Man United exile in international wilderness as he is left out of latest squad, with pressure mounting to find move away

A Manchester United outcast has been left out of his international squad once again as he continues to push for an Old Trafford exit.

The Argentina squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers in September was announced on Monday and Alejandro Garnacho‘s name was nowhere to be seen.   

Garnacho was placed in Ruben Amorim‘s five-man ‘bomb squad’ at the start of the summer alongside fellow exiles Jadon Sancho, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Tyrell Malacia.

He was told by Amorim to find a new club in May, after the winger was unhappy to start on the bench in the Europa League final.

The 21-year-old is understood to have agreed personal terms with Chelsea but the Blues and the Red Devils are still a way apart on a fee.

Garnacho was not included in Amorim’s squad for Sunday’s season opening 1-0 defeat to Arsenal while a large poster of the winger was defaced by fans outside Old Trafford.

He has been completely frozen out by United’s Portuguese manager and has spent the last month training on his own at Carrington. 

Reigning world champions Argentina will face Venezuela and Ecuador next month without him.

Garnacho made his international debut in 2023 and was included in Lionel Scaloni’s squad throughout most of 2024.

However, he was dropped for the qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay in March and Chile and and Colombia in June.