Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford will not be leaving Old Trafford for Fenerbahce as he looks for a way out, according to the Turkish side’s vice-president.

Ruben Amorim left out Rashford from his squad to face Man City in a 2-1 Manchester Derby win in December and the England international has only made one squad since.

Man Utd boss Amorim has always called it a “selection” decision when referring to Rashford’s omission but he changed tack after their 1-0 win over Fulham.

Amorim said he would rather play Man Utd goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital over Rashford as he hinted that the 27-year-old wasn’t giving his all in training.

Rashford has been linked with a number of clubs this month after admitting in an interview that he is ready for a “new challenge” away from Old Trafford.

Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, West Ham and other clubs have been mooted but clubs are finding it tricky to cover all or part of his huge wages at Man Utd.

There was a link to Turkish side Fenerbahce but the club’s vice-president Acun Ilicali insists that they are not interested in Rashford this month.

Ilicali, who is also Hull City owner, told Sky Sports on Tuesday morning: “Yesterday it was in the news that we are interested. First of all, he is a fantastic player.

“But in your team, when you have some plans, it is not logical to have two players in the same position that are too similar.

“These kinds of players need to play, play, play – and, if he comes, one of the other players would not be able to play.

“When it came in front of us, unfortunately we said no – so there is nothing about this transfer.

“Of course, there were some rumours, but I can say very comfortably that we are not interested. But he’s a good player.”

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Man Utd are looking to offload Casemiro – who is also on huge wages – before the transfer window closes on February 3 and Roma have “asked” about a loan move.

Sky Sports reporter Melissa Reddy said in an update on the Brazilian: “Casemiro is open to a move to Roma and Manchester United are willing to let him leave on loan before the window closes.

“United prefer to sell Casemiro on a permanent deal but there have not been any offers of that nature so far.

“Roma had asked for information about Casemiro, according to Sky in Italy.

“They have been doing due diligence on the Brazil midfielder in the event that they need to find a replacement for Leandro Paredes, who is a target for Boca Juniors.”

Marcus Rashford turned up for training ‘despite’ the fact Ruben Amorim called him out for not training properly. Manchester United’s plans are in tatters.

Rash decision
Marcus Rashford remains the biggest story in all of football on Tuesday because Manchester United. No problems there; Ruben Amorim made sure of that by continuing their non-existent ‘war of words’ over the weekend.

The latest development comes from Martin Blackburn of The Sun, who writes:

‘Despite Amorim’s comments, Rashford reported for training on Monday…’

To be fair, it would have been sensational for Rashford to respond to Amorim’s quotes calling out his professionalism in training by…not turning up to training. He had the chance to do the funniest thing ever and wasted it.

The media continues to struggle with the concept of a footballer turning up for work not being particularly newsworthy. Of course Rashford ‘reported for training on Monday’. He is paid incredibly handsomely to do so. It is his job. That ‘despite’ is absolute nonsense.

But Rashford ‘now knows there is no way back at Old Trafford following Ruben Amorim’s comments after the win at Fulham’.

And perhaps Mediawatch is being naive here and entirely alone in thinking that there might be ‘a way back’ for Rashford under Amorim, who specifically said: “If things don’t change, I will not change. It’s the same situation for every player, if you do the maximum and right things we can use every player.”

It admittedly requires some reading between the lines, but there might be ‘a way back’ for Rashford if he does “the maximum and right things”, which can be roughly translated to training and applying himself properly. Amorim has not been particularly secretive on what he perceives to be both the problem and the solution, nor that “if things don’t change, I will not change”.

If they do, he might. Therein lies Rashford’s ‘way back’.

‘It now looks highly unlikely he will feature again after Amorim said he is not being considered because of his performances in training.’

If only there was something Rashford could do to change the mind of a manager who isn’t picking him because of his performances and attitude in training. Maybe something in training?

‘There looks to be no way of patching up the differences between the pair.’

If you choose to completely ignore everything Amorim has said on the matter, yes.

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Pocket full of sunshine
Blackburn then weighs in on just how big an own goal Amorim might have scored by publicly criticising a player Manchester United wish to offload. It could cost them ‘MILLIONS’, the big Portuguese fool.

‘Those comments could now end up hitting United in the pocket when it comes to moving him on over the next few days,’ Blackburn says, having crunched the numbers.

‘If Rashford does not leave before Monday’s transfer deadline, he will cost United £6.5MILLION in wages until the summer window opens.’

While obviously a ludicrously big number, in relative footballing terms that’s really quite underwhelming, isn’t it? If Manchester United can’t find a suitor for Rashford before the deadline it will cost them MILLIONS, or the equivalent of one Zoran Tosic in wages.

They might be just fine when Sir Jim makes a few more cuts.

Come on baby, light my backfire
That claim is reiterated elsewhere:

By Chris Wheeler in the Daily Mail:

‘Ruben Amorim’s criticism of Marcus Rashford is in danger of backfiring as Manchester United struggle to offload the unsettled star with six days of the transfer window left.’

