he has had some good moments at United, he wants to establish himself as a world star.
“England is the best place to do that and Chelsea have assembled a lot of good young players.”
SunSport understands Garnacho angered some of his team-mates by giving an interview after the 1-0 Europa League final loss to Tottenham on May 21 in which he described the season as “s**t”.
The source said: “Garnacho seems to think he’s the next Ronaldo and this was his ‘exit interview’ moment, like he wanted to annoy people so much that there was no option but to sell him.
“It’s not gone down well with the rest of the players.
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“There is a feeling that while he’s a good player, he’s not quite as good as he thinks he is.”
Garnacho cut a frustrated figure on the end of season tour to Asia, where he blanked fans and refused to do interviews.
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The Argentine has 21 goal contributions for the club this season but was annoyed to start on the bench for the Europa League final.
He joined United’s academy in 2020 from Spanish club Atletico Madrid.
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