Marcus Rashford completes loan move to Barcelona.
Revealed: Why the loan transfer of Marcus Rashford to Barcelona collapsed – financials and sporting future explained.
Executive Summary
Barcelona have conducted a medical for Marcus Rashford ahead of his joining on a season-long loan. But the club are currently unable to register him due to La Liga’s financial fair play rules after they exceeded the limit for player purchases and wages last season. Former Barcelona striker Gary Lineker believes Rashford’s arrival is a “huge statement” and could have a greater impact than his rivals due to his relative youth and the fact that Robert Lewandowski is, inevitably, getting older.
Key Themes and Important Ideas
- Financial Restrictions and Registration Issues:
It’s the current problem for Barcelona: they can’t sign Marcus Rashford.
Reasons: The club, which rose into the E.P.L. in 2012, has “spent more on signings and wages than they brought in revenue for last season.” Clubs that breach that regulation should now receive the punishment of a ban on signing players if they fail to rectify the finances.
Implication: United did do Rashford’s medical, but whether he plays for Barcelona or not all depends on the big-spending La Liga giants balancing the books.
- Sporting Opportunity and Lineker’s Endorsement:
Positive: The last Englishman to play for Barcelona is another man who has graced their strings, Gary Lineker, who believes Rashford has a “wonderful challenge for him.”
Prospects for playing time: Barcelona “have got brilliant players” and a proven “front tree, Rafinia and Leandowski and and Yumal,” Lineker said, but “you can’t play three players every game in and out” with all the games they play. It suggests that Rashford has more than enough room to play.
Lewandowski’s Age: Lineker makes direct reference to Robert Lewandowski, adding: “Lewandowski’, you know, he’s over the hill now, I mean what he’s doing at his age is extraordinary.” It opens up a possibility for Rashford to see the field a lot, to perhaps eventually even unseat the ageing veteran as the outright starter at striker, or at least rotate with him.
Overall verdict: Lineker – “It’s a good signing for Barcelona” He reckons Rashford would be a good pick up for Barcelona.
- Historical Context:
English Spin: Gary Lineker, “the last Englishman to play for Barcelona”, provides some historical context in which to place a Rashford rumour (if not a sensible one).
Conclusion
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford Barcelona transfer makes perfect sense..e A Manchester United to Barcelona transfer for Marcus Rashford could be something we have never before witnessed, according to a former Barcelona ace. The problem as they stand now, though, is Barcelona’s financial health – and their inability to sign players. So when that financial fetter is taken off, Rashford will surely be allowed to wow and play, not least with the pace of the modern game and the age of
