Aston Villa is about to conclude an agreement to sign Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United.
The proposed decision has not yet been finalized because certain details must still be pushed between all parties.
However, significant progress has been made, the villa moved to sort financial conditions, seeking to satisfy United on wage coverage and convincing the player. The chance to play in the Champions League is an attraction for Rashford, with Unai Emery behind the approach. We think that an option to buy will be agreed with villa.
Villa is expected to cover a large part of the attacker’s wages alongside offering performance bonuses.
The director of Villa, Emery, personally asked the club to participate in Rashford because he is a big fan of the English international, who, according to him, is one of the most dangerous attackers in the world, and thinks that He can help him resume his best form.
The 27-year-old has aroused interest through Europe this window with Barcelona, Milan and Borussia Dortmund among those who wish to sign it, but should remain in the Premier League with a move to Villa Park for the rest of 2024-25 .
The UNI contract of Rashford takes place until 2028 and it is one of the best employees of the club, with its salary with more than £ 325,000 per week.
Rashford did not present any of the last 12 games of United all competitions after being excluded from the team for the Derby victory against Manchester City on December 15. The striker was sidelined by head coach Ruben Amorim after saying that he was “ready for a new challenge”.
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Rashford was appointed to the united defeat bench against Newcastle on December 30, but was an unused substitute and continued to be completely left aside since then, especially for the 2-2 draw of the club in Anfield on the 5th January and the third round of the FA Cup in FA Cup at Arsenal the following week.
Before his omission at the Etihad stadium, he had already played in the 15 Premier League games of United, starting 12 of them.
Rashford came by the United Academy, having been associated with the club since the age of seven years. He made his senior debut for the team in 2016 and made 426 appearances for the club since then, scoring 138 goals.
Villa, eighth of the league, called on Donyell Malen of Borussia Dortmund earlier this month and planned to attack the options after the departure of Jhon Duran on the Saudi side of the Saudi League Al Nassr.
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Analysis by Manchester United correspondent of athletics Laurie Whitwell
United would traditionally be wary of sending a player to an English rival, fearing the prospect they allow to perform well and to ensure that their difficulties at Old Trafford seem to be the fault of the club. The loan of Jesse Lingard in West Ham comes to mind.
But the new united diet does things differently and they are ready to sanction a premier league now that money seems to have meaning. Villa would pay a large part of wages of £ 325,000 per week of Rashford and committing to a purchase option.
The call from a UNI point of view is that Rashford is so far from the photo under Amorim that his salary is wasted in cash. The recovery of part of this increases at least the banking balance and if Rashford releases its shape, then it becomes a more precious asset for sale in summer.
The Place de Villa in the Champions League and the admissibility of Rashford presents the possibility of reminding him of people that he is able to deliver the greatest stages. Rashford seems to have been convinced of the call.
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