Chelsea favourites to sign Marcus Rashford after Man Utd exile snubbed for Barcelona transfer

PUNTERS are backing Chelsea to save Marcus Rashford from his Manchester United nightmare. The England attacker is still on the lookout for a summer move after Barcelona opted not to make his loan permanent. Barcelona opted not to trigger their buy option on Marcus Rashford’s loan deal Credit: Getty Rashford graduated from United’s academy and has scored 138 goals in 426 games for the senior side – but has not played for his boyhood club since December 2024. As things stand, Rashford will report back to the Red Devils for pre-season training in the coming days. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! But they are still expected to try and offload him before the transfer window slams shut. Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have all been touted as potential landing spots for the 28-year-old. Yet United are understood to prefer selling Rashford to an overseas club. Bookmakers William Hill rank Real Madrid as joint-second favourites to sign him this summer – which would give Rashford the opportunity to get one over on their El Clasico rivals Barca after his brutal rejection. Aston Villa are right there with Real at 11/2, a year and a half after taking Rashford on loan from United in a half-season deal. But Chelsea lead the way at 9/2, having become popular with backers amid a drive to add experience to Xabi Alonso‘s dressing room. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson are both bound for Stamford Bridge, and Rashford would also bring a wealth of top-level expertise. Tottenham are in the mix at 7/1, with North London rivals Arsenal targeting an ambitious move for Vinicius Jr instead. Rashford scored 14 goals in 49 games across all competitions for Barcelona last season. But the LaLiga giants snubbed his £26million buy option and spent more than DOUBLE that on his England team-mate Anthony Gordon to bolster their options out wide. Comment now