What does the future hold for Rashford?
Marcus Rashford didn't give the impression of being consumed by concerns about his future as he trained in heat that climbed above 30C in Kansas City. In fairness, now is not the time to have attention diverted by club matters. For the next month or so, Rashford's concentration
Marcus Rashford didn't give the impression of being consumed by concerns about his future as he trained in heat that climbed above 30C in Kansas City.
In fairness, now is not the time to have attention diverted by club matters. For the next month or so, Rashford's concentration is on England.
On Sunday, at least for the 15 minutes when cameras were allowed in to film training, that meant linking up with Jude Bellingham, Ivan Toney, Djed Spence, Eberechi Eze and Anthony Gordon in a passing drill before Wednesday's World Cup Group L opener against Croatia in Dallas.
The onus is on keeping the focus there. It was not as if Monday would bring any news Rashford was unaware of anyway.
The deadline Barcelona agreed with Manchester United to trigger a £26m clause to turn Rashford's loan into a permanent deal passed without it being activated.
On 1 July, when Rashford will hope to be preparing for a last-32 encounter in Atlanta, he will officially return to being a Manchester United player, with a £325,000-a-week contract that still has two years to run.
In theory, Rashford could return to his boyhood club and resume his career there.
Head coach Michael Carrick knows him well. Carrick has been a team-mate, coach and - for three games following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal in 2021 - hands-on manager of one of the recent star graduates of United's academy.
