He made that pretty clear. There is always room for discussion when his Villa loan spell ends but, based on what Amorim has said publicly about Rashford, I do not see any way those bridges can be rebuilt.

Across the Premier League there are football executives who insist the January window is simply not a good time to find value in the transfer market. January is for panic buyers, it is said, or for those who failed to do their jobs six months earlier.