Marcus Rashford should've departed Manchester United a hero. Instead, his exit prompts barely a shrug as he gambles on Barca

England international Marcus Rashford has signed his contract as a new Barcelona player, Fabrizio Romano reports. This comes after details of Rashford's

The Chelsea left back is currently enjoying some time off after conquering the Club World Cup with the Blues. During an interview session with Jijantes at Campus Marc Cucurella in Barcelona, he was asked to give his opinion in Barça’s newest reinforcement.

Manchester United are already close to offloading Jadon Sancho this summer, but now a fresh report claims that another Old Trafford star could join him in Italy, while Marcus Rashford's loan switch to Barcelona has now been signed off.

Plenty of his former colleagues in the current United squad liked his post from the private plane. But there is a delicate path to navigate. Asked about Rashford's impending exit after the 0-0 draw with Leeds in Stockholm on 19 July,

Rashford is already using Barca's gym ahead of the move being confirmed. Meanwhile, a mural has appeared on the local streets of Rashford celebrating scoring in a Barca shirt. It's understood his medical will be held this morning before a signing ceremony is held with Barca president Joan Laporta.

The forward was meant to spend his whole career at the local club where it began but this loan move to Barcelona makes sense on many levels

Manchester United have moved swiftly onto the next item on their to-do list after announcing Bryan Mbeumo as a new £71million signing. With Matheus Cunha snapped up earlier in the window, that's both No.10 positions bolstered, and Ruben Amorim is now hunting down a striker to complete a brand new front-three.