Marcus Rashford Transfer LIVE: Manchester United star set to complete loan move to Barcelona

These days, there never really seem to be shock transfer announcements - we sort of know they're going to happen long before they're confirmed through social media etc.

It must infuriate clubs, you'd imagine, that they don't get to be the ones to drop the breaking news, so you have to feel for them to an extent.

Unless of course they, I don't know, leak the news themselves and then hurriedly delete it...

Yep, that's what appears to have happened, and you can check out more at the link below.

Our man on the ground in Barcelona NATHAN SALT, tells us that there is plenty going on down at the Barcelona club shop at their new stadium, which may hint at where the unveiling is to take place.

That is of course where we saw Lamine Yamal declare himself Barca's new No 10 not so long ago...

There looks to be a lot of eager fans milling around looking for a first glimpse of their new man in Barca colours.

I know what we're all thinking - will we get Rashford showing off how many keepy-uppies he can do, like in the Barca unveilings of old?

Well, given that the club's stadium is still not exactly finished per se, we may have to wait for his first match for some juggling.

There have been some absolute classics down the line, though, and even if they have to hold his presser on a bus you'd back him to do better than Ousmane Dembele's attempt...

Barcelona have been linked with a fair few forwards over the last few months, from Nico Williams to Luis Diaz, but they finally look to have landed the man that the club insists was their No 1 target.

For more on just how this deal came to pass, you can check out the inside scoop from Mail Sport's PETE JENSON at the link below!

Hello!

Welcome everyone to Mail Sport's live transfer announcement blog for Wednesday night, with Marcus Rashford set to officially be unveiled as a Barcelona player for the first time.

It's been a long 12 months for the forward, but he finally looks to have left some of his troubles behind at Man United, and is set for a new chapter in Spain, with the announcement expected at around 5.30pm.

Stick with us as we bring you all the latest updates!