Barcelona do not have a €5 million penalty clause in agreement for summer signing

After an extended wait, FC Barcelona announced the signing of Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United this past Wednesday.

The 27-year-old forward joins the Catalans on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the transfer permanent for a fee of €30 million. Barça will cover his full wages, although he has accepted a significant pay cut.

On top of that, it had also been reported that there was a penalty clause in the agreement which stipulated that Barcelona would have to pay €5 million to Manchester United if they do not decide to activate the permanent buy option.

No penalty clause

However, providing clarification on the matter, The Athletic reports that the agreement between Barcelona and Manchester United does not include a €5 million penalty fee if the La Liga champions decide not to trigger that option.

In recent windows, Manchester United have inserted such penalty clauses in loan agreements for their players – the most recent case being that of Jadon Sancho at Chelsea last summer.

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As such, it was speculated that the Red Devils had opted for a similar move with Rashford as well, wherein Barça would owe them a fee if they decide not to make his transfer permanent by activating the €30 million clause.

But, it is now being claimed that there is no such penalty clause in the agreement and Barcelona will not have to pay the Premier League club any fee if they opt against retaining Rashford beyond this season.

Having arrived at Barcelona over the weekend, Rashford has already trained with the squad on a few occasions and has made a solid impression.

Having flown to Asia for the pre-season tour, the England forward will hope to hit the ground running at his new club.