Marcus Rashford lives again. At 27 years old and after a decent loan at Aston Villa (4 goals, 6 assists in 17 matches), the former Manchester United star in the making finally left his country to join Spain and Barcelona. Loaned to the Blaugranas, the Englishman seemed to be leaving for a new mixed experience. It was not knowing him well. Has the change of country and culture done him any good? Still, Rashford is a hit with the Culés.
An undisputed starter in the eyes of Hansi Flick (started 3 times in C1 in 3 matches, and 6 times in appearances in La Liga), the British striker is more than sharp. Author of 5 goals and 6 assists in 12 appearances, all competitions combined, Rashford is quite simply the most decisive element of the Blaugrana team ahead of Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez. The 2025/2026 season is still long, but who could have imagined such an observation when the Englishman set foot in Catalonia?
€30 million guaranteed thanks to Rashford?
The player enjoys it and did not hesitate to tackle Manchester United. “I feel like I lived in an unstable environment for a long, long time. This makes it all the more difficult for me to be consistent. (…) I think consistency is what I need to improve my game. And yes, that's what I'm looking to do.» If the Red Devils have taken it for granted, they still applaud the excellent start to the season of their former protégé. Unsurprisingly, the reason is purely financial.
THE Manchester Evening News indicates in fact that the current ninth in the Premier League standings is starting to dream of a sale of Rashford next summer. As a reminder, the English club has inserted a purchase option of €30 million in the player's loan to Barça and the daily Sport assured on October 5 that the Culés had made the decision to lift it next summer if Rashford confirms for the long term. Now known for counting every penny and cutting corners on everything, MU is impatiently awaiting this influx of money for an element under contract until 2028.
Greenwood's rating soars
For his part, Mason Greenwood (24 years old) is no longer contractually linked to Manchester United, but the MEN adds that the Red Devils also hope to fill their pockets thanks to the Olympique de Marseille player. Co-top scorer in Ligue 1 last season with Ousmane Dembélé (21 goals), Greenwood has been back on track since August. This Tuesday evening, he did not have the best evening of his life against Sporting Portugal in the Champions League (2-1 defeat, replaced at half-time following the expulsion of Emerson), but the Briton is the current second top scorer in L1 and the most decisive offensive element of OM (7 goals, 4 assists in 11 matches).
“It's true that Mason can do more, not just in terms of goals scored because in this area he doesn't need to do better. He's already a top player in front of goal, but he can become one of the best players in the world because he has the ability.”even declared Roberto De Zerbi about him. However, the Italian knows that his number 10 (under contract until 2029) is one of OM's biggest market values ​​and that he has become “bankable” again after having long been an outcast due to his extra-sporting affair. An element not to be overlooked, especially with Pablo Longoria who rarely waited years before selling a high-value player. And Manchester United knows this very well since Sir Jim Ratcliffe's club will recover 50% of the amount if Greenwood is resold… next summer for example.
