According to Mundo Deportivo, Jules Kounde’s long-anticipated contract renewal with Barcelona was delayed not due to negotiations or doubts, but simply because of scheduling changes triggered by

Marcus Rashford’s move to Barcelona falls into that all too rare category of football transfers as it represents a win-win scenario for all parties involved.

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,