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Rashford is eager for a permanent transfer and is willing to take a significant salary cut! He insinuates Manchester United and says Barcelona has given him a new lease of life.

10:32pm, 20 October 2025【Football】

Marcus Rashford, the youth star from Manchester United who was loaned out to Barcelona, ​​is now living very happily in Spain and he no longer wants to return to the Premier League. Rashford did not shy away from saying that joining Barcelona allowed him to regain his motivation to play football, especially after a few difficult years at Manchester United.

Rashford said: "Joining Barcelona gave me new motivation, a new style of play, and also gave me the opportunity to explore a new country. I feel that this team is very suitable for me, and I can also bring a lot of help to them. This is an important leap, and I am full of expectations for the future."

Since joining Barcelona on loan, Rashford has scored 3 goals and assisted 5 times, and is the player who has participated in the most goals on the team. Especially when teammates such as Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, Rafinha, Dani Olmo and Fermín Lopez were injured, he became the team's absolute main force.

Rashford firmly believes that he has found his best form after leaving Manchester United. "I think my performance will reach its best after joining Barcelona. Although it is still early, when I fully realize my potential, I will definitely become the best version of myself." He said, "I am very happy to be the player with the most goals and assists in the team, but I know that I still have more room for improvement. I have not reached the ceiling yet, but I think I am closer."

As for the secret of success in Barcelona, Rashford said this was because he kept his original intention in mind: "Whenever I encounter difficult moments, I think of the kid who started playing football just because he loved football. Moving to Barcelona refreshed me and I came to a good place, but I know I still need to continue to explore my potential. After a difficult season at Manchester United, I need this kind of rebirth to find the best version of me again."

Rashford also believes that the England team will also benefit from his move. "I believe that the England team will see the best of Rashford after joining Barcelona," he said. Now, the 27-year-old winger, who was once excluded from the England team for a long time, has almost locked up a place in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Now, Rashford will hope to keep his place in Barcelona by then. The defending La Liga champions have a permanent transfer clause of 30 million euros, but it is known that Barcelona rarely buys out loaned players. Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed that Rashford is willing to take a significant salary cut in order to truly become a Barcelona player.

"Rashford has been very clear that he is eager to continue to be a Barcelona player after this season." Romano said, "Whether Barcelona decides to keep Rashford in 2026, whether it is an agreement with Manchester United Therefore, we still need to wait and see whether he can successfully negotiate a lower price or directly activate the 30 million euro buyout clause."

Romano added: "Rashford is also open to negotiating a different salary structure than at Manchester United. Degree, this is to attract Barcelona to complete a permanent transfer. Rashford has changed his salary structure to achieve a loan to the top eight. Manchester United now do not have to pay his wages, and Barcelona have not paid the full £325,000 weekly salary because Rashford decided to give up part of his income in exchange for becoming a Barcelona player.

According to data previously released by Romano, when renting out Barcelona, Rashford accepted a 15% salary cut on top of the original 25% salary cut that Manchester United took to miss the Champions League. But Barcelona has set some bonus terms, and they need to pay a maximum salary of 14 million euros this season. But this is because Manchester United agreed to rent Rashford for free. If the transfer fee is 30 million euros, Barcelona will require the English star to continue to reduce his income level.

Manchester United legend Rooney angrily criticized Rashford for making excuses, believing that his failure at Old Trafford was entirely his own responsibility and cannot be shied away from the environment. "When you perform poorly, or are left out of the team, many people tend to blame the external environment more easily. However, whether this is true or not is another matter." Rooney said, "I think it depends on whether a person strives to reach his potential. In some games, we clearly saw that Rashford could have done better, ran more, faster, and he didn't do that. This has nothing to do with the environment."

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