Over the course of his first week at Aston Villa, Marcus Rashford has made a favourable impression, as evidenced by Unai Emery’s praise of the forward for his “fantastic” performance in training.
The player, who is 27 years old, has moved from Manchester United to the Villains on a loan deal for a period of six months. The deal includes a buy option worth forty million pounds and the possibility of a three-and-a-half-year contract after that.
One hundred and twenty percent of Rashford’s weekly wage of three hundred and twenty-five thousand pounds will be covered by the Champions League hopefuls. Rashford’s last appearance for United was in December.
Following his participation in the final stages of the window, Rashford volunteered to take part in a session that was held at Bodymoor Heath on Monday. During this session, he first spent time in the gym and then on the training ground.
According to the Birmingham Mail, the forward made a request to train on his first two days off before he recorded the fourth-lowest body fat percentage score in the entire squad. This information was obtained from the forward’s request.
Unai Emery referred to Rashford’s performance in training as “fantastic” before the team’s match against Spurs in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.
It was Emery who stated, “I believe he has a tremendous potential to exploit.”
I have no interest in learning the reason he is leaving Manchester, but I am very content with the fact that he is staying here and I will do my best to capitalise on and recover his performances. The difficulty I face in dealing with him is significant.
He continued by saying, “Today he had a fantastic training session, and tomorrow he will have another match on Sunday.” Going forward, we are going to take pleasure in each step. As a result, the only thing that is building in the present is the future. It is impossible to get the future before the present, and if we try to do that, we are going to crash.
Rashford’s begin to life at his new club has also been discussed by an insider at Villa, who has provided some insight.
“It must have felt very different for Marcus when he arrived at Bodymoor Heath for the first time on Sunday,” according to the report from The Sun.
“However, he was eager to get to know the staff and completed all of his medical testing. After that, he went to the canteen with the club nutritionist, and then he had his pictures taken in all three Villa kits and did interviews with club TV.
“Everyone who came into contact with him was left with a favourable first impression because he smiled a lot. It was clear that he was a humble individual who appeared eager to please others and who was genuinely excited about the upcoming challenge.
They also discussed how Rashford was impressed by Emery, the manager of Villa, who had a lengthy conversation with him over the phone and was “incredibly detailed” about what he wanted from the forward.
“He spelt out exactly what he wanted him to do and what he would never expect him to do and painted a clear picture of how he intended to get his career on an upward trajectory again,” according to a confidential source.
