Alejandro Garnacho given fresh escape route after nightmare Aston Villa start

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Former Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho only joined Aston Villa from Chelsea in the summer but the forward could potentially be on the move once again, with clubs already eyeing him

Alejandro Garnacho is reportedly being monitored by Spanish clubs after a difficult start to life with Aston Villa. The former Manchester United man only joined the Midlands side on a season-long loan deal in the summer from Chelsea.

But Garnacho, 22, has been limited to just 31 minutes of action so far this season, and has not even come off the bench in any of Villa’s last three games.

His switch to Villa Park will become permanent for a fee of around £43million should certain conditions be met. But that already appears unlikely.

According to Mail Online, clubs in La Liga are watching Garnacho’s situation. The forward was actually born in Madrid and had a spell with Atletico Madrid’s academy before his switch to Manchester United.

Asked recently what Garnacho needs to do to earn an opportunity with the club, Villa boss Unai Emery said:

> “Continue working. Work, work, train, work.

> “When he can have minutes to play, try to play well. He is progressing, but we have players in front of him now. George Hemmings is playing fantastic. Alysson is also understanding things well and is giving us things I want. [Ibrahim] Mbaye also responded well.

> “We want a competitive team and players to compete in the style we have. Garnacho is a little bit behind because of some circumstances we had in pre-season. It is time to be patient for the time he needs.”

Having been left out of the latest Argentina squad, he will now join Villa on a mid-season training camp in Spain, where he will certainly hope to catch Emery’s eye.

Garnacho’s career has taken a sharp downturn over recent seasons. After scoring 26 goals in 144 appearances for Manchester United, he left the club in a £40m move to Premier League rivals Chelsea last summer.

He netted eight goals in 43 appearances for Chelsea across his debut campaign but just one of those came in the Premier League. New boss Xabi Alonso made it clear that he had little future at Stamford Bridge ahead of his move to Villa. Garnacho has just under six years remaining on his current contract at Stamford Bridge.

Villa have a just under three-week wait for their next Premier League game which is set to come against Brentford on October 10. They will then take on Fenerbahce in their first Champions League home game of the campaign.

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