Marcus Rashford now has chance to sign for club with his favourite stadium that is not Old Trafford

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Marcus Rashford has no shortage of potential suitors.

Manchester United are dealing with constant speculation around Marcus Rashford this month after he revealed his willingness to face new challenges away from Old Trafford.

Several European clubs have shown interest in Rashford.

AC Milan were thought to be leading the race for Rashford after meeting his representatives earlier this week to discuss a potential deal.

West Ham are the latest club to be linked with Rashford after appointing Graham Potter as their new manager.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund are understood to be interested too. They could persuade Rashford by showing him how well Jadon Sancho got on last season as he featured in their Champions League final line-up.

However, there is a chance Rashford could get his dream move, with reports suggesting that Barcelona had joined the race for the England international.

Journalist Toni Juanmarti took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to claim Barcelona are prepared to go all out to sign Rashford.

Marcus Rashford reveals admiration for Camp Nou

The 27-year-old has made his admiration for Barcelona no secret over the years.

Speaking to Gary Neville for The Overlap last year, Rashford answered 30 quickfire questions, including one on his favourite stadium away from Old Trafford.

Rashford made it clear that Old Trafford is his favourite stadium, but other than that he went for Barcelona’s Camp Nou.

“Atmosphere-wise, I’d probably say I enjoyed Nou Camp,” Rashford said.

“The first time we played there we got beat 3-0. We had a couple of chances and I hit the crossbar early on. I think Paul [Pogba] had a shot that clipped the post and this was all at 0-0.

“Once they got the first goal, the crowd was different. Every time Messi got on the ball it was daunting and the crowd were shouting to make the backline nervous. It was all a mess after they scored the first goal.”

Camp Nou holds a capacity of 99,354 and it is now the biggest stadium in Europe.

Rashford once shone at Camp Nou

An incredible second-half performance from Rashford not only stunned Barcelona in 2023, but it helped United progress in the Europa League knockout round play-off.

It was the first leg as Marcos Alonso put the hosts ahead with a header before Rashford smashed a shot past Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Barcelona struggled to cope with Rashford on the night as he helped to complete the turnaround seven minutes later as he skipped to the byline before sending a powerful cross into the box that Jules Kounde chested into his net.

It made for a thrilling second leg when Raphinha equalised 15 minutes before the end.