Marcus Rashford is destined to leave Manchester United this summer after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim and a loan spell at Aston Villa in the second half of the 2024/25 season. The Englishman has even told his boyhood club that he wishes to depart in search of a new challenge.
Where he will be playing his football come the start of the 2025/26 campaign is anyone's guess at this moment in time. Rashford has plenty of potential suitors both in England and abroad, although his eye-watering £300,000-per-week salary at Old Trafford could prove to be a stumbling block for many clubs.
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That's not the case for a handful of the teams eyeing up a move for the England international, however. Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo has even reported that Rashford turned down an extremely lucrative offer to leave Man United.
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The report states that an unnamed Saudi Pro League club offered Rashford an Old Trafford escape route this summer, with a huge monetary offer on the table. However, that approach was rejected immediately by the 27-year-old, who is keen to remain in European football.
More specifically, Rashford's preferred destination is Barcelona. Hansi Flick's men are in the market for a new left-sided winger after missing out on Nico Williams and being rebuffed by Liverpool over Luis Diaz.
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Rashford's desire to move to the Spanish giants was the motivation behind his decision to turn down the huge offer of £34 million, which was reportedly made to him personally. In fact, Manchester Evening News even report that the English forward is willing to take a pay cut to join La Liga's reigning champions.
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Following news of Rashford - along with four other first-team members - being told to delay his return to pre-season training, it emerged that Flick had given the green light to Barcelona over his potential transfer. With Lamime Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha all having incredible campaigns last time out, Rashford wouldn't be guaranteed a starting berth at Camp Nou.
However, the German manager's eagerness to get a deal done proves he can see a significant role for the Man United academy graduate to fulfil in Spain. In an interview over the summer, Rashford was even asked if he wished to play with Yamal in the future, to which he replied:
“Yeah, for sure. Everybody in the world wants to play with the best, you know. So, hopefully, we will see."