{"id":32206,"date":"2026-05-31T04:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/32206\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T04:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:59:27","slug":"marcus-rashford-keeps-it-moving-as-man-utd-outcast-refuses-to-give-up-on-barcelona-stay-despite-anthony-gordon-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/32206\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Rashford &#8216;keeps it moving&#8217; as Man Utd outcast refuses to give up on Barcelona stay despite Anthony Gordon arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defiant message on social media<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Taking to Instagram, the 29-year-old forward posted a gallery of training images, adding the caption: &#8220;Keep it moving,&#8221; to signal his clear intent to block out external media noise and focus purely on his football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">The direct message comes at a critical juncture for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/manchester-united-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> loanee, whose continued stay at Camp Nou has been thrown into serious doubt by the signing of Gordon. Many suggested his arrival suggests Barca will not try to keep him this summer, though some reports say there is still hope.<\/p>\n<p>           Flick\u2019s structural backing<img  width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">According to <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">The definitive hurdle remaining is entirely economic; Barcelona hold a \u20ac30 million permanent purchase option in the loan agreement, which would see Rashford sign a three-year contract, but the deal remains subject to the club clearing defensive financial space within La Liga\u2019s strict salary caps.<\/p>\n<p>Unfazed by Gordon\u2019s blockbuster arrival<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Rashford&#8217;s camp insists he is completely unaffected by <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Given that the executive branch has yet to officially inform Rashford that he is surplus to requirements, the forward remains incredibly calm and has instructed his representatives to freeze concrete transfer proposals from alternative European clubs tracking his situation.<\/p>\n<p>Defying the Old Trafford return<img  width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">With his parent contract at United running until 2028, Rashford is treating the upcoming weeks as a definitive crossroads to permanently sever ties with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/premier-league\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League<\/a> side. He remains entirely focused on forcing Barcelona&#8217;s hand to execute the \u20ac30 million buy clause before the pre-season calendar officially commences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Rashford made 49 appearances across all competitions for Barcelona last season, scoring 14 goals and providing 14 assists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Defiant message on social media Taking to Instagram, the 29-year-old forward posted a gallery of training images, adding&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[9573,92,3955,936,8940],"class_list":["post-32206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-anthony-gordon","tag-barcelona","tag-english-premier-league","tag-marcus-rashford","tag-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}