Marcus Rashford, at 27, still has a lot of football left in him, but his time at Manchester United is seemingly over. The English attacker is not an ideal choice for manager Ruben Amorim's 3-4-3 style, and his inconsistency is not helping the cause either.
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Marcus Rashford has reportedly confessed that he may have to look beyond Old Trafford in the near future. While Serie A's AC Milan and Bundesliga's Borussia Dortmund have already been linked to Rashford, a fresh report claimed that United's Premier League rivals West Ham United have also entered the race to sign him.
West Ham, who are also struggling in the Premier League this season, appointed Graham Potter as their new manager on Thursday after sacking Julen Lopetegui.
Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after just seven months in the job at Stamford Bridge. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract. His first game will be on Friday at Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup.
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Interestingly, former Red Devil Aaron Wan-Bissaka had completed a move to the London Stadium last summer. He is a regular starter for the Hammers this season despite them struggling at 14th with 6 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. Jesse Lingard, another former teammate of Rashford also had a good spell at West Ham after securing a loan deal in the second half of the 2020/21 season.
According to a TalkSport report, Rashford is interested in signing for one of the more powerful teams in Europe. Apart from Milan and Dortmund, Juventus and Napoli are also tracking Rashford, the report said.
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Manchester United's academy product, any money received for Rashford would be pure profit for the club. Thus, if any team comes forward willing to meet his hefty salary, United shouldn't really bother about the transfer fee involved.
Even if the deal gets them £30 million, United should be happy as the sum is technically enough to bring in multiple players using amortisation (spreading out the transfer fee over the extent of a contract; so, a £50 million signing on a five-year contract would be accounted as a £10 million signing for the first year).
