Barcelona president Joan Laporta warned that Marcus Rashford would be the last marquee arrival of the summer while the club focuses on thinning a squad with “too many players”. Rashford managed to extract himself from the Manchester United meat-grinder to secure a loan move to Barcelona this month,

Marcus Rashford is in Barcelona to complete a move from Manchester United, a person with knowledge of the transfer told The Associated Press.

For now, Rashford is only allowed to play in non-competitive games. That includes the Joan Gamper Trophy clash against Como, and preseason tours in Japan and South Korea. But once the La Liga season kicks off on August 16 at Real Mallorca, Rashford’s involvement depends entirely on Barca’s ability to balance the books.