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BBC News
a day ago
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- 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.
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Rashford cleared to complete Barcelona loan move
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is in Spain to complete a season-long loan move to 27-year-old arrived in Catalonia on Sunday night after getting permission from United to complete the formalities of a move to Barcelona. Images of Rashford arriving in Barcelona on a private jet quickly circulated on social media. Talks between the Spanish giants and United have progressed swiftly in the last week, with a deal being agreed in principle over the weekend. United have now given permission for Rashford to seal the move, which is an initial 12-month loan with an option to buy. Joining Barcelona has been Rashford's preferred option since he declared in December that he was ready for a new challenge after being dropped by United head coach Ruben Amorim. The move will be Rashford's second consecutive loan spell after a six-month stint with Aston Villa in the second half of last forward is expected to complete a medical with the La Liga club early this week, with the aim of being able to join Barcelona's pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea on Thursday. Should Rashford join the tour, he could come up against former United team-mate Jesse 32, is in his second season with K League side FC Seoul, who face Barcelona on 31 July.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Paul Pogba gives honest verdict on Marcus Rashford's Barcelona move as Man United outcast nears loan to Spanish giants
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has given his thoughts on Marcus Rashford's impending loan move to Barcelona. There is an agreement in principle for Rashford to join the Catalan outfit on a season-long loan from Old Trafford. The deal will include an option for Barcelona to sign the England international permanently next summer. Rashford was exiled shortly after Ruben Amorim took charge last season and it has become clear that he has no future at Old Trafford under the Portuguese manager. Pogba left United in 2022 and there are similarities between their two United careers. Speaking to YouTube star IShowSpeed on a boat for beIN Sports, the new AS Monaco star reacted to the news. 😱 "Crazy... but I'm happy for him!" Paul Pogba talks about Rashford's move to Barcelona with Speed 📹 IShowSpeed #beINSPORTS #PaulPogba #MarcusRashford — beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) July 20, 2025 'That's crazy, but I'm happy for him because they [United] took his number. Manchester United are losing a great player. Unlucky for them. 'It's great for Barcelona to be honest. I'm not even talking about United, because they've bought a few new players and the new manager wants to do his thing I guess. 'It's not really his [Amorim's] fault. If he doesn't believe in someone. He needs to win. If he doesn't win they're going to sack him.' Rashford began to fall out of favour under Erik ten Hag before things got worse under new manager Ruben Amorim. The Englishman was exiled by the Portuguese before joining Aston Villa on loan for the second half of the season. During his time at Villa, Rashford made 17 appearances and scored four goals, while he provided six assists. His current contract at United runs until the summer of 2028. Barcelona are set to pay all of Rashford's £315,000-a-week wages during his loan move. The 27-year-old has been training away from the United squad at Carrington in pre-season so far and has been joined by Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia. Another sign of Rashford's imminent departure from United came when his No10 shirt was given to new signing Matheus Cunha earlier this month. Rashford has played 426 games for United and has scored 138 goals and he has also provided 77 assists. He has won the FA Cup and the EFL Cup twice each and the Europa League once.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Marcus Rashford pictured arriving in Barcelona as it emerges Man United exile is taking a pay cut to complete dream move
Marcus Rashford's willingness to take a 15 per cent pay cut paved the way for his loan move to Barcelona. The Spanish champions made the Manchester United outcast - who was seen arriving in Barcelona on Sunday night - their top target this summer despite flirtations with Liverpool 's Luis Diaz and Spain winger Nico Williams. But Barcelona, who have had major financial issues for years, have so far been unable to register new signings and Rashford might have to wait until after the club's tour of Asia, which starts this week, to be officially added to their squad. His salary sacrifice — a 15 per cent reduction on his £315,000-a-week wages — makes that more likely. Barcelona had problems registering players last summer with new arrival Dani Olmo having to sit out the first three matches of the campaign before eventually getting La Liga clearance. Rashford almost signed for Barcelona in January but La Liga insisted the club sell before they buy and when they failed to offload Ansu Fati, who has since moved to Monaco, the deal had to be put on hold. Marcus Rashford in Barcelona! 👀 — UtdXclusive (@UtdXclusive) July 20, 2025 Rashford arrives with no obligatory buy-clause and already publicly declared desire to link up with Yamal. He flew into Barcelona on Sunday night and will train for the first time with his new team-mates on Tuesday subject to a medical on Monday.
New York Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Brighton's Evan Ferguson traveling to Italy ahead of Roma loan
Brighton & Hove Albion striker Evan Ferguson is flying to Italy ahead of completing his loan move to Roma. The Athletic reported on July 9 that Roma were working on a deal to sign Ferguson. Ferguson, 20, spent the second half of the 2024-25 season on loan at West Ham United, but he was limited to just eight appearances and failed to score for the east London side. He scored just once for Brighton during the first half of the campaign and fell down the pecking order under Fabian Hurzeler, prompting a January loan move which reunited him with Graham Potter, the coach who gave him his senior debut for Brighton in February 2022 as a 17-year-old. Ferguson joined Brighton in 2021 from Irish side Bohemians. He registered eight goals and assists in 19 Premier League games during a breakout 2022-23 season, but he endured an injury-disrupted campaign the following term and did not score for nearly a year between November 2023 and October 2024. Previously valued at around £100million by Brighton, Ferguson is contracted to the club until 2029, having signed a long-term deal in November 2023 after interest from a number of clubs, including Manchester United. Advertisement Ferguson earned his national team debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 2022 against Norway and has played 20 times at senior level, scoring five goals. Roma are in the market for a new striker after Tammy Abraham joined Besiktas on an initial season-long loan deal, which will be made permanent next summer if certain conditions are met. Analysis by Andy Naylor A temporary move abroad to a high-quality club is a logical next step to revive Ferguson's fortunes. A loan to Premier League rivals West Ham at the end of the winter transfer window in February seemed to make sense for the No 9. That reunited Ferguson with Potter, his first head coach at Brighton, but the switch designed to increase his game-time and restore confidence did not work out. Only one of Ferguson's eight goalless appearances for West Ham in the Premier League was as a starter. Ferguson has dropped down the pecking order of strikers at the Amex Stadium since bursting onto the scene with six goals and two assists in 19 league appearances in the 2022-23 season. A series of injuries and irregular game time have sapped that early promise. He has scored twice in his last 39 appearances for Brighton across all competitions since November 2023 and he has not started successive matches since December of that year. Competition for forward spots in Hurzeler's side for the coming season has increased in spite of Joao Pedro's departure to Chelsea, with the signings of Greek strikers Stefanos Tzimas in January and Charalampos Kostoulas this summer. Ferguson signed a six-year contract in 2023. Brighton have not given up hope that he will come good again, but his next step will be important to restore faith and value in a prospect talked about as a £90m player when he first served notice of his potential.
