Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho has shown his enactment for team-mate Marcus Rashford by posing successful his Aston Villa garment connected holiday.
The Argentine posted a representation connected his societal media connected Sunday nighttime of himself wearing Villa's claret & bluish location kit with 'Rashford 9' connected the back.
Rashford, who has 2 years to tally connected his United deal, commented: "My brother" connected Garnacho's station and accompanied it with a emotion bosom emoji.
The England planetary joined Villa connected a six-month indebtedness woody successful January aft being frozen retired astatine Old Trafford by manager Ruben Amorim.
Sources person told BBC Sport that Garnacho's station is simply a supportive 1 of his team-mate.
Nevertheless, Garnacho's aboriginal astatine Old Trafford remains up successful the aerial aft Amorim told the 20-year-old in May that helium tin find a caller nine this summer.
The winger angered Amorim with his comments successful the aftermath of United's 1-0 Europa League last decision to Tottenham, which helium started connected the bench.
Speaking aft the match, the attacker said: "Up until the last I played each circular helping the team, and contiguous I play 20 minutes, I don't know.
"The last volition power [my decision] but the full season, the concern of the club. I'm going to effort to bask the summertime and spot what happens afterwards."
Like Garnacho, Rashford's aboriginal is apt to beryllium distant from Old Trafford.
The 27-year-old has been heavy linked with a determination to La Liga nine Barcelona and helium precocious said helium would similar to play with Spanish winger Lamine Yamal.
"Yes, for sure, Everyone wants to play with the best. Hopefully... we'll see," Rashford told Spanish influencer Javi Ruiz.
"[It is] hard to enactment into words what helium is doing. He is not expected to beryllium doing that astatine 16-17 [years of age]. We person not seen that before. It is simply a accomplishment to beryllium capable to play astatine that property with that mentality."
Garnacho and Rashford are kindred spirits successful a way.
Both are hugely talented players who person been deemed surplus to requirements by Amorim and the content is the archetypal station – and effect – are a mode of offering nationalist enactment successful a play of clip wherever they are some looking for different clubs.
Chelsea are admirers of Garnacho but it remains to beryllium seen whether their pursuit of Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund closes disconnected that avenue retired of Old Trafford.
There are rumours of the 20-year-old returning to his erstwhile nine Atletico Madrid this summertime and determination volition beryllium different suitors.
However, Garnacho's station does not travel without fall-out.
Firstly, what effect volition it person connected the interest United tin bid for a subordinate who has made specified a provocative gesture?
Secondly, it hardly seems plausible Amorim volition bring Garnacho backmost into the first-team fold erstwhile his squad instrumentality to grooming successful July, fto unsocial see him for the three-match travel to the United States astatine the extremity of the month.