Marcus Rashford will rise against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday evening in the quarterfinals of the Champions League with Aston Villa, but the attacker of England could have played for the French side if they had their way
Paris Saint-Germain did not succeed twice in Marcus Rashford to the Parc des Princes in the past while the attacker is preparing for the Ligue 1-side with Aston Villa in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. The English star is strongly connected to the French club during his time at Manchester United, but a movement is not explained.
Rashford has since been a member of Aston Villa on loan from Old Trafford and has been a huge hit. The 27-year-old has three goals and four assists since he joins the men of Unai Emery and can now look forward to a quarter-final of Champions League.
Rashford could, however, play for the French giants if they had got their way after they had been linked to the attacker many times in the past.
Their interest dates from 2022, when it emerged, they were willing to give the English international a lucrative contract worth an incredible £ 400,000 a week after scoring 30 goals that season. Eventually he was written a new deal with United worth £ 325,000 a week.
When in March 2024, as revealed by Mirror Football, it was said that PSG was sure that they could benefit from Rashford's uncertainty in Old Trafford in the 2023-24 season and an opening offer of £ 75 million were planning.
The men of Luis Enrique tried to replace the departing Kylian Mbappe and needed a reliable attacker who could guarantee them goals, and the man himself endorsed a movement for Rashford.
Mbappe greeted the quality of Rashford after he had delivered a cooly tasks against PSG for Manchester United in 2019. He also scored twice against them the following year.
“When you record a fine in that situation, how much practice you have put in the training area, it doesn't matter,” said Mbappe after the first meeting in 2019.
“It's about trust,” the Frenchman added. “He is a player who plays with so much confidence. He is one of the most dangerous forward players in England. Paul Pogba has spoken about how special he is – and he doesn't often talk about players.”
A movement for Rashford did not flourish – mainly because United held a figure of around £ 100 million.
In the end, PSG did not sign a forward player to replace Mbappe last summer, while they held up with Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Goncalo Ramos, Lee Kang-in and younger Doue Doue.
But in January the club added a dangerous move to their team in January after the arrival of Napoli's KHVACATKHELIA for a fee of around £ 70 million – around the same price they were initially prepared to spend on Rashford.
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