Manchester United ‘to activate one-year extension clause’ in Marcus Rashford’s contract to fend off interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid for holidaying England striker
- Marcus Rashford’s contract at Manchester United features an extension clause
- United are reportedly set to activate it to tie him down until the summer of 2021
- Barcelona and Real Madrid are keen on Rashford but United do not want to sell
- Rashford is on holiday but posted a video of himself lifting weights on a beach
Manchester United are reportedly set to trigger a one-year extension clause in Marcus Rashford’s contract.
The 21-year-old England star’s current deal is due to expire next summer but United can take up an option to extend it to 2021.
And they will, according to The Sun, who claim that Real Madrid and Barcelona are both interested in signing Rashford.
Manchester United are reportedly set to extend the contract of England ace Marcus Rashford
United want to tie Rashford down to a longer deal so activating his extension clause will buy them time and kill fears he could leave on a free transfer in 2020.
Rashford and United have been in contract talks in recent months but have yet to agree terms.
The Sun quote a United source as saying: ‘We will trigger the option in his deal some time during this summer window.
‘He is not being sold to anyone under any circumstances though despite talks going on for a fair while now.
‘We know there’s lots of interest in him, that’s obvious. They’ll also be sizeable offers for him as well.
‘We’re confident he wants to sign but we have to be firm and we expect this all to be sorted in the next few weeks.’
Rashford is on holiday but he posted a video of himself lifting weights on a beach on Sunday
Rashford scored 10 goals and provided six assists in 33 Premier League appearances last season.
He is currently on holiday and was recently in Miami with team-mate Jesse Lingard.
On Sunday, Rashford took to Instagram to post a video of himself lifting weights on a beach.
