Barcelona’s attempts to sign Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford are being held up by a player refusing to leave with Borussia Dortmund set to take advantage, according to reports.
The England foreigner left Ruben Amorim’s side for their 2-1 win over Man City in the Manchester Derby last month, with Rashford appearing in only one Fit team since.
Rashford Back passed away in the Red Devils’ 3-1 defeat on Sunday at Brighton at Old Trafford, as planned, and now results in a position to leave Man Utd before the end of the January movement window.
Speaking in an interview with Henry Winter the day after the Manchester Derby, Rashford said: “For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps.
“When I leave, there will be no ‘resentments’. You may not have any negative comments on my part about Manchester United. It is me as a person.
“If I know that a stage is already bad, I will not get worse. I saw how other players have gone in the hereafter and I don’t need to be that person. When I leave, I will do a and it will be me. “
Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund are the two main clubs connected with a movement for Rashford as the end of the window and the UTD Guy regulations are approaching from his departure to a rival of the Premier League.
The Spanish publication game now states that Barcelona has a “serious competitor” in Dortmund for Rashford and that Catalan giants “cannot rest in their hands in their attempt to sign” the type that is coming to Ayeardarray
It is understood that Barcelona “do not need to rush and the first objective is to close the departure of Ansu Fati so that Rashford can take his position in the team, but while the attacker is not satisfied with the departure, the arrival of a call that Hansi likes a lot becomes confusing”.
Dortmund believe Rashford ‘would be an ideal player to revive the project’ and the Bundesliga giants could move for the England international if Erik ten Hag takes over as manager this week.
The report adds that: ‘Despite having also had problems with him, he [Ten Hag] believes that his behaviour is correctable and would have a great impact on the rest of the group in order to get their heads back on track.’
Sport continues: ‘It all depends on whether Rashford wants to wait for FC Barcelona until February 3 , when the winter transfer window closes, or opts for Dortmund this week.’
The Daily Telegraph have their own update on Rashford on Monday, they write: ‘United will also step up their efforts this week to find a loan move for Marcus Rashford with sources in Germany suggesting that Borussia Dortmund are hopeful of signing him with French club Monaco are believed to be their closest rivals.’
Although other reports in Spain affirm that the Barcelona striker, Fati, “refuses to leave” with his rashford motion “at a stop” and “closing of the door” in an agreement for Guy Utd Star.