MARCUS RASHFORD is on the brink of completing his loan move to Aston Villa, according to reports.
The out-of-favour Manchester United forward, 27, is not wanted by Ruben Amorim and has been frozen out since December 12.
Marcus Rashford looks on the verge of joining Aston Villa on loan[/caption]
Reports on Friday emerged that Villa were keen to take the England international on a temporary deal until the end of the season.
And now The Athletic and Fabrizio Romano claim a deal is nearing completion for Rashford to join Unai Emery’s side with the final details being thrashed out.
It is stated Villa are covering the majority of Rashford’s whopping £325,000-a-week wages.
They are also offering performance-related bonuses.
That is largely possible due to the fact the Midlands side sold Jhon Duran to Al-Nassr for £64million.
The reports also add that there will be an option for Villa to buy Rashford included in the deal.
Rashford is keen to get his career back on track after a difficult few years under both Erik ten Hag and now Amorim.
And the possibility of playing in the Champions League again will undoubtedly appeal.
Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan were all linked with the United academy graduate.
But now it appears Rashford will stay put in the Premier League.
Ironically, Rashford made a blistering start to the Amorim regime with three goals in the Portuguese manager’s first two league matches – against Ipswich and Everton.
However, their relationship soured when Amorim was told Rashford had been out on a Friday night – less than 48 hours before the Everton game.
He called the forward in for a meeting where he denied the allegations – and they still do not see eye to eye.
Rashford then angered Amorim further by publicly revealing he is “ready for a new challenge” away from Old Trafford.
To make matters worse, Amorim said he would rather put his 63- year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vita on the pitch instead of “a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day”.
The player feels he is receiving unfair treatment – and there are thoughts it may be orders from the top.
A source told The Sun: “Marcus thinks Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants him out of the club and has basically told head coach Ruben Amorim to get him out.
“He might just have met his match with Sir Jim.
“Marcus feels like he is being picked on.
“In the early days of training under Amorim, he was trying to learn new systems and other players were also struggling — but he was the one who was getting more vocal criticism.
“He knows he needs to leave but he’s shocked that no big team has pulled out all the stops to get him.
“There’s been interest but financially it’s a complicated deal and that’s put quite a few teams off.
“Marcus has been left bewildered by how quickly his relationship with Amorim has disintegrated.”
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