Marcus Rashford In Talks With Barcelona After Manchester United Agree Loan

Marcus Rashford is closing successful connected a move to Barcelona aft Manchester United agreed successful rule to indebtedness nan striker to nan Spanish champions.

Barcelona’s offer, which has been made done intermediaries, includes an action to bargain nan 27-year-old adjacent summertime and has been sanctioned by their caput coach, Hansi Flick. Rashford has held talks pinch Flick while his relative and representative, Dwaine Maynard, met Barcelona officials successful Catalonia past month.

The England world is 1 of 5 United players who person been told they person nary early astatine nan nine and made to train distant from Ruben Amorim’s squad this summer. Rashford, who spent nan 2nd half of past play connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa, has been training astatine a gym successful Salford and astatine United’s Carrington base, though only aft first-team players person left.

United worth Rashford astatine £40m but, pinch nary imperishable offers arriving for a subordinate who has 3 years remaining connected a £325,000-a-week contract, Barcelona’s connection could suit each parties.

The striker has ruled retired a costs trim and wants to subordinate a nine successful nan Champions League alternatively than move to nan Saudi Pro League. Talks betwixt United and Barcelona are understood to beryllium continuing but nan outline of an statement is successful place.

Flick wants to adhd versatile forwards to his squad this summertime contempt having Lamine Yamal and Raphinha astatine his disposal. Barcelona were willing successful nan Liverpool winger Luis Díaz but were informed nan Colombia world is not for sale.

Liverpool person rejected a €67.5m connection from Bayern Munich for Díaz. The Spanish champions besides attempted to bargain Nico Williams earlier nan guardant signed an eight-year statement hold pinch Athletic, his boyhood nine successful Bilbao.

Rashford has spent 20 years astatine United, scoring 138 goals successful 426 appearances for his boyhood team, but has not featured since being dropped by Amorim for nan Manchester derby past December. He said later that period that he was fresh for a caller situation distant from Old Trafford.