Aston Villa manager to push hard to sign on-loan Barcelona star this summer

Aston Villa manager to push hard to sign on-loan Barcelona star this summer

With the La Liga title already secured, FC Barcelona’s attention is now focused on building the squad for the 2026-27 season. The club still has to resolve the future of several players, including Marcus Rashford.

Barça have already made some moves to assess the possibility of keeping the Englishman, starting from the premise that they do not want to pay the €30 million buy option.

Aston Villa want Rashford

During the various talks taking place behind the scenes, Barça are aware of Unai Emery’s interest in signing the player for Aston Villa, reports Mundo Deportivo.

Rashford already spent the second half of the season of the 2024/25 season at Villa Park under Emery, and had a decent spell.

Rashford spent half a season on loan at Villa last year. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Aston Villa still have a chance of qualifying for the Champions League and Emery seems eager to bring Rashford back to the club in the summer.

But the England international’s intention is to exhaust every possibility of remaining at Spotify Camp Nou, whether through a permanent transfer or another loan deal.