By Alex Richards
Marcus Rashford has seen his No.10 shirt at Manchester United handed to Matheus Cunha – in another sign that there will be no return for the England striker at Old Trafford.
Indeed, Rashford is one of five players who want to leave the club and, having informed the club of their desire to do so, will be allowed to report for duty later in July, rather than reporting back at Carrington next week for pre-season testing.
The other four are Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia. All will be allowed to report for pre-season back at Carrington late as they seek to finalise moves away, having told the club they are keen to move on.
The club have confirmed that their medical and rehabilitation facilities will remain available to the players, should they want it. Remote support will also continue as it has during the off-season.
Sources also insist that if the players cannot get themselves fixed up with moves elsewhere, then they WILL be welcomed back ahead of the new season – although it will then be down to head coach Ruben Amorim to decide what to do with them.
Rashford, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, loses his No.10 shirt at the club as he continues to push for a move away. He is keen to try his luck in another country, with Barcelona his preferred destination.
That move has appeared unlikely for much of the summer, with Barca prioritising a move for Spain winger Nico Williams. But amid worries over the Blaugrana’s ability to register Williams if they paid his release clause to Athletic Bilbao, amid the club’s financial issues, the player has duly signed a new long-term deal with Athletic until 2035, confirming that he won’t be moving this summer.
That offers an opening to Rashford, either on a permanent deal or on loan, particularly with Liverpool insisting that another Barca target, Luis Diaz, is going nowhere this summer.
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