Sheringham: Rashford must not ask to leave the team by playing badly. His performance is not worthy of Barcelona.

Sports 8:34pm, 26 June 2025 172

Manchester United legend Sheringham pointed out that Rashford insisted on transferring to Barcelona this summer was a huge mistake. After falling out with Amorin last season, Rashford was loaned to Aston Villa.

Sheringham said in an interview with the media: "I sincerely hope that Rashford will not be like this. A few years ago, Aubameyang was regarded as the 'rotten apple' in the Arsenal locker room. Arteta hoped that he would leave the team, and he eventually went to Barcelona.

" Rashford was unwilling to play for Manchester United. After signing a fat contract, he openly stated that he refused to play, but received his salary. Now he still wants to go to Barcelona? It's simply ridiculous! I sincerely hope this doesn't come true.

"In my opinion, careers shouldn't work like this: when you perform well, of course you can consider transferring to a giant like Barcelona to improve yourself. But you must not ask for a transfer by playing badly - especially to teams that may be higher than your current level. This makes me feel deeply uncomfortable. Rashford's performance in the past few years has not matched a pass to the Camp Nou."