Barcelona do not want to pay the £26 million option in Marcus Rashford’s loan deal, according to Football Insider.

Rashford joined Barcelona on a loan deal from Manchester United in the summer of 2025. 

Although Barcelona want to keep the England international forward at the club, the defending Spanish champions want the terms of the deal changed.

Journalist Pete O’Rourke said: “Yeah, it’ll be an interesting one. 

“Ideally, Barcelona want to keep Marcus Rashford beyond the end of the season.

“This is just a negotiating tactic by Barcelona to see if they can possibly get Rashford on another loan, rather than paying that £26million option that they’ve got in the deal.

“Hansi Flick is more than happy to keep the England international as well.

“So it’s a bit of a negotiating tactic by Barca. They would prefer not to have to pay that £26 million fee this summer due to their ongoing financial issues.

“They would like another loan and then have the buy clause after that one. But yeah, I still imagine this deal will get done.”