Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s stance on Marcus Rashford making Man United return | Football | Sport
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reluctant to have Marcus Rashford back at Manchester United. Rashford is on a season-long loan at Barcelona, who have the option to buy him for £26million at the end of the campaign.
However, Barca are believed to be keen to extend the forward’s loan deal into a second season. But as reported by the the Manchester Evening News, Old Trafford sources insist they aren’t interested in negotiating and point to the option in the agreement signed last summer. United also have no plans on the table to try and reintegrate the 28-year-old into the squad, even if former team-mate Michael Carrick remains as head coach into next season. And co-owner Ratcliffe is also reluctant to have Rashford back on the books.
Rashford has not played for United since December 2024 and lost his ‘10’ squad number to Matheus Cunha under former coach Ruben Amorim during the summer.
Before that, Amorim said he would rather name his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach as a substitute than a player who does not give his all, in response to a question about Rashford.
The forward spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa and was forced to train at a separate time from United’s first-team players in the summer before he joined Barca. The England international has largely impressed at Spotify Camp Nou, scoring 12 goals and claiming 13 assists in all competitions so far this season.
Barca also hold a six-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table and have a game in hand on their arch-rivals.
And speaking to ESPN towards the end of last year, Rashford made clear he wants to join the Catalan giants on a permanent basis this summer.
“Oh yeah, for sure,” the forward replied when asked if he wanted to stay at Barcelona. “I’m enjoying this football club and I think for anybody who loves football, Barcelona is one of the key clubs in the history of the game. For a player, it is an honour.”
