Barcelona have decided not to buy Marcus Rashford and will send him back to Manchester United, according to reports in Spain.Barca have a deadline of Monday to sign Rashford for a set fee of £26million under the terms of his loan at the Nou Camp this season, although they could negotiate a separate deal after that date.Up to now, United have refused to budge on price with Barcelona said to be offering roughly half the agreed figure, having already spent £70million to sign his England teammate Anthony Gordon from Newcastle.Sources close to the deal believe that the Catalans could also offer to take the 28-year-old on loan for another season and pay his £315,000-a-week wages again.However, reports in Spain on Monday claimed that Barca have decided not to pursue the deal and are happy for Rashford to return to Old Trafford after the World Cup. Marcus Rashford, pictured posing for England this week, is not returning to Barcelona The forward was keen on staying with the Catalan club beyond this summer but the feeling wasn’t mutualMarca reported that Gordon was picked ahead of Rashford because of his defensive work, the United forward’s ‘weakest point’, and their three-year age gap.United sources insist there has been no official communication from Barca to say they don’t want to keep Rashford, and Monday’s clause remains in effect.But Rashford – who contributed 14 goals and 14 assists in just 26 starts as Hansi Flick’s side won La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup this season – removed any references to Barcelona from his social media bios on Instagram and X shortly after news broke regarding his future.The Spanish champions have also made an offer to sign Bernardo Silva on a free transfer from Manchester City, and are ready to pay Atletico Madrid in excess of £100million for Julian Alvarez to replace Robert Lewandowski at centre-forward.Barca have a number of other attacking options including Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Fermin Lopez.Rashford would prefer to return to the Nou Camp, but United will be free to do business with other clubs after Monday’s deadline and will be hoping the player has a good World Cup with England to boost his value.Arsenal, Tottenham and Aston Villa – who had Rashford on loan for the second half of last season – are believed to have an interest in bringing him back to the Premier League.Real Madrid, who are soon to be managed by former United boss Jose Mourinho, Bayern Munich and Chelsea may emerge as other options.Rashford’s wages and age – he will turn 29 in October – are not in his favour.He might have to take a pay-cut or negotiate a pay-off with United to secure a permanent move away from Old Trafford, having last played for his boyhood club in December 2024.If the Red Devils cannot find Rashford a new club before he is due to start pre-season training after the World Cup, then he will return to Carrington. Rashford was quick to remove any reference to Barcelona from his social media bios Rashford scored 14 goals and added 14 assists as Barcelona won La Liga and the Super CupLast summer, the forward was part of a ‘bomb squad’ that also included Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia, although it’s unclear how United would handle the situation again.It would appear to be in the best interests of both parties to avoid that scenario even though, ironically, United are in the market for a left winger.Goalkeeper Andre Onana finds himself in a similar position after a season on loan at Trabzonspor which ended with him helping the club to win the Turkish Cup.The Cameroonian has no future at United after being replaced by Senne Lammens, who was voted as the Premier League’s signing of the season, but is ready to return for pre-season next month if his future is unresolved.Trabzonspor would like to keep him and another loan is a possibility. United would prefer a sale but are unlikely to get any more than half of the £47.2million they paid Inter Milan for the goalkeeper after quoting Monaco £30million for him last summer.