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Report: Whether in the January or summer transfer window, Galatasaray definitely plans to make a transfer offer to Rashford in case of a possible departure
By Valentine Amanze
Turkey giant, Galatasaray, is desperate for the signature of Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford.
In fact, Galatasaray is said to have penciled down January 2025 date for the transfer from Old Trafford to Turkey.
Rashford is a shock target for Galatasaray, according to reports in Turkey.
As per Kontraspor, the Süper Lig leaders have commissioned super-agent, George Gardi, to work on a deal to bring the Englishman to Istanbul.
The Italian has an impressive track record of bolstering the Galatasaray squad with superstars.
He was instrumental in the signings of Mauro Icardi and Victor Osimhen, and the club is hoping he could repeat the trick with Rashford.
Kontraspor claims that Gardi reached out to the Turkish giants with confidence that he could secure them the services of the 27-year-old forward.
With Icardi sidelined for months with a ruptured ACL Okan Buruk’s side is short in attack, and with question marks persisting over Rashford’s future at Old Trafford, Gardi has identified an opportunity to pounce.
Kontrasport said that Galatasaray “will decide whether to make a move after both the transfer fee and the player cost are determined,” so while they do hold an interest there is a lot still to be finalised before it is made concrete.
The report added, however, that whether in the January or summer transfer window Galatasaray “definitely plans to make a transfer offer to Rashford in case of a possible departure.”
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Rashford, who is credited with a market value of €60m, scored the first goal of the Ruben Amorim era to give United a lead after just 81 seconds against Ipswich Town at the weekend.
But it didn’t take him long to lapse back into his old lethargic ways, leaving fans unhappy with his overall performance.
The 27-year-old now has five goals and three assists in 18 matches this season and is generally thought to be in Amorim’s plans.
The Portuguese tactician preferred him to Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee at centre-forward against Ipswich, a clear show of faith in the player.
But his underwhelming showing could see some rotation in Thursday’s Europa League match against Bodø/Glimt.
Regardless, it would be incredibly surprising to see United part ways with him in January, although should his form fail to pick up for the rest of the season it would be hard to turn down a sizeable offer.
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