Marcus Rashford adapts to life in Spain after his loan from Manchester United to Barcelona this summer, and he has opened the strange nickname that was given to him by his new teammates
Marcus Rashford has been called “Sweetie” by his new Barcelona teammates after his Summer Chasing Switch from Manchester United. The England attacker made the switch to the Catalan giants after he got out of grace under Red Devil's Boss Ruben Amorim and the last part of last season on loan in Aston Villa.
The 27-year-old has now lifted the lid to settle in life in Spain, and unveiled the funny nickname that his new colleagues gave him in an interview with the Spanish publication sport. “If they enjoy each other, they call me” sweetheart, “” said Rashford.
“I don't know what it means, but it's funny when they talk to you like that [laughs]. Yes, yes, they know I am trying to learn Spanish. I think it is important that I learn as quickly as possible. So it's stimulating. You always learn, and that's good. “
When he questioned if he had tried to pick up a Catalan – the main language spoken in the Barcelona dressing room – he said: “Catalan is difficult. I assume while I am here, I will learn a little and hope it will help me to understand more about the Catalan culture, whatever I want to do.”
Rashford made his competitive arch for Barca against Mallorca on Saturday. The striker came up for ex-manchester City Ace Ferran Torres during the second period when the men of Hansi Flick won a 3-0 win.
Rashford then showed his Spanish skills on social media when he placed a Snap of himself with Lamine Yamal, who delivered the opener after he picked up, along with various other photos, reports Manchester Even News.
“Best way to start,” wrote Rashford, before he added, “Vamos Equipo” – who translates from Spanish to English as “Let's Go Team”.
While recently spoke with Gary Lineker with Gary Lineker, Rashford was asked to settle in his new environment and how he wanted to pick up the language.
“It's still Spanish, many boys speak Catalan, but the easy thing for me is that many boys understand English,” he said. “So I just picked up the base on the field, which I think I did pretty quickly.”
Rashford also revealed how his teammates helped him to adapt, in particular with regard to the language barrier. He continued: “There are good people who are like a bridge.
“Frenkie [de Jong] Speaks really good English, Jules [Kounde] Speaks very well English, but they also have good Spanish because they have been here for a few years. But on the field it is honestly easier than what I thought it would be.
“Also football in general, I know that many people say so, but it is a language in itself and it is easy to communicate through the general atmosphere on the field.”
Rashford also shared his enthusiasm about playing with some of Europe's top talents. “It is so refreshing to play with them, every day they are full of energy and it also keeps you energy,” he said.
“They are all really talented, but the thing that surprised me is how mature they are on the field. They play the game at their own pace, it's the way they have developed, it's different.”