A very silly report has claimed that FC Barcelona have decided to include Marcus Rashford in a swap deal with La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n
Rashford<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>joined Barcelona on loan with an option to buy for around \u00a326m from Premier League giants Man Utd in the summer.<\/p>\n The England international secured his dream move to the Spanish giants after returning to form during his loan spell at Aston Villa at the end of last season.<\/p>\n Barcelona<\/strong> <\/a>were linked with alternatives, but they opted to take a punt on Rashford after missing out on Luis Diaz and Nico Williams, with the forward\u2019s versatility attracting head coach Hansi Flick.<\/p>\n Rashford was only expected to be a bit-part player for Barcelona, but his great form has forced Flick into playing him consistently, as he has sparkled this season. He has six goals and eleven assists in his 21 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Big Weekend: Sunderland v Newcastle, Aston Villa, Xavi Simons, Oliver Glasner<\/a> Therefore, it feels pretty likely that Rashford will join Barcelona permanently, though a new report from an outlet in Spain claims they have an \u2018unexpected alternative\u2019 in mind.<\/p>\n Instead, Barcelona are said to have an outlandish plan to sign and offload Rashford in the same window, with the club reportedly including him in a \u00a361m [70 million euros] swap deal with Atletico Madrid to sign former Manchester City star Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n Will this happen? No. But who would we be if we faulted their imagination?<\/p>\n The report goes onto say that the \u2018conditions are set\u2019 for this deal, with a \u00a361m fee and Rashford said to be used by Barcelona to acquire Alvarez.<\/p>\n MUST-READ FEATURES ON F365\u2026 The report explains: \u2018Atl\u00e9tico Madrid haven\u2019t ruled out signing the English striker if Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez ultimately ends up at Barcelona. Diego Simeone greatly appreciates Rashford \u2018s profile, particularly his speed and directness in exploiting space from any attacking area. For the Argentine coach, acquiring a player of that calibre would be a way to compensate for such a significant loss as that of the Argentine striker.<\/p>\n \u2018Thus, Atl\u00e9tico has set its conditions. They value Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez at \u20ac120 million and Rashford at around \u20ac50 million, which is why they are demanding an additional \u20ac70 million for the deal to move forward and be finalised.\u2019<\/p>\n Regarding Rashford\u2019s resurgence over the past year, former Man Utd player West Brown has explained why he was \u201calways going to do well\u201d after leaving the Red Devils.<\/p>\n \u201cMarcus Rashford was always going to do well after moving away from Manchester United. He\u2019d been at the club for so many years and not all those years would have been enjoyable for Marcus, particularly the final couple,\u201d Brown told BetWright Casino.<\/p>\n \u201cHe got a lot of stick from people towards the end of last season, so I don\u2019t blame him for making a change, and I think his departure suited United as well. No one thought that he was going to leave and be shocking, but he just wasn\u2019t in the right headspace to perform at United \u2013 it wasn\u2019t working.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s great to see how well he is doing now at Barcelona, he\u2019s absolutely flying and he deserved to get back into the England squad. 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