Official: Marcus Rashford completes mortgage transfer to Barcelona for 2025/26 season


Marcus Rashford has formally left Manchester United to affix Barcelona, the place he’ll spend the 2025/26 season on a mortgage foundation.

United and Barcelona announce Rashford’s switch

United have issued a press release which partially reads, “Manchester United ahead Marcus Rashford has joined Barcelona on mortgage at some stage in the 2025/26 season.”

“Everybody at Manchester United needs Marcus good luck for the season.”

Barcelona relayed the information through an official communication: “FC Barcelona and Manchester United have reached an settlement for the mortgage of the participant Marcus Rashford till 30 June 2026. The settlement additionally establishes an possibility to purchase the English ahead.”

“The participant have signed his contract as a Barça participant this afternoon in at a personal assembly within the presence of the FC Barcelona president, Joan Laporta; the director of the Soccer Space, and different Board members.”

Barcelona’s possibility to purchase Rashford is believed to be price round €30m.

Barcelona affirm Rashford’s shirt quantity

Rashford will put on the quantity 14 shirt in the course of the size of his stick with the Blaugrana.

That quantity has been donned by a few of Barcelona’s greatest-ever gamers, together with Pablo Torre and Premier League icon Thierry Henry.

Henry tallied 76 objective contributions in 121 appearances for Barcelona. The Frenchman helped the Catalan giants to win two La Liga titles and the Champions League in 2008/09.

Rashford after all sported the quantity 9 shirt throughout his six-month mortgage tenure with Aston Villa. He has had the quantity 10 shirt for many of his United profession nevertheless it was lately taken from him and given to new signing Matheus Cunha.

Since making his United debut in 2016, the England worldwide has made 426 appearances, scoring 138 targets in that course of.

He has additionally received 5 main trophies with the Pink Devils.

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