Marcus Rashford will not be staying at Barcelona after the LaLiga side opted against a purchase clause in his contract.
On loan from Manchester United, Barca had until June 15th to trigger the €30million option but have decided against it according to multiple reports in Spain.
In response, Rashford has deleted all traces of the club from his social media biographies.
Barca have informed the forward they have no intention of paying the clause, but have also not ruled out signing him under different conditions.
Rashford agreed to take a substantial wage cut to stay at the side where he won LaLiga and the Supercopa.
However, the fee remained an issue with Barca forking out a massive €80m to sign his England teammate Anthony Gordon from Newcastle.
Their priority now turns to replacing Robert Lewandowski up front, with Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez the No.1 target and Chelsea’s Joao Pedro a back-up.
Barca could sign Rashford after that, should there be a departure in attack, namely Raphinha who is attracting mega offers from Saudi Arabia.
But Rashford is likely to have suitors before then, with Aston Villa’s Unai Emery keen on a return, while Bayern Munich are also lurking.
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