When Tottenham were linked with Marcus Rashford at the beginning of the summer, the reactions were a bit “special, Rashford ends up at Barcelona”. A month later, the situation is completely different. Barcelona were not willing to pay around €30 million for the player they were very happy with, the La Liga giant instead flipped up £70 million for Anthony Gordon. Now Tottenham are back, and this time a Marcus Rashford in the white Spurs shirt is anything but unrealistic.
Manchester United and Rashford have agreed a £40 million buyout clause. When Barcelona want to keep Rashford, but only on loan, Premier League clubs move up as candidates to start the season with Rashford in the squad. Especially Tottenham, it is reported.
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Tottenham make clear bid for Marcus Rashford
Rashford has already played for Manchester United’s Premier League rivals Aston Villa, a move to Tottenham would also not be problematic for a Manchester United boy like Rashford. According to The in Paper , Tottenham have singled out Rashford as their next primary target in a summery shopping spree that shows no signs of slowing down.
The London club have already secured Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton for £52 million, as well as free transfer deals for Andrew Robertson and Marcos Senesi, and are testing their waters with a massive £80 million bid for Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali.
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While United and Rashford have agreed a £40m buyout clause this summer, Tottenham are not willing to meet this demand. Instead, the Spurs hierarchy is exploring a lower opening offer to see if the Red Devils are willing to negotiate.
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