Barcelona emerge as new betting favorites to sign Marcus Rashford amid Man United rift

Spanish giants, FC Barcelona have overtaken Paris Saint Germain in the race to sign Marcus Rashford from Man United in this January transfer window, with the England international expected to miss out on his side’s pivotal trip to Anfield to take on Liverpool this weekend.

Rashford, who hinted at his imminent exit from his boyhood club, United last month, revealed he was seeking a new challenge in his career, having endured a barren spell on the club’s left-hand side over the last 18 months.

And expected to miss United’s massive away fixture against Liverpool this weekend, Rashford was included in the club’s matchday squad in their harrowing loss to Newcastle United over the weekend, failing to make an appearance however.

FC Barcelona emerge as new favorites to sign Marcus Rashford

According to the latest odds available, fans of the best bitcoin dice sites and other gambling and betting games can get the English winger as low as 2/1 to sign for La Liga side, FC Barcelona in this January transfer window.

Revealing plans to seek challenges elsewhere from Old Trafford before the turn of the year, Marcus Rashford, who graduated from United’s academy during the tenure of Dutch coach, Louis van Gaal has been widely tipped to make the move before the end of this current season.

Left out of the side in United’s stunning 2-1 come-from-behind win at the Etihad Stadium late last month, Rashford alongside fellow winger, Alejandro Garnacho were both set a bar by new Portuguese head coach, Ruben Amorim, who pointed to desire and focus from his eye going forward for the club.

“For me it’s important; the performance in training, the performance in games, the way you dress, the way you eat, the way you engage with your team-mates, the way you push your team-mates,” Ruben Amorim told assembled media at the Etihad Stadium.

“Everything is important. In our context, in the beginning of something, when we want to change a lot of things, when people in our clubs are losing their jobs, we have to make the standards really high.

“Today the team proved we can leave anyone out of the squad and manage to win if you play together.”

And speaking this week ahead of United’s trip to a hostile Anfield to take on historic rivals, Liverpool – who sit proudly atop the Premier League, the above-mentioned, Amorim revealed Rashford is expected to miss out on the fixture as he battles an undisclosed illness.

“At the moment he (Marcus Rashford) is ill,” said Amorim. “He is not training and this week he is out.”

News of Rashford’s exclusion from the side comes hot on the heels of reports of an expected firesale at the club in both the January window and in the summer, with all but a handful of names including new signings such as Noussair Mazraoui, as well as Manuel Ugarte – and academy product, Kobbie Mainoo rubber-stamped to remain at the club.

Ahead of their match with Liverpool, United are tasked with snapping a winless run of three straight matches in the league, shipping a handful of goals to Bournemouth, Wolves, and Newcastle – without finding the net against any of the trio.