Marcus Rashford ‘wanted by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’ as Man Utd star gets transfer lifeline | Football | Sport
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford could soon be back working with former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after potential moves to AC Milan and Barcelona fell through. It initially appeared inevitable that the 27-year-old would be departing in the current transfer window, having not played a minute for United in any of their last nine matches.
In December, he also gave an exclusive interview to journalist Henry Winter, saying “the time was right” for him to leave his boyhood club.
However, despite interest from several clubs a move has not been forthcoming, with Rashford’s current £350,000-per-week wages appearing to be a stumbling block.
According to Turkish media outlet Fanatik, New Besiktas boss Solskjaer has declared himself ‘personally interested’ in bringing the former England international to the Super Lig. Rashford played under the Norwegian for three years at Old Trafford, after he took over from Jose Mourinho in December 2018.
During that time, Rashford was a key club figure, famously scoring a last ditch penalty in PSG to take the Red Devils into the 2018/19 Champions League quarter-finals.
Solskjaer only started his new role this week, replacing Giovanni van Bronckhorst. And despite admitting one his first jobs would be to look at January signings, he also denied he had already held talks with Rashford.
“I’ve come from Manchester United, so there will be transfer news like this,” he said. “Casemiro and Rashford are very good players, but I haven’t had any contact with them.”
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