Barcelona are set to call Marcus Rashford as their third summer season signing, with a deal having been agreed with Manchester United. The ahead, who had been out of favour on the Premier League giants, has already jetted in to Catalonia for medical checks, which indicated that an announcement of his arrival shall be made within the subsequent 24/48 hours.
Rashford will be part of Barcelona on a season-long mortgage deal, with the Catalans having the choice to signal him completely in 2026. He arrives because the membership’s left winger signing, which was a precedence for head coach Hansi Flick and sporting director Deco.
It’s anticipated that Rashford will formally be part of Barcelona in time to hitch his new teammates for his or her pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea, which will get underway later this week. And in accordance with MD, the intention is for him to be offered to the media on Wednesday.
Initially, the thought had been for Rashford to be unveiled on Thursday, however with Flick scheduling a double coaching session for that day, the presentation shall be introduced ahead by 24 hours. It implies that Barcelona supporters is not going to want to attend as lengthy to see the 27-year-old adorning the well-known Blaugrana jersey.
Barcelona should now work to register Rashford
Signing Rashford is one factor, however the problem for Barcelona is now to make sure that he’ll be capable to play for them in La Liga subsequent season. He is not going to be registered upon arrival, with important gross sales wanted earlier than they can have him out there to Flick for the opening match of the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
Rashford knew about Barcelona’s well-documented monetary woes, however he wanted no assure to hitch. He believes that his new membership will be capable to register him earlier than the top of the summer season, though that shall be simpler mentioned than performed.