Chelsea are closing in on a deal for Alejandro Garnacho after stepping up talks with Manchester United over a £40 million ($54m) transfer for the Argentina forward, sources have told ESPN.

Garnacho, who has been told he can leave United this summer, has not featured in Ruben Amorim's team since the end of last season and was omitted from the preseason tour to the United States in order to train with fellow unwanted teammates Marcus Rashford , Jadon Sancho , Tyrell Malacia and Antony .

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While Rashford completed a season-long loan move to Barcelona last month, United have been unable to offload any of their other outcas

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