The English winger is one of the top scorers in the World Cup, attracting the interest of big clubs that want to take advantage of his contractual situation
Marcus Rashford has burst into force list of objectives of the FC Barcelona. The 25-year-old English footballer has been playing with the Manchester United first team since 2016, being one of the club’s young promises. But he has never taken that step forward that places him as a world star. At least not until now, when he finally seems to be establishing himself as a superlative footballer.
He is doing this at the World Cup in Qatar, where he started as a substitute. But based on good play and goals when he has had opportunities he has managed to reverse his situation. In fact, right now he is World Cup top scorer, tied on goals with other footballers such as Gakpo, Valencia or Mbappé. something that has caused the interest of FC Barcelona in signing Rashford.
Rashford, the latest whim of FC Barcelona
The English winger has established himself as a starter in the Southgate team, which will face Senegal in the round of 16. However, the situation at Manchester United is the opposite, as he does not even have his future guaranteed. In fact, his current contract expires in June 2023 and there is still no agreement for his renewal.
In the event that this agreement never occurs, Manchester United could extend the contract for another year unilaterally. But the club wants to avoid this situation at all costs. That is why at this time it is not ruled out that, if a good financial offer arrives, the footballer ends up being transferred, since they have wing players like Antony or Jadon Sancho.
The galactic exchange offered by FC Barcelona
One of the options that the Catalan team could offer to take over the services of the English winger is to exchange him for Dembélé. The French footballer is key for Xavi, but the new contract he signed with FC Barcelona includes a termination clause of 50 million euros, a very low price today for an unbalancing winger like the Frenchman.
However, and although the FC Barcelona follows dreaming with the signing of Rashford, Dembélé is not a player who enters the plans of the Old Trafford club. The top priority right now is hiring a nine. Even more so after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. That is why we will have to keep an eye on how the Rashford soap opera is resolved, as other teams like PSG are also following in his footsteps.