Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has passed a medical and accepted a 25% pay cut to join Barcelona on a season-loan, according to a report.
Barcelona have a £30.3 million buying option and will present the 27-year-old on Wednesday after agreeing to cover the England internationa’s wages, BBC Sport said.
The outlet added that Rashford’s reduced wages will save the 20-time Premier League winners around £14m.
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Marcus Rashford contract, salary
United gave Rashford a new contract until 2028 less than two years ago, paying the club academy product £325,000 a week.
Rashford spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, who paid three-quarters of his wages, according to The Athletic.
He is one of the top earners at United alongside the likes of captain Bruno Fernandes and former Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro.
Marcus Rashford stats
The former United top scorer produced four goals and six assists in 17 appearances at Villa, having become a peripheral figure at United since Ruben Amorim’s appointment as manager in November.
Villa manager Unai Emery started Rashford in all four of their Champions League knockout stage matches in 2023/24 and saw him score twice in his final four league starts.
Rashford’s season ended with a hamstring injury that initially kept him out of Aston Villa’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Crystal Palace on April 26.
Rashford England return
New England manager Thomas Tuchel restored Rashford to the squad for the first time in almost a year when he called him up for his first matches in charge in March.
Rashford started both games, helping England beat Albania 2-0 and Latvia 3-0 at Wembley Stadium to take his total to 62 caps.
His injury is likely to have precluded Rashford from being involved in the World Cup qualifying win in Andorra and friendly defeat at home to Senegal in June.
When does Barcelona’s 2025/26 LaLiga season start?
Reigning Spanish champions Barca start their season at Mallorca, who finished 10th last season, on Saturday, August 16 at 16:30 BST.
Barca are expected to play at least their first three league games of the season away while work on their Camp Nou stadium is completed, meaning they will not play a home match until mid-September at the earliest.
The first instalment of El Classico in 2025/26 will be on Matchweek 10 in late October, when Barca travel to Real Madrid.
When does Man United’s 2025/26 Premier League season start?
The first round of Premier League matches in 2025/26 will be on the weekend of August 16 2025, including United’s visit from Arsenal on Sunday, August 17 at 16:30 BST.
The game against the 2024/25 runners-up is being shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League, Ultra and Main Event.
The last round of matches this season will all start at the same time on May 24 2026. No rounds will take place within 60 hours of each other and there will be no fixture on December 24.
