Marcus Rashford is said to have added £8.5m to his personal wealth, while he still hopes his loan move to Barcelona will be made permanent, with the club expected to trigger a £26m purchase option
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Marcus Rashford is expected to join Barcelona on a permanent basis(Image: AP)
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Marcus Rashford has reportedly withdrawn £8.5million from his businesses as speculation mounts that his loan spell at Barcelona will become permanent this summer. The striker joined the Catalan side on loan until the end of the campaign, having spent the second half of last season with Aston Villa.
Rashford has netted 10 goals and provided 13 assists in 34 appearances at the Nou Camp, rediscovering his form after being sidelined at Old Trafford by Ruben Amorim. Barcelona are understood to hold a purchase option worth approximately £26million, and they're anticipated to activate that clause when the season concludes.
Reports emerged earlier this month that United are reconsidering the arrangement, with the 28-year-old's enhanced performances increasing his market value. However, a return to Old Trafford is not expected.
Now, The Sun has detailed Rashford's business activities, with £8.5million withdrawn in anticipation of his permanent transfer to Spain. Roughly £7.5million has been taken from his image rights firm, MUCS Enterprises, which currently holds £12.6million in assets.
MUCS Properties presently owns £8.2million in assets, according to the most recent documents, and manages 11 investment properties in Manchester belonging to the England international. Rashford is reported to have extracted nearly £1million in cash from the business over the last year.
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Marcus Rashford has impressed with Barcelona this season(Image: Getty Images)
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Rashford is presently earning approximately £350,000 a week at United, with reports from Spain indicating a modest salary reduction will be crucial in securing a permanent transfer to Barcelona. However, worries have surfaced this week following his recent injury problem.
Thankfully, after sitting out the 4-0 Copa del Rey semi-final defeat to Atletico Madrid and league loss to Girona, the forward is nearing full fitness ahead of their La Liga fixture against Levante. On Thursday, the Spanish club released a statement confirming he had returned to training.
A Barcelona club statement said: "Back out on the pitch at the Ciutat Esportiva. Hansi Flick's squad train for the first time this week to begin preparations for the clash against Levante at the Spotify Camp Nou. And there were two new faces, as Pedri and Rashford joined in for part of the session with the team.
"The blaugranes were out on Camp Tito Vilanova for training after two days off with returning to a run of positive results the aim. They were boosted today with the Canary Island midfielder and the English forward joining in for part of the session with the group. Emilio and Brian from Barça Atlètic were also involved."
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