According to reports, Chelsea are considering three potential alternatives to Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho.

The Blues are in the market for a new forward before the January transfer window closes on Monday night and they have been heavily linked with Garnacho.

Man Utd are looking to offload talents to raise funds for a huge rebuild and Garnacho is attracting more interest than most of his teammates.

It remains to be seen whether a deal can be finalised before the transfer deadline and a report from GiveMeSport on Wednesday claimed Man Utd want a resolution in the ‘next 48 hours’.

‘Manchester United have decided they will only entertain sanctioning Garnacho’s exit if Chelsea or fellow suitors Napoli head to the negotiating table with a formal proposal in the next 48 hours, according to GMS sources, as Amorim is desperate to avoid a deadline day saga and stopping short of forcing him out.

‘GMS sources have been informed that Manchester United do not want uncertainty over Garnacho’s future to drag beyond Friday as it would give Amorim limited opportunities to recruit a replacement, meaning Chelsea and Napoli are in a race against time if they want to acquire his services.’

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A new report from The Daily Mail claims Chelsea are ‘targeting’ three Garnacho alternatives as they are aware that this deal ‘could go down to the wire’.

‘Chelsea are willing to bide their time for Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho, that being a deal which could go down to the wire.

‘Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens and Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams are also on the winger shortlist. Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel is wanted, with Chelsea encouraged by him being an unused substitute in their last three games at the time of writing.

‘Ipswich’s Liam Delap is liked, but that would be a transfer for the summer, not now.’

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The report has also brought up five players who could leave and named three ‘like a new signing’ candidates.

‘Axel Disasi is wanted by Aston Villa, Wolves and other clubs in Europe. Villa sound the closest to landing the defender currently and they also like Joao Felix, who wants game time after being a £46.3million bench-warmer this season.

‘Meanwhile, Chelsea are working on selling Cesare Casadei, and if they can, they would like to get Carney Chukwuemeka and Ben Chilwell off the books.

‘Everton could make a move for Chukwuemeka or Chilwell on loan, but in order for that to work, Chelsea would need to cancel Armando Broja’s season-long loan at Goodison Park first.

‘If Chelsea do not land a left winger, 18-year-old academy kid Tyrique George has shown enough promise that he should be granted more opportunities in the Premier League.

‘Trevoh Chalobah has come back from his season-long loan to Crystal Palace to help with the defensive deficiencies.

‘And if Maresca decides he needs to try someone else in goal, he can turn to Filip Jorgensen, the 22-year-old who was signed in the summer for £20.7m from Villarreal.’

Roy Keane says Marcus Rashford must be “ashamed” over his Manchester United exile while Wayne Rooney revealed an “embarrassing” training ground snub over the weekend.

Rashford hasn’t featured for United since mid-December when he was dropped for the Manchester derby, after which he revealed his desire for “a new challenge”.

The 27-year-old’s representatives have held talks with a number of clubs over a loan move this month but his mammoth £325,000-per-week wages are proving to be a significant hurdle to any deal.

With just four days to go before the transfer window closes, it looks likely that Rashford will be forced to remain at Old Trafford for the rest of the season.

It means the England international will need to buck up his ideas in order to play after Ruben Amorim claimed he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach than any player not putting in the required effort in training.

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United hero Keane admitted he can’t understand how any player isn’t putting in the hard yards.

Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Keane said: “I can’t get involved in the conversation.

“I still can’t understand at any level – whatever’s going on with players leaving, months left on contracts – a player who doesn’t train properly.

“I don’t understand it; you might as well leave me out of this conversation.

“Especially if you think he wants to move, which is more of a reason to train properly so when you go to a new club you’re up to speed and when you leave the club at least you showed a decent attitude. He must be ashamed.”

Rashford was spotted training with the first-team ahead of their Europa League clash with FCSB on Thursday and reports claim he has undertaken extra sessions to stay fit.

