Why Manchester United let Rashford leave without signing attacking replacements and what their summer plans are now

The story of United's window was mainly about the outgoing players. The club found themselves with a major problem when one of their highest paid players, Marcus Rashford, was frozen out of the team following his now-infamous "new challenge" interview with the journalist Henry Winter in December 2024.

Marcus Rashford reportedly turned down Manchester United 's insistence on a contract pay cut ahead of his loan move to Aston Villa in the final days of the winter transfer window, as per The Athletic.