Manchester United have set their price for Alejandro Garnacho with Sir Jim Ratcliffe desperate to raise funds but manager Ruben Amorim reluctant to sell
Manchester United have told Napoli to stump up £60m if they want to sign Alejandro Garnacho.
United have snubbed an initial offer of £40m from the Italians for the Argentine winger. And United bosses are determined to make Napoli meet their valuation of the 20-year-old if a deal is to be struck.
Napoli have agreed to sell Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to Paris Saint Germain – and have made Garnacho their No.1 choice to replace him. It’s understood Garnacho is open to leaving Old Trafford, and is interested in a move to Naples.
But United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is desperate to raise funds and will not sell him on the cheap. Earlier this week United boss Ruben Amorim made clear his belief that Garnacho’s future remained at United.
Amorim is reluctant to see some of the club’s youngest talents leave. But United bosses have taken the stance that everyone is for sale at the right price, including the likes of Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo and Leny Yoro.
Garnacho has struggled to adapt to Amorim’s demands since he took charge of United in November. The winger made just his first start in eight games in last weekend’s thrilling FA Cup third round win at Arsenal.
He joined United’s youth system from Atletico Madrid in October 2020, going on to win the FA Youth Cup and the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in May 2022 – a month after making his first-team debut at the age of 17.
The 2024 Copa America winner has since bagged 23 goals in 116 games in all competitions for the Red Devils, winning a League Cup and FA Cup in his time at Old Trafford.