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.

Villa also fought off competition from another Premier League club to bring in the out-of-favour forward as they look to finalise a deal this weekend

Aston Villa are close to agreeing a loan deal for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, sources have told ESPN.