Three brutal reasons why Marcus Rashford is finished at Manchester United have been detailed, while a report claims a transfer to Barcelona has been unlocked.
Rashford, 27, has been on the books at Man Utd since 2005. Upon signing a bumper new contract that nets the forward £325,000-a-week in the summer of 2023, it looked like Rashford’s career could come and go as a one-club man
However, fast forward to the present day and it would be a monumental shock is Rashford is still at Old Trafford when the February 3 transfer deadline passes.
Rashford has the green light to leave on the back of being excluded from 11 consecutive matchday squads by Ruben Amorim.
Many theories have been put forward as to what’s gone wrong for Rashford at his boyhood club. Those debates can now be put to rest, with Amorim as well as a trusted journalist Henry Winter naming the three brutal reasons why Rashford’s time at Old Trafford is up.
Firstly, Henry Winter pointed to Rashford’s positional inflexibility along with the finances involved in keeping Rashford around.
“Tactically, he doesn’t fit into the template that Ruben Amorim has in 3-4-2-1,” Winter said while appearing on Sky Sports’ Transfer Show.
“Also for financial reasons, Rashford is on a lot of money and for Amorim to invest in the squad and for the type of players he wants to fit the 3-4-2-1, they need to move some players out.”
Amorim prefers the two players behind the striker to be more technical-minded No 10-style players, such as Bruno Fernandes.
Rashford as an out-and-out winger who is at his best when receiving the ball out wide and driving in-field simply does not mesh well with the United manager’s outlook on the game.
Regarding financials, few would argue Rashford has justified his lofty £325,000-a-week wages since signing his extension 18 months ago.
And as a homegrown player, the proceeds from his eventual sale will be logged as ‘pure profit’ on the books. Those types of deals greatly enhance a club’s spending power and if there’s one certainty at Man Utd right now it’s that a lot of expensive new signings are required.
The third reason behind Rashford’s impending exit was ruthlessly laid out by Amorim himself after the 1-0 victory over Fulham on Sunday. In Amorim’s eyes, Rashford is a poor trainer and lacks commitment to the cause.
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