Here we go! - Fabrizio Romano reveals finances behind Marcus Rashford deal as Manchester United exit agreed

Marcus Rashford has agreed to join Aston Villa in the closing hours of the January transfer window. Manchester United had hoped to move on their academy graduate this month and have finally reached an agreement that will see him move to a rival club in the Premier League.

It had been hoped Rashford would join a foreign club this month, but with few teams able to match his hefty wage demands, as well as pay any future fee, United accepted a move to Villa was their best hope of moving him on.

Rashford has not played a second of football since early December and has been made a periphery figure amid a perceived lack of effort from head coach Ruben Amorim. The 27-year-old stated he was 'ready for a new challenge' after the Manchester derby win over Man City and will get that challenge at Villa Park. It is understood the forward will undergo his Villa medical on Sunday and be unveiled as a new signing before deadline day.

Fabrizio Romano breaks down deal

Fabrizio Romano took to social media on Sunday morning to reveal a deal with imminent. The transfer guru uttered his famous 'here we go!' phrase to indicate the transfer was now extremely close to completion and set to go ahead barring any unforeseen change in circumstance.

It is understood United will still subsidise some of Rashford's wages until the end of the campaign, though there is an option for Villa to make his signing permanent in the summer transfer window.

Romano wrote: "Marcus Rashford to Aston Villa, here we go! Agreement in place on loan deal with over 70% salary covered by Villa. Buy option clause worth £40m also included in contract with potential three year and half deal to follow. Medical booked today."

What Ruben Amorim said

Speaking in midweek, Amorim stated Rashford needed to change before he had any chance of reclaiming a regular spot in the first team squad under him. "Imagine a talent like Rashford, our team should be so much better with him - but he has to change," Amorim said on Wednesday.

"If he changes, we are more than welcome [to include him] - and we need it. But in this moment we have to set some standards. We are waiting for Rashford, if he wants it really bad. You [the media] want to make it personal, I have nothing against Marcus, but I have to make the same rules for everybody. We need goals, we need [players who can go] one against one, we need threat in the final third."

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