Ruben Amorim says he does not know if unsettled Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford will leave Old Trafford before the transfer window closes.
Rashford has not featured for 10 games after Amorim made the shock move to drop him for United’s derby win at Manchester City in December.
The 27-year-old responded to his omission by saying he was ready for a “new challenge”, sparking reports that he would be sold by United before the end of the current transfer period on February 3.
Linked with AC Milan, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea, Rashford remains in exile, with United boss Amorim unclear when the situation will be resolved.
Rashford trained on Wednesday but the England international watched Thursday’s 2-1 Europa League win over Rangers from a private box, with Amorim naming only nine of 12 substitutes.
Last weekend’s 3-1 home defeat by Brighton left Amorim with only three wins from 11 Premier League games in charge.
He said United were “maybe the worst team” in the club’s history after that loss left them languishing in 13th place.
The former Sporting Lisbon boss, who replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag in November, said he wants to build a stronger bond with his players after that blast.
“I think we need that to get that feeling of belonging,” Amorim said. “For that, we also need time to train, to stay together and that is really important. We don’t have that.
