Ornstein: ‘Fantastic’ Man Utd star has now opened the door to a potential swap deal to facilitate his Old Trafford exit

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·1 de julio de 2025

Ornstein: ‘Fantastic’ Man Utd star has now opened the door to a potential swap deal to facilitate his Old Trafford exit

Marcus Rashford is keen to explore all avenues that will result in him sealing his desired transfer away from Manchester United this summer.

As things stand, the 27-year-old will report back to Carrington next Monday for the start of United’s pre-season training — despite being made aware that he’ll play no part in Ruben Amorim’s squad after the summer.

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Rashford, along with his agents, are now floundering to find a suitor willing to take him on board before 2025/2026 gets underway next month.

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According to transfer expert David Ornstein, the forward has his heart set on a move abroad for the first-ever time in his career, having only ever represented United and, for a brief spell in the second half of last season, Aston Villa.

Reports throughout the window have suggested Barcelona would be something of a dream move for Rashford, and talks have taken place between Sporting Director Deco and the player’s brother/agent. However, their precarious financial situation and recent pursuit of first-choice attacking target Nico Williams has forced the La Liga champions to put their Rashford interest on the back burner.

Ornstein adds that Rashford is ‘open to leaving on loan or as part of a swap deal’ to ensure he seals a suitable move away this summer, although neither option overly bodes in United’s favour, as they are keen on offloading him permanently and recuperating around £40 million of pure profit through his sale.

Rashford generally impressed during temporary Villa Park stint

After his notorious fallout with Ruben Amorim last December, Rashford embarked on a new venture with Villa in January and proceeded to oversee a revitalised run of form; Unai Emery singled him out for praise following his ‘fantastic’ and spirited display in the side’s triumphant Champions League victory over eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-final second leg.

In the 17 games he played for the Midlands outfit across all competitions, he returned four goals and six assists.