The Manchester United coach, the Dutchman Erik Ten Hag, confirmed today at the press conference after the match against Tottenham, whose final result was 2-2, that the Spanish attacker who is an Argentine national Alejandro Garnacho will not be present at the Sub-20 World Cup with the Argentine National Team.
“No, I really don’t see it,” Ten Hag said when asked about the possibility of loaning the 18-year-old youth to the national team led by Javier Mascherano.
In turn, the Dutch coach confirmed that Garnacho will return to training with the squad after a long inactivity caused by a sprained talofibular ligament in his right ankle that he suffered on March 12 in the 0-0 draw against Southampton. “Yes, he will return to partial training tomorrow and we will see when he will be available to do so under normal conditions and when he will be able to play again,” said the former Ajax coach from the Netherlands.
It should be noted that the Under 20 World Cup in Argentina will begin on May 20, the date on which the player born in Madrid could just return to the pitch. Therefore, despite not having an official confirmation, Ten Hag’s statements make the club’s position clear.
Beyond this Garnacho situation, the other two Argentine footballers who might not be loaned out by their clubs are Nicolás Paz from Real Madrid and Facundo Buonanotte from Brighton.
Faced with this complicated situation, the coach of the Argentine Under 20 team, Javier Mascherano, traveled to Europe to try to convince the authorities of the institutions. In fact, the “Jefecito” will meet in the next few hours with people from “Merengue” to try to unlock the situation of Paz, who had an outstanding performance in the South American category at the beginning of the year.
