Marcus Rashford would still have his heart to join Barcelona – although the Spanish giants have insisted that they were not desperate to sign him in the transfer window.
Rashford, 27, seems to have no future at Manchester United after being frozen by Ruben Amorim and agreed to sign this month on loan for Villa.
It is thought that the 60-cap England-star will weigh its options again as soon as his temporary spell in Villa Park is ready. And although it is still too considered whether Villa will pull the tractor over a permanent movement, Rashford apparently still has one eye on a switch abroad.
The conversations between the representatives of the player and Barcelona were held in January – and Rashford is hopeful that they will again ignite their interest at the end of the season.
A source said to the Sun: “Marcus is convinced that if he rediscovers his shape in Villa Park and starts to grab goals, Barcelona will bring their interest new life, especially because a transfer price has been established.
“It is a huge stimulus for him, which is good news for Villa. Now he just has to play and start scoring. “
It is intriguing that the Barcelona sports director, Deco, said earlier this week about the interest of the club in Rashford: “It is true that there was Rashford – but we were not desperately looking for a player.”
While moving to the Nou camp did not come out of the mid-season, Rashford has looked promising in his two cameo performances since he came to Villa, who negotiated a purchase option of £ 40 million in the loan agreement with which they were with United earlier this month agreed.
He attracted attention after the break in the 1-1 draw of Aston Villa with Ipswich Town on Saturday and even played an important role in the structure of the equalizer of Ollie Watkins.
Rashford and the other late signing of the club in the window, Marco Asensio, were selected for praise by Unai Emery during the interview after the Spaniard with the match of the day to help Villa get a result against IPSWich, which were reduced to 10 men in the first half when the former defender of Manchester United, Axel Tuanzebe, saw red.
“A good impact and keep going, try to fit as well as possible,” Emery said about the duo in loan. “We play against Liverpool here. We have lost some opportunities, but of course we have to be consistent and hope we can respond.”
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