Manchester United are already close to offloading Jadon Sancho this summer, but now a fresh report claims that another Old Trafford star could join him in Italy, while Marcus Rashford’s loan switch to Barcelona has now been signed off.

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 told he must “sacrifice himself for the team” and “significantly improve his defensive approach” ahead of a move to Barcelona. After a summer of will he, won’t he, Rashford finally looks to be on the verge of his ‘dream’ move to the Camp Nou after the Spanish club failed in pursuits of Nico Williams and Luis Diaz.

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.

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