Chelsea ready to sell expensive flop after signing him last summer from Premier League club | OneFootball

According to a report from The Sun, Chelsea are already open to selling Alejandro Garnacho this coming summer. The Argentine winger joined the Premier League side from Manchester United in a £40 million move last summer.

However, his time at Stamford Bridge has been difficult and the winger has been mainly used as a back up option.

Even when he has been given the opportunities to impress, Garnacho has struggled with consistency and that could force the Blues to cash in on him just one year after signing him.

Chelsea have failed with the Garnacho gamble

When Chelsea swooped in to rescue Garnacho from Old Trafford, it looked like a genuinely shrewd piece of business.

The 21-year-old had flashed moments of absolute brilliance in Manchester, and signing a highly-rated, Premier League-proven attacker for £40m felt like a rare bargain for the Todd Boehly regime.

However, the transition to life in the capital has been anything but smooth.

Displacing Chelsea’s already bloated options of wide forwards has proven to be a monumental task.

Instead of becoming the electrifying focal point of the attack, Garnacho has frequently found himself lost in the shuffle, reduced to brief, frustrating cameo appearances off the bench.

Blues boss has doubts about the Argentine winger

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has reservations about Garnacho and his ability to become an asset at the club.

The youngster has only scored one Premier League goal all season, a poor return from a player who joined the club after experience in the league.

Garnacho has only started 21 of Chelsea’s 51 games this season and the Premier League side believe that it is the right time to offload him this summer before his value goes down.

If Chelsea officially put him on the market, expect a host of top-tier European clubs, particularly in La Liga, where his style of play would arguably be a much more natural fit, to heavily monitor the situation.

While there is no denying his raw talent and massive ceiling, the volatile, high-turnover environment at Cobham is notoriously difficult for young players trying to find their rhythm.