The Spanish newspaper Sport reported that Barcelona's sporting director, Deco, held a meeting with the agent of English star Marcus Rashford in the city of Jeddah, as part of a series of discussions regarding the player's future in the upcoming period.

According to reports, Barcelona currently prefers to wait until the situation regarding Rashford becomes clearer before taking any concrete steps, while closely monitoring all possible scenarios.

The newspaper explained that the trend within the Catalan club leans towards keeping the player for the long term, with the idea of activating the purchase option strongly considered, provided that the technical and financial conditions align with the management's aspirations.

This move reflects Barcelona's interest in securing high-quality attacking solutions as part of its planning for the upcoming seasons, while awaiting the anticipated developments in the player's case in the near future.