According to sources, Alejandro Garnacho is begging with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag to release him because he has to compete in the Under-20 World Cup next month.
For the Red Devils this season, the 18-year-old has had a breakout season, scoring five goals and dishing out six assists in 31 appearances before suffering an ankle injury.
With nine games left to play, including the FA Cup final on June 3, Garnacho is anticipated to make a comeback before the season is through for United.
Garnacho would miss at least four games because the U20 World Cup begins on May 20 and the team will meet before then.
On the day the tournament begins in Argentina, United is scheduled to play away at Bournemouth. They then have home games against Chelsea and Fulham before traveling to Wembley at the beginning of June.
Garnacho was a member of Argentina's preliminary team, but United's administration forbade him from playing because of the conflict with their campaign.
Even a visit with the Under-20s head coach, Javier Mascherano, who is presently touring Europe in an effort to urge clubs to release their players for the competition, failed to sway United.
According to the Argentine publication Doble Amarilla, Garnacho will now personally ask Ten Hag to allow him to join the national squad.
The youngster, who left Spain to represent his mother's nation, was called up to the senior squad for games against Panama and Curacao but was forced to withdraw owing to an ankle injury he is currently dealing with.
Garnacho feels that the opportunity to make his impact on the Argentina team at the Under-20 World Cup, which is being held there, is one he just cannot pass up.
According to reports, the winger has pleaded with the Dutch coach to let him leave because he wants to start his tale with Argentina.
Although United are still anticipated to turn down the request, the fact that his contract expires next summer and that an extension is now being discussed might encourage them to consider it in order to keep their young phenom happy.
Facundo Buonanotte was the topic of a meeting between Mascherano and Brighton, but the Seagulls were even more certain that he would not be permitted to depart before the end of the season.
Erik Ten Hag to work on Man United's mindset ahead of Tottenham clash
Tottenham will fight on Thursday, and Erik ten Hag has already urged his team to match that rage and zeal.
On Thursday night, United go to north London with the intention of solidifying their position in the top four. They are aware that three points would put them nine points ahead of their opponents. Spurs had already had a difficult week; Christian Stellini was fired as temporary head coach as a result of the team's humbling 6-1 loss at Newcastle.
Within the first 21 minutes, Tottenham was down 5-0, and many of its away supporters had already left St James' Park. Because of how poorly they performed, the players decided to reimburse the supporters' travel expenses on Tuesday.
"As a squad, we understand your frustration, you anger," a statement from the Spurs squad read. "It wasn't good enough. We know words aren't enough in situations like this but believe us, a defeat like this hurts. We appreciate your support, home and away, and with this in mind we would like to reimburse fans with the cost of their match tickets from St James' Park.
"We know this does not change what happened on Sunday and we will give everything to put things right against Manchester United on Thursday evening when, again, your support will mean everything to us. Together - and only together - can we move things forward."
Ten Hag will anticipate a strong response from Tottenham on Thursday in front of their own supporters, driven by a determination to avenge their loss on Sunday. Even if it wasn't as embarrassing, United also lost to Newcastle earlier this month, and the Dutchman expressed the same rage.
"I said after the game in the dressing room, ‘It can’t be that the opponent is angrier than we are'," Ten Hag told BBC Radio Five Live after the defeat in Newcastle. "The race for the top four is going to be a fight, and you can only win that when you match the desire and passion of the opponent."
"Setbacks always you have to deal with, we have to leave this behind and only take the lessons from the determination, about the passion and desire."
Ten Hag will unavoidably anticipate Tottenham to attempt to emulate United, who recovered from that defeat with three straight league victories and no goals allowed. Win in north London, and his team can advance far closer to the Champions League for the following season.
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