Alejandro Garnacho denied obvious Man United transfer exit as bargain £24m deal agreed

When Manchester United rejected an offer from Napoli for Alejandro Garnacho worth £40million, they would have done so with a feeling of insult. Fast forward six months and that proposal does not look completely unreasonable.

Garnacho's future in January was the subject of uncertainty in the wake of a difficult period under Ruben Amorim. After being dropped from the Manchester derby win in December for his attitude, the forward did return to the team for the end of the season.

However, with the 2024/25 season over, Garnacho is expected to leave the club this summer. MEN Sport reported last week that the 21-year-old is one of five players that has informed United of his desire to explore a different opportunity.

Out of the five, which includes Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia, Garnacho represents the most important deal for United. Not only is he the most valuable of the players but his sale would also count as pure profit.

The issue currently is that United and Garnacho are far from entertaining a bidding war for the forward. A host of clubs have been linked with the winger in some capacity, including Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Juventus. However, so far, no official bid has been made.

When Napoli came in with an offer worth £40m, Garnacho's valuation was estimated to be just over £82m by the CIES Football Observatory. Antonio Conte's men decided against replacing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with Garnacho due to United's valuation.

£40m could be enough for Garnacho to leave this summer. Reports towards the end of June suggested the Reds would be willing to accept £45m for the forward. However, a move to the Italian champions is now seriously unlikely.

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