Barcelona are closing in on a surprise move for Marcus Rashford, with the Manchester United attacker set to join the Spanish giants on a season-long loan.The 27-year-old, who spent the second half of last season at Aston Villa — scoring four times — won’t be staying in Birmingham, as Villa declined to make the move permanent.🚨🔵🔴 BREAKING: Marcus Rashford to Barcelona, here we go! 🏴Verbal agreement in principle between all parties involved with Barça planning for medical tests next days.Loan deal with buy option, details being finalised today then Man Utd will authorize his travel to Spain. ✈️ pic.twitter.com/Hp4sZNBCRv— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 19, 2025 Back at United, Rashford finds himself on the fringes. He’s among five players exiled from the main squad during pre-season training at Carrington, and has recently been stripped of the No.10 shirt, now worn by 62.5 million newcomer Matheus Cunha.Barcelona have been favourites to sign Rashford after holding talks with his representative and older brother Dwaine Maynard.According to The Athletic, the England international is now expected to make the switch to Camp Nou on loan, with an option to buy — a deal reportedly sanctioned by Manchester United.Five Man Utd players want to leave – only three of them have offers on the tableManager Hansi Flick has spoken to Rashford and given the green light for the transfer, believing he suits Barcelona’s style of play and makes sense financially.The structure of the deal, starting with a loan, would allow Barça to reinforce their attack without adding immediate strain to their already fragile finances.Barcelona have been targeting a versatile forward capable of playing both out wide and through the middle – making Rashford an appealing option.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Reinforcements on the left flank have been high on the Catalan club’s agenda after they found themselves thin in that department toward the end of last season.Flick’s side appeared close to signing Nico Williams earlier this summer – but he opted to sign a new long term deal at Athletic Club.Fool Barca once and its doors are closed to you foreverAs for Rashford, his current contract at Old Trafford runs for another three years, earning him 300 thousand per week — a figure that may yet play a role in long-term negotiations if Barca choose to trigger the buy option.##NAJAVA_MECA_9023590##
