Marcus Rashford joins Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United

Marcus Rashford has joined Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United for the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old forward had also been linked with moves to AC Milan and Barcelona this month after falling out of favour at his boyhood club. Rashford, who joined United at the age of seven, has scored 138 goals in 426 appearances since breaking into the first team in 2016 but has not played since 12 December.

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Kyle Walker joins AC Milan on loan from Manchester City

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has joined AC Milan on loan for the rest of the season. The deal for the 34-year-old includes an option for the Serie A club to make the move permanent in the summer. Right-back Walker informed City of his wish to leave the club and seek opportunities abroad earlier this month.

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Manchester City sign defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens

Manchester City have signed Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov on a four-and-a-half-year contract until 2029. The fee is believed to be in the region of €40 million a tidy profit for French side Lens who only paid £84,000 for Khusanov from Belarusian club Energetik-BGU 18 months ago.

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Ancelotti doesn’t rule out January signings as Madrid chase Alexander-Arnold

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has not ruled out adding reinforcements to his squad in January as the club handles a injury crisis in defence. The Italian tactician refused to be drawn when asked if the club are looking to add Liverpool’s Trent Alexander Arnold this month or wait to acquire his services as a free agent in the summer window.

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Man Utd sign Uruguay midfielder Ugarte from PSG

Manchester United have completed the signing of Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth up to £50.5m. United have paid an initial fee of £42m, but the deal could be worth as much as £50.7m (€60m) including performance-related add-ons. Ugarte was the club’s primary midfield target throughout the window and United are understood to be happy with the deal they have struck for the midfielder.

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