Marcus Rashford responded to questions about his chance to make a permanent move to Barcelona after 'humiliation' early in his loan tint with the Catalans
On-Loan Marcus Rashford is not inclined to give away much about a potential permanent move to Barcelona. The Manchester United attacker was sent to Catalonia for the coming campaign after he has gotten out of grace under Ruben Amorim.
The temporary relocation from Rashford to Barca gives the ruling kings of La Liga the chance to sign the player for £ 30 million. That figure represents a fraction of the value of Rashford only a few seasons ago before his stock in Old Trafford drops.
However, there are still small doubts about the financial state of Barca and whether Rashford will be registered on time before the start of the season. La Liga's Financial Fair Play laws have lately encountered the club in issues, with the suitability of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor questioning last season.
Spain star Olmo even missed the playing time in the last term, while Barcelona asked approval about their problems with the salary cap. But Rashford gave a relaxed reaction when he was asked about possible pitfalls, after he had already made a few performances for his new side in the preseason.
“I'm not worried,” he told Catalan newspaper sport, when he was asked about his registration problems. “It is something that the club has to solve, and I trust that they will do that. I am focused on training and I am ready before the start of the competition.”
Rashford then made his feelings clear about a permanent exit from United, and insisted that he just wants to enjoy “the moment” instead of thinking too far ahead. Rashford, 27, made his Barca debut in a 3-1 friendly victory over the Japanese outfit Vissel Kobe at the end of July. However, the arrival seemed to go wrong when the international of England came from the bank, but to be replaced again after 30 minutes.
The incident was framed as somewhat embarrassing for the player, who spent the second half of last season on loan in Aston Villa. New boss Hansi Flick, however, was quick to reject the notions of humiliation, and insisted that the decision was purely to manage the player's fitness.
“We are very careful with Marcus because he just came from an injury and he did not fully start the ball,” said Flick after that game. “He is a week behind the others. He didn't train much with the ball and we want to take care of him.”
Rashford was under the loan under Unai Emery and helped Villa to make a deep run in the Champions League. He should be back at the European Elite this season, although the same cannot be said for Parent Club United after they have completely missed the continental qualification.
It is also clear that Rashford sets the needs of his new team for all individual goals. And he believes that his ability to contribute from different parts of the field will come in handy.
“I can play in different positions and score goals of one of them,” he said. “It's about creating opportunities from different areas and benefit from them.”
That is the kind of attitude that Barcelona may simply convince to invest in a permanent capacity in his services. However, the graduate of the United Academy has a long way to prove that he is worthy of the publication.