Marcus Rashford has been at the centre of a lot of transfer speculation this week.
Rashford is ready to leave Manchester United, and he’s already being linked with a number of clubs.
Arsenal have been mentioned in connection with Rashford already, while Ange Postecoglou was asked about Rashford in his Tottenham press conference this week.
Postecoglou was coy when it came to discussing Rashford’s situation, but according to Josh Hughes, speaking on The Spurs Chat Podcast, a move for the England international is seemingly impossible.
Indeed, the journalist says that Rashford’s huge wages combined with Tottenham’s fractured relationship with Manchester United makes this deal difficult.
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Marcus Rashford to Tottenham is impossible
Hughes spoke about Rashford’s future and the idea of a move to Tottenham.
Jamie O’Hara wants Rashford to join Tottenham, but, unfortunately, this deal isn’t likely.
Indeed, Hughes categorised this one as impossible.
“Let’s go to the forwards. Marcus Rashford, let’s get that one out of the way. This one is impossible. Enormous wages, his off-field troubles, it’s been sad to see Rashford not hit the heights. Let’s not dismiss what he has done this season, seven goals. But with those wages I don’t see that happening. And with Manchester United, are they really going to sell to Spurs? I don’t think so. I think we can categorise that as a classic rumour,” Highes said.
Why don’t Tottenham and Manchester United do business?
As Hughes says Manchester United aren’t likely to want to sell to Tottenham, and these two clubs haven’t done transfer business in over 15 years.
Indeed, Dimitar Berbatov was the last player to cross this particular divide, and Daniel Levy’s handling of that deal rubbed Manchester United up the wrong way.
Levy delayed the Berbatov deal for weeks and weeks just to get a couple of million more for his player, and that frustrated United.
United and Spurs haven’t done any permanent business since, and while United were interested in Harry Kane at one point, Levy’s presence again put them off that deal.
As for Rashford, it’s debatable whether or not this would be a smart deal even if it were possible.
Rashford has been criticised heavily for his performances this season, and a team as inconsistent as Tottenham don’t necessarily need a player like Rashford.
Spurs would probably be wise to swerve this one rather than taking a gamble on an underperforming player who earns huge money