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Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes feelings clear on AC Milan signing Marcus Rashford -Reports
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes feelings clear on AC Milan signing Marcus Rashford -Reports
Marcus Rashford is anticipated to be acquired by AC Milan this month, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is especially interested in a possible transfer.
Following his announcement last month that he wants to leave Manchester United, Rashford is being offered to other clubs throughout Europe.
Ibrahimovic, who is currently an executive at Milan, also thinks his old teammate at Old Trafford would be a huge success at San Siro, according to Italian publication Calciomercato.
A move to Serie A would be preferable since United will be hesitant to let Rashford join another Premier League team out of concern that it would bolster a domestic competitor.
But wages are still likely to be a stumbling block with Rashford’s current £300,000 per week deal 50 per cent more than that of the Italian top flight’s best-paid player – Juventus ‘ Dusan Vlahovic
Rashford could also see links to Paris Saint-Germain reignited following their previous interest in him, while a move to Spain could also be possible.
However Milan represents a fascinating opportunity. They sit eighth in the Serie A table with games in hand and despite the title appearing to be out of reach – they are 17 points behind Napoli – a Champions League place is possible.
Sergio Conceicao has just been appointed manager and in his first game Milan defeated Juventus 2-1 to set up a Supercoppa final against Inter that will be played on Monday night
His squad already features a host of former Premier League stars including England internationals Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham, plus fellow ex-Chelsea stars Alvaro Morata and Christian Pulisic.
Rashford was again left out of United’s squad for Sunday afternoon’s battling draw against Premier League leaders Liverpool at Anfield and head coach Ruben Amorim hailed his team’s performance while challenging them to produce it consistently.
Amorim said: “That should be a big issue for our players that even one person thinks you have the ability but not the character, we have to fight that and change that.
“I think it is really clear. When we are focused, when we fight for every ball, when we suffer and we are tired when the game is finished, we are a good team.
“If we don’t do that all the time then we are going to lose games. That is clear to everybody.”