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Man Utd ‘open talks with Napoli over Alejandro Garnacho transfer with player keen to leave as club demand £60m’
Italian side are close to losing their star man
NAPOLI are in talks to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United, reports say.
The Italian side are in the market for a winger and have been tracking Garnacho's situation this season.
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According to , United are in talks with Napoli but rejected a £40million offer for the Argentine.
The Serie A leaders are on the verge of losing Khvicha Kvaratskelia to PSG in a £70m transfer.
And Garnacho - believed to be ready to leave Old Trafford - is their No1 target to replace Kvaratskelia.
But it is claimed United are holding out for £60m for their homegrown star.
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Garnacho came through United's ranks and has 23 goals in 116 appearances since making his debut in 2022.
But this season he has been at loggerheads with manager Ruben Amorim - who dropped the forward for the Manchester derby in December.
Garnacho has since returned to United's squad but was challenged to raise his levels by boss Amorim.
Amorim said: “He has talent and he needs to learn to play in a different position.
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"He needs to play better inside. He improves a lot in the recovering position when he doesn’t have the ball.
"But by doing that, sometimes he’s not in the right place to make transitions like he was in the past.
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“I prefer to defend and then build up with all the team to reach the final third. He’s finding the best way to play in this system.
"He’s improving during training and he started the last game against Arsenal.
"Let’s see against Southampton and I think he’s changed the way he sees himself.”
Garnacho joins Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo as academy products facing uncertain futures.
Rashford is yet to play since revealing he is ready for a "new challenge" in December.
And as the winter window draws closer to closing, still no developments have been made for a move.
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That is despite his reps meeting with AC Milan in Italy and others like Borussia Dortmund remaining linked.
Mainoo meanwhile attracted attention from Chelsea and Bayern Munich amid reports he has not extended his contract - set to expire in 2017 - as of yet.
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