Marcus Rashford is good at football! To the surprise of no one apart from José Mourinho, the Manchester United ace is capable of doing lots of goals and assists! All he needs is an arm round the shoulder, a few words of encouragement and a regular run of games up front! Then watch him fly. Watch him go. Watch him go all the way to Barcelona!
That’s right: Barcelona have decided to make the United forward their top summer target. With Luis Suárez showing signs of decline, the Spanish champions have identified Rashford as a replacement for the Uruguayan forward and are willing to pay top dollar to get him. They’ll have to be fast, though, because United are on the verge of handing the England international a new long-term deal.
Barcelona should find it easier to prise hotshot winger Nicolas Pépé away from Lille, although they’ll have to battle with Arsenal for the 23-year-old Ivorian. Arsenal, meanwhile, have no plans to sell Matteo Guendouzi to Paris Saint-Germain, who are said to be ready to pay £60m for the French midfielder.
Milan Skriniar, linked with United on a daily basis, is close to agreeing a new deal with Internazionale. But who needs him anyway? United gave Phil Jones a new contract the other week: how could they possibly want another centre-back?
Leicester City aren’t going down this season, but they’re still thinking about sacking Claude Puel and replacing him with Rafael Benítez, who has postponed contract talks with Newcastle.
Liverpool continue to monitor Sporting midfielder Bruno Fernandes. Adam Lallana could be shown the door if the Portuguese midfielder heads to Anfield. Luckily for Lallana, Southampton want to bring him back to St Mary’s. Assuming they don’t get relegated, that is. Hooray!
