Sharp and deadly: 5 young strikers that Real Madrid should monitor in January

Karim Benzema's poor form has contributed toward Real's shaky start to the season
Karim Benzema's poor form has contributed toward Real's shaky start to the season

#4 Marcus Rashford (MANCHESTER UNITED & ENGLAND)

The Rash as he is fondly called would love to turn up at the Bernabeu and show what he can do
The Rash, as he is fondly called, could turn up at the Bernabeu and show what he can do

The new golden boy of English football, Marcus Rashford has been rumoured to be a left-field target for the European champions.

Blessed with searing pace, good dribbling ability, a knack for being in the right place at the right time and an admirable work ethic, Marcus has all the talent needed to excel as a player.

The Wythenshawe-born 19-year-old has been consistently deployed by Jose Mourinho on the wings ever since the Portuguese turned up at Old Trafford. While the lad has put up some good displays, there is still an eery feeling that his best position is the one currently occupied by Romelu Lukaku.

While his statistics of 12 goals in 50 games for Manchester United may not look like much, the number of times he has come off the bench shows that he is a player that can be expected to do great things if he gets a decent run of games in his preferred position.

While a deal looks unlikely given the frosty relationship between Manchester United & Real Madrid, Rashford will certainly be tempted to the idea of learning his craft alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and in a team where the coach has shown a penchant for giving playing time to younger players.

Any transfer would probably be approaching Kylian Mbappe-level figures, but given Mourinho’s very public courtship of Gareth Bale, Florentino Perez will be confident of getting a good swap deal.

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Edited by Umid Kumar Dey