Teddy Sheringham has predicted which club Marcus Rashford will be playing for next season and claims the Manchester United forward ‘didn’t deserve’ his ‘unbelievable’ move to Barcelona.
Rashford sealed a dream move to Barca last summer after United sanctioned a second successive loan for the 28-year-old winger.
Nou Camp bosses have been impressed by Rashford’s impact, with the England international scoring 11 goals and making nine assists.
Rashford made over 400 appearances for boyhood club Manchester United but fell out of favour under former manager Ruben Amorim.
After spending the second-half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, Rashford moved to Barcelona in the summer.
Sheringham says Rashford’s form did not warrant a move to the Nou Camp but believes he will earn a permanent transfer to Barca after doing ‘very well’ this season.
Asked if Rashford could return to Old Trafford this summer given the change in manager, Sheringham told BestBettingSites: ‘I don’t think it’s about the managers — it’s more about what Marcus wants to do.
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‘He’s gone over to Barcelona and, for me, he’s got an unbelievable move — didn’t deserve it — but he’s gone there and changed his mentality. It seems like Barcelona want to sign him, so if they do, they probably will.
‘That would make it quite clear he doesn’t want to come back to United, so he’ll probably end up getting what he wants.
‘I’ve not seen so much Spanish football, but when he came to Newcastle earlier in the season, in the group stage, he set the place alight. He scored a rocket — he got two that night — and had a really good impact.
‘He’s done very well there, and if they want to sign him, he’s obviously doing very well for them and their hierarchy, so that’s probably where he’ll end up.’
Rashford’s last Manchester United manager Amorim was sacked in January and Michael Carrick has been in charge of the side since then as caretaker boss.
The Red Devils stagnated under Amorim but have drastically improved under Carrick, climbing to third in the Premier League, just six points behind Manchester City.
United are yet to decide if they will stick with Carrick or look for another manager but the ex-England midfielder is believed to be interested in bringing Rashford back should he be handed the reins on a permanent basis.
Rashford scored in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid at the weekend as Hansi Flick’s side moved seven points clear at the top of La Liga.
Flick praised the Manchester United loanee after the game but refused to discuss his long-term future at the Nou Camp.
‘I’m very happy with Marcus,’ Flick said. ‘He has shown his quality and he scored an important goal.
‘I can’t say anything about his future, we have to focus on the matches until the end of the season.’
Barcelona face Atletico again on Wednesday night in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Rashford’s parent club Manchester United last played a game on March 20 and finally return to action on Monday night against Leeds United.
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