Marcus Rashford - signed on loan (injured - out for season?)

[Pete3206]

I think Man U expected him to crash and burn. I thought he would as well but I'm delighted to be proved wrong.

[Clampy]

I think Man U expected him to crash and burn. I thought he would as well but I'm delighted to be proved wrong.

A few on here did as well. He's been great but a goal will really kick him on.

[DrGonzo]

If we’ve agreed a sale fee UTD can ask for what they feckin want, it only applies to other clubs that might want to buy him. I’d take him right now at £40m, especially if we can complete Asensio for the reported £15-20m. That’s some world class squad building. You can’t get a good striker in January, and all that.

[frank black]

I suspect signing him or Assensio will hinge upon CL qualification.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I think Man U expected him to crash and burn. I thought he would as well but I'm delighted to be proved wrong.

A few on here did as well. He's been great but a goal will really kick him on.

He has 3 goals in 4 vs PSG...

[Dave]

I think Man U expected him to crash and burn. I thought he would as well but I'm delighted to be proved wrong.

A few on here did as well. He's been great but a goal will really kick him on.

He has 3 goals in 4 vs PSG...

There was talk on Friday (I don't know if Tuchel's actually quoted on it), that Rashford's recall is partly to do with how great Tuchel thought he was when he was PSG manager and Rashford / Man Utd knocked them out a couple of years ago.

[AV84]

If we’ve agreed a sale fee UTD can ask for what they feckin want, it only applies to other clubs that might want to buy him. I’d take him right now at £40m.....

I asked this question when we signed him. Does the fact they've agreed a price with us, and that price is publicly known, not shoot themselves in the foot a little bit? Between that and Amorim mouthing off about him, it was made clear in January that getting rid of him was their priority. Now he's done well for us and they suddenly want to get more money for him. Obviously we've got a set price, but if we can't buy him, why would other clubs go much above 40mil for him? I'd be offering 40,000,001 for him, and let someone else come in and offer 40,000,002, and so on. Clubs would be mad to be coming in and offering 50 or 60 mil for him.

[OCD]

Sounds like just the sort of thing a Saudi club would do.

[SamTheMouse]

I reckon what's happened is that we've agreed different prices based on our results while Rashford is with us.

Qualifying for the CL quarter-finals has likely triggered the next agreed fee level, and it's being reported for clicks as Yanited hiking their asking price.

[PeterWithe]

I reckon what's happened is that we've agreed different prices based on our results while Rashford is with us.

Qualifying for the CL quarter-finals has likely triggered the next agreed fee level, and it's being reported for clicks as Yanited hiking their asking price.

Plausible, as is the fee going up if he's selected for England

[Dave]

Yup, I reckon that all checks out.

And in all their bad news, a club leak to a friendly journalist of "the fee for Rashford is now bigger" gives them something positive to swing around for a bit.

[Lucky Eddie]

If we’ve agreed a sale fee UTD can ask for what they feckin want, it only applies to other clubs that might want to buy him. I’d take him right now at £40m.....

I asked this question when we signed him. Does the fact they've agreed a price with us, and that price is publicly known, not shoot themselves in the foot a little bit? Between that and Amorim mouthing off about him, it was made clear in January that getting rid of him was their priority. Now he's done well for us and they suddenly want to get more money for him. Obviously we've got a set price, but if we can't buy him, why would other clubs go much above 40mil for him? I'd be offering 40,000,001 for him, and let someone else come in and offer 40,000,002, and so on. Clubs would be mad to be coming in and offering 50 or 60 mil for him.

But they're not buying the same goods. He's worth far more now than he was squandering in that dump three months ago. 

[AV84]

^ yes but they've made it clear that him coming back there isn't an option, so unless Amorim is sacked in the summer, they're not in the best place for negotiating a big money price.

[Dave]

I still don't really get it, as you'd think that the not-central-but-not-stuck-out-on-the-left-wing-either position in Amorim's fabled 3-4-3 would be absolutely perfect for Rashford. It's pretty much his ideal position.

[Sexual Ealing]

It's the contract.