Manchester United: Rio Ferdinand demands three transfers to be completed immediately
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Rio Ferdinand has urged Anthony, Tyrell Malacia and Marcus Rashford to leave Manchester United immediately. Prior to the January transfer window opening Man Utd were being tipped for plenty of activity as Ruben Amorim looks to start an overhaul of the first-team squad.
So far though the only deals that have been sanctioned are minor loans for academy players Joe Hugill, Ethan Ennis and Ethan Williams. With just under two weeks until transfer deadline day, more outgoings are expected with Antony now believed to be heading on loan to La Liga outfit Real Betis for the remainder of the season.
Meanwhile Malacia has been linked with an exit following an injury-hit spell at Old Trafford and Rashford’s future is unclear after talk of a move to AC Milan has gone quiet in recent days. However, Ferdinand - when discussing the potential exits of all three Man Utd players on his ‘Rio Ferdinand Presents’ YouTube channel - believes it would be in the best interests of everyone involved if they left.
“I think Antony's going, someone said to me, Real Betis or somewhere like that," he said. "Just get them out man!. “Sorry, no, I'm just being honest. The more these type of guys are around, where there's just a bad noise, they all want to go, they're all happy to go - let's just get them out. Let's start afresh.
“You know what it's like, if there's people who are unsettled in there and it's not going to plan and they're not happy, it spreads. It's like a cancerous, bad energy.”. Rashford hasn’t featured under Amorim since the Europa League win over Viktoria Plzen last month and his subsequent public desire to seek a new challenge away from the club.
