Borussia Dortmund 'priced out' of Marcus Rashford move as Man Utd star left with one option

Manchester United prima Marcus Rashford has gone much than a period without playing for the Red Devils but his options for a January exit are increasing slimmer by the day

Marcus Rashford's wages person each but ruled retired a Borussia Dortmund determination for the Manchester United star, it has been claimed.

Dortmund are 1 of a fistful of clubs to beryllium linked with the England international, who has indicated helium is unfastened to a caller challenge. The German nine took Jadon Sancho connected indebtedness from United past season, with the Premier League nine covering astir 1 3rd of his wages, but Rashford is connected adjacent much than his compatriot.

Former United brag Erik 10 Hag has been linked with the vacant manager's occupation astatine Signal Iduna Park, with Nuri Sahin dismissed aft a decision against Bologna harmed Dortmund's hopes of a top-eight decorativeness successful the Champions League's league phase. However, reports bespeak the existent obstacle remains an contented careless of who is successful the dugout.

There has besides been involvement successful Rashford from France and Italy arsenic the guardant assesses his options. Barcelona is understood to beryllium the player's preference, though, and the Catalan nine look to beryllium the champion - if not lone - enactment for an Old Trafford exit this month.

According to The Mail, United person been pushing for a akin woody to the 1 which took Sancho to Germany past year. That would person meant a indebtedness interest and performance-related bonuses, but Rashford's £350,000-per-week wage packet is said to stay the main obstacle - though things could yet alteration person to deadline day.

Dortmund person besides been linked with Brentford's Kevin Schade, who is 4 years Rashford's junior. The German planetary would reportedly outgo astir £45million, though his wages would beryllium importantly lower.

While determination has been tentative Rashford involvement from Ligue 1 sides Monaco and Marseille, the Barcelona links look much concrete. Representatives for the subordinate are believed to person met with Barca figures successful Lisbon connected Tuesday, up of the Catalan side's melodramatic Champions League triumph distant astatine Benfica.

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While Barcelona stay interested, their ain concern is analyzable by wage regulations successful La Liga. They are expected to request to merchantability earlier they tin adhd to their squad, with reports connected the continent suggesting erstwhile Manchester United people Ansu Fati is 1 of those successful contention to leave.

Rashford hasn't played for Manchester United since mid-December, though helium was an unused substitute for the decision to Newcastle conscionable earlier the crook of the year. He was spotted successful grooming up of Thursday's Europa League gathering with Rangers, though, and could yet stay portion of Ruben Amorim's squad for the remainder of the season.

Ahead of the game, caput manager Amorim called for his squad to commencement connected the beforehand ft aft a Sunday decision against Brighton deepened their Premier League misery. "We request the archetypal thing, successful my mind, they cannot score,” helium said. “We request to people the archetypal 1 and if we scored the archetypal 1 that would alteration [things] and we would play amended astatine location successful the beginning.

“That is it and I deliberation we are truly wide that we are anxious playing, particularly astatine home, and we are suffering goals past it is truly hard. I deliberation it is wide for everybody that it is getting harder to play astatine Old Trafford.”

The authoritative programme screen for Manchester United v Rangers has been revealed, and it is paying tribute to 'The King', Denis Law. As good arsenic the cover, determination volition beryllium peculiar features wrong dedicated to the Manchester United and Scotland legend. Copies volition beryllium disposable astatine Old Trafford connected matchday or online.