But Wayne Rooney revealed he recently spotted Rashford working away from the main group with a United coach, and labelled the situation “embarrassing”.

“I went into Carrington on Sunday to take my kids to game day and Marcus Rashford was out on the training pitch with the fitness coach, but he was right over towards where the parents were walking past for the kids’ games,” said Rooney.

“I looked at him thinking how embarrassing it must be for him as parents walk past.”

Gary Neville believes Amorim’s scathing comments on Rashford are solely down to the club’s business decision to offload him this month.

“I know that Ruben Amorim is honest,” said Neville. “I do believe that he wants the money back for Marcus Rashford, he’s said that [about him training] to probably shine a light on him and get him out of the club.

“They’re probably asking Marcus to take a wage cut to leave, they don’t want to subsidise the wages because there is no way a new club will pay him those wages.

“So I suspect it’s a brutal blow on him to say that there is no future here for him, that we need him out. I suspect it’s a business play as well as an honesty play.”

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Amorim has insisted he doesn’t hold a grudge against Rashford but urged him to change, and even went as far as saying goal-shy United ‘need’ him.

“Our team should be so much better with Rashford, but Rashford has to change,” said Amorim. “If he changes, we would more than welcome a talent like Rashford – and we need him. We need goals, we need one against one, we need a threat.

“But in this moment, I think it’s really clear we have to set some standards, that’s all. We are waiting for Marcus if he wants it really, really bad. That’s the only thing. You try to make it something personal, but it’s not personal. It’s nothing against Marcus.

“I just have to make the same rules for everybody. That for me is so simple, it’s always the same message. We are a better team with Marcus Rashford, that is clear. He is a big talent. But until the right moment I will not change my mind.”

According to reports, Marcus Rashford has been ‘left with one transfer option’ to leave Premier League giants Manchester United this month.

At the end of 2024, Rashford announced his intention to leave Man Utd as the wantaway forward is “ready” for a new challenge.

United has been looking to offload several talents this month to raise funds for a major rebuild, and Rashford would have been a useful pure-profit sale. 

However, the Red Devils have struggled to find Rashford a new club as he’s been heavily criticised for his poor performances and attitude over the past 18 months.

FC Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund have been linked with Rashford. Still, he’s at risk of being left out on the sidelines for a few months as his huge salary is another stumbling block.

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A new report from The Independent claims Rashford has been ‘left with one transfer option’ if he’s to depart United this month. It’s also noted that a ‘suitable move has yet to present itself and only Juventus looks like a possible option this January’.

Rashford’s ‘demands’ have limited his options and it is also noted that there is ‘little interest’ from Tottenham Hotspur.

‘The club have fielded a number of informal enquiries for the forward since he announced he was open to leaving in December, but Rashford wants to ensure any move is one that fits his preferences.

‘That involves the chance to compete for trophies this season, while also at a level high enough to persuade England manager Thomas Tuchel that he should be brought back into the international fold. Rashford’s demands have essentially ensured only two options are currently being considered: Juventus, on loan until the end of the season, and Barcelona as a permanent move in the future.

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‘The Catalan club have long been Rashford’s ideal destination, with interest going back to 2018, but Spain’s financial rules mean they cannot do any deal in this window without considerable sales.

‘Rashford is known to have little interest in the English suitors so far like Tottenham and West Ham. While Borussia Dortmund had seemed like a viable option, especially given former teammate Jadon Sancho’s success there on loan, the prospect of a deal was way off.’

The report has also revealed Rashford’s reaction to Ruben Amorim brutally saying he’d rather select his goalkeeper coach than the forward. 

‘While there has been much criticism of Ruben Amorim’s remarks on Sunday due to the potential for further lowering Rashford’s value, and weakening United’s hand, the reality is that everyone in the market already knew the situation. That was made clear by the fact he hasn’t played for United since early December.

‘The player is nevertheless understood to have been surprised by the strength of Amorim’s comments, especially given his willingness to stay at United and prove himself.’