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Barcelona are reportedly eyeing a summer season swoop for Marcus Rashford to strengthen their assault, which might be music to the ears of the Manchester United loanee.
Rashford joined Aston Villa on a short-term mortgage on deadline day after falling out of favour below head coach Ruben Amorim.
The Villans have the choice to make the transfer everlasting for £40 million on the finish of the season, nonetheless, it’s broadly believed that the 27-year-old’s desire is a change to Barcelona.
The Catalan giants opted towards signing Rashford in January, however in line with Fichajes, the Englishman is considered one of 5 gamers into consideration for reinforcing Hansi Flick’s choices on the left wing when the switch window opens in June.
The report claims that Flick is on the lookout for a participant “who can compete and rotate with Raphinha”, and that the Barcelona board is “already engaged on” discovering the fitting man for the job.
Rashford is only one choice on a listing which additionally options Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, Manchester Metropolis’s Jeremy Doku, Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens from Borussia Dortmund.
The Carrington graduate is described as “an fascinating choice” due to the uncertainty round his place at United, nonetheless the report appears to point that his greatest trait is that “he has expressed his curiosity in taking part in for Barcelona.”
In distinction, Diaz is “one of many names that the membership likes essentially the most”, Williams is “Barcelona’s massive want” and Bynoe-Gittens is “the youngest and most promising participant on the record.”
Subsequently Rashford, with seven targets and three assists in 26 matches this season, is solely “a viable different if the English membership facilitates his departure.”
The report additionally seems to be on the funds concerned in signing the gamers, and identifies the contracts of Doku, Williams and Bynoe-Gittens as doable blockers.
Liverpool are stated to be “open to promoting” Diaz, however the truth that Rashford is destined to go away Outdated Trafford can’t be underestimated.
All instructed, it appears pretty sure that the 27-year-old just isn’t Barcelona’s best choice, and should in truth be their least-preferred choice of the 5.
Nevertheless it’s not arduous to see circumstances falling in a manner which secures the United participant his dream transfer to the Nou Camp, so this might be one to look at.
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