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RASHFORD SAID "YES" TO BARÇA

The Doubts thath prevented Rashford was Luis Suárez replacement at Barça

Published:1/06/2020 - 10:50h

Updated:1/06/2020 - 12:16h

Marcus Rashford came quite close to the Camp Nou in 2018 and 2019, when Barça were looking for '9'. The English came to accept the culé offer, but in the end he drew back for fear of facing such a demanding adventure

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The FC Barcelona has been two years looking for a '9' important that could turn into the relief of Luis Suárez. The charrúa carries several seasons with problems in the knee and his performance has gone down considerably, at least in the appearance futbolístico. By this reason and because the years also happen for him, the Barcelona wanted to fichar another forward the past summer. Nevertheless, at the end it arrived Antoine Griezmann by 120 million euros and decided expect another course to incorporate a goleador.

It seems that Lautaro Martínez goes to finish being this wished tip. The Argentinian is the big aim of the culés this summer and works in his signing from does months. But enough before the one of White Bay began to sound, the Barça interested by other leading youngsters. Luka Jovic, that finish in the Real Madrid, went one of them, and Marcus Rashford was the another. The English liked a lot and negotiated directly with him to finals of 2018 and in 2019.

The attacker of the Manchester United finish agreement in 2020 and the Catalans saw an interesting opportunity. It wanted a '9' fast, young, desequilibrante and polyvalent, qualities that always has gathered the British. Besides, Rashford already had spare experience in the elite and squared to perfection in the plan of the Barcelona. By all this, as it aims 'Sportive World', the sportive direction culé headed to the brothers of the player, commissioned to negotiate his agreements.

The answer of the surroundings of the English was positive and from the Barça believed seriously that the operation finish to go out well. In the United there were problems in all the senses and the climate that breathed was not positive for the growth of an emergent star like him. Besides, arrive to the Camp Nou supposed to give an enormous jump in the sportive, something that valued. By all this, the footballer was very interested in changing of airs.

His brothers negotiated in his name and agreed with the Barcelona that the forward would not renew and would force his course in the summer of 2019. Everything seemed encarrilado until it was the own Rashord the one who threw for backwards. The tip saw that the option to arrive to the City Condal began to be very real and had doubts and fear. Change of country, of League, leave his home, confront to another language, arrive to a full changing room of 'cracks'... All this did that the attacker doubted and decided to postpone his exit of Old Trafford.

The United feared his course and offered him a wage of 'crack'

Besides, Solskjaer had he like leader of his United and this helped to that it took this decision. Also it had a lot that see that from the English group offered him a wage of star. The 'network devils' feared that the Barça carried it to him and put all the meat in the asador so that it remained . The tip renewed the summer happened turning into one of the better players paid of the staff and this season has showed that it deserves his current wage. It carries 19 goals in 31 parties in total and has given an important qualitative jump regarding previous campaigns.

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