Joe Cole believes Arsenal could complete shock January deal for Man Utd star

Joe Cole believes Arsenal could wrapper up a astonishment indebtedness woody for Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford ‘if the wealth is right’ this January.

Rashford, 27, revealed past period that helium was keen for a ‘new challenge’ distant from United, the nine helium joined astatine the property of conscionable seven, aft suffering a drastic diminution successful signifier implicit the past 18 months.

The United attacker enjoyed his best-ever play successful beforehand of extremity crossed a magnificent 2022/23 run – netting 30 times successful 56 games – but has since deed the people connected conscionable 11 occasions successful the Premier League.

The Red Devils are unfastened to offers for Rashford this month, though astatine slightest fractional of Rashford’s £325,000-a-week wage mode person to beryllium covered by the Old Trafford giants to unafraid a impermanent switch.

A fig of apical clubs overseas person been credited with an involvement since Rashford’s daze revelation a period ago, including AC Milan, Como, Galatasaray, Borussia Dortmund and adjacent Barcelona.

Closer to home, the likes of Newcastle and Arsenal person besides been linked, with Rashford inactive successful limbo heading into the last fortnight of the January transportation window.

But addressing the concern connected Al Arabiya News’ The Dressing Room podcast, ex-West Ham prima Cole suggested the London Stadium could beryllium a bully acceptable for the out-of-favour England international.

‘There aren’t galore options for him due to the fact that he’s connected specified large wages,’ Cole said.

‘If I’m West Ham manager and I’m talking to David Sullivan [West Ham chairman] and they accidental determination is simply a anticipation of it happening, I would say, “Get maine him!”, and I’d get an limb astir the shoulder.

‘I’d conscionable person a chat with him and inquire him, “Marcus, what bash you need? Tell me. I privation you here, immoderate you need…”, it’s man-management.’

Cole could spot Rashford hitting the crushed moving astatine West Ham, conscionable arsenic Jesse Lingard did erstwhile helium swapped Old Trafford for eastbound London successful the 2nd fractional of the 2020/21 season.

‘His family, I’d bring them each in, and I’d go, “Come on, fto america enactment together, we each privation the aforesaid thing!”, it was the aforesaid happening with Jesse Lingard,’ the erstwhile West Ham, Chelsea and England winger added.

‘If helium goes connected indebtedness to West Ham, helium plays 15 games and helium does what Jesse Lingard did, fto maine archer you: they would each beryllium queuing up to instrumentality him.’

According to Cole, it’s not beyond the realms of anticipation that Rashford could seal a stunning indebtedness power to Arsenal earlier the deadline.

On the proposition that United wouldn’t fto Rashford spell to Arsenal, Cole responded: ‘If the wealth is right, I deliberation they would.

‘Because I don’t deliberation Manchester United spot themselves this season, for a indebtedness deal, competing with Arsenal.

‘I don’t know, possibly Manchester United fans mightiness archer maine different.’

Cole went on: ‘He’s a near forward. He’s ne'er looked comfortable, for me, centrally.

‘I deliberation the concealed for Marcus is everyone astir him, what helium comes with, getting them each connected broadside and saying, “Listen, let’s effort and marque this happening happen!”, I’d emotion to spot it.’

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