MARCUS RASHFORD will NOT be heading back to Manchester United in January, according to sources close to the player.
The forward made a loan switch to the LaLiga champions in the summer window.
Rashford, 27, was thrilled to seal his dream move but sensational reports in Spain over the weekend suggested it could turn into a nightmare.
Spanish outlet El Nacional incredibly claimed that Barcelona were already considering ending his loan deal early.
A bombshell report suggested that Nou Camp bosses were unimpressed by his start in LaLiga, after just three games.
However, this has been vehemently denied by sources close to Rashford.
It is understood that Barcelona and manager Hansi Flick are still giving the England international their full support.
Barcelona have the option to make Rashford’s move permanent for £30million.
He has made three appearances this season and is yet to score or assist.
But his minutes on the pitch have mostly been limited to substitute appearances.
Rashford’s one start came against Levante at the Estadio Ciutat de Valencia.
Flick subbed the loanee off at half-time after Barcelona had fallen to a shock 2-0 deficit.
They came back to win the match with a stunning second-half display as Pedri and Ferran Torres scored before a late own-goal from Unai Elgezabal.
Rashford was still able to do enough to convince England manager Thomas Tuchel to call him up for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.
He started in the 2-0 win against Andorra and had some impressive moments in the first half.
Tuchel insisted after the match that Rashford is putting in the effort to succeed.
He said: “For me, he’s clearly a left winger.
“That’s where we played him today. He had the freedom to go a bit more inside to play not only against the fifth defender in the back five, but to play maybe more inside against the third.
“I think the right side was a bit more active and found the positions a bit better. So I think he suffered from that today.
“He had an excellent training week, and it was obvious that we want him to start because he trained so well on the left side.
“I can see that he tries. This is, for me, the most important, that he stays positive and he trains at the moment with the right attitude with a smile.
“He struggles a bit with numbers and with ‘wow’ performance in an England shirt.”
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