Former Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has urged the club to keep hold of Marcus Rashford following his impressive showing in El Clasico.
Rashford opened the scoring with a great strike in a 2-0 win that also delivered the league title for the Catalan giants.
There’s currently uncertainty over Rashford’s future, with Barca reportedly reluctant to pay his €30 million buy option, but Koeman thinks it’s a great price.
“If Barcelona lets him return to Manchester United after this loan, I think they will
regret it immensely. Because 30 million euros in the current market for a player with these characteristics, these numbers, this experience… that’s a steal,” he said, per AS.
“Rashford hurts teams. Madrid looked terrified every time he turned and ran. Against Real Madrid, he completely destroyed them on the counter-attack.
“That speed, the aggression, the directness, the confidence—Madrid couldn’t handle him. Every time Barcelona advanced, he was the danger.
“He scores a free kick in El Clásico, stretches the entire defensive line, creates numerical advantages, presses, gets in behind the defense, and yet there are people within the club who hesitate to pay 30 million euros? That seems insane to me.”
Rashford’s loan deal expires at the end of the season and he’s made it clear he’d love to stay, but it remains to be see where he’ll play his football next season.
