He lives intense and happy hours and days: he is confronted with a tight schedule such as Culé
Marcus Rashford is happy. He is about to fulfill his ambition to play for Barcelona. Although he knew that the Catalan club had other players to strengthen the attacking line this summer (Nico Williams and Luis Díaz) and that he was not their first choice, he never lost hope. And now his dream is almost a reality. The last 48 hours have been just as intense as they have been joyful for him, and the rest of the week will be just as exciting.
Last Saturday all parties agreed on the deal: United gave the green light to his loan with an option to buy. The 27-year-old English winger has apparently declined his salary to fit in the Barça dressing room. It was a sacrifice that he made without hesitation to wear the Blaugrana. Yesterday, Sunday afternoon, he took a private flight to Barcelona, where he met Hansi Flick and Deco today and visited the facilities at the Joan Gamper Sports Complex, where he underwent the usual medical investigation before he signed. However, he had previously spoken with the manager and the sports director.
Session, presentation and journey
Tomorrow, Tuesday, Rashford will meet his new teammates, provided that all the paperwork is in order and the formalities are completed. The Barça team has two sessions: training at 9.30 am and 6 pm The English winger is expected to participate in both sessions, although his arrival still has to be officially announced. At the moment the information is only unofficial, but neither of the parties expects problems with the final regulations.
The club's intention is to have the unveiling on Wednesday afternoon in the Spotify Camp Nou facilities, or at the botiga or the auditori, but nothing has yet been completed or confirmed with regard to the exact time or location. The Catalan club is still working on this. The idea is that he speaks briefly with the media after posing a photo with Joan Laporta when signing.
On Thursday, the English international leaves with the rest of the Barça expedition on the tour of the Catalans through Japan and Korea, where they will play three friendly matches: on the 27th they are confronted with Vissel Kobe, on the 31st FC Seoul and on August 4 Daegu FC.