It makes sense and it's not going to be a contract that causes any fuss in the dressing room. He's our main goalscorer, no one is going to complain about that. It's when you have dross like Sancho on big money that it becomes a problem.
Marcus Rashford new contract thread | It's officially signed
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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People should stop worrying about every news posted, especially on wages as most of it is just crap.
That's fair, but I can't imagine it's far from the truth. I mean, Rashford himself must feel it's pretty mad that Sancho earns almost twice as much.
Great news for the club if true. The wage is a lot, I wanted to tie him down for 300k tops. But, he has earned the right to be the top earner at the club unlike other players whom we’ve just thrown money at. Because of this, I don’t envisage any problems within the dressing room or there being an issue with negotiating with other players.
I disagree, probably why they want to sell him though
You said and I quote "I can't see any top teams coming in for him" then listed off two champions league winning teams in the last 4 years and PSG.
It will be far from truth when people compare complete package with other player base wages only.
Unless people get details about the contract structure and what the bonuses are, they will be arguing for or against without any context. For all we know his contract is full of goals, assists, wins, trophies clauses, who knows.
Only thing that matters is the total wages reported in the financial reports for all clubs except City. That's the only source of truth.
He could get a similar wage elsewhere. PSG are huge admirers of his.
I wonder if people really think they can replace Rashford with a player with similar output for less wages and lower than 100m transfer fee for an top 4 EPL club.
When we're getting quoted 65m+ for a striker who bagged less than 10 in 30 odd games from the Serie A that should be a huge sign that we won't be able too.
A player like him would cost at least 100m. Over 5 year contract, that equivalent to 415k per week. Not to include the wage to pay for that new player (which easily could be another 200k/wk).
So for 375k/wk, Rashford is actually generating money for United every week. Of course it also matters that he's easily one of our better player.
So for 375k/wk, Rashford is actually generating money for United every week. Of course it also matters that he's easily one of our better player.
Oh not for the wages we are talking about. Chelsea is a mess and have bought poorly for a while now, Liverpool usually want better attackers than Rashford but if he was on a free its possible and they are also really bad at the moment.
PSG simply because its PSG, easy league but rarely challenging for CL.
I am not saying he would be first 11, but I could see these teams fitting him in.
Oh yea I do not think Raph is good enough for Barcelona, but create better players from their academy.
That's how I look at it as well. it is also without the risk for a new player who may not be able to adapt to the team and a new league, and also the cost of the "bed in" period.
Serious question when was the last great player came out of Barca's academy .
Yeah. That's the risk of letting player's contract goes down to the wire end. Then we have to include all these factors like you mentioned, in wage.
Academy players are mostly on lower money anyway than comparable or even worse external transfers/players who come with a huge fee.
This will be his most important contract when he will be in his prime and if I was him I would 100% demand to be paid at least as much as Sancho, DdG, Varane or Case.
This will be his most important contract when he will be in his prime and if I was him I would 100% demand to be paid at least as much as Sancho, DdG, Varane or Case.
You also have to take into consideration he's got a big personal following possibly the biggest in the PL now Ronaldo is gone certainly one of them.
Having Rashford gives us commercial opportunities that few others do.
It's more than what he does on the pitch and unfortunately that's the way football is nowadays, all commercialism.
Having Rashford gives us commercial opportunities that few others do.
It's more than what he does on the pitch and unfortunately that's the way football is nowadays, all commercialism.
Lets hope he stays in last season's form or that wage will give the club another headache.
I think they have a 2 now that look amazing with Gavi and Pedri.
Pedri is not their academy player.
I'm not remotely worried about his wages. This isn't a 29 year old De Gea in decline, or a 29 year old Alexis Sanchez in decline. This is a 25 year old Rashford who has had 20+ goal seasons in 3 out of the last 4 years, and is just coming off the back of his best season yet where he was almost single-handedly carrying our goal burden.
As others have already mentioned, it would cost 100m+ to replace him and the chances of his replacement being as productive as him are slim. It's also worth mentioning that out of everyone in our 25-30 man squad, he is in the bottom 2 or 3 players who we should be considering replacing. Anyone suggesting we should've considered selling him/letting him go on a free next summer is most likely trolling.
As others have already mentioned, it would cost 100m+ to replace him and the chances of his replacement being as productive as him are slim. It's also worth mentioning that out of everyone in our 25-30 man squad, he is in the bottom 2 or 3 players who we should be considering replacing. Anyone suggesting we should've considered selling him/letting him go on a free next summer is most likely trolling.
Oh I thought he was.
