Donyell Malen, Marcus Rashford, and now Marco Asensio – Aston Villa Assembles a Lethal Attack. Villans will have one of the most exciting attacking lines in the Premier League during the second half of the season. After securing wingers from Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United, the club has further strengthened its frontline by bringing in Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Asensio.However, the move is temporary, as the French champions have sent Asensio to Villa Park on a straight loan without an option for a permanent transfer. During his time at the club, Villa will be responsible for covering his full salary.Welcome to Aston Villa, Marco! pic.twitter.com/l0eo04CUs0— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 3, 2025 The three-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid was a clear wish of Aston Villa’s manager, Unai Emery, who had tried to bring him in a year and a half ago when Asensio was leaving Santiago Bernabeu. However, the Spaniard chose to move to Paris instead—a decision he seemingly regrets, as he has struggled for playing time since joining PSG.In a year and a half, Asensio has played 47 matches across all competitions, recording seven goals and 11 assists. However, since December, he has only managed 18 out of a possible 720 minutes in Ligue 1. Realizing his lack of playing time, he decided that temporarily leaving Paris Saint-Germain would be the best option to find a club where he could feature more regularly.Rashford’s resurrection journey begins in Birmingham!Aston Villa should provide that opportunity, as the 1982 European champions have significantly weakened their attack this winter. They allowed Jaden Philogene to join Ipswich, sent Emiliano Buendia to Bayer Leverkusen, and sold Jhon Duran to Al Nassr. As a result, Unai Emery was left with too few attacking options for a team still competing on three fronts. That explains why Villa secured two attacking reinforcements in less than 24 hours.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 24Saturday Nott.Forest – Brighton 7-0 (3-0)/Dunk 12 og, Gibbs-White 25, Wood 32, 64, 69 pen, Williams 89, Silva 90+1/Bournemouth – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1)/Salah 30 pen. 75/Everton – Leicester 4-0 (3-0)/Doucoure 1, Beto 6, 45+2, Ndiaye 90/Ipswich – Southampton 1-2 (1-1)/Delap 31 – Aribo 21, Onuachu 87/Newcastle – Fulham 1-2 (1-0)/Murphy 37 – Jimenez 61, Muniz 82/Wolverhampton – Aston Villa 2-0 (1-0)/Bellegarde 12, Cunha 90+7/Sunday Brentford – Tottenham 0-2 (0-1)/Janelt 29 og, Sarr 87/Man Utd – Crystal Palace 0-2 (0-0)/Mateta 64, 89/Arsenal – Man. City 5-1 (1-0)/Odegaard 2, Partey 56, Lewis-Skelly 62, Havertz 76, Nwaneri 90+3 – Haaland 55/Monday 23.00: (1.40) Chelsea (4.80) West Ham (7.75)
