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Published January 22, 2025 3:31pm Updated January 22, 2025 3:32pm
Ruben Amorim refused to fuel speculation over Alejandro Garnacho’s future following approaches from Chelsea and Napoli for the Manchester United winger.
United have held talks with both Chelsea and Napoli over a deal for the Argentina international but have been holding out for a £70m transfer fee.
This week, reports in Italy have claimed that United have now lowered their asking price to €65m (£54.8m) following further negotiations with Napoli.
It’s understood that Garnacho is keen to remain in the Premier League and his two representatives were at Stamford Bridge this week to watch Chelsea’s 3-1 win against Wolves.
But when asked about Garnacho attracting interest from Chelsea and Napoli, Amorim stressed that he is keen for the winger to focus on United’s Europa League tie against Rangers on Thursday.
‘As I understand the question, let’s focus on the game,’ Amorim said.
‘I don’t want to talk about that, especially before a game.
‘Our focus is that our players are here to play, we need to improve, we need to win games to have that feeling of winning, it’s really important for us so let’s focus on that.’
Amorim also clarified his comments after he described his side as ‘the worst Manchester United team in history’ following their 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton on Sunday.
‘I was talking more from myself rather than from my players because I was talking as a coach who has lost seven or eight games from the first ten,’ Amorim said.
‘It is more for me and I was talking more about me than the players. I will also talk about the response [from the media] that I was not helping my players [with the comment].
‘If you look around, every time I speak and I speak a lot, every time you push about the players not being good enough it puts the spotlight on my players. I understand that, [so] I gave you that headline.
‘I am frustrated sometimes and sometimes I should not say that in those terms and it is what it is. That is it and sometimes it is hard to hide the frustration in some moments. The good thing is I said the same things in a different way in the dressing room, five minutes before, the response was quite normal because I am quite blunt with my players. They turned it [around] well and they are ready for this game tomorrow.’
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