HERE WE GO: Aston Villa agree deal to sign Marcus Rashford on loan from Man United with medical booked

HERE WE GO: Aston Villa agree deal to sign Marcus Rashford on loan from Man United with medical booked

Agreement in place on loan deal valid until June with over 70% salary covered by Villa, Man United say yes.

Buy option clause also included worth £40m — also a potential three year and half deal in case it’s triggered.

Deal imminent after initial green light in the morning as all parties are working to complete the agreement soon.

Aston Villa and Manchester United are closing in on an initial loan deal and now discussing buy option clause.

Unai Emery has called Rashford personally with attracted by project and Champions League football.

It has been more difficult to find a move than anticipated, though, since both AC Milan and Barcelona have canceled agreements that were strongly linked to him.

But now that Jhon Duran has made a big move to Al-Nassr, Villa has provided him a lifeline as they try to retool their team.

According to the Manchester Evening News, a deal for Rashford to join Villa on loan for the remainder of the season is progressing. Although of Monday’s 11pm transfer deadline is rapidly approaching, there is optimism the move will get concluded.

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Villa will be able to offer Rashford the chance to play in the Champions League knockouts, having automatically qualified for the last 16. The 27-year-old has not played in United’s past 12 matches and has been omitted from their matchday squad in all but one of the fixtures in that run.

According to The Athletic, Villa bossUnai Emery personally requested the club enter talks over Rashford. The Spaniard is understood to be a ‘big fan’ of the United outcast and believes he can help him recapture his best form.

Villa currently sit eighth in the Premier League table, ahead of Saturday’s trip to Wolves. Before taking his squad to Molineux, Emery hinted Villa would be active players in the final days of the window.

“Hopefully in two or three days we can join two or three players with us,” Emery said on Friday afternoon. “I am going to be very motivated to get collectively here our objective. It is not normal, at the moment, what we are doing in this transfer window. But there are different circumstances we have to accept.