{"id":445061,"date":"2026-05-12T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/445061\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:23:10","slug":"man-utd-decide-to-block-alternative-transfer-as-second-barcelona-obstacle-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/445061\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd decide to block &#8216;alternative&#8217; transfer as second Barcelona &#8216;obstacle&#8217; revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, Marcus Rashford\u2019s hopes of joining FC Barcelona permanently from Manchester United have been dealt another blow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/marcus-rashford\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rashford<\/a>\u2018s future is uncertain ahead of this summer\u2019s transfer window after spending the 2025\/26 campaign on loan at Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>The England international joined Barcelona from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> on loan with an option to buy for around \u00a326m this summer, and he has 28 goal involvements in his 47 appearances across all competitions this season.<\/p>\n<p>This is a sensational return considering some doubted whether Rashford would get game time while competing with Raphinha and Lamine Yalal, but he has surpassed all expectations this term.<\/p>\n<p>Last time out, Rashford scored a stunning free-kick to help Barcelona beat Real Madrid in the El Clasico and clinch another La Liga title, and he insisted post-match that he wants to stay at the Nou Camp.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/premier-league-winners-losers-raya-amad-manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League winners and losers: Raya, Amad, Brighton, Slot, Sunderland, Andersen\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rashford told reporters: \u201cI\u2019m not a magician but if I was, I would stay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will see. Football is unpredictable but for now, I will just enjoy it, live in the moment and reassess at the end of the season and see what is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, it remains to be seen whether Barcelona will sign him permanently because their renowned financial troubles may prevent them from buying him for \u00a326m.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/marcus-rashford-man-utd-wage-hike-complicates-barcelona-future-hansi-flick-demand\" target=\"_blank\">Our colleagues at TEAMtalk are reportin<\/a>g that the Spanish giants have been \u2018exploring an alternative\u2019 deal to keep Rashford on loan for another season, but Man Utd are \u2018not enthusiastic\u2019 about this idea and believe someone else would pay \u00a326m to sign the forward if he does leave.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-romano-reveals-reality-agreed-deal-ineos-receive-final-green-light\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd: Romano reveals \u2018reality\u2019 amid \u2018agreed\u2019 deal claim as INEOS about to receive \u2018final green light\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to report, Rashford\u2019s wages is another \u2018obstacle\u2019 for Barcelona. The report claims: \u2018There is also now another major financial complication emerging behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018TEAMtalk understands Rashford is due a 25 per cent increase on his United wages following their qualification for next season\u2019s Champions League. That uplift would hand the forward a substantial pay rise and this creates another issue.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But a Man Utd return for Rashford could happen\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The report also states that Rashford \u2018only\u2019 wants Barcelona and currently has no intention of returning to the Premier League, but former Man Utd chief scout Mick Brown claims he could return to Old Trafford this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarcelona want to sign Rashford permanently, of course they do,\u201d Brown told Football Insider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as things stand, he\u2019s still a Man United player, so unless they can agree a deal that works for everybody, he will return to United at the end of the season. Then, another decision will have to be made about his future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he comes back to Man United, I\u2019m led to believe there is still room for bridges to be mended, if that\u2019s what Rashford wants to do and if that\u2019s what the club want to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can see him being a good fit in this Man United team, he plays in a position they\u2019re looking to strengthen and he would be an improvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say at this stage you cannot rule it out, because Man United aren\u2019t looking to sell him on the cheap, so it might be difficult for Barcelona to agree a deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, it\u2019s up to him and the club to work out their next steps, whether that is staying at Old Trafford or looking to move elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/arsenal-irony-var-pointless-man-utd-fans-rage-mailbox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal irony shows VAR \u2018pointless\u2019 as Man Utd fans rage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports, Marcus Rashford\u2019s hopes of joining FC Barcelona permanently from Manchester United have been dealt another&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4096,1100,61,60,917,7783,43,1102,3405,112],"class_list":["post-445061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-barcelona","tag-home-page","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-manchester-united","tag-marcus-rashford","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}