Manchester United have reportedly been warned that Aston Villa will most likely not agree to sign Marcus Rashford for £40 million if they are to bring the England international to Villa Park on a permanent basis.
Under Unai Emery, Rashford has mainly impressed since joining Villa Park on loan during the January transfer window. He has four Premier League assists and scored his first goals for the team in Sunday’s FA Cup victory against Preston.
Although they are not required to sign Rashford long-term, the Villans have the option to do so for roughly £40 million because of a clause in the agreement.
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According to former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan, Aston Villa are “too wise and too canny” to sign Rashford on a long-term contract, thus United will likely need to find another suitor in order to cash in on him.
Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: “I could have bet you any money in the world that Rashford would come alive for Aston Villa.
“Fantastic, but wait until Villa have got to write a cheque out. I think they’re too canny and too wise to fall into this trap.
“It’s one thing having a player on loan, playing a small percent of his wages so it’s a small transaction. You have him for four months, it costs you £5-6million, nothing, nobody cares.
“Everybody knew Marcus Rashford was going to lift a leg at Villa. I think the system helps as well.
“I just think Villa are too wise for it and first of all, they’re not going to want to pay over £300,000 a week and a transfer fee. It’s too big of a deal.”
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