Confusion as Alejandro Garnacho to Napoli DENIAL issued by Fabrizio Romano just hours after allegedly fake quotes appear in English press about Man Utd star

Garnacho is one of five prominent United players who have communicated their desire to leave Old Trafford this summer. The Argentina international has fallen out of favour with manager Amorim and has been linked with Serie A champions Napoli, who signed Scott McTominay from the Red Devils last year.

Garnacho had been tipped to become one of United's leading lights after breaking through under previous boss Erik ten Hag, but he has run into consistency issues over the past season and wasn't included in the starting XI for the Europa League final defeat to Tottenham. Napoli president De Laurentiis has been quoted as saying he wants to recruit the 21-year-old, but transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has poured cold water on those claims.

As reported by the Daily Mail, De Laurentiis is claimed to have said: "Garnacho's got pace, flair and potential. But that's not even why we want him. We want him because he's at United. Get him out and he becomes twice the player. There's a fault at United that I can't explain."

Romano then responded swiftly with the following message on X: "Napoli president De Laurentiis has not released any statement or interview about Alejandro Garnacho. Napoli are also not working on Garnacho deal at this stage."

Garnacho has been criticised by United fans over the summer for some questionable actions on social media, recently posting a picture of him wearing an Aston Villa shirt with Marcus Rashford's name on the back. The England international is another player expected to depart Old Trafford this summer.

If Garnacho were to seal a move to Napoli, he would join former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay at the club and will hope to add to his trophy collection. Antonio Conte's side are back in the Champions League after winning the Serie A title and have already picked up Premier League legend Kevin De Bruyne on a free transfer after his departure from Manchester City.