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Barcelona sporting director Deco has previously spoken of his admiration for Rashford – as well as Liverpool winger Luis Diaz.<\/p>\n
“When we go to the market, there are names that we know and that could improve the team,” he told Catalan radio station RAC1 in May.<\/p>\n
“We like Luis, we like Rashford and we like other players,” he said.<\/a><\/p>\n For his part, Rashford last month spoke of how he would like to play alongside teenage superstar Lamine Yamal at Barcelona.<\/p>\n “Everyone wants to play with the best. Hopefully… We’ll see,” he said in an interview with Spanish influencer Javi Ruiz.<\/p>\n Rashford’s Old Trafford contract runs until June 2028 but the England international has not been given a squad number for the new season and was left behind to train at Carrington while the first team travelled to Sweden, where they drew 0-0 with newly-promoted Leeds United<\/a> in their first match of pre-season on Saturday.<\/p>\n Rashford came through the academy ranks at his hometown club, making his debut in February 2016 as an 18-year-old, under Louis van Gaal.<\/p>\n He has gone on to score 138 goals for the club in 426 appearances but has not pulled on a United shirt since being substituted during a 2-1 Europa League win over Czech side Viktoria Plzen on 12 December.<\/p>\n Amorim dropped Rashford for last season’s league derby against Manchester City at the Etihad later that month, going public with his concerns over the efforts he and team-mate Alejandro Garnacho had put into training.<\/p>\n If he were to complete a move to Barcelona, he would be joining a side that won a league and cup double in Hansi Flick’s first season as manager.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n