{"id":4159,"date":"2025-01-25T13:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T14:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2025-01-25T15:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T15:07:01","slug":"ruben-amorim-told-to-sign-chelsea-star-who-would-walk-into-the-man-utd-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/ruben-amorim-told-to-sign-chelsea-star-who-would-walk-into-the-man-utd-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Amorim told to sign Chelsea star who would \u2018walk into the Man Utd team\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n\t\t\"\"\t<\/div>
Paul Merson believes Christopher Nkunku would be perfect for Man Utd (Photo: Sky Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul Merson<\/a> has told Manchester United<\/a> to complete a sensational swap deal that would see Alejandro Garnacho<\/a> join Chelsea in exchange for Christopher Nkunku<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was reported last week that Chelsea were considering making a surprise move for Garnacho<\/a> as they look to bolster their attacking options.<\/p>\n

Though Enzo Maresca tried to distance himself from the rumours<\/a>, the Argentine’s future at Old Trafford is uncertain with Napoli also very keen on his services.<\/p>\n

United don’t want to sell the 20-year-old, whom they value at around \u00a355million, but may be forced to do so in order to comply with financial regulations.<\/p>\n

On Friday, it was then reported that the Red Devils could let Garnacho move to Stamford Bridge if they were able to sign Nkunku from the Blues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The French forward has been tipped to leave west London amid a lack of game time, with Bayern Munich among his suitors.<\/p>\n

Discussing the transfer saga on Sky Sports<\/a>, Merson believes the swap deal is no-brainer for United and urged Ruben Amorim to make it happen as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\"Manchester\t<\/div>
Alejandro Garnacho has eight goals and five assists in 2024\/25 (Photo: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘If I’m Man United, I’m getting that deal done, 100 per cent. I’m dropping him [Garnacho] off and picking up Nkunku,’ the Arsenal legend said.<\/p>\n

‘He’s a good player, he’s just bang unlucky at Chelsea<\/a> because of Palmer whose done unbelievably well. He’s a good player. Honestly, if Man United got him they’d get a signing-and-a-half.<\/p>\n

‘I don’t get the Garnacho one. He’s not better than Jadon Sancho<\/a> nowhere near, he’s not better than Pedro Neto<\/a>. Him and Noni Madueke<\/a> have their days when they’re looking good but they won’t be consistent enough.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\"Chelsea\t<\/div>
Nkunku has scored 13 goals so far this season (Photo: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘I don’t see where he plays but the other lad walks into the Man United team.’<\/p>\n

As mentioned, Chelsea are already well-stocked for wingers, including Sancho who is on loan from United, making their interest in Garnacho bizarre to say the least.<\/p>\n

Former Premier League manager Tim Sherwood can’t make heads or tails of it, but unlike Merson believes Amorim should still hold onto Garnacho, one of United’s better players this season.<\/p>\n

‘Very surprised on the fact that I don’t think Chelsea need Garnacho. I don’t think they do [need another winger], they\u2019ve got better players,’ the former Tottenham boss said.<\/p>\n

‘Nkunku to United I can see. He\u2019s a goalscorer, he wants to play on a regular basis and I still think Man United are a big pull.<\/p>\n

‘But for Garnacho to go the other way, I just can\u2019t see it. I’m not sure about Garnacho, I don’t think he’s a superstar but I think he’s a lot better than a lot of the players they’ve got.<\/p>\n

‘So, when you haven’t got that many good players and someone who’s come through your academy, why would you release?’<\/p>\n

For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paul Merson believes Christopher Nkunku would be perfect for Man Utd (Photo: Sky Sports) Paul Merson has told Manchester United to complete a sensational swap deal that would see Alejandro Garnacho join Chelsea in exchange for Christopher Nkunku. It was reported last week that Chelsea were considering making a surprise move for Garnacho as they…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4165,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4159\/revisions\/4165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}