Aston Villa have been advised to think carefully about signing Marcus Rashford permanently, despite being told he can become the "best player in the Premier League." The England forward joined Villa on loan in January after falling out of favor under Ruben Amorim at Manchester United. Since then, Rashford has enjoyed a bright start to life in the Midlands.
The 27-year-old has yet to open his Villa goalscoring account but already has three assists to his name. Rashford is reportedly open to making his move to Villa a permanent one. While former Villa star Richard Dunne has offered a damning message to United, given that they let one of the Premier League's best players go, he believes Villa need to seriously consider whether they want to sign him permanently.
Speaking to William Hill, Dunne said, "There has never been any question over Marcus Rashford's ability and quality when he's on form, but I think Aston Villa still have to be wary and wait and see before committing to signing him permanently. He needs to perform week-in, week-out, because for far too long, he hasn't performed consistently or at the level that's been expected. Villa need to be certain that he has turned a corner and found the club that suits him."
Dunne continued, "If they're seeing a determination from Marcus, that he wants to be the best player in the league – which he has the capability of being – then he can be a real game-changer for Villa and someone who can take them to the next level. His potential and ability are unlimited. He can win games on his own. If they can get him firing, then it's an amazing signing for them."
Rashford has already formed an excellent partnership with another of Villa's January signings, Marco Asensio. All three of his assists have come from setting up the Spaniard, and Unai Emery expects that electric partnership to continue in the Champions League.
"We added players with experience in Europe and in this competition," Emery said ahead of Wednesday's clash with Club Brugge. "Usually, they are players playing at the highest level who can help us a lot. The process they are doing, progressively adapting to us, is going well. We are not going to achieve our objective only through individual players."
Emery added, "We are going to achieve it collectively, building our structure as strong as possible. Once we have our structure, individual players can exploit their skills. This is the challenge we have."
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