‘I can tell you’: Romano says what one player did over the weekend is ‘confirmation’ of where his Utd future lies

Alejandro Garnacho has essentially gone public with his desires to join Chelsea as he anticipates a concrete approach from the London outfit.

Desperate to stay in the Premier League next season, the Manchester United graduate has closed the door to any outside interest and, now, has his sights almost solely set on a Stamford Bridge switch.

The Club World Cup winners, who earned a healthy £85 million cash injection via their tournament win last month, are expected to make a formal offer before the window closes, although whether it will meet United’s demands remains to be seen.

Chelsea and Alejandro Garnacho: The state of play 

Chelsea’s pursuit of Garnacho has been put on the back burner whilst they try to finalise a deal for Xavi Simons of RB Leipzig. Then, it’s anticipated they will turn to the outcast Red to further bolster Enzo Maresca’s attacking options following the departures of Noni Madueke (Arsenal) and Joao Felix (Al Nassr).

United value the 21-year-old in the region of £40m. However, it’s been claimed Chelsea would only be willing to fork out around £30m this summer, meaning there’s plenty of work to do in negotiations if an agreement is to come to fruition.

The Reds risk being lowballed in talks due to the fact that it’s now public knowledge that they want him gone and the player himself wants out.

Clubs are well aware that he has no future at Old Trafford and that Ruben Amorim wants to wash his hands of the situation, while Garnacho is also angling for a Chelsea move on social media; when Fabrizio Romano posted an update on the side’s interest on Instagram, Garnacho liked the post.

Alejandro Garnacho liking this post from Fabrizio Romano! pic.twitter.com/anCcp1AsM0

— Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) August 3, 2025

Romano: Garnacho is waiting on Chelsea’s call

Even Romano saw this as direct ‘confirmation’ that the youngster will be moved on, as he reacted on YouTube, saying: “I think it’s an important confirmation of this interest from Chelsea. The player is fully aware of Chelsea’s interest, and I can tell you that Chelsea are fully aware of Garnacho’s appreciation.

“So it’s a mutual feeling between Chelsea and Garnacho. The player wants to go to Chelsea. The player is giving total priority to Chelsea. The player is waiting for Chelsea to act.

“At the moment, still not a direct negotiation club to club, but I expect that to happen this month in August.”