Manchester United are facing the prospect of losing out on a potential £74million as Marcus Rashford lands in Barcelona to complete a loan move. He is the first of Ruben Amorim’s five outcasts to agree a move elsewhere, but won’t be departing Old Trafford permanently, unless the La Liga giants take up their option to buy.

Marcus Rashford will officially become a new FC Barcelona player in the coming hours. It has been a swift transfer, initiated at the end of last week, with Barcelona manager Hansi Flick playing a

Marcus Rashford has already been introduced to the side of Barcelona which Gary Lineker described as “occasionally bonkers”.

The forward was meant to spend his whole career at the local club where it began but this loan move to Barcelona makes sense on many levels

Marcus Rashford has been warned he’s going to have a battle on his hands to make it into the Barcelona XI after he joins from Manchester United. The forward is set to arrive on a season-long loan but faces competition for a place in the line-up from Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha and Ferran Torres.