Overview

• Rashford is on a season-long loan from Manchester United with a pre-agreed option to buy reported at about £26.2m (€30m).
• Club briefings indicate no permanent-transfer talks will take place until next summer despite satisfaction with his early impact.
• The evaluation will factor in Barcelona’s financial limits and whether Rashford can cover the centre-forward role with Robert Lewandowski out of contract at season’s end.
• Rashford has two goals and two assists in six appearances, including a Champions League brace at Newcastle that showcased his immediate value.
• He was benched against Getafe after arriving late to a team meeting, drawing public criticism from Alan Shearer and Paul Scholes, while he has stated he would like to stay long term.