How qualifying for Champions League could affect Man Utd's loanees

He left for Turkish club Trabzonspor on 11 September after making a single first-team appearance for Manchester United this season, in the EFL Cup defeat on penalties at League Two Grimsby, when he was blamed for both Mariners' goals in a 2-2 draw. Rashford joined Barcelona on 23 July, having already been placed in Ruben Amorim's 'bomb squad' and told to train at different times to the first-team squad. He had fallen out with the Portuguese coach during the previous campaign, which he ended on loan at Aston Villa.

Onana has started 26 times for Trabzonspor, who are third in the Turkish league, two points behind second-placed Fenerbahce. His side has also reached the last eight of the Turkish Cup. Rashford was a second-half substitute as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday but lost on aggregate.

He has started 15 times, made 11 substitute appearances and scored six goals in La Liga, which Barca lead by nine points from Real Madrid with seven games remaining. Yet, beyond the end of the season, their futures are uncertain. United have tended to include a clause in player contracts that provide a 25% hike in wages if the club qualify for the Champions League.

Prior to last season's Europa League final, it was estimated beating Tottenham would cost them £30m in bonuses. United feel it is worth it because of the additional prize money on offer in the tournament, the extra gate receipts and the greater attraction they become from a commercial perspective. However, the bonus applies to all contracts, even those of players they do not want, and that makes them harder to shift.