{"id":30833,"date":"2026-04-20T08:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/marcus-rashford-manchester-united-star-likely-to-move-to-arsenal-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:56:25","slug":"marcus-rashford-manchester-united-star-likely-to-move-to-arsenal-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/marcus-rashford-manchester-united-star-likely-to-move-to-arsenal-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Rashford, Manchester United star, likely to move to Arsenal | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6871973.jpg?r=1776666339099\" alt=\"Barcelona's Marcus Rashford celebrates\" title=\"Barcelona's Marcus Rashford celebrates\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Marcus Rashford backed by former World Cup winner to join Arsenal <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Associated Press)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has backed the Gunners in their bid to move Manchester United&#8217;s Marcus Rashford. The forward is currently on loan at Barcelona. The Catalan giants have the option to sign the United academy graduate on a permanent deal for \u00a326 million this summer. However, it is believed that the chances of Barcelona activating this clause have been significantly reduced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Spanish newspaper &#8220;Marca&#8221; claims that the La Liga champions&#8217; desire to sign Rashford has &#8220;drapedly cooled down&#8221; since the beginning of the year due to concerns about his performance. The winger has scored just two goals in Hansi Flick&#8217;s last 16 appearances for Hansi Flick&#8217;s side and has not been able to capitalize on Rafinha&#8217;s recent absence due to injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Petit, who won the double with Arsenal in 1997\/98, admitted he would welcome Rashford to the Emirates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>The 1998 World Cup winner spoke positively of Rashford&#8217;s involvement in the Catalans, despite a difficult start to the year for the 28-year-old who failed to make an impact in Barcelona&#8217;s Champions League quarter-final win over Atletico Madrid last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Express sports on FB! Get all the best sports news and more on our Facebook page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>He said via Andy&#8217;s Bet Club: &#8220;I would like to see Marcus Rashford at Arsenal. I think he will have a big impact. What he has achieved at Barcelona has impressed me after a couple of struggling seasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;The Rashford we know has been gone for a while and everyone was criticizing him, but at Barcelona he has regained his qualities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;Rafinha had a very good record at Barcelona, \u200b\u200bso I was very surprised that he didn&#8217;t start in the Champions League second leg against Atl\u00e9tico.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6871976.jpg?r=1776666344875\" alt=\"Emmanuel Petit looks on\" title=\"Emmanuel Petit looks on\" width=\"590\" height=\"419\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Emmanuel Petit speaks out about Marcus Rashford <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;Robert Lewandowski, I was very surprised that he sat on the bench for two games. But having Rashford back could be very good for Arsenal. He has something to prove by coming back to England and they need a winger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>World Cup Legends: The stars of soccer&#8217;s biggest tournament in history &#8211; buy the special edition now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>United caretaker manager Michael Carrick has not ruled out Rashford returning to Old Trafford this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Asked on Friday if the door remained open for the England international, he said: &#8220;I think decisions will be made in time on certain things and obviously Marcus is in that situation. But nothing is set in stone at the moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s bound to happen at some point, but there&#8217;s nothing to say at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Asked if he would keep his options open regarding players, he added: &#8220;Well, I&#8217;m not going to go into Marcus personally because, as I said, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s right to comment one way or the other at this stage because there&#8217;s certainly some uncertainty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>\u201cBut for me, like I said, the individual players that I get to work with in this part of the team, I enjoy it and I try to get the best out of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"whatsapp-group \">        Join us on WhatsApp for the latest Man United news<\/p>\n<p class=\"wapp-inf\">Our community members may receive special offers, promotions, and advertising from us and our partners. 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