Marcus Rashford had just three weeks' holiday last summer, a mini-break squeezed in between England's Euro 2016 elimination at the hands of Iceland on June 27 and his return to training at Manchester United the day before Jose Mourinho's squad flew to China for their preseason tour on July 19.
If England manager Gareth Southgate and the Football Association have their way, the 19-year-old will have even less downtime this summer due to their determination to have the United forward in the squad for the European Under-21 Championship in Poland in June.
Rashford, who won his eighth senior cap as a substitute during England's 2-0 victory against Lithuania in World Cup qualifying on Sunday, has been diplomatic about the looming club vs.