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West Ham icon urges West Ham to signal Rashford

Tony Cottee reckons Marcus Rashford could be an incredible match at West Ham – supplied there was compromise over his wages and reassurance on his health.

Disgruntled Rashford, 27, needs out of Manchester United however few golf equipment on the planet can afford his £300,000-a-week wages.

West Ham have struggled for targets this season and would want somebody to spice up their firepower however the figures concerned is likely to be an excessive amount of.

Cottee, 59, scored 146 targets in 336 appearances in two spells on the membership, and he mentioned: “It relies upon what Marcus Rashford you’re getting.

“In the event you’re getting the one from a few years in the past, he scored 30 targets. I’ve all the time been a giant fan of Marcus Rashford. He’s a wonderful participant.

“However there’s been quite a lot of issues happening in his private life just lately, notably final 12 months, that I might be involved about. In the event you’re swapping the intense lights of Manchester for the intense lights of London, it labored for Jesse Lingard.

“One other subject with Rashford – West Ham can’t afford £300,000-a-week wages. I don’t assume too many golf equipment can.

“However you possibly can all the time do a deal the place West Ham pay, I don’t know, £120,000-a-week. Man Utd have gotten to pay him anyway.

“Would I like him in the intervening time? Sure. However the issue you’ve acquired is he’s most likely not match as a result of he hasn’t performed video games.

“Personally, I’d prefer to see Marcus on the membership. So long as he’s acquired some health, I feel he may very well be addition to the membership.

“You’d must play him as a centre ahead. There’s no level in shopping for him to play vast, proper or left. They’ve acquired the vast gamers.”

++ Tony Cottee was talking on behalf of betselect.co.uk ++