Monrovia, Liberia – Marcus Rashford’s loan transfer to Barcelona was made possible by his willingness to accept a 15% wage reduction. Despite their flirtations with Spain winger Nico Williams and Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, the Spanish champions made the Manchester United misfit, who was spotted landing in Barcelona on Sunday night, their main priority this summer.
However, Barcelona, who have struggled financially for years, has not been able to acquire new players thus far, and Rashford may not be formally joined to the team until after the club’s Asia trip, which begins this week. This is made more plausible by his pay sacrifice, which is a 15% cut to his weekly compensation of £315,000.
Last summer, Barcelona struggled with player registration; newcomer Dani Olmo had to miss the first three games of the season before being cleared by La Liga. Rashford was on the verge of joining Barcelona in January, but La Liga requested that the team sell before they purchase The transaction had to be put on hold when they were unable to get rid of Ansu Fati, who has since gone to Monaco.
Rashford shows in without the required buy-clause and has already made it known that he wants to work with Yamal. After arriving in Barcelona by plane on Sunday evening, he will begin training with his new teammates on Tuesday, pending a medical examination on Monday.
