Marcus Rashford is close to completing his loan movement from Manchester United to Barcelona with former teammate Paul Pogba in the hope that his switch is a huge success
Paul Pogba insists that Marcus Rashford “will be great for Barcelona”, while supporting him as a success away from Manchester United – which he criticized for removed the player's shirt number.
The attacker, who spent the second half of last season on loan in Aston Villa, will join the Spanish giants for the season. He is not part of Ruben Amorim's plans and a move was always on the cards this summer with Rashford that benefits.
The 27-year-old arrived in Barcelona on Sunday evening after he had received permission from United to complete his loan switch. In principle, a deal was agreed during the weekend, so that he will move to the LA Liga champion for a year before they have the opportunity to buy.
Rashford scored the first goal of the Amorim era, but soon got out of favor. The head coach publicly proclaimed part of the habits of the player and since then he has taken his no. 10 to new signing Matheus Cunha.
Pogba, who played with Rashford for six years, hopes that he will be a great success in Barcelona, where he will supplement the will of Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski.
Pogba during a YouTube -Livestream with Ishespeed: “That's crazy. I am happy for him because they have achieved his number.” He added: “Manchester United, they lose a great player.
“Marcus Rashford, that will be great for Barcelona, to be honest. I am not even talking about Manchester United because they have bought two players and the new manager wants to do his thing, so it is not really his fault if he does not believe in someone. He has to win at the end, you know, you know, you don't know, you know, Marcus. “
In 2021, when Pogba was still in the books in Manchester, the Frenchman claimed that his countryman Kylian Mbappe and Rashford “were the present and future of football” after excel as their potential for a number of years.
The graduate of the United Academy excelled in Manchester and scored 30 times during the first season of Erik ten Hag in 2022/23. His figures have since been dropped off, but he was able to rediscover part of his best shape during the previous term in Villa Park. Rashford has maintained a move to Barcelona, despite Premier League clubs that also show interest in him.