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Chelsea have been urged to make a surprise move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford after former Blues midfielder Andy Townsend backed the England international as an ideal addition to Xabi Alonso\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n
Rashford\u2019s future at Old Trafford remains one of the biggest talking points of the summer transfer window following the end of his loan spell at Barcelona. Although the Spanish champions were impressed by the 28-year-old\u2019s performances, they opted against activating their option to sign him permanently after strengthening elsewhere, leaving the England international facing an uncertain future.<\/p>\n
CHELSEA<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong> have been tentatively linked with Rashford in recent weeks as speculation continues over where the forward could play next season. Reports suggest Manchester United are open to offers for the academy graduate, although any move to a Premier League rival would be a complicated one.<\/p>\n Now Townsend believes Chelsea should seriously consider making their move: \u2018I think Marcus Rashford improves Chelsea\u2019s squad, he is an improvement on Alejandro Garnacho, that\u2019s for sure,\u2019 Andy Townsend told CasinoHawks.<\/p>\n \u2018The number we were talking about was \u00a335m. I\u2019m very surprised that no one has come to get him for that money, even if he\u2019s 28.<\/p>\n \u2018Wide strikers are asked to produce a lot of output nowadays, and there aren\u2019t many operating in the top flight at thirty-two or thirty-three. So these next couple of years for Marcus are big. It has to be the right move.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s on massive wages, which is an issue for any club, but you\u2019d think he could get that to a level everyone finds acceptable. A club like Chelsea might suit him.<\/p>\n \u2018I could see that. I like Pedro Neto, but he sometimes flatters to deceive. Garnacho is far too inconsistent, like Jadon Sancho, those sorts of players are difficult to accommodate.<\/p>\n Would Rashford Be A Good Signing?<\/strong><\/p>\n The biggest question mark would be consistency. Rashford has shown periods of outstanding form, but he has also struggled to maintain those standards over a full season. Chelsea\u2019s project under Xabi Alonso would require every player to contribute with intensity, pressing and a strong mentality, meaning the forward would need to rediscover his best form.<\/p>\n Tactically, Rashford could offer CHELSEA<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong> valuable versatility. He can play from the left, operate centrally and provide the kind of direct running that can stretch opposition defences. With creative players around him, he could benefit from a system designed to maximise his strengths.<\/p>\n Ultimately, Rashford would represent a calculated gamble rather than a guaranteed solution. If Chelsea can help him regain his confidence and consistency, he could become a major asset.<\/p>\n However, the club would need to ensure the fee and wages reflect his recent performances rather than only his past achievements<\/p>\n MORE BIG CHELSEA NEWS AND GOSSIP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Top<\/em> Read: New Chelsea arrival living the dream after completing \u00a3100k-a-week move to Stamford Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n Most Read:\u00a0Blues fans buzzing after world class act signs up with Chelsea<\/p>\n Must Read: Chelsea in talks sign big worldie \u2013 \u00a340M star FREE Leave Chelsea \u2013 Midfielder opens door as summer move wanted<\/strong><\/p>\n Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Chelsea have been urged to make a surprise move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}LOVE CHELSEA? CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND GOSSIP<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
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