Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed the details of the conversation he had with Marcus Rashford before the striker left Manchester United for Spain. The 27 -year -old was unveiled as a new Culler, having joined the club on a loan of a season with an option to make permanent.
Laporta spoke brilliantly of Rashford during her disclosure, expressing his pleasure with the striker ending a move to the Spanish champions. He revealed that he had been touched by the sincerity of Rashford when the striker opened up to him that he did not intend to leave Manchester United in the past.
“We are very happy because we bring an exceptional quality player, at a great age to join Barça, and with exceptional motivation. I personally saw how excited he is to come here. One of his greatest virtues is his sincerity. His dream was to play his whole career in Manchester United.
“But when something happened in his life he did not expect, he looked towards the team he had always admired – Barça. He had already faced us and had already had Barça on his radar. He was loaned to Aston Villa to show that he is the best player of his generation, the best in England, and he now says that his great motivation is to win the Champions League with Barça with Barça and Laporta, said Laveporta.
The move of Marcus Rashford in Barcelona puts questions about his future after having clearly dropped to Manchester United. The graduate of the Academy was exiled last season before being sent to Aston Villa on loan for the second half of the campaign.
This summer, Manchester United said they wanted him to go, even putting his number 10 shirt back to the new signature of Matheus Cunha. His move to Barcelona includes an option to buy it permanently for around 30 million pounds sterling, and he took shirt number 14 in Spain.
Marcus Rashford reveals the driving force behind the passage from Manchester United to Barcelona
The new Barcelona star, Marcus Rashford, revealed a key factor in his move to the club to be manager Hansi Flick. The English international expressed his eagerness to work with the German tactician after his impressive first year in Spain.
Rashford told the club’s YouTube channel that he respects Flick for his work to lead a young team to succeed last season. He expressed the desire to work and learn how things are also done at the club.
“Another factor is that the conversations I had with [Hansi Flick] were positive. What he did last season was great. To lead such a young team to a very successful season and come back to the pre-season and I always want to do more, it shows me everything I thought about the club and that’s all I wanted. I can’t wait to learn the Barcelona route, “he said (via BBC Sport).
Marcus Rashford leaves Manchester United after about 20 years at the club, ending his relationship with the club. He hopes to win a permanent decision in Spain and settle there after his initial loan from a season.
Edited by Sulayman Salahudeen
