Tonight, in the friendly match against Costa Rica, Alejandro Garnacho will be a starter for the first time in the Argentine National Team. Thus, the young man of 19 years born in Spain will have its litmus test to see if it will be in the America Cup mid-year.
Grenache He is one of the new great figures of world football and a favorite of the youngest. At his age, he is a starter in the Manchester United of Englandbeing one of the most important promises of the Premier League.
Who is Alejandro Garnacho and how did he come to Manchester United?
In 2020when it was a hidden gem and after hard work of scuoting, the leadership of the Manchester United decided to pay him 420,000 euros for his record Atlético de Madrida club where he played in the lower leagues.
Nick Coxleader of the scouting department Manchester Unitedin dialogue with the club’s official media, revealed how the search for Grenache.
“We were looking for a player who would occupy the width of the field, who was 16 years old, with certain qualities and a certain temperament. Our recruiting teams all selected players of that age and that position, and Alejandro was at the top of the list”he narrated.
Was Gerardo Guzmanthe talent detector in Spainthe one who wrote down his name. “He was presented to me and the coaches with video footage. We felt that the scouts had done a very good investigation, so I accepted Alejandro as the appropriate player to follow”he said Cox.
Then came the difficult task of seducing him out of his home, with his parents’ approval. “My job was to present Alejandro, his agent and his family with this wonderful opportunity. We saw very quickly that we had a determined, resilient, focused and on-track young man.; and all those things are necessary if you want to become a Manchester United player,” he stressed. Cox.
Son of a Spanish man (Álex) and an Argentinian woman (Patricia Ferreyra Fernández)already had presences with the Iberian team Under-16 and Under-18 of Spain when Manchester United he signed him and when the AFA discovered it.
The Argentine scouting department detected it in Europe and upon learning of his silver roots from his mother, he did not hesitate to call him. So it was that in 2022 received his first call from Lionel Scaloni for the selected one, which he accepted and chose above that of his country of birth.
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