Man Utd make firm Marcus Rashford decision

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February 17, 2026 20:04 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin

Manchester United have no plans of negotiating the transfer agreement with Barcelona for Marcus Rashford this summer.

The England international signed for the Catalan giants from the Red Devils on loan last summer with an option to buy for £26 million.

He has been a huge hit for the La Liga heavyweights thus far. He has already made over 20 goal contributions in all competitions.

Barcelona are convinced about signing him on a permanent basis next summer, but will need to pay the entire fee in one payment.

United have no plans to discussing a long-term payment structure and will demand his buy clause to be paid as a whole to sign him.

Hansi Flick‘s side have had Financial Fair Play issues to deal with over the past few seasons and have barely spent significant sums.

Hence, it won’t be straightforward to pay £26m in a single payment. They are still expected to put their efforts on keeping Rashford.

They may require a big-money sale to secure Rashford’s services.