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18 Favourites to Sign Man Utd Star
After seeking respite from the turmoil he left behind at Manchester United with a season-long loan to Barcelona last season, Marcus Rashford now finds himself back in square one. What initially looked like the perfect chance to get his career back on track has instead proved to be little more than a temporary fix – a lick of paint over deeper cracks – after La Blaugrana opted against paying the £30 million fee to make the move permanent.
First, the 28-year-old will be hoping to make his mark for England as they aim to bring football home for the first time in 60 years at this summer’s World Cup. But before he knows it, Rashford will be back at Old Trafford, once again at a crossroads for his career, weighing up his next move. Fortunately for him, he won’t be short of suitors lining up for him, it seems.
With so many question marks still hanging over his future, Oddschecker have compiled a list of 18 clubs who could be willing to take a punt on the Carrington academy graduate this summer – and there are some genuinely intriguing destinations in the mix.
Marcus Rashford’s Next Club Betting Odds
18. Liverpool – 40/1
Liverpool need a winger. They need one so desperately, in fact, they’ve even been linked with a move to bring Darwin Nunez back to the club, and with Andoni Iraola favouring fast buildup play, what’s to say Rashford couldn’t be a success at Anfield?
17. Manchester City – 40/1
Unlike the aforementioned Liverpool, Man City are blessed with decent wide options, with Jeremy Doku and Antoine Semenyo their current starters. Adding Rashford for what would feel like the sake of it would be yet another example of the Cityzens boasting an embarrassment of riches.
16. Any MLS Club – 33/1
The MLS is something of a retirement home for the once-good Premier League footballer who doesn’t want to hang up their boots just yet. Well, that was until Lionel Messi made the switch to Inter Miami, and if they come knocking on Rashford’s door, he might be reluctant to say no, even if it would be accepting that his time at the top would be more than less over.
15. AC Milan – 33/1
Fellow Englishmen Fikayo Tomori and Ruben Loftus-Cheek play for AC Milan, making Rashford’s potential switch to the iconic San Siro fairly straightforward in terms of settling into the Italian way. That job offer would come with a redemption story for both parties, too.
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14. Chelsea – 25/1
Chelsea’s new owners can’t seem to stop buying wingers like they are going out of fashion. Alejandro Garnacho and Mykhailo Mudryk are just two examples of the club failing to bring in any decent ones, though, and signing Rashford comes with its own risks that the Blues’ free-spending hierarchy should probably avoid.
13. Real Madrid – 20/1
Should Rashford get the opportunity to sign for Barca’s direct rivals, then he would stage a reunion with Jose Mourinho. The risk is that, if the 27-year-old doesn’t meet the ever-so-lofty expectations of the Real Madrid fans, then the media in Spain’s capital are 10 times as brutal as they are in Catalonia, and it could ruin his confidence (just ask Jonathan Woodgate, or even Gareth Bale, despite the latter doing great things).
12. Arsenal – 20/1
Arsenal have long admired Rashford, and with Leandro Trossard heavily rumoured to leave the Gunners this summer, there is a vacancy for the England man to show north London what he’s got.
11. Any Saudi Pro League team – 20/1
The MLS, but richer. Rashford is surely too young to consider ditching European football just yet – but sometimes, money speaks louder than the heart could ever.
10. Atletico Madrid – 16/1
Rashford’s energetic performances hardly match Diego Simeone’s dark art ways of tournament football. What’s more, the one criticism he received more than any whilst in La Liga last season was that he was wasteful with his chances, despite managing eight goals and seven assists, mostly from the bench. With fewer opportunities at Atletico Madrid, this isn’t a match made in heaven at all.
9. Fenerbahce – 16/1
Turkish football is still a long way from matching the standards of Europe’s top five leagues, but with Fenerbahce and Galatasaray’s spending power in recent years, they can at least hope of that changing. Rashford would be a huge name in Istanbul, one that has commercial and performance value for Mourinho’s former side.
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8. Juventus – 16/1
Juventus, like Milan, have spent the last few years rebuilding. Rashford could be a marquee signing for a side that needs some energy out wide, and the Carrington Academy graduate could form an underrated frontline alongside Dusan Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz.
7. Paris Saint-Germain – 16/1
Rashford has three goals and three assists in seven appearances versus Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in his career. If you can’t beat him, sign him – is that what they say?
6. Newcastle – 12/1
Anthony Gordon was snapped up by Barcelona, so if Rashford decided to go the other way, it could make for an exciting competition between the two England internationals. Which club made the right decision would be an interesting question to ask in a couple of seasons’ time.
