Overview

• Garnacho’s move was completed in the final days of the window, and he has been training at Cobham during the international break.
• He was left out of Argentina’s latest squad and is focusing on club preparation after a disrupted pre-season.
• Chelsea unveiled a shirt number that nods to his first-team No. 49 at United, and he referenced the number in a social-media post with Bruno Fernandes.
• The sale helped fund Manchester United’s deadline signing of goalkeeper Senne Lammens, whom some pundits have described as a panic buy.
• Former Premier League executive Keith Wyness predicted Chelsea could sell Garnacho for £70–80m next year, framing the deal as potential profit.