11 Jun 2025 23:24:19
Out of interest, are United linked with Watkins at all?
12 Jun 2025 06:58:20
I don’t know but we have been linked to him for a while and Villa are under PSR pressure.
It doesn’t look like Barcelona want Rashford so perhaps the deal to be done with Villa for Watkins
Watkins seems more likely than Gyokeres.
12 Jun 2025 08:22:52
Whilst I am sure that Emery would like to keep Rashford the fact they do not have Champions League and have a PSR issue that his wages will not fit into I do not see this one happening.
Similarly with Barcalona I think Flick likes Rashford but their financial situation is not great. At best this would be an loan with a decent loan fee with option to buy. If we could sort a fee out for sale this is probably the one club Rashford may take a decent salary reduction to go too.
This could end up being a Lukaku situation at Chelsea where we loan him with decent loan fee and wages covered for a couple of years and then sell for far reduced fee!
12 Jun 2025 12:59:56
Maybe we should have thrown the Villa game to facilitate his sale?.
12 Jun 2025 13:07:33
He is a decent player, better than what we have, but is he good enough to take us to the top table?
12 Jun 2025 13:30:53
Or he could get his head down, work hard, and play for Manchester United!
12 Jun 2025 16:22:48
He will be 30 by the time next season finishes. Good player but not what's needed. United need to avoid players that are looking for their last big contract.
15 Jun 2025 07:28:15
So what your past it at 29/ 30 now, experience counts for nothing now either then?
I would rather have a 29 year old Watkins who at least can finish than a 22 year old Rasmus who can’t do much of anything very good.