Barcelona are reluctant to pursue a January loan deal for Man United star Marcus Rashford | OneFootball

Manchester United are fretting due to the fact that with only three days left for the January window to close, Marcus Rashford’s future is still no closer to getting sorted out.

The Mancunian, who had declared his intention to leave his boyhood club, had overlooked interest from AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund as he sought to complete a dream move to Barcelona.

Reports swirled around that the Catalan giants were trying to make space for the Englishman by moving on Ansu Fati and Eric Garcia but both players remain at the Camp Nou.

The United No 10’s wages were a significant obstacle to overcome for the Spanish side with United asking them to cover his full wages for the remainder of the season.

Barca do not want Rashford

While initially it seemed like the 27-year-old would take measures to reduce his wage demands, The Peoples Person recently relayed that the player had no intention of lowering his wages.

Amid all these difficulties, The Manchester Evening News has now claimed that Barcelona are hesitant to go after Rashford in this window.

They would much rather prefer trying to sign the player permanently next summer with sporting director Deco not willing to push for a January conclusion to the saga.

“Barcelona are hesitant about forcing through a loan move for Marcus Rashford this month but would be interested in signing the Manchester United forward permanently in the summer.

“Sources say Deco, the Barcelona sporting director, is not overly eager to conclude a deal for Rashford before Monday’s transfer deadline.”

This latest update does not bode well for both the England international and INEOS. Not many landing spots are available for him with Saudi interest already rejected.

Where will he go?

There are three Turkish options on the table but whether the Carrington graduate will move to either of them is doubtful. INEOS, for their part, are reluctant to allow the forward to link up with a direct domestic rival amid interest from Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.

Amorim and Rashford’s relationship is reportedly beyond repair and the Portuguese has already brutally called out his inept training displays.

If Rashford remains, not much game-time might be on offer and the co-owners would prefer the player to leave and play regularly somewhere else so that he may regain form.

That would subsequently allow INEOS to sell him for a much higher fee in the summer, all of which would count as pure profit and would help the club’s PSR outlook. Time is ticking for both club and player to find a suitable solution.

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