Barcelona is a club where dreams come true: this is what Rashford said after a loan moving from Man United


England attacker Marcus Rashford said that Barcelona was a club where «dreams come out» when he came to the La Liga champion on a seasonal Honge from Manchester United with an option to buy.

Media reports said that Barcelona would cover Rashford’s wage this season after the player had accepted a wage reduction, with the option to buy at around 30 million euros ($ 35.25 million) for the 27-year-old.

«Very excited. I think it is a club where the dreams of people come out. They win big prizes. And what the club stands for, really means a lot to me. So it feels like I’m at home,» Rashford told reporters after his unveiling.

“Another factor is because the conversations I had with the manager (Hansi Flick) were positive. What he did last season was great.

«To lead such a young team to a very successful season and to come back to the preseason and still want to do more, it shows me everything I thought I knew about the club and it’s all I wanted.»

Once seen as a club icon and the stars from our own soil, Rashford had a dramatic fall of Grace in United, characterized by a fight with manager Ruben Amorim who cleared the way for him to move to Aston Villa in February.

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«(Manchester United) is in a period of change, and they have been for a while. I have nothing to say because it was an important role, not only of my career, but also my life, so I was grateful for the chance,» he added.

«But just like life, not everything goes as simple as you thought, and this is my next chapter, and I am fully focused on improving myself and helping the team to win trophies.»

Barcelona said that Rashford had signed his contract earlier in the afternoon. «Rashford can play anywhere in the attack. Legal foot, he can take players and is an excellent Finisher, talents he can now show in a Barca shirt,» the club said in a statement.

The move came after Rashford, born in Manchester, who made 426 senior performances and scored 138 goals for United in all competitions, fell out of grace with Amorim, who questioned his work rate.

Rashford, those two FA Cups, two competition cups and a Europa League title with United, joined Aston Villa on loan after Amorim said he would rather put a keeper coach on the couch than a player who didn’t give everything.

United has issued a statement that Rashford wanted because it announced the deal with Barcelona.

«Everyone at Manchester United wishes Marcus good luck for the season,» said the club.

The attacker, who scored 17 goals for England in 62 performances, said he felt fitter and better after he came to Villa, where he delivered two goals in 10 league matches, while United had the worst Premier League campaign ever and ended 15th in the rankings.

Rashford said he wanted to move to Barca during the middle season transfant star when he came to Villa.

«I was clear about my preference (to become a member of Barcelona) from the beginning. Actually, from perhaps in January. It didn’t work in January, so I went to Villa and enjoyed a good time there,» he said.

«It was time to make another decision. My choice was simple. (Barcelona) is a family sub, something I am used to from my past. It feels like at home.»



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