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The head of Napoli, Giovanni Manna, has revealed why Alejandro Garnacho's departure from Manchester United collapsed in the last days of the winter transfer window.
The Argentine was of great interest to the great European clubs, such as Tottenham, Chelsea and Napoli, as Chief Ruben Amorim admitted that his departure was an option.
Previously, when it was questioned if Garnacho can continue the season at another club, the Portuguese manager said: 'That, nobody knows. Anything can happen.
Mail Sport previously revealed that the initial research of the Spurs was a loan agreement in the middle of the saga that surrounds the transfer of Mathys Tel.
However, Napoli from Serie A had also shown great interest, especially after the game of Khvicha Kvarathskhelia to Paris Saint-Germain for £ 59 million.
Speaking about January negotiations with the extreme, Sports Director Manna said: 'We made an important offer for Manchester United for Garnacho. We really wanted it.
Giovanni Manna revealed why negotiations with Alejandro Garnacho collapsed in January
According to the Italian sports director, the series A team could not agree on personal terms with the 20 -year -old
The Argentine was linked to numerous higher clubs along the January transfer window.
“We could not agree on personal terms with Alejandro, he requested an important salary to leave in January and we must respect our players.”
Previous reports suggested that United rejected an opening offer of £ 40 million of the Italians despite a tense relationship with chief coach Amorim.
The Argentine fell surprisingly with Marcus Rashford for the game against Manchester City in December after the Portuguese stressed that the attitude of the players did not meet their standards required in training.
However, Garnacho later emerged as a regular starter for the Red Devils, playing the entire game in United 0-2 defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Despite the previous claims about the discipline of the 20 -year -old, Amorim insisted that the Argentine is part of his future plans, saying: 'That is clear. It has talent. You need to learn to play in a different position. You need to play better inside.
'It improves a lot in the recovery position when it does not have the ball. But doing that, sometimes it is not in the right place to make transitions as it was in the past.
'I prefer to defend and then build with the entire team to reach the final third.
'He is finding the best way to play in this system. It is improving during training. The last game began. Let's see tomorrow. I think he changed the way he looks at himself.
However, the player was able to recover his regular place in United's initial alignment, playing the entire game against Crystal Palace on Sunday at Old Trafford
Garnacho has appeared in 36 games this season, scoring eight goals while offering six assists.
However, his last goal in a Red Devils shirt was back in November in the 3-2 house of United against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League.
The CIES Soccer Observatory recently valued the extreme at £ 82.27m.
Meanwhile, the Napoli Toppers series completed four signings during the winter transfer window, sealing agreements with Noah Okafor, Philip Billing, Luis Hasa and Simone Scffet.
Okafor is expected to, with the loan of AC Milan for six months, replace Kvarathskhelia in the left wing.
