Marcus Rashford joined Barcelona from Manchester United final week, however as of but, he has not been registered with La Liga – which implies that he’s at the moment ineligible to face Mallorca on MD1.
earlier than the Catalans raised the funds required to register Rashford – and fellow new signing Joan Garcia. Nonetheless, the English ahead is assured that he’ll have the ability to face Mallorca in two weeks’ time, as he advised the media on Sunday (by way of ).
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“No, I believe it’s one thing the membership wants to determine, and I’m assured it’s going to occur. I’m centered on coaching and being prepared for the beginning of the season.”
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Rashford outlines Champions League ambitions
Rashford additionally revealed that he’s occur for use in a flexible position throughout the upcoming season, whereas he additionally made it clear that his purpose is to assist Barcelona win the 2025-26 Champions League.
“I can play in numerous positions, rating targets from all areas of the sphere, it’s about with the ability to rating from completely different areas, and hopefully we are able to take a step additional than final 12 months and attempt to win the Champions League. Each participant desires to win it. Final 12 months was incredible, and now we now have to attempt to recreate it and enhance it by successful it.
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“There are a variety of nice gamers right here, however I knew that earlier than I got here. The standard could be very excessive and the depth could be very excessive, and that’s what we have to preserve all through the season.”
It could not be a catastrophe for Barcelona if Rashford had been to overlook out towards Mallorca, with Garcia’s registration being extra urgent. Nonetheless, they might want to get a transfer on to make sure that he’s registered by the point the summer season switch window closes firstly of September.