Deco has offered an update on Marcus Rashford’s future at Barcelona after bringing in the forward on loan from Manchester United.
Rashford has two goals and three assists so far for Barcelona and is starting to settle, although question marks remain over whether he will be able to secure a permanent move to Catalunya.
Deco says there’s no penalty clause in the loan deal and that he’s happy with the start Rashford has made to life with Hansi Flick’s side.
“He’s on a simple loan, there’s no penalty, and
if we want him, we have an option to buy. It’s too early to talk about decisions for next season, but what matters is that we’re happy with him. What we thought he could bring to us, he’s bringing,” he told Mundo Deportivo.
“He’s a very high-level player; he exploded very early, then he had great seasons at United, then he had years of more complicated management with changes of coaches, and perhaps he struggled too because they demanded a lot of things from him there. But we’re happy with him; that’s the most important thing.
“These aren’t decisions for now; now it’s time to focus on the games to come. A decision will be made, but that’s not being discussed right now.”
Deco was also quizzed about how much Barcelona would have to pay to sign Rashford permanently but wasn’t giving too much away about the purchase option in his contract.
“I don’t know, it’s not that high but I don’t have to say it either, there’s a contract between the clubs but it has to be discussed,” he added.
Rashford is currently on a good run of form for Barcelona and will hope to start on Wednesday against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
