Ever since it was originally reported that Marcus Rashford wanted to leave Manchester United earlier this month, Barcelona has been mentioned as the club that he would most like to play for again.
The attacker is said to have achieved a complete agreement with the Blaugrana to spend the second half of the season playing under Hansi Flick, according to Sport, which suggests that he may be on the approach of completing such a transfer.
As a result of Barcelona’s perilous financial condition, which has caused them to be feverishly attempting to free up space on the salary list in order to guarantee that they can authorise Rashford’s arrival, the only reason that is still delaying the transaction is the fact that it is still being delayed.
Prior to the deadline, it was believed that AC Milan were the front-runners to acquire the England international player, who was praised as “unstoppable” by Erik ten Hag, who had previously managed the United States national team. when that, Milan switched their focus to Kyle Walker, the captain of Manchester City, when he publicly announced his intention to leave the Etihad Stadium this month.
Due to the fact that the Serie A giants are only allowed to add one more player from outside the European Union to their roster, they were forced to make a decision between Rashford and his fellow countryman this week. All indications are now leaning in the direction of their selecting the latter option.
The possibility that Rashford will remain at Old Trafford and finish the 2024–2025 season with his childhood club is still very much a possibility, despite the fact that Ruben Amorim continues to leave him out of his lineup every time.
If that turns out to be the case, you would think that the manager would have to bring him back into the team at some point. This is because allowing a great player who earns £325,000 per week to sit out each week would only bring down his transfer value and damage United in the long term.
While the 27-year-old player is undoubtedly keeping his fingers crossed and hoping that Barcelona will be able to overcome their financial restraints to the point where he can be registered within the next few days, he is also presumably crossing his fingers. It remains to be seen if a purchase provision would be incorporated in any potential loan deal that would be entered into.
