Chelsea ready to go right to transfer deadline in pursuit of Man Utd star Alejandro Garnacho with Napoli still in hunt
CHELSEA are ready to go right to the wire in their plans to land Alejandro Garnacho.
The Manchester United winger is wanted by The Blues and Italians Napoli as time ticks away on the January transfer window.
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Napoli are reluctant to improve on their £42million valuation and Chelsea are waiting in the wings to make a formal offer.
They are still monitoring the changing situation with Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel, who could now leave the German giants having only recently pledged his loyalty.
Teenage Tel had been left on the bench in Bayern’s last three games before starting against Slovan Bratislava last night, and is reconsidering his future.
But the player is aware that he would face the same level of competition for a place at Chelsea as he would at the Allianz Arena.
The Red Devils are interested in a move for Tel on loan as they look to bolster their own attacking options.
Tel, 19, is also wanted by Tottenham and wants regular football, making a move there more favourable.
Chelsea are prepared to leave it late in order to get the best deals possible. The transfer window closes at 11pm on Monday.
Garnacho, 20, is available amid a mini Old Trafford reshuffle by boss Ruben Amorim.
Despite a slow start to life under the Portuguese boss, Amorim is happy to keep the Argentine starlet.
Speaking before Man Utd’s clash with FCSB, Amorim said: “I’m happy to have Garnacho here. He’s improving a lot. He’s a young, talented guy. You want to work with these talented players.
“That’s what drives the coaches to improve the team; to have these kind of players that you know they are going to improve a lot.
“In football, especially when we are in these situations, sometimes it’s hard, but I don’t want to focus on that. I’m really happy to have Garnacho playing tomorrow.”
However, club chiefs are understood to be open to a sale if the right bid comes in to help them satisfy PSR rules.
Chelsea are looking for wide players because there are suspicions that left winger Mykhailo Mudryk is about to receive a sizeable ban after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
The club is awaiting results of the B sample.
Tel appeals to Chelsea because although he plays off the left hand side, he considers himself a striker.
That makes him attractive to Chelsea who are set to lose Christopher Nkunku.
There is even a chance of a swap deal involving the two players between The Blues and Bayern.