England striker Marcus Rashford said Barcelona was a club where “dreams came true” as he joined the Laliga champions Wednesday with a season loan by Manchester United with an opportunity to buy.

Media reports said Barcelona would be covered RashfordThe salaries of this season after the player accepted a salary reduction, with the opportunity to buy at about 30m euros ($ 35.25 million) for the 27-year-old.

“Very excited. I think it’s a club where people’s dreams come true. They win big prizes. And what the club actually means a lot to me too. So feels like I’m at home,” Rashford told reporters after his discovery.

“Another factor is because the conversations I had with the manager (Hansi Flick) was positive. What he did last season was scary. To lead such a new team in a very successful season and return to pre-season and still want to do more, it tells me everything I thought about the club and it is all I wanted.”

After being seen as a club icon and home star Rashford had a dramatic decline from Grace in Unitedmarked by a decrease with the manager Ruben Amorim that paved the way for him to transfer villa loan in February.

“(Manchester United) is in a period of change and they have been for a while. I have nothing wrong with saying as it was an important part not only of my career but my life, so I was grateful for the opportunity,“He added.

“But like life not everything goes as simple as you thought and this is my next chapter and I am fully focused on improving myself and helping the team win trophy.”

Barcelona said Rashford had signed his contract earlier in the afternoon. “Rashford can play anywhere in the attack. Right, he can get the players and is a great final, talent he can now show with a Barca shirt,” the club said in a statement.

The measure came after Rashford born in Manchester, who made 426 high appearances and scored 138 goals for United in all competitions, fell in favor of Amorim, who questioned his level of work.

Rashford, who won two Cups of the Armed Forces, two league cups and a Europa League title with United, joined Aston Villa with borrowing after Amorim said he would better come to a goalkeeper than a player who did not give it all.

United issued a statement wishing Rashford and they announced the agreement with Barcelona.

“Everyone in Manchester United congratulates Marcus good luck for the season,” the club said.

The striker, who scored 17 goals for England in 62 appearances, said he was feeling more capable and better after joining Villa, where he scored two goals in 10 League matches, while United had their worst campaign in the Premier League, ending in 15th place.

Rashford said he had wanted to move to Barca during the mid -season transfer window when he joined Villa.

“I was clear about my preference (to join Barcelona) from the beginning. Indeed from probably in January. It didn’t work in January, so I went to Villa and enjoyed a good period there,” He said.

“It was time to make another decision. My choice was easy.

Barcelona is set to play three pre -season friendships in Japan and South Korea starting July 27.