One in every of Barcelona’s presidential candidates has raised doubts over Marcus Rashford completing a everlasting move from Manchester United this summer.
Xavier Vilajoana is one in every of 4 candidates vying for the role with the election on the Camp Nou to happen on 15 March.
He has already boldly vowed to go after England international Harry Kane, insisting he and his team have already made contact over an ambitious move to prise him away from Bayern Munich in the summertime.
But Vilajoana has also suggested Rashford’s proposed switch might be reevaluated if he’s voted into office to switch Joan Laporta.
Rashford left Old Trafford to finish a ‘dream’ loan move to the Camp Nou last summer and has rediscovered the shape that deserted him in Manchester, scoring 10 goals and providing 13 assists this term.
Barcelona have the choice to make Rashford’s stay a everlasting one at the top of the season for €30million (£26m).
Michael Carrick, who played alongside Rashford for 3 seasons at United, is regarded as keen for the forward to return to United this summer should he be given the full-time job at Old Trafford.
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But reports in Spain suggest Rashford is keen to make the loan arrangement everlasting. Barcelona were regarded as desirous to make the deal occur, prepared to pay the agreed fee.
But Vilajoana’s comments have raised fresh doubts. The presidential hopeful has as a substitute suggested the club look ‘in-house’ to bolster their attacking options, naming the club’s former youth player Jan Virgili, now of Mallorca, as one alternative option.
‘I’m someone who believes you must all the time look in-house first, as I’ve all the time said, after which look outside depending on the characteristics of the players you’ve got,” Vilajoana told ESPN of the potential for paying Rashford’s clause.
‘For instance, I would like to offer the instance of Jan Virgili, who’s currently playing for Mallorca. He’s an amazing winger.
‘I might perhaps have a look at [exercising the clause to re-sign him] as an option, for instance, fairly than paying the Rashford clause.
‘That said, it’s not only the president who arrives and makes the choice. The president arrives, puts things on the table, alternatives are considered, it’s discussed and a call is made.
‘What I’m clear on is that if [signing Rashford] is taken into account to be the very best decision from a sporting perspective, the cash might be there to make it occur.’
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