New Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim left Rashford and Garnacho out of his 20-man squad for their derby clash against arch-rivals Man City over their attitude.
And Rashford said in an interview on Tuesday that he is ready to leave Man Utd with the Red Devils forward looking for a “new challenge”.
Amorim seemed to play down Rashford’s comments at his press conference on Wednesday and insisted Man Utd are “better with” the England international.
But reports in Spain now claim that Barcelona and Man Utd are ‘negotiating a swap deal’ involving Rashford and Frenkie de Jong ahead of the January transfer window.
Man Utd are showing ‘great interest’ in Barcelona midfielder De Jong with the Netherlands international only starting two matches in all competitions this term under Hansi Flick.
The report describes De Jong as a ‘hot potato’ at the Camp Nou with the Catalan giants ‘working on finding a solution’ for their highest-paid player.
Erik ten Hag was keen on bringing the Dutchman to Man Utd during his tenure and now Amorim ‘still believes that he could be an interesting addition to the midfield’.
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