‘Newcastle could finalise Marcus Rashford deal after three offers rejected’
Newcastle United have so far been frustrated in their pursuit of attacking targets early in the summer window.
The Magpies have had offers for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford, Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga and Brighton forward Joao Pedro knocked back.
Meanwhile, the Sun have reported (18 June) that Newcastle are now ready to offer Marcus Rashford the “perfect platform” to reignite his career at St James’ Park.
Aston Villa took the England international on loan earlier this year and had a £40million option to buy – which was not activated.
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – has backed Newcastle to follow Villa and agree a loan-to-buy deal for Rashford.
‘Newcastle will want good look at Rashford’, says Wyness
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness insisted Newcastle could not afford and would not want to buy the forward outright after his struggles at Old Trafford.
Rashford, who has also been linked with La Liga giants Barcelona, was frozen out at United shortly after Ruben Amorim’s appointment last year.
Wyness insisted Newcastle will want to take a “good look” at the 27-year-old over a season before signing him permanently.
He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “United would probably be best served to loan him out and try and get a proper valuation of him if he’s back in form after a full season.
“I expect another loan with an option to buy, again, like Villa had. To me, that makes sense.
“For Newcastle, I don’t think there’s any way they could afford to, with PSR issues, afford to do the purchase right now. Nor would they, I don’t think.
“I think they’d like to have a good look at Rashford before they made that sort of investment.”
Newcastle get PSR boost after £72m reveal
Meanwhile, Football Insider has revealed (26 June) that Newcastle are set for a financial boost as a £72million loss is about to drop out of their Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) calculations.
The Tyneside club have struggled to comply with the PSR rules since Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) secured its £305million takeover in October 2021.
Under PSR rules, Premier League sides are only permitted to lose £105million over a rolling three-year period.
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