Barcelona was never in a realistic position to sign Marcus Rashford during January transfer The window, despite the Spanish giants being its favored destination.
After falling in favor of Ruben Amorim at Manchester United for training shows, Rashford's future was the subject of intense speculation from December onwards.
AC Milan, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund were also connected, with Milan in particular falling out of the table after a deal for Kyle Walker had been made and filled their latest EU player slot.
Barcelona The links were also there until Villa's interest appeared and accelerated and, according to AthleticThe Catalans were Rashford's first choice to join. There were even meetings that took place between the player camp and Barca officials, but the finances did not allow things to progress.
Barcelona's financial health is recovering after several years of fighting, widely reported in early January to return to the rules of spending 1: 1. Renewing their contract with Nike and the sale of VIP boxes in the renovated camp NON-UNITED NOU were critical agreements.
However, the impact of this has not been immediate in terms of the transfer market. Care had to be taken in January, with the necessary to see the doorstep players before they brought new ones. After all, there was no enough interest from the researchers to do it, with the club also using capital growth to prioritize new contracts for existing players like Pedri and Ronald Araujo.
Barcelona are also only just above the saga that Dani Olmo and Pau Victor have seen, with the club that used gaps to get both summer signatures on their team for the first half of the season. This issue has not yet been fully resolved, given that Temporary registration is provided only by the National Sports Council of Spain Until a complete investigation of the Appeal is completed. Other La Liga clubs have also complained since thenWith the seemingly capable Barcelona to bypass the rules after the deadline was missing.