It is weird to think of Marcus Rashford as a 28 year old veteran on the left wing, but the England international has not been a prospect or a young player for years now. The Manchester United forward experienced a bit of a resurgence last season away from the Premier League as a nifty backup for La Liga champions Barcelona, but even they were not interested in buying him permanently and instead spent more money to nab the younger and speedier Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United.
It is also telling that the same Gordon starts over Rashford for the England national team. But Rashford did get a goal for the Three Lions this summer at the World Cup and has the quality and name pedigree to still intrigue clubs, with Tottenham Hotspur actually being linked to the Manchester United man.
The problem, as Tottenham fans suspected, is that Manchester United are still going to ask way too much money for him. Even though Barcelona were trying to negotiate down from a 40 million euro option to buy in his loan clause, Rashy is set to cost at least this much unless the Red Devils change their stance.
Marcus Rashford doesn't seem worth it
Because David Ornstein of The Athletic is reporting that the 40 million pound release clause being floated around that Spurs were allegedly interested is no longer an option for the Lilywhites. Per Ornstein, the Rashford release clause has expired as of July 15 for most clubs, as it only still applies to Premier League title contenders Liverpool and Manchester City. In a way, it is funny that the clause applies to Man United's two biggest rivals but not Tottenham.
So Tottenham Hotspur and other clubs that may want Marcus Rashford would have to negotiate directly with Manchester United on a fee, which would presumably then exceed 40 million pounds. Man United are open to considering offers with the World Cup over.
But Tottenham are probably going to pass. They are being linked to more productive or higher upside players in Cody Gakpo, Rafael Leao, and Savinho. While those options may be more expensive than Rashford, Roberto De Zerbi and Spurs likely have a hard time justifying spending 40 million pounds on a 28 year old player who has never proven himself as a starting caliber player in the Premier League. If Tottenham can get him for less, Rashy, who had 15 goal contributions for Barcelona in the 2025/26 season, could be intriguing as a rotational option, but nothing about him screams star if Man United are going to ask for a ton of money, which is what Spurs fans expect.
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