Teenage starlet Alejandro Garnacho has trumped Cristiano Ronaldo - and is the most wanted Manchester United star at Old Trafford.
United may be struggling to offload first team stars like Ronaldo, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Phil Jones - but they’ve been bombarded with loan offers for exciting attacker Garnacho. Veteran star Ronaldo wants to leave United for Champions League football but so far there have been no concrete offers for the iconic striker who returned to Old Trafford last season in a £12.9m deal with Juventus.
But while Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes wait for an offer, Garnacho can take his pick. The 18-year-old Spanish born winger, who has chosen to play for Argentina, has attracted interest from more than TWENTY teams in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and Scotland with clubs banking on United sending the youngster out on loan to toughen up and gain valuable first team experience.
New United boss Erik ten Hag is a huge fan of Garnacho who starred against La Liga side Rayo Vallacano in their last pre-season game before opening their Premier League campaign against Brighton at Old Trafford today. But he’s weighing up what would be best for the talented youngster - and whether he can give him enough game time at Old Trafford to accelerate his development this season.
Ten Hag is considering whether the environment is right for Garnacho to flourish while United find their feet under their new boss after a disappointing campaign of underachievement last season. The Dutchman has hinted fans will have to be patient while he gets his message over to United’s stars - and it might not be a smooth ride.
That’s left the door open for Garnacho to go out on loan, at least until January. Garnacho’s agent Eugenio Ascari held talks with the club last week with clubs lining up to take the winger on loan before the summer window closes on September 1.
But United have not yet made a final decision on Garnacho’s immediate future with some senior figures believing the club should keep him ‘in-house and make a call in the January window. Garnacho has been seen as a potential star of the future since United surprisingly snatched him from Atletico Madrid.
He excelled for the U-18s as United won the FA Youth Cup last season, scoring twice in the final in a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest.
