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Published January 23, 2025 8:33pm Updated January 23, 2025 8:33pm
Marc Cucurella has ‘liked’ an Instagram post about Chelsea’s attempts to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United in a fresh transfer hint.
The Blues have been heavily linked with a move for the Argentine winger and the rumours intensified on Thursday ahead of next week’s deadline.
The Telegraph report that Chelsea are now lining up an opening bid before the January window closes to bring the 20-year-old to Stamford Bridge.
Sky Sports, meanwhile, say that Napoli – who had also been strongly linked to Garnacho – have turned their attentions to alternative transfer targets.
Football transfers expert Fabrizio Romano posted an update on his Instagram account on Thursday, with Cucurella hitting ‘like’ on the post.
Romano’s post read: ‘Chelsea are now set to approach Man United for Alejandro Garnacho deal.
‘Man United insisting on huge transfer fee around €70m to sell him, Chelsea make formal approach as planned.
‘Napoli remain interested and attentive even after initial €50m package bid rejected, but talks are now ongoing for Adeyemi too as exclusively revealed on Tuesday.’
After Cucurella liked the post, Chelsea fan @webby09246 posted on Reddit: ‘I think it’s pretty safe to say that it’s on course to happen.
‘United need the money, we want him, he wants us and there is nobody else coming in for him. It’s bound to get done but please just not silly money.’
That wasn’t the only hint that Garnacho could be heading to Chelsea on Thursday after one United fan alleged on social media that the player’s brother had deleted posts about Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson.
It is claimed that, before the season started, Garnacho’s brother said Palmer wouldn’t reach 10 non-penalty goals in the league this term.
Romano, meanwhile, provided a second update on Thursday as he posted on X: ‘Chelsea and Alejandro Garnacho, official approach plus formal bid to follow as reported earlier.
‘Man United insist on €70m fee, not an easy one but Chelsea plan to try.’
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