Barcelona keen on loan move for Marcus Rashford even if Nico Williams arrives | Marcus Rashford

Barcelona are eyeing a mortgage transfer for Marcus Rashford, with the 27-year-old’s flexibility throughout the frontline seen as an asset.

Barcelona’s No 1 goal is Nico ­Williams however even when the Athletic ­Bilbao extensive participant is signed, Hansi Flick believes the Manchester United ahead would improve his choices.

Rashford’s tempo from the wing and talent to function at No 9 would deepen the squad and provides the pinnacle coach a succesful deputy to Robert Lewandowski at centre-forward.

An interview with the Spanish YouTuber Javi Ruiz on the weekend revealed one thing of Rashford’s ideas on his future.

Requested if he wish to be teammates with Lamine Yamal, he mentioned: “Sure, for positive. Everybody desires to play with the most effective. Hopefully … we’ll see.” Barcelona’s sporting director, Deco, informed the Catalan radio station RAC1 in Could that the membership like Rashford.

Rashford added on the podcast: “It’s tough to place into phrases what [Lamine Yamal] is doing as a result of he’s not purported to be doing that at 16 or 17. I don’t suppose we’ve seen that earlier than. Spain is good, and it’s not too removed from house.”

Rashford, who spent the second half of this season on mortgage at Aston Villa, is one in every of United’s highest paid gamers, incomes round £370,000 every week. Whereas United would ideally desire a mortgage charge they could be compelled to just accept a deal that entails Barça paying a proportion of his wage.

Jadon Sancho, one other of United’s wingers, is being monitored by Fenerbahce. The 25-year-old has spent the final season and a half on mortgage at Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea.