Major Marcus Rashford to Aston Villa transfer update as buy option discussed
Aston Villa are set to agree a buy option with Manchester United in the loan deal for Marcus Rashford.
Significant progress has been made in talks between the two clubs in the last 24 hours, while Rashford is also understood to be open to the move. Final details need to be agreed on before Villa can take Rashford on loan, but they are expected to cover a large part of the forward’s wage alongside offering bonuses.
The fact that Villa can offer Rashford Champions League football is a big plus for the player, while Emery’s side are also still in contention of finishing in the top five this term, which would likely secure Champions League football next season too. Failing that, Villa will be hopeful of competing in either the Europa League or Europa Conference League, a competition they were knocked out of at the semi-final stage last term.
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Rashford had preferred a move to Barcelona earlier in the window, but the Spanish giants admitted defeat in their pursuit due to their financial position and a lack of space in their squad to register him.
Villa are pushing to sign Rashford after selling Jhon Duran to Al-Nassr for £65m plus add-ons. The United academy graduate has fallen out of favour under Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford, with the former Sporting boss previously suggesting that he was not giving maximum effort. The Portuguese later clarified on Wednesday that it was nothing personal.
Villa have so far signed two players in the winter window, with Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia joining for a combined £26m. Jaden Philogene, Diego Carlos and Duran have departed, with Villa taking in nearly £100m in sales.
