Marcus Rashford has never hidden the fact that he is working towards his goal of signing a permanent contract with Barcelona. The 28-year-old has also made no secret of the fact that he did not think too highly of the job United owners and management have done in developing the club. As he so dryly stated in an interview last year: “To develop the club, you have to start the development..” For a good number of United supporters, Rashford still stands as a star who can lift United when the right working conditions are in place, for others, the club’s most high-profile homegrown player has burned his bridges to Old Trafford. It will therefore both please and resent the supporters what the BBC now reports.
Although many take it for granted that Rashford will end up at Barcelona next season, there is a question mark in the air. After Atletico Madrid’s – and Alexander Sørloth’s masterclass for an anemic Rashford, the question is also asked whether the England international is the right player for Barcelona.
Spanish outlet SPORT branded Rashford “useless” and raised doubts about his “character” at key moments: “When Rashford came in, he didn’t contribute anything special. He lacks the character to be decisive at crucial moments.”
Spanish AS were even more critical, not only condemning Rashford’s disappointing performance, but also casting doubt on his future at the club: “As usual, a lot of fuss and nothing,” they wrote after the game. “He can’t continue next year.”
Now, Simon Stone, long-time United journalist for the BBC, reports that Marcus Rashford is open to returning to United after the season.
Rashford, meanwhile, is said to be hoping to turn his temporary stay at Barcelona into a permanent one, but is said to be willing and open to returning to United if needed.
A return to Old Trafford will please a good crowd of United supporters, while others question whether there is any point in bringing a player back when the main goal is to wear a Barcelona shirt.
