In what would be one of the most surprising moves of the summer transfer window, one Manchester United player is now reportedly demanding his agent to seek out a transfer to Real Madrid.
Garnacho hits out at Amorim's decision
Ever since the arrival of Ruben Amorim, Alejandro Garnacho has often found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. As soon as Amorim arrived, the Argentine found himself dropped for the Manchester derby alongside Marcus Rashford and although he didn't face the same exit fate as the latter, he has struggled to impress his new manager.
It seemed over recent months that the young winger had worked his way into Amorim's plans only to be snubbed for a starting place in the Europa League final for Mason Mount. It was a final that Manchester United went on to lose, of course, leaving Garnacho in a righteous mood.
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The 20-year-old didn't keep quiet about his frustrations over his manager's decisions, however. Instead, he told reporters: "Up until the final, I played every round helping the team, and today I play 20 minutes, I don't know. The final will influence [my decision], but the whole season, the situation of the club. I'm going to try to enjoy the summer and see what happens afterwards."
In a battle of words, Amorim issued a response to Garnacho's frustrations, saying: "How many times have we had this conversation, and it was the opposite? Some players come in, like Mason Mount, against Bilbao and changed the game.
"So now it is easy to say. Who missed the big opportunity in the first half against Bilbao? Yeah [Garnacho]. Of course, now it is easy for us to talk about a lot of views."
Whether that is the straw that breaks the camel's back for the winger's Manchester United career remains to be seen, with a meeting now reportedly scheduled with INEOS.
Garnacho now demanding Real Madrid move
Despite struggling to break into Amorim's strongest Manchester United side, the 20-year-old has set his ambitions high. According to reports in Spain, Garnacho is now demanding that his agent secures him a move to Real Madrid this summer. Whilst an exit does seem likely at this stage, a move to the Bernabeu is as ambitious as it gets for the winger, who may not get his wish.
That said, to his credit, Garnacho was showing plenty of signs that he's destined for the very top when playing under Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman - perhaps unlike Amorim, based on the mounting evidence - was also a big fan of the Argentine and shared high praise for him.
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Speaking to reporters when asked about Garnacho, Ten Hag said: "You have seen in the start of the season, we played him, then his contribution was not good enough.
"But he had also then some good actions. You see always that he always is attracting the game even when he is not playing that well. And he has to learn, 'when I do my job in defending, I will always have my moment.' And he will always be decisive, because he has great qualities."