Barcelona’s reported £70 million-plus payment for Rashford is viewed as unexpected because Barcelona was not thought to have that level of available funds. The deal is seen as potentially strategic, since Barcelona may now have money to spend. Questions remain about how Rashford would fit with other targets, including whether Barcelona would have both Rashford and Gordon. Gordon was widely linked to Bayern Munich through rumors, but Barcelona entered late and secured the deal. The surprise is tempered by the fact that not all money must be paid immediately, since payments are spread across the contract length.
"I thought that it was more Bayern Munich that Gordon would go to, because there have been that many rumours about the German side. But Barcelona have come in late and yeah, I was a tad surprised that they could get that amount of money together, albeit you don't have to pay all of it up front, it's over the length of the contract."
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