Marcus Rashford

Barcelona miss out on Marcus Rashford signing

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Barcelona have been hoping to sign one player before the winter transfer window closes on Monday, and the one selected has been Marcus Rashford. Talks took place earlier this week with Manchester United, although ultimately, their pursuit is about to be unsuccessful.

Due to their well-documented financial woes, Barcelona could only make a move for Rashford if they managed to get a first team players off their books – this is because Man United were demanding that the forward’s entire salary be covered as part of the loan agreement. Ansu Fati was the player designated for an exit by the Catalans, but despite being told that he is not counted on by Hansi Flick, he has opted to stay.

As such, Barcelona have not been able to move forward with their efforts, and now Rashford is set to stay in the Premier League – but not with Man United. Aston Villa registered their interest a few days ago, and it has now been reported by Fabrizio Romano that an agreement has been reached.

Interesting, it’s noted that Aston Villa will not pay the entirety of Rashford’s salary, but only 70% – although this would still have been too much for Barcelona. Man United have also included a buy option in the agreement, worth a reported £40m.

Marcus Rashford with Ruben Amorim
Marcus Rashford is staying in the Premier League, but not with Manchester United (Photo by Reuters)

Barcelona, and Flick in particular, had been very interested in bringing Rashford to the club for the second half of the season, but it is not to be. It means that, barring any late movement, no new additions will be made to the first team squad, and this could be a disadvantage in the Catalan giants’ pursuit of winning La Liga and/or the Champions League come the end of May. For now, it remains to be seen whether that makes a big impact or not.

Manchester United are hoping for a turnaround under Ruben Amorim without Rashford and Antony too – for tickets to their next chance to do so, click here.

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