{
  "id": 1447441,
  "title": "Man Utd fans think INEOS U-turn is imminent after Fabrizio Romano quietly deletes social media announcement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/man-utd-fans-think-ineos-u-turn-is-imminent-after-fabrizio-romano",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/man-utd-fans-think-ineos-075000896.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester United supporters believe INEOS may be about to reverse its decision regarding Marcus Rashford's shirt number for the upcoming 2026/2027 season. Fabrizio Romano, a renowned football reporter, deleted an X/Twitter announcement he made suggesting Rashford would wear the No.14 shirt next season. On Saturday, Rashford donned the No.9 jersey in his first appearance for United since December 2024.\n\nRegardless of the shirt number, clarification of this matter must be finalized this week as United begins their 2026/2027 Premier League campaign. The No.10 shirt, which Rashford wore from August 2018 until his transfer to Aston Villa in February 2025, is now owned by new signing Matheus Cunha. During his debut term, Rashford scored 10 goals and provided four assists in 35 appearances for the club.\n\nWhile Rashford participated in the weekend's pre-season match, there is no guarantee he will remain at Old Trafford for the entire season. Manchester United could potentially allow him to leave before the deadline if an attractive offer comes in. However, this would leave little time to find a replacement, with Crysencio Summerville already being signed by Al Hilal. Meanwhile, Michael Carrick is open to adding the 28-year-old to his squad for his first full season as manager. This decision appears particularly advantageous, considering Rashford's impressive performance with Barcelona, where he scored 14 goals and provided 14 assists in 49 appearances during a loan spell. Consequently, it was surprising that Barcelona chose not to activate his £26 million buy option and instead opted for a £69.3m deal for Anthony Gordon and a subsequent £19m purchase of Karim Adeyemi.",
  "summary": "Fabrizio Romano has deleted his X/Twitter post announcing that Marcus Rashford would be wearing the No.14 shirt next season, suggesting INEOS have U-turned on the decision.For Manchester United’s pr...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}