Marcus Rashford’s transfer to Barcelona from Manchester United was brokered in part by a former semi-professional referee and darts nut turned respected commercial and technology lawyer.

Marcus Rashford’s childhood dream turned into a nightmare after a clash of personalities, tactics and an ill-informed nightclub trip.

The Manchester-born United fan who netted twice on his debut seemed like a fairytale story, and for a while it was, with the then-18-year-old even playing a part in a major trophy win as Manchester United won a first FA Cup in 13 years that May.

Marcus Rashford is the boyhood Manchester United fan who lived his dream until a precipitous fall from grace ended his love affair with the club.- Boyhood club - The left winger joined United at the age of seven and emerged as a teenage prodigy in 2016,

Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Jadon Sancho make up what’s known as a ‘bomb squad’ in football parlance — players deemed not to have a future at the club concerned. Marcus Rashford was a member too, but on Sunday, The Athletic reported he was on the way to Barcelona after a loan deal had been agreed.

Barcelona officially announced their third signing of the summer earlier today as Marcus Rashford, the talented young winger from Manchester United who arrived amid massive hype around his