Manchester United are increasingly confident of signing West Ham star Mateus Fernandes, while a Bayern Munich bid for Marcus Rashford is ‘imminent’, which comes as a significant boost for INEOS.
TEAMtalk reported earlier today how Bayern Munich are growing increasingly confident of securing the England international’s signature. The German giants have held positive talks with Rashford’s representatives and are preparing an opening bid in the region of €25million (£21.5m / $29m).
The 28-year-old had a successful loan spell with Barcelona this season, notching 14 goals and 14 assists and playing a key role in the Catalans’ LaLiga triumph. Barca had been keen to retain Rashford, but so far opted against activating their €30million (£26m / $35m) purchase clause, which expires in just three days time (June 15).
Instead, the LaLiga champions attempted to secure another loan deal, leveraging on the fact that they believed Rashford was very keen to stay. This annoyed INEOS and Man Utd, who had no plans to reintegrate Rashford into the squad, but wanted to recoup a transfer fee for his services.
Now, Bayern are pushing for a deal, and the positive talks with Rashford’s representatives suggest he’ll be heading to Bavaria on a permanent deal.
