Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has reportedly made up his mind on Marcus Rashford's future.
The Catalan giants sealed a season-long loan deal over the summer to bring Rashford away from a tense situation at Manchester United.
Rashford joined a host of other United stars in being told he was not in Ruben Amorim's plans for the 2025/26 season and Barcelona swooped in.
Despite the ongoing financial chaos at Barcelona, the two clubs agreed a salary sharing package, and his La Liga registration was finally completed at the end of August.
After a slow start, Rashford has kicked up a level in recent weeks, with three goals and four assists across all competitions, as Barcelona current goal contributions leader.
Flick has hailed his impact as 'unbelievable', and all signs point to Barcelona activating their purchase clause on the 27-year-old next summer, amid speculation of Robert Lewandowski moving on.
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As part of the loan, United and Barcelona confirmed a non-binding clause of £30m [$40m] if the Catalan giants wanted to retain Rashford past the end of his loan spell.
With United keen to offload Rashford, and seal a transfer fee before his contract expires in 2027, Barcelona sense a deal can be brokered.
However, as per the latest from Estadio Deportivo, Barcelona are looking to strike a cut-price deal, with some flexibility in the above clause.
As the deal is not mandatory, United could go as low as £26m [$35m], and that's where Barcelona will begin their offer.
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