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Youngster who left Arsenal for Barcelona signs for Huddersfield Town
Marcus McGuane, once hailed as one of the brightest prospects in Arsenal's academy who left to sign for for Barcelona, has joined Huddersfield Town in a permanent deal. Marcus McGuane as a child via Twitter The 26-year-old midfielder spent last season with Bristol City, making 24 appearances as they chased a play-off place, but most of those were from the bench and he struggled to secure a regular starting role. His departure 12 months later comes as new City manager Gerhard Struber reshapes his midfield, bringing in Adam Randell from Plymouth Argyle in McGuane's preferred position. McGuane's career has taken an unconventional path since leaving Arsenal in January 2018. Marcus McGuane during his time with Arsenal A key figure for the club's under-18 and under-23 sides, where he primarily operated as a central midfielder but occasionally dropped into defence, he surprised many by accepting a move to Barcelona. Initially integrated into Barcelona B, he was even deployed out wide despite never being a natural winger. 'Maybe as a kid, I played there. When I was nine or 10,' McGuane said of the switch to the wing. 'But I am not a right-winger.' His time in Catalonia started brightly but quickly lost momentum following a change of coach. 'Everything was going smoothly,' McGuane recalled. 'I still hadn't gone anywhere near my peak but I felt good. I was playing in my natural position and I felt I was getting better. Then Lopez got sacked and [Garcia Pimienta] replaced him. Photo by'I felt the impact straight away. It happened on a Thursday before a game. We were travelling on the Saturday and I wasn't even in the squad. It was a bit of a shock. After that it was tough. I never had the same feeling that I had during those first few months.' Seeking playing time, he spent a loan spell with Telstar in the Dutch second division under former Arsenal academy head Andries Jonker, before returning to England with Oxford United and later Bristol City. Photo via Twitter Huddersfield have now secured his services for an undisclosed fee as they aim to rebuild. Bristol City thanked McGuane 'for his contribution in a City shirt and for his support of the community and Robins Foundation in his time at Ashton Gate.' For McGuane, the move represents another chance to find stability and fulfil the potential that first drew Barcelona to prise him away from Arsenal's academy seven years ago.
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Huddersfield sign Bristol City midfielder McGuane
Huddersfield Town have signed Bristol City midfielder Marcus McGuane for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. The 26-year-old made 21 appearances in the Championship for the Robins last season after joining from Oxford United. The former Arsenal trainee is the League One side's 11th signing this summer. "Marcus has the right profile, pedigree and hunger to come into our group and be a positive influence both on and off the pitch," boss Lee Grant told the club website. Transfers - July 2025
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23-07-2025
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Huddersfield sign Bristol City midfielder McGuane
Huddersfield Town have signed Bristol City midfielder Marcus McGuane for an undisclosed fee on a three-year 26-year-old made 21 appearances in the Championship for the Robins last season after joining from Oxford former Arsenal trainee is the League One side's 11th signing this summer."Marcus has the right profile, pedigree and hunger to come into our group and be a positive influence both on and off the pitch," boss Lee Grant told the club website., external
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20-07-2025
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Every Englishman to have played for Barcelona
Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United with the forward set to become the first Englishman to represent the Spanish side this century. Rashford is set to finalise a loan move to Spain this week, which will include a €30m purchase option. The 27-year-old is set to become the 12th Englishman to represent Barcelona, but the first since the turn of the millennium and only the second in over 100 years. Gary Lineker remains the most high-profile Englishman to have played for the Catalans, after moving to the Camp Nou from Everton in 1986. Lineker had scored 40 goals for Everton the previous season before winning the World Cup Golden Boot that summer. After moving to La Liga, Lineker scored 52 goals in 138 games for Barcelona, including an El Clásico hat-trick against Real Madrid. He won the Copa del Rey and European Cup Winners' Cup during his time with Barcelona. Another Englishman, Jack Greenwell, also holds a piece of Barcelona history. Greenwell spent five seasons with the club as a player and a decade as manager. After initially taking the reins as player-coach, he became Barcelona's longest-serving manager between 1913 and 1923, twice winning the Copa del Rey. In 2018, former Arsenal midfielder Marcus McGuane became the first Englishman to play for Barcelona's first team in 29 years. However, McGuane's appearance came in a Catalan Super Cup friendly against local rivals Espanyol. Every Englishman to have played for Barcelona Gary Lineker – 1986-1989 Harold Stamper – 1922-1923 Jack Alderson – 1912-1913 Jack Greenwell – 1912-1917 Billy Lambe – 1912-1913 Percy Wallace – 1909-1911 Charles Wallace – 1907-1914 Junior Morris – 1901-1902 Samuel Morris – 1902-1902 Henry Morris – 1901-1902 Arthur Witty – 1899-1905 Read – See more – Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media: | | | |
