NEW RIVALS IN THE RACE FOR RASHFORD
Surprise competition for Barça in the signing of Marcus Rashford
Published:28/01/2025 - 02:21h
Updated:28/01/2025 - 06:05h
From Turkey, they have set their sights on Marcus Rashford. Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray are very interested in the Englishman and threaten his possible signing by Barça
The transfer market is just a week away from closing and the saga of Marcus Rashford remains unresolved. The relationship between the player and Manchester United seems irreparable, especially after Rúben Amorim's harsh criticism of the Englishman's situation ("I prefer to put the goalkeeping coach Vital before a player who doesn't give his all every day"), so both parties will need to find a way out in the coming days.
The FC Barcelona is keeping an eye on the forward, who has prioritized the offer from the blue entity and is willing to lower his salary to land in the Catalan city, but they need to create salary space to fit his contract. With the departure of Eric García ruled out, the Catalans hope to find a way to handle the operation for the Mancunian, but the 'exit operation' is stalled.
Turkey has set its sights on Rashford
The Catalans are clear that there are other priorities, such as finalizing the renewals of Pedri and Gavi, and they will only go for Rashford if all conditions are met. A situation that Turkey wants to take advantage of, where Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe have reportedly joined the race for the attacker.
According to 'Relevo', José Mourinho would be delighted to have back in his ranks the player who was his pupil at Old Trafford, while 'Galata' wants to repeat the formula used in the transfer of Victor Osimhen to acquire the services of a consolidated 'star', jeopardizing the options for the Catalans.
For now, however, everything seems to have remained mere inquiries, but the threat is already present and Barça must make a move if they do not want to lose their main target of the winter market to the Turkish giants.