Giuseppe Rossi's Take on Marcus Rashford's Future at Manchester United
Giuseppe Rossi believes Marcus Rashford should follow his own escape route out of Old Trafford – and sees Everton as one of the clubs that could unlock him again.
The former Manchester United and Villarreal striker, who rebuilt his career after leaving Manchester himself, thinks the 28-year-old has reached the end of the road at his boyhood club and needs a Premier League reset rather than a continental experiment.
Rossi sees Rashford’s United chapter as over
Rashford spent last season on loan at Barcelona, impressing enough for many to assume a permanent deal might follow. It never came. He is back at Manchester United with his future unresolved, his role unclear and his confidence under constant scrutiny.
Rossi, who burst onto the United scene in 2004 after signing from Parma and later became Villarreal’s all-time leading scorer, recognises the crossroads. He lived it.
Speaking to Bet Brothers, he didn’t sugar-coat his view of where Rashford stands at Old Trafford.
“Marcus Rashford needs to go to another club for his own sake. I think his time as a Manchester United player has run its course,” he said.
Rossi admitted he was surprised Barcelona did not keep the forward after his loan spell, describing Rashford as “a pretty good player for them, and a good fit for how they play in the end”. But he is adamant the emotional and mental bond with United has snapped.
“I don’t think he feels like a Manchester United player anymore, he doesn’t have that mentality,” Rossi added, warning that such a presence can “bring down what you’re trying to build” inside a dressing room. In his eyes, a clean break “this summer” would suit all parties.
Everton and Spurs namechecked as ideal stage
So where next? Not Italy, according to Rossi. While Scott McTominay has thrived in Serie A, Rossi doesn’t see Rashford following that path.
“Could Rashford go and reinvent himself in Italy as Scott McTominay has? It’s an interesting idea but I don’t see him thriving in Serie A. The league is too tactical,” he argued. Rashford, he feels, “still fits the English way of playing best, although truthfully he did well at Barcelona.”
That pushes the conversation back towards the Premier League, where Rossi believes a different environment and a looser attacking brief could reignite the winger.
“He needs a move to another Premier League club this summer, and it would be cool to see him at a side like Tottenham Hotspur or Everton,” Rossi said. “He needs a club where he’ll be given the chance to feel free to play his way and bring the team back some glory. He would do well in that sort of environment.”
Everton, under David Moyes and with an eye on a high-profile left-sided attacker, sit squarely in that frame. CEO Angus Kinnear has already confirmed the club are still monitoring Jack Grealish’s situation after his loan spell on Merseyside, with the Manchester City man featuring in the Community Shield defeat to Arsenal at the weekend.
If Grealish proves out of reach, Rossi sees Rashford as the kind of alternative who could change the temperature around Hill Dickinson Stadium and give Moyes a different weapon down the East Lancs.
Rashford’s next move will define the second half of his career. The question now is whether Everton – or another Premier League contender – are willing to bet that a change of scenery is all he needs to look like himself again.