…and by James Ducker in the Daily Telegraph:

‘Yet Amorim’s scathing assessment of Rashford could backfire, with interested parties increasingly of the belief that United may have little choice but to offload the player on the cheap before Monday’s deadline.

Manchester United struggled to ‘offload the unsettled star’ with 33 days of the transfer window left and a fortnight of preparation after he weirdly told Henry Winter he wanted to leave. That was on December 17. Amorim made his latest comments on January 26. Not sure he can really be blamed for the difficulty in finding a club who will take on those wages in the interim.

Wheeler continues, writing: ‘Rashford has not featured in the last 11 games, and it now feels as though he has reached the point of no return with Amorim.’

Again, Rashford ‘has reached the point of no return with Amorim’ only if he ignores everything the manager has said.

‘United sources insisted on Monday that the head coach’s comments about players having the right attitude in training apply to every member of the squad and not just Rashford.’

Because they did. He specifically said they did and it was fairly obvious before then anyway.

‘Dortmund and Barcelona are leading the way to sign Rashford until the end of the season, but his £315,000-a-week wages have been a major stumbling block and there are concerns that Amorim’s comments will make it even harder for United to strike a deal that suits them.’

They will be cursing their luck, having done such a phenomenal job of finding someone to take Rashford before then.

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Wrath and learn
There is some news coming away from Old Trafford, as the Daily Mirror website kindly informs us:

‘Kyle Walker risks wrath of Pep Guardiola with prediction after leaving Man City’

It seems like a strange thing for Walker to do. Guardiola would obviously prefer to have kept his captain but the decision seemed mutual and cordial.

Clearly not, considering these toxic quotes:

“It’s not perfect in terms of the league, but there’s still a chance in the Champions League. I hope to contribute with my experience and leadership and to help Milan return to where it wants to be. Winning the Champions League would be a dream come true: I have experienced it in a great final with City.”

‘Risks wrath’? He’s practically begging for it.

Wrath now, cry later
And the Daily Mirror website has clearly stumbled upon their headline style of choice for the day because…

‘Ruben Amorim risks wrath of Man Utd dressing room with yet another unpopular decision’

What has he sodding done now?

“They asked for the day off tomorrow. I didn’t give it, so we are training tomorrow because it’s my birthday and my gift is to work with them, with the guys who didn’t play.”

You cannot move for ‘wrath’ nowadays. It’s a wonder Marcus Rashford even turned up for training ‘despite’ all of it.

Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford has agreed to reduce his salary in order to seal a move to Barcelona before the transfer deadline, according to reports.

The 27-year-old has not played for the Red Devils since Ruben Amorim’s side beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in the Europa League on December 12.

Amorim left him out of the matchday squad for their 2-1 Manchester Derby victory over Man City later that week and the Man Utd forward has only been in one squad since.

Rashford admitted in an interview after being left out against Man City that he was ready for a “new challenge” away from Old Trafford in January if the opportunity arose.

That led to numerous clubs being linked with a move for Rashford but many were put off by the huge wage packet that he’s on at Man Utd.

His high salary has even proved difficult for Euro giants like Barcelona, who are now seen as the main potential suitors for Rashford if he’s to find a new club in January.

But reports in Spain now claim that Rashford is ‘closer to arriving in Spain’ with the Man Utd forward ‘accepting’ Barcelona’s terms for a loan move.

Rashford has left ‘the doors completely open to leave Old Trafford this January’ and Barcelona have become ‘very attentive to the possibility of incorporating him into their ranks, to give Hans-Dieter Flick more alternatives in attack.’

The Catalan giants ‘have been in talks’ with the Man Utd board ‘to get him to land on loan until June’ with the ‘operation’ set to cost them €3m.

It is said to be ‘essential that the English star accepts a significant reduction in his salary’ and with a move to Barcelona ‘very convincing’ to the Man Utd forward, ‘he has accepted Laporta and Deco’s request without any problems.’

The report adds that Rashford ‘could therefore become a surprise signing for Flick in the near future, although it all depends on whether they manage to free up any players before the transfer window ends.’

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Speaking on Monday, Sky Sports reporter Melissa Reddy insisted that Barcelona had “not engaged United formally about taking Rashford on loan”.

Reddy said: “Amorim is not convinced of Marcus Rashford’s behaviour and his professionalism if he has to stay at the close of this window, which is a very big possibility because Barcelona is the option he wants and pretty much the only one left.

“They’ve not engaged United formally about taking Rashford on loan. They are struggling to offload players and create any kind of salary space. Their wage bill is increasing with contract renewals.

“Hansi Flick seems very comfortable with the players that he has, he’s not putting any pressure for new signings. His commitment is to those he already has.

“If Rashford stays, the onus is on him to change his behaviour and change his habits. Rather than the PR about how much he loves the club, the fans would like to see it in action.”