Overview
- Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised Rashford after Saturday’s 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid but said any decision will wait until the season ends.
- Barcelona are negotiating to keep the loanee and want to cut the €30m (£26m) option or pay in installments, while Manchester United insist on the full fee up front.
- Reports differ on the clause timing, with some saying it has lapsed and Fabrizio Romano saying it remains valid until the end of the season.
- Rashford has said he wants to stay and, according to journalist Shaun Connolly, is willing to take a pay cut with performance bonuses to fit Barcelona’s wage structure.
- The forward has 11 goals and 13 assists in 40 games for Barcelona, and United are ready to recall him and explore a separate sale if no agreement is reached.