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Alejandro Garnacho has revealed a video call with Enzo Maresca convinced him to leave Manchester United and join Chelsea .

The Argentina international moved to Stamford Bridge from Old Trafford in a deal worth £40m in August. Garnacho’s United exit had been on the cards ever since the winger expressed frustration at starting May’s Europa League final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on the bench.

Earlier that season, Ruben Amorim also felt he was not paying attention to instructions when he was about to come on late in a Europa League tie with Viktoria Plzen. Garnacho, who joined the Reds from Atletico Madrid in 2020, spent pre-season training away from United’s first team, having expressed a desire to leave. READ MORE : Ruben Amorim axed two of three Man United st

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