Transfer message sent on £65M signing Chelsea wants to make before transfer windows shuts

by admin · Published 22 January 2025 · Updated 21 January 2025

Jeff Stelling has warned CHELSEA over signing Alejandro Garnacho this January transfer window and says the Manchester United winger is the ‘last thing’ they need.

Garnacho has scored 23 goals in 118 appearances for Manchester United since making his first-team debut in 2022, but this season he has fallen down the pecking order of Ruben Amorim because of his work rate on the defensive side of the game.

That has led to some stunning reports in the media which have claimed that Chelsea are ready to make a big move to try and secure a transfer deal for Garnacho, with the players agents reportedly spotted at Stamford Bridge at the weekend.

But former Sky Sports presenter Stelling believes Garnacho is the ‘last thing’ Chelsea need given the surplus of attacking players already at the club: ‘There’s a story going around in one or two of the papers this morning,’ Stelling said on talkSPORT in a conversation with ex-Chelsea defender Scott Minto.

‘I normally wouldn’t take any notice of it but it comes from Fabrizio Romano who is usually pretty close to the mark with transfers.

‘It’s about Alejandro Garnacho possibly going to Chelsea. With Neto, Madueke, Sancho… surely a Garnacho is the last thing Chelsea need?’

Minto responded: ‘How many more wide players do Chelsea want? To be fair if it’s coming from him you never know and Chelsea have been stockpiling lately.

‘Obviously they’ve got Mudryk as well but we don’t know when he will be back, if he will ever be back, so maybe they’re looking at a possible replacement for him.

‘But I would probably say they need reinforcements in other areas rather than wide players.’

IcFootballnews View…

Look, Garnacho is a quality player but he is a player that CHELSEA do not need, they have a bunch of quality wingers that are probably more effective that Garnacho, it would just be a waste of money.

Many Blues fans cant believe that Chelsea wants Garnacho, it is crazy they could get the man

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