David Ornstein confirms Manchester United open to selling Marcus Rashford this summer | OneFootball

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s first summer as Manchester United owner is shaping up to be a monumental one.

A lack of Champions League football would have necessitated ruthless decisions anyhow, but what the extent of that ruthlessness was going to be is becoming clearer.

David Ornstein reports that United are now open to selling Marcus Rashford in the summer window only a year after giving him a new contract.

Rashford signed a new contract last summer after a career year in Erik ten Hag’s first season which nets him about £325k/week.

Unfortunately, his performances fell off a cliff after he secured a future for himself and those heights have never been reached again.

Ornstein reports that if there are credible offers for the player and Rashford also tells them he is open to moving, they will be considered.

This is a softening of stance from earlier reports when Ten Hag backed Rashford and recounted his ability to score in his first season with him.

Rashford being removed from the list of “untouchables” despite signing a new deal recently speaks volumes about the decision-making at United.

The older regime gave him a king’s ransom despite not showing anything to prove he could sustain those performance levels, a running theme with the Glazers.

That same contract is likely to prove to be hard to shift now although in Rashford’s case, at least, clubs will look at his age (26) and past performances and know there is a player to be unlocked there.

Even from the player’s point of view, he could be open to leaving as his recent tweets clearly show he is struggling with the intense scrutiny and criticism of his displays.

United need to sell to buy in the summer to avoid falling foul of Profit and Sustainability rules and selling Rashford would instantly catapult them into the green due to his huge wages and academy product status.

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