According to Sky Sports Germany, Manchester United plan to sell Marcus Rashford in 2025 at the latest in the summer window, and are willing to accept a suitable offer in the winter window. The club may really want to send the 27-year-old academy star away this time, but unfortunately, due to his sluggish form, controversial demeanor and high weekly salary, there are only a handful of people who can afford it.
For a long time, Marcus Rashford was considered a 'not for sale' for Manchester United, but now the England winger seems to have become a must-sell. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS believe that selling him will raise funds for new boss Ruben Amorim to buy him.
Marcus Rashford's form has been up and down for more than a year, scoring four goals in 15 Premier League games this season and seven in all competitions, making him second in the team's scorer list, just one less than Garnacho. However, this is only due to the poor performance of the whole team, not how well Master La performed.
Marcus Rashford scored three goals under Amorim, but that didn't seem to be enough to convince the new boss to trust him. Florian Plettenberg said: "Manchester United will sell Marcus Rashford by next summer at the latest, and we would like to hear offers in the winter window. The club know he's developed under Amorim, but he's no longer for sale. One of the reasons for selling him is that he will be able to save a huge salary once he leaves the club, which will free up crucial space in the financial fair play rule system, which will give the Red Devils more room to manoeuvre in the transfer market. Rashford is on contract until 2028."
Of course, it's one thing to want to sell, and it's another thing to actually sell. According to The Telegraph, Manchester United have a number of obstacles to selling Marcus Rashford. First, they have to set a price that other clubs are happy to accept, such as under £30 million; Secondly, Rashford's weekly salary is 325,000 pounds, and after the contract is renewed in July 2023, the contract will expire until 2028, and he must accept a salary cut, or Manchester United compensation, or join Paris Saint-Germain, Saudi Arabian Professional League and other financial teams; Finally, Marcus Rashford's off-field lifestyle has also worried United, having been fined £650,000 (two weeks' wages) for training nights last season.
At the same time, Manchester United are interested in bringing in new strikers next summer, in addition to Ruben Amorim's Portuguese sporting favorite Dzekereish and Napoli striker Osimhen, according to Insight Offside, the Red Devils have begun to contact Ligue 1 Lille Jonas Davy, whose contract expires at the end of the season and can be brought in for free.
United have spent hundreds of millions of pounds over the past two years to sign Hojlund and Zirkze, both of whom have their own characteristics, but neither has been a goalscorer in a large number of goals. Hojlund has a good goal percentage, but the 21-year-old Danish international is inexperienced; Zirkze, on the other hand, is not a scoring striker at all, preferring to drop back.
In contrast, David has been a consistent goalkeeper in recent years and has been hailed as "one of the best strikers in the world", and he has continued to be in excellent form this season, scoring 11 goals in 14 Ligue 1 games, beating former Manchester United Academy youngster Mason Greenwood and Paris Saint-Germain's Barcora to temporarily top the Ligue 1 scorers' list.
David's contract expires in the summer of 2025, meaning he will be able to sign a pre-contract agreement with an overseas club like Manchester United in January. According to British media, Manchester United have held talks with the Canadian striker's agent team to discuss possible transfers next year.
It is understood that the talented 24-year-old striker is unlikely to sign a new contract with Lille and he is looking to seek a new challenge. Manchester United have already signed French centre-back Lenny Yoro from the squad and could also bring in former Manchester United Academy midfielder Angel Gomez.
Born in New York but playing for Canada, David has played primarily as a centre-forward during his career, but can also play as a winger and attacking midfielder, which is also a trait that may appeal to Amorim. However, the in-form Davy's free transfer will attract plenty of competition from clubs, so United will need to make a strong case for his move to Old Trafford. Of course, Manchester United's chances of success in lobbying David are higher than that of Alphonso Davies, another Canadian star at Bayern Munich.
David may want a higher salary and more appearances for Amorim's side, meaning United could have to sell at least one of Zirkze, Marcus Rashford and Hojlund, with a large number of fans believing it should be Coach who should be sold.