Despite being the superior team for most of the contest, England came out again at the World Cup quarter-final stage, after suffering a heartbreaking 1-2 defeat at the hands of defending champions France.
Harry Kane’s missed penalty proved to be the difference in the end as the Three Lions crashed once more. While Gareth Southgate deserves praise for the results he has delivered since he took over, the England boss has always been risk-shy.
On Saturday, he should have brought in England’s top scorer Marcus Rashford much sooner than he did. The Manchester United man has been at the top for a while.
He had a chance to equalize with a late foul but it went over the crossbar. Despite the cruel departure, the Mancunian will return to United with renewed vigor and confidence.
England’s loss is United’s gain
Erik ten Hag’s striker options are very limited at the moment and he will be confident that the 25-year-old will continue in the same vein for his club.
Rashford is currently United’s top scorer with eight goals in 19 appearances, but the club are currently trying to get the academy graduate to sign a long-term deal.
Due to the World Cup, the talks could not progress, but the club has the option to activate a one-year extension clause in his contract.
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Unless it is activated, foreign clubs can start talking to the player and try to close a summer 2023 contract for free. So far, Paris Saint-Germain seem to be his main suitors.
As previously reported on The Peoples Person, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi had openly revealed his admiration for the United attacker, mentioning that they had also been in contact last summer.
As The Mirror reported, “Paris Saint-Germain is set to make Marcus Rashford one of the highest-paid players on the planet in a bid to beat Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Real Betis.
PSG looking for free movement for Rashford
“PSG are understood to be putting together a package that could be worth up to £850,000 a week for the 25-year-old, who will have no contract at United in the summer and is free to negotiate with foreign teams from next month. .”
Despite the interest of the Bavarian giants, they will not be able to splurge on such a large amount in wages. Surprisingly, Betis, who United faced in a friendly on Saturday, will be able to pay around £500,000 a week.
Rashford’s salary is currently around £200,000 a week and he expects an increase considering his importance to the Ten Hag project at Old Trafford.
United will be desperate to get Rashford to sign on the dotted lines to prevent such a scenario from happening. The local superstar is believed to believe in Ten Hag’s vision and she is open to staying with her boyhood club for the long haul.
