Marcus Rashford has rejected three Premier League clubs while Barcelona are refusing to rule out a move for the Manchester United forward, according to reports in Spain.
United are looking to sell Rashford this summer and the 27-year-old’s brother and agent met with Barcelona’s sporting director, Deco, last month in order to discuss a potential deal.
Barcelona, however, are prioritising a move for Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams, who has agreed to join the La Liga champions following a meeting with Deco in Ibiza last week.
Williams has a €58 million (£48.1m) release clause in his deal with Bilbao, who have been unhappy with Barcelona’s approach and claim that their La Liga rivals would be unable to register the winger due to financial fair play restrictions.
According to Sport, Barcelona are working on completing a deal to sign Williams but will still consider signing Rashford alongside the Spain international.
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The report claims that Rashford remains ‘determined’ to join Barcelona and has rejected offers from Chelsea, Aston Villa and Newcastle United, as well as the Saudi Pro League.
Rashford is also said to be willing to push United for a loan deal, which is Barcelona’s preference, and would be open to reducing his salary to such an extent where Barca would not encounter an issue with registering him for the upcoming season.
United are demanding a €40m (£34.1m) transfer fee but Barcelona are unwilling to meet that asking price.
Barcelona have told Rashford that he will need to wait, potentially until the closing stages of the summer transfer window, for a deal to be agreed.
When asked about potentially playing alongside Lamine Yamal at Barcelona, Rashford said during an interview with XBuyer last week: ‘Yeah, sure. Everybody in the world wants to play with the best. So hopefully, we’ll see.’
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