Rashford, pay attention: Barcelona is very close to selling a 'gem' from the youth team

FC Barcelona could soon receive a significant amount that might open the door for the arrival of Marcus Rashford or another reinforcement for the first team before the winter transfer market closes. According to 'SPORT', Barça Atlètic is very close to losing one of its 'gems', Unai Hernández, who is on the verge of moving to Al-Ittihad for around 5-6 million euros. The '10' of the youth team actually stayed on the bench this Saturday, waiting to finalize his transfer.

The player from Malgrat de Mar has 9 goals and 3 assists in 20 matches with Albert Sánchez's team and, until the match against Ourense (1-1), he had barely rested for 1 minute this season (he came off in the 89th minute against Osasuna B). Barça hoped to renew his contract before June 30, but the 20-year-old forward has already made the decision to move to Arabia, to join players like Karim Benzema, Fabinho, and N'Golo Kanté.

Will the sale of Unai Hernández allow for the signing of Rashford?

With Barça back to the 1:1 rule, the club will be able to invest 100% of Unai Hernández's transfer fee in a reinforcement this January. Initially, Rashford would arrive through a simple loan, for six months, in a deal that would not represent a significant expense for the club. However, the main obstacle to the arrival of the English forward relates to his salary, a difficult issue for the culés to resolve if there is no outgoing transfer from the first team before the winter market closes.

The '10' of United earns 20 million euros gross per season, a figure that is impossible to accommodate at this moment in the Blaugrana squad. Initially, the 27-year-old forward would be willing to lower his salary to facilitate his departure from Old Trafford, but even if this were to happen, the 'red devils' would have to cover a majority percentage of his wages.