Rashford chooses new destination

Marcus Rashford put MU in a difficult position when he refused to commit his future to Aston Villa because he wanted to move to a team that has a place in the Champions League next season.

Rashford wants to play in the Champions League 2025/26.

Rashford ended his loan at Villa Park after finishing sixth in the Premier League, missing out on Champions League qualification and only qualifying for the Europa League. According to British media, manager Unai Emery wants to keep the 27-year-old striker after his impressive performances since January.

Playing for Villa, Rashford regained his form with 4 goals and 5 assists after 17 matches, thereby being called back to the England team. However, the 0-2 loss to MU in the final round almost caused Villa's ambition to keep Rashford to collapse.

Rashford has prioritised a move to a club that will qualify for the Champions League next season. Finances are a major barrier, with Rashford earning a salary of up to £350,000 a week. Villa are set to lose around £50m in bonuses for Champions League qualification.

On the contrary, MU wants to sell Rashford to free up the wage bill and create conditions for coach Ruben Amorim to carry out a squad overhaul. His transfer price is around 40 million pounds, with Barcelona being one of the potential destinations.

While waiting to sell Rashford, MU has reached an agreement to recruit Matheus Cunha from Wolves, with a contract release fee of 62.5 million pounds. The Brazilian player will sign a 5-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year and is expected to wear Rashford's own number 10 shirt.

In addition, the "Red Devils" are also targeting Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) and Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) to strengthen their attack.

Source: https://znews.vn/rashford-chon-ben-do-moi-post1556281.html