MANCHESTER UNITED loanee Marcus Rashford almost joined Paris Saint-Germain before his loan move to Aston Villa… and is still in talks with Wednesday’s Champions League opponents.
Rashford was loaned out to Villa during the January transfer window after falling out of favour at Old Trafford under new United manager Ruben Amorim.
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Man Utd star Rashford came close to joining PSG, with whom he still talksGetty
And now the star forward is set to lock horns with PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals at Parc des Princes in a match that could have easily seen him wearing a different jersey.
According to L’Equipe, the England international came extremely close to a move to Paris in the summer of 2022.
In fact, the Parisians wanted Rashford to come in and replace Neymar in the starting line-up.
At least three meetings took place between the club and the player’s entourage.
Talks went so well with then sporting director Leonardo that the versatile winger gave the “green light” for a move to Ligue 1.
However, a deal fell apart in May of that year after PSG axed Leonardo.
There is a strong feeling that if the Brazilian chief had stayed then Rashford would be playing for Paris tonight.
Nevertheless, the same source reports talks have been revived between the Man Utd ace and Leonardo’s replacement Luis Campos.
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This comes as no surprise as the French outfit’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has previously gone public about his admiration for the star.
However, PSG could face competition from Villa, whose loan deal with the Red Devils includes a £40million release clause.
Rashford seems happy at Villa Park for the time being where he is eyeing Champions League glory.
The forward has already amassed a total of three goals and four assists in 12 appearances with the Villans.
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