Luke Littler slams Man Utd misfit Alejandro Garnacho and proposes Chelsea swap transfer

Darts star and Manchester United superfan Luke Littler claims Alejandro Garnacho ‘doesn’t have a future’ at the club after naming a potential replacement. The Argentine finds himself in a tricky position at Old Trafford.

He very publicly fell out with Ruben Amorim last season and while he returned to the side, it did not appear as though he ever fully regained the trust of his manager. Garnacho, 20, was left out of the side for the Europa League final and hinted that he could look elsewhere.

Things have grown even more messy since then, with Chelsea and Napoli expressing interest in signing him. Garnacho was then spotted in an Aston Villa shirt during his post-season break.

In giving his assessment of United’s potential move for Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku, Littler claimed that the writing is already on the wall for Garnacho. Speaking to Covers, he said: "I'm pretty sure we were looking into him last season or the season before, before he joined Chelsea.

“Obviously that's what they're looking into, a swap deal with Garnacho moving to Chelsea and Nkunku to us. But I think either way, Garnacho doesn't have a United future anymore. I think Nkunku can either play as a 10 or play as a 9."

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Garnacho has been with United since a 2020 move from Spanish side Atletico Madrid and has gone on to make 144 appearances, scoring 26 goals. His current deal is set to run until the summer of 2028.

Regardless of if he stays with the club, Garnacho appears likely to fall down the pecking order. United have already moved for Matheus Cunha and continue to pursue Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo despite the Bees having rejected their second bid.

But Littler is sure that deal will be done and has now urged club chiefs to look at bolstering other parts of the squad next. He added: "Yeah, obviously we wouldn't be offering more money if we didn't think he's going to fit in well. I think we're up to £60million, £65m as of today. But I'm sure we'll get him over the line.

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"Obviously Matheus Cunha is a done deal from Wolves. But then even if we do get (Mbuemo) we'll need to start looking at the midfield and then obviously the back line."

Away from Garnacho, other players could also be cut adrift after falling out with Amorim. Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho are chief among those, while Antony is also expected to be sent away following his loan spell with Real Betis.

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