Man United forward ‘ready and available’ for selection amid exit links

Marcus Rashford is ‘ready and available’ to play for Manchester United, according to the Guardian.

He previously declared that he was ‘ready for a new challenge‘ after falling out with manager Ruben Amorim but appears to have changed his stance.

The England international has not featured in United’s last nine games and has been in the matchday squad once during that period.

Amorim has stated that it is the forward’s ‘choice’ to keep being unavailable for selection after missing the 3-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion yesterday.

Amorim has not been happy with Rashford’s ‘performance in games’ and his general conduct.

He dropped the forward for the Manchester derby last month. He was reinstated to the squad for the clash with Newcastle United but has been absent since then.

United are open to letting him leave on loan this month, but an exit is ‘looking increasingly difficult’.

Borussia Dortmund are ‘pushing to sign’ him, but ‘finances remain a big issue’. They need United to ‘contribute a substantial percentage of his wages’.

There are also ‘internal concerns within Dortmund’ regarding Rashford because he plays in the same position as Jamie Gittens, according to journalist Florian Plettenberg,

A move to the Signal Iduna Park could see the United academy graduate reunite with former manager Erik ten Hag.

The Dutch tactician is one of the candidates being considered to replace under-fire Nuri Sahin as Dortmund’s manager.

A move to AC Milan looks difficult as they are focused on signing Manchester City full-back Kyle Walker.

They have one more slot for a British player due to Brexit rules, which makes a move for Rashford unlikely at this stage.

While Rashford is ready to get back to action, Amorim will unlikely call on him for the Europa League fixture with Rangers at Old Trafford on Thursday.

Man United occupy one of the automatic qualifying positions in the Europa League table, but their recent form does not inspire confidence about their chances of staying there.