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Marcus Rashford’s ‘excellent performances’ are encouraging Barcelona to buy him permanently from Manchester United.

This is according to Mundo Deportivo. The Spanish newspaper reports that Barcelona are considering invoking the €30m clause they negotiated with Manchester United in the summer. His best performance in recent years.

He joined Barcelona in the summer, and the deal includes the option to make it permanent. He has been impressing since then and Sport Witness has covered various reports stating that Barcelona want to buy him permanently.

Those reports began in December But there has been an increase especially in the last month. A report made it clear what the plan wasEarlier Rashford was given the front page Situation at the beginning of this month.

‘Great market opportunity’

Now Mundo Deportivo has added its voice to the growing noise. The newspaper reports that Rashford ‘has practically all the qualities a club like Barca needs’.

The Catalans view the €30m purchase option as a ‘great market opportunity’ given their current performance. He even thinks his agent was ‘skilled’ in convincing Manchester United to do so in the summer.

Rashford is fourth in La Liga in assists, second on the team behind Lamine Yamal. He also has four goals, making him among the top five goalscorers at the club. No one in the team has many shots on target.

In the Champions League, he is the joint-top goalscorer and assist provider. And he is back in the England picture under Thomas Tuchel.

‘Clearly profitable operation’

He is valued at €40m, but he could easily reach €50-60m by the end of the season, especially if he features at the World Cup, so €30m looks like an absolute bargain.

Using it would be a ‘clearly profitable operation’. He could prove to be the ‘real deal’ and Barcelona want to take advantage of that.

Rashford would certainly welcome a quick deal. At present, he is living every game as if it is a test. He will get mental peace and confidence, which can translate into even better performance.

Barcelona is considering paying the clause. They view it as a bargain, with a similar player likely to cost at least €60–70m, and consider the summer deal with Manchester United to be one of their best in recent years.