5. Tottenham – 10/1
Tottenham are going to look like a completely different team next season. So many players will return from long-term injuries to play under Roberto De Zerbi – one of the best managers in the Premier League right now. Becoming the main character in a resurgence would be some way to help your reputation flourish again.
4. Aston Villa – 10/1
After taking a chance on Jadon Sancho – which failed spectacularly – it wouldn’t be like a club as well run as Aston Villa to go back in for seconds. But the current odds of just 10/1 suggest there is something there to monitor, and with the West Midlands side struggling with financial constraints, they might get a cut-throat deal for Rashford.
3. Bayern Munich – 5/2
Bayern Munich already have a super team at their fingertips. Rashford would be nothing more than a benchwarmer to Luis Diaz, you’d think. But in the same way Eric Dier was, perhaps he could be a good way to keep Harry Kane happy in Bavaria.
2. Barcelona – 4/1
Barcelona have ruled out paying the £30 million to make Rashford’s move permanent, but that’s not to say the Catalan giants won’t return for a loan agreement. That, according to several reports, is still on the cards, which would take the 28-year-old to his Man United contract expiry in June 2028.
1. Manchester United – 11/4
Whether it’s down to Michael Carrick seeing potential in him, or just the fact nobody wants to take a chance, Rashford’s most likely destination for next season is back at Old Trafford. The chances of him renewing his contract and staying beyond that point, however, are very slim.
Former WWE star Dawn Marie has revealed the true and different intention behind her new OnlyFans page.
Prior to her WWE career, Marie made her professional wrestling debut in January 1995, managing Tony Atlas against Jimmy Snuka. She then worked her way down the East Coast before signing with ECW in 1998 and enjoying a four-year stint there.
She then signed with WWE in 2002 and, during her tenure, was best known for a memorable storyline with Torrie Wilson, in which she ended up in a relationship with Wilson’s real-life father, Al Wilson.
Marie explained that the moment she stepped foot onto the first show she knew she had made the right decision for herself.
“The second I walked out that curtain and I had that moment. It was so profound,” she said. “Literally, I could remember, I walk out and going, It was weird. It was like, scary at first, but then it felt so peaceful. Like, at first, it was scary because you’re like, ‘What the freak is going on, right?’ And then it was like, it just felt right.”
She was later released from her WWE contract while on maternity leave in July 2005 and went on to make frequent appearances for several independent wrestling companies over the following years, including making a brief return to WWE in 2024 at NXT Halloween Havoc as a special guest referee for a match between Jaida Parker and Lola Vice.
Dawn Marie Explains Her OnlyFans Decision
The now 55-year-old revealed to her followers last week that she was starting an OnlyFans page, but her reasoning behind it was different than most.
Marie, who has worked as a dementia care nurse for almost 10 years, explained that she suffered many injuries while being in the ring, taking bumps from her fellow wrestlers. She said that neck injuries, specifically, have made her job as a nurse tough and contributed to her new venture.
“I have a lot of residual issues, from being a nurse and from wrestling. I choose not to be what I see on a daily basis – people my age in beds and never getting back up. It’s scary. And the only difference is it happened to them and not me.
“This is just preparing a little extra something for my future – just in case.”
Marie’s content will also not be typical of what is normally seen on the platform, as she will not be posting any explicit content to her page.
“It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be flirty. We’re not doing nudes, which I made that very clear. Just going to be Dawn Marie.
“I’m proud of who I am, and I’m proud that I kept my body strong,” she continued. “I was hardcore in ECW, and I’ll continue to be hardcore after.”
Liam Delap has lost the number nine shirt at Chelsea, 14 months after his £30 million transfer from Ipswich Town.
The 23-year-old is one of several players now training separately to the main squad ahead of the Blues’ 2026-27 Premier League opening fixture against neighbours Fulham on Monday.
According to BBC Sport, Chelsea are seeking £50 million for Delap, who only managed to score one goal in 28 Premier League appearances during his debut campaign at Stamford Bridge. The former England Under-21 international netted two goals in 41 matches across all competitions.
Delap’s underwhelming season appears to have cost him not only his shirt number but his Chelsea career, as new head coach Xabi Alonso revamps the squad.
Forward Nicolas Jackson and winger Mykhailo Mudryk are also in the same training group as Delap at Cobham, although club sources insist it’s different from the “bomb squad” approach taken last season when the likes of Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi were frozen out.
