The Telegraph report that Marcus Rashford is close to agreeing a new £250,000 per-week contract with Manchester United.
Rashford will sign a four year deal to stay at Old Trafford until 2023, with the option to extend a further year.
The Reds are reportedly looking to announce the 21-year-old’s new deal before the club fly out for their pre-season tour on July 8th.
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Rashford has led the line for United ever since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge at Old Trafford after Jose Mourinho’s exit.
He has been a favourite for Solskjaer, and has been consistently picked ahead of maligned striker Romelu Lukaku, who has expressed his desire to leave this summer.
The England international has been linked tentatively to huge European sides such as Barcelona and Real Madrid, but now looks set to stay at his boyhood club for the near future.
Many United fans will be pleased to have tied down a contract for one of the club’s most talented youngsters, but there are question marks over the huge sum they are willing to offer the player who’s form considerably dipped towards the end of last season.
While I'm yet to believe that Marcus Rashford will earn 250k a week in the new deal, Harry Kane earns 200k a week and Sergio Aguero earns 250k a week.
These are things that happen when you have a massively overpaid Alexis Sanchez at the club. #MUFC
— Kaustubh Pandey (@Kaus_Pandey17) June 29, 2019
Van Dijk is on 180k, Salah is on 200k mane is on 150k and we know what they have contributed to their clubs.
Our dear Rashford wants 250k?
The sickest part is that United are discussing it pic.twitter.com/5mvHq4WqU3— RUGGEDMAN (@RuggedyBaba) June 29, 2019
Not being funny or comparing the level of the two but some of you were happy to pay De Ligt 350k p/w yet complain about Marcus Rashford’s potential 250k p/w. I’m past moaning about the money in football, it’s here to stay. Get behind the lad!
— Josh (@ManUnitedMedia) June 29, 2019
I like Rashford but we're really not learning wages lessons if we're giving him 250k a week. That's more than 90% of the players in the top 3 sides get & he's nowhere near that level yet.
— Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) June 29, 2019
Rashford on 250k a week is ridiculous. We don’t want players joining us for the money and now they’re gonna see us offering a 20 year old a quarter million pound a week 😑. No doubt the lad is talented and has bags of potential but the club is digging its own grave doing this.
— nath ⚽️🔴 (@WanTwoBissaka) June 29, 2019
Daniel James ✅
Aaron Wan-Bissaka ✅
David De Gea new contract❓
Marcus Rashford new contract ⏳3-4 more signings expected? We’re heading in the right direction, finally.
— Josh (@ManUnitedMedia) June 29, 2019
If there wasn't enough pressure on Rashford to do the business, there will be now. A contract with that amount of money is bonkers for a young player who, let's face it hasn't done a whole lot.
Not saying he wont, hes just gunna have to take a huge step up now.#MUFC
— Stuart Rafferty 👹 (@Raffers101) June 30, 2019
I’m all for Rashford getting a new contract because I do genuinely believe in him to be an incredible player for us. But I really don’t see what he’s done to deserve £250,000 a week. It’s a silly amount of money, especially for a player of his age aswell.
— Taz 🔰🔴 (@Tarum_7) June 29, 2019
