Arguing With Ten Hag, Manchester United Will Release Rashford

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and Marcus Rashford. (X/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - Manchester United are ready to release forward Marcus Rashford. The tension between manager Erik ten Hag and Rashford is the club's consideration to accept the club's offer to sell the 26-year-old player.

Ten Hag again showed strength to the players. When Ten Hag's relationship with the players worsened, the club sided with the manager. In the aftermath, players have to leave Old Trafford.

It was what happened to Jadon Sancho who was removed by Ten Hag from the squad after criticizing the manager on social media. Sancho refused to apologize to Ten Hag for his actions so he was not allowed to use facilities for the first team.

Sancho was eventually loaned out to an old club, Borussia Dortmund. Despite showing his best form and bringing Dortmund to the Champions League final, Ten Hag remained not interested in getting Sancho into the squad when he returned from the loan.

Rashford experienced the same fate. A deteriorating relationship since the player received a warning from Ten Hag for being caught clubbing after Manchester United's embarrassing defeat against Manchester City in the home match in the English Premier League, October 29, 2023. MU suffered a 3-0 defeat in Manchester Derby at Old Trafford.

After the club, Rashford felt sick and missed training. Rashford thought the team was closed after the game. But Ten Hag refused to give the day off and the team continued to practice because of the defeat,

Since then, their relationship has indeed stretched. It's just that Ten Hag continues to play Rashford because it is still needed even though the player has not shown maximum performance. He also continued to appear when MU won the FA Cup title after defeating Manchester City 2-1.

Yes, in the 2022/2023 season, Rahsford was so successful and managed to score 30 goals in various competitions. However, his performance immediately fell sharply in the following season.

He only scored eight goals. The performance that declined made Rashord crossed out by manager Gareth Southgate so he missed England at Euro 2024.

Considering the relationship between managers and players who no longer get along, the club will release Rashford. MU set a price of 80 million for Rashford. But MU is ready to release the player if anyone bid 60 million.

Although there has been no official offer, MU's offer will be of interest to many European clubs. French Ligue 1 giant Paris Saint Germain shows interest in bringing Rashford.