Euro giants raising €6.5m to fund incredible Marcus Rashford move this month – report

Barcelona could land Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford on loan if they manage to balance their books this month, as per reports.

United are actively looking to part ways with the Englishman. The academy product had a promising start to the Ruben Amorim era, having scored a goal in the new gaffer’s first game in charge of the Red Devils at Ipswich Town.

However, Amorim dropped him from his matchday squad in mid-December due to concerns over his work ethic. Since then, the 27-year-old has not played a single minute for United.

The situation has seemingly become untenable but Ineos are struggling to offload Rashford due to his lucrative contract, which runs until June 2028.

The England international, who has seven goals to his name across all competitions this season, has attracted interest from AC Milan, Barcelona, Juventus among other clubs but a breakthrough isn’t in sight yet.

Now, SPORT (via Sport Witness), have suggested Barca could make progress in their pursuit if they raise funds.

The La Liga giants see Rashford as one of the “great opportunities” this month but before they can push for his signature, they need to free up salary space.

The aim is supposedly to find €6.5million, which would allow the Blaugrana to loan the United star for the remainder of the season.

The Premier League side are understood to be happy to let Rashford depart but they are aware his salary, believed to be around €10m net, will prove to be an obstacle.

Rashford is willing to give up €2m to sign for the Catalan outfit but they would still need to release €6.5m from their current “salary spend” to secure his services.

As per the 1:1 rule, Barca can make a signing as long as they offload one of their players first. At this point, Ronald Araujo appears most likely to depart and open doors for Rashford to arrive at Camp Nou.

United, meanwhile, are plotting a move for Brentford striker Bryan Mbeumo and may rely on sales to hand Amorim a new striker.

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