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Manchester United have ruled out another loan move to Barcelona for Marcus Rashford after the forward spent the 2025/26 season at the Camp Nou, according to former scout Mick Brown.

Barca have a £26million option to buy Rashford but the Catalan side are trying to get him “on the cheap”, according to Brown, and hope United buckle amid the player’s desire to move back to Spain.

“Barcelona have been trying to get Rashford on the cheap,” Brown told Football Insider. “From Man United’s point of view, £26million is already cheap, but they want to either lower that price or sign him on another loan deal.

“That’s not going to work, so as things stand, that deal is off because Barcelona won’t come up with the money that United are asking for. It’s even more frustrating for the club seeing them go out and spend on Anthony Gordon, because the money has obviously been there for them to spend.

“In hindsight, Man United should have included an obligation to buy rather than an option, but that isn’t the case so they’ve gone right back to square one.

“It will be a test of their strength in negotiations, because they’re planning to stick to their price tag and then see who moves first, with Rashford now set to return.”