Rashford’s classy act to help out bankrupt Man Utd legend

Robin Bairner

• 3 May 2023 10:47 BST
• 2 min read

Marcus Rashford has once again shown his big heart by offering to help out Manchester United legend Wes Brown just days after he was declared bankrupt by the High Court.

Brown was on the books of Man Utd from 1996 until 2011 and played over 350 games for the Old Trafford club during that extensive period. Most notably, he was a member of the treble winning squad of the 1998/99 season, which is remembered as one of the finest that England has ever produced.

Despite these highs on the football field, Brown, who also played for Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers and Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters, has had a more difficult period

He was declared bankrupt after falling into substantial debt with HRMC, but Rashford is one of the Man Utd stars to have rallied round to help a player who had departed the club by the time he debuted in 2015.

It is reported by the Mirror that Rashford is helping out Brown by offering him “mates rates” on what is described as a “luxury” property.

How did Wes Brown fall into debt?

It has been reported that failed property deals have left Brown, who once earned £50,000 per week at Manchester United in significant debt.

Furthermore, an unnamed source told The Star: “It may seem like Wes was earning big money — to most people he was — but the trouble was he was also trying to keep up with the lifestyle of team-mates earning five or six times more than he was.

“Most of his money disappeared in bad property deals. He overpaid on the farm that [wife] Leanne [Wassell] lives in. He spent something like £6m or £7m to buy that. They have tried to sell it but haven’t managed to, even after lowering the price to £4.75m.

“Any money left is tied up in the farm. A previous property of theirs was once listed at £4.5m but took seven years to sell, finally going for £2.4m — almost half price.”

Rashford’s future, meanwhile, is uncertain, with Man Utd’s top scorer in contract talks over extending his stay at Old Trafford. His current deal expires in 2024.