{"id":206832,"date":"2025-06-23T04:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T04:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206832\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T04:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T04:50:11","slug":"barcelona-heavweights-rail-against-rashford-as-dressing-room-harmony-doubts-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206832\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona &#8216;heavweights&#8217; rail against Rashford as dressing room &#8216;harmony&#8217; doubts revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marcus Rashford may be denied his \u2018dream\u2019 move to Barcelona as \u2018heavyweights\u2019 in the Catalans\u2019 dressing room are concerned over his impact on the \u2018internal harmony\u2019 of the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>It had been assumed that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/arsenal-blow-barcelona-activate-49m-signing-liverpool-reluctance-transfer-all-done\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams\u2019 expected move to Barcelona<\/a><\/strong> would end Rashford\u2019s hopes of joining Hansi Flick\u2019s side, but this may not be the case.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/barcelona-rashford-demand-only-way-seal-man-utd-exit-exceptional-conditions-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A report on Sunday<\/a><\/strong> claimed Barcelona are looking to sign both players because Flick \u2018values versatile players\u2019 and Rashford would be useful due to his ability to operate in various attacking roles.<\/p>\n<p>However, Barcelona are not making it easy for Rashford <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-rashford-two-advantages-dream-transfer-wants-play-ballon-dor-contender-barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>to secure his \u2018dream\u2019 move this summer.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report claims sporting director Deco has \u2018demanded\u2019 that the Man Utd star needs to \u2018force\u2019 his exit so he can leave on favourable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona are reportedly unwilling to make \u2018any financial commitments\u2019 to Rashford and would not do the deal \u2018at any price\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It is suggested that they would only agree to \u2018exceptional conditions\u2019 as the forward \u2018represents a risk\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Deco has already informed the player\u2019s entourage of the only possible option: a loan with a salary reduction and no mandatory purchase option. The ball is now in Rashford\u2019s court, who sees Bar\u00e7a as a unique opportunity to relaunch his career after several uneven seasons in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There\u2019s no urgency at Camp Nou, but there is clarity: the 2025-2026 project will be built on young talent, total commitment, and financial responsibility. If Rashford wants to be part of that, he\u2019ll have to prove it in the offices before he does on the pitch.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MORE MAN UTD COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-reappear-hijack-83m-transfer-real-danger-last-few-hours-key-deadline-looms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Man Utd \u2018reappear\u2019 to hijack \u00a383m transfer as \u2018real danger\u2019 in \u2018last few hours\u2019 as key deadline looms<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/aston-villa-move-man-utd-man-with-no-standout-qualities-excellent-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Aston Villa plan \u2018move\u2019 for Man Utd man with \u2018no standout qualities\u2019 in \u2018excellent\u2019 transfer<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-looking-elsewhere-accepting-defeat-arsenal-gyokeres-transfer-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Man Utd \u2018looking elsewhere\u2019 after accepting Arsenal defeat as striker chases \u2018dream\u2019 transfer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Rashford may well be walking into a cold dressing room should he bow to Deco and Barcelona\u2019s demands to force that \u2018dream\u2019 transfer as\u00a0\u2018some heavyweights look suspiciously at his incorporation\u2019, according to fresh report from Spain.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s claimed their \u2018discomfort\u2019 comes in large part due to the \u2018direct impact it could have on players already consolidated or highly appreciated in the group, such as Ferran Torres\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Inside the locker room, Ferran is seen as a reliable and beloved player, and the arrival of Rashford could mean a drastic reduction in his minutes, something that some teammates do not like.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For now, Bar\u00e7a\u2019s priority is still to close the signing of Nico Williams, but the Rashford case is open and could move forward if economic conditions are favorable. Meanwhile, in the locker room there is division of opinions, and some players hope that the final decision will not alter the internal harmony or the positive dynamics that are sought to be built under the new technical direction.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marcus Rashford may be denied his \u2018dream\u2019 move to Barcelona as \u2018heavyweights\u2019 in the Catalans\u2019 dressing room are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206833,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[163,13,98,103,12,14],"class_list":{"0":"post-206832","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-front-page","9":"tag-headlines","10":"tag-manchester-united","11":"tag-marcus-rashford","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114730883277455966","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}