Marcus Rashford is not a part of the Manchester United squad anymore, and, in all honesty, he hasn’t been a real part of the club’s future plans for years at this point.
But as Man United begin to draw closer to a permanent solution for Rashford with Barcelona, the discussion now turns to a goal scoring true left winger who can both replace and be an upgrade on the best version of Rashford from years prior.
Yan Diomande, a young breakout star for RB Leipzig, is one option, but Give Me Sport report that Manchester United have found another, more polished candidate in Bradley Barcola.
Manchester United are reportedly prepared to push hard for the PSG superstar, even knowing how expensive and how difficult it will be to convince the Frenchman to leave the reigning Champions League winners.
Barcola is an explosive, proven talent despite still only being 23 years old. And while he can go cold in patches, Barcola is one of the best players in the world when firing on all cylinders and has scored 10 league goals this season.
In Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and now Benjamin Sesko, Manchester United have assembled an avengers squad of attackers. Amad Diallo and Patrick Dorgu are talented, too.
But a left winger who can cut in and score as a true winger is missing. Barcola fights that need to a “T”, and he is faster and mor dynamic than Rashford was, which is the missing ingredient in this Man United attack.
Joe Soriano is the editor of The Trivela Effect and a FanSided Hall of Famer who has covered world football since 2010. He’s led top digital communities like The Real Champs (Real Madrid) and has run sites covering Tottenham, Liverpool, Juventus, and Schalke. He also helped manage NFL Spin Zone and Daily DDT, covering the NFL and pro wrestling.