'It seems Garnacho has checked out' - Stone

Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho during the club's post-season trip to MalaysiaImage source, Getty Images
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Alejandro Garnacho is still a Manchester United player but it seems he has checked out of life at Old Trafford.

Maybe his attitude is understandable given Ruben Amorim told him before the final Premier League game of the season he could find himself another club.

Garnacho did not appear particularly engaged during the post-season trip to Malaysia and Hong Kong and has now decided it is a good idea to allow the public to see a picture of him wearing a shirt of a rival club – albeit with the name of team-mate – and fellow Amorim outcast – Marcus Rashford – on the back.

The 20-year-old presumably thinks his bridges are already burned as far as Amorim and United are concerned but it won't make it easier to sell him.

Former club Atletico Madrid have been mentioned as one potential destination, although their current focus is on salvaging their Club World Cup campaign, as have Chelsea, although they are keen on Borussia Dortmund's Jamie Gittens.

It is another couple of weeks until United return for pre-season training but it is hard to see Garnacho playing any meaningful part in that. With the Argentine, Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony, Amorim could find himself with his own version of Chelsea's 'bomb squad', a very expensive, well-paid group of players he has no use for.

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