TA: Rashford has changed in Barcelona + willing to sacrifice; the problem is that the registration has not been completed yet

Hupu August 5th TheAthleticUK Barcelona + British reporter wrote a follow-up column for Barcelona Asia Tour.

Barcelona's staff team currently believes that Torres is a better replacement for Lewandowski in the midfield position. According to the club, Torres scored two goals against Seoul FC and received a round break for load management reasons in the match against Daegu FC.

This means that Rashford's best chance in La Liga is to serve as the substitute for Barcelona on the left, which is Rafinia. Frick's team currently expects Rashford to be on the left-wing position mainly – although they also know he is flexible enough to be competent for other positions.

Rashford does look refreshed and seems willing to accept the challenge of winning minutes in one of Europe's most powerful offensive systems. Judging from his recent remarks (remarks made in the mixed zone after Barcelona defeated Seoul FC), he doesn't seem to be worried about possible game time limits this season.

Meanwhile, Rashford's new teammates were impressed by his attitude. According to a source within Barcelona who declined to be named, Rashford was very cautious when getting along with everyone in the locker room, striving to get a good impression and perform well from the beginning due to lack of permission to comment.

"He was eager to do everything well, was very humble and respected everyone on the field," a locker room source told TheAthletic. "On the court, he showed his due dedication."

For Frick, he must see the excellent return of the offensive players, and the team's coaching staff sources also said they were satisfied with what they saw.

So, so far, everything is OK? Not so.

With 11 days left before the opening of the La Liga, Rashford is still not registered as a Barcelona player. He will not be eligible for any official competition until he registers. If he still does not register until the transfer window is closed, Barcelona will not be able to register for him until the transfer window opens again in January next year.

Barcelona sources insist they are confident that they will register all required players before the start of the 2025-26 season. In addition to Rashford, they also need to register newly signed Juan Garcia and Rooney Valdegi, as well as the returnee Voiceh Szczesni.

Gerard Martin, who had no registration as a youth training player before, now also needs to register as a first-team player.