Napoli sporting director Gioanni Manna has said that Alejandro Garnacho's financial demands to leave Manchester United in the January transfer window were too high for the Italian club.

Despite being linked with a move to Napoli during the winter transfer window, Alejandro Garnacho remains a Manchester United player and now, the reason the transfer never materialised has been revealed. Following the arrival of Ruben Amorim in November, the highly-rated prospect has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford.

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Napoli ’s sporting director, Giovanni Manna, has revealed that Alejandro Garnacho ’s salary demands scuppered his move to the Serie A club and believes Manchester United overpaid to sign Patrick Dorgu in the January transfer window.

A Garnacho departure would be an indictment of United's ownership and management and decisions they have taken over the past decade

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