Rashford eyes 30-40 goals across all comps in first Barcelona season

Marcus Rashford has set an ambitious personal target for his first season at Barcelona after a bright start to a season-long loan from Manchester United, saying he aims to be involved in 30 to 40 goals across all competitions. The 27-year-old England forward has scored and assisted regularly since his move in the summer and has become a key figure under coach Hansi Flick, whose side face a constrained transfer budget as they weigh whether to make the loan permanent.

Rashford has contributed to eight or nine goals in his first nine to ten appearances for Barcelona, including a brace in a Champions League win at Newcastle and a stoppage-time strike in a 4-1 La Liga loss at Sevilla. He also supplied the first-time pass that set up Ferran Torres during a Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain. A brief injury scare after the Sevilla match, when Rashford went to ground and limped off, was described by club sources as a knock and not thought to be serious.

Barcelona have an option to sign Rashford permanently at the end of the loan for a fee reported in the mid-to-high twenties of millions of euros, though the exact figure has been variously reported. Club officials are said...