Marcus Rashford Man United transfer exit latest amid training appearance and Barcelona meeting

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford continues to be linked with a move away from the club in the January transfer window. A number of clubs are understood to be keen on signing the 27-year-old on loan until the end of the season.

The forward last played for United against Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on December 12. Rashford outlined his desire for a "new challenge" in December after missing the Manchester derby win over Manchester City.

Rashford was left out of the ninth match running in Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Brighton. United boss Ruben Amorim insisted it was "his choice" when asked about the attacker's absence. However, sources have clarified that the United academy graduate has not declared himself unavailable.

On Wednesday, Rashford joined his United teammates in training ahead of Thursday night's Europa League game with Rangers. It comes after a number of updates emerged regarding a potential departure.

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United have significantly reduced their output of training footage over the past month and Rashford was absent when photographs were released on January 8. However, he took part in training on Wednesday morning ahead of the clash with Rangers.

After watching his side register one shot on target against Brighton, Amorim was quizzed on the prospect of bringing Rashford back into the mix. "It is his choice [not to play]," he said.

"I don’t want to focus on this bad moment because in the games we lost, Rashford is not here. I don't want to put this moment on Rashford. Rashford is out of this moment because he is not playing. No matter what, I am not going to put out a player I don’t believe is the best for the team."

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