‘United can benefit’: How INEOS plan to get ‘the best out a bad situation’ with one player, according to insider

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·19 marzo 2025

‘United can benefit’: How INEOS plan to get ‘the best out a bad situation’ with one player, according to insider

Manchester United are already plotting how they can raise funds through player sales heading into the summer window.

Despite recent speculation suggesting Chelsea would try to bypass their obligation clause, Jadon Sancho is expected to move to Stamford Bridge permanently in a deal worth £25 million.

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The likes of Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof, Tom Heaton and Jonny Evans will free up space on the wage list, although their departures won’t generate any concrete funds for the club due to them leaving as free agents.

Elsewhere, Aston Villa will have the option of keeping Marcus Rashford long-term. His stellar form since swapping Manchester for the Midlands has likely impressed the key decision-makers at Villa Park, meaning he could bid farewell to his boyhood club after 20 years.

He’s still awaiting his maiden goal for the European football-chasing Villans but has notched four assists, including two against Chelsea in the league and one in the Champions League last-16 second leg to help book the side’s spot in the quarter-finals.

Rashford’s sale would generate pure profit for United

Rashford is no longer cutting the frustrated figure United fans are so used to seeing. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Rashford’s performances have certainly caught the eye of one important figure, as he was recalled to the England squad – the first of Thomas Tuchel’s reign – for the first time in 12 months.

Alas, United are mulling over how they could potentially benefit from their academy graduate’s revitalised run. Ex-chief scout Mick Brown said of the situation (via Football Insider): “Their asking price has increased after he was recalled into the England squad.

“Villa have benefited from his impressive performances, he’s been allowed to show what he can do, and now Man United can benefit from his sale. They’ve got the best out of a bad situation at United.

“It looked like they’d have to sell him on the cheap, but his value has only gone up.

“With the interest from Villa and from abroad, and a place in the England squad showing how highly rated he is, it will allow them to drive up his asking price.”