Barcelona ‘ready to grant Marcus Rashford's transfer dream' – but WON'T pay fee Aston Villa agreed with Man Utd
The Catalan giants are ready to grant the
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Marcus Rashford is a summer target for Barcelona
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Rashford, 27, is currently on loan at Aston Villa after falling out of favour under United boss
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But his resurgence has been cut short by a
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But they will haggle over the fee and are "unwilling to pay the £40m price" agreed with Villa.
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The report indicates the forward would be "willing to take a pay cut" to move to LaLiga.
And Rashford is desperate to play for a club in the Champions League next season.
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A return to United looks less likely, with Amorim already sounding out replacements.
Reports suggest
United are also keen on Ipswich striker Liam Delap, who can leave the Tractor Boys for £30m after their relegation to the Championship.
United gaffer
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Speaking last week, Amorim said: "We lack a lot of things in the team.
'In January we lost, and you are talking about Rashford and Antony, we lost these players.
"And we didn't bring new ones, that was a risk. We are trying to do something more important.
'But I think that there are things here that are more important than to score 10 more goals this season."
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