Ineos want unique Marcus Rashford clause that means Man United are guaranteed payout in 2026

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Manchester United are finalising a deal that will see Marcus Rashford join Barcelona on loan for 2025/26.

Marcus Rashford was one of five players not invited to pre-season training by Ruben Amorim this summer as work continued for him to find a new club.

All summer, Rashford’s ‘dream’ was to join Barcelona and now it seems the 27-year-old is going to get his wish.

United have agreed to loan Rashford to Barcelona, with the Spanish side covering all of his wages and a buy option included for next summer.

Ineos would have preferred to cash in on Rashford this summer, but a sale next summer will also put the club in a strong PSR position.

Ineos consider penalty clause for Marcus Rashford loan deal

United will save around £15 million in wages alone by loaning Rashford out this summer, but there will be no injection of cash from a transfer fee.

According to transfer expert Graeme Bailey, Barcelona expect to sign Rashford permanently next summer. The Daily Mail report that the buy option attached to his loan is worth around £40 million.

In case Barcelona choose not to trigger the buy option – like Aston Villa this summer – they have prepared a special clause.

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Ineos are still in negotiations over a potential penalty clause that the Spanish club would have to pay to back out of the buy agreement.

It would mean that United are either guaranteed the £40m transfer fee next summer or a compensation payout from a penalty fee.

Man United are repeating £5m Jadon Sancho trick

Earlier this summer, Jadon Sancho’s move to Chelsea collapsed after the 25-year-old refused to take a wage cut.

Despite winning a European trophy with the Blues, Sancho returned to Manchester and is now part of the ‘bomb squad’ at Carrington who are looking for new clubs.

Chelsea paid £5m to return Sancho this summer, pulling out of a £22m buy clause that was inserted into his loan.

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This was the first example of Ineos using a ‘penalty clause’ and now it seems they are looking to repeat their transfer trick with the Rashford deal.

It doesn’t guarantee that a club will trigger the buy option, but it would push Barcelona to make sure Rashford’s exit is permanent by next summer.