Marcus Rashford has admitted last summer’s negotiations were not the first he had with Barcelona over a departure from Manchester United.
After returning from a six-month loan with Aston Villa, Rashford rebuffed all other approaches as he chased a switch to Barcelona, who eventually agreed to their own temporary deal with United which includes the option to make the move permanent for a reported €30 million (£26.1 million, $34.8 million).
The agreement brought an end to a lengthy transfer saga which, according to Rashford, was actually going on behind the scenes for a lot longer than publicly known.
“I just believe that things happen when they’re supposed to happen,” Rashford told .
“It’s not the first time I spoke with Barcelona about potentially coming here, but for whatever reasons it didn’t happen in the past and now is my opportunity to make it happen. I feel like there’s no time like the present now. So I just take things day to day.
“The key thing for me is just to continue to improve because when you retire, you’re going to miss everything—the good stuff, the bad stuff—you're going to miss it about the sport.
“Every day I just take it day by day and just try to improve from the day before.”
