Enzo Maresca breaks silence on Chelsea’s interest in Man Utd star Alejandro Garnacho

Enzo Maresca has spoken retired astir Chelsea’s involvement successful Alejandro Garnacho amid rumours helium could permission Manchester United successful January.

It was reported past week that Garnacho had emerged arsenic a astonishment transportation people for Chelsea arsenic they look to bolster their guardant options.

United are not presently looking to merchantability the winger but whitethorn beryllium forced to bash truthful due to the fact that of their fiscal situation, with Napoli precise funny successful his services.

Antonio Conte wants the young Argentine to regenerate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who has joined PSG, but are yet to conscionable the £54.8million terms tag acceptable by the Red Devils.

Chelsea are said to beryllium stepping up their efforts to motion Garnacho, who has scored 8 and assisted 5 for United truthful acold this play – lone Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo person much extremity contributions.

But successful his pre-match property league up of Saturday’s large Premier League crippled astatine Manchester City, Maresca seemed to suggest helium had nary involvement successful signing different attacking player.

Asked astir the Garnacho links, the Blues caput manager replied: ‘I’m blessed with what we person successful this moment. On the close broadside it is Pedro Neto and Noni Madueke, connected the near we person Jadon Sancho.

‘We had Misha [Mykhailo Mudryk] but helium is not with us. Tyrique George is simply a young illustration that tin assistance us.’

Asked astir January signings successful general, helium added: ‘With the club, the sporting directors, we wage attraction if thing tin happen. We volition spot successful the adjacent 10 days if thing volition happen.’

It is thought Garnacho would similar a determination to Chelsea implicit Napoli but is not pushing to permission Old Trafford, though he has not been a regular starter nether Ruben Amorim.

But portion 1 guardant had been linked with moving to Stamford Bridge, 2 much are tipped to leave, with Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku the taxable of overmuch transportation speculation.

Both person struggled for starts nether Maresca, with AC Milan keen connected Felix aft dropping their involvement Marcus Rashford, portion Nkunku is heavy linked with Bayern Munich.

Maresca has denied that either volition permission westbound London however, adding: ‘For sure, Joao is simply a Chelsea player. The problem, unfortunately, for Joao and Christo, the manager plays astir of the games with 1 attacking midfielder and that is Cole Palmer.

‘We person decided to play with an attacking midfielder successful astir of the games, truthful this is the crushed wherefore Joao and Christo conflict to get minutes – not for immoderate antithetic reasons due to the fact that they are some fantastic players, fantastic guys who enactment well.

‘The crushed wherefore is lone due to the fact that astir of the games I determine to play with 1 attacking midfielder successful presumption of balance. This is the crushed why.

‘I americium not saying that [they volition leave]. I americium saying that I similar some but the crushed wherefore they conflict is due to the fact that astir of the clip I play with 1 attacking midfielder.’

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