Renowned transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Chelsea’s pursuit of a star winger from one of their Premier League rivals.
According to Romano, Chelsea will end up signing Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho before the transfer window shuts on September 1.
The Argentina international was not involved in Manchester United’s first game of the season against Arsenal and has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford.
Ruben Amorim has strengthened this summer with two new wide-forwards in Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, so it does seem as though Garnacho’s days at the club appear to be behind him.
More importantly, Amorim has made it clear that Garnacho will not play for the club after his comments at the end of last season’s Europa League final, where the player publicly criticised the manager’s tactics.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano sounded optimistic about the chances of Chelsea landing the winger soon.
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Chelsea on the verge of signing Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United
“If you follow my channel here on YouTube and all my platforms, you know that I always told you since July, my feeling is Garnacho will go to Chelsea.”
“This will be a here we go, and I maintain my position, because maybe in the media this deal is not having regular updates, but I can guarantee to you that in the background, behind the scenes, this deal is advancing.”
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Despite adding Jamie Gittens and Estevao Willian to their ranks this summer, the Blues seem intent on bringing Garnacho in as well.
Even if Garnacho does move to Stamford Bridge, there is no certainty that he will start ahead of the above-mentioned players.
Meanwhile, any deal for the player would be a great one for the Red Devils as they are keen to get their player off their books as soon as possible.
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