The Bavarians want to retain the Frenchman, but his demands on a signing bonus and a release clause seem to have caused talks to hit a temporary stalemate. With Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, and maybe even Arsenal sniffing around, things could get tense.

Marcus Rashford continues his good start to life at Barcelona, but the club’s sporting director has dismissed the idea of triggering his buy option in January. Barca picked up an eventful 4-2 win over Celta Vigo on Sunday, with Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat-trick.

Lewandowski sealed the victory in the second period to claim his hat-trick. With Rayo Vallecano holding Real Madrid to a stalemate, Flick's men reduced the gap at the summit to just three points.

MARCUS RASHFORD has outshone Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal in a key metric this season. The Manchester United star is winning the plaudits on loan at Barcelona. He has settled into life in Spain

Marcus Rashford stole the spotlight once again as Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 4-2 on Sunday, with the Manchester United loanee registering two assists to move joint-top of La Liga’s assist charts. The England international received yet another standing ovation at the Balaido from Barca fans as he continues to cement his place as one of Hansi Flick’s most influential players this season.

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Forward Marcus Rashford was the most high-profile omission as England manager Gareth Southgate named his provisional Euro 2024 squad on Tuesday while there was also no place for experienced midfielder Jordan Henderson.

Barcelona sporting director Deco has ruled out triggering Marcus Rashford's buy option before next summer and he instead revealed an alternate plan for the January transfer window. Rashford, who joined the Catalan giants on a one-year loan deal after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim at Manchester United,

Marcus Rashford produced a pair of assists as Barcelona thumped Celta Vigo 4-2, but the Manchester United loanee was also guilty of one notable howler en route to victory