United are open to selling Rashford this summer to any club that can meet his £40 million valuation
Marcus Rashford has been advised to leave Manchester United and pursue a career abroad, as fresh doubts arise over his future at Old Trafford.
The 26-year-old forward is facing an uncertain return to his boyhood club this summer after a mixed loan spell at Aston Villa. While his early performances under Unai Emery reignited his form, injury has slowed Rashford’s momentum, and he is set to miss all of Villa’s remaining games in the league as they fight for Champions League qualification.
Former Manchester City striker Paul Dickov believes Rashford’s days at Manchester United are numbered, saying that his pattern of football is just incompatible with new manager Ruben Amorim’s style of play.
“From the outside looking in, it doesn’t look like it. Ruben Amorim’s got his way of playing. It looks pretty obvious that Marcus doesn’t fit into the system that he plays. It looks as if there’s been some sort of fallout there,” Dickov told 10bet.
“I think maybe for Marcus as well, who I think is a wonderful player, he needs to get away and kickstart his career again, whether that be at Villa or a brand new challenge altogether. There’s a lot of noise coming from the press that he wants to go abroad.”
Rashford struggled to replicate his best form at United this season, registering just four goals and one assist in 15 Premier League appearances before his temporary switch to Villa Park. His performances under Emery, however, earned him an England recall and were praised by pundits, which is just evidence that he can still thrive in a different environment. Manchester United themselves are willing to sell him for £40 million in the summer, and it is understood that offer is open to clubs everywhere, not just Villa where he is currently on loan.
“It’s difficult to go back sometimes, and I don’t think Amorim sees him fitting into the system that he’s got there at Manchester United,” added Dickov. “Amorim’s not really had the opportunity to bring in his own players to fit into that system as well.
“Up until his injury, Rashford was doing really well at Aston Villa and, with the right manager and playing the right position, he can get his form back and be scoring goals again because he can be electric at times.
“But maybe a different culture, a change of scenery, going to a different experience in a different league as well, could suit him. He’s been in the Premier League and at Manchester United for a long time, and sometimes that change can do you a world of good.
