“Ticks a lot of boxes”: Former Chelsea hero urges his team to go all out to land United superstar this summer

Manchester United have a busy summer ahead in terms of both incomings and outgoings. Departures United have already seen Casemiro leave on a free transfer, and Rasmus Hojlund has secured a permanent move to SSC Napoli. Jadon Sancho will also leave the club permanently, while Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, and Andre Onana are also likely to be on the chopping block. One player who is also likely to leave is Marcus Rashford. The English forward played on loan at Aston Villa in the second half of the 2024–2025 season after falling out with former Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim. He also spent last season on loan at FC Barcelona, winning the La Liga title and Spanish Super Cup. Rumours Despite Rashford’s desire to stay in Catalonia and Barcelona agreeing a €30 million purchase clause, it seems highly unlikely they will activate the deal. This means that the Carrington product’s future is very much up in the air ahead of the World Cup and the new season. Rashford has been linked to numerous clubs such as Bayern Munich, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur. Pundit Wayne Rooney has already spoken of his surprise at how Rashford’s United career has panned out and revealed that he believed his former teammate would break his all-time goalscoring record for the club. Joe Cole Former Chelsea star turned pundit Joe Cole has claimed that he would love to see the United player in a blue shirt in West London. Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he claimed, “it’s just a matter of the wages and the valuation. Rashford ticks a lot of boxes, but you don’t want to spend a fortune on him – he’d do a good job for Chelsea.” Cole added, “he needs to keep going, Marcus, he needs to keep his confidence up because he rebuilt himself at Barcelona, and there’s still another level for him to jump to. He’s someone Chelsea should inquire about, but it’ll depend on the deal.” Marcus Rashford Stats: 2025/26 Season CompetitionAppearancesStartsGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed CardsMinutes Played LaLiga3218893-1,762′ UEFA Champions League11554–579′ Copa del Rey4311–249′ Supercopa20—-32′ Total492614143-2,622′ Featured image Denis Doyle via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.