Marcus Rashford set to come up against familiar face for Barcelona | OneFootball

Manchester United’s on loan striker Marcus Rashford will come up against a familiar face on pre-season tour.

Rashford gets his move

The Red Devils finally agreed to a loan deal with FC Barcelona over the weekend.

The deal will see Barcelona have the option to sign the player permanently next summer for £26 million.

United will mainly benefit from the deal as they will not pay any of Rashford’s weekly wage and this will save millions across the season.

The Carrington academy graduate will be presented later today as a Barca player in front of the fanbase and will then jet off on the club’s pre-season tour.

A familiar face on tour

Website Getfootballsnewsspain.com has claimed that “incoming Barcelona signing Marcus Rashford is set for an unlikely reunion with a compatriot and former teammate on the club’s pre-season tour of Asia.”

This is because Barcelona have a friendly match against Jesse Lingard’s FC Seoul scheduled for Thursday 31st July.

Lingard and Rashford connection

Jesse Lingard and Rashford both came through the United academy as kids.

Lingard earned his first start in the 2014-2015 season but really won his spot in the first team squad the following season.

The 2015-2016 season also saw the rise of Rashford who broke onto the scene with two debut goals in the Europa League.

Lingard finally left the club in 2022 for Nottingham Forest before he moved to South Korea to play for FC Seoul last year.

The two players spent seven seasons as teammates in the United first team as Lingard played 232 times for the club.

The two would often be caught on camera celebrating and dancing together and will surely both love the chance to catch up at the end of the month.

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