Alejandro Garnacho Pleads Guilty to Speeding Offence Committed Days Before Chelsea Transfer

Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho has formally accepted a charge of speeding, his legal representatives confirmed, after he was caught driving at 50 mph in a 40 mph zone on Carrington Lane last August.

The incident occurred on the afternoon of 26 August 2025, minutes after the Argentine had left Manchester United’s training complex. At the time, Garnacho had been frozen out of Ruben Amorim’s first two Premier League squads and was effectively exiled while the club looked to sell him. Four days later he signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge in a deal that could rise to £40 million.

In a statement released through JMW Solicitors and quoted by the BBC, Garnacho’s team said: “Mr Garnacho accepts that he committed the offence of exceeding the speed limit and has pleaded guilty to the offence. Mr Garnacho explains this was an oversight on his part and apologises for the offence. Our client is embarrassed that he is currently in this position and apologises to the Court for the excess speed offence.”

The episode has become an uncomfortable footnote to Garnacho’s first season in west London. Despite citing childhood admiration for Eden Hazard as a motivation for joining Chelsea, the 21-year-old has struggled to make an impression on the pitch, registering only one goal in 20 Premier League appearances and finding himself behind a cluster of similarly styled wide players—Jamie Gittens, Estêvão and Pedro Neto—competing for two starting berths.

Indeed, the Argentine’s lone strike means he is currently outscored by right-back Malo Gusto, who opened his senior account against Wolverhampton Wanderers in November.

With Chelsea’s season entering its decisive stretch, Garnacho will hope to leave the summer’s indiscretion—and his modest on-field return—firmly in the rear-view mirror.