Joao Pedro Handed No. 9, Delap Also Gets New Number
Chelsea have confirmed that the club’s number nine shirt has been handed to Brazil international Joao Pedro, who scored 20 goals in 50 games for the Blues last term.
Delap, meanwhile, has been forced to settle for the number 12 jersey, previously worn by back-up goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, who has moved to French side Strasbourg on loan.
The number 12 shirt has been worn by 10 Chelsea players during the Premier League era. The most notable former No. 12 is John Obi Mikel, who won two Premier League titles in 2010 and 2015. Defender Michael Duberry also wore 12 during the mid-to-late-1990s.
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Chelsea’s No. 12s (Since 1992) |
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Filip Jorgensen |
(24/25 – 25/26) |
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
(18/19 – 22/23) |
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Victor Moses |
(13/14) |
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John Obi Mikel |
(06/07 – 15/16) |
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Carlton Cole |
(05/06) |
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Mario Stanic |
(00/01 – 03/04) |
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Bjarne Goldbaek |
(98/99 – 99/00) |
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Michael Duberry |
(96/97 – 98/99) |
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Craig Burley |
(94/95 – 95/96) |
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Steve Clarke |
(93/94) |
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Stats via Transfermarkt |
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Chelsea Announce Further 2026-27 Squad Number Changes
In a statement, Chelsea confirmed the following squad number changes for the new season: “Striker Joao Pedro has switched to the No.9 shirt, having been named the club’s Player of the Year last season.
“Wesley Fofana has also changed number, with the Frenchman now set to wear the No.3 shirt for the upcoming campaign.
“Summer signing Morgan Rogers was announced as the Blues’ new No.17 following his arrival back in July.
“Marco Palestra, Valentin Barco and Maxence Lacroix have been handed two, four and five shirts respectively.
“Jordan Henderson is to take the No.14 shirt, Danny Welbeck will wear No.18, Emmanuel Emegha the No.22, Geovany Quenda the No.23 and Pep Chavarria the No.29.”
Cole Palmer will continue to wear the No. 10 shirt at Stamford Bridge, while Robert Sanchez continues as Chelsea’s No. 1 goalkeeper.
Joao Cancelo cut a frustrated figure as he marched back to the dressing room while waiting to be presented to the Camp Nou crowd on Wednesday.
Every member of Barcelona’s squad was introduced individually ahead of the annual Joan Gamper Trophy fixture. The Catalan giants secured a 2-1 win over Egyptian side Al-Ahly in the pre-season fixture, with 18-year-old Hamza Abdelkarim scoring the opening goal against his former club in the 30th minute.
Raphinha doubled Barcelona’s advantage from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time. Zizo pulled a goal back for the visitors early in the second half, while Anthony Gordon spurned the chance to make it 3-1 before full-time after Barca were awarded a second spot-kick.
New Barcelona signing Rodri received the biggest ovation from the crowd prior to kick-off. The World Cup winner, who was named best player of the 2026 World Cup after guiding Spain to victory over Argentina in North America, signed a four-year contract with the La Liga outfit earlier this week after completing a £65 million move from Manchester City.
Another player who was poised to be unveiled to the crowd was Joao Cancelo, who was seen wearing the No. 2 shirt in the tunnel.
However, the Portugal international was filmed storming back to the dressing room as his puzzled teammates asked what had happened. Watch the footage below:
Why Frustrated Cancelo Wasn’t Unveiled Alongside Rodri
Per GOAL, Spanish journalist Victor Navarro said Barcelona intended to unveil Cancelo but were unable to because the full-back’s registration remained incomplete.
Press reports confirmed Al-Hilal had agreed with Cancelo to terminate his contract, which was due to expire at the end of the season, in exchange for waiving the rest of his dues.
However, the deal with Barcelona has not yet been finalised, meaning Cancelo officially remains an Al-Hilal player at the time of writing.
Cancelo, the former Manchester City defender, spent the second half of last season on loan at Barcelona, playing 23 times and winning the 2025-26 league title in the process.
The 32-year-old is poised to become Barcelona’s new No. 2 but must wait for his unveiling after being denied the opportunity at the last minute on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Barcelona supporters have been labelled ‘shameful’ for booing midfielder Frenkie de Jong during the pre-season fixture.
It’s currently unclear whether the Netherlands international will stay at Camp Nou following Rodri’s arrival. The 29-year-old signed a four-year contract extension with the Catalan club in October.
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