Marcus Rashford signing makes a mockery of Aston Villa's grand plans - he brings more baggage than a London to Sydney flight and here's what they should be doing instead to get to the top, writes TOM COLLOMOSSE If you follow the line pushed by Aston Villa’s recruitment team, the club’s transfer policy is a thorough process that leaves little to chance.
As Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio prepare to join on loan on Sunday for combined salaries at the thick end of £500,000 a week, it feels a little like Villa are making it up as they go along.
He is one of the highest-paid in his field in the Premier League but Unai Emery runs the show at Villa Park and there is scepticism within the game about how much influence Monchi actually wields.
Aston Villa's recruitment looks improvised - are Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio the best they can do?.
After Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Wolves, Emery admitted that in an age of tighter spending regulations, it was difficult for Villa to keep up with revenue-generating monsters like Liverpool, Arsenal and the Manchester clubs.
