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Asensio joins on loanpublished at 19:12 3 February
19:12 3 February
Aston Villa have confirmed the loan signing of midfielder Marco Asensio from Paris Saint-Germain.
The 29-year-old will join Villa until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
Asensio has scored seven goals in 47 appearances for PSG since joining from Real Madrid in the summer of 2023, helping the club win the French title in 2024.
He has also had spells at Mallorca and Espanyol, as well as earning 38 caps for Spain.
Patterson joins MK Dons on loanpublished at 17:40 3 February
17:40 3 February
MK Dons have signed Aston Villa wing-back Travis Patterson on loan for the remainder of the season.
Patterson made a brief substitute appearance for Villa's Under-21 side in an EFL Trophy game against Burton Albion in October 2021 when he was one day short of his 16th birthday.
He signed a long-term contract last summer and made his first-team debut, again as a late substitute, in a 2-1 win at Wycombe Wanderers in the Carabao Cup in September.
Asensio expected but will Disasi move be revived?published at 13:24 3 February
13:24 3 February
Phil McNulty Chief football writer
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Aston Villa still fully expect to wrap up the loan signing of Marco Asensio from Paris St-Germain but there is less certainty surrounding their interest in Chelsea central defender Axel Disasi.
The 26-year-old is available on loan but will not be moving to Spurs.
At the moment any potential switch to Villa Park also looks off, but there is still a sense from those around the deal that this one might just be revived before deadline to allow manager Unai Emery to strengthen his resources in central defence.
Meanwhile, Villa have confirmed Marcus Rashford will wear the number nine shirt.
Iling-Jr makes Middlesbrough move after recall from Bolognapublished at 11:10 3 February
11:10 3 February
Middlesbrough have signed Aston Villa winger Samuel Iling-Junior on loan until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old joined Villa from Juventus in the summer and spent the first half of the season on loan in Italy with Bologna.
He scored twice in 16 appearances for the Serie A side, including a winning goal against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League in December.
'I know when I'm playing at my best, I can decide football games'published at 10:51 3 February
10:51 3 February
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Marcus Rashford says he is "excited" to join Aston Villa and is targeting Champions League glory with the club because "if you don't aim to win it, you're never going to win it".
Speaking to VillaTV in his first interview since joining on loan from Manchester United, he said: "It's an ambitious time for this club and a great opportunity for me to join the team and help them keep pushing forward. I'm excited, can't wait for the first training session and obviously the first game.
"[Unai Emery is] a top manager and what he's done at the club since he's come to Villa is unbelievable.
"It's the constant ambition that's attractive, and it's why you want to join such a club.
"I've had to choose somewhere where I feel my style of football is suited to, and can help them and help me rediscover and improve as a player."
There is an option for Villa to buy Rashford for £40m, and speaking about the objectives he wants to achieve while at the club, he said: "I think it's clear. We're obviously still in the Champions League, we want to go as far as we can in that.
"If you don't aim to win it, you're never going to win it. That'll be my main objective, and keep pushing in the league to get as high as possible.
"I know I can hurt teams. I know when I'm playing at my best, I can decide football games."
Swinkels joins Bristol Rovers on loanpublished at 10:30 3 February
10:30 3 February
Bristol Rovers have signed Aston Villa defender Sil Swinkels on loan until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old has made two senior appearances for Villa - his debut coming against Liverpool in the FA Cup in 2021 when Villa's senior squad was hit by Covid-19.
The former Vitesse Arnhem player made his first start for Villa in their 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Wycombe Wanderers in September.
'Sensible move' for a player who 'can be brilliant', or 'an expensive disaster'?published at 09:38 3 February
09:38 3 February
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We asked for your views on Marcus Rashford arriving from Manchester United on an initial loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.
Here are some of your comments:
Prit: Fingers crossed but I think this could work well for all parties. Villa need a proven striker who is eligible for the Champions League. United needed to get a player off their hands that their manager does not rate. Even though his wages are exceptionally high, we do not have to pay a loan fee. If Rashford can knuckle down, work hard and listen to Emery, he will have a lot of options in the summer. If it doesn't work out, it has only been a four-month loan and we will have Louie Barry back from his loan spell. Overall, cautiously optimistic.
Woody: Bit of a risk but one worth taking. Emery has a talent of getting the best out of his players and if he does with Marcus it will be a fab deal! Can he play centre-half, though?
