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Manchester United have offered Aston Villa the chance to sign Alejandro Garnacho as part of a swap deal for Ollie Watkins, according to reports.

The Red Devils are keen to recruit a new forward in the summer transfer window with Watkins one of three options they are currently considering.

Villa are believed to want around £60m to sell Watkins, who was branded a ‘complete striker’ by new United signing Bryan Mbeumo this week.

United are hoping to pay less to bring Watkins to Old Trafford and have now offered Garnacho as part of a swap deal, The Independent report.

It’s no secret that United are keen to offload Argentine winger Garnacho, who has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea this summer.

Man Utd back in talks for Nicolas Jackson

Given Chelsea’s interest in Garnacho, United have also reached out to the west London club to see if they will take him as part of a swap deal to sign Nicolas Jackson, another striker on Ruben Amorim’s summer wishlist.

It was thought that United had dropped their interest in Jackson after Chelsea slapped a £80m price tag on the Senegal international.

But like Watkins, they are hoping to drive Jackson’s price down by sending Garnacho in the other direction.

Benjamin Sesko still an option for Man Utd

The third striker United are considering is RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko, who would cost around €80m-€90m (£69m to £78m).

United would face a fight with Newcastle to land Sesko, though, after Eddie Howe’s side placed the Slovenian at the top of their list to replace Alexander Isak, who has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool.

Man Utd urged to sign Ollie Watkins from Villa

Former United defender Rio Ferdinand is convinced that Watkins is the best option for his old club in their mission to recruit a new striker.

The 29-year-old Englishman produced 16 goals and eight assists across 38 Premier League games for Villa last season.

‘We need someone with experience who the other centre forwards look at and go, ‘that’s a bit of me’, without any doubts,’ Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel.

‘Ollie Watkins says that, Premier League proven, played in the Champions League last year as well, has done his thing consistently for a while, international, plays for England as well. He ticks all the boxes.

‘He’s 29-years-old, there’s no sell-on value, it’s purely to have an impact immediately over the next two or three years which I think Ollie Watkins can have in a good way on the centre forwards who are there. He would be great right now as well.

‘That front three if you played Ollie Watkins, [Bryan] Mbeumo, [Matheus] Cunha and you can mix that in with Amad, [Mason] Mount, whoever, that’s a hard day’s work for opposing defence on most days.’

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