How much would Marcus Rashford be worth in today’s market? Although, for Madrid, money is no object nor obstacle.
On some occasions, transfer rumours emerge that are so bafflingly ridiculous that you wonder whether you’ve fallen into some lucid unconsciousness after too many hours of Football Manager.
According to OK Diario, Real Madrid will be sending scouts to watch Marcus Rashford in action against Scotland on Friday evening. Understandable. The 19-year-old is one of the most exciting young talents in world football and Madrid are the ultimate ‘buying club’, hoarding Galacticos in mint condition.
But where to begin disproving any suggestions of a possible transfer? Rashford is not only the most exciting talent to graduate from the famous Carrington finishing school in the best part of two decades, he is also a boyhood Manchester United fan. He is, quite literally, living the dream. Therefore, the chances of him bidding adios Old Trafford and Hala Madrid are, well, let’s just say remote.
Add to the equation the fact that United have enjoyed the upper hand over Real in their ongoing boardroom tussle in the years post-Ronaldo, see David de Gea and the faulty fax and Paul Pogba choosing Manchester over Madrid, and we can draw a line underneath this most banal example of gossip before it infiltrates tabloids the land over.
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