PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN wants to pair Marcus Rashford with Kylian Mbappé in a superstar attack, according to reports.
And the Ligue 1 champions will offer the Manchester United forward a long-term deal to make this happen.
According to the Sunday Timesthe first talks between the player and the French side were positive.
As result, PSG plans to put a mega contract on the table for Rashford before the transfer window closes on September 1.
And they will do their best to ground the man who knocked them out of the Champions League with a 94-minute penalty in 2019.
The report adds new PSG sporting director Luis Campos thinks Rashford’s progression has been halted by the inconsistency at Old Trafford.
Rashford24, has played under five managers since he came on the scene in February 2016.
The 46-cap Three Lions man has been deployed across the front line but failed to secure a solid position.
Campos – to whom much of the recruitment success at Monaco and Lille in recent years has been attributed – said in January 2021: “Manchester United have always been one of the best academies in the world.
“Rashford is one of the best players in the world.”
His fight for the goal coincided with the Red Devils’ recent woes, with just eight Premier League goals since the start of 2021.
Rashford, who has not played for England at all since the Euro 2020 final, played the full 90 minutes of Saturday’s 4-0 humiliation in Brentford.
United may be confused and unable to offer Champions League football like PSG.
But they are determined not to sell any of their star assets – valued at a staggering £120 million – and plan to renew his contract after next summer.
‘PART OF OUR PLANS’
Boss Erik ten Hag said: “He’s really important, you’ve seen from the first day I’m here, I’m very happy with him.
“I don’t want to lose him, he’s definitely in our plans at Manchester United.”
By comparison, his counterpart at the Parc des Princes confirmed that his side wants a different one attacker to add to Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi with Mauro Icardi not wanted.
Christophe Galtier admitted: “We wish the arrival of a new striker.
“With a very busy calendar until November 13, plus the World Cup, we naturally wish this coming.
“I know the club will not take a player and pile up, it has to be a real added value and the club is working in that direction.
“Whether an attacking player will arrive towards the end of the transfer window I cannot confirm, but the club is working hard on this.”
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