Barcelona want to sign Marcus Rashford this month, and although it will be very difficult to get a deal done, they are determined to make it happen. The player himself also wants the move, although he is becoming restless about the lack of progress in negotiations with Manchester United.
Due to their well-documented financial problems, Barcelona need to arrange at least one departure before they can make a permanent move for Rashford. Eric Garcia is most likely to leave this month, although the club would prefer to see Ansu Fati leave as they see Rashford as his replacement.
While there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding this aspect, Barcelona are continuing to push to put themselves in a position to sign Rashford this month. It has been reported that more talks will take place this week, and Jijantes (via MD) has now revealed that they took place in Lisbon on Tuesday, before Hansi Flick's side took on Benfica in the Champions League.
Barcelona sporting director Deco is leading the club's efforts to sign Rashford, and he met with Arturo Canales, an intermediary appointed by the England winger's representatives to hold talks with the Catalans.
Rashford is prioritizing a move to Barcelona as he has fallen out of favor at Man United since the appointment of Ruben Amorim as the club's new head coach. While there is an air of desperation to get a deal done on his part, he needs to be patient for now, and that is probably the message Deco has conveyed.
For now, all Rashford can do is wait. Barcelona will need to let down Eric or Fati to free up salary space, but it will be easy to complete either of these deals before the winter transfer window comes to an end.
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