Rashford would like to play at Barcelona with Yamal

Manchester United guardant Marcus Rashford says helium would similar to play alongside teenage superstar Lamine Yamal astatine Barcelona.

The 27-year-old, who spent the 2nd fractional of past play connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa, is presently fittingness grooming successful Spain earlier nine pre-season starts, amid speculation implicit his aboriginal astatine United.

When asked astir the imaginable of playing with Yamal successful an interrogation with Spanish influencer Javi Ruiz, Rashford said: "Yes, for sure, Everyone wants to play with the best. Hopefully... we'll see."

Yamal, 17, played a immense portion arsenic Barcelona won a home treble and reached the Champions League semi-finals past season. He besides had a starring relation successful Spain's Euro 2024 success.

"[It is] hard to enactment into words what helium is doing. He is not expected to beryllium doing that astatine 16-17 [years of age]. We person not seen that before. It is simply a accomplishment to beryllium capable to play astatine that property with that mentality," Rashford added.

Reports successful April suggested Rashford felt it was improbable helium would play for Manchester United again nether Ruben Amorim.

The Portuguese dropped him from the United squad successful December, earlier helium spent the remainder of the run retired connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa.

Barcelona sporting manager Deco has previously said that the nine "like" some Rashford and Liverpool winger Luis Diaz.

But contempt wide involvement from the Catalan club, wealth could beryllium a stumbling artifact should they marque a determination for Rashford.

Another origin which could interaction a imaginable woody is that the nine agreed presumption with Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams past week, though due to the fact that of strict rules surrounding their finances, the woody is not yet complete.

The '1:1 rule' states that the nine tin lone walk arsenic overmuch arsenic their income and accounts allow, with La Liga calculating a bounds based connected Barca's expected income.

Rashford has spent overmuch of his caller United vocation playing down the left-hand broadside but said featuring arsenic a striker is thing helium is adapting to.

"The fig 9 presumption for maine is becoming much natural. Playing with my backmost to extremity is becoming easier. You are adjacent the extremity truthful you are dangerous," helium said.