Alejandro Garnacho decision made as Fabrizio Romano reveals winger ‘said yes’ to transfer | OneFootball

Alejandro Garnacho is now set to stay at Manchester United, as Napoli have reportedly found themselves an alternative.

The Partenopei have been searching the market for a new left winger after selling their top star Khvicha Kvaratskhselia to Napoli for €75 million ten days ago.

The Serie A leaders have thus set their sights on Garnacho whose status under Ruben Amorim appeared to be shaky in recent weeks. After all, the Argentine was omitted, alongside Marcus Rashford, from the matchday squad ahead of the Manchester Derby and had been struggling to break into the starting lineup since the arrival of the Portuguese tactician in November.

Therefore, the Premier League giants sat at the table with the Italian giants in the hopes of finding an agreement, and even dropped their asking price at one stage. Nevertheless, this wasn’t enough to bridge the gap between the two clubs, so the negotiations proved futile. Hence, Napoli resorted to other options, including Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi.

But according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, the management is now making important steps to sign Allan Saint-Maximin from Al-Ahli.

Alejandro Garnacho to Napoli is definitely off

United are awaiting Chelsea’s first offer for Garnacho. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

The 27-year-old is a French winger who earned fame on the English shores during his time at Newcastle United between 2019 and 2023. This season, he has been playing his football on loan at Fenerbahce under Jose Mourinho’s watch. Nevertheless, Romano reveals that Al-Ahli and the Turkish giants are working on terminating the player’s loan stint.

So with Saint-Maximin apparently on his way to the Stadio Maradona, we can confidently rule out Garnacho’s move to Napoli.

This should be good news for Amorim who has been impressed by the 20-year-old in his most recent outings. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen if Chelsea will be looking to launch a late onslaught before Monday’s deadline.