Barcelona closes Rashford deal

Despite being close to signing Nico Williams, Barcelona have not yet closed their plans to sign Marcus Rashford from Manchester United.

Barcelona have not given up on their ambition to sign Rashford.

The Catalan club have reached an agreement with Nico Williams, and are ready to activate his €60 million release clause. The young Athletic Bilbao star is expected to arrive at Camp Nou despite fierce competition from Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Arsenal.

However, according to Spanish media, coach Hansi Flick still wants to have Rashford. The German strategist highly appreciates the versatility of the England international, believing that this player can bring many attacking options to Barcelona.

Rashford was no longer in coach Ruben Amorim's plans and had to go to Aston Villa on loan for the second half of last season. Villa had the option to buy, but Rashford wanted to join a team in the Champions League, and the preferred destination was Barcelona.

Rashford even openly expressed his desire to play for Barca and play alongside "prodigy" Lamine Yamal. When asked about playing alongside Yamal, Rashford replied: "Of course. Everyone wants to play with the best."

However, the deal still has many obstacles. MU wants to sell Rashford this summer to have more budget to rebuild the squad, while Barca only wants to borrow with a buyout clause. Not only that, Barca also requires the "Red Devils" to continue to pay part of Rashford's salary.

Rashford is on the list of names that MU wants to liquidate. Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho and Antony are also facing the possibility of saying goodbye to Old Trafford. Even Rasmus Hojlund could be pushed away as Napoli pay special attention to the Danish striker.

Source: https://znews.vn/barcelona-chot-vu-rashford-post1563475.html