Manchester United's interim manager, Michael Carrick, has stated that no decision has been made regarding Marcus Rashford's future at the club. Rashford, a 28-year-old forward, is currently on loan at Barcelona, with a £26m option to buy clause in his contract.
However, reports suggest that Barcelona may not exercise this option due to the high price. When asked if the door should be left open for Rashford to return to United, Carrick did not rule out the possibility. 'There are decisions to be made in time on certain things.
Marcus is in that situation,' Carrick said. 'At this point in time, nothing has been decided. It will be at a certain point because it has to be, but at this stage, nothing has been decided.' Rashford has had a successful spell at Barcelona, scoring 12 goals and assisting 13 in 43 appearances, but has faced criticism for his recent performances.
Despite this, United are confident that they can receive a higher fee for Rashford if Barcelona choose not to exercise their option to buy. The England international was recently dropped from Barcelona's Champions League quarter-final defeat to Atletico Madrid, and it is unclear whether he will return to Old Trafford.
Carrick also revealed that the club has had conversations about strengthening their left-wing options, with RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande and Everton's Iliman Ndiaye reported to be on their list of targets. 'There are decisions to be made, of course, but also timings are a thing,' Carrick said. 'Obviously, my situation is one thing, it's just working through that.
There's certainly conversations to come because it's natural, but in terms of an actual 'this is going to happen', that's not something I've committed to, recruitment-wise, but we've certainly had conversations. That's just natural.'