Barcelona president Joan Laporta insisted that Marcus Rashford was always the club’s first-choice option during a “complicated” process which also included extensive negotiations with Athletic Club starlet Nico Williams and Liverpool’s Luis Díaz.
Six months after first setting his sights on a move to Catalonia, Rashford belatedly signed for the Spanish champions on Wednesday. The Manchester United outcast made little secret of his desire to play alongside Lamine Yamal, yet Barcelona’s admiration has been less clear.
