{"id":32968,"date":"2026-06-01T19:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/32968\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:32:02","slug":"marcus-rashford-to-arsenal-gunners-could-come-calling-for-man-utd-owned-forward-as-barcelona-refuse-to-pay-26m-permanent-transfer-option-on-14-goal-loan-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/32968\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Rashford to Arsenal? Gunners &#8216;could come calling&#8217; for Man Utd-owned forward as Barcelona refuse to pay \u00a326m permanent transfer option on 14-goal loan star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gunners alert as Rashford future hangs in balance<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/arsenal-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> have emerged as a potential destination for Rashford this summer, with the forward\u2019s entourage believing the Gunners could &#8220;come knocking&#8221; if the price is right, according to <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">While Rashford remains happy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/spain-women-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/barcelona-guayaquil-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona<\/a> are reportedly reluctant to trigger their \u00a326 million permanent purchase option due financial constraint. This uncertainty has alerted several European heavyweights, with Arsenal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/chelsea-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>, and Bayern Munich all keeping a close eye on the 28-year-old\u2019s situation as he prepares to permanently sever ties with United.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta demands &#8216;ambitious&#8217; summer business<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=\"\">The links to Rashford come at a time when Arteta is demanding significant investment from the Arsenal board. Following a heartbreaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/champions-league\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Champions League<\/a> final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Arteta stated: &#8220;We start to make some very important decisions if we want to reach another level. And we&#8217;re going to have to show that ambition because we are more than capable of doing it, but it&#8217;s going to demand to be very, very ambitious, very fast and very smart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s financial dilemma despite Rashford impact<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">The situation is complicated by the fact that Barcelona are genuinely pleased with Rashford&#8217;s output. Sporting director <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Speaking about the forward&#8217;s contribution, Deco told <\/p>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s wider transfer strategy revealed<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=\"\">Rashford is not the only name on Arsenal&#8217;s list as they look to bolster their ranks. The report also notes that the club is scouting Real Madrid teenager Victor Valdepenas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/newcastle-united-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle<\/a> duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/valentino-livramento-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tino Livramento<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/sandro-tonali-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sandro Tonali<\/a>. There is also a brewing battle with Manchester United over Leicester City\u2019s 16-year-old sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/jeremy-monga-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Monga<\/a>, as the Gunners look to secure the best young talent in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/england-women-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">With a projected revenue nearing \u00a3770m, the Kroenke family are expected to back Arteta\u2019s vision. While the primary target remains a marquee striker like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/julian-alvarez-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Alvarez<\/a>, the possibility of securing Rashford, who netted 14 goals for Barca last term, represents a versatile and proven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/premier-league\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League<\/a> option that could elevate the Gunners&#8217; attacking rotations next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gunners alert as Rashford future hangs in balance Arsenal have emerged as a potential destination for Rashford this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[9573,366,92,942,3955,8074,936,8940,94,13476,16129,14636],"class_list":["post-32968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-anthony-gordon","tag-arsenal","tag-barcelona","tag-chelsea","tag-english-premier-league","tag-manchester-utd","tag-marcus-rashford","tag-newcastle","tag-raphinha","tag-sandro-tonali","tag-tino-livramento","tag-womens-international-friendlies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32968","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=32968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}