Alejandro Garnacho Next Club Odds: After Man United

Chelsea have long been mentioned in connection with a move for Garnacho. The bookies clearly think the Blues are likely to be back in for him over the coming weeks, with them currently odds on to land the Argentine.

He fits their recruitment policy down to a tee with their preference to hoover up young, talented footballers that have the scope for significant improvement. 

From a stylistic perspective, Garnacho would get plenty of game time at Stamford Bridge as a good fit for how Enzo Maresca likes to set his side up.

With Garnacho having Jadon Sancho to call upon for the inside track at Chelsea and compatriot Enzo Fernandez also a key player with the Blues, those links could also play a big role in the player’s thinking.

Napoli lost Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to PSG in January making the addition of a versatile attacker this summer a priority for the Serie A title chasers.

If you believe the rumours, they were keen to bring Garnacho to Italy in the winter window but wouldn’t meet the transfer fee Man United were demanding.

That could be an issue again in the summer. Still, there could be a scenario where the Red Devils hierarchy facilitates a deal with a foreign club over selling what is clearly a talented player to a direct Premier League rival.

From Garnacho’s perspective, plenty of players have transitioned from England’s top flight into Italy over the last couple of years, with the vast majority making a strong impression when doing so.

The best example of them is perhaps his former teammate Scott McTominay, who has starred for Napoli this season. How could that influence Garnacho’s decision making?

We have just referenced the way English players are building out good careers for themselves in Italy’s Serie A, and AC Milan is perhaps the most notable of those clubs, certainly where a volume of players are concerned.

Kyle Walker, Tammy Abraham, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Fikayo Tomori and Yunus Musah, who started his career at Arsenal, are all currently with the recently beaten Coppa Italia finalists.

Stylistically, Garnacho would slot into Milan’s way of playing quite well, but he certainly wouldn’t be going to the club as a nailed-on starter. Well, not unless Milan move someone else on first.

The fact Milan’s wide areas are fairly well stacked in wide areas, the fee likely to be involved, and the fact they quite possibly won’t offer European football next years make us think this might be a longshot.

The big question mark facing Atletico Madrid’s pursuit of Alejandro Garnacho is financial, specifically where the transfer fee is concerned.

As we’ve mentioned earlier, though, United might be willing to flex on the fee if it secures their player a move outside of the Premier League.

Garnacho, a Spanish speaker, is likely to be open to a Madrid move too, so could push for a deal to happen.

He came through the Atleti youth system prior to joining United and is a known fan of fellow Argentine Diego Simeone, who is, of course, Atletico’s manager. At 12/1, this could be worth a dabble.