Newly promoted Serie A outfit Como FC have entered the race to sign Marcus Rashford this month, according to a report. 

Manchester United are looking to offload the forward who admitted in a bombshell interview last month that he is ready for a ‘new challenge’ and talked about leaving Old Trafford as a ‘when’, not an ‘if’.

The club ideally want to sell Rashford, whose contract runs to 2028 after its extension in 2023, for £40million for a man. But a January loan looks to be most likely for the England international. 

Their case is bolstered by the presence of ex-Red Devils defender Raphael Varane, a former team-mate of the 27-year-old, who is now a club ambassador following his retirement last year. 

Rashford’s old England colleague Dele Alli is also currently at the club on trial, hoping to secure a full time contract following years of injury hell. 

Como FC have made an impressive stab at Serie A survival this season and sit 16th at the halfway point of the season

The side are managed by former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas (pictured)

Marcus Rashford looks set to leave his Manchester United this month after falling out of favour

Despite the reporting coming out of Italy, Mail Sport understands that Rashford’s representatives are downplaying links to the club.  

Como, who are 16th in Serie A, are the third Italian club linked with a move for the forward in the past week. On Wednesday it was reported that Rashford’s representatives have held talks with European giants Borussia Dortmund and Juventus amid reports his proposed loan to AC Milan has hit a stumbling block.

Rashford’s brother and agent Dwaine Maynard held talks with officials from Juventus on Wednesday.

The Man United forward’s representatives have also spoken to Sven Mislintat, the Dortmund’s technical director.

The Bundesliga side last year struck a January loan move to another wantaway Man United star in Jadon Sancho, before the forward joined Chelsea last summer.

Maynard had on Tuesday been in Italy to hold preliminary talks with Italian giants AC Milan.

According to the Times, a potential move to the newly crowned Italian Super Cup winners may have hit a stumbling block over the forward’s wages.

Any deal would hinge on what proportion of his wages United are prepared to pay, as well as the size of the fee if there is an obligation to buy.

Former Manchester United defender Raphael Varane is an ambassador at the club following his retirement last year

His representatives have spoken to Sven Mislintat, Borussia Dortmund’s technical director

Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus are among the clubs in the race to sign Rashford

The forward’s weekly wages are believed to be around the £325,000 mark. Milan’s highest earned Alvaro Morata is said to earn £150,000-a-week.

United paid a portion of Sancho and Mason Greenwood’s earnings to farm them out on loan to Dortmund and Getafe respectively last season.

Mail Sport revealed on Wednesday that Tottenham are among the clubs to hold an interest in Rashford.

Spurs are looking to bolster their attacking options and rescue their season despite being the second-top scorers in the Premier League.

Ruben Amorim has not played Rashford since coming on as a substitute against Nottingham Forest on December 7, though he was restored to the bench for last week’s 2-0 loss at the hands of Newcastle.

When asked why he was dropped for the Manchester derby, Amorim said: ‘Selection. We try to evaluate everything: training, performance, game performance, engagement with the team-mates, pushing the team-mates up. Everything is on the line when we analyse and try to choose the players, so that is my selection.’

Rashford has 60 caps but missed out on a place in the England squad at the Euros and disclosed that he hoped to represent the Three Lions at the World Cup.