A permanent move seems far from certain, but Marcus Rashford reportedly has “no plans” for his future other than continuing at Barcelona. According to reports from Spain, the England international is “confident” of remaining at the Catalan club after a loan spell from Manchester United.
Rashford’s salary is likely to be a bottleneck for Barcelona’s hierarchy, who are always aware of their financial obligations. The secondee is reportedly willing to cut his salary by almost half, but the concessions do not appear to be enough to seal a deal.
The Manchester United academy graduate found the back of the net off the bench at the weekend as Barcelona edged closer to winning the league again. Rashford extended his team’s advantage in the 74th minute against Getafe, following Fermin López’s opener.
Barça manager Flick praised Rashford’s contribution to the victory. “Marcus came on in the second half and used the space that was given to us. We talked about it at half-time.
“I’m happy for him to score this goal, for the team, for us and for him, because it’s very important for him and for us.
“We (only) celebrate wins. That’s different. I told the team before the game that we just focus on the day-to-day, on our job, on what we have to do.”
“When I play like this, I’m really happy. I’m very grateful for not just the way I handle the ball, but the way I play against the ball. It’s not easy here, but today was almost perfect.”
“(The title) isn’t over yet. We have five matches left, but we’re just focused on the next match. We’ll celebrate when the time comes, not now.”
Flick declined to comment on Rashford’s future earlier this month. “I’m very happy with Marcus,” he said.
“He showed his quality and even scored an important goal (against Atletico Madrid). I can’t say anything about his future. We have to concentrate on the game until the end of the season.”
