Here is a look at the latest Manchester United headlines on Saturday, May 24
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Alejandro Garnacho is free to leave Manchester United
Alejandro Garnacho is free to leave Manchester United(Image: Michael Regan - UEFA via Getty Images)
As Manchester United build towards their final game of the Premier League season against Aston Villa on Sunday, attention is starting to turn towards the summer transfer window.
While United have targets in mind, there will have to be departures at the club and the potential sale of Alejandro Garnacho could be an eye-catching one to keep an eye on this summer.
Here is a look at the latest Manchester United headlines on Saturday, May 24.
United's Garnacho stance
Alejandro Garnacho has been told he can leave Manchester United in the summer if they receive an acceptable offer.
Garnacho's representatives have held discussions with United about the winger's future in the wake of the Europa League final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. United have been approached for comment.
United coach Ruben Amorim benched Garnacho, who effectively confirmed his substitute status hours before the final when he uploaded an image of him scoring in last year's FA Cup final onto his Instagram account.
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After a bright cameo in Bilbao, Garnacho lamented United's "s**t" season and questioned Amorim's decision to bench him. The 20-year-old added "we'll see" when his future was raised. Garnacho's brother, Roberto, claimed he had been "thrown under a bus".
When asked about Garnacho on Saturday, Amorim said: "I always speak to my players, but the focus now is on the last game. I don't know what is going to happen.
"We have a plan and we prepared for both situations, with Champions League and without. We have an idea what type of squad we want, but now we have to focus on the last game and we will have time address all of those situations."
United rejected a £40million offer from Italian champions Napoli for Garnacho in the winter transfer window and he is under contract at United until 2028. The club is expected to hold out for a higher fee than what Napoli offered.
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Three 'untouchables'
There are three members of Amorim's squad that should be safe from being pointed in the direction of the exit this summer, with Leny Yoro being one of them. The 19-year-old was United's most eye-catching signing last summer, with the Reds beating Real Madrid to his signature.
He had a delayed start to his Old Trafford career after fracturing his metatarsal in pre-season, but he has since shown plenty of flashes of the defender United believe he can become. He is equally comfortable on both the right and the left of the back-three and his ball-playing credentials are impressive for a player still so young.
Amad, who has also not been without injury problems this season, is another United should refuse to entertain any offers for. He has excelled under Amorim and was the only player who looked like making anything happen in Bilbao.
Equally capable as a right wing-back or as a right-sided No.10, the Ivorian has excelled under Amorim's coaching methods. His hunger and desire to beat his man and make something happen inside the final third gets United's supporters out of their seats in anticipation that something will happen.
United have always been blessed with players who are natural entertainers and Amad fits that criteria. The club tied him down to a new contract earlier this year and he will be key to Amorim's long-term plans to try and take United forward.
Despite being 11 years Yoro's senior and eight years older than Amad, Bruno Fernandes is another player United should be ensuring is central to Amorim's thinking. No amount of words will sum up the Portuguese's importance, and this season would have been even worse without him.
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'Changes' hint
Ruben Amorim believes major "changes" at Manchester United have contributed to an awful season.
"I think these six months were really hard, a lot of changes, not just for me, but for all of the club. We did so many changes inside the club, sometimes it takes like five years or three years to change all the personnel and a lot of things. We changed coach in the middle of the season and we changed the way we play.
"It was a really tough season. Now it's the part we need to enjoy, to focus on the future and be positive. We know what to do, I know how I want to play, that is clear. With all the mistakes you guys point to me, I know how I want to play and that is the exciting moment we can change something."
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