Marcus Rashford made his Barcelona debut on Sunday after finishing his mortgage transfer from Manchester United.
Rashford, 27, pulled on the well-known blue and purple stripes of his new membership for the primary time in a 3-1 pleasant win over Japanese aspect Vissel Kobe.
The ahead got here on as a half-time substitute sporting the No. 14 jersey, which has beforehand been worn by Thierry Henry throughout his three-year spell on the Nou Camp.
He performed 33 minutes within the second half earlier than making method within the 78th minute, one among two Barcelona gamers to come back on and off.
Rashford’s temporary look got here with the ahead having been compelled to coach on his personal at Man United, after being a part of their five-member ‘bomb squad’ in pre-season.
He could have the possibility for additional minutes when Hansi Flick’s aspect will play two extra pre-season matches in South Korea and a fixture in opposition to Como again in Spain.
Marcus Rashford made his Barcelona debut on Sunday after finishing his mortgage transfer from Manchester United
Rashford, 27, pulled on the well-known blue and purple stripes of his new membership for the primary time in a 3-1 pleasant win over Japanese aspect Vissel Kobe
The ahead was introduced on and off within the second half as he earned his first pre-season minutes after being frozen out in Man United’s ‘bomb squad’
Rashford will look to have Barcelona defend the LaLiga title they gained final season when their home marketing campaign begins on August 16 in opposition to Mallorca.
Upon signing for the Blaugrana on Wednesday, he described it as being a ‘pleasure’ to play for Barcelona and saying that he seems like he’s ‘at dwelling’ after finishing a season lengthy mortgage transfer from Manchester United.
Whereas Barcelona have initially accomplished a mortgage transfer for Rashford, who had spoken overtly about his want to hitch the membership, the Spanish giants have an choice to make the transfer everlasting subsequent summer time.
Barcelona introduced the transfer with Rashford standing inside an iconic purple phone field selecting up the telephone throughout an unveiling video, with the ahead saying: ‘Yeah, you may inform them now, its official.’
After leaving the phone field, Rashford mentioned ‘Let’s do that, visca el Barca.’
Talking at his unveiling as a Barcelona participant, Rashford expressed his pleasure at signing for the Spanish giants and mentioned it will likely be a ‘pleasure’ to play for the membership.
‘I’m very excited, I suppose it is a membership the place individuals’s desires come true,’ Rashford mentioned.
‘What the membership stands for means lots to me as properly and it seems like I am at dwelling, and this can be a massive consider my alternative. It is a household membership individuals are snug right here and it is a good place for individuals to indicate their abilities.
Marcus Rashford has mentioned it will likely be a ‘pleasure’ to play for Barcelona after sealing a mortgage transfer
Rashford acquired his shirt from Barcelona president Joan Laporta after signing from Man United
‘I attempt to make decisive actions and quick dynamic performs and I at all times like good soccer so I’ve at all times been a fan of watching Barcelona from a younger age.
‘It will be a pleasure for me to play right here and I’ll take pleasure in each minute of it.’
‘I’m positively full of pleasure and starvation to exit and take a look at an assist the crew win.
‘They gained a lot final 12 months and I can see the ambition is to do higher than final 12 months.
‘As a participant that is what you need to hear, it retains you enhancing 12 months on 12 months and that is what you could be the very best model of your self.’
