Alejandro Garnacho transfer latest as Chelsea reach agreement but Man Utd lay down demand

Manchester United are set to sell Alejandro Garnacho this summer but want their £50million price tag - reduced from £80m in January - but Chelsea are looking to deal at a lower value for the Argentina international

Alejandro Garnacho wants Chelsea and Chelsea want Alejandro Garnacho. But whether he’s the next member of Manchester United's ‘bomb squad’ to depart remains in question.

Of the five players Ruben Amorim pushed away from United’s first-team this summer was they expressed a desire to leave, only Barcelona loanee Marcus Rashford has gone. Garnacho, Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Jadon Sancho - ironically back in Manchester after Chelsea decided to pay a fine to cancel their summer transfer obligation - all remain in situ.

Argentina international Garnacho looks the man most likely to be next through the exit door however. A regular under Ruben Amorim since his arrival, his talent isn’t in question, but the Portuguese has had enough of his attitude and the drama that comes with the 21 year-old.

"I think with Garnacho, you can understand and you can see that he's talented, he's a really talented boy,” Amorim said earlier in the summer. His post-match comments after only being a substitute in the Europa League final were the final straw however.

“I have the feeling – and I think it's clear - that Garnacho wants a different thing with a different leadership and I can understand that,” added Amorim. “So I don't think it's a problem. Sometimes you adapt to one guy and you have the connection. Other times you want a new challenge."

Chelsea believe that Garnacho, not taken on United’s pre-season tour of the US, can shine for them in the Premier League. Garnacho believes that too.

He is desperate to move to Stamford Bridge and has already agreed personal terms over a switch to west London.

The question is whether Chelsea will meet United’s £50m price tag. That’s considerably lower than the £80m the Red Devils were asking for in January when Napoli came calling, but positions have changed; United are, clearly, no longer so keen to keep him while Napoli instead moved on Noa Lang.

Plus, United could do with bringing in some money having spent over £200m on their new-look attack of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko.

Chelsea are keen to get a deal done as soon as possible, but still want to pay less than that. United have so far insisted that’s the price. Take it or leave it.

Thus, Garnacho continues to train in red - away from United’s first-team - rather than in blue as Chelsea’s latest shiny new acquisition.