Marcus Rashford in Barcelona to complete loan move from Manchester United

MADRID AP Barcelona s already impressive front line is about to be boosted by the signing of Marcus Rashford Rashford is in Barcelona to complete a move from Manchester United a person with knowledge of the transfer explained The Associated Press on Monday The person did not want to be named because they were not authorized to speak about it publicly The loan deal would give the -year-old England forward once considered among Europe s top talents a chance to revive a career that stalled in latest years after falling out of favor at United and ending last season on loan at Aston Villa Spanish media explained the one-year loan agreement with United would give Barcelona an option to buy Rashford for about million euros million Barcelona had the best attack in Spanish soccer and one of the the bulk prolific across Europe last season but had been trying to add another piece to the frontline to go along with young star Lamine Yamal Raphinha and veteran Robert Lewandowski Rashford has spent his entire career at United scoring goals in appearances and winning five major trophies including two FA Cups and the Europa League But he struggled to consistently live up to the hype that surrounded him when he burst onto the scene as a teenager in only managing goals or more in three seasons In his last two seasons at United he scored a combined goals and added another four in games on loan at Villa Barcelona won the Spanish league title with goals more than runner-up Real Madrid The Catalan club also led the Champions League in goals with five more than champion Paris Saint-Germain before being eliminated by Inter Milan in the semifinals AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source