Marcus Rashford's discomfort continues to grow at Manchester United

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By: Manu Tournoux

Marcus Rashford's career is definitely taking an unexpected turn. Considered one of the greatest English talents of recent years, the Manchester United striker has had a complicated few months with his training club. Author of a lackluster start to the season under the orders of Erik ten Hag, the versatile 27-year-old winger saw the arrival of Ruben Amorim as that of a savior. However, the native of Wythenshawe quickly became disillusioned.

Indeed, downgraded and quickly relegated to the bench, the Three Lions international (60 caps, 17 goals) quickly understood that he was not necessarily going to be a priority in the mind of the former Sporting CP coach. . A trend which has clearly been confirmed over the weeks with Rashford who has no longer even been part of the Red Devils squad since December 15. Pushed towards the exit during this winter transfer window, the player is also inclined to leave his training club and has wanted to join FC Barcelona for a few weeks. Meanwhile, feeling that this departure is struggling to really take shape, Ruben Amorim dropped a bombshell this Sunday.

Marcus Rashford is ready to play again with Manchester United but…

Indeed, present at a press conference, the 40-year-old coach was content with a killer outing to seal the future of the Mancunian number 10: “If things don't change, I won't change. It's the same situation for all players, if you do the maximum and the right things, we can use every player. We see that on the bench, we lack a little rhythm, but I would put Manchester United goalkeeping coach, Jorge Vital, ahead of a player who does not give his best every day.» An unequivocal diatribe which caused an outcry in England where each consultant began to give their opinion on this thorny situation.

New consultant for the BBCformer Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given agreed with Ruben Amorim: “fans are not stupid. They see that the players are not good enough and Ruben Amorim is just being honest. If you don't train hard and dedicate your life to this, you won't make the team. You have to show your manager that you deserve a place on the team.» As the Rashford case becomes more and more complex in Manchester, his prospects of departure are also starting to dwindle one week before the end of the transfer window. Refusing to join Saudi Arabia despite several juicy offers, Rashford dreams of FC Barcelona according to the Spanish press but no major departure is expected in Catalonia. The arrival of Kyle Walker at AC Milan also buried the idea of ​​a departure to Lombardy. According to the BBCthe player's entourage confirmed that he had no problem with Amorim and that he was ready to play again in the Manchester jersey in the coming weeks. A prospect that really doesn’t seem to be in the Portuguese coach’s plans…