Marcus Rashford is on the verge of leaving Manchester United for the second time in as many transfer windows after the club agreed a loan deal with Barcelona last week
Rio Ferdinand has expressed his disappointment over Marcus Rashford's latest move away from Manchester United as the forward closes in on a transfer to Barcelona.
Rashford, 27, has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford and spent the second half of the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Aston Villa. The England star is now poised to seal a dream move to Barcelona, who have agreed terms on a season-long loan deal with an option.
Before rediscovering his form during his stint at Villa, Rashford had struggled in a United shirt and looked far from his best.
And while a fresh start abroad should do the talented attacker the world of good, Ferdinand still thinks its a shame that he is leaving Manchester United.
The former United defender has also questioned the circumstances behind his exit, speculating that there is more to Rashford's situation than meets the eye.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ferdinand said: "There must have been so much going on behind the scenes that we're just not aware of. And Marcus isn't someone who really wants to talk and do interviews, so you have to respect that.
"But I'm sure it'll come out in the wash at some point. Is it because of a lack of form? A lack of confidence? Mismanagement? Have the club failed him? Or is it down to him? Is there injuries we don't know about? Has he lost that desire? That form is gone and he can't rekindle it and can't get it back?
"What are the issues that have led to a young kid that's a graduate of the academy at Manchester United, which is famous for all of the great players that have come through there, that he says he wants to leave?"
Rashford arrived in Spain on Sunday night to put the finishing touches to his move to Barcelona, who will have a £26million option to buy the forward outright which becomes active next summer.
The player's desire to join the Spanish giants has been well documented and he even hinted as much during a recent appearance on a Spanish YouTube channel, XBuyer. When they asked if wanted to play alongside Lamine Yamal, Rashford replied: "Yeah, sure. Everybody in the world wants to play with the best. So hopefully, we'll see."
He went on to add: "Spain is nice, it's not too far from home. If I'm training over a long period, my family can come for a few days, it's a nice location and good weather."
Kedanruz
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wtf does he want marcus to stay when amorim treats him like trash
vuaabdipu
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Can't wait to see it become official
Doweilptyz
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it's long overdue. If Jose Mourinho was permitted, Rashford would have gone since, at least loan move
bwalyaalfred024
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yea the MU board is to blame buh players like Rashford, Garnacho ain't needed in the team due to there I'll behavior. for MU to be great again they need to let go of the egoistic players like PSG did
Emchi
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I know Rashford is good but just let him go. I don't blame this players most especially English players. They club's board members always uses salary inflation to make them feel too important whereas they're still average. If a player can not be committed like Bruno, Roony, Scholes, Giggs,etc, forget it, let him go!
gallasyommy
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Rashford is tired of playing for Manchester United and wants new challenges It’s normal for men I watch him played at Aston Villa and I was surprised at how he chases all ball Even married men do get tired of their wives and often finds another so it’s no big deal Y’ll should leave Amorim and let him do his job Manchester United players often get tired easily and has no creativity Manchester should have gone for Eze instead of Mbemo and he also has EPL experience with flair that could unlock defense We need black players with energy and white ones like Cucurella that has 4 legs 🤣