The Welshman scored just four times in his one and only La Liga season, eventually returning to Manchester United in 1988 following a loan spell at Bayern Munich. Hughes would later score a match-winning brace for the Red Devils against his former club in the 1991 European Cup Winners’ Cup final.

Marcus Rashford is said to be a "very lucky boy" to leave Manchester United for Barcelona as a move to the Championship club would be more "logical".