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.’
