Aston Villa have pulled off the “best business” of the January transfer window by signing Marcus Rashford from Manchester United, says pundit Richard Keys.

Rashford has joined Villa on loan from the Red Devils until the end of the season and the Villans have an option in the deal to sign him permanently for £40m in the summer.

He has been given the No 9 shirt at Villa as he looks to kickstart his career, having publicly admitted he wanted to leave Old Trafford and being frozen out at United by manager Ruben Amorim. And beIN Sports presenter Keys thinks landing Rashford could prove a great deal for Villa.

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Writing in his blog, Keys said: “Best business in the transfer window? Villa’s decision to take Rashford. Clearly Rashford is out of love with the game at the moment, but can you blame him? Working with (Erik) ten Hag would’ve bored the arse off anyone.

“If Villa can get him firing they’ve got a bargain. Rashford is a player for sure. If he concentrates only on football he’ll find his way again and make Amorim look very silly.

“What a disgraceful thing Amorim said claiming he’d rather play his goalkeeping coach than Rashford. That was a shocking insult.”

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