Marcus Rashford transfer: Man Utd and Barcelona close to agreement over initial loan move for forward | Football News
Barcelona has a large agreement in principle with Manchester United on the signature of Marcus Rashford.
The discussions are underway on a loan move with a purchase option. A source said Sky Sports News The discussions will focus on the part of salary payment and possible remuneration if Barcelona will not take the possibility of buying.
Rashford publicly said that he would like to play for Barcelona earlier this summer. When asked by a Spanish influencer if he wanted to play alongside Lamine Yamal, Rashford said: “Yes, that’s for sure. Everyone wants to play with the best. I hope … We will see.”
Rashford’s potential movement would have received the green light by head coach Hansi Flick after talking with the player.
It is believed that the Liverpool striker, Luis Diaz, was a priority target, but the advances of Barcelona were rejected earlier in the window.
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Marcus Rashford praised Lamine Yamal and revealed his desire to “play with the best”. (Credit: xbuyer youtube channel / javi ruiz)
United was creative in the past with loan departures – notably with the moves of Jadon Sancho to Borussia Dortmund in 2024 and Chelsea last season.
United made a profit on Sancho wages when he was in Dortmund thanks to an incentive payment structure.
In addition, they received a penalty payment of 5 million pounds sterling from Chelsea earlier this summer when Chelsea did not take their obligation to buy.
Earlier this week, Juventus agreed on the availability of Rashford.
The Italian giants explored the conditions for a potential agreement for the front in the middle of uncertainty over the future of Dusan Vlahovic.
Juve’s priority at Center-Forward was the return of Randal Kolo Muani, but if Vlahovic leaves, the club can seek to sign another striker and they asked for information on Rashford.
Sheringham: Rashford does not deserve Barcelona Move
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The former Manchester United player, Teddy Sheringham, labeled the situation of Marcus Rashford at the club as “destructive of the soul”. Photos graceful of Sky Bet.
Teddy sheringham Does not believe that Manchester United, the striker Rashford deserves to join Barcelona after what he feels was an episode of “the soul”.
“If you assess where Marcus Rashford is as a professional footballer, you try as a young person to reach the top and play for clubs like Manchester United, and when you are there, you appreciate it,” said the ex-player originally Sky bet. “You don’t throw it away and say you want to go.”
“I find the whole episode very destroyed, compared to the way I was at the time and how I tried to get the privilege of playing for such a big football club.
“To hear someone talking about the way he speaks, saying he wants to go out – I didn’t like Pierre -Emerick Aubameyang doing this at Arsenal, I thought it was destruct of the soul, and I hope Rashford will not get the step for which he wants.
“From my point of view, if you go from Manchester United to Barcelona, it is a step in place that he has not deserved.”
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