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Manchester United are languishing in 13th place in the Premier League and Ruben Amorim needs all the help he can get in the January transfer window to help the club get out of their current predicament.
However, the huge spending spree in the summer, plus payoffs and compensation payments to former manager Erik ten Hag and Sporting Lisbon, means the club has little room to wiggle around in terms of PSR.
INEOS is therefore considering the possibility that the sale of academy graduates such as Coby Mainu and Alejandro Garnacho, who were previously considered untouchables, could be for pure profit.
Chelsea are reported to be leading the race to sign the midfielder, but the Argentine wonder has a number of suitors, with People’s Person naming Atletico Madrid as one of the companies interested. There is.
Garnacho might sell well
However, the Spanish giants do not have fond memories of the 20-year-old departing for Old Trafford, with Diego Simeone looking stacked in terms of left-wing options.
This could give Paris Saint-Germain an opportunity to attack the Times by naming the Ligue 1 side as yet another interested party. However, the Parisian club has not yet submitted a concrete proposal.
“Atlético Madrid is aware of the possibility of signing Garnacho, but they are reluctant to sign a winger as they do not want to strengthen their left wing position.”
“However, United signed him on a free transfer when the Argentine international’s contract expired in 2020, and his future was in doubt and he left the Spanish club.
“Paris Saint-Germain are monitoring Garnacho’s progress but have not yet made an offer for him.”
PSG continues to monitor
The Argentina international has not started since the defeat at Nottingham Forest, where manager Amorim left him out of the match-day squad ahead of the Manchester derby.
His performance and body language both on and off the pitch have been questioned by his head coach, and the youngster recently deactivated his Twitter/X account and has been denied the assist for Amad Diallo’s equalizer against Liverpool last Sunday. I responded by registering.
Legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson previously described Garnacho and Mainu as United’s “heart and soul”, and selling such talents so early in their careers would be a big deal from United’s point of view. That would send the wrong signal.
INEOS expects to make more than £50m from the potential sale. It would be much more logical to sack Marcus Rashford, who has already announced his intention to resign, but given his high salary and asking price, not many clubs can afford the out-of-form forward.
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