In his continued attempts to convince Barcelona to make his loan spell permanent, Marcus Rashford has his sights set on directly contributing to as many as 40 goals this season.
The Manchester United loanee has made little secret of his desire to become a fully fledged member of the Catalan giants. Barcelona have the option to cement Rashford’s temporary stay for the relatively affordable sum of €30 million (£26.1 million, $35.2 million), and manager Hansi Flick is a big fan of the England international.
The German tactician pushed for Rashford to be registered in time for Barcelona’s first fixture of the season and despite one or two setbacks—the winger was most notably dropped to the bench after arriving two minutes late to a team meeting—that faith has been largely rewarded.
A brace against Newcastle United in the Champions League earned Rashford his first goals for Barcelona, while he has provided four assists across all competitions, including a deft first-time pass for Ferran Torres to score the opener against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.
An impressive tally of six goal contributions in nine appearances is just the start. Rashford has set himself the ambitious target of registering a combined goal-and-assist tally of between 30 and 40 across all competitions by the end of the campaign, per .
