Marcus Rashford could reportedly be sold by Manchester United if Eddie Howe is appointed as the new manager, with Everton emerging as a potential suitor for the forward following recent team struggles.

Marcus Rashford could reportedly be sold by Manchester United if Eddie Howe is appointed as the new manager, with Everton emerging as a potential suitor for the forward following recent team struggles.

Marcus Rashford could reportedly be sold by Manchester United if Eddie Howe is appointed as the new manager, with Everton emerging as a potential suitor for the forward following recent team struggles.

If Eddie Howe is to take over as the new Manchester United manager, Marcus Rashford is likely to be the first player to be sold, a new report claimed.

Howe, an experienced Premier League campaigner, is likely to demand a new left-winger who fits his style of play. Rashford, a club academy graduate, has not been very productive after returning from Barcelona. He wanted to make the loan deal permanent, but the Spanish side was not willing to pay the sum United wanted.

According to the report that made the claim, Howe will also want a physically dominant striker, a fast left-back, and a solid centre-back, apart from the left-winger. Everton may be the first to look to sign the 28-year-old if United put a "for sale" sign on him, TEAMtalk said in a report. The Toffees are open to either a permanent move or a loan, provided Rashford is available in the market. However, nothing is official on the matter yet, the report said.

Earlier reports had claimed that Rashford wanted to remain at Barcelona so much that he was even willing to take salary cuts. At United, Rashford is among the highest-paid players—an astronomical sum that the cash-strapped Spanish champions cannot dream of meeting. Ahead of the Barca loan, he also donned the Aston Villa jersey for the second half of the 2024–25 season.

It is said that Eddie Howe could well be the manager when Manchester United take on Chelsea on October 31. Since he is not contracted to any team currently, his arrival is likely to be faster and less complicated.

Manchester United lost 3-0 to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday, making things further difficult for Michael Carrick. "It hurts an awful lot to see us going through this at this moment in time," said an emotional-looking Carrick, who spoke of his "mixed emotions" during a match that further exposed the weaknesses in his fragile United team.

"It wasn't a farewell from me," Carrick added of post-match actions that saw him lead his players on a walk around the pitch. "What it looks like, what is next—I really don't know. But I'll always do what's best for this football club."

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