Talks have also been ongoing over a new contract for Diogo Dalot, whose deal runs out at the end of next season.
United have tied down Luke Shaw and Alejandro Garnacho to long-term deals in recent weeks and hope Rashford will follow suit. Other reinforcements are likely to depend on how successfully the club sell and/or the ownership situation. Signing a striker remains the manager’s overwhelming priority but he would also like to bring in a midfielder this summer. Leaders Manchester City have scored 38 more league goals and second-placed Arsenal have scored 32 more – a reflection of the gulf United have to bridge. Only Aston Villa of the Premier League’s current top nine have scored fewer goals than United. United are also keen admirers of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen but, much like the Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, negotiating with the Italian club’s owner Aurelio De Laurentiis is seldom straightforward.Ī number of other strikers remain on United’s radar, although Ten Hag wants a top-class recruit who will significantly sharpen the attack. Ten Hag admitted on Wednesday that he was in the dark over his spending power this summer as the manager, like the fans, waits to discover whether the Glazers will sell to Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani or Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group. The prospect of pairing Kane with Rashford would be an extremely exciting one for United fans and Ten Hag, although the continuing uncertainty over who will own the club is another curveball. Ten Hag wants to bring in a pedigree centre-forward this summer and United are continuing to explore the viability of doing a deal with Tottenham for Rashford’s England team-mate, Harry Kane, amid concern about the dangers of being drawn into a protracted saga.ĭespite having only a year left on his Spurs contract, Kane would likely cost around £100 million. Paris St-Germain are one of several clubs watching Rashford’s situation but the player is considered integral to Ten Hag’s plans to strengthen United’s attack. He also scored three times for England at the World Cup finals in Qatar.
Rashford is enjoying his best season at the club and is only one goal shy of reaching 30 for the campaign.
Goalkeeper David de Gea is currently United’s top earner on about £375,000 a week when Champions League bonuses are active and any new deal is likely to catapult Rashford into that bracket and potentially make him the club’s highest-paid player. Rashford, 25, is due to enter the final 12 months of his existing deal this summer and securing the England striker’s long-term future is a priority for Erik ten Hag.ĭiscussions have been under way for some time and are headed in the right direction, Telegraph Sport understands. Manchester United are making good progress in talks over a new contract for Marcus Rashford.
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