Marcus Rashford signs with Jay-Z founded sports agency Roc Nation

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Marcus Rashford has signed with Roc Nation, the sports agency confirmed on Tuesday morning.

The Manchester United striker has earned widespread praise for his efforts in changing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s mind over providing free meal vouchers for under-privileged children during the summer holidays.

It has emerged that Roc Nation played a supporting role in Rashford’s efforts after adding him to their impressive stable of clients in April.

His brothers Dwaine Maynard and Dane Rashford will continue to have complete control over the 22-year-old’s football affairs, having guided his career carefully over the last four-and-a-half years and negotiated the signing of a new contract 12 months ago.

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It’s understood Roc Nation work closely with the family and handle Rashford’s off-the-field activities after formally announcing the partnership on Tuesday morning.

‘We can confirm that Roc Nation has represented Marcus Rashford since April 2020,’ said the company in a statement. ‘The representation is strictly off-field, encompassing philanthropy, PR and marketing, communications, digital strategy and commercial partnerships. DNMaysportsmgt continue to represent Marcus Rashford for all on-field activity.’

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