Alejandro Garnacho rejects chance to join hero Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr as Man Utd outcast prioritises other move
The Manchester United outcast is expected to leave Old Trafford this summer.
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SunSport revealed Garnacho is one of five players who have been left out of United's pre-season tour of America.
The winger has been told to sort out his future with several clubs rumoured to be interested.
Al-Nassr offered him an opportunity to move to Saudi Arabia to team up with his idol Ronaldo, but Garnacho has said no according to The Telegraph.
Garnacho, 21, is prioritising staying in Europe with the Red Devils giving him the green light to pursue a transfer.
Chelsea, who were linked with a move in January, are said to be considering a swap deal that would see Christopher Nkunku switch to Old Trafford.
Napoli are also interested with club president Aurelio De Laurentiis suggesting his potential is not being realised at United.
He said: "We want him because he's at United. Get him out and he becomes twice the player.
"There's a fault at United that I can't explain."
It's reported that United would like £70million for Garnacho, but it could be hard to command such a fee when it is clear the Argentine has no place in the squad under Ruben Amorim.
However his salary means it could be easier for United to ship him out compared to the other exiled players - Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony.
Barcelona.
While Sancho has attracted interest from Juventus after a deal for Chelsea to sign him permanently broke down over what percentage of his wage would still be covered by United.
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