Outside of the season Ronaldo demanded everything through him and one of Jose’s seasons in charge Rashford has always produced good numbers, I think sometimes we expect people to hit prime Messi/Ronaldo numbers even though those two were freaks with their records.
Pretty much singlehandedly carried our whole attack goal wise last season and if he hadn’t been run into the ground due to our ridiculous schedule and thread bare attack I think he’d have produced even better numbers, bringing in a 25-30 goal a season striker and Garnacho providing competition could see Rashford play even better next season even if he doesn’t quite hit the 30 goal mark.
We can do absolutely nothing but to give him a pay raise otherwise he walk free in a year when he can sign to anybody in 6 months. And he is our top scorer this season and best player voted by fans and his teammates.
Surely it can’t be £375k? That’s the type of money someone like Salah who puts up numbers season after season should be on. Until he shows he can do it consistently I don’t know why we’d offer that much.
Yeh we need to keep him. Should’ve just matched our highest.
I really like Rashford.
But it's just a lie that Rashford is consistent. He has had massive dips in form for every 8 seasons of his career. And I promise you, he will have long stretches of bad form next season, and every season after that. He is just that type of player who gets stuck in long ruts, goes missing entirely, becomes negative and just poor. Then he comes back for a while, before he disappears again. On and off, hot and cold. That's his career in a summary.
Right now, his pace is a great asset that we can use all the time. But when we start playing possession based football, and less counterattacking, he will not fit our style at all.
Did you know that we score just as many goals on average every time Rashford doesn't play? There are other ways to judge players than how many goals they score. Like for instance, how they make us more dominant in matches:
How they defend and track back.
How they don't give away possession constantly.
How they pass to players in a better position instead of being selfish.
How they actually go in for duels in both the air and on ground.
Perfect example of a better player on lower wages: Jack Grealish. He is nowhere near Rashford's "numbers", but he is a much better and complete player than Rashford ever will be.
I'd happily keep him on 150-200k a week. Anything more is just senseless. The fact that he will earn more than Salah, Kane and just as much as Haaland is nothing more than a joke.
He will still be very useful when have to play on the counter, which is likely to be a lot less when Ten Hag finally can implement his style of play.
Now, flame me all you want. It just shows your anger because you know there is some truth in there that you can't stand to process.
But it's just a lie that Rashford is consistent. He has had massive dips in form for every 8 seasons of his career. And I promise you, he will have long stretches of bad form next season, and every season after that. He is just that type of player who gets stuck in long ruts, goes missing entirely, becomes negative and just poor. Then he comes back for a while, before he disappears again. On and off, hot and cold. That's his career in a summary.
Right now, his pace is a great asset that we can use all the time. But when we start playing possession based football, and less counterattacking, he will not fit our style at all.
Did you know that we score just as many goals on average every time Rashford doesn't play? There are other ways to judge players than how many goals they score. Like for instance, how they make us more dominant in matches:
How they defend and track back.
How they don't give away possession constantly.
How they pass to players in a better position instead of being selfish.
How they actually go in for duels in both the air and on ground.
Perfect example of a better player on lower wages: Jack Grealish. He is nowhere near Rashford's "numbers", but he is a much better and complete player than Rashford ever will be.
I'd happily keep him on 150-200k a week. Anything more is just senseless. The fact that he will earn more than Salah, Kane and just as much as Haaland is nothing more than a joke.
He will still be very useful when have to play on the counter, which is likely to be a lot less when Ten Hag finally can implement his style of play.
Now, flame me all you want. It just shows your anger because you know there is some truth in there that you can't stand to process.
Should be 280k to 300k a week maximum
What better attacker are Liverpool getting their hands on? They’d piss their pants at the chance of signing him.
Have to say I'll be pleased to see this one get sorted.
Because he walks on a free next summer and every club that could afford him would be all over him. Market forces.
The recency bias is strong in you, young Solius.
Go touch Canadian grass.
Unless we're able to have him on a reasonable contract we should sell him. Goes for all our players.
Most reasonable thing I've read in this thread.
Glad to get it done. Would have preferred lower wages, but if given an ultimatum from Rashford’s representatives, I’m signing him up every day of the week. Especially this summer, United could ill afford to see him go.
I only hope he continues next season and becomes one of our key players and a legend here.
I only hope he continues next season and becomes one of our key players and a legend here.
Is that true? Would love to see the stats if you have them? Even so would be a small sample size because Rashford seems to play every game while are other options are on a sabbatical or eternally injured.
As for Grealish he might be on a lower wage (honestly who knows with them lot) he also went for 100m.
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