PL rivals “keen on” signing United superstar in the summer as transfer race heats up – report

Despite an underwhelming last few weeks, there appears to be no shortage of suitors for one Manchester United loanee. Marcus Rashford joined Barcelona on loan last summer, with the Catalan giants having the option of permanently acquiring the Mancunian for a mere €30 million. The Englishman has accrued 13 goals and as many assists for the Spanish giants, yet the Camp Nou outfit seems to be cooling their interest in the United superstar. Barca have been up to all sorts of tricks to avoid paying as much — from trying to agree on an instalment-based payment plan to proposing another season-long loan. Marcus Rashford-Barcelona saga INEOS have no interest in such proposals, as they know plenty of clubs will be interested in the England international. There is no future at Old Trafford for the loanee. While they would prefer to sell him to a foreign outfit, plenty of Premier League clubs are eyeing the 28-year-old’s signature. As revealed by Football Insider, Newcastle are keen on Marcus Rashford but they have quite a few stumbling blocks to overcome before even dreaming of a move. The attacker’s wages would be a major issue, as would the Magpies’ lack of Champions League football next season. Newcastle keen, but problems aplenty “Marcus Rashford is on Newcastle United‘s radar but they will find it tough to agree a deal with Man United this summer due to the finances involved. “The 28-year-old would prefer to stay with the Catalan giants for at least another campaign, but they are undecided over whether to trigger the £26 million buy clause in his loan deal. “Newcastle are keen on signing Rashford but they will face a tough task in agreeing a deal this summer. Eddie Howe’s side have faltered in the Premier League over the last few months, so Newcastle’s transfer plans will have to be drawn up without Champions League football as a selling point to summer targets. “Newcastle would really struggle to be able to pay the wages, so again that’s another stumbling block for any potential deal for them. I don’t think Rashford’s got any interest in moving to Newcastle either.” United watching on Marcus Rashford will be desperate to try and impress Blaugrana officials so that they trigger his buy option, as he considers Barcelona his dream club. United will be watching intently, as his sale would count as pure profit, something INEOS are banking on as they seek to strengthen all across the pitch in anticipation of the club returning to the Champions League. Feature image Alex Caparros 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 Ayantan Chowdhury After failing to become a professional footballer, Ayantan switched to the next best thing: writing about the greatest football club in the world. He has extensive sports journalism experience, having worked for over 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25