{"id":50010,"date":"2026-07-11T11:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T15:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/manchester-united-in-contract-talks-with-77m-world-cup-star\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T15:26:30","slug":"manchester-united-in-contract-talks-with-77m-world-cup-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/manchester-united-in-contract-talks-with-77m-world-cup-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United in contract talks with \u00a377m World Cup star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/manchester-united-in-contract-talks-with-77m-world-cup-star\/#Who_could_Man_United_sign_to_replace_Rashford\" >Who could Man United sign to replace Rashford?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/manchester-united-in-contract-talks-with-77m-world-cup-star\/#Manchester_United_in_contract_talks_with_%E2%80%98world-class_superstar\" >Manchester United in contract talks with &#8216;world-class superstar&#8217;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/manchester-united-in-contract-talks-with-77m-world-cup-star\/#Why_Manchester_Uniteds_new_Paul_Scholes_looks_complete_with_Santos_deal\" >Why Manchester United&#8217;s new Paul Scholes looks complete with Santos deal<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Will Marcus Rashford play for Manchester United next season? In fact, more than that as the England international earns \u00a3325,000 a week at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Rashford, who was part of Ruben Amorim&#8217;s infamous bomb squad, found solace in a second-half loan spell at Aston Villa in 2024\/25 before heading to Barcelona last term, where he made an impact throughout the campaign and ultimately won a La Liga title to call his own.<\/p>\n<p>    However, La Blaugrana did not make a deal and instead signed Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United in a deal worth \u00a369 million.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Rashford, 28, will return to the Theater of Dreams, but it is clear that INEOS are looking for a solution in the market.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"who-man-utd-could-sign-to-replace-rashford\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_could_Man_United_sign_to_replace_Rashford\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Who could Man United sign to replace Rashford?<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rashford was Man United&#8217;s iconic star and one of the brightest lights throughout the drab post-Fergie period. However, he feels like he has worked his way up at his boyhood club and if he can successfully replace him this summer it would say a lot about the progressiveness that INEOS are trying to instill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Premier League Marcus Rashford (Man United)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>season<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>app<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Goal + Assist<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>24\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty five<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6+4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>23\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7+3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>22\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17+6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>21\/22<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty five<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4+2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>20\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11+13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>19\/20<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17+9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>18\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10+7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>17\/18<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7+5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>16\/17<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5+2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>15\/16<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5+2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Rashford is set to be brought in by Michael Carrick&#8217;s offspring, but it remains to be seen whether this is a tactic to lure him towards a sale further this summer. Of course, United are looking for new players in attack.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham United&#8217;s Crisencio Somerville, for example, is a vested interest for the Red Devils, with the relegated Dutchman valued at \u00a360m.<\/p>\n<p>    Somerville&#8217;s pace and energy down the left will help him settle in at Old Trafford. It&#8217;s the kind of shrewd deal the club has avoided for the past 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>However, while it is important that INEOS does not splurge, sometimes an opportunity presents itself that is too good to resist.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-united-in-talks-to-sign-quot-world-class-superstar-quot\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_in_contract_talks_with_%E2%80%98world-class_superstar\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Manchester United in contract talks with &#8216;world-class superstar&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Manchester United are looking to complete as much summer business as possible before a busy post-season period, and the \u00a350m signing of Andrej Santos is proof of that.<\/p>\n<p>    Santos had his ups and downs at Chelsea last season, but the Brazilian midfielder could be tapped by Carrick to help them rebuild now that Casemiro has left.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United seems to be focusing on strengthening the Brazilian national team this summer, so with that in mind, why not try signing Vincius Junior, who will help restore the frontline with the aim of becoming a star player?<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid&#8217;s infamous forward is one of the best forwards in the game. The global sensation is in a contractual impasse with Los Blancos, opening up his attacking opportunities to clubs like Man Utd, but TEAMtalk has actually reported that the 25-year-old international has been in contact with a number of Premier League sides, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Given that the Selecao superstar&#8217;s contract expires in a year, Real Madrid will reluctantly sell him for \u00a377m, but are still confident of extending his stay in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"qz\">\n<div class=\"qz-head\">\n<p>\u26bd<\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"qz-title\">world cup history quiz<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qz-content\">\n<div id=\"qend\">\n<p>you scored<\/p>\n<p>out of 20<\/p>\n<p>      <button class=\"e-replay\" onclick=\"startQuiz()\">\u21a9 Play again<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>He is one of the best forwards in the world and has had a brilliant career with Real Madrid, winning numerous trophies and goals.<\/p>\n<p>Rashford enjoyed a strong season in Spain with Barcelona but does not have the qualities of Vinicius Junior, who manager Carlo Ancelotti recently hailed as &#8220;one of the best players in the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>At the World Cup, Vini outperformed his La Liga rivals in the 2025\/26 season, and while Rashford won the league title, it is safe to say that his counterpart produced a more scintillating performance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Vinicius Junior vs Rashford at the World Cup<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics (* per 90)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Vinny Jr.<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>rashford<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Match (start)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5(5)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4(2)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Goal + Assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4+1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1 + 0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>touch*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>50.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>32.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Exact path*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>24.2 (84%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17.5 (86%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>A big opportunity has arisen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Key pass*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Loss of ownership*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>14.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>9.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Successful. dribble*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Ball recovery rate*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Def. Donation*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Win a duel*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Vinicius Junior plays with a directness and panache reminiscent of the pompous Rashford at Old Trafford, but the truth is he&#8217;s far more gifted than United&#8217;s former marquee player, and that&#8217;s saying something.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"man-utd-new-scholes-mount-looks-finished-after-santos-deals\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Manchester_Uniteds_new_Paul_Scholes_looks_complete_with_Santos_deal\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tWhy Manchester United&#8217;s new Paul Scholes looks complete with Santos deal<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">A transfer from Manchester United could very well mean a transfer of a player this summer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Marcus Rashford play for Manchester United next season? 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