Barcelona's reluctance to pay the agreed fee to sign Marcus Rashford permanently is causing issues for Manchester United, who want to press on with other deals16:29, 01 Jun 2026Updated 16:50, 01 Jun 2026Manchester United fear Marcus Rashford's future might not get resolved until after the World Cup, which would seriously hamper the club's summer transfer business - and Michael Carrick's plans for next season.‌Rashford has been left in limbo following a breakdown in communications between United and Barcelona. Barca had agreed to make this season's loan-deal permanent for a fee of £24million. But the Spanish giants want to renegotiate the terms of the deal, having just spent £70m on signing Anthony Gordon from Newcastle.‌United have refused the offer of another 12 month loan, lesser fee or the original £24m spread over several instalments. United bosses have become exasperated with Barca's attitude towards negotiating a deal for the England international.‌The situation has reached the point where United are considering turning their backs on the Catalan outfit and selling the 28-year-old to someone else instead. The problem United have, however, is that the transfer fee once agreed with Barca would be the same figure other clubs expect to pay.FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! Latest United news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageRashford remains contracted to the English giants until 2028 on a deal worth £325,000-a-week. It's understood Rashford has no interest in resuming his United career.‌United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe remains desperate to get him off the club's wage bill. The club had been banking on Barca signing Rashford permanently to help them formulate a transfer budget for new manager Carrick.A host of clubs are keeping close tabs on developments, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham. But United are reluctant to sell Rashford to one of their main English rivals, while the forward is not interested in going to either Newcastle or Tottenham.‌Rashford, meanwhile, has been training on his own at MLS outfit Inter Miami ahead of linking up with the rest of England's World Cup squad, as the countdown to the big kick off gets closer.He returned 14 goals and 14 assists in 49 appearances across his debut campaign with Barcelona and struck up a good relationship with manager Hansi Flick. The German is understood to be keen on keeping Rashford, but the arrival of his England team-mate Gordon has complicated matters further.England's squad arrive in Florida on Monday for their pre-World Cup training camp. Like many other players, Rashford chose to holiday in North America ahead of the camp on Thomas Tuchel's advice. The Three Lions' first game is against Croatia in Dallas on June 17, with further games against Ghana and Panama to follow.Article continues belowJoin our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.