Kalpesh: Bad, bad, bad. Am in great great fear that his bad habits will affect the club and team. Not confident at all. Just an extremely poor loan signing!
Trevor: That's a sensible move. Good players just don't become bad players overnight. He also plays to the left or wide left and will fit well with Ollie Watkins, whereas Jhon Duran was not a team player when playing with Ollie.
Roy: Why not? In the absence of a strategic plan to strengthen our forward line, and given the somewhat bizarre decision to allow Duran to leave, this decision is a reasonable punt. Rashford can be brilliant and can hope he can rediscover his hunger.
Paul: This looks like an expensive disaster. I hope that I'm wrong. The last thing we need is someone who will adversely effect the changing room. We don't want whatever is currently dragging his former club down infecting ours.
James: Great admirer of Rashford, but let's pray this is not another Philippe Coutinho situation. If it's not we can unleash him in the Champions League last 16.
Chay: Honestly, if someone told me Rashford would be playing for Villa in the future during that season where he scored 30 goals I would have been laughing in disbelief. However, I felt the same way when John Terry signed so this doesn't surprise me. Rashford has a point to make and he will get his chance under Unai Emery, who will try to get him back to the level of that 30 goal-season.
Villa's Nedeljkovic joins RB Leipzig on loanpublished at 08:55 3 February
08:55 3 February
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Aston Villa full-back Kosta Nedeljkovic has joined German club RB Leipzig on loan for the remainder of the season.
The Serbia international, 19, has made 10 appearances for Villa this season - among them a substitute appearance against Leipzig in the Champions League in December.
He came off the bench in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League loss at Wolves.
'This is now or never for Rashford'published at 08:31 3 February
08:31 3 February
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Former England internationals Theo Walcott and Danny Murphy gave their views on Marcus Rashford's loan move to Aston Villa on Sunday's episode of Match of the Day 2.
Walcott: "He's now got a very intense manager who hopefully will bring the best out of him, and he's in an environment where he's got a few England team-mates as well.
"This is now or never really for Marcus Rashford. But we want to see him enjoying his football again.
"It's a great signing for Villa, it just gives them that other option. They're a team playing with confidence as well, which will help him. He needs to get back to fitness because he's not played for a period of time."
Murphy: "It's a good move for him. Unai Emery's strength is improving players and the improvement he's made on some of those Villa players who were there before he got there is incredible.
"It's a wonderful opportunity for him and I just hope he grasps it."
What do you want on deadline day?published at 07:30 3 February
07:30 3 February
We asked you what would ensure you are satisfied this deadline day.
Here are some of your comments:
Liam: It is pretty clear that Villa are in desperate need of a centre-back and a full-back. If Lucas Digne gets injured, then we will be struggling. Our recent displays have shown that we struggle to defend in general.
Samuel: Left-sided centre-back to provide cover for the injured Tyrone Mings and Pau Torres. Playing Boubacar Kamara there is weakening both our defence and midfield. Our main problem is shipping goals, so focus on plugging the massive defensive gap as well as the Marco Asensio deal (which will be expensive and won't pay off!).
Andrew: At least one centre-half is imperative. We leak too many goals and have to tighten up.
Keith: Our minimum requirements are quite extensive. We need four players: a back-up striker (to replace Jhon Duran); a left-sided forward (to replace Emi Buendia); a right-back (to compete with Matty Cash); and a centre-back (to replace Diego Carlos).
Pete: We need replacements for the players we have sold in this window. Competition for Ollie Watkins at centre-forward and a pacy centre-back would be ideal.
Rob: Rashford can give us the clinical edge in finishing that Ollie doesn't always show, so let's hope his head is in the right place. Unai Emery will sort it. We desperately need a quality central defender as we're incredibly thin on experience in that area. With a busy fixture list going forward, it is vital someone is signed before the deadline.
Who will move where? Follow livepublished at 07:05 3 February
07:05 3 February
It's the last day of the winter transfer window and Premier League clubs have until 23:00 GMT to complete their business.
We'll bring you all the news, views, twists and turns as the clock ticks down to deadline.
