After a challenging period in his career, Marcus Rashford has found his best form since joining Barcelona — so much so that the Catalan leaders are already considering buying the player at the end of the season.
According to a report by TuttoMercatoWeb, the La Liga giants want to activate his buyout clause, but "flight times over £100 million" are now far from reality, reports Gazeta Express.
Rashford was loaned from Manchester United to Barcelona last summer with an option to buy at the end of the season — an "opt-out" of around €30 million that the Spanish club can activate to make the transfer permanent.
During this season, he has been one of the most outstanding players on Hansi Flick's team, reviving his career and earning the trust of the technical and sporting directors.
However, although Barcelona wants to make the transfer official, the club's financial situation and La Liga's "Financial Fair Play" rules make this "operation" more complicated than it initially seemed - even far from the level of the "100 million Master" mentioned in the "market" speculation.
What is happening specifically?
Barcelona are interested in a long-term deal, but nothing official yet.
Manchester United are determined that Barcelona will pay the agreed release clause amount (around €30 million) without any deductions.
Rashford, for his part, has accepted the idea of a pay cut so that the club can afford the contract under sufficient budget limits for next season.
If everything goes according to plan, Barcelona will pay this amount in three annual installments, structuring the payment so as not to damage the financial situation. /Express newspaper
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