BIRMINGHAM, England — Aston Villa never confirm if dem go use di £40 million buy option for Marcus Rashford wey dey on loan from Manchester United. Rashford don score three goals and provide five assists during im 15 appearances for Villa since he land January for di transfer window.
Unai Emery, di Villa coach, talk say, “E go depend on di circumstances for now and di next weeks.” Meanwhile, sources reveal say di striker still dey hope say he fit join Barcelona, wey bin dey explore am before he move go Villa Park.
For Manchester United, dem feel say Rashford need fresh start — not only to escape di pressure wey dey for Old Trafford but also to break away from di lifestyle wey don affect im professionalism. Villa na chance for am to refocus, enjoy di game again, and show say e fit perform well.
Whether e go remain for Villa or not, one thing dey clear: Rashford future dey far from Old Trafford. Im strong performance don attract more suitors than wetin dem see back in January. Staff for United dey happy say Rashford dey perform well again after di tough time wey im face.
Di situation don spark sadness among fans and staff in United as dem watch im career fall out of grace. Di club no dey regret di efforts dem make to reach out to am, and di expected profit from his sale go help bring in two attackers before di next season. Dem dey eye players like Napoli forward Victor Osimhen, Ipswich‘s Liam Delap, and Wolves star Matheus Cunha for Ruben Amorim‘s squad rebuild.
Sky Sports’ Lewis Jones comment, “Unai Emery sabi players well — na why he dey use Rashford wey dey show im class for di Villa front. E don settle well as e don fit push Ollie Watkins for bench.”
After Villa’s Champions League match against PSG, Wayne Rooney praise Rashford performance: “Im dey fantastic, and we all want am to go back to United with di same form wey e show today.” Rashford show wetin im fit do, delivering di best output of im tenure with Villa.
Rashford shine for di match by creating di most chances (4) and completing di most dribbles (4) on di pitch. Even though Villa lose di game, dem fit hold dem head high after fight-back. Di team don almost turn di match around when John McGinn and Ezri Konsa score within two minutes.
Emery express pride for di team performance: “I dey very proud of all wey we achieve,” he tell Amazon Prime. “We don show say we fit compete at dis level.”
John McGinn, di Villa captain, talk say dem don come far as a team: “E go pain us, but we go dey proud of wetin we achieve. We want to be back here next season.”
Konsa also feel di pain of missing opportunities, but e pledge di team dey goal-oriented and dey show di character to compete on di high stage. “We show say we fit play at di highest level, and we go fight to do am again next season,” he talk.
PSG manager Luis Enrique acknowledge say Villa don put up spirited performance, and e notice di intensity wey Villa brung: “We no usually dey dominated like dis. Di opponent had to take risks because dem dey go out of di competition.”
