Alejandro Garnacho's transfer to Napoli broke down despite the Italian giants tabling an "important bid" for the Manchester United winger.

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• Garnacho was in high demand in January
• Napoli viewed him as a replacement for Kvaratskhelia
• Could not agree to personal terms with the forward

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Argentine winger was one of the most in-demand young players during the winter transfer window, with clubs such as Tottenham, Chelsea, and Napoli expressing strong interest. Napoli ramped up their efforts to sign the 19-year-old following the departure of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to Paris Saint-Germain in a £59m ($73m) deal.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  It was reported that United turned down an initial £40 million ($50.05m) offer from Napoli, despite rumours of Garnacho’s strained relationship with United head coach Ruben Amorim. Now, Giovanni Manna has revealed that the Italian club tried their best to bring Garnacho to Naples but could not agree to personal terms with the Argentine.

• WHAT NAPOLI CHIEF SAID ABOUT GARNACHO PURSUIT

  "We made an important bid to Manchester United for Garnacho. We really wanted him," the Napoli sporting director told reporters, via the "We weren’t able to agree on personal terms with Alejandro, he requested an important salary to leave in January and we must respect our players."

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• DID YOU KNOW?

  Tensions between Amorim and Garnacho reportedly escalated in December, when the winger was unexpectedly dropped from the squad alongside Marcus Rashford ahead of a highly anticipated clash with Manchester City. However, Garnacho eventually fought his way back into the starting lineup and has since established himself as a regular fixture in United’s attack. He featured for the full 90 minutes in the Red Devils’ 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace on Sunday.

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