Drinking and singing + training mess → even the transfer is turned down! Manchester United's 28 billion annual salary is a headache, but Saudi Arabia is not going. There is also a possibility of recruiting an EPL rival team
Jan 03, 2025
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European football transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said on his personal SNS on the 3rd (Korea time) that `Rashford is not interested in moving to Saudi Arabia in the January transfer market. He is not even considering going to Saudi Arabia,' the report said.
Rashford is a highly anticipated prospect when he made his debut in Manchester United's first team in 2016. Rashford, who immediately appeared on the first-team stage after playing for Manchester United's youth team, grew up recognizing his huge potential even at an early age with the nickname of 'Schoolford'. However, Rashford's growth has not been steady. Every time the coach changed, there were many ups and downs. Nevertheless, there were moments when fans had high expectations. In the 2022-2023 season, Rashford came back to life rapidly immediately after Erik ten Hach was appointed. He scored as many as 30 goals to record a career high, and was evaluated as a player who finally met expectations.
But the performance was one moment. Rashford, who immediately suffered from a severe slump the next season, even continued to have privacy issues. The biggest problem occurred ahead of the FA Cup game against Newport County in the 2023-2024 season. At the time, drinking and visiting clubs caused a huge controversy. News broke that he was absent from training just before the game after drinking alcohol, and stories emerged that even teammates turned their backs on him. Since then, Rashford has been fined 650,000 pounds (about 1 billion won).
His attitude on the field was also insincere. His loitering appearance and lack of active movement in joining the defense received a lot of criticism from fans. This season was not much different. He scored three goals after the appointment of Houbeng Amorim, but his performance was not good.
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United immediately wanted to sell Rashford. However, it was not easy. Rashford's huge weekly pay was a stumbling block. Rashford is currently receiving an annual salary of 15.6 million pounds (about 28 billion won) at Manchester United. There couldn't be many teams trying to handle it.
Saudi Arabia confirmed Manchester United's willingness to sell and went out to recruit. However, despite Manchester United's plans, Rashford refused to move to Saudi Arabia. If it had been sold to Saudi Arabia, it could have overcome the huge revenue and weekly subsidies, but Rashford's decision all fell through.
Meanwhile, there is a possibility that Rashford will move to an EPL competition team instead of Saudi Arabia. England's team talk says Arsenal are willing to sign Rashford. However, Arsenal only have the intention of paying a transfer fee of 25 million pounds. It must also be acknowledged that Rashford has also lost his position as a mainstay.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
