Unai Emery has not given up the hope that Marcus Rashford will play again for Aston Villa this season.
Rashford has a hamstring injury, which means that he finds it difficult to recover for one of the last four games of Villa – starting against Fulham in Villa Park on Saturday.
Emery said: 'He is not available for tomorrow. He works to come back as soon as possible.
'He's still weeks [away] To be available. Hopefully he will play one or two games with us. '
Asked if Rashford would be in Villa next season, Emery replied: 'Tomorrow is Fulham. We don't want to finish the season – we want to play.
“Hopefully he can help us. He recovers here with us. I want to see him happy. Then we will talk about it. '
The England attacker joined Villa in January, initially for the rest of the season with an option to buy him at Manchester United for £ 40 million.
Rashford's £ 315,000 a week Deal at Old Trafford means that a permanent signature is complicated for every club, especially those outside the Champions League.
That is why Villa may try to negotiate a second loan agreement late in the window, if they, United and Rashford are on the market.