The player himself also wants the transfer, although he is concerned about the lack of progress in negotiations with Manchester United. Due to their well-known financial problems, Barcelona must arrange at least one departure before they can make a transfer definitive for Rashford. Eric Garcia is most likely to leave this month, although the club would prefer to see Ansu Fati leave, given that they view Rashford as his replacement.
Although there is a lot of uncertainty around this aspect, Barcelona continue to push to put themselves in a position to sign Rashford this month. It has been reported that further talks will take place this week, and Jijantes (via MD) has now revealed that these took place in Lisbon on Tuesday evening, before Hansi Flick's side face Benfica in the League champions.
Rashford wants Barça
FC Barcelona sporting director Deco is leading the club's efforts to sign Rashford, and he has met with Arturo Canales, an intermediary appointed by the English winger's representatives to begin talks with the Catalans.
Rashford is prioritizing a move to Barcelona, given he has fallen out of favor at Manchester United since the appointment of Ruben Amorim as the club's new manager. While there is an air of desperation to make a deal on his side, he needs to be patient for now, and that's probably the message Deco was sending.
For now, all Rashford can do is wait. Barcelona need to offload either Eric or Fati in order to open up salary space, but it will be simple to complete either deal before the winter transfer window closes.
