Alejandro Garnacho has reportedly been told to find a new club by Ruben Amorim, just days after the star and his brother appeared to aim digs at the Man United boss.
According to the Athletic, Amorim had addressed Man United’s squad at their Carrington training ground on Sunday.
Amorim reportedly stressed he will remain in charge of the club next season, despite suggesting he would leave if the hierachy decide he is not the right man for the job.
The Man United boss then reportedly told Garnacho, who is contracted until June 2028, to look for a new club this summer.
Garnacho had been outspoken after the Europa League final, with the Argentine having been brought on for only the final 20 minutes of Man United’s 1-0 defeat by Tottenham.
‘I played every round to help the team reach the final, and today I only got 20 minutes,’ the Argentine told the media, as per AlbicelesteTalk.
Man United boss Ruben Amorim has reportedly told Alejandro Garnacho to look for a new club
Alejandro Garnacho and his brother have reacted angrily to him being left out of the starting XI
Garnacho started Manchester United’s Europa League final on the bench on Wednesday night
On his own future, Garnacho added: ‘I don’t know. I will try to enjoy the summer and then see what happens.’
Garnacho had earlier hinted that he too disagreed with Amorim’s decision just hours before the final.
The forward had posted a memory of him scoring in the Red Devils’ FA Cup final triumph over Manchester City last season, back when Erik ten Hag was manager.
His agent brother also hit out at Amorim’s team selection for the match in a post on social media.
Reacting to his exclusion and Manchester United’s defeat, Garnacho’s brother and agent Roberto caused a stir by taking to social media to laugh at Amorim’s decision to bench him.
‘Working as no one else, helping every round, coming from two goals in the last two finals, just to be on the pitch for 19 mins and get thrown under the bus. Wowe hahahahahaha,’ he wrote on Instagram.
United rejected an offer from Napoli for the Argentina winger in January but could listen to offers of between £60m and £70m this summer.
Amorim had been reluctant to discuss the future of Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes publicly ahead of their final match of the season at home to Aston Villa on Sunday.
His agent brother furiously criticised Ruben Amorim’s decision to drop him on social media
The star posted an image of him scoring in last season’s FA Cup final just hours before kick-off
United forward Garnacho pictured with his younger brother agent Roberto (right) on Instagram
Mail Sport revealed Fernandes has been set a deadline of next week to decide whether he wants to leave for Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal in a £200m deal.
‘I will speak with my players but the focus is the last game,’ Amorim said.
‘I don’t know what is going to happen. We have a plan. We were prepared for both situations, with Champions League and without. We have an idea type of squad we want, but we still have the last game. We have time to address all these situations.
‘We have this game against Villa and we need to focus on that. It is not over. We want to finish in a good way in front of our supporters.. Then, after, we will assess the squad. We know what we want to do. We will deal with that when the season is finished.’
Garnacho, 20, and his younger brother have a history of posting petulant remarks and messages on social media when the Argentine is out of favour with the manager.
The forward found himself in hot water back in February after he posted a picture looking disappointed at being substituted during Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Ipswich Town.
The behaviour of Garnacho and his brother is believed to have raised concerns previously within Old Trafford, with the Ipswich incident leading to an apology from the player.
Amorim also revealed after the post in February that Garnacho had offered to buy his team-mates dinner to make amends for his behaviour online.
The Argentine forward previously found himself in hot water when he shared a picture of his substitution after Manchester United’s Premier League win over Ipswich in February
Amorim later said that Garnacho planned to buy dinner for the team to apologise for the post
‘He came to me,’ said the United boss at the time. ‘It was funny because the next day he came to my office.
‘I did some investigations; he went to the dressing-room, changed his clothes because he was wet, he watched the game, not on the bench, and at the end of the game he was there and went home.
‘There’s not an issue. But I told him that at Manchester United everything is important and perception at a big club is really important. He is going to pay a dinner for all the team and that is it.
‘I think it is completely different for the players,’ Amorim continued. ‘Before it was just two newspapers and nothing more. Now there is social media, they are so focused on it. You cannot go to it without seeing news and a photo.
‘There can be a hundred things and one bad thing, and they focus on that. There can be criticism and they need help to deal with that. It is modern football.
‘I think he understands. They read everything, all the small things. I know the players quite well, I understand they are frustrated. He was subbed, he was playing well. I am just trying to help them to be better players.’
