Barcelona agree three-year contract with forward on reduced salary ahead of €30m transfer

On Friday, reports emerged from multiple reliable sources confirming that Marcus Rashford was set to become Barcelona’s first signing of the summer of 2026.

The England forward, currently on loan with the Catalans from Manchester United, will be signed permanently at the end of the season.

Barça have agreed to pay the €30 million purchase clause, with the structure of the payment also agreed with the Red Devils – three instalments worth €10 million across three years.

Contract agreement also reached

Building on that, SPORT now reports that Barcelona have agreed a three-year contract with Rashford, which includes a significant wage reduction to adapt to La Liga’s salary limit and facilitate the transfer.

The roadmap was defined after this week’s meeting between Deco and Arturo Canales, the player’s agent.

Rashford will continue at Barcelona. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Following that encounter, the club believe the signing is on track and that, barring any unexpected developments, the next step will be to finalise the deal with Manchester United.

Barcelona were clear that, beyond the transfer fee, the operation depended on the salary.

Rashford currently earns a high wage, estimated at around €15 million after an initial adjustment, and that figure, as the club’s financial department have repeatedly stressed, could have jeopardised the balance of the wage bill.

For that reason, the negotiation has followed a classic pattern: a three-year contract and a structure designed to ensure the cost of the deal is manageable within La Liga’s framework.

With everything sorted on the player’s side and there being progress on the structure of the deal between the clubs as well, Rashford appears set to continue at Barcelona beyond the current season.