Marcus Rashford being liked to Tottenham probably wasn't on a lot of people's 2026 bingo card, but here we are. Apparently, Tottenham are prepared to offer the £40m release clause that Rashford and Man United agreed upon, which would fast track Tottenham to personal terms with the players.
And that's where Tottenham need to bargain. The £40m transfer fee is fair, but his current wages are not. If Rashford wants to re-join the Premier League with Tottenham, then it must be said that another paycut is in order.
Marcus Rashford must accept a pay cut to join Tottenham
Marcus Rashford earns around £233,000 per week at Barcelona (loan), which is a fee that Tottenham would simply be stupid to match. For context, no Tottenham player currently earns £200,000 or more per week, so it would make Rashford the highest paid Tottenham by some distance.
- Xavi Simons - £195,000 per week
- Cristian Romero - £195,000 per week
- James Maddison - £170,000 per week
- Conor Gallagher - £160,000 per week
Tottenham are known to barter, and barter is exactly what they must do here. They could probably stretch to making him the joint-highest-paid player alongside Cristian Romero and Xavi Simons, at £195,000 per week, but that would be a significant pay cut of almost £40,000 per week.
Man United set the precadent, and now Tottenham must not be bullied into matching it.
Marcus Rashford has already proven that he isn't entirely money-driven, despite what the folks in English tabloid media would tell you. He is more than reasonable, and if that's what it takes to bring him back to the Premier League, then it's worth Tottenham at least asking the question.
To make Rashford the highest paid player at Tottenham would be ludicrous, and it might be a call that the Tottenham decision-makers come to regret. Sure, Tottenham need to invest to improve from the last two seasons, but breaking the £200,000 per week barrier only ensures that current and future players become more entitled.
The Daniel Levy era at Tottenham is over, so Spurs do not need to ABC (always be cost-cutting). However, there are certainly principles from the Levy era that Tottenham need to carry over. The refusal to be bullied in the transfer window is one of them.
For now, Rashford is solely focused on the World Cup with England. He already got off to a great start by scoring as a substitute against Croatia, and he will continue to play a key role from the bench. Until he returns, any thought of representing Tottenham will understandably be secondary.
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