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Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has given Alejandro Garnacho meals for thought forward of his potential transfer to Napoli.
Reflecting on his time in Serie A Ronaldo, who scored 145 objectives in 346 video games for the Crimson Devils throughout two spells, branded it “probably the most tough league for forwards.”
Garnacho was beforehand seen as one of many few untouchable members of Ruben Amorim’s squad, however has emerged as a possible money-spinner for a cash-strapped United.
Napoli are regarded as main the cost for the younger Argentine, with the Italian giants in sudden want of a alternative for wantaway winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Talking in 2019, a 12 months after his arrival at Juventus from Actual Madrid, Ronaldo defined the tradition shock to BeIN Sports activities, and his phrases may function a warning to Garnacho ought to he too make the swap.
As per The Express, the Portuguese referred to as Serie A “a tough league – probably the most tough one for all forwards.
“It’s probably the most tough league for me, it’s stuffed with high quality gamers. I didn’t count on this a lot high quality within the Italian league, they’re excellent.”
By no means one to wrestle to seek out the again of the but, Ronaldo cautioned that “it’s tougher to attain within the Italian league than within the Spanish league. The Spanish league is extra open, the groups danger extra. Right here, not a lot.”
Garnacho has bagged eight objectives in 30 appearances for United this season, and over the course of his time within the first staff has managed 23 in 116.
Ronaldo’s feedback might subsequently concern a winger for whom objectives are an enormous a part of his recreation.
The Portuguese added that in Italy “the staff’s precedence is to defend first, after which to assault. That’s not true for Spain. Spanish video games are extra open.
“The English league, the place I performed for 5 years, is similar. It’s tougher to attain within the Italian league, in my view.”
Rumours of Garnacho’s departure are gathering tempo amid studies that Napoli offered £38m for the player.
That is mentioned to have fallen in need of United’s £60m valuation, but it surely does appear that INEOS are eager to money in on an academy participant who would signify pure revenue.
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