Selling Marcus Rashford has proven to be way tougher than Manchester United thought, especially after a successful loan spell with Aston Villa last season.The Villans had the option of turning his

Barcelona sporting director Deco is the 'main obstacle' preventing Marcus Rashford from completing a dream move to Camp Nou this summer, it has been claimed. On Friday, it was alleged that the La Liga champions were prepared to go 'all in' for the signing of the England international, who is one of two priority alternatives to Nico Williams.

The justification for this shift in stance—less than six weeks ago, Deco explicitly named Rashford as a player Barcelona “liked”—is the preference for Liverpool forward Luis Díaz. The Colombia international is deemed to be more versatile, more experienced and more willing to sacrifice himself for the good of the team than Rashford.