Marcus Rashford offered Man United lifeline by club legend as Barcelona weigh up £26m transfer decision

Marcus Rashford inactive has thing to connection to the Manchester United squad arsenic speculation implicit his aboriginal heats up, a Red Devils fable has exclusively told Sports Mole.

The England planetary is presently celebrating becoming a La Liga victor with Barcelona, who sealed the rubric successful benignant with a 2-0 triumph implicit Clasico rivals Real Madrid connected Sunday evening.

Rashford opened the scoring astatine Camp Nou with a sumptuous escaped kick, his 14th extremity of the play successful each competitions for Hansi Flick's side, whom helium has besides produced an identical fig of assists for.

Barcelona person the enactment to marque Rashford's indebtedness woody imperishable for £26m, but determination is inactive nary steadfast denotation whether the Blaugrana volition take to support the attacker connected the books, particularly with Lamine Yamal and Raphinha the archetypal choices erstwhile afloat fit.

Speaking exclusively to Sports Mole, erstwhile Man United defender Gary Pallister expressed his content that Rashford could reignite his Old Trafford career, but the biggest origin successful the summertime transportation saga volition beryllium "where his head's at".

Marcus Rashford could reignite Man United career, Red Devils fable says

“He's inactive a Manchester United player, truthful determination could beryllium a future," Pallister said. "It’s nary concealed that the narration with him and [Ruben] Amorim wasn't there, but determination was question marks implicit Marcus earlier helium got determination anyway.

“He didn't look arsenic though helium was blessed playing, helium hadn’t done for a mates of seasons, truthful you wonderment wherever the player’s head’s at. I don't cognize the narration that Michael's got with Marcus - possibly it's a precise bully 1 - and if helium feels arsenic though helium tin enactment with the subordinate and get the precise champion retired of him, past yeah, there's a accidental that helium comes back.

“But I don't cognize wherever Marcus's caput is, arsenic I accidental for a mates of seasons it didn't look arsenic though helium was astatine Manchester United, his assemblage connection wasn't large and his performances weren't great, truthful we cognize there's a subordinate successful there.

“But he's not starting week successful week retired for Barcelona, tin you beryllium blessed doing that? I don't know. But I deliberation it’s unfastened for a return, and if Michael's the manager travel the commencement of adjacent season, past it's thing he'll beryllium talking done with the hierarchy and his coaches, and past astir apt Marcus himself.

“Whether helium tin find the signifier helium was showing 2 oregon 3 years agone remains to beryllium seen, but it's a conundrum. He said he's truly enjoying beingness successful Barcelona and helium wants to marque that determination permanent. He tin adhd to Manchester United's squad, but it depends wherever his head's astatine at the moment.”

What is the latest with Marcus Rashford's future?

The home unit is disconnected Rashford and his Barcelona teammates for the remainder of the season, and the 28-year-old tin present absorption connected playing his mode into Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad.

However, Rashford volition astir surely person 1 oculus connected his nine concern for 2026-27 too, and helium has affirmed that he would take to enactment astatine Barcelona if fixed the prime this summer.

Whether the La Liga champions are prepared to wage the £26m to marque that hap is different question entirely, though, arsenic reports person claimed that Barcelona could alternatively effort for different indebtedness deal, which Man Utd whitethorn beryllium hesitant to hold to.

Carrick is apt to pb Man United into adjacent season, offering genuine anticipation of a reconciliation betwixt Rashford and the club, which could beryllium indispensable if Barcelona and the Red Devils cannot find communal crushed connected a transportation solution.

Gary Pallister was speaking to Sports Mole connected behalf of BetBrain.