Rashford Joins Barcelona On A Season-Long Loan

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has completed a season-long loan move to Barcelona, describing his new side as “a club where dreams come true”.

The agreed loan deal is for the 2025/26 season with an option to buy him next summer.

According to reports, the option price is around £26m (€30m).

Rashford will wear the No. 14 shirt.

“I’m very excited,” Rashford said at his unveiling. “It’s a club where dreams come true. They win big prizes, and what the club stands for really means a lot to me.

“It feels like I’m at home, and it’s a big factor in my choice to come here.

“It’s a family club, and people are comfortable here. It’s a good place for good players to showcase their skills.”

A Barcelona statement said: “FC Barcelona and Manchester United have reached an agreement for the loan of the player Marcus Rashford until 30 June 2026.

The agreement also establishes an option to buy the English forward.

“The player has signed his contract as a Barça player this afternoon at a private meeting in the presence of the FC Barcelona president, Joan Laporta; the director of the Football Area, and other Board members.”

Barcelona are expected to cover all of Rashford’s wages during the proposed loan, although they are currently unable to register the forward due to LaLiga’s financial rules.

England international Rashford had publicly said he would like to play for the Catalans this summer and had been interested in a move to the LaLiga champions in January, before joining Aston Villa on loan.

Rashford’s move is understood to have been given the green light by Barca head coach Hansi Flick after he spoke with the player.

However, Rashford declined to criticise Man Utd when it was put to him that the Old Trafford club, rather than he, was at fault for causing the situation which has led to his departure.

“The situation with Man Utd, the club is in a period of change, and they have been for a while,” he said.

“I don’t have anything bad to say about Man Utd. It’s been an important part of not only my career but my life.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to play for them, but football is the same as life, and not everything goes as simply as you may have thought.

“This is my next step, my next chapter, and I am fully focused on trying to improve myself and help the team win trophies.

“I just wish Man Utd the best and hope they are successful in the future.”