Marcus Rashford will return to Manchester United for showdown talks with club bosses following the World Cup. The forward has seen his hopes of a permanent move to Barcelona collapse, leaving his immediate future in limbo.
Barcelona Move Collapses
Barcelona have signed Anthony Gordon in a £70m deal, while United have refused to entertain a second season-long loan deal for Rashford at the Camp Nou. It means Rashford is no nearer knowing what his next move will be, as he prepares for England's opening World Cup clash with Croatia in Dallas.
Rashford has little interest in remaining with United, having broken ties with his hometown club to make a fresh start elsewhere. Despite a change in manager, with Michael Carrick replacing Ruben Amorim last season, Rashford believes his long-term future will be best served at another club.
United Block Rivals
United have blocked him joining either Manchester City or Liverpool, who have shown interest in Rashford before, while Arsenal have cooled on the idea of signing him. Rashford would prefer to join another European club, with United slapping a £40m valuation on someone who Barcelona had the option of signing for just £24m.
Unless someone is willing to meet the asking price and agree to pay £16m more than what United were prepared to sell him to Barcelona for, Rashford will go back to his parent club when he has had a break following his World Cup commitments with England.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Stance
United's co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe remains determined to sell the £325,000-a-week forward to get him off the club's wage bill. He knows this summer represents the best chance to offload Rashford, rather than risk allowing him to reach next June when he would be entering the final 12 months of his deal. United have moved on without him and continue to target summer signings for Carrick, which will see him develop a side that appears to have no place for the 28-year-old exile.
