Overview
- Manchester United are refusing to renegotiate and insist Barcelona pay the full €30m buy option this summer or accept Marcus Rashford’s return, according to PA and other reports.
- Barcelona are testing alternatives such as a renewed loan or staged payments, including proposals to part-pay now and complete a permanent move later, per Spanish and UK reports.
- Hansi Flick said Rashford is back to full fitness after recent issues but declined to discuss his future before season’s end, with the forward unused in the last two matches.
- Rashford has produced 10 goals and 13 assists in 38 appearances for Barcelona this season, though his minutes have dipped in recent weeks.
- Reporting indicates Barcelona have a verbal agreement on personal terms with Rashford, while United are said to believe a sale elsewhere could reach roughly £50m if Barça do not trigger the clause.