Barcelona sporting director Deco has claimed that the Spanish giants are prioritizing contract renewals before considering any new recruits when asked about the club's interest in Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford.
The Catalan giants are one of the many European clubs to be associated with a move for the out-of-favour striker. While Milan's interest has cooled and Rashford's desire to join Bundesliga strugglers Borussia Dortmund has been questioned, Barcelona have been tipped as the English international's target. “dream” destination..
The reports appeared Barcelona were linked with a bid for Rashford earlier this month, however Deco has been keen to play down any transfer speculation.
A little while ago Barcelona faced Benfica in their penultimate Champions League first-round tie on Tuesday, Deco was asked about a Lisbon meeting he had with Arturo Canales, Manchester United's mediator, regarding a move for Rashford. “We are on the subject of (financial) fair play,” said Deco Movistar“fixing it, if in the end we can strengthen the team, we will try, but today there is nothing”.
Deco stressed that Barcelona's first priority was to ensure they did not foul LeagueStrict financial regulations. The club has already had to appeal to the Spanish government to provide emergency (and temporary) records for Dani Olmo and Pau Victor this season.
Barcelona are also actively negotiating new contracts for several first-team players, which will put more pressure on the club's fragile financial situation.
“These are “fair-play” issues and the priorities today are the renewals of the important players we have in the team,” declared Deco. “Once that's over, we can focus on one reinforcement or another, but that's not something the manager has asked us to do.”
Recent reports in British media suggest that Rashford wants to stay at Old Trafford and fight for his place. Ruben Amorim has not given the 27-year-old a single minute of first-team football since mid-December, but childhood. united It is said that the fan will carry out additional training sessions in search of a way back into the coach's plans.