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Garnacho will join Chelsea in a £40m deal (Picture: Getty)
Enzo Maresca has admitted Alejandro Garnacho is ‘quite similar’ to a player Chelsea have already signed this summer in Jamie Gittens.
The Blues finally struck an agreement with Manchester United for the Argentina international this week, agreeing a deal worth £40million.
Garnacho was at Cobham on Friday to finalise his switch to London which will see him become Chelsea’s seventh signing of the summer.
While Chelsea have moved on a number of notable players, namely Christopher Nkunku who is poised to join AC Milan with Nicolas Jackson close to a loan switch to Bayern Munich, the club are still blessed with huge depth in attack.
With Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto already key players under Maresca, Brazilian sensation Estevao Willian joined the Blues this summer along with Joao Pedro, capable of playing across the front line.
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Chelsea also wrapped up a deal to sign English winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund in June, parting with £52million to bring the 21-year-old to west London.
Gittens started Chelsea’s opening game of the season against Crystal Palace on the left, Garnacho’s favoured role and were he was at his most dangerous for United after emerging from the youth team in 2022.
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Gittens plays the same role as Garnacho (Picture: Getty Images)
Ahead of official confirmation of the Argentine’s arrival, Maresca compared the two wingers, insisting they have very similar traits.
‘They are quite similar,’ Maresca said on Garnacho and Gittens.
‘In terms of, when we are looking for a winger, we like wingers who are good in one-v-ones, they are quite vertical, aggressive, they can attack, they can create something. Jamie is that profile. If Garnacho arrives, we will see.’
Chelsea’s summer business appears to be drawing to a close with the club agreeing a deal to sign another young Argentine talent in Facundo Buonanotte.
The 20-year-old, who spent last season with Leicester City, is set to join the Blues on a season-long loan.
The club have missed out on the signing of Xavi Simons, who completed his £51m switch to Tottenham on Friday.
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