Rashford endured a very public falling out with United manager Ruben Amorim towards the end of 2024. The club’s popular academy graduate was exiled from the first-team squad for two-and-a-half months before escaping on loan to Aston Villa at the end of the winter transfer window.

Barcelona could be back in the race to sign long-term target and Manchester United star Marcus Rashford this summer.Rashford has impressed during his six-month loan spell at Aston Villa as Unai

Marcus Rashford’s short stay at Aston Villa has finally ended, but the forward’s story is a long way from being completed. What initially promised to be a temporary respite from the shadow of Old Trafford has reopened the book on his career.