Manchester United are set to overhaul their underperforming squad in the summer transfer window and the club have been told who should be the first priority to sell
Alejandro Garnacho needs to stop moaning about his situation at Manchester United and go elsewhere to prove their struggles are not down to him. That’s the opinion of former United midfielder Gordon Strachan, who has urged the club to sell Garnacho at the earliest opportunity in the summer transfer window.
Garnacho is an unwilling participant on United’s post-season tour to Malaysia and Hong Kong and is desperate to leave the club following a miserable end to the season. United finished 15th in the Premier League and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham and will undergo a major squad overhaul in the coming months.
The club will listen to offers for any of their players and Mirror Football understands that Ruben Amorim has told Garnacho he doesn’t feature in his plans. It comes after Garnacho reacted furiously to being left on the bench for the Europa League final and was left out of the squad for United’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on the final day of the season.
Garnacho admitted the season had been “s***” and hinted at a summer departure after the loss in Bilbao. He attracted interest from Chelsea and Napoli in January and the Italian club are expected to open talks with United over a transfer soon.
That would be a good move for all parties involved, according to ex-manager Strachan, who slammed Garnacho’s attitude. "Garnacho's got to go. I think he shows a lack of maturity and needs a real wake-up call. Manchester United is far too good of a club to listen to him whingeing and whining all the time,” he told Esports Insider.
"You wonder what the players at Manchester United are thinking about Alejandro Garnacho’s actions. He should be looking after his team-mates after they lost the Europa League final, not promoting himself with his comments.
"If he doesn’t want to be a team player then I think it’s best he just goes somewhere else. If the manager decides he's not picking you, you've got to think of the reason, and quite often that starts by looking at yourself.
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"In life the best thing to do when something isn't going your way, or you have issues, is to look at yourself and think whether it stems from you. It's rare that players take that stance anymore, and look at themselves before whining about their problems."
Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna will reportedly meet United officials in the coming weeks to begin the negotiation process over Garnacho. The Italian champions saw a £40million bid rejected in January and have been told that United value the Argentina international at closer to £70m.
The club are hoping to net a decent transfer fee, given the 20-year-old is under contract until June 2028 and he contributed 11 goals and 10 assists in 58 games this season.