Drunken scandal + privacy controversy Manchester United's 600 million weekly wage is actually ready for a new challenge

Dec 18, 2024

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Marcus Rashford also looked like a player preparing to say goodbye to Manchester United.

Rashford are currently heating up England's power. He plays for Manchester United with the ace's number 10, but Manchester United is now determined to break up with Rashford.

Rumors of a transfer began in Germany. Reporter Florian Flettenberg, who works for Sky Sports in Germany and is known as a transfer market expert, said on his personal SNS on the 10th (Korea time), "Manchester United will sell Rashford by summer at the latest. I'm open to good offers from the winter transfer market. Manchester United acknowledge the player's development under Hoobeng Amorim, but they do not consider Rashford to be a player they can no longer sell," the report said.

Since then, similar articles have been poured out in the UK. The British Telegraph also says "Rashford is fighting to save his career at Manchester United after learning that they are ready to sell him since last summer and continue to accept offers"The player is facing a crisis."

The reason Manchester United wanted to sell Rashford was that it decided that privacy concerns would not improve as well as sluggishness. The Telegraph reports "Manchester United are concerned about Rashford's off-field lifestyle. There are concerns that he will no longer focus on football. Rashford is said to have a number of distractions that affect his performance."

It was the Manchester derby match between Manchester United and Manchester City on the 16th that further amplified this transfer rumor. At the Manchester derby, Amorim made an unconventional decision to remove Rashford from the roster. It was not a disciplinary exclusion either. Asked why he excluded Rashford, Amorim explained that he made the decision by considering all factors in combination, stressing that he never excluded him from disciplinary action.

Even without Rashford, Manchester United had a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Manchester City and indirectly proved that Rashford was no longer needed.

After the Manchester derby, Rashford's first appearance was at Manchester United's social service event. Harry Winter, a reporter at the scene, shared his interview with Rashford on his personal SNS on the 18th.

Rashford responded to doubts about his lack of professional demeanor "It seems misunderstood, but it's fine. I'm a very simple person. I like soccer and that was my life from the beginning"I was not thinking much.

As for how it feels to watch the Manchester derby at home "It is disappointing to be removed from the Manchester derby list. But it's already happened, and we won the game, so we can move on. I'm old, and I'm also someone who can handle frustration. It's a question of what to think. He expressed his will to fight for the main competition, saying, "I just sit and cry, or do my best for the next opportunity."

Reporter Winter bluntly asked Rashford if he would transfer. Rashford said "I personally think I'm ready for a new challenge and the next step"I'm open to a transfer." He would then say "Of course, the moment I left Manchester United, there was no bad feeling " I won't say anything negative about Manchester United," he said, showing his loyalty.

Rashford didn't want to be like the players who left when they were chucked with Manchester United. "I've seen how other players have left in the past, and I don't want to be that kind of person. I will make my position clear when I leave, and I will write from my heart. Because I've always been rooting for Manchester United."

Even if both Manchester United and Rashford are determined to break up, the question is which team do you want Rashford to be recruited from. Rashford is receiving 325,000 pounds (about 600 million won) a week from Manchester United alone. It is the highest level in the English Premier League (EPL).

If Rashford is performing well, there will be a team that will take him even if he matches his salary, but Rashford has also been pushed out of the main competition at Manchester United. If Rashford doesn't cut his salary, there won't be a team looking to recruit.

ESPN said on the 17th, `Rashford is 27 years old and doesn't fit the Chelsea profile that only wants players under the age of 24. He is too expensive for Tottenham in terms of transfer fees and salaries. Arsenal need a scorer but will not exclude Bukayo Saka or Gabriel Martinelli from the team. Liverpool and Manchester City will not want a player who is clearly failing at Manchester United. Newcastle and Aston Villa will find it difficult to seal a Rashford move with revenue and sustainability rules" he analyzed. After the news that Rashford was on the release list from Manchester United, he was linked to Tottenham as a substitute for Son Heung-min, but in reality, Tottenham is not a team that can recruit Rashford.

The only teams in the European leagues that can afford Rashford's annual salary are super big clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and Bayern Munich. However, there is no reason to sign Rashford from either team.

In the end, many analysts say that the remaining destination is for Saudi Arabia. However, Rashford even expressed his willingness to participate in the 2026 World Cup in this interview. Thomas Tuchel will not take an England player playing for Saudi Arabia to the World Cup, but it is questionable whether Rashford will give up his dream and agree to go to Saudi Arabia. In many ways the Rashford disposition will not happen easily.

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