Man United transfer news: Borussia Dortmund, Napoli 'serious contenders' for Red Devils attacker after fresh development

Borussia Dortmund are reportedly making 'a concerted effort' to get Marcus Rashford, portion Napoli are said to person emerged arsenic genuine contenders to motion the Manchester United attacker earlier the extremity of the January transportation window.

AC Milan proceed to beryllium viewed arsenic the favourites for the Englishman, who has seemingly been left retired of the Man United squad for Sunday's FA Cup third-round fixture with Arsenal astatine the Emirates Stadium.

However, according to the Daily Mail, Dortmund person stepped up their interest, with the Bundesliga giants determined to triumph the contention for his signature.

The study claims that BVB's beardown narration with Man United has placed them successful a bully position, with the woody perchance akin to the 1 that took Jadon Sancho backmost to the nine connected indebtedness for the 2nd fractional of past season.

A imperishable exit for Rashford this period is seen arsenic highly improbable considering that helium collects successful the portion of £315,000 a week successful wages, portion the Red Devils are believed to privation astatine slightest £40m.

As a result, a indebtedness exit is the astir apt result to the tense situation, and according to The Mirror, Napoli are besides firmly successful the contention pursuing the quality that Georgian guardant Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is looking to leave.

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Dortmund, Napoli 'firmly successful the race' for Rashford

Kvaratskhelia has told Napoli that helium wants to depart this month, and Paris Saint-Germain are believed to beryllium making fantabulous advancement successful their attempts to motion the Premier League-linked attacker.

"I person ne'er hidden distant from uncomfortable questions. If I speak, I'll archer the truth, different I similar to enactment quiet, I don't archer lies," Napoli brag Antonio Conte told reporters connected Saturday.

"We are talking astir an important player. A subordinate who was already owed to permission successful the summer. I besides wanted to person method certainties. Quality is needed successful summation to the enactment I demanded, arsenic good arsenic the confirmation of definite players, including Khvicha, who, arsenic you know, had asked to beryllium sold successful the summer. And helium wasn't the lone one.

"We are moving forwards, but it is casual to hide the enactment I had to bash to person the players, who I considered essential, to stay. Many wanted to instrumentality different paths. He asked the nine to beryllium sold, without mincing his words. This is what was said to me, the subordinate has confirmed his determination to me."

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Conte 'eyes Rashford arsenic Kvaratskhelia replacement'

Conte has allegedly told Napoli chiefs that helium wants Rashford to get pursuing the latest development, and determination is present expected to beryllium a scramble for the attacker's services successful the coming days.

Milan advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic played alongside Rashford astatine Man United, and the Swede has suggested that talks volition soon instrumentality spot with the 27-year-old implicit a imaginable power to San Siro.

"I cognize him precise well, I played with him erstwhile helium was young, present helium is an big and established. He has done large things with United and contiguous that is his club," helium told Sky Italia.

"How to person him [to join]? Milan is 1 of the biggest clubs successful the world, everyone wants to play here. It is simply a hard operation, we volition spot if we tin speech to him."

Rashford has scored 7 goals and registered 3 assists successful 24 appearances for Man United this season, but helium has not played for the Red Devils since December 12, having fallen retired of favour nether caput manager Ruben Amorim.

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