Manchester United are in danger of pricing in all suitors in the race to sign Marcus Rashford, and TeamTalk may reveal a club, Borussia Dortmund, have already begun to explore a move for the striker with the biggest uptake.
For Borussia Dortmund, Rashford represents an imaginable replacement for Donyell Malen, who was sold to Aston Villa for around €25 million on January 13.
As we reported a few days ago, the German club is among those who have shown the strongest interest in Rashford and have also gathered information on him recently.
They are among those who have held talks with Rashford’s brother, Dwaine Maynard, who also acts as his agent. Others are coming with Barcelona, Juventus and AC Milan.
However, Dortmund would like a practical formula, such as a loan with a component of the salary paid through United, and the legal responsibility to buy.
His insistence on a legal liability to purchase is included from the figures requested through Man Utd.
£ 50 million is the value that Man Utd has communicated and Dortmund considers that this figure is excessive. In addition, the UTD boy is still pressing to have at least a legal responsibility for purchase in any loan agreement.
That is why Dortmund are exploring other profiles, such as Kevin Schade from Brentford, for whom, Rashford, they would be willing to compare a permanent transfer.
At 23, Lightning-Cick Schade is 4 years more youthful than Rashford and, in Dortmund’s eyes, has more space for progression in the coming years.
Back to Rashford, we must pay attention to the position of AC Milan, which is elevating personal tastes in the player selection hierarchies.
However, it is the same story as in Dortmund, where the great challenge for Milan is the package of agreement requested through the Man UTD.
Like the Dortmund, Milan would like a loan with a part of the paid salary and without legal responsibility for purchase.
In short, without opening up to a dry loan or a loan with an option (not obligation) to buy and a salary component paid through United, to date no club, including BVB, is willing to take other measures for him.
In news, FootballTransfers highlighted that Tottenham have launched an investigation into the signing of Alejandro Garnacho.
The winger, 20, is valued around the £60m mark and after losing out to Juventus for Randal Kolo Muani, Spurs are reportedly ready to spend big on the Man Utd man.
Separately, The Athletic reported that Man Utd had vetoed the departure of midfielder Toby Collyer in January.
The 21-year-old had been linked with a loan exit, potentially to Leicester City, where he connected with United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy.
However, it’s now claimed Collyer is set for a more prominent role in the second half of the season which could spell bad news for the likes of Casemiro and Christian Eriksen.