Chelsea loan already on verge of disaster after £43m winger sits entire cup game on bench | OneFootball

Chelsea’s deal to move Alejandro Garnacho to Aston Villa is already going badly wrong, with the winger not playing a minute last night.

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Every Chelsea fan’s worst fear is coming true – the deal to take Alejandro Garnacho to Aston Villa is falling apart.

It was set up as a loan deal with “easily achievable” targets that trigger a mandatory option to make it a permanent deal. It was sold as effectively just a way of delaying the payment until next summer.

But so far, no target (no matter how easily achievable) looks like it’s going to be enough for Garnacho. He’s played just 31 minutes for Villa so far, despite multiple opportunities in Carabao Cup and in the Champions League as well as Premier League action.

Lat night he sat through an entire cup game without getting a runout even as a sub.

Chelsea sweat over winger returning

HULL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 05: Alejandro Garnacho of Aston Villa looks on before the Premier League 2026/27 match between Hull City and Aston Villa FC at MKM Stadium on September 05, 2026 in Hull, England. (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images)

It’s not clear what targets will trigger the move – appearances, starts, Premier League starts, European qualification. It could be anything. But whatever it is, right now it looks like the £43m option won’t be activated, and Chelsea will have the Argentine back on their books a year from now.

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