Barcelona has not yet formalized its transfer, but it seems that the Marcus Rashford deal is finalized.
The Manchester United striker arrives on loan with option to buy, but was not unanimous within the Catalan club to strengthen the Blaugrana.
Rashford accepted a salary drop of 25 %, the rest being taken care of by Barcelona for the season. The club will have the opportunity to attach its services for 30 million euros at the end of the season. If they do not, they will have to pay a penalty clause, but the Blaugrana have managed to strengthen their offensive line for the coming season without committing to modify their budget.
Déco finalized the transfer of Rashford “by tightening the teeth”.
A transfer was also close in January, after Hansi Flick's request for Rashford, but the sports director Deco preferred to favor contract renewals in the second part of the season, explains Sport. It is well known that the first choice of Deco for the post of left winger was Luis Diaz, although he accepted a transfer for Nico Williams, a good alternative. He is not convinced by Rashford and accepted the transfer “forwards”.
Conversation between Hansi Flick and Rashford
The announcement of an agreement was announced on Saturday, and negotiations accelerated Thursday after Flick spoke to Rashford. Barcelona's main concern about the 27 -year -old is his lax attitude in defense. The German coach explained that he would have a secondary role and that he should save playing time. In addition, he explained that he should provide a major effort without a ball and become defensively to achieve it – a challenge that Rashford has accepted. The agreement was concluded less than 48 hours later.
The German manager clearly indicated that he had no tolerance for the lack of attitude or effort. Ansu Fati played little last season – Flick directly pointed out his effort to the press as a problem. Jules Koundé and Iñaki Pena were also put on the bench for their late team meetings. Rashford will start outside and, with Raphinha, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski in competition, his playing time will be reduced.
