Tottenham transfer news: Marcus Rashford ‘targeted’ as £40m decision is made over Man United forward

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford has reportedly emerged arsenic a transportation people for Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

The 28-year-old is presently connected England work astatine the 2026 World Cup astatine a clip erstwhile determination is increasing uncertainty implicit his aboriginal astatine nine level.

Rashford enjoyed a productive the 2025-26 run connected indebtedness astatine Barcelona, scoring 14 goals and registering 14 assists successful 49 appearances to assistance the Catalan giants clasp the La Liga title.

The attacker has expressed his tendency to stay astatine Barca, but the nine opted against activating a €30m (£26m) option-to-buy clause which expired connected June 15.

Before that deadline, Barcelona decided to spent £69m to motion Rashford’s planetary teammate Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United, and it is present understood that the Catalan broadside would lone see different indebtedness statement for adjacent season.

However, Man United are said to person no involvement successful speaking with Barcelona astir different short-term woody as they would similar to determination Rashford connected permanently to make funds for caller recruits.

Spurs ‘exploring a little offer’ for Rashford

It was precocious reported that Rashford's declaration astatine Old Trafford, which expires successful June 2028, contains a £40m merchandise clause disposable to each clubs but fierce home rivals Manchester City and Liverpool.

The i paper claims that Rashford is the adjacent transportation people of Tottenham’s wishlist this summer, but they are not prepared to lucifer his £40m merchandise clause.

The study adds that Spurs are exploring a little connection for Rashford, who was antecedently the taxable of £40m negotiations betwixt Man United and Aston Villa pursuing a little indebtedness spell astatine Villa Park successful 2025.

Tottenham person been engaged successful the transportation marketplace since narrowly avoiding relegation from the Premier League, bolstering their defence by signing Andrew Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke, the second joining from Brighton for £52m.

Rashford favours Barca, Bayern determination implicit Spurs transfer

Roberto De Zerbi's broadside are besides hoping to triumph the race for in-demand Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali, contempt failing with an £80m opening offer, portion Rashford has emerged arsenic a imaginable people successful the attacking department.

However, it is claimed that moving to different Premier League nine is presently not connected Rashford’s radar, arsenic helium would favour continuing his vocation abroad.

A instrumentality to Barcelona is Rashford’s preference, portion joining Bayern Munich besides appeals to the attacker, with the Bundesliga champions said to beryllium monitoring his situation.

The anticipation of returning to Man United and resurrecting his boyhood dreams nether the tutelage of Michael Carrick has besides not been wholly ruled out, though that enactment seems improbable astatine present.

As things stand, Rashford is inactive weighing up his options and volition astir surely beryllium required to instrumentality a important wage chopped if helium pushes to unafraid a imperishable determination distant from Man United.