Giuseppe Rossi's Advice for Marcus Rashford: A Move to Everton
Giuseppe Rossi believes Marcus Rashford should follow a familiar path: out of Old Trafford and into a club ready to rebuild him – and he sees Everton as an ideal stage.
The former Manchester United and Villarreal forward, who rebuilt his own career after leaving United as a youngster, has urged Rashford to cut ties with his boyhood club this summer. Speaking to Bet Brothers, Rossi argued that the 28-year-old has reached the end of the road at Old Trafford and needs a new Premier League home to rediscover himself.
Rossi’s words carry a certain weight. He exploded onto the United scene in 2004 after arriving from Parma, scoring four times in 14 games before moving to Spain. At Villarreal he became the club’s all-time leading scorer across six years, a period scarred by two ACL injuries but still defined by goals and resilience. Spells at Fiorentina and Levante followed before he retired in 2023 at 36 and moved into punditry.
Now he’s looking at Rashford and seeing a player at a crossroads.
“Marcus Rashford needs to go to another club for his own sake. I think his time as a Manchester United player has run its course,” Rossi said.
He admitted surprise that Barcelona did not keep the forward after last season’s loan, describing Rashford as “a pretty good player for them, and a good fit for how they play in the end”.
Rashford has returned to United with his future unclear after that year in La Liga, and Rossi does not believe the forward still embodies the club he once spearheaded.
“I don’t think he feels like a Manchester United player anymore, he doesn’t have that mentality,” Rossi said, warning that such a presence can “bring down what you’re trying to build”.
His view is blunt: a clean break this summer would suit both player and club.
The obvious question is where Rashford goes next. Italy? Rossi has lived that life and is not convinced.
“Could Rashford go and reinvent himself in Italy as Scott McTominay has? It’s an interesting idea but I don’t see him thriving in Serie A. The league is too tactical,” he said.
For Rossi, Rashford still belongs in English football’s rhythm and chaos, even if his Barcelona spell showed he can adapt.
That brings the conversation to Everton.
The Blues are still weighing up their options on the left. CEO Angus Kinnear confirmed this week that the club continues to monitor Jack Grealish’s situation, after the England international spent last season on loan on Merseyside before featuring for Manchester City in their Community Shield defeat to Arsenal at the weekend. A big name could yet arrive to fill that flank.
Rossi believes David Moyes, back in charge and looking for fresh attacking thrust down the East Lancs, should seriously consider Rashford as that alternative wide option. For him, Everton – or a club of similar profile – offers the right blend of expectation and freedom.
“He needs a move to another Premier League club this summer, and it would be cool to see him at a side like Tottenham Hotspur or Everton,” Rossi said. “He needs a club where he’ll be given the chance to feel free to play his way and bring the team back some glory. He would do well in that sort of environment.”
Everton want a statement on the left. Rashford needs a new stage. Whether the two collide before the window shuts could say plenty about where both club and player are heading.
