Manchester United have set a €50m asking price on Alejandro Garnacho, with Napoli set to revive their interest in signing the Argentine forward.
That’s according to journalist Cristiano Abbruzzese, via Area Napoli, who reports that Napoli have made the Manchester United forward their number one target to replace Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
The Italian side were keen to sign Garnacho in the January transfer window when Kvaratskhelia left in a big money move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester United showed a willingness to negotiate but ultimately the two sides could not agree a deal at that point.
Napoli’s interest has not waned, though, and there have been consistent reports that they would come back in the summer with a revived effort.
It has again been stated that Manchester United might welcome that, with them seemingly open to selling homegrown talents like Garnacho thanks to the PSR benefits and the fact that such sales will considerably aid their spending power this summer.
It seems they’ve now set an asking price on the Argentine, with Abbruzzese report that they want €50m to sell in the coming months.
“Napoli is at the forefront of the acquisition of Alejandro Garnacho, an offensive winger owned by Manchester United,” he said.
“After having followed him closely during the winter transfer window, the Neapolitan club is ready to reopen the dossier in view of the summer. An offer close to the high demands of the English club had already been made in January, which has now set the price at around €50m.
“Antonio Conte’s arrival on the Napoli bench is linked to an ambitious and well-structured strengthening plan. Among the profiles indicated by the Apulian coach is Garnacho, considered perfectly compatible with the tactical principles of the coach.
“The Argentine’s ability to skip a man, combined with a growing tactical maturity, represents the ideal identikit for the direct and vertical football dear to Conte.”
