Marcus Rashford, who joined Barcelona from Manchester United in the summer window on a season-long loan, has been one of the club’s standout performers in recent weeks. ..Continue Reading
The England star has scored five goals in all competitions for Hansi Flick’s side this campaign, with his brace against Olympiacos in the Champions League on Tuesday summing up his recent form.
In fact, no player has more goal contributions than Rashford in the European competition this season.
Barca are believed to be ‘ecstatic’ with Rashford, according to a report from The Sun, who claim those inside the club have been really impressed with his work ethic and are ready to turn his loan into a permanent deal.
A source told the publication: “Barcelona had an issue with signing Marcus initially, which was the club’s financial situation. But they also thought United were playing a game because they were willing to let him go.
“They thought it was too good to be true – there must be something wrong with him. His brother Dwaine persuaded them there was nothing wrong – and that he wasn’t going to mess them about.”
They added: “Barca are now really shocked that they could sign him for what they see as a bargain.”
However, Barcelona’s financial situation has been an issue in the past.
It has been reported that the reigning La Liga champions would have to pay £25m plus another £5m in add-ons to get the deal done, although their latest financial results could become a stumbling block.
According to their latest financial report, Barca have accrued a transfer debt of €159 million (£138m) in payments still owed to other teams, which raises ‘huge question marks over the long-term sustainability of the club’, according to the Mail.
The report added that the Spanish club must pay €140 million (£121m) of that sum by the end of this campaign to stay afloat.
It is reported a large proportion of Barcelona’s transfer debt is made up of unpaid fees from three big-money signings that were made in the summer of 2023 – Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde.
In fact, they owe €10m (£8.5m) of Lewandowski’s transfer from Bayern, €42m (£36.5m) of Raphinha’s move to Leeds United and €25m (£22m) of Kounde’s transfer move from Sevilla.
The report also claim that the delay to Barcelona’s stadium renovations has ‘significantly weakened the club’s finances over the last few years’.
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