Alejandro Garnacho - loan deal agreed

[Gareth]

If we were signing Mason Greenwood I could understand some of the over the top nonsense like that Mirror abomination or the Talksport twats but we are signing a player of potential that has been at two basket clubs….£40m will be a snip by PL standards if he’s a success and our club and manager are the best platform he could want.

Just don’t get what the issue is

It’s over to him if he’s wants it now.

[olaftab]

Can he play against Chelsea?

I’ll be happy if he can play against anyone.

[eamonn]

A renegade winger with cheekbones, when was the last time?

Yeah but his were hot. Garnacho's are acne-ridden.

[eamonn]

Can he play against Chelsea?

Not if he's on loan

I thought there was a rule change? Maybe that was in Europe and not here.

It's always been fine in Europe I think. Hasn't been in the Premier League since 2004.

The legacy of Lua-Lua

[robleflaneur]

It's instructive to see how the likes of Luiz , Ramsey and Duran have floundered since leaving us.How Rashford's career was resurrected by his loan spell with us.And as others mentioned  and it seems almost unbelievable now,Tielemans certainly had an attitude problem,being far too lazy on the pitch, in his early days at Villa.How Rogers and Watkins were able to recover from a lenghty spell of bad form.
This all comes down to Emery and if anyone can spark Garnacho into life,it will be this genius.And as others have pointed out,unlike the press,Garnacho is replacing Sancho and Bailey not Rogers.An upgrade.

[tomd2103]

I think the Sancho replacement comments have nailed it to be honest, as in he'll primarily be employed coming on in the latter stages of games.

[adrenachrome]

The main point, from everything I have read, is that Unai advocated for Garnacho's  recruitment. I am far from convinced that was the case for Elliot.

I think he thought Sancho could add a dimension to our play, and he did in patches, but it was not sustained. Avoiding tackles or 50/50 balls did not help his case.

I trust Unai on this one, but there is definitely a risk involved. SJM said of Duran, after a "wonder goal", that he was "a nightmare" and that we would have to keep his feet on the ground.

My guess is that Garnacho will get plenty of the ball and this will work out well for us.