Shock side emerging as favourites to land Rashford as they aim to “blow rivals out of water” – report

AS Monaco are reportedly emerging as frontrunners in the race for Marcus Rashford.

The Englishman has not played for Manchester United since mid-December and he has been heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford this winter.

At first it seemed like AC Milan were favourites but they appear to have walked away from a deal after a lack of response from Rashford.

The player’s preference seems to be a move to Spain and FC Barcelona, but they are currently struggling to raise the cash for a loan deal for the forward.

This has left Borussia Dortmund as one of the clubs best positioned to do a deal. They are in “direct contact” for the player with Ruben Amorim reportedly wanting him gone this week.

Nonetheless, The Sun report that Monaco may be the new favourites for the 27 year old.

It was reported earlier that the French club were out of the race but this appears not to be the case.

“Marcus Rashford could be heading to Monaco – with the Ligue 1 side rich enough to afford the most attractive of loan deals.”

“The 27-year-old is highly likely to leave Old Trafford this month with a host of clubs interested.”

United have been close to receiving punishments for breaking PSR rules and would love to get Rashford’s massive salary off the wage bill if possible this January.

The French club may be an avenue for this as they “could be an option until the end of the season.”

The English newspaper reports “the wealthy Ligue 1 club are understood to be considering an approach and would be willing to pay most if not all of his massive weekly wage.”

If these reports are accurate, this would certainly put Monaco in a strong position to land the winger with less than two weeks of the window left.

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