The story behind Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford (25) almost went to Barcelona has been told.
The British media’Daily Mail’ reported on the 15th (Korean time), “Barcelona tried to sign a contract with Rashford in 2019, and his brother and agent met with the Barcelona club three times.”
Spanish media ‘Mundo Deportivo’ said, “Barcelona made several efforts to sign Rashford from the end of 2018 to the beginning of 2019. At the time, Rashford was 21 years old, and there were 18 months left before the contract expired.” .
“Barcelona wanted to sign a player to succeed 32-year-old Luis Suárez,” he added.
“Harry Kane, Antoine Griezmann, Luka Jovic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Rodrigo, and Rashford were our targets,” he said. .
At the time, Rashford was interested in a Barcelona offer. He actually even seemed willing to tell a story. His brother and agent talked to the club and set out to negotiate specifics. 메이저사이트
But Rashford’s mind changed. The media said, “At the age of 21, I had to adapt to a different style of football and culture. I had doubts whether this choice would help me grow. The language barrier in Spain, I have to work with players like Suárez and Lionel Messi. There were difficulties,” he said.
Ultimately, Rashford decided to stay at Manchester United. ‘Daily Mail’ said, “Rash Ford decided it was better to stay at Manchester United. At the time, he had a good relationship with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.”
His choice was right. Rashford, who suffered a slump last season, has been perfectly revived under coach Erik Ten Haag. He has 21 goals and 8 assists in 34 games. It is only one goal short of the most goals in a season, 22 goals (2019-20 season).