Alejandro Garnacho wants Chelsea and Chelsea want Alejandro Garnacho. But whether he’s the next member of Manchester United’s ‘bomb squad’ to depart remains in question.

Of the five players Ruben Amorim pushed away from United’s first-team this summer was they expressed a desire to leave, only Barcelona loanee Marcus Rashford has gone. Garnacho, Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Jadon Sancho – ironically back in Manchester after Chelsea decided to pay a fine to cancel their summer transfer obligation – all remain in situ.

Argentina international Garnacho looks the man most likely to be next through the exit door however. A regular under Ruben Amorim since his arrival, his talent isn’t in question, but the Portuguese has had enough of his attitude and the drama that comes with the 21 year-old.

“I think with Garnacho, you can understand and you can see that he’s talented, he’s a really talented boy,” Amorim said earlier in the summer. His post-match comments after only being a substitute in the Europa League final were the final straw however.

“I have the feeling – and I think it’s clear – that Garnacho wants a different thing with a different leadership and I can understand that,” added Amorim. “So I don’t think it’s a problem. Sometimes you adapt to one guy and you have the connection. Other times you want a new challenge.”

Chelsea believe that Garnacho, not taken on United’s pre-season tour of the US, can shine for them in the Premier League. Garnacho believes that too.

CREDIT: Mirror