“The ultimate goal”: United star couldn’t be surer on where he sees his footballing future

Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford has once again reiterated what is future plan is. End of United career The Englishman fell out with head coach Ruben Amorim after only one month of the Portuguese’s spell in charge in December 2024. He was left out of numerous squads before joining Aston Villa on loan in the second half of the 2024/2025 season. Rashford did not accept a permanent move to Villa though and eventually got his wish to join FC Barcelona temporarily on loan in July. Strong start to life in Catalonia The Carrington academy product has made a good start to life at the Camp Nou, scoring seven goals and providing 11 assists in 24 matches in all competitions. There has been much debate in the media whether this has been enough to convince Barca to sign the player permanently in the summer. Nonetheless, whilst the Catalans are still keeping their cards close to their chest, Rashford could not be clearer on what he wants with his future. Barcelona stay Speaking to Catalan newspaper Sport, Rashford claimed, “it’s clear, what I want is to stay at Barça. That’s the ultimate goal, but it’s not the reason why I train hard and give my best. The goal is to win.” Rashford was also very complimentary of his new side by asserting, “Barça is a fantastic, huge club, built to win titles.” The 28-year-old also added that he is thriving off the “pressure you want as a player” that is present around the club. He continued, “I can’t be somewhere where there aren’t high expectations. For me, it’s harder to stay motivated and give my best at a club where the demands aren’t at their highest. I’m in the perfect place and the perfect environment to continue my career, so I try to give my best every day to help the team win. We’ll see what happens this summer.” Rashford will enjoy a rare winter break in his football career before Barcelona make the short trip to Espanyol’s stadium on January 3rd. Marcus Rashford 25/26 season stats MatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes 247111574 Source: transfermarkt.com Featured image Alex Caparros via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.