{"id":9645,"date":"2025-04-11T02:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/9645\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T02:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:30:14","slug":"aston-villa-to-go-head-to-head-with-psg-in-marcus-rashford-transfer-battle-with-unai-emery-desperate-to-sign-man-utd-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/9645\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa to go head-to-head with PSG in Marcus Rashford transfer battle with Unai Emery desperate to sign Man Utd ace"},"content":{"rendered":"

ASTON VILLA are set to go head to head with Paris Saint-Germain this summer in a battle for Marcus Rashford.<\/p>\n

Sun Sport can reveal the Premier League side want to make the current loan arrangement<\/a> they have with the England star a permanent switch.<\/p>\n

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Aston Villa are set to face Paris Saint-Germain this summer in a battle for Marcus Rashford\"Marcus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Manchester United loanee Rashford came very close to joining PSG in 2022Credit: Getty<\/p>\n

Manager Unai Emery has told Villa chiefs he\u2019s confident the Manchester United<\/a> forward\u2019s head is in the right place and that signing him would help take the club to the next level.<\/p>\n

The big issue will be Rashford\u2019s salary but Villa<\/a> hope he could be persuaded to take a drop in his wages in order to secure a move that will help resurrect his career with the club and England.<\/p>\n

Emery – who took a risk by signing Rashford<\/a> – rates him very highly.<\/p>\n

So highly in fact that Villa sources said he\u2019d be prepared to make him their main striker should Ollie Watkins leave over the summer.<\/p>\n

Watkins has been constantly linked with a move away from Villa Park, with Arsenal remaining very keen on the player.<\/p>\n

Rashford almost joined PSG<\/a> before his loan move to the Villans and is still in talks with the French side who Rashford and Co lost 3-1 to in Paris<\/a> in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final last night. <\/p>\n

According to L’Equipe<\/a>, the versatile forward came extremely close to a transfer to Paris in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Parisians wanted the England international to come in and replace Neymar in the starting line-up.<\/p>\n

At least three meetings took place between the club and the Man Utd star’s entourage.<\/p>\n

Talks went so well with then sporting director Leonardo that the 27-year-old gave the “green light” for a move to Ligue 1.<\/p>\n

‘That was missing’ – Brutally blunt Thomas Tuchel reveals disappointment in Rashford and Foden’s England performances<\/p>\n

However, a deal fell apart in May of that year after PSG<\/a> axed Leonardo and there is a strong feeling that if the Brazilian chief had stayed then Rashford would be playing for the French champions.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the same source reports talks have been been revived between Rashford and Leonardo’s replacement Luis Campos.<\/p>\n

Villa, who were watched by Prince William and his son George in Paris last night, will host PSG next Tuesday in the second leg of the tie.<\/p>\n

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Wills and George cheer as Villa go a goal up in Paris in the first leg\"Marcus<\/a><\/p>\n

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