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The Sun
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- The Sun
Marcus Rashford ‘may not be able to play for Barcelona due to registration issues' with Man Utd outcast to be unveiled
MARCUS RASHFORD may not be able to play for Barcelona even after signing for the LaLiga giants. The Manchester United forward, 27, has arrived in Spain to finalise a season-long switch to the LaLiga champions with an option to buy next summer. 7 7 7 He is due to undergo a medical on Monday, before joining training Tuesday and being officially unveiled by the club on Wednesday. But Rashford still faces uncertainty over whether he can actually play for the Catalans due to Barca's ongoing registration issues. According to talkSPORT's Andy Brassell, financial restrictions could delay or even prevent the England star being officially registered to play. Brassell said on the Trans Europe Express show: 'There's still no guarantee, certainly if you believe Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga, that Barcelona will be able to register him for the moment. 'That is something that we have to keep an eye on as with every Barcelona signing. "That was what made Nico Williams back out of the deal. 'Rashford doesn't have an enormous amount of options partly because of his salary partly because of a disappointing last couple of years even if he did show bits of his old self at Aston Villa. 'Both sides needed this to happen quite badly, which I think is great news for Marcus Rashford, it's great news for England, and if it all works, it's good news for Barcelona as well.' BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Barcelona have been hit by La Liga spending limits in recent years, with delays in registering Dani Olmo and Pau Victor last season, only to later have their registrations revoked. La Liga president Javier Tebas said the club's financial situation also blocked a deal for Nico Williams, who instead signed a new contract with Athletic Bilbao. 7 TRANSFER NEWS LIVE - KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LATEST FROM A BUSY SUMMER WINDOW Barcelona have moved for Rashford after missing out on Williams and being priced out of a move for Liverpool's Luis Diaz. Barca are covering the full wage package for the loan but there are reports Rashford has waived image rights and bonuses to push the deal through. Barcelona have no obligation to buy Rashford at the end of the loan but have agreed a £26million option. Rashford was told he had no future at United under new boss Ruben Amorim despite a decent loan spell at Aston Villa last season where he scored four goals and assisted six in 17 appearances. Villa turned down the chance to sign him permanently for £40m and Rashford has been looking for a new club since. Ex-United team-mate Paul Pogba told streamer IShowSpeed. : 'I'm happy for him. United are losing a great player.' Rashford will now hope everything goes smoothly and he can be registered and get back playing as soon as possible. He wants to be in Thomas Tuchel's England team for the World Cup next year. 7
BBC News
5 minutes ago
- BBC News
Barcelona could buy Rashford for around £30m
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has passed a medical at Barcelona before his loan 27-year-old arrived in Catalonia on Sunday night after getting permission from United to complete the formalities of a England international was met by Barcelona manager Hansi Flick and sporting director Deco at the training ground on Monday between Barcelona and Manchester United progressed swiftly in the last week, with a deal agreed in principle over the have agreed to cover Rashford's wages for the duration of his season-long forward has accepted a 25% pay cut and it saves Manchester United about £ loan deal, which is for an initial 12 months, includes an option to buy at the end of the fee should he be bought is set at £30.3m (35m euros).He will be presented to the media as a Barcelona player for the first time on Wednesday.
South Wales Guardian
23 minutes ago
- South Wales Guardian
No one can afford to buy Alexander Isak, says ex-Newcastle player John Anderson
That is the view of former Magpies defender John Anderson amid frenzied speculation over the Sweden international's future on Tyneside following his absence from the club's first pre-season friendly at Celtic on Saturday. The 25-year-old striker hit the headlines once again last week when Premier League champions Liverpool indicated they would be prepared to offer £120million – around £30m shy of Newcastle's hands-off valuation – for him should he become available. However, Anderson told the PA news agency: 'Once you've got good players and you've got very, very good players, they're always going to be linked with other teams. That's always been the nature of the game and that's never, ever going to go away. 'I just don't think anybody at this moment in time can afford Isak and that's the truth of it. 'There's a lot of speculation about whether he's going to sign a new contract and have the club offered him a new contract – I don't think the boy is in any hurry to sign a new contract because he's got three years left on his present deal. 'Why would he be?' Head coach Eddie Howe revealed after the 4-0 defeat at Celtic Park that Isak had been sent home from Glasgow after a pre-season training camp in Austria because he was never going to play any part in the game as he manages his return from a groin injury. Howe did not want him sitting in the stands as the rumours gathered pace, despite his club's insistence that he is simply not for sale. Anderson said: 'It's a high-profile game, the champions of Scotland against a side that's qualified for the Champions League, but I think all the speculation would have been about Isak sitting in the stand rather than being focused on the game.' The former Republic of Ireland defender, who now covers the Magpies' games as a co-commentator for BBC Radio Newcastle, has witnessed Isak's meteoric rise since his £63m arrival from Real Sociedad during the summer of 2022 and knows how vital his retention is. He said: 'Oh God, he's huge. It's okay getting whatever you get for him, but how do you replace a player like that? That's the bottom line. 'You've got all the money in the world, yes, but can you get a player in who can do what he does?' Anderson played alongside Kevin Keegan and Peter Beardsley at St James' Park and watched Alan Shearer scored a record 206 goals for the club and he believes Isak is a special talent. He said: 'Shearer was a great out-and-out goalscorer, but this boy has got everything. Not only does he score goals, but he creates goals, he makes space for other people, he frightens the life out of defenders with his movement. 'And at the age that he's at, he's still got his prime years ahead of him. He's only going to get better.'
