What should have been a straightforward sale of Marcus Rashford is turning into something of a nightmare for Manchester United.<\/p>\n
Rashford<\/a> left Old Trafford for the Camp Nou last summer on a season-long loan that contains an option to buy. The option is worth \u20ac30m \/ \u00a326m.<\/p>\n On paper, the deal looked a positive one for Man Utd<\/a> who were ridding themselves of a player who didn\u2019t want to be in Manchester any longer.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, \u20ac30m looked a fair price for a man who\u2019d be months away from turning 29 in the summer, and who was coming off a season in which he scored just eight times in 43 appearances.<\/p>\n However, Rashford has hit top form in Spain, notching 10 goals and 13 assists in just 1,970 minutes of action. That equates to a goal contribution once every 86 minutes.<\/p>\n And according to the latest from The Daily Star<\/a>, Man Utd now harbour regrets over the value of the option they negotiated.<\/p>\n The report stated: \u2018Manchester United chiefs are regretting their decision to agree to sell Marcus Rashford to Barcelona<\/a> for a mere \u00a326m.\u2019<\/p>\n They went on to state\u00a0\u2018United now estimate Rashford\u2019s worth to be closer to \u00a350m.\u2019<\/p>\n There\u2019s further bad news for Man Utd by way of transfer guru, Fabrizio Romano.<\/p>\n Taking to YouTube<\/a>, Romano noted Barcelona do intend to sign Rashford to a permanent deal in the summer, but don\u2019t want to simply take up the \u20ac30m option.<\/p>\n Instead, they hope to hold talks with Man Utd and negotiate a new deal worth even less than \u20ac30m.<\/p>\n \u201cBarcelona would eventually like to negotiate the transfer fee with Man Utd,\u201d began Romano.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have a buy option clause, \u20ac30m, but Barca want to negotiate, also because the salary of Rashford is an important one.\u201d<\/p>\n Naturally, the nature of Barca\u2019s talks with Man Utd \u2013 if United agree to engage, of course \u2013 will centre around a fee below the \u20ac30m option.<\/p>\n Romano concluded by stating the message coming out of Old Trafford is \u201cvery clear\u201d \u2013\u00a0 the Red Devils have no intention of relaxing their demands.<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Insider sheds more light on Rashford situation<\/p>\n Our insider, Dean Jones, has provided TEAMtalk with an exclusive update on the state of play with Rashford.<\/p>\n There have been persistent stories of late talking up Michael Carrick pushing to keep Rashford in Manchester next season.<\/p>\n However, Jones noted Carrick \u2013 even if he were to get the Man Utd manager\u2019s job outright \u2013 will have no say in Rashford\u2019s future.<\/p>\n Furthermore, the expectation as of now is that Rashford will complete a permanent switch to Barca in the summer. The only question is for how much.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are reports about Rashford and how Carrick would like to bring him back but that\u2019s not really been on the agenda as far as I have heard,\u201d explained Jones.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t really have anything to do with Carrick at this stage and the chances are that they don\u2019t end up overlapping in any way.<\/p>\n \u201cCarrick does not have the authority to make calls over things like Rashford\u2019s future because he is not the long term coach of this team. I\u2019m not saying he won\u2019t be, because it is possible, but at the moment United are still doing their background work on all sorts of coaches while they are assessing Carrick as a candidate for the role.<\/p>\n \u201cNothing has changed. Rashford does not have a future at United. He wants to join Barcelona and if the finances around that are agreeable then it\u2019ll happen. It\u2019s what most people are expecting.<\/p>\n \u201cBetween now and the end of the season we will see and hear lots of stories about whether this deal happens but the expectation is that he will become a Barca player.\u201d<\/p>\n Latest Man Utd news \u2013 Pre-contract agreement claims \/ Big earner leaving<\/p>\n In other news,\u00a0Fabrizio Romano has responded to claims Man Utd already have a pre-contract agreement in place<\/a> for the signing of a big-name Arsenal target.<\/p>\n Elsewhere,\u00a0Man Utd have conducted some questionable business in recent years, and now they\u2019ve\u00a0decided to finally cut ties with a huge earner<\/a>\u00a0signed in the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era, per reports.<\/p>\n