Enzo Maresca has admitted Alejandro Garnacho is ‘quite similar’ to a player Chelsea have already signed this summer in Jamie Gittens.
The Blues finally struck an agreement with Manchester United for the Argentina international this week, agreeing a deal value £40million.
Garnacho was at Cobham on Friday to finalise his switch to London which is able to see him develop into Chelsea’s seventh signing of the summer.
While Chelsea have moved on plenty of notable players, namely Christopher Nkunku who’s poised to hitch AC Milan with Nicolas Jackson near a loan switch to Bayern Munich, the club are still blessed with huge depth in attack.
With Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto already key players under Maresca, Brazilian sensation Estevao Willian joined the Blues this summer together with Joao Pedro, able to playing across the front line.
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Chelsea also wrapped up a deal to sign English winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund in June, parting with £52million to bring the 21-year-old to west London.
Gittens began Chelsea’s opening game of the season against Crystal Palace on the left, Garnacho’s favoured role and were he was at his most dangerous for United after emerging from the youth team in 2022.
Ahead of official confirmation of the Argentine’s arrival, Maresca compared the 2 wingers, insisting they’ve very similar traits.
‘They’re quite similar,’ Maresca said on Garnacho and Gittens.
‘When it comes to, once we are searching for a winger, we like wingers who’re good in one-v-ones, they’re quite vertical, aggressive, they will attack, they will create something. Jamie is that profile. If Garnacho arrives, we are going to see.’
Chelsea’s summer business appears to be drawing to a detailed with the club agreeing a deal to sign one other young Argentine talent in Facundo Buonanotte.
The 20-year-old, who spent last season with Leicester City, is ready to hitch the Blues on a season-long loan.
The club have missed out on the signing of Xavi Simons, who accomplished his £51m switch to Tottenham on Friday.
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