Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho deal makes perfect sense
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Garnacho reportedly rejected an approach from Bayern Munich, and it’s believed his move to Chelsea is very advanced behind the scenes. All that needs to be agreed is a fee, but Chelsea are said to value Garnacho at £30m, however Mail Sport have reported United are insisting of a total of around £50m.
Finally, the Alejandro Garnacho-to-Chelsea move is taking shape, with promising reports dropping on Tuesday.Garnacho is expected to leave Manchester United before the transfer deadline.After the
Chelsea have reiterated their desire to sign Alejandro Garnacho and told the Manchester United winger to be patient as they look to agree a deal before the transfer deadline. Despite an abundance of quality in the wide attacking areas, Chelsea are keen to welcome Garnacho to Stamford Bridge this summer.
Rather than Man Utd and Chelsea meeting in the middle on Garnacho to leave them both £10m unhappy, we propose £20m-worth of 'Pr*ck Protection'.
United want a fee in the region of £50million, using Noni Madueke's £52m move to Arsenal from Stamford Bridge as a yardstick. However, Chelsea are not currently looking to go above £30m with their offer, which has drawn out the saga that could rumble on until the deadline.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is another high-profile player who left the club after falling out with Ferguson. The Dutchman was left out of United’s squad for a Premier League match against Charlton in 2006 and subsequently drove home following a training ground bust-up with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Chelsea are set to increase their efforts to sign Argentina forward Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United but the 21-year-old will not be allowed to leave Old Trafford on the cheap. (Evening Standard)
However, The Guardian reports that Chelsa are waiting to sell Nkunku before accelerating talks with both of the aforementioned stars. Bayern Munich were previously pushing to strike a deal for the 27-year-old, and they tabled a loan offer with an option to buy last weekend.