Marcus Rashford continues to look for a way out of Manchester United and two European giants are now showing interest.
With pre-season training beginning next week, Marcus Rashford is set to return to Carrington and face an awkward reunion with Ruben Amorim.
However, it doesn’t seem like the 27-year-old forward will be sticking around for long with Amorim set to drop Rashford from the tour squad. An exit this summer is inevitable.
Rashford’s “dream” is to join Barcelona, but the Spanish giants are hesitant to meet Manchester United’s £40m demand.
Now, Bayern Munich are showing interest in Rashford, meaning the United star could have options this summer.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford walks out before kick-off
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Marcus Rashford prefers Barcelona over Bayern Munich
Since it became clear that Aston Villa would not be buying Marcus Rashford permanently, he has been publicly flirting with a move to Barcelona.
Rashford spoke about playing with Lamine Yamal in a recent interview, and it has been widely reported that Camp Nou is his favoured destination this summer.
Transfer expert Graeme Bailey has spoken exclusively to United in Focus about Bayern’s interest in Rashford, and he insists that a move to Barcelona remains Rashford’s top priority.
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Bayern is a move that Rashford will consider according to the player’s representatives, but Barcelona remains his first and foremost option.
Rashford is just one of several players that Bayern are checking on, with their approach for Luis Diaz rejected by Liverpool.
United continue to demand £40m for Rashford’s signature this summer. With Rashford preferring a move to Barcelona, Bailey doubts that Bayern will sit and wait without any guarantees that the player wants to join.
Barcelona continue Marcus Rashford talks with striker position available
While Barcelona have been hesitant about United’s £40m asking price, the Spanish side remain in talks with Rashford over a potential move this summer.
Bailey explains that within the last week, Barcelona spoke with Rashford to inform him they remain interested and want him to join this summer, but their move for Nico Williams remains “complicated”.
Rashford’s willingness to play as a striker could save the deal as Bailey explained that Barcelona are confident that he could play centrally in Hansi Flick’s side.
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Barcelona backed away from Jonathan David this summer, and one reason is that they believe Rashford could play as a centre-forward if he joins.
Therefore, Rashford could still be on Barcelona’s list even if a deal for Williams is finalised.