Alejandro Garnacho wants £50m Chelsea transfer over Napoli after burning bridges with Man Utd team-mates
ALEJANDRO GARNACHO has made Chelsea his No 1 choice this summer.
The £50million-rated
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Alejandro Garnacho appears to have no way back with Ruben Amorim
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Garnacho reckons staying in the Prem would help his game
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The Argentina star, who is also attracting interest from
A source said: '
"And while he has had some good moments at United, he wants to establish himself as a world star.
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'England is the best place to do that and Chelsea have assembled a lot of good young players.'
SunSport understands Garnacho angered some of his team-mates by giving an interview after the
The source said: 'Garnacho seems to think he's the next Ronaldo and this was his 'exit interview' moment, like he wanted to annoy people so much that there was no option but to sell him.
'It's not gone down well with the rest of the players.
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'There is a feeling that while he's a good player, he's not quite as good as he thinks he is.'
Garnacho cut a frustrated figure on the
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Ruben Amorim bursts out laughing when asked about Man Utd star's future
The Argentine has 21 goal contributions for the club this season but was annoyed to start on the bench for the Europa League final.
He joined United's academy in 2020 from Spanish club Atletico Madrid.
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