Ex-Madrid Star Slams Barca's Rashford Loan: 'A Big Risk'

A former member of the attacking ranks at Real Madrid has this weekend called into question the decision of Barcelona to bring in Marcus Rashford .

Frontman Rashford is of course all set to link up with Hansi Flick’s Barca for next season.

Following a quickfire round of negotiations with Manchester United on Saturday, Deco and co. quickly found an agreement on the terms of a year-long loan for the Englishman.

The Blaugrana will then have the chance to make the transfer a permanent one next summer.

– Saturday, 19 July 2025

The reaction to Rashford’s impending arrival has since been something of a mixed one across Spain.

As alluded to above, though, one individual of the opinion that Barcelona are certainly taking a risk in bringing in a player with such a chequered recent past is Predrag Mijatović.

Speaking during an interview with SER, as cited by Diario AS , this weekend, former Real Madrid frontman Mijatović was drawn on the latest transfer business at the Camp Nou.

And the 56-year-old went on to explain:

“Rashford is a player who was set to become a real star, but he’s had a very bad run. When you do things like this (signing a loan player), it’s either because you don’t have the money or because you’re not sure he’s going to play well.”

Conor Laird – GSFN