New European giant joins race for wantaway Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford
Rashford has since returned to Manchester but remains surplus to Amorim's plans, with speculation over the Red Devils' academy product ramping up in recent weeks.
There is said to be interest from Barcelona - the player's preferred destination - in a loan move, but new reports suggest another suitor may have joined the race for Rashford's signature.
Bayern Munich have now also expressed an interest in the England international, according to German news outlet Sport BILD, which reports that the Bundesliga champions see Rashford as a perfect candidate for their left wing, from where Leroy Sane recently departed in favour of Galatasaray.
Bayern also value Rashford's ability to play centrally, BILD reports, although Vincent Kompany's side are rumoured to be chasing the likes of Liverpool's Luis Diaz as well.
The 28-year-old Colombian - the subject of reported unsuccessful approach by Barcelona earlier this summer - has two years left on his current deal with the reigning Premier League champions, who are understood to have told Bayern that he is not for sale.
But with Athletic Bilbao's Euro 2024 champion Nico Williams, Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League winner Bradley Barcola, AC Milan's pacey wide man Rafael Leao and Brighton's Japan international Kaoru Mitoma all reportedly on Die Roten's radar, too, Rashford appears to face stiff competition for a move to Munich.
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