Barcelona want to sign Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford on a permanent deal in the summer.

Last July, Manchester United let the forward join the La Liga winners on a loan deal with an option to buy.

He spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, who wanted to keep him. Last month, Barcelona’s sporting director deco revealed This, and the financial effort Rashford made to reach the Camp Nou.

The England international has scored 10 goals and provided 13 assists in 39 appearances for Barcelona so far.

His La Liga statistics are as follows:

• Target: 4
• Expected target: 5.84
• Assist: 6
• Expected Support: 3.79
• Big chances made: 5
• Key passes per game: 1.2
• Shots on goal per game: 0.9

However, the Manchester United-owned player has not scored or assisted for Barcelona in the last two months.

On March 18, Khel Witness broadcast news Barca will decide whether to keep him or not based on his performances until the end of the season. Later that week, Hansi Flick said The attacker’s recent struggles were due to “some issues”, possibly related to his fitness.

Dirty tricks on Marcus Rashford transfer

C.A health winger Victor Munoz has emerged as a new target for Barcelona. Catalan media say that his main target is to improve the attack for next season.

Tuesday’s edition of news diary Looks at these claims and provides his opinion on Munoz and Marcus Rashford.

Although the Catalan press talks about Barça’s interest, a deal is almost impossible because of Real Madrid. they sold it Osasuna and 50% of its rights will remain intact in July 2025.

If Barcelona move forward, the newspaper suggests Los Blancos will exercise the right of first refusal to block his move to the Camp Nou. The financial situation of the Catalan club is also unlikely to allow them to spend big on him.

The newspaper says: ‘Within the board of Osasuna, there is a belief that this media “noise” around Victor Munoz is nothing more than a smokescreen to put pressure on Marcus Rashford.’

Barca want to take the Manchester United player on a permanent deal.

Add News Diary: ‘By leaking Osasuna’s alleged interest in the star player, Barcelona are trying to send a message to Rashford’s camp that “we have options,” using Victor’s excellent performances as a mere bargaining chip to reduce the cost of other deals.’

Barça’s dirty tricks will have no consequences at club level

Barcelona resorting to dirty tricks to try to persuade Manchester United to lower their demand is unlikely to yield results. The buyout clause is €30m and if the Spanish side does not offer this price, Marcus Rashford will not continue at the Camp Nou.

However, the club may be able to convince the England international to accept a lower salary than his expectations. It wouldn’t be completely out of character for the Catalan club to use the Victor Munoz chatter as leverage to do so.

🇺🇾 Manuel Ugarte | Aston Villa and Newcastle United tryouts

➡️PL outlook revealed for midfielder
🏆Manchester United player ideally wants transfer sorted before World Cup
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– Sports Witness (@Sport_Witness) 31 March 2026

So, last night was an encouraging win for the New Jersey Devils, right?

This isn’t me saying, “Maybe they’ll make the playoffs!” They won’t.

But, the style of play that New Jersey showed last night – more open ice and a little more loose play – clearly showed that this team has the ability to compete. It will just have to happen next year. And with the right change.

And, of course, it all depends on Jack Hughes. Below is more about him and New Jersey’s impressive win.

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New Jersey Hockey Now: Well, who saw this coming? The Dallas Stars are a bit of a bummer. However, it is still impressive that the Devils stunned them, scoring four first period goals to give Dallas a 6–4 victory. Jack Hughes, man. The Devils really are as good as they’ve been with a record of 8-3-0 in their last 11 games.

Speaking of shocking, this goal by Jake on Team USA teammate Jake Oettinger is downright nasty:

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Forever Blueshirts: That’s why former New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette says last season was a much tougher battle than the Blueshirts’ current struggles.

TSN: It’s interesting to see how the Pittsburgh Penguins went from a team that everyone probably considered a bottom feeder, to where they are today. However, the result is even more fascinating. Because, for a while, Eric Carlson was a top trade candidate as Pence was declining for years. Now, there are no plans to move on from the Swedish defenseman this summer.

Pittsburgh hockey now: Speaking of the Pittsburgh Penguins, did the NHL send them any message in last night’s 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche? Dan Kingerski dives.

Athletic ($): Shayna Goldman takes a look at Jason Robertson’s next contract and how the Stars could make it worth their while. If not, maybe the devils should be banging down Jim Neal’s door.

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The Boston Celtics are back from the All-Star break on a mission. They beat the Golden State Warriors in their first game after the break and had a solid start against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.

The Celtics have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, behind the Detroit Pistons. And they have won 10 of their last 13. The Celtics are hoping to continue their winning ways against the Lakers on a night when the franchise will honor legendary head coach Pat Riley.

The Celtics weren’t fazed in the first half. They took a 60–50 lead into the locker room at halftime, and they had stellar performances from starters Jaylen Brown (13 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists) and Derrick White (10 points, 5 assists) and Payton Pritchard (11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists) off the bench.

Pritchard made an incredible move when he hit a Step-back 3-point shot In the middle of the second quarter. During the game, he pretended as if he was going inside and Laker defender Jared Vanderbilt drove towards the paint. Instead, Pritchard took a step back and hit a 3-pointer. As the shot hit the net, Vanderbilt lost his balance and fell to the floor, 20 feet away from Pritchard.

If that wasn’t enough, Pritchard had the ball as the clock ran out in the final moments of the second quarter. As soon as the horn sounded, he hit a long 3-pointer over Luka Doncic, giving the Celtics a 10-point lead midway through the game.