The Catalan team will pay the entire salary of this striker during the loan period and have the right to buy off for about £ 26 million, depending on the exchange rate in 2026.
At Barca, Rashford will wear the number 14, the number of shirts used to be associated with the legendary Thierry Henry during the competition at the Camp Nou. On a private flight to Spain earlier this week, Rashford and his brothers relaxed by playing cards. It was the end of a month of tense negotiations but eventually succeeded.
While many people suspect moving to Barcelona is too risky for a disgraced player at Man United, Rashford is still consistent and not giving up. As a result, he left Old Trafford for the second time within six months, after getting all for the dream of Catalan.
The first British player wears Barca in the 21st century
Rashford became the first British player to play for Barcelona this century, and the second person in the modern era after Gary Lineker, who joined the club in 1986 after winning the title of World Cup top scorer.
In the context of Man United depriving Rashford's No. 10 shirt and this type of player from the first training sessions, the ability to move to a top team like Barca seemed far away. However, Barca accelerated over the weekend and completed the deal in a low risk.
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Marcus Rashford officially launched Barcelona |
Not only Barcelona, there are nearly 20 teams through intermediaries expressing interest in Rashford, who are at the maturity of their careers. Inter Milan once asked the negotiation to recruit Rasmus Hojlund. Some of the Premier League teams also consider the opportunity to own the British striker.
Although Rashford's salary is over £ 300,000 per week, his contract lasted until 2028 and was priced at £ 100 million, but this summer, Man United wanted to let him leave and did not require high loan fees.
For Barca, this is a reasonable deal. Initially, the Catalan team targeted names like Nico Williams, who later renewed the contract with Athletic Bilbao, and Luis Diaz, but Bayern Munich was dominating in this deal. Therefore, when Rashford appeared as a feasible alternative, Barca immediately finalized to register the player before the trip in Japan and South Korea and coach Hansi Flick.
Rashford and a free dream called Camp Nou
Barcelona always has a special attraction for Rashford. The British star once said that if he had the opportunity to play with a legend, it would be Ronaldinho, who had a great 5 years at the Camp Nou. Rashford grew up with Thierry Henry's videos, and was once said to be the former French striker idol.
When lent to Aston Villa in January, some sources predicted that Barca could be the next stop. Although this prospect was far away, documents from the English Football Federation (FA) showed that the Spanish representative Arturo Canales, a broker with a close relationship with Barca who played an intermediary in the Rashford case to Villa.
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Marcus Rashford has always wanted to join Barca. |
Unlike many other stars who chose to rest, Rashford to Marbella early to practice with the coaches at the Marbella Football Center, where many clubs like Brighton used in the pre -season period. He practiced on the pitch, gym, boxing and maintained a high level.
During his time in Marbella, Rashford conducted an interview with the famous Spanish “Xbuyer” Ruiz, where he openly expressed his desire to play the young talent Lamine Yamal.
When asked if he wanted to play with Yamal, Rashford answered without hesitation: “Sure, everyone wants to play with the best players.”
Man United ended, Rashford also … finished the shirt
After being eliminated by coach Ruben Amorim from the squad, Rashford was not allowed to focus on the same team and was deprived of the No. 10 shirt. Matheus Cunha, the rookie of the team, was given the shirt that Rashford used to. Without a foothold at Old Trafford, the striker born in 1997 returned to practice at the Gym Ace Conditioning in Stretford, where he once went back when he first entered the first team.
When Rashford scored a double debut against Midtjylland and became a phenomenon at Old Trafford, many people once believed he would stick with Man United for a lifetime. But the relationship with coach Amorim was seriously cracked. Even the Portuguese strategist once claimed to fill out the 63 -year -old assistant Jorge Vital on the bench than to choose Rashford.
Instead of waiting for the opportunity to recover the position at Man United such as Garnacho, Antony, Sancho or Malacia, Rashford chose a more adventure path, and is now rewarded.
Opportunities for rebirth at the Camp Nou
Many former Man United players have been considered “waste goods” but strongly revived in the new environment. Jadon Sancho and Dortmund in the Champions League final, Scott McTominay won the Serie A and Napoli, while Antony was playing impressively at Real Betis.
Rashford has also shown very well in the Aston Villa shirt in the second leg of the season and now he has a great opportunity to prove the value at one of the world's leading clubs. “I am very excited to start, want to quickly learn Barcelona's football style and be ready for matches,” Rashford shared.
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Rashford is eager at the new opportunity, in Barca shirt |
“I am full of the desire to fight and want to contribute to help the club win. Last season they were very successful, but I felt clearly the ambition of the team was to go further. That is what makes a player always try to improve himself every day.”
Not many people can go from the fate of “abandoned people” to the opportunity to shine in the shirt one of the greatest teams in Europe. Rashford has done it, and now all are waiting to see if this is a spectacular backward in his career.
Recently, the Barcelona Club officially announced the Marcus Rashford contract on loan, before the team attended the Asian tour.
Despite leaving Manchester United in a situation where it is not very smooth, Marcus Rashford still has respectful words for the team that has nurtured him for nearly two decades.
Leaving Manchester United is not easy. Especially when you are still the highest paid player in the team. But Marcus Rashford chose to do it to reduce suspicious eyes, reduce the pressure from the place where Ton Anh was the son of the “theater”.