Aston Villa is approaching an agreement to secure Manchester United front Marcus Rashford for a loan before Monday’s transfer deadline.
According to Bbc sportThe discussions between the clubs have progressed significantly, although some details must be eliminated before the agreement is confirmed.
The opportunity to play under the director of Villa Unai Emery is believed to be a key factor in attracting the 27 -year -old forward.
Rashford has not appeared for United since he fell from coach Ruben Amorim for Manchester’s Derby on December 12th.
AMorim’s recent comments underlined his dissatisfaction with Rashford’s commitment.
The Portuguese coach even suggested last week that he would prefer to give a bench to his 63 -year -old coach instead of international England, citing a perceived lack of effort.
Despite these criticisms, Amorim recognized Rashford’s talent during a press conference on Wednesday, stating: “Imagine a talent like Rashford, our team must be much better with him – but must change. If we change we are More than welcome (to include it) – and we need it right now.
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Rashford, who has been with Manchester United since she was seven, has gathered over 400 appearances for the club.
His achievements include the Europa League victory, two fa cups and two EFL Cups. Under Amorim’s term, he initially impacted, scoring a 1-1 draw against Ipswich on November 24 and nets twice in a 4-0 win over Everton next week.
However, Rashford was omitted by the UNITED 2-1 victory over Manchester City on December 15th. He later expressed his desire for a “new challenge”.
In this transport window, Villa has already added Spanish full back andres Garcia from Levante and Dutch Forward Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund to their team.
On the outgoing side, Colombian striker Jhon Duran has joined the Saudi Pro League Outfit al-Nassr into a deal that could reach £ 71 million.
Villa also rejected an Arsenal offer for England striker Ollie Watkins.
