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The director of the Argentine team, Omar Souto, predicted that the Albiceleste will receive Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United and will seek to integrate him into the senior team for the next World Cup.
Garnacho is currently enjoying his great season with the Red Devils and has become a crucial part of Erik ten Hag’s plans.
The youngster has mostly been deployed off the bench but has had a series of starts where he has made an immense impact on the pitch.
Garnacho opened his scoring account in the Premier League by finding the back of the net in the last minute against Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Various reports have suggested that the player is close to putting pen to paper on new terms that will keep him at Old Trafford for a considerable future.
Souto was interviewed by TNT Sports this week and made comments about the United star, and in particular raised an issue about his passport.
The executive of the Argentine federation recalled an incident in which Garnacho’s passport was worked so badly that they had to address the issue immediately.
Souto told TNT via SportWitness: “He had to get his passport and he came with a minor’s permit. I don’t know how they got him out of England.”
“Do you know what that was? Misspelled and all. We went to the airport, they give you an express passport, and they told us: This doesn’t work”.
“I told him he should have done it differently: ‘Your old man should have done better,’ and he looked at me. He asked me: ‘Why my old man? My mom and dad are eating pizza on Corrientes street. They came to visit’. I called his father and told him: ‘Stop eating because we have to do the passport urgently.’
Souto added that Garnacho’s passport is already in order and that everything is fine with the player as he crosses countries.
According to Souto, Argentine stars taught Garnacho to drink mate. He remarked that the senior team will “take him into account” in order to use his services for the next World Cup.
