Teddy Sheringham has predicted which club Marcus Rashford will be playing for next season and claims the Manchester United forward ‘didn’t deserve’ his ‘unbelievable’ move to Barcelona.
Rashford sealed a dream move to Barca last summer after United sanctioned a second successive loan for the 28-year-old winger.
Nou Camp bosses have been impressed by Rashford’s impact, with the England international scoring 12 goals and making 13 assists.
Rashford made over 400 appearances for boyhood club Manchester United but fell out of favour under former manager Ruben Amorim.
After spending the second-half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, Rashford moved to Barcelona in the summer.
Sheringham says Rashford’s form did not warrant a move to the Nou Camp but believes he will earn a permanent transfer to Barca after doing ‘very well’ this season.
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Asked if Rashford could return to Old Trafford this summer given the change in manager, Sheringham told BestBettingSites: ‘I don’t think it’s about the managers — it’s more about what Marcus wants to do.
‘He’s gone over to Barcelona and, for me, he’s got an unbelievable move — didn’t deserve it — but he’s gone there and changed his mentality. It seems like Barcelona want to sign him, so if they do, they probably will.
‘That would make it quite clear he doesn’t want to come back to United, so he’ll probably end up getting what he wants.
‘I’ve not seen so much Spanish football, but when he came to Newcastle earlier in the season, in the group stage, he set the place alight. He scored a rocket — he got two that night — and had a really good impact.
‘He’s done very well there, and if they want to sign him, he’s obviously doing very well for them and their hierarchy, so that’s probably where he’ll end up.’
Rashford’s last Manchester United manager Amorim was sacked in January and Michael Carrick has been in charge of the side since then as caretaker boss.
The Red Devils stagnated under Amorim but have drastically improved under Carrick and have climbed to third in the Premier League table.
Where will Rashford be playing next season?
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Manchester United
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Barcelona
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Another club
United are yet to decide if they will stick with Carrick or look for another manager but the ex-England midfielder is believed to be interested in bringing Rashford back should he be handed the reins on a permanent basis.
But regardless of where he ends up next season, Rashford looks set to win his second trophy of the campaign with Barcelona nine points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the league summit with seven games to go.
Rashford’s first silverware of the season came courtesy of the Spanish Super Cup, which Barca clinched with a 3-2 win over Real back in January.
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