On January 8, Beijing time, the British media "The Telegraph" revealed that Newcastle offered an offer of 35 million euros, but was rejected by Martial himself. It is reported that he does not want to join the relegation team, his wish is to go to Barca.
Newcastle ushered in drastic changes this year, and after the Saudi consortium injected capital, it became the richest club in the Premier League. According to statistics, the wealth of the Newcastle boss is conservatively estimated to be as high as 320 billion pounds, even more than Manchester City and Greater Paris. In recent days, Newcastle spent £12 million to win Trippier and completed the first signing after entering the home.
However, Newcastle are currently mired in the relegation zone and the team are in dire need of reinforcements from the front, targeting Anthony Martial, who has been frustrated at Manchester United. The Telegraph said Newcastle offered Martial a €35 million offer, but martial himself declined.
The 26-year-old Martial is tired of life at Manchester United, and the Red Devils No. 9 have made just 10 appearances this season, including seven in the Premier League, only two as starters and contributing just one goal. In the last two seasons, Martial has often been emotional, which has greatly affected his performance on the field, and he has only scored 5 goals in two seasons.
Martial's poor performance made his compatriot Henry unbearable. He said it was unfair to blame Ronaldo, the 37-year-old was constantly scoring goals, see what Martial played? He's not even as good as a striker in the relegation team.
After Lonnick took office, Martial expressed his willingness to leave the team, hoping to change to a new environment and become a marginal person. So far, United No. 9 have not played under Lonnick. However, Newcastle are currently in second-to-last place in the Premier League and are at risk of relegation. So Martial did not want to jump into the fire pit at this time and directly rejected Newcastle's offer.
Of course, Martial has his own calculations, he pushed off other offers, bent on joining Barca. On the one hand, Barça is short of people in the front line, and Martial should get a lot of opportunities to play. Barca, on the other hand, have always been a big club with a chance to compete for the title, which is unmatched by Newcastle at the moment.
The embarrassment is that Barca are currently subject to financial and salary cap problems, and even the registration of new signing Ferran Torres is tricky, it is impossible to spend money on signing Martial in the winter window, and can only accept free loans. But United don't want Anthony Martial to leave the squad in vain, and if he is leaving, he will have to leave a sizable transfer fee.
Martial drove high and low, but could not play the main force in the current year, and was abandoned by Deschamps twice, missing two consecutive World Series. In another 10 months, the Qatar World Cup is also playing, the French national team is full of talent, the competition in the front line is quite fierce, and there is not much time left for Martial to prove himself.