Had Villa opted to sign Rashford, the transfer fee of £40m would have provided Man Utd a key boost with regards to their own ambitions to overhaul Ruben Amorim’s underperforming squad this summer. Rashford appears to have no future at Old Trafford under Amorim, having been frozen out last season and continues to be linked with a move to Barcelona.

Marcus Rashford is bracing himself for an unwelcome return to Manchester United after Aston Villa decided against signing him on a permanent basis. The United forward spent the latter half of the previous season on loan at Villa, netting four times before an injury cut his campaign short.

Manchester United misfit Marcus Rashford spent the second-half of last season at Aston Villa and the Premier League side have now confirmed their plans over a permanent deal