Man Utd include surprise penalty clause in Marcus Rashford's transfer to Barcelona

Rashford is set to complete a move to La Liga champions Barcelona shortly after agreeing to join Hansi Flick's side on a season-long loan. The deal will also include an option to make the transfer permanent in June 2026 for a fee of €35 million (£30m). However, if Barcelona do not take up the option to sign Rashford permanently they will have to pay the Red Devils a penalty fee of around €5m (£4.3m), as reported by Fabrizio Romano (via Diario Sport).

Manchester United used a similar clause last season with Jadon Sancho. The winger moved to Chelsea on a loan but the Blues then opted to pay the Red Devils £5m to send Sancho back after deciding against recruiting him on a permanent basis. Sancho remains a Manchester United player for the time being, although he has been linked with a move to Juventus this summer.

Rashford will be just the second player to swap Manchester United for Barcelona, following in the footsteps of Gerard Pique he left Old Trafford to return to Camp Nou back in 2008.

Rashford's transfer is expected to be announced shortly and he will then join the club for a pre-season tour of Asia. The forward will be hoping to debut for Barcelona in their first pre-season friendly against Vissel Kobe on July 27.