Football transfer rumours: Marcus Rashford to Real Madrid or Juventus?

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The Mirror leads with news of “transfer drama at Old Trafford”, after Paul Pogba allegedly “told his Juventus pals he wants to quit Manchester United and rejoin them”, with Barcelona – who have been more frequently touted as his next destination in recent weeks – somehow both “shelving their interest” and “remaining keen”.

Meanwhile from the Sun comes news of “a daring £90m double raid for Marcus Rashford and Christian Eriksen”, with Real Madrid the buying club. “New Real boss Santiago Solari is a huge Rashford fan,” they explain, and “Madrid scouts have been at recent United matches”. It was thought that they were casting their eye over Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku, but it turns out that Rashford was their man all along. The story values Rashford, seen as “a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo”, at £50m and Eriksen, whose contract at Tottenham has 18 months to run and who Real consider “the long-term successor to Luka Modric”, at £40m.

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