Aston Villa are close to agreeing a deal to sign Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United. The proposed move has not yet been finalised as some details still need to be ironed out between all parties.

Rashford should probably buy Jhon Duran a beer, possibly his last one for a while with the Colombian signing for Saudi side Al Nassr for £64m to open up a spot in the squad for the Manchester United star, who looks set for his Villa debut against Tottenham in the FA Cup next weekend thanks to a timely injury to Ollie Watkins.

Aston Villa are close to agreeing on a loan deal for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, sources told ESPN. ESPN reported on Friday that Unai Emery's team had expressed an interest in signing the England international,