Marcus Rashford does not fancy a move to Aston Villa even though Unai Emery is keen on bringing the Manchester United-owned Barcelona winger to Villa Park, according to a Spanish report, as TEAMtalk reveals what the England international wants to do.<\/p>\n
Rashford<\/a> spent the second half of last season on loan at Villa and worked under former Arsenal manager Unai Emery<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 28-year-old struggled at Man Utd<\/a> in the first half of the 2024\/25 campaign under then-manager Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n At Aston Villa<\/a>, though, Rashford started to get back to his best, scoring four goals and giving six assists in 17 matches in all competitions for the Villans.<\/p>\n Rashford has kicked on from there, with the winger scoring 14 goals and giving 14 assists in 48 appearances for Barcelona<\/a> this season following his loan move from Man Utd in the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n Although the Catalan giants want to keep the England international winger, TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, has reported that Barcelona would ideally like another loan deal for Rashford<\/a> before making it permanent in 2027.<\/p>\n This reluctance of Barcelona to trigger the \u20ac30million (\u00a326m, $35m) buy-option in Rashford\u2019s contract has led Villa manager Emery to rekindle his interest in the Man Utd-owned star, according to Mundo Deportivo<\/a>.<\/p>\n The headline in the report has noted: \u2018Unai Emery will push hard for Rashford and Barca know it\u2019.<\/p>\n The Barcelona-leaning Spanish publication has stated in its report that the Villa manager \u2018is prepared to make a strong bid for the English winger currently on loan at Barcelona from Manchester United\u2019.<\/p>\n It further added: \u2018In these ongoing discussions at the club,\u00a0Barca is aware of\u00a0Unai Emery\u2019s interest\u00a0in acquiring the player\u2019s services.<\/p>\n \u2018Rashford\u00a0already\u00a0spent half a season under\u00a0Emery,\u00a0but his intention is to explore all options to remain at the\u00a0Camp Nou, either through a permanent transfer or a loan.<\/p>\n \u2018The English winger is determined to stay at\u00a0Barca, as MD has already reported, and believes he\u2019s earning his place.\u2019<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS: Jose Mourinho \u2018would love\u2019 to sign Man Utd winger for Real Madrid \u2013 \u2018Existing good relationship\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Marcus Rashford wants to stay at Barcelona \u2013 sources<\/p>\n