Most of the Man United players have returned to training at Carrington since Monday. However, a group of 5 players, including Marcus Rashford, had to practice separately and were given a way out of the team by captain Ruben Amorim this summer as soon as they found a suitable destination.
The group of players including Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia will not be able to train with the whole team until the end of July. The time from now until then is the time when they can look for a new destination. After that, if there is no transfer, they are still Man United players but considered redundant.
As for Rashford, he seems to no longer appear in Ruben Amorim's mind. The team has just officially given the number 10 shirt to rookie Matheus Cunha. This is the number of shirts that Rashford has been with for a long time. Amorim's actions were no different from a skillful chase for the English striker.
To avoid falling into the situation of not being used and only having a hard time at Old Trafford, Rashford was forced to find a new direction. In the second half of last season when on loan at Aston Villa, Rashford played well but not so outstandingly that the Villa Park team had to spend money to buy them.
Rashy was forced to find a new destination because if he did not play regularly, he would not have the opportunity to be chosen by Thomas Tuchel for the 2026 World Cup campaign. The upcoming season in European football will start very early so that the players have time to rest before the World Cup. Therefore, from now on, Rashford must make a plan for himself.
Barcelona's failure to buy Nico Williams is a great opportunity for Marcus Rashford to join the Camp Nou team. The English striker has accepted a salary reduction, reducing many conditions on benefits to play for Barca, but the transfer fee is what Man United is the deciding factor.
Marcus Rashford is receiving a salary of more than 300,000 pounds/week at Old Trafford. Spanish media said the M.U star accepted a reduction to below £200,000/week, but this figure was still too high compared to what Barca could afford. As long as Rashford has not dropped below £150,000/week, this deal has hardly happened.
This is an easily acceptable number for Barca, but for Rashford, it is only equal to 50% of what he is receiving at M.U. That is the price the 26-year-old striker almost never exchanges.
Before entering the Premier League 2025-2026, Man United will have a friendly match with Leeds on July 19 in Sweden. From now until then, if Rashford has not had a new destination, he may not be named in the list to participate in this match.
