Bayern München like Marcus Rashford, but the same issue keeps coming back: the wages have to work. Reports say the club are seriously considering him after earlier being told the link was not true, yet the move still looks fragile because salary demands and the fee gap with Manchester United are both in play.

Why Bayern like him but may still step back

Christian Falk said the main problem is the salary, because Bayern do not want to be paying a big wage for a backup signing. He also said Bayern would have no problem paying €40m (£34.5m), which makes the wage point even clearer: the club's issue is not simply the transfer fee.

That sits alongside the numbers already being reported. Bayern's opening offer is said to be €25m (£21.5m), while Manchester United are holding out for €30m (£26m). That is not a huge gulf, but it is enough to slow things down when the bigger concern is the overall cost of the deal.

Bayern are not acting like a club short of quality either. They finished first in the Bundesliga with 89 points, scored 122 league goals and conceded only 36. A move for Rashford would be about adding another attacking option, not fixing a side in trouble.

What the latest reports say about Rashford's future

TEAMtalk says Bayern are seriously considering the move after previously being told Rashford was "NOT TRUE" weeks earlier. That change matters, but it does not mean the deal is close. The same reporting still points back to salary and to the price negotiation with United.

There is also the Barcelona angle. Fabrizio Romano said Barcelona will not pay the €30m buy option clause for Rashford, which leaves his next step open. For now, the interest from Bayern is real enough to track, but the financial fit still looks like the main obstacle.

If Bayern decide the wage bill is too heavy for a backup role, the talk ends there. If they push ahead, the fee and salary will both need to land in the same place, and United are already holding firm at €30m.

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