Barcelona sporting director Deco has given his verdict on Marcus Rashford’s season at the club and says the Manchester United loanee fully deserved to win La Liga.
Rashford scored eight goals and contributed seven assists in 32 La Liga outings for Hansi Flick’s side as the Catalans succesfully retained their title.
Deco has praised Rashford for his contribution and says he did a great job for the club.
“Marcus has helped us a lot because he came on loan, it is not easy to come on loan as a player like
him because he is a top player,” he told BBC Sport.
“He helped us a lot because he had the responsibility to replace Raphinha, it is not easy but he did very well. Sometimes he [is] on the bench and it’s not easy but he reacted very well and he did everything.
“His season was very good and we are happy he won La Liga with us. He deserves [it], he works a lot and works hard to be here. We are happy with him.”
Deco also had particular praise for Rashford’s brilliant goal against Real Madrid. His stunning free-kick came in a Clasico win that delivered the title for Barca and certainly impressed Deco.
“We knew he had these kinds of skills, I saw him scoring at United many times, but this goal was unbelievable. It was a fantastic goal,” he added.
Deco didn’t talk about Rashford’s future at the club which remains uncertain. The forward made his intentions clear after scoring his Clasico stunner, saying: “I’m not a magician but if I was I would stay at Barcelona. We will see.”
