According to reports, Chelsea are 'working to finalise the signing' of Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho amid a 'discreet offer'.

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)

Chelsea are reportedly on the brink of completing a deal to sign Manchester United forward, the reliable Fabrizio Romano has confirmed.Garnacho is set to leave United before the close of the transfer

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.

Yet insiders at Old Trafford note the Blues' reluctance to sell one of their unwanted forwards, Christopher Nkunku, to Bayern Munich for less than £50m and feel that should guide the London club's valuation of Argentina international Garnacho, who they consider to be a better player.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed his clear “feeling” on Alejandro Garnacho’s situation at Manchester United amid interest from Chelsea. Garnacho is not part of Ruben Amorim’s plans at Man Utd as the winger had a major fallout with the head coach towards the end of last season.

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.

Alejandro Garnacho has made it clear that he only wants to play at Chelsea, while the London club works to finalize his signing soon

Alejandro Garnacho has reportedly informed those close to him that he will be making his Chelsea debut soon despite a difference of opinion between Enzo Maresca’s side and Manchester United.

Alejandro Garnacho has turned down a move to a top European side in favour of a dreamed-of move to Chelsea, with the Manchester United exile's time at Old Trafford set to come to a close. The Argentinian was placed in Ruben Amorim's five-man 'bomb squad ...