With the January transfer window closing, clubs made their final moves to secure key deals to bolster their team for the second half of the 2024-25 season. One of those moves saw Manchester

Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford remains interested in a move abroad and could use his loan with Aston Villa as a stepping stone.

Villa were busy during the window, adding Donyell Malen for £19.4m from Borussia Dortmund, adding £3.9m to their amortisation costs, but they had also cleared the book value of Duran and Carlos that still existed, which, combined, was above that sum.