Three reasons Marcus Rashford chose Aston Villa with Man Utd ace previously expecting transfer to European giant

MANCHESTER UNITED wantaway star Marcus Rashford is close to finalising a loan move to Aston Villa.

United boss Ruben Amorim has frozen Rashford out of his squad and suggested he is so unhappy with the way the player trains that he'd rather pick 63-year-old goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital than him.

4 Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is on the verge of joining Aston Villa Credit: Getty

4 Rashford expected interest from Europe's top clubs after being frozen out at Man Utd Credit: Getty

And now the star forward is on the brink of completing a loan move to Villa until the end of the season.

The Villans are reportedly covering the majority of Rashford's staggering £325,000-a-week wages and are also offering performance-related bonuses.

The England international appears keen on the move as there was a lack of expected interest from top European clubs.

Plus, Villa would be able to offer the 27-year-old Champions League football while maintaining his high wages.

A United insider said: “Marcus always said he would never play for another club in England because he is a United fan.

“He started to think he needed to move earlier this season and wanted to go to a big European club.

“The reality is he’s not had the interest he expected. Villa first showed a tentative interest in him last November.

“Amorim has made it very clear he has no future at Old Trafford.

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“Villa have managed to offer him two things — keeping his wage the same and Champions League football.”

Rashford hasn't played for United since December 12 with Amorim leaving him out of the squad for every game since apart from one, in which he was an unused substitute.

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The versatile winger was told he would never play for Man Utd again as long as the Portuguese tactician is in charge.

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