Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho is edging closer to signing a new contract.
Alejandro Garnacho is one of the brightest young prospects at Manchester United. The eighteen-year-old Argentinian joined the Red Devils in 2019, and has since gone on to make a name for himself with some impressive performances for the youth teams, before bursting onto the scene at senior level this season.
Despite being just 18 years old, Garnacho is already keeping senior players out of the team, and understandably, Manchester United are looking to tie him down to a new deal.
According to Fabrizio Romano, speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside via his Substack column, Manchester United are close to agreeing a new contract for Garnacho, with talks advanced.
Romano has also claimed that talks to extend the contracts of David De Gea and Diogo Dalot are ongoing, with talks expected to start soon with Luke Shaw.
Due to his age and being in the Manchester United academy up until the last year or so, Garnacho is likely to be on minimal wages. Extending his current deal and offering him terms suitable for a senior player will be necessary to try and avoid him having his head turned by other clubs interested in signing the young winger.
Official: Barcelona squad list to face Manchester United
Barcelona will be aiming to book a place in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, when they face Manchester United in the second leg of their knockout playoffs tomorrow.
The first leg, played at Camp Nou last week, ended in an entertaining 2-2 draw, leaving all to play for in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford.
Ahead of the trip to Manchester, Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has released the squad list that will be on the flight.
The head coach has called up 20 players for the game, with the list not featuring three important players namely Pedri, Ousmane Dembele and Gavi. The former two are out with injuries, while the latter misses out due to suspension.
Meanwhile, captain Sergio Busquets is back in the reckoning after missing the first leg at Camp Nou due to an ankle injury. The veteran midfielder is in line to start the match against Manchester United.
Ronald Araujo also returns to the roster after missing the weekend La Liga clash against Cadiz due to suspension.
Xavi has also called up youngster Marc Casado for the tie at Old Trafford. Angel Alarcon is absent from the list as he is away on international duty with the Spanish U-19 national team squad.
SOURCE: caughtoffside, barcauniversal
