New England boss Thomas Tuchel has given Marcus Rashford hope that he can regain his England place if he plays regularly.
Rash, 27, was left out of the Euro 2024 squad by ex-boss Gareth Southgate.
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But Tuchel is a big fan of the out of favour Man Utd striker.
A source told The Sun: “Tuchel told Marcus and his representatives he saw Marcus as an essential part of the England squad going forward.”
Rashford has played 60 times for the Three Lions – netting 17 times for his country.
However, his career with England hasn’t always gone to plan.
He appeared as a sub in the final of Euro 2020 against Italy in the closing moments of extra time.
In the resulting penalty shootout, Rashford saw his spot kick strike a post and go wide.
Italy went on to win the tournament at Wembley Stadium, after Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka also missed from 12-yards.
After the game, Rashford and his peers were subjected to vile racial slurs on social media.
While a street mural honouring him in Withington, Manchester was vandalised.
And after a splendid World Cup campaign in 2022, Rashford wasn’t picked at all for last summer’s Euro 2024 squad.
The striker is set to leave his boyhood club Manchester United, after being frozen out by new boss Ruben Amorim.
Aston Villa are on the brink of landing the £325,000-per-week star on loan.
Barcelona were also said to be looking to strike a deal before Monday’s transfer deadline – but have been beaten to the punch by Unai Emery’s side.
Rashford has been omitted from the Red Devils squad for the past 12 games.
As The Sun exclusively revealed, Amorim’s sour relationship with the player can be traced back to before his third game in charge against Everton on December 1.
Rashford scored twice in a 4-0 win, but he has been named in just one starting line-up since then.
A problem came to a head prior to the Everton game when he was accused of going on a night out by Amorim.
The pair had a heated conversation and the manager questioned his professionalism.
A source told The Sun: “Marcus got called in by Amorim who said he believed he had breached discipline by going out.
“Marcus denied it and was adamant he had done nothing wrong. He asked the manager to show him the proof he’d been out and said something along the lines of, ‘Are you calling me a liar?’
“Their relationship has never recovered, and it’s hard to see how it ever will now.”
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