A loan move is looking increasingly likely
Manchester United are said to be ‘aware’ that Marcus Rashford’s agent and brother Dwaine Maynard has travelled to Italy to meet with AC Milan.
The attacker, who has fallen out of favour under Ruben Amorim, is likely to depart the club in the January transfer window and a host of European and Premier League clubs are said to be interested.
The Italian giants have struggled in front of goal this season, with injuries to Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao leaving the club 8th in the table.
Early indications suggest that the 27-year-old would join the Italian club on loan for the rest of the season with United subsidising a large portion of his wage, should a deal be agreed.
"A number of clubs are expected to approach [Man] United."
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Manchester United are aware that Marcus Rashford's brother and agent Dwaine Maynard are in Milan talking to AC ✍️ pic.twitter.com/oZ0vXTgUyN
Yesterday, it was reported by David Ornstein at the Athletic that Borussia Dortmund had expressed their interest in a loan deal for the want-away striker.
Rashford leaving for Germany would continue the trend of English players finding success in the German league, following on from the likes of Jude Bellingham, Jadon Sancho, Harry Kane and Jamie Gittens, just to name a handful.
The Bundesliga club join a host of other clubs interested in the player, including Juventus and some Premier League clubs.
Rashford is looking to play himself into form to make Thomas Tuchel’s 2026 World Cup squad with England, one of the key reasons he has already rejected moves to Saudi Arabia.
United ideally want to sell the player for £40million with all of that being seen as profit since Rashford is a product of their academy.
It would massively help the Reds who are finely balancing the books as they try to avoid breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules.
However, Rashford’s high wages of £325,000 a week remains the largest stumbling block for interested clubs which is why a loan deal, with subsidised wages, is more likely.
