Barcelona should not hesitate to make Marcus Rashford's stay permanent after a season on loan at Camp Nou, believes midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Rashford joined the Blaugrana on a temporary deal after falling out of favour at Manchester United, having also spent six months on loan at Aston Villa last season.
But he has looked a player reborn in Catalonia, contributing 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions for Hansi Flick's side.
Only Lamine Yamal (41), Fermin Lopez (30) and Raphinha (28) have more total goal involvements for the Blaugrana this season than Rashford, who also scored a stunning free-kick in a title-clinching victory over Clasico rivals Real Madrid earlier this month.
United are reportedly keen for Rashford to depart permanently, and after helping Barca retain their LaLiga title, the forward has expressed his desire to stay.
And team-mate De Jong is hoping for the same outcome, telling Sport ES: "Yes, I believe [he should stay]. In the minutes he's played, he has given us a lot: goals, assists, depth.
"He is a fast player who threatens rival defences. I would be delighted if he continued with us.
"He arrived here with a lot of enthusiasm. He was very happy to be here, and from the first moment he arrived, you could already see that he wanted to stay.
"He's tried to adapt as best he could, and I've seen him do well."
Rashford's 25 goal involvements this term are more than he managed in either of his last two seasons, having recorded 13 for United in 2023-24, and 19 in 2024-25 (10 for United, nine for Villa).
yebilmnptz
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Barca will not sign him, unless they’re not serious about UCL then they can go after him. So, if you see barca sign just knows that they only did so for raphinha to stay healthy and fit before crucial games. There are some key areas thats must sign for a club, like defense and i doubt if 1 will be enough, a world class striker and a versatile magic winger who’s reliable when raphinha or yamal is absence otherwise a club cannot compete at highest level during crucial UCL matchest more especially against psg, bayern, arsenal and flick’s barca know this well, for the same reason he don’t seem to start him against atletico 2nd league. plus there’s 1 thing that most people don’t consider why signing rashford is not good for a club like barca in spite of his lack of 1v1 experience, dribbles and clinical finishing is his salary, no better club can pay him €18m annually and as a recovery player because of all the entire top European clubs no club can sign rashford as a regular starter because all of them have a better classic winger both left/right better far reliable and better than him, so how on earth a club at financial difficulties will pay him €18m salary that before 3/4 years or his contract end its cost them more than €100m not mention his transfer fee, in addition this is one of the main reason United want get rid of him, if they think he’s that good or important and can improve the team why not keep him instead. What de jong said is not what you’re thinking and any of barca player will say same thing, or do you want his team mate to come to the media and say barca should not sign him, even coach cannot comment badly about him but he can show us how important he’s to him on the pitch especially in UCL.
ruycdsu
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Let him return to United. Barca can have him for free after 2yrs
BradleyShingaiZimb
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happy to let him go. just pay up the 30mil. good riddance.
boweklosuy
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Please take him And pay up cheap stakes
waccdilmpr
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If they allow Rashford to leave out of pride na Dem Sabi because the guy is a star player any day anywhere.
SeeYou10
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No need
bezcdklsuz
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Never. We need our 👦
Lukcklmruz
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OK. De Jong should agree to pay Rashford's wages and he will be signed immediately. 😂
Ah 😂😂😂
NFK97
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Meanwhile Barca thinking how to make united come back for De Jong 😂
vecbcimtu
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de jong
Goldenstack
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OK. De Jong should agree to pay Rashford's wages and he will be signed immediately. 😂
vecbcimtu
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de jong