The Barcelona already has its brand new striker, none other than Marcus Rashford. The Englishman hopes to regain his best form under Hansi Flick after a difficult few years at Manchester United, which ended with a loan move to Aston Villa last January. Now his intention is to earn a place in the squad, but his arrival in Barcelona had a minor setback, as Noel and Liam Gallagher, singers from Oasis and City fans, almost prevented him from reaching the Catalan city.
Rashford finalizes his move to Barcelona
Saturday was the day that the agreement between Barcelona and Manchester United for the loan of Marcus Rashford was made public. The English striker will play this season on loan at Camp Nou, defending the Blaugrana colors, and his intention will be to convince Hansi Flick and the club to let him stay. The deal between the Catalan and English clubs includes a non-mandatory purchase clause of around €30 million, so it will be next summer when they analyze whether or not it is really worth making that investment.
Marcus Rashford landed in Barcelona on Sunday and on Monday he joined the Barça squad, passing his medical examination at the Joan Gamper Sports Center. Once these formalities have been completed, he will now have to don his kit for his first training sessions under Hansi Flick. Next Wednesday will see his presentation as a Barcelona player and, once everything has been made official, he will have to pack his bags again, this time to join the rest of his teammates on their Asian tour, but hopefully this time without any problems with the flight.
Oasis torpedoes Rashford
If Saturday was when it came to light that Marcus Rashford was going to become a Barcelona player, it was on Sunday when the Spanish international traveled to Barcelona. The new Barça player landed a little before 10 p.m., but Can Barça expected him to arrive a few hours earlier.
The reason for this delay has been revealed by the British newspaper The Sun, which surprised everyone with the reason why the striker took longer than expected, and two very famous Manchester City fans had a lot to do with it. This information suggests that the Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, renowned Manchester City fans, had reserved the airspace to fly after their concert in Heaton Park.
Marcus Rashford had intended to travel by private jet from Manchester, but he was unable to fly due to this restriction, so he did not hesitate to drive to East Midlands, two hours away, to take off from there and arrive in Barcelona as soon as possible.
Marcus Rashford arrived in Derby to board the private jet and fly to Barcelona. This information from the British media has revealed that some of the new Barça player’s companions said that the striker was so keen to get to Spain that he “would have walked to Barcelona to sign.” “Noel and Liam can laugh. They accidentally put a spoke in the wheel,” they said, referring to the fanaticism that the members of the band Oasis feel for Manchester City, United’s rival, and which could have boycotted the arrival of the international player with the Three Lions to his new home.