Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has insisted that Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho will remain on their radar long-term, despite being left out of the latest squad.
The Argentina boss answered questions on the Manchester United man today after leaving him out of his group for this international break.
The youngster has been a regular in the squad since earlier this year, with the World Cup champions eager to ensure he was tied to them rather than Spain, who he was also eligible to play for due to having dual citizenship.
It was surprising then, that he was left out of the group this time around, with Argentina set to take on Uruguay and Brazil.
His absence has naturally caused some concern among Argentine fans, who have been keen to question why Garnacho is absent.
Journalist Gastón Edul responded to one such question earlier today, explaining that the Manchester United man’s absence was one made by those in charge, but he remained a part of their plans.
That’s a stance that Scaloni has now backed up, insisting the choice to leave Garnacho out was only a temporary one and he will be a part of the squad again moving forwards.
“In terms of Ale, it’s a question of football, the same thing I said to him,” he said.
“Sometimes bringing players, we are human beings, and we don’t like to bring players and leave them out constantly or that they are not part of the squad.
“He wants to be there, he’s great, but there are times when the human part plays and you have to make decisions. It would have been easy for me to bring him, to be here and maybe he won’t play.
“In the last call-ups he didn’t have a minute and well, there are times when you have to make decisions, but he’s a boy who’s on our radar and he’s going to stay, he’s just starting, and he has a huge future.”
