Barca keen on £26m deal for Manchester United ace

Barcelona are eyeing a everlasting deal for on-loan Manchester United ahead Marcus Rashford. The 27-year-old has impressed for the Catalans to this point, with two objectives and one help in his six video games in all competitions for the membership.

His objectives got here in a formidable brace towards Newcastle in Barcelona’s Champions League opener, because the the La Liga giants ran out 2-1 winners as St James’ Park on Thursday. Sky Sports activities has reported that Barca are eager to maintain the participant past his mortgage, and are weighing up triggering the cut-price £26m purchase choice.

He was nonetheless dropped for Sunday’s recreation towards Getafe after arriving late to a crew assembly earlier than coaching. Regardless of this angering supervisor Hansi Flick, the England worldwide has impressed his new supervisor total after becoming a member of the membership this summer time.

The mortgage settlement doesn’t embody a recall choice, so United can not summon Rashford again to Outdated Trafford this season.

Rashford may very well be set for everlasting Outdated Trafford departure

Rashford has spent a lot of the final two years successfully exiled from United. After spending the second half of final season on mortgage at Aston Villa, he spent this summer time as a part of United’s “bomb squad” of gamers who skilled separate from the primary crew.

He took his place alongside Jadon Sancho, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, and Tyrell Malacia as gamers instructed my United boss Ruben Amorim to discover a new membership this summer time. Rashford impressed throughout his spell with Villa final season, scoring two objectives and offering 4 assists throughout 14 complete appearances.

His most memorable efficiency got here as a late cameo in Villa’s spirited defeat to PSG within the Champions League Quarter Last. He supplied an help and almost scored an equalize as Unai Emery’s males received the second leg however fell simply wanting an combination comeback.

Villa had been excited by making the transfer everlasting however struggled to stump up the money following PSR constraints. Rashford all the time favoured a transfer to the Camp Nou and expressed his need to affix Barcelona earlier in the summertime.

His want was granted and he has now hit the bottom operating for the La Liga champions.