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Manchester United identify £25m Aston Villa star as Marcus Rashford replacement
Manchester United are weighing up a move for Leon Bailey (Getty) Manchester United are considering a move for Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey before the end of the January transfer window. United are in the market to sign a new attacker before Monday’s transfer deadline with Marcus Rashford closing in on a loan move to Villa. Rashford will join Villa on a temporary deal for the remainder of the season after the club agreed to pay 70 per cent of the forward’s £325,000-a-week salary. It’s understood that Villa also have the option to make Rashford’s move permanent in the summer window for £40 million. United are now focused on signing a replacement for Rashford and have already made an approach for Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel, who has already rejected a move to Tottenham this week. But according to The Athletic, Bailey is also being discussed internally by United and a loan move would be considered if he is made available by Villa. Marcus Rashford is set to join Aston Villa on loan (Getty) The 27-year-old was one of Villa’s standout performers last season with 10 goals and nine assists in the Premier League, but so far this campaign, he has scored just once in the league and registered two assists. Villa signed Bailey in a £25m deal from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021. Speaking after Villa’s 2-0 defeat away to Wolves on Saturday night, Unai Emery said his side were in the market to sign three new players before the end of the window. ‘We have to replace Diego Carlos, we have to replace Emi Buendia and we have to replace Jhon Duran,’ Emery said. ‘It is not easy because we don’t want to replace them with players who will not help us like I want. We are being demanding and intelligent.’ Villa have now agreed to sign Marco Asensio on loan from Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the season, while Rashford is due to undergo his medical on Sunday. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Manchester United are considering a move for Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey before the end of the January transfer window.
United are in the market to sign a new attacker before Monday’s transfer deadline with Marcus Rashford closing in on a loan move to Villa.
Rashford will join Villa on a temporary deal for the remainder of the season after the club agreed to pay 70 per cent of the forward’s £325,000-a-week salary.
It’s understood that Villa also have the option to make Rashford’s move permanent in the summer window for £40 million.
United are now focused on signing a replacement for Rashford and have already made an approach for Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel, who has already rejected a move to Tottenham this week.
But according to The Athletic, Bailey is also being discussed internally by United and a loan move would be considered if he is made available by Villa.
The 27-year-old was one of Villa’s standout performers last season with 10 goals and nine assists in the Premier League, but so far this campaign, he has scored just once in the league and registered two assists.
Villa signed Bailey in a £25m deal from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021.
Speaking after Villa’s 2-0 defeat away to Wolves on Saturday night, Unai Emery said his side were in the market to sign three new players before the end of the window.
‘We have to replace Diego Carlos, we have to replace Emi Buendia and we have to replace Jhon Duran,’ Emery said.
‘It is not easy because we don’t want to replace them with players who will not help us like I want. We are being demanding and intelligent.’
Villa have now agreed to sign Marco Asensio on loan from Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the season, while Rashford is due to undergo his medical on Sunday.
For more stories like this, check our sport page.
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