‘Important Part Of Not Just My Career, But Also…’: Rashford Wishes United The Best Following Loan Switch To Barca | Football News

Last Updated:July 24, 2025, 08:20 IST

Englishman Rashford completed the loan move to the Catalan side from the Mancunian club on Wednesday on a deal that will keep him at Barcelona until the end of the upcoming season.

English forward Marcus Rashford made the switch to Spanish champions Barcelona on Wednesday from Premier League side Manchester United on a loan. The clubs reached an agreement for the loan of the forward until 30 June 2026.

Following the transfer to the Catalan side, Rashford addressed comments from former English international Gary Lineker along the lines of the Manchester club being in the wrong as the player fell out of favour.

“The situation with United is that the club is in a period of change for a while now,”

“I don’t have anything bad to say about United,”

“It’s been an important part of not just my career, but also my life. So I’m grateful for the opportunity to play for them,”

“But football is the same as life and not everything goes as you may have thought,”

“This is my next step, my next chapter and I’m fully focused on this and try to improve myself and hel the team win trophies,”

“I wish United just the best and I hope they are successful in the future,”

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United Woes

Lineker had opined that ‘Marcus isn’t the problem, United are,’ for the rocky situation between the club and the player.

Rashford slid down the pecking order at United since December 2024 and went on loan to fellow PL side Aston Villa for the latter half of the bygone season. The Englishman managed to find the net 4 times in 17 outings for the Villans.

Rashford was among the group of players left out of the United squad for the pre-season and the forward was instructed to find pastures anew.

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