Rabiot could make shock appearance vs Man Utd despite being frozen out after being including in PSG Champions League list
The French midfielder is out of contract in the summer and has fallen out with the club so has not played since December 11
WANTAWAY Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot could make a shock appearance against Manchester United in the Champions League despite being frozen out by the French champions.
The midfielder has retained his place in PSG's squad for the knockout stages of the European competition.
His inclusion comes despite his on-going stand-off with his club which has resulted in him not playing a single minute of football since December 11.
Rabiot is out of contract at the French champions in the summer but is refusing to sign an extension.
Plenty of clubs - including Barcelona, Tottenham and Arsenal - were linked with cut-price moves in January but he is set to be able to leave for free at the end of the season.
But boss Thomas Tuchel has decided against omitting him from the Champions League list for the knockout stages and it means he could feature in the Round of 16 clash with Manchester United.
There were, though, four changes to the squad for the side that topped Group C ahead of Liverpool.
Big-money January signing Leandro Paredes comes in alongside youth-team graduate Metehan Guclu.
Meanwhile, Timothy Weah is out of the squad after joining Celtic on loan and Yacine Adli signed for Bordeaux on deadline day.
PSG, of course, are preparing to take on Manchester United in the last 16.
The first leg at Old Trafford is on Tuesday before the clubs meet again in Paris on March 6.
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But despite being kept in the list, Rabiot is highly unlikely to be in the matchday squads.
Tuchel will of course be without Neymar after the Brazilian star damaged a metatarsal on January 23, ruling him out of action until early April.