Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford appears to have paved the way for his departure at Old Trafford, revealing that he is ‘ready for a new challenge and the next steps’ in his career.
Rashford emerged from United’s academy ranks in 2015 to establish himself as a first-team star at the Theatre of Dreams, scoring 138 goals in 426 appearances for his boyhood club.
In that time, Rashford has helped the Red Devils win six pieces of silverware, including two FA Cup trophies and the Europa League crown in 2017.
But since enjoying his best-ever season in front of goal, Rashford has suffered a drastic slump over the last 18 months and has netted just 15 times in all competitions since the end of the 2022/23 campaign.
Rashford has also been frozen out by the England national team since missing out on Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 squad and The Guardian reported on Monday that United had put the attacker up for sale.
‘For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps,’ Rashford told Henry Winter in response to the latest reports over his future.
‘When I leave it’s going to be “no hard feelings”. You’re not going to have any negative comments from me about Manchester United. That’s me as a person.
‘If I know that a situation is already bad I’m not going to make it worse. I’ve seen how other players have left in the past and I don’t want to be that person.
‘When I leave I’ll make a statement and it will be from me.’
On whether it would be from the heart as he will always be a Red, Rashford replied: ‘Yes! 100 per cent. 100 per cent.’
Rashford added: ‘I’m halfway through my career. I don’t expect my peak to be now. I’ve had nine years so far in the Premier League and that’s taught me a lot, that’s helped me grow as a player and as a person.
‘So I don’t have any regrets from the last nine years. I won’t have any regrets going forward because I take things day by day and sometimes bad things happen, sometimes good things happen. I just try and keep a fine balance.’
Quizzed on whether the best is yet to come, Rashford responded: ‘100 per cent. That’s my mentality.’
More to follow.
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