Why Marcus Rashford's Man Utd escape route to Barcelona is blocked as Blaugrana face a familiar transfer problem - explained

Barcelona had earlier shown interest in Manchester United outcast Rashford and were prepared to rival clubs like AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund to secure his services, however, Mundo Deportivo reports the Catalan giants might not be able to register him due to their familiar financial troubles.

The MD report claims that unless Barcelona manage to make at least two high-profile sales in the January transfer window, they will not be able to sign the Red Devils star due to their poor financial health. Ansu Fati remains out of favour under Hansi Flick in the 2024-25 season, and the manager has even made him aware that his game time will continue to remain limited. Fati, however, will not be forced to leave the club and if he wants to stay, his decision will be respected. Under such circumstances, Rashford's arrival looks improbable.

Sevilla have reportedly shown interest in signing the out-of-favour Spanish winger but the Catalan side are unlikely to sell him to their fellow La Liga club due to poor relations between the two teams.

The England international could either wait for Barcelona to complete their transfers before they could sign him or choose to move to Borussia Dortmund, who are keen on signing him on loan and have the money to afford his massive £325,000 per week wages after selling Donyell Malen to Aston Villa.