Hansi Flick refused to provide an update on Marcus Rashford’s future at Barcelona after the on-loan forward found the back of the net during the Blaugrana’s victory over rivals Atletico Madrid.
Rashford, 28, impressed at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday night, scoring an equaliser before Robert Lewandowski went on to send Barcelona seven points clear of Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga with a late winner.
In March, Daily Mail Sport reported that the Catalonians are keen to hold onto the Manchester United loanee, at least for another season, by requesting a second loan deal for the 2026-27 season.
However, Barcelona boss Flick was rather coy when approached with the topic following the winger’s superb performance against Atletico.
‘I’m very happy with Marcus,’ the German said. ‘He has shown his quality and he scored an important goal.
‘I can’t say anything about his future, we have to focus on the matches until the end of the season.’
Rashford moved to Catalonia over the summer on a season-long loan, with an option to buy, and has enjoyed a promising return to form that has seen him re-find favour within Thomas Tuchel’s England set-up.
The winger has netted 11 goals during his time in Spain and assisted a further 13 in his 39 appearances across all competitions.
But Rashford remains some way off the level of his competition on either wing under Hansi Flick, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.
Boosting Rashford’s chances of staying at his new club was the re-election of Joan Laporta as club president on Sunday. Laporta is a keen backer of Flick in the dugout, who in turn, is keen for Rashford to stay.
At the end of last year, Rashford admitted that he was keen to stay put in his ‘happy place’ in Barcelona, telling Spanish outlet Sport: ‘Of course this is what I want, but it’s not the reason why I’m pushing and working hard.
‘The reason why is because I want to win. Barcelona is a fantastic club. A club that is known for winning, and it’s this type of pressure – I want to say pressure but it’s not a bad type of pressure.
‘It’s a pressure that you look forward to and a pressure that I want to have whilst I’m playing football. If I’m at a club that doesn’t demand these things then it’s more difficult for me to be motivated. It’s a fantastic environment for me to continue my football journey.’
Asked about how he had enjoyed settling into life in Barcelona, Rashford said: ‘From the minute that I arrived I felt welcome. For me, the reason why I’m here is to help the team. I’m here to help them win trophies.
‘Last year they had a fantastic season but – like in life and in football – things move on quickly so we have to repeat the season that we had last season.
‘I’m fully focused on this and the staff, the players know that I’m focused on this so it’s really good.’
