Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford wants to join Barcelona and Barcelona want to land Marcus Rashford, but the deal is on the rocks as time goes on in the January transfer window. The England striker looked set to leave Old Trafford this winter, but his options are fading.
According to Cadena Cope, Rashford told United he will not leave the club for Barcelona until the January transfer window. His representatives met with Barcelona sporting director Deco on Tuesday and gave the Blaugrana a deadline of five to six days to complete the deal.
For their part, Rashford is Barcelona's main target to strengthen their squad this winter, with the deal given the green light by Hansi Flick. However, Barcelona, who are currently negotiating a series of expensive extensions for Ronald Araujo, Pedri and Gavi, must organize departures from their squad before Rashford can come on. They need extra space in their salary cap to cover the nine million euros in salary he earns. assignments.
The two players who could leave in January are Ansu Fati and Eric Garcia. The former, despite numerous indications from the club that he might be better off on loan for the rest of the year, has shown no intention of leaving. Meanwhile, Garcia has been the subject of offers from Como and Girona, but neither bid has exceeded €7 million, while Barcelona demanded €10 million. Plus, Flick isn't exactly keen on the idea of losing Garcia.
All in all, Rashford has reportedly resigned to sitting out the season in Manchester, which partly explains his return to training with the Red Devils on Wednesday. It comes as a surprise that Rashford does not consider Dortmund as an option, but they themselves are going through turmoil after previously sacking manager Nuri Sahin.
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