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  "textContent": "Manchester United believe they have made a mistake (Picture: Getty)\n\nManchester United’s hierarchy ‘regret’ agreeing to sell Marcus Rashford for just £26m and believe the Barcelona loanee is now worth double that amount.\n\nRuben Amorim sanctioned Rashford’s loan move to Barcelona last summer after placing the England international in his ‘bomb squad’.\n\nRashford made over 400 appearances for his boyhood club and enjoyed some prolific campaigns, scoring 30 goals under Erik ten Hag and also impressing for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.\n\nBut the England forward fell out of favour under Amorim during the 2024-25 season and finished that campaign on loan at Aston Villa.\n\nVilla were keen to sign Rashford on a permanent transfer but the 28-year-old made Barcelona his dream destination after the La Liga champions expressed interest in a deal.\n\nAs part of the loan, Manchester United agreed to sell Rashford to Barcelona permanently for just £26m.\n\nThat was seen as a relatively low fee at the time and Rashford’s productive spell in Spain has only increased speculation that Barcelona pulled off a significant coup.\n\n##  Get your football fix\n\nDon't want to miss the week's biggest football stories? **Metro's** exclusive football newsletter, In The Mixer, is your essential guide.\n\nFrom the latest transfer rumours and managerial moves to analysis of the biggest games and a lot more, our experts have you covered.\n\nSign up here, it's an open goal.\n\nMarcus Rashford is loving his time at Barcelona (Picture: Getty)\n\nRashford is loving his time at the Nou Camp and has almost reached double figures for both goals and assists for Barca, who are second in La Liga and through to the knockout stages of the Champions League.\n\nAccording to the Daily Star, Manchester United already ‘regret’ their deal with Barcelona and believe they could have got almost £50m for Rashford this summer.\n\nUnited decided to get Rashford off the books at Old Trafford but suspect Barcelona have secured a cheap deal.\n\n> https://www.instagram.com/p/DUd-LTNjKv2/?hl=en&img_index=1\n\nOther clubs have taken note of Rashford’s form in Spain and would likely have been prepared to pay up to £50m for a player of his calibre.\n\nIt has even been reported that Barcelona could try and take more money off the deal given Rashford’s desire to stay put, but they are reportedly satisfied with the £26m fee.\n\nOther reports suggested Manchester United caretaker boss Michael Carrick was keen to bring Rashford back to the Theatre of Dreams should he get the permanent job.\n\nRuben Amorim sanctioned Rashford’s Man Utd exit (Picture: Getty)\n\nCarrick’s former United teammate Louis Saha ‘loves’ Rashford but believes it would be a mistake from both parties to reunite at the end of the season.\n\n‘It’s a difficult one because I love Rashford, I love his quality,’ Saha told CasinoHawks. ‘I’m not surprised that he’s doing well at Barcelona.\n\n‘He can’t rewrite what happened before, and this is the best version of him we’re seeing now. I think sometimes you need to move on.\n\n‘If he comes back it wouldn’t completely erase everything that happened, there are bad memories there and that’s not something he’s dealing with at Barcelona.\n\n‘I think it would be strange. I think sometimes you need to move on. A lot has been said and it seems to be the best place for him, Barcelona.\n\n‘Yes, he’s a talented player, and maybe his return can be considered. But even as a big fan of his, I’m not sure it would help the club.’\n\nRashford’s Barcelona return to La Liga action on Sunday against Levante, while his parent club Manchester United face Everton on Monday night.\n\n**For more stories like this,check our sport page**.\n\n**Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on**Facebook, **Twitter and Instagram**.\n\nComment now Comments  Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source ",
  "title": "Manchester United board already ‘regret’ £26m transfer ‘mistake’"
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