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.

Aston Villa are interested in signing Marcus Rashford before the transfer deadline, sources have told ESPN. Rashford is available after being frozen out by Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim. It is not yet known whether Rashford would be open to a move to Villa Park,

It hasn’t taken Ruben Amorim long to discover the scale of his Manchester United salvage mission and that new recruits are required to help propel the club back among England and Europe’s elite class.

Patrick Dorgu is waiting for the green light to travel to the UK and complete his move to Manchester United, a source has told ESPN.

The Europa League playoffs see teams who finished ninth to 24th go head-to-head as they learn their bracket position, while Manchester United and Spurs must wait to learn their next opponents

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Manchester United and Tottenham put their inconsistent domestic campaigns aside and advanced to Europa League round of 16 on Thursday. Diogo Dalot tapped in a precise cross by Kobbie Mainoo on the hour mark and Mainoo netted eight minutes later for a 2-0 victory over Romanian champion FCSB in Bucharest.