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Det er jo så også rimeligt afgørende for at evaluere ledelsen, om det var et reelt bud eller bare på rygtebasis. De kan jo ikke bare sælge en spiller til det, pressen måtte mene, at en anden klub skulle være villig til at byde.

Jeg kan ligesom Hedengran heller ikke genkende, at folk ikke kan se, at Garnacho ikke passer godt ind i Amorims system, og heller ikke, at han ikke skal sælges, hvis der kommer et bud på 60 mio.

Men det er vel hans alder og potentiale taget i betragtning rimeligt nok, at man ikke bare sætter ham på affyringsrampen ved det første indkommende bud.

Why Manchester United retained Alejandro Garnacho has been revealed, with transfer guru Fabrizio Romano shedding light on how close a sale came and Chelsea’s late pivot in their plans for the final third.

Man Utd were open to selling Garnacho in the winter window, though by no means were they pushing the 20-year-old out.

United’s motivation for opening the door to a sale were purely financial. As a homegrown player and valued at £60m, the proceeds from a sale would’ve been logged as ‘pure profit’ on the books and greatly widened their scope for new signings.

However, the Premier League’s winter window deadline came and went on Monday night without Garnacho taking flight.

Napoli and Chelsea were the two clubs who showed concrete interest in the player. Napoli even bid £42m on the back of selling Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to PSG.

However, Napoli ultimately signed AC Milan’s Noah Okafor (loan with €23m option to buy) to fill the void on the left wing instead. Chelsea, meanwhile, altered their plans for the final third at the last minute that ensured a bid for Garnacho never arrived.

And speaking on his YouTube channel, Fabrizio Romano clarified the situation when revealing Garnacho never came close to leaving after Man Utd stuck to their guns on their €70m/£60m price tag.

“Alejandro Garnacho had the opportunity to go to Napoli,” began Romano. “But it was never really close because Napoli could only offer €50m (roughly £42m) and Man Utd always said we start from €70m (roughly £60m) – same [price] as Kvaratskhelia.

“So that’s why the deal didn’t advance at any point. There was an interest but that’s it.

“And also important to say Chelsea considered Garnacho but then they decided to continue with the current squad, to let Joao Felix go (AC Milan), to keep Christopher Nkunku at the club, and to invest up front in the summer.”

Angiveligt gik ledelsen ned på 55 mio £ i forhandlingerne med Napoli der ikke kunne gå længere end til 40 mio £+ 3 mio add on. så det var jo ikke fordi man i United var uinteresseret i at sælge Garnacho.

Der er altid en proces der går forud for et bud med dialog imellem de forskellige parter og hvor tæt på det var får vi aldrig at vide, men det var stort set samtlige engelske sportsmedier der skrev om et skifte i dagevis og ikke bare en enkelt obskur sportslet der skulle lave en historie, så det var nok en anelse mere end bare et gade rygte.

Jeg er ikke helt med på hvad du mener her. Hvis du ikke mener at Garnacho passer ind i Amorims system, mener du så alligevel at hans værdi vil stige på trods af at han presses ind i et tweak i et system der ikke passer ham? Hans potentiale ligger jo ikke i et 3-4-3 system, men i et system med wingers så igen her forstår jeg ikke din tankegang.