Alejandro Garnacho £68m transfer discount claims made amid Marcus Rashford uncertainty
Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford are as much the talk of Italy as they are of Manchester at the minute.
The two Manchester United players are the subject of interest from Serie A clubs this month after recently falling out of favour with Ruben Amorim. They have combined to make just one start between them over the last month, which came for Garnacho against Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup.
Since the start of this year, he has assisted half of United's goals, but that does not dispel talk of the 20-year-old moving during the winter transfer window. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's imminent departure from Napoli for Paris Saint-Germain will likely increase the noise surrounding Garnacho when it happens.
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La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Georgia international is virtually already a PSG player. Antonio Conte has already said the player has asked for a move, a wish Napoli appears to be granting.
The club is said to have already identified the types of players they want to target when replacing Kvaratskhelia. Garnacho is reportedly one of them, with Napoli reputedly enquiring about the player with United.
The outlet claims it would take £67.5million (€80million) to do business, a price the Serie A side is said to need to be significantly discounted.
However, that reportedly did not deter the club's sporting director, Giovanni Manna, from meeting with Garnacho's agents - the player is represented by Leaders - in Barcelona on Monday night.
Scott McTominay is even said to have told his former teammate to join him in Naples, and they appear to favour Garnacho over Rashford as a replacement for Kvaratskhelia.
That had seemingly suited United, with Milan showing interest in the former England international.
However, according to Sky Germany, a deal to sell Noah Okafor to Red Bull Leipzig for around £20million has now collapsed after the player's medical.
Milan receiving such a fee for their forward would have only helped any potential pursuit of Rashford, but for now, at least, it does not appear to be forthcoming from Leipzig.
