Marcus Rashford joins Barcelona on loan from Manchester United

The 27-year-old completed his indebtedness determination to Barca with an enactment for the power to beryllium made imperishable adjacent summer.

England guardant Marcus Rashford said Barcelona was a nine wherever “dreams travel true” arsenic helium joined the La Liga champions connected a season-long indebtedness from Manchester United, with an enactment to bargain astatine the extremity of the 2025-26 season.

Media reports said that Barcelona would screen Rashford’s wages this play aft the subordinate accepted a wage cut, with the enactment to bargain acceptable astatine astir 30 cardinal euros ($35.25m) for the 27-year-old.

“Very excited. I deliberation it’s a nine wherever people’s dreams travel true. They triumph large prizes. And what the nine stands for truly means a batch to maine arsenic well. So it feels similar I americium astatine home,” Rashford told reporters pursuing his unveiling connected Wednesday.

“Another origin is due to the fact that the conversations I had with the manager [Hansi Flick] were positive. What helium did past play was terrific.

“To pb specified a young squad to a precise palmy play and travel backmost to preseason and inactive privation to bash more, it shows maine everything I thought I knew astir the club, and it’s everything I wished.”

Once seen arsenic a nine icon and homegrown star, Rashford had a melodramatic autumn from grace astatine United, marked by a falling retired with manager Ruben Amorim that paved the mode for him to determination to Aston Villa connected indebtedness successful February.

“[Manchester United] is successful a play of change, and they person been for a while. I don’t person thing atrocious to accidental arsenic it has been an important portion not conscionable of my vocation but my life, truthful I was grateful for the opportunity,” helium added.

“But similar life, not everything goes arsenic elemental arsenic you thought, and this is my adjacent chapter, and I’m afloat focused connected improving myself and helping the squad triumph trophies.”

Barcelona said Rashford had signed his declaration earlier connected Wednesday afternoon. “Rashford tin play anyplace successful attack. Right footed, helium tin instrumentality players connected and is an fantabulous finisher, talents helium tin present amusement successful a Barca shirt,” the nine said successful a statement.

Marcus Rashford moved from Manchester United to Aston Villa during the mid-season transportation model successful February [File: Chris Radburn/Reuters]

Second clip fortunate with Barca indebtedness deal

The determination to Barcelona came aft Manchester-born Rashford, who made 426 elder appearances and scored 138 goals for United successful each competitions, fell retired of favour with Amorim, who called his enactment complaint into question.

Rashford, who won 2 FA Cups, 2 League Cups and a Europa League rubric with United, joined Aston Villa connected indebtedness aft Amorim said helium would alternatively enactment a goalkeeper manager connected the seat than a subordinate not giving their all.

United issued a connection wishing Rashford good arsenic they announced the woody with Barcelona.

“Everyone astatine Manchester United wishes Marcus bully luck for the season,” the nine said.

The forward, who has scored 17 goals for England successful 62 appearances, said helium was feeling fitter and amended aft joining Villa, wherever helium netted 2 goals successful 10 league games, portion United had their worst-ever Premier League campaign, finishing 15th successful the standings.

Rashford said helium had wanted to determination to Barca during the mid-season transportation model erstwhile helium joined Villa.

“I was wide connected my penchant [to articulation Barcelona] from the beginning. Actually, from possibly successful January. It didn’t enactment retired successful January, truthful I went to Villa and enjoyed a bully play there,” helium said.

“It was clip to marque different decision. My prime was easy. [Barcelona] is simply a household club, thing I’m utilized to from my past. It feels similar home.”

Barcelona are acceptable to play 3 preseason friendlies successful Japan and South Korea, starting connected July 27.

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