PSG have had a long-standing interest in the forward
Paris Saint-Germain could revive their attempts to sign Marcus Rashford.
The French giants have been long-time admirers of the forward and reportedly tried to sign him from Manchester United in 2022 , according to The Athletic.
They allegedly offered him £400,000-a-week however the Wythenshawe-born player opted to sign a new contract to remain at Old Trafford.
Rashford has struggled for form this season, scoring just four goals all season and is now facing scrutiny from the club after being spotted out drinking in Belfast despite missing Friday’s training session due to illness.
He wasn’t included in the squad for their FA Cup win against Newport County, with Erik ten Hag saying it was an “internal matter” when asked about Rashford’s absence before the game.
United haven’t confirmed what punishment Rashford will face however many reports have suggested that he will be fined two weeks’ wages, which equates to around the £650,000 mark.
Now reports are claiming that PSG may go in for Rashford once again.
PSG want to bring in an attacker, especially if Kylian Mbappe leaves in the summer, which appears to be a likely scenario.
Mbappe’s contract expires at the end of the season and multiple reports have suggested he will join Real Madrid in the summer. The World Cup winner isn’t expected to make a final decision until the end of the season but the Frenchman does have an option to extend his current deal for another 12 months.
In the mean-time, Manchester United legend Gary Neville has advised Rashford to time his nights out better, urging the striker to ‘relax, calm down’ with some constructive criticism.
“To me, going out for a drink or going out for a night out is something that every football player should do and will do, so I’ve got no problem with that whatsoever,” he said.
“They need to enjoy themselves. It’s just all about choices and timing…the timing’s got to be right.”
Asked what Alex Ferguson would have done with Rashford, Neville said to the BBC: “He would have given him a dressing down.
“But he would have said similar things – make sure you do it at the right moments, the right time.
'It's all about choices and timing'
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville spoke to #BBCBreakfast about striker Marcus Rashford after he was spotted at nightclubs in Northern Irelandhttps://t.co/kvpVw6XRif pic.twitter.com/sb4ZvfpPmD
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) January 30, 2024
“No-one ever says to a football player ‘you cannot go out’ but obviously when you’ve got a game three days later… Marcus himself knows.
“He’s an experienced player, we’re not talking about a young lad, but he’s done it a couple of times in the last few months.
“I’ve always seen Marcus as being really responsible, a good professional, someone who works hard every single day and, look, he’s going through a dip in form at this moment in time.
“But it’s happened once, it’s now happened twice, and it sometimes can become your personality if you’re not careful.
“If you do it too many times, people can start to say ‘well, what’s happening in his life?’
“So, he just needs to relax, calm down, drink a bit of cacao, choose when to go out and get back to playing football at the levels which we know he can.”
