Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano has suggested Chelsea could yet make a “last-minute” bid for Alejandro Garnacho despite things going quiet on the transfer.

Chelsea are one of two sides who have come close to Garnacho in the last week. Both they and Napoli have been heavily linked with the Manchester United winger’s signature.

The fee for the Blues has been reported at between £70-80million, while Napoli would not have to pay quite as much given they’re not a Premier League rival, but their £38million opening offer was turned down.

It was said that they’d come back in if United dropped their demands slightly, but it does not seem they’ve done that.

Things have also gone quiet on the Chelsea front, and transfer insider Romano states things aren’t progressing at the moment, but has not ruled out the potential of a late Blues offer.

“There is interest from Chelsea, but at the moment, there are still no advanced negotiations, club-to-club,” he told GIVEMESPORT.

“Let’s see if Chelsea will decide to do something last-minute. But as of now, while we are recording, there is still no proposal so there is still a chance for him to stay.”

United seem happy to keep Garnacho at the club. Though he’s not untouchable – as it seems no United player is – Ruben Amorim is continuing to pick him.

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The winger has started the last two Premier League games, and Amorim recently stated Garnacho’s attitude had improved markedly since he was left out of the Manchester derby in December.

“He [Garnacho] is not improving because of me. He changed from the game against City [where he was not in the squad]. The way he understands things and the way he understands that I just want to help him, win games,” he saud.

“He has changed completely. He understands sometimes that I am a different coach, that I am demanding in my own way and he understands that it is never in a bad way, that it is for his own good. I think all the credit goes to Garnacho. He is improving and we want to continue to improve with Garnacho.”

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Manchester United were beaten 2-0 by fellow mid-table side Crystal Palace, after a confusing decision from Ruben Amorim regarding the non-selection of strikers.

If United‘s forward woes were not already apparent, this game offered up further evidence. Over £100million worth of striker talent in Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund was left on the bench from the start, with 19-year-old midfielder Kobbie Mainoo spending much of the game the furthest up the field.

In the first half, of United’s 10 shots, a grand total of zero found their way towards Dean Henderson’s goal and only two did in the second half.

Palace’s radar was not much better configured, but they crucially made two of their shots count, firstly when Maxence Lacroix rose above the United defence in the 64th minute and hit the crossbar, with the ball falling to Jean-Philippe Mateta to open the scoring for the Eagles.

The same man put the final nail in United’s coffin just before the 90 minutes were up by tapping in a move begun by a poor Zirkzee pass.

Now 13th in the league, the Red Devils are crying out for change, and if no new signings walk through the door before the transfer deadline, they look hard pressed to find it this season.

Amorim still feels things will turn around despite his admission that his side were poor against Palace.

“The result is really bad. The performance was a little bit better than the last games. We controlled the transitions quite well for Crystal Palace. We suffered two goals that we can avoid and the injury on Lisandro Martinez was tough for the team,” he said.

“It’s normal for the fans to feel negative, it is a hard season for them but football can change in certain moments. I will prepare the next game and move forward. Better things will come.”

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Football broadcaster Julien Laurens branded Ruben Amorim ‘ridiculous’ as the latest Manchester United loss was ‘more on him than anything else’.

Amorim made the bold call not to select a striker for United‘s game against Crystal Palace. But rather than having an attacking player the focal point of his attack, Kobbie Mainoo spent most of the game there.

That’s despite Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes – both of whom have played as a false nine previously – being on the pitch.

Over £100million worth of strikers, in Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund, played 30 minutes each from the bench. United had two shots on target and lost 2-0.

Laurens blamed Amorim’s decisions for United losing and dropping to 13th in the table.

‘Ruben Amorim’s team selection and tactics today were ridiculous today, as we explained on BBC Radio 5 Live earlier today on Premier League Sunday. The defeat is on him more than anything else!’ he said on X.

Following on from that, Laurens suggested that a new United signing is progressing well. In his next post, he stated: ‘And while Manchester United were losing again at Old Trafford under Ruben Amorim, they are getting closer to a deal with Bayern Munich for Mathys Tel. They are clearly the front runners now even if Chelsea and Arsenal are still interested in him too.’

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The latest on the Bayern striker stated that United were going to lodge a bid for him, with talks ongoing between the clubs in regards to the transfer.

That same report stated that the Red Devils could beat fellow interested side Arsenal to the late acquisition of the striker.

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