Overview
- Rashford’s season-long loan includes a non-mandatory buy option of about €30m (£26.2m), and Barcelona have no penalty if they decline to trigger it.
- Spanish reports say Barcelona plan to keep him by negotiating a lower fee or arranging another loan, though some coverage frames the option price as a bargain.
- Hansi Flick is weighing a tactical tweak that could use Rashford centrally as a number 9 after recent defeats, with any change described as under consideration rather than decided.
- Rashford has started well with three goals and five assists in 10 games and has publicly expressed that he is happy with life at Barcelona.
- Barcelona announced stronger 2024/25 results with revenue near £1bn and record sponsorships, as separate reports indicate United have little intention of reintegrating him.