Gossip: Disasi and Felix could make Villa switchpublished at 06:42 3 February
06:42 3 February
Chelsea and France defender Axel Disasi wants to go to Aston Villa, despite a loan move to Tottenham for the 26-year-old having already been agreed. (Fabrizio Romano, external)
Meanwhile, Villa and AC Milan are interested in Chelsea's 25-year-old Portugal forward Joao Felix, who is expected to leave Stamford Bridge on Monday. (Sky Germany, external)
'I admire the manager's ambitions' - Rashfordpublished at 22:31 2 February
22:31 2 February
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Marcus Rashford has been reflecting on his loan switch to Aston Villa for the rest of the season. On his Instagram page, external, he has written:
"I would like to thank Manchester United and Aston Villa for making this loan deal happen.
"I was lucky to have a few clubs approach me but Aston Villa was an easy decision - I really admire the way that Aston Villa have been playing this season, and the manager's ambitions. I just want to play football and am excited to get started.
"I wish everyone at Manchester United all the best for the rest of the season."
Rashford completes loan move to Aston Villapublished at 22:08 2 February
22:08 2 February
Aston Villa have completed the loan signing of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.
The 27-year-old has joined on a deal until the end of the season.
Midfielder Marco Asensio is expected to join Aston Villa on loan from Paris St-Germain for the remainder of the season.
The 29-year-old joined PSG from Real Madrid in 2023 after scoring 61 goals in 286 appearances for the La Liga giants.
Since switching to the French capital, he has made 47 appearances for Luis Enrique's side, scoring seven and helped the club to the Ligue 1 title in 2023-2024.
However, having started the season as an important piece in Enrique's team, he has been given only 18 minutes since the end of November.
At his best, Asensio is a rapid dribbler, direct and with an eye for goal. He is a canny, versatile player who can operate in any position across the front line.
He will certainly increase Unai Emery's options and make Villa more unpredictable going forward.
Rashford set for Villa medicalpublished at 12:13 2 February
12:13 2 February
Simon Stone Chief football news reporter
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Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is scheduled to have a medical at Aston Villa on Sunday before completing a loan move.
Rashford has not featured for United since being dropped by head coach Ruben Amorim for the Manchester derby on 12 December.
The prospect of working with Villa boss Unai Emery is understood to be an attractive one for the 27-year-old.
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Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa - the fans' verdictpublished at 11:09 2 February
11:09 2 February
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Wolves and Aston Villa.
Here are some of your comments:
Wolves fans
Jon: A huge performance and a huge three points - boy did we need that! I thought we may have blown our chances when we missed a couple of golden opportunities to make it 2-0 in the first half, but they dug in and showed character to withstand a lot of pressure in the second half. Onwards and upwards, we hope!
Mike: Excellent performance in the first half, where we should have scored three or four goals. It was backs to the wall in the second half, but we defended really well and Cunha took his chance really well at the end. The first goal was brilliant team play and we ripped Villa apart for 45 minutes.
Kevin: We rode our luck at times, but it was about time we had a dodgy VAR decision go in our favour. Onwards and upwards now.
Zuhaan: A good performance from Wolves. I've been impressed with the players after Vitor Pereira's arrival - they seem so much more committed. Cunha was great as usual. Of course, there is room for improvement and we need to finish our chances better. It's a shame that a new striker hasn't been brought in, but Guedes is a good player who I'm sure will adapt well.
Villa fans
Andrew: I've been supporting them for over 50 years and it's the same old, same old, same old. They can turn up for the big games but they are not able to perform consistently. It's nice to know Unai keeps thanking us for our support, but it's simple - we all want results. Let's get tough. If the current players can't do it then get some players who can.
Cassie: Champions League? More like the Championship, the way that Villa played. Wolves shielded the ball, making Villa chase the game, creating opportunities and they could have easily been 3-0 up at half-time. I hope Emery brings in reinforcements - more quality than quantity is needed. Wolves deserved the win.
Gary: Putting injuries aside, we looked passive and tired in the first half again. Wolves were aggressive and quick in the press during the first half and they closed us down and limited our opportunities in the second half. Another predictable and disappointing performance following a Champions League fixture. Credit to Wolves - they were a better team and deserved the three points.
Russell: Serious questions need asking about the mentality of some of these players. Another dire post-Champions League performance. Only having one fit centre-back is criminal and having to play our best midfielder out of position killed us. It didn't help that the officials and VAR were making it up as they went along. Serious business needs doing over the next two days.
Catch up on the Premier League actionpublished at 09:18 2 February
09:18 2 February
Watch highlights and analysis from Saturday's six Premier League fixtures.
