Marcus Rashford of Manchester United applauds the followers whereas warming up in the course of the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Newcastle United FC at Outdated Trafford on December 30, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
Marcus Rashford’s entourage has stepped up talks with AC Milan over a attainable mortgage change and Manchester United are keen to pay a share of the 27-year-old’s wages, sources have informed CaughtOffside.
The Serie A giants have struggled in entrance of purpose this season, with head coach Paulo Fonesca sacked final month and Sergio Conceicao taking up within the San Siro dugout. Now they’re urgent forward with a deal for the Premier League winger, whereas Borussia Dortmund have additionally registered an curiosity.
Talks came about in Italy on Tuesday with Rashford’s brother. Regardless of the striker’s denial, CaughtOffside understands that the participant has outsourced a significant UK-based company to facilitate a transfer away from Outdated Trafford. Rashford’s former team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic is considered a key determine within the deal, performing as a senior adviser to Milan.
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United are determined to maneuver on Rashford and are keen to let him depart this month on mortgage with an obligation to purchase if no viable everlasting affords are forthcoming.
Rashford is incomes £325,000 per week and United know that this will likely be a significant stumbling block for suitors. They’re due to this fact keen to subsidise the pay packet to make sure a deal will get over the road this window. Moreover, Rashford has not acquired affords from Saudi Arabia, sources inform CaughtOffside, although there was curiosity from the Professional League within the participant earlier than.
Manchester United’s wing-back search
Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez in motion (Photograph by Michael Steele/Getty Photographs)
Any exit of Rashford would liberate strikes for the left-wing-back place, an space of the pitch that Ruben Amorim has recognized as being a significant weak spot. At present, the previous Sporting CP head coach has been utilizing Diogo Dalot, whose kind has been capricious.
Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw can play there additionally however their damage woes are properly documented, although the previous has made a return to motion just lately.
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A few of United’s targets embody Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez and Patrick Dorgu of Lecce. Nevertheless, a deal would show difficult for each at this level of the season.
Each gamers can function in Amorim’s system however United don’t want to signal gamers for the sake of it, particularly with an important window developing in the summertime the place quite a lot of their gamers have been earmarked to depart.