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Aston Villa Villa are considering bringing Marcus Rashford back to Park in the summer.

The England international spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United.

Unai Emery’s team wanted to retain him, but he turned him down to join Barcelona on loan in July 2025.

Barça’s sporting director deco said Aston Villa wanted to extend his stay in February and the 28-year-old attempted to reach Camp Nou instead.

Despite last summer’s failure, the Premier League team has not forgotten Rashford. On 29 April, Game Witness Covered claims from Spain That Emery is making progress in developing his team.

The price favors Aston Villa

Real Madrid are in the process of appointing Jose Mourinho as their new manager and the latest UK claims the Portuguese wants to reunite with Marcus Rashford at Madrid.

Wednesday edition of sports world The Manchester United player has wasted no time in dismissing the possibility of joining Real Madrid.

Sources close to the attacker told the newspaper that he is ‘100% focused’ on staying at Camp Nou.

Rashford is not considering other options including a return to Old Trafford.

Hansi Flick has a €30m buyout clause and the Red Devils are refusing to lower it or approve another loan offer.

Without giving any further details, Mundo further said that he has offers from other clubs including Aston Villa.

game The Catalan club were said to have reached an agreement on personal terms with Rashford on personal terms on Wednesday and need to agree a deal with Michael Carrick’s side to purchase him.

At the moment, Barça do not want to pay the €30m and are exploring other options, including a new loan deal.

Manchester United are not budging and are optimistic that other clubs, including Aston Villa, are willing to meet their €30m demand. The figure quoted is unlikely to be an issue for Unai Emery’s side.

Our opinion: Barca’s gamble could benefit Aston Villa

It seems Barcelona are committed to keeping Marcus Rashford, but only by meeting the only condition set by Manchester United.

The Camp Nou side are taking a gamble with their approach and it is unlikely to pay off.

Refusing to pay the €30 million they could have missed out on the attack would have allowed Aston Villa to move on.

leeds united It appears that they have missed out on the signing of Kofi Amoako from Dynamo Dresden. He is joining Hamburger SV this summer, replacing Daniel Farke.

image hanover report That the 21-year-old defensive midfielder is set to remain in Germany rather than make a move to Elland Road.

leeds united’s rejection

The newspaper reports that, although no deal has been agreed yet, Kofi Amoako is likely to be a Hamburg player next season.

The German club intends to activate his release clause as soon as possible, with plans for next season’s squad already well in place.

Hamburg have an advantage after earning Bundesliga status early and will look to take advantage of it by defeating Amoako quickly. He will cost less than €2m. If Dresden is relegated to the third division, this is reduced to €500,000.

According to the newspaper, the midfielder is said to have ‘clearly expressed’ his desire to join Merlin Polzin’s side. He has rejected interest from Mainz and Leeds United to stay in Germany this summer.

bundesliga chance

Hamburg is equally keen on him. He believes he belongs in his team and has taken his career into his own hands by leaving Wolfsburg rather than waiting for his chance there.

He then had to move on loan to VfL Osnabruck in the third division and then joined Dresden in 2025 for around €200,000. Now his performances for them have attracted the attention of the Bundesliga side and he is set for a move to Hamburg.

The move would be a blow to Leeds. They will have been confident of securing the 21-year-old this summer. Actually, a recent report indicated that it was a deal that suited everyone perfectly.

Instead, it seems that Amoako has decided to remain in Germany. He wants to dominate the Bundesliga this time.

Former Anderlecht manager Besnik Hasi has revealed he strongly opposed the club’s decision to sign Yasin Ozcan last summer – now he believes the move reflects deeper problems behind the scenes.

In an interview with Het Laste Nieuws, Later reported by Voetbal BelgiëThe former Anderlecht boss did not back down.

Anderlecht sacked Hassi in early January, ending a second difficult spell in charge. This was followed by a period of approximately 11 months of poor performance, with Anderlecht collecting only five points from seven league games.

Conflict with Oliver Renard over recruitment policy

Tension was rising behind the scenes, particularly between Hussey and director of football Olivier Renard.

Renard prioritized signing young foreign players, with an eye on maximizing future transfer profits.

Hussey instead emphasized experience, favoring academy options and proven signings over long-term projects. This was especially true in central defense after Jan Vertonghen retired last summer.

Why did Hasi oppose the signing of Yasin Ozcan?

Despite those concerns, Renard opted to recruit youngsters Mihajlo Ilic and Yasin Ozcan. Ozcan arrived from Aston Villa, but Hasi made it clear he never supported the move

Hassi argued that the team lacked leadership, saying: “Personality and quality – that’s what Anderlecht needed.”

“A leader, because our defense was young after Jan Vertonghen retired. And then you finally bring in Mihajlo Ilic and Yasin Ozcan? Two boys who still need to train. I was not in favor of that, no.

When challenged on Izcan’s Premier League background, Hasi rejected the claim: “He didn’t come from Aston Villa. He came from Kasimpasa. He didn’t play a single second for Villa.”

What happened to Yasin Ozcan after Anderlecht?

Although Hasani’s comments may seem a bit harsh, he may have a point considering what happened to Ozcan this season.

He headed to Belgium in the summer but struggled to settle or impress Hassani. There were also reports that he was struggling with language difficulties.

As a result, Aston Villa recalled him in late January. But instead of keeping him at Villa Park, they immediately sent him on loan to Besiktas. That deal includes a buyout obligation at the end of the season.

He was part of the big conversation that took Tammy Abraham to Aston Villa. Villa’s willingness to include him in that deal arguably underlines how limited his value was, and lends credence to Hasi’s criticism.

Phoenix Suns owner Matt Ishbia recently spoke out about teams reportedly lagging in the NBA, calling it “losing behavior.” With tanking emerging as a hot topic in the league, it looks like Ishbia has at least one supporter in the form of Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob.

According to Tim Kawakami of the San Francisco Standard, while discussing the state of the Warriors this season, Lacob made it clear that his team is not making any efforts to tank. He acknowledged Ishbia’s comments and firmly declared that Golden State was not an organization that would ever come under his ownership.

“I saw another boss come out today and say [tanking]Matt Ishbia,” Lacob said. “I think, you know, it’s not in my DNA to do that, and it’s not in the DNA of this organization … it’s not a good look. This is a game. We must play to win. And that’s not a way I’ll ever be comfortable trying to make my team better.”

Joe Lacob believes in the idea that his team, along with others in the league, must perform their best for the fans who pay for tickets to watch their games and buy their merchandise. Overall, he wants to put the best product on the court, even if the club is facing some problems, like Jimmy Butler’s injury for example.

“Look, this season matters to the fans who bought tickets this year,” Lacob said. “Hopefully, they’ll be our fans next year too, obviously. I think you’ve always got to try to win and do your best. We’ve been dealt some tough cards here right now. And our expectations probably shouldn’t have been as high as they were. I thought, with Jimmy, since we got him, we had the fourth-best record in the league, I think.”

Butler has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign due to an ACL injury. Once he was ruled out, the Warriors had every excuse to go all out this season. Instead, the front office traded for Kristaps Porzingis, giving the roster a huge boost in the front court that could ultimately lead to huge success if it pays off.

However, we’ll see how it goes, as the Warriors are currently without Stephen Curry due to a knee injury. Curry is expected to eventually return, but he will miss at least the next four games after missing Thursday’s 121-110 loss to the Boston Celtics.