Five-time UEFA Champions League winners, Barcelona, have unveiled their newest recruit, Marcus Rashford, on loan from Manchester United.
The 27-year-old fell out of favour at Old Trafford after the club's head coach, Ruben Amorim, made it clear that Rashford wasn't a part of his plans as soon as he came into the club.
The Carrignton graduate jetted out to Villa Park on loan for the final six months of the 2024/2025 English Premier League campaign, and now, ahead of the season, has joined the Catalan giants on an initial 12-month loan from Manchester United, with the option of signing permanently for £30.3m (35m euros) in 2026.
"I'm very excited," Rashford told Barcelona's YouTube channel. "It's a club where people's dreams come true, and they win big prizes.
"What the club stands for means a lot to me. I feel like I'm at home, and a big factor in my choice to come here is because it is a family place and a good place for good players to showcase their skills.
"Another factor is that the conversations I had with [Hansi Flick] were positive. What he did last season was terrific.
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"To lead such a young team to a very successful season and come back to pre-season and still want to do more, it shows me everything I thought I knew about the club and it's everything I wished.
"I'm eager to learn the Barcelona way."
The one-time UEFA Europa League winner also added he doesn't harbour any hate for Manchester United, considering how they've treated him in the past six months.
Instead, he's focused on winning bigger things with Barcelona in the hopes of staying beyond 2026.
"[Manchester United] are in a period of change, and they have been for a while. I don't have anything bad to say as it has been an important part not just of my career but my life, so I was grateful for the opportunity.
"I wish them all the best and hope they are successful in the future. I want to win the biggest trophies, and I feel like Barcelona is a huge club in the football world, so it is the perfect place.
"They have a young, ambitious team, and I want to add my qualities, my personality, improve the team, and help them win."
"[The Champions League] is what the club was fighting for last year, and they were very close.
"I hope they can take the next step this year. This is a historic club, and they are known for winning the biggest prizes. I am here to help the club do that. It is a dream of mine," the two-time FA Cup winner.
In his time with the Red Devils, Rashford won two FA Cups, two League Cups, and the Europa League.
