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title: "Barnsley keen to resign United striker on loan"
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published: "2016-06-01T12:54:42Z"
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# Barnsley keen to resign United striker on loan

Barnsley are keen on re-signing Manchester United striker Ashley Fletcher for another loan spell next season.

Fletcher has scored 9 goals in 26 appearances for the newly-promoted Tykes, including one in the League One play-off final victory against Millwall on Sunday, as well as in the final of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy against Oxford United, which Barnsley won 3-2.

The 20-year-old has spoken of his desire to emulate Marcus Rashford’s emergence into the United first-team, but Barnsley chairman Maurice Watkins is keen on keeping him as the Tykes play in the Championship next season.

![Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2016/06/535281222.jpg)

Speaking to [The Star](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley-fc/barnsley-looking-to-keep-hold-of-key-striker-ashley-fletcher-1-7940268), he said:

> *It would be fantastic to have Ashley with us in the Championship, but we will have to open up our discussions and see where we get to.*
>
> *I do know the people at Manchester United from my previous associations there – and that could help, you never know!*
>
> *Ashley has done very well since he has been with us. He has played well but also enjoyed his football.*
>
> *He is deceptively fast and knows where the goal is, and his goal at Wembley was a great one when you looked at it closely.*

![Dan Mullan/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2016/06/518864692.jpg)

Fletcher also told the paper that while he wouldn’t mind another loan spell at Oakwell, he hoped to be in and around the first-team at United next season:

> *I heard the Barnsley chairman might be picking up the phone to United and that would be fine with me.*
>
> *I have to keep as my aim getting in and around the United squad and first team, and I would love to do that next season.*
>
> *But if it doesn’t work out hopefully there will be some options. The United Under-21 manager Warren Joyce has kept in touch with me the whole time.*
>
> *I think I could score goals in the Championship, and if I am not playing at United I would love to progress my game and play at least at that level.*