Emery presses Aston Villa to sign in-form Barcelona star for £233,000-a-week

Supervisor Unai Emery is urgent Aston Villa to re-sign Marcus Rashford in the summertime switch window, when the Manchester United ahead’s mortgage spell with Barcelona ends.

After being loaned from United, Rashford spent the second half of the 2024-25 season at Villa, the place he carried out properly, scoring 4 objectives and offering six assists in 17 video games.

Emery revealed he was an enormous admirer of the English ahead throughout his time at Villa Park, saying: “He is a great man, he is humble, he is an excellent skilled participant. He is very comfortable along with his teammates. He retains demanding of himself. I believe he performs with freedom.”

Nonetheless, the Villains have been unable to safe the left winger for a second season. He then joined Barcelona and continued his spectacular profession, scoring 26 objectives in La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey.

Supervisor Gary Lineker was considerably vital of United not getting the perfect out of their £233,000-a-week star, contemplating he’s “unimaginable” when he’s at his greatest and has actually put himself within the store window along with his performances this season.

Rashford’s stance on returning to Aston Villa

Nonetheless, experiences from Spain (through Sport Witness) declare that Rashford desires to stay at Barcelona past the top of the season, with the La Liga facet having the choice to maintain him on a everlasting deal for €30m (about £26m).

That does not appear to have deterred Emery, with the Aston Villa supervisor personally pushing to re-sign the Manchester United academy product, who has been in nice type with three objectives in his final 4 La Liga video games.

Man United haven’t any intention of permitting him to depart for lower than £26m and the Villans wish to pounce whereas Barcelona attempt to negotiate.

It’s no shock that the 28-year-old would need to stay at Camp Nou as Barça put together to win the La Liga title, however a transfer to Villa Park this summer season is also a pretty proposition.

Regardless of shedding 1-0 to Fulham final day trip, Aston Villa are at present in fifth place within the Premier League, eight factors behind sixth-placed Brighton, with 4 video games remaining, and are in a powerful place to qualify for the Champions League.