It's set to be a summer of change for Alejandro Garnacho and he's taken it upon himself to get the ball rolling.
Manchester United fans were unimpressed by Garnacho wearing Marcus Rashford's Aston Villa shirt while holidaying in Ibiza and the 21-year-old winger is one of Ruben Amorim's bomb squad along with Tyrell Malacia, Antony and Jadon Sancho.
Rashford was the first to secure a move away, signing for Barcelona on a season-long loan, and Garnacho was among the names omitted by Amorim from his squad for United's pre-season visit to the United States.
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If rumblings on social media are any indication, his name is at the heart of Garnacho's plan for getting his career back on track.
As the Red Devils prepared to continue their pre-season work with a friendly against Premier League rivals West Ham United in New Jersey, fans spotted the beginnings of a Garnacho glow-up.
The Argentina international changed his name to 'Alex Garnacho' on his Instagram account and United fans quickly took to social media to proffer their theories about the update.
"Bro changed his name to find a new club," suggested one user on X, formerly Twitter.
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"Bro's having an identity crisis," posted a second fan.
"Brother thinks an English name will help him get a Premier League club," said another. Garnacho seems to have a lot of brothers.
"Bro thinks changing his name from Alejandro to Alex will give him English PR," wrote one user who doesn't understand PR.
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"Bro thinks he's all that," rattled another poster.
What does the future hold for Alex Garnacho?
As well as guesses that Garnacho is yomping through the foothills of a personal rebrand or simply seeking to attract the notorious 'English tax' in order that transfer offers meet United's valuation and extricate him from the club, some X-rated comments and dreadful attempts at humour – it is Football Twitter, after all – wasted thousands of pixels in the aftermath of a young man adopting the name most of his friends probably call him anyway.
Garnacho has been linked with clubs including Villa and Chelsea but no concrete approach has been made.
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Man Utd won the friendly at MetLife, defeating West Ham 2-1 thanks to two goals from Bruno Fernandes.
Topics: Manchester United, Football, Premier League, Alejandro Garnacho
Chris Nee