Journalist David Ornstein has given Manchester United a hint on how best to dispose of Marcus Rashford in the January transfer window.
United want to let the English forward leave next month but that is unlikely to happen at the moment.
He is one of United’s highest earners and he will command a huge fee. This would make it difficult for any European team to sign him.
Five Saudi Pro-League (SPL) clubs have been linked with him, but he wants to stay in Europe to brighten his chances of playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
As Orsntein correctly points out, United are in familiar territory with Rashford’s situation. The club have had their share of forwards that have had to be moved on recently – with long-drawn-out transfer sagas involving Jadon Sancho and Mason Greenwood in the last couple of years.
Eventually a solution was found for both forwards. Greenwood was loaned to Getafe, and after a brilliant spell with the Spanish side, he was sold to Olympique Marseille last summer.
United were unable to sell Sancho, loaning him to Borussia Dortmund last season before loaning him to Chelsea this summer, who have an obligation to buy at the end of the season.
Ornstein has suggested that the Red Devils could use a ‘similar arrangement’ for Rashford. He said a loan deal could allow the England international to get his career back on track and ‘rebuild his ‘value’.
The interested club would also avoid paying the whole of his hefty salary by signing him on loan.
Man United should loan out Rashford
United are unlikely to find a buyer for Rashford in next month’s transfer window due to issues involved in an outright sale. Letting him leave on loan is the best option.
Rashford would want to prove a point wherever he goes to aid his chances of staying in Europe after leaving United.
If he does well, just like Greenwood, it would help the club find a buyer for him next summer.
No European side has shown an interest in him yet, but this could change if the Red Devils sound out possible suitors that he is available on loan.
His departure could also allow the club to lower their expenditures as his wages may be divided between them and the loan club.
This will also help the Red Devils in signing at least one player without the risk of breaching the Financial Fair Play Rules.