Marcus Rashford responds to photo of himself with controversial rapper

Marcus Rashford has released a statement on social media about a photo that sees him appearing with controversial rapper Jake Fahri.

The 27 year old has had a tumultuous season where he has not played a game for United since the 12th of December.

He has missed every squad since then bar one and was also excluded from last night’s 3-1 win against Southampton.

Rashford looks likely to leave the club this January with FC Barcelona, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund pushing for his signature.

The Englishman is once again in the headlines as The Manchester Evening News carry the news that the star took to social media to claim he had been contacted about the image ahead of a planned article about the photo.

Rashford denied having seen the photo and stated that he does not personally know the musician.

The post is understood to be connected to Jake Fahri, who murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen in 2008. The rapper called TEN, whose music boasts about killing a man, is believed to be 35-year-old Fahri according to a report by The Sun.

Fahri was released from prison in 2023 after serving 14 years for the murder.

Commenting on Instagram Rashford stated, “been contacted today by a tabloid informing me that they plan to publish a photo of me with a rapper apparently taken over a year ago.”

“I want to make it clear I have never seen this photo, I do not know this person, and I am not friends with him.”

Rashford then asserted like most footballers he will always allow people to take photos with him but he cannot “do a background check on every individual” who asks him one.

He then urged the tabloids to remove their focus on him and use their resources to “help raise positive awareness on the many charities and individuals that work daily throughout the UK to tackle knife crime.”

The England international signed off his post by claiming, “my deepest sympathy goes to the family of Jimmy Mizen.”

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