Chicago – Ruben Amorim gave Alejandro Garnacho after an early disagreement in the reign of the Portuguese coach in Old Trafford. It is unlikely to get a third.
With garnacho that is told to move away from their teammates and then eliminated from the pre -season tour of the United States, all signs point to an exit this summer if the club receives an adequate offer. Manchester United has already retired its demands from £ 70 million in January to around 40 million to make sure it happens. The writing is on the wall.
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Garnacho received a postponement of Amorim in December. The end was removed from the Manchester derby team against Manchester City at the Etihad stadium because Amorim believed that he had not heard the instructions while waiting for him to be seen as a substitute in a draw in the European League against FC Viktoria Plzen four days before. Garnacho lost his game and was forced to train in Carrington with Marcus Rashford, also omitted from the team, while United finally won a memorable derby 2-1 thanks to a goal of detention time of Amad Diallo. But after the conversations between the player and the manager, the problem was reduced to a lack of communication, and Garnacho was reinstated again in the team. He impressed Amorim and his staff by offering assume media tasks before the first leg of the Europa League semifinal against Athletic Club.
Only a few weeks later, however, Amorim's patience had been exhausted. It was considered that the comments made by Garnacho following his omission of the team for the final defeat of the Europa League against Tottenham Hotspur had gone too far. Subsequently, he fell to the last game of the season against Aston Villa, it was clear to the Argentine International that he should use summer to find another club. There has been interest in Chelsea, Villa, Napoli and Bayern Munich. United is waiting for a specific offer, only if nothing materializes before the transfer deadline will consider whether there could be a return path, but the probabilities are stacked against it.
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Garnacho's talent is not in doubt, with the impulse of Amorim to cut the ties driven by the desire to change culture in Old Trafford. It is the same reason that Rashford was sent to Aston Villa provided in January and since then has been sent to Barcelona.
Amorim is sure that letting Garnacho leave is the right thing, and United's will to listen to offers between £ 35 million, £ 40 million shows how enthusiasm is the club to facilitate a movement. Anthony Elanga, who scored 11 goals from the Premier League in the last two seasons compared to the 13 Garnacho, moved to Newcastle United from Nottingham Forest for £ 55 million. Garnacho, younger than Elanga but with a similar level of experience in the first team, also has more dribbles, shots and progressive passes during the same period.
Letting Garnacho would improve United's position with respect to the gain and sustainability rules because, as a graduate of the academy, any generated rate would be reserved as pure profits. But it is still a risk. At 21, it is not close to its peak. Scott McTominay is United's last Castoff in prospering in a different environment after playing a key role to help Napoli win the series title last season. It is completely possible that Garnacho does something similar and fulfill its potential elsewhere. United will seek to include a sales clause in any agreement to protect themselves, but with garnacho, so clearly surplus of the requirements, they are not negotiating from a position of force.
Meanwhile, Garnacho is frustrated by how the situation has been developed. There is a feeling of those closest to him that he worked hard during the first months of Amorim to show that he could play under a new manager with different tactical demands. His favorite position, wide to the left, does not exist in a 3-4-3 system, but felt that he adapted rapidly; Between March and May, 14 consecutive games began.
“I think it is difficult for everyone when, in the middle of the season, a new manager enters and we changed the formation,” he said at his press conference before the Europa League draw with Athletic Club. “We just have to follow the rules, and I try to improve every day. The first two months, November and December were very difficult for me, but my mentality is to continue working, keep trying and show the manager and the staff that I have to play.”
Amorim was also free in January. “He changed in everything, the approach when I talk to him, the way he recovers,” said United coach. “I think that all the merit is from Garnacho and he is improving, and we want to continue improving with Garnacho. I think he is improving a lot.”
Just a few months later, Garnacho is completely in the cold. With Amorim under pressure after a difficult beginning in United and the possibility that Garnacho can borrow this summer, there is a theory that it could still last more than its manager and obtain a clean list under a new coach. That, however, would mean recovering fans.
Most followers do not like to see the good and young players of the club's abandonment academy, but Garnacho lost any good will that he had when publishing a photo of himself with a shirt from Villa de Aston with “Rashford 9” on the back while he was on vacation. It could have been a sample of support for his then teammate, who is now in Barcelona on loan. However, many fans considered that it was a provocative gesture at a time when Rashford and Garnacho disagreed with the club. Nor did it like the club's bosses, and only served to strengthen the opinion that Garnacho has to go. In the absence of a firm offer, he is still using the facilities in Carrington while his teammates prepare for the new campaign in Chicago.
Amorim arrived in the United States on Tuesday looking for a new beginning. He wants to forget United's worst season in more than 50 years as quickly as possible and give fans an early indication that the future can be brilliant. While United and Amorim seek to move on, Garnacho is one of those who are left behind.
