Posted: 00:52, 27 March 2022 | Updated: 02:01, 27 March 2022
Arsenal will try to acquire Manchester United striker Marcus Rasford this summer, according to reports. Mikel Arteta’s team will be short on attacking options at the end of the season, as Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah expire in June. The two strikers have scored only one top-class goal between them in 2022. Arsenal interested in signing Marcus Rasford next summer Mikel Arteta could lose out-of-contract duo Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah this summer Arsenal, meanwhile, also allowed former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to join Barcelona in January. That left them looking for alternatives to play up front and the Gunners have identified Rashford as a suitable target, according to the Mirror. Rasford has fallen out of favor at Old Trafford in recent months, starting just three league games since the turn of the year. He has scored just five goals in all competitions this season – just under the 21 he scored in 2020-21. Rasford has scored just five goals in the league this season and has been struggling for minutes lately The lack of time in the match led him to think about his future at the club and he received another blow when Gareth Southgate left him out of his last team in England. Southgate then promised to meet with Rasford to try to help the 24-year-old regain his best form. With the World Cup just eight months away, Rasford may decide he needs a change of scenery to get his career back on track. His current deal with United is set to expire in 2023, although the club has the option to extend his contract for another year.
