Alejandro Garnacho Risked Manchester United's Absence At The Beginning Of The 2024/2025 Season

Alejandro Garnacho will be busy with the Argentine national team (Instagram/@garnacho7).

JAKARTA - Alejandro Garnacho is feared to miss the start of the 2024/2025 Premier League season. He will be busy defending Argentina in several tournaments.

Garnacho became a standout player for Manchester United in the 2023/2024 season. His slick work made the Argentine national team call him.

He has been confirmed to join the Tango Team to appear in the 2024 Copa America on June 20-14 July 2024.

If you look at the schedule, after the 2024 Copa America, the 19-year-old forward will take a break before returning to Manchester United for pre-season training.

However, this is most likely not true for the heroes of The Red Devils in the 2023/2024 FA Cup. According to TNT Sports, Argentina has been waiting for the U-23 Argentina for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Given the end and flashy performance, Garnacho explained that he had to defend Argentina U-23, just like Lionel Messi used to appear at the Olympics.

Former Liverpool star Javier Mascherano will lead Argentina U-23 at the 2024 Paris Olympics which takes place on 26 July-11 August 2024.

As a result, Garnacho had to miss Manchester United's pre-season training. TNT Sports also reported that the attacker had asked the club's permission to play in the Olympics that were not included in the FIFA calendar.

If Argentina U-23 qualifys for the final then their Olympic journey will take place from July 25 to August 9, 2024.

The schedule is only a week before the 2024/2025 Premier League starts, to be precise on August 17, 2024.

Because Garnacho needed a break after defending Argentina U-23, Manchester United had to compete without him at least in the first week of the new season.

Meanwhile, the success of the Red Devils in the FA Cup means they will play at Community Shield at Wembley Stadium the day after the 2024 Paris Olympics end or on August 10, 2024.

Manchester United desperately need Garnacho's services to fight city rivals, Manchester City.

However, a conflict arose when supporters asked Garnacho to rest first after the 2024 Paris Olympics.

They are worried about the heavy burden carried by the young striker.

"No! He's ready for the Copa America."

"The leg will disappear at the age of 25. Please allow this child to rest."

"Do they want their feet to come off?" that's how fans talk on social media.

In fact, Manchester United could have prevented Garnacho from going to Paris after appearing at the 2024 Copa America.

FIFA rules say that professional football clubs do not have to release their players for the Olympics as well as the obligation to allow their players to compete in international tournaments.

If Manchester United want to hold Garnacho and ensure his fitness and availability for the coming season, then they can stop him from participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

However, refusing permission to play in Paris will cause another upheaval in the future. You see, the player is still young and still wants to contribute to his country in various age group tournaments.