Gabby Agbonlahor branded Alejandro Garnacho a ‘Manchester United and Chelsea reject’ as he blasted the winger’s proposed move to Aston VillatalkSPORT understands Garnacho is set to join Villa on loan from the Blues, in a deal which includes a conditional obligation to buy clause.Garnacho is set to join a second new club in the space of a yearGettyThe Argentina winger’s expected arrival in Birmingham comes just a year after he moved to Stamford Bridge from Manchester United for £40million.But he failed to establish himself in west London, scoring just once in 24 Premier League games last term, of which only 14 were starts.Having struggled to prove his worth at Chelsea, Garnacho was then placed on the transfer list this summer.With Morgan Rogers joining the Blues from Villa in a record £117m deal, this would only see Garnacho move further down the pecking order.And while the Argentine has been drawing interest from several clubs, including Roma, he now looks set to remain in the Premier League as Villa line him up as a Rogers replacement.Lost cause?Garnacho’s imminent arrival at Villa Park has left club icon Agbonlahor furious, who tore into the forward’s quality and attitude.Reacting to the news on talkSPORT Breakfast, the ex-Villa ace said: “No! Break, advertisements time. Don’t want to talk about it. It’s not happening. It’s a dream, a nightmare!”While Agbonlahor acknowledged manager Unai Emery has worked wonders in reviving careers in the past, including the likes of Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio, he insisted Garnacho is a lost cause.He continued: “If there’s any manager who can sort him out, then it’s Unai Emery. “But if you look at the social media reaction yesterday, I’d say 99 per cent of Villa fans are saying, ‘NO’, capital letters, including myself. Garnacho has fallen out of favour at Chelsea, just as he did at Manchester UnitedGettyAston Villa legend Agbonlahor insisted the proposed move is not a good one for his old clubtalkSPORT“From his career that I followed at Manchester United, he’s got the ego of Ronaldo or Messi, but he hasn’t got the talent of David Bellion that used to play at Manchester United 20 years ago.”Continuing to blast the 22-year-old, Agbonlahor insisted Garnacho is not good enough for elite Premier League clubs, pointing to his failure to establish himself at both Man United and Chelsea.The 87-goal ex-Villa star ranted: “He’s not a good player. Like whenever I’ve watched him, he can’t get past the full-back.“In his last five, six games for Chelsea last season, honestly, he would run to the full-back, turn around and pass it back. He was scared to take a player on. “There’s a reason why he’s a Manchester United reject. There’s a reason why he’s a Chelsea reject. There’s a reason why he was not even called up to Argentina for the World Cup when they’ve got a lack of wingers.”Still perplexed by the move, Agbonlahor claimed Villa may have been forced to consider Garnacho due to a lack of funds for their main targets.Garnacho chipped in with one goal and four assists from 24 Premier League games in the 2025/26 seasonHe said: “I just don’t understand this transfer. Like I really don’t understand it.“It’s really baffling me. Unless the manager’s looking at it and saying, ‘Gabby, these PSR rules, these financial fair play rules, what do you want me to do? We haven’t got many options’. “We wanted [Crysencio] Summerville – Saudi Arabia, they went and paid £20m over the asking price for him, wrapped that up last night. “So what’s out there? And it’s a loan. I don’t like the obligation to buy. I wish it was like you didn’t have to buy him.” ‘Bad egg’Not only was Agbonlahor unconvinced by Garnacho’s quality, he also questioned his character, pointing to his previous conduct.The ex-Red Devils star drew attention for his social media activity after falling out of favour at Chelsea last season, as he removed all Blues-linked videos on his TikTok account in an apparent reaction to his situation.Garnacho was left out of Argentina’s World Cup squad following a poor campaignGettyAgbonlahor continued: “If you’re looking at characters as well, Aston Villa’s changing room is amazing – we talk about Morgan Rogers and everyone getting on with him and loving him. Do you want a bad egg going into a changing room?He then said: “Everything you hear about Garnacho – throwing his arms up when he’s coming off, the way he left Manchester United.“Let’s talk about his stats as well – because at Manchester United, 144 appearances, 26 goals, 22 assists. Gets the move to Chelsea, 43 appearances, only 8 goals, 5 assists. “His Premier League career total, 117 appearances, 17 goals, 12 assists.“That is not a record that makes you think, ‘Oh, I can’t wait for him to come to my football club’ – I think he’s very lucky.”Rounding off, Agbonlahor said: “I’ll speak honestly about any player, any football club. I think it’s a bad signing and hopefully I’m proven wrong.”