Man Utd 'invite' agents to club as they make Marcus Rashford stance clear

Manchester United have made clear their stance on Marcus Rashford as they have "invited" agents to the club after his England display.

After several loan deals United are understood to be not ready to allow him go out again for a following season and they wnt to secure a permanent sale.

He is not part of United's plans and they will turn down any loan options.

Rashford spent last season on loan at Barcelona, scoring 14 goals and providing 14 assists across 49 appearances across all competitions.

The 28-year-old wanted to sign for Barca on a permanent deal, but the Spanish giants chose not to activate a £26 million option to buy him which has now expired.

United have now “invited” agents to speak to them in a bid to find a club ready to sign him on a permanent deal.

And Rashford is doing his case no harm as he looks to attract clubs as he scored in England's 4-2 win over Croatia in the World Cup.

Rashford was not named in the starting line-up by Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel, but made an impact from the bench and scored England’s final goal in Dallas to help secure the victory.

Tuchel praised Rashford’s performance against Croatia and explained why he has been impressed with the United star in training before and during the World Cup.

“He [Rashford] struggled for us to be decisive when he started, but he was always trying and got a bit unlucky for a long time,” Tuchel told reporters after England’s victory over Croatia.

“We just had a talk (on Tuesday) where I told him that I’m very, very impressed with his last 16 days – how he was in camp, how he pushes on the field.

“He is totally invested in every meeting. He is very, very fast in translating a meeting onto the pitch, what we want tactically.

“He pushes on a very respectful level with Anthony Gordon on the position, so at the moment he’s in a very good place.

“I was so happy that he was the one to unlock this long spell, where he was not decisive for us from within the game, and hopefully he can keep this up.”

In Saudi Arabia, Al‑Qadsiah and Al Diriyah are known to be both interested in buying Rashford but he has said he is not interested as he wants to remain in Europe.