Alejandro Garnacho contract talk details as Man Utd fend off transfer interest

Manchester United are in talks with Alejandro Garnacho and are reportedly confident of keeping the young star amid interest from other clubs.

Garnacho enjoyed a breakthrough at United last season, helping the club win the FA Youth Cup while also making his first-team debut. The 17-year-old forward is widely regarded as the most exciting prospect in the club’s academy and that status is set to be rewarded with a new contract, according to Manchester Evening News .

Talks are understood to be progressing well with Garnacho’s representatives, with United keen to ward off interest from the likes of Juventus. Garnacho only signed his first professional contract in July – and that deal runs until June 2025 – but his development in the 2021/22 season has already changed United’s thinking.

Garnacho contributed 14 goals and six assists across 34 appearances in all competitions for United’s youth under-18s and senior side last season. That included seven goals in six FA Youth Cup appearances, with the Argentine’s two strikes in the final ensuring United won the competition for the first time since 2011.

Garnacho was signed from Atletico Madrid in September 2020 for a fee of £420,000, with United getting his signature ahead of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. As well as breaking into the United first team, Garnacho was included in Argentina’s senior squad in March, although he is yet to make his debut.

The young forward, who generally plays off the left flank, has modelled his game on Cristiano Ronaldo. He should be given more time to train alongside Ronaldo, with Erik ten Hag reportedly keen to include Garnacho in his pre-season training camps.

Garnacho has followed in the footsteps of Anthony Elanga, Marcus