Marcus Rashford has been enjoying his football in Spain. Scoring goals and creating goals, as he did in Champions League on Wednesday night. So will Rashford be able to stay at Barcelona permanently?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic’s Pol Ballus and regular on the ’Talk of the Devils’ podcast, Andy Mitten.
00:00 Intro
00:24 Rashford’s loan spell at Barcelona
03:20 Has Rashford benefitted being away from Manchester?
07:35 How impressive have his stats been this season?
10:40 How well-suited is Rashford to Barcelona?
14:45 Importance of relationship with Flick
18:36 Do Barca fans want Rashford to stay?
22:02 Could Rashford return to Man United?
28:09 Will Rashford return to Camp Nou next season?
31:28 Outro
Video Producer: Liam Warburton
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Guy Clarke, Paul Iliffe
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Obviously they do, he loves the club, doesn't complain when he's on the bench, good lad
Really pleased for him
I hope he is the starting 9 next season, bring back Jan Virgili or Fati as the backup LW
The issue with rashford has always been that he's a decent footballer on world beater wages and that will remain an issue when barca want to sign him in the summer
Hope he wins the league with Barca.
I guarantee he won't be there next summer
He's doing great. Go on Rashford. He'll retire content. Should have left United earlier.
I realize that he let himself down at times at Man Utd but he also thrived as well, in a chaotic and toxic environment….Too much was expected of him…He was never gonna single handedly rescue Man Utd from itself
Glad to see him doing so well at one of the world's greatest clubs
What, being pied and left on the Judy every game is ‘perfect’..?!?!? 😂🤷🏻♂️🤣
Should have left united before deciding to down tools when ronaldo was there.
The media and club environment was not great at united. A player who used to be known for his work ethic, suddenly was being called lazy. It just was very weird, so maybe continuing somewhere else can help. Also the expectations may have been too heavy
What a player Dr Rashy is. He played yesterday for 30 minutes and change the game. I don't know why he is not won man of the match award !
Come on Rashy.
Ayo Akinwolere
The problem isn't Barcelona wanting Rashford, it's if Barcelona take the piss with a transfer fee.
I kept waiting for the section where they discussed his odd head shape but it never arrived 😢
The guy, Paul, is the Barca mouth-piece saying no club can shell out 26 mil to buy him when he's willing to cut his wage as well… yeah…
This is funny cause hes actually not been that great aside in his general play aside from that Newcastle game. Loads of potential if improved decision making he can be a lot better
He also offers something different profile for Barcelona's attacker his directness and unpredictability combined with his pace and shooting technique is not represented in the squad.
The problem was ALWAYS United.
Every player, Every manager. One common denominator.
Guy is playing well and is relaxed, no weight on his shoulders and looks very happy over all. Hope he gets the move
Lets be honest, Rashford is a bench player at Barca even if he is the first one off it. He is getting a lot of games this season down to rotation and injuries. Meaning he isnt getting anywhere close to the scrutiny every time he was on the bench at United. He is thriving in a system where he isnt the main man and he doesnt have to chase the ball as frequently as he did at United. He is a good player but is he going to displace Raphina, Lamal, Olmo or Lopez? I doubt it. He is an exceptional player but he isnt feeling any where close to the scruitiny from the media as he did at United. And thats a good thing for him.
One of the worst players I have ever seen: lazy, inconsistent, lacks game IQ, doesn't track back, not clinical, too expensive especially for Barca.
But our sporting director and board are too incompetent to see it…
A good person outside of the pitch though, I give him that. But NOT good for Barca.
Ayo’s 43! Jesus.
I'm going to need a VAR check on "paella isn't a Catalonian dish": Valencia is part of Catalunya
He's done alright but I don't see him being okay with just being a bench player on a permanent basis. His inconsistency and lack of intensity when defending are my biggest issues.
I think I'd prefer Lookman over him.
If Barca can't buy him and Carrick stays next season, Rashford might remain at United.
Can someone please tell Ayo to give up with his mad pronunciations? Hafinha? In the previous pod he called Guillermo Gill er mo. It’s embarrassing
i’m glad that he’s in barca because the english media aren’t constantly on him