When Marcus Rashford said at the end of 2024 that he was ready for new challenges, this was the start of the process towards exit. Ruben Amorim chose not to make use of one of the club’s biggest attacking resources, it was all solved in the short term with a loan to Aston Villa in January. Here, Rashford has delivered the goods. With months without match training, he ran into the Villa team with great success. 4 goals and 6 assists in 17 games, often as the first choice ahead of Ollie Watkins.
According to TBR Football, Rashfords has been open to Aston Villa management about the options he is considering.
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“We understand that Rashford’s camp has informed Villa that he is open about his plans, and although he has not committed to Villa, he has not ruled out returning (after the season),” the English media begins.
“Rashford’s camp has actually told them (Villa) that a Champions League ticket is not necessarily decisive for him to sign a renewed contract. However, we understand that Rashford’s priority is once again to join Barcelona, and his camp has already been in contact with the Catalan giant to map out their interest, according to the English media.
And Manchester United? According to TBR Football, the management expects Rashford to return to the club for pre-season, with no concern about how this will be perceived with Rashford back in Amorim’s squad.
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Here’s the summary: Rashford wants to go to Barcelona, but is open to Aston Villa without a CL ticket if it doesn’t work out. United are running business as usual in preseason with Rashford in the squad if the bid that can be accepted does not come to Old Trafford.
We are eagerly following this complex process.
