Let me tell you why Barca is not keeping Rashford.
It has to do with three things: Rashford, his contract terms, and fake news media.
In January, Barcelona agreed to sign Rashford permanently, subject to discussions with Manchester United, because he performed impressively statistically when Raphinha got injured. About a week after that, Rashford suffered a knee injury and was out for three weeks. After he returned from injury, he had poor displays and was out of form. During that time, Raphinha came back from his injury and started performing so well again. At that point, Barcelona became cautious about their agreement to buy him permanently because of his inconsistency in form.
Logically, it makes no sense to buy a 29-year-old player with no resale value and astronomical wages just to be a backup. They noticed Rashford is just a bench option and doesn't have the capacity to compete with Raphinha.
The nail in the coffin was his performance against Atlético Madrid, where he missed so many chances. That was when everyone, including Hansi, made the decision not to buy him. But they didn't inform Rashford of this decision and kept it to themselves so that it wouldn't affect the morale of the dressing room while still fighting for the league.
During the last four matches in the league, Rashford performed very well—scored against Getafe, assisted against Osasuna, and scored a wonderful free kick against Real Madrid. Immediately after El Clásico, Rashford's agent started a paid media campaign claiming that Hansi Flick had given approval for his signing (A LIE!).
They used major Catalan journalists to put out narratives that Barca would sign him. Hansi and Deco, seeing his agent's tactics, decided to sign Anthony Gordon without any media knowing about it until the deal was done. They signed Gordon as a message to Rashford that they will not sign him, no matter what.
Rashford's problem is not talent, but attitude. He has stats to make a claim for himself to stay, but he doesn't fit into Hansi Flick's style of play, which requires aggressive pressing from attackers. I love Rashford as a person, but we have to be honest—he doesn't fit Barca's style. I wish him the best of luck.
🚨 BREAKING: Barcelona will NOT pay €30m buy option clause for Marcus Rashford, expiring in 5 days.
Rashford formally set to return to Man United but Barça remain open to new solutions, like another loan deal. ❗️
Barça are open to discuss again if #MUFC open doors. 🔵🔴
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