Three Saudi clubs express interest in signing Manchester United’s fallen star Marcus Rashford | Football News
Karim Benzema’s Al Ittihad and Roberto Firmino’s Al Ahli have reportedly expressed an interest in signing Manchester United’s fallen star Marcus Rashford, the British media reported. Al Qadsiah, too, have shown interest in the England forward, making it a three-way race between the Saudi Premier League sides to sign Rashford, whose exit from Manchester United looks imminent.
Rashford did not feature in the squad for back-to-back games this week, with new manager Ruben Amorim hinting that the player needed to do better in training before returning to the team. Later, Rashford said in an interview he is ‘seeking a new challenge’, signalling that he is ready to end his two-decade-long association with Manchester United.
TalkSport revealed that while ‘Al Ittihad have been interested in the past and Al Qadsiah are monitoring his situation, Al Ahli currently hold the most concrete interest’.
The website added that Al Ahli are considering parting ways with captain Firmino, who is in talks with Turkish club Fenerbahce. The move could pave the way for Rashford to sign for Al Ahli, given that the clubs would have to first ‘offload or de-reger a foreign player first to comply with Saudi Pro League regration rules’, TalkSport reported.
Rashford was scouted Manchester United when he was seven and has stayed with the club ever since. He made his first-team debut aged 18, scoring twice in a 3-2 win over Arsenal. Now 27, he told journal Henry Winter in an interview that he was ‘ready for a new challenge’.
“For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps,” Rashford said. “When I leave it’s going to be ‘no hard feelings’. You’re not going to have any negative comments from me about Manchester United.”
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