Arya News - Barcelona have received a major transfer boost in the race to sign Manchester United star Marcus Rashford this summer.Rashford is expected to move on from Manchester in the coming months after impres...
it falls within Barcelona’s price range, but due to the adherence to the 1:1 transfer rule, Hansi Flick will need to sell players before making a potential offer.
Rashford makes the first move in Barca talks
Barcelona have been hoping for a breakthrough in talks, to get ahead of Villa, and reports from Mundo Deportivo indicate they have landed one.
Rashford’s current United wage is rumoured to be around £315,000 per week which Barcelona simply will not pay.
Villa are covering around 75% of his wages as part of their loan agreement with United topping up the remainder of it.
Any move to Catalonia would require a reduction and Rashford is rumoured to be ready to cut his wages significantly to seal a move.
That is an important step, but Barcelona are also considering a loan bid, with a clause to buy him at the end of the 2025/26 season.