- Marcus Rashford recently joined Aston Villa on Manchester United Loan
- He did not carry 39, no 19 and then not 10 for United, but it will be the new Villa No 9
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Aston Villa has confirmed that the new signing Marcus Rashford will use his shirt No. 9 for the rest of the season.
Rashford joined Villa del Manchester United over the weekend in an initial loan agreement until the end of the season.
The agreement also includes an option for Villa firm to permanently front by a rate prior to chords, understood that it is £ 40 million.
Rashford had used the NO 10 shirt in United since the summer of 2018. He had two other squad numbers during his United Senior career, making his debut in the first team with 39 on the back, before being promoted to no 19 at the beginning of the beginning of the 2016-17 season.
No 10 was available upon arrival of Rashford to Villa Park, since Emiliano Buendia used it for the last time, who left the club last week when he joined the German champions Bayer Leverkusen on loan.
However, Rashford was assigned to the recently unoccupied shirt by Jhon Duran after the transfer of the Colombian striker of £ 65 million to the Saudi Pro League al-Nassr team.
Marcus Rashford has been assigned the No 9 shirt in Aston Villa after joining Man United
Rashford, 27, arrived at Villa Park during the weekend, initially borrowed by the rest of the season
During his senior career with United, Rashford has previously used no 39, no 19 and no 10
Rashford has scored 138 goals in 426 senior appearances for United. However, his last game for the Red Devils returned on December 12, before falling with the manager Ruben Amorim.
Rashford said when completing the first transfer of his career: “I would like to thank Manchester United and Aston Villa for making this loan agreement happen.”
'I was lucky that some clubs approached me, but Aston Villa was an easy decision: I really admire the way Aston Villa has been playing this season and the ambitions of the managers. I just want to play football and I'm excited to start.
“I wish everyone in Manchester United as best for the rest of the season.”
