Overview

• Barcelona secured Marcus Rashford on a season-long loan from Manchester United, with the forward accepting a significant wage reduction and a purchase option.
• President Joan Laporta confirmed the summer window is closed after adding Rashford on loan alongside low-fee signings Joan García and Roony Bardghji.
• In their opening pre-season match in Kobe, goals from Eric García, Roony Bardghji and academy graduate Pedro Fernández powered a 3-1 win over Vissel Kobe.
• The friendly overcame a last-minute promoter dispute and a cyber-attack on Barça’s streaming platforms by shifting the broadcast to YouTube.
• Hansi Flick plans to keep teenage signing Roony Bardghji and other Barça Atletic prospects in the first-team fold to balance Financial Fair Play constraints and